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Head Over to Trafford Centre for These 8 Breakfast Spots
Who doesn’t love a good bite of breakfast before a day of shopping or splurging? We certainly do!
It’s like fueling your car before a long drive! Only in this case, it’s a shopping spree instead of a drive, and it’s good food instead of gas! And when you’re in Trafford Centre, there are more than enough restaurants and cafés nearby to fuel you up for a shopping day.
If you’re interested but don’t know the best places to go to for breakfast in and around Trafford Centre, then don’t worry! We’ve prepared a list to guide you through some of the best restaurants and cafés just for that.
So what’re you waiting for? Read on to find out what they are!
Greggs
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Location: 388 Third Ave
Contact details: 0161 841 9226 (cel), [email protected] (email)
Pricing: £
Open hours: Weekdays — 6 AM-4 PM
Bread and pastry lovers, this is the breakfast spot for you!
Greggs has been around since the sixties, and they’re still baking sweet and savoury breakfast food to this day! You’ll find lots of croissants, rolls, and sandwiches here that would make for a good pre-shopping breakfast.
If you’re a meat-lover who needs to eat on the go, we’d suggest getting their £4.10 Bacon and Sausage Breakfast Baguette. It also goes well with the £2.95 Regular Caramel Latte, if you need an extra pick-me-up!
And for those on a vegan diet, there’s no need to worry! You can get a Vegan Sausage Breakfast Roll for the low price of £2.40. Or if you need an extra pick-me-up that’s easier to drink on the go, they’ve got a £1.70 Ready to Drink Caramel Latte in a can.
| Pro tip: Want to get free food or drink? Then download the Greggs app so you can collect stamps for free purchases and get yourself up to date with the latest offers! |
Pret A Manger
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Location: Selfridges, 60
Contact details: 0161 755 0942 (cel.)
Pricing: £
Recommended dish: Ultimate Breakfast Ciabatta — £5.99
Open hours:
- Weekdays — 9 AM-9:30 PM
- Saturday — 9 AM-8:30 PM
- Sunday — 11:30-5:30 PM
There’s no need to fear! Because your local coffee shop is here! That’s right, there’s a Pret A Manger in Trafford Centre too, and its selection gives you lots of different choices to start your day.
While Pret A Manger is great for, you guessed it, coffee, they’ve got a wide variety of food too. So if you’ve got a specific hankering early in the morning, you can be sure that they’ve got you covered! Plus, they’ve got healthy options too.
We recommend the ultimate Breakfast Ciabatta, which is a £5.99 fully loaded sandwich that has sausages and omelettes. And if you want something vegan-friendly, then we’d suggest the £4.70 Acai & Almond Butter Bowl. Pair up either of these with their £4.05 Cappuccino, and you’ll be good to go!
| Pro tip: Want an aesthetic drink to start your shopping day? They’ve got beautiful coloured iced lattes with flavours that can give your caffeine an extra kick! So order one on your next visit, they come in three flavours: ube brûlée, spirulina macaron, and matcha. |
Costa Coffee
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Location: R27, The Great Hall
Contact details: 0333 003 5883 (cel.)
Pricing: £
Recommended dish: All Day Breakfast Wrap — £5.70
Open hours:
- Monday-Thursday — 9 AM-9 PM
- Friday-Saturday — 9 AM-10 PM
- Sunday — 9 AM-8 PM
Do you love coffee? Costa Coffee does too, in fact, you could say they make it with love! After all, what’s a better way to get some pep in your step than a nice hot steaming cup of coffee?
Everything their baristas serve has all their love poured into it, mixed and brewed with delicious blends. And if you don’t want just the coffee here? Believe us when we say their food is great too!
You can get a variety of rolls, wraps, and toasts, which are all great to pair with coffee.
Our favourite pairing was the £5.70 All Day Breakfast Wrap with the £4.40 Cappuccino. But if the All Day Breakfast Wrap doesn’t fit your diet, then you can get the £4.75 Plant-based Saucy Chicken Fajita Wrap instead.
| Pro tip: Do you like amazing awards? Then sign up for the Costa Club on their app! Aside from the usual “free purchase after a select number of purchases” award, you can get a birthday treat too! Just input your birthdate, and you’ll get a free cake once it’s your birthday. |
Caffè Nero
Location: Unit 47, 29 Peel Ave
Contact details: 0161 749 7691 (cel.)
Pricing: £
Recommended dish: All Day Breakfast Panini — £5.90
Open hours:
- Weekdays — 8:30 AM-10 PM
- Saturday — 8:30 AM-9 PM
- Sunday — 9:30 AM-7 PM
This Italian-style café is great for a more slow-paced and relaxed morning. The kind of morning where you want to just sit down and relax, either to match a slow day or as the calm before the splurging storm. Caffè Nero can give you that kind of laid-back vibe.
We could even say that their food is great for trying to also keep that relaxed and laid-back vibe. Their food has that good kind of balance that you need when you’ve planned a long day of walking around the centre.
If there’s a specific menu item that we’d recommend, then it’d be the £5.90 All-Day Breakfast Panini, which is good to fill you up just enough. Alternatively, a £5.70 Plant-Based Chicken & Arrabbiata if you’re going vegan.
And of course, being a coffee shop, they have great coffee too! So, if you can, we’d suggest pairing up your breakfast with a £4.25 Flat White.
| Pro tip: Coffee too bitter for you? No problem! You can order some whipped cream to top off your drink, or a plant-based alternative if you’re vegan. Or do you want something a bit adorable? They’ve got mini marshmallows too! |
Archie’s
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Location: 132-134, The Orient
Contact details: 0161 464 3171 (cel.)
Pricing: ££
Open hours:
- Monday-Saturday — 11 AM-10 PM
- Sunday — 11 AM-8 PM
Step into this lively diner that looks like a Barbie playhouse brought to life, and you’ll get a great start to your day! This diner is filled with lots of character, with its décor that pops out and grabs your attention and an aesthetic inspired by the 1988 movie “License to Drive”. And last but not least, pink, pink, and more pink!
But of course, you can’t get your early morning filling on aesthetics alone, so all that happens to be a bonus, so it’s great that their food is great too!
For those who love a savoury breakfast, we’d suggest their £6.49 Full Works burger. Or if you want something sweet, then order up their £3.99 Double Stack pancakes, they have six different sauce toppings to choose from!
To get into the vibe, you can cap off your breakfast with an Archie’s Pink Lemonade that is £2.75 for the regular size and £3.25 for the large!
| Pro tip: Worried about eating non-halal food? Don’t worry, a lot of their food is halal, you can just ask for recommendations on halal-safe alternatives. They’ve got lots of good food for anyone, we’d say great food even! |
Bill’s Restaurant & Bar
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Location: 112, The Orient
Contact details: 0208 054 5400 (cel.)
Pricing: ££
Open hours:
- Monday-Thursday — 9 AM-9 PM
- Friday-Saturday — 9 AM-10 PM
- Sunday — 10 AM-8 PM
Bill’s got meals for every time of the day! So you can guarantee that you’ll get some breakfast food here, and great ones at that! You’ll be salivating once you’ve gotten a look at their menu.
Their breakfast menu is filled with your usual morning fare: toast, pancakes, eggs, and the like-and their cooking makes every one of them simply scrumptious. We’d even say that their food looks scrumptious too!
If you decide to head on down here, we’d suggest getting their Scrambled Eggs on Toast with Bacon, which costs £9.95. Every bite is worth it and you can even request to have Vegan Bacon in your order! We also loved their Super Berry Smoothie, which you can get for £5.75—it’s great for a sunny day!
Plus, the eclectic style of their interior makes for an interesting look for the restaurant. And you never know, maybe you’re in the mood for a good pic of some good food with a good backdrop!
| Pro tip: Are you a pancake lover? Then check out their website! You can get endless stacks on stacks for the cheap price of £5 on specific dates and times! |
Coast to Coast
Location: The Orient
Contact details: 0161 747 8085 (cel.)
Pricing: ££
Recommended dish: Great NYC Breakfast — £11.45
Open hours:
- Weekdays — 10 AM-9 PM
- Saturday — 10 AM-10 PM
- Sunday — 10 AM-7 PM
If you’re in the mood for American food, then Coast to Coast is a good choice!
At first, you might doubt that you’ll get any breakfast food here. With the general aesthetic or vibe of Coast to Coast, you’ll first think that it’s only good for bar food. We did at first when we stepped in, so we don’t blame you!
But once you order from their breakfast menu, your doubts will be proven dead wrong!
Because they don’t just serve great bar cocktails, they serve a fully loaded Great NYC Breakfast for £11.45! Plus, if you’re up for it, we’d suggest adding a Long Island Iced Tea to your order for an additional £10.40 on a sunny day.
It’s perfect if you’re feeling famished after a long early-morning shopping spree. Or if you want to pig before you splurge out!
| Pro tip: Like your eggs in a specific way? Then you can request for an extra helping of eggs cooked in whichever way you like, be it fried, poached, or scrambled! |
Barburrito
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Location: 134, The Orient
Contact details: 0161 747 6165 (cel.)
Pricing: ££
Open hours:
- Sunday-Thursday — 11 AM-9 PM
- Friday-Saturday — 11 AM-10 PM
You’ll get a great Mexican breakfast with this one! Every morning can be a burrito morning with Barburrito, and their burritos are filled with lots of meaty or veggie goodness!
They have three kinds of burritos that you can order: a classic one with bacon and sausage, a “chorito” one with chorizo, and a veggie one with mushrooms. Trying out all three, we can confirm that no matter what you order, you’ll enjoy it!
But our favourite would have to be The Classic Burrito, which is great for meat lovers since it’s packed with bacon and sausage! You can either get the small size for £6.50 or the larger one for £7.50, but it’s a good choice either way! And if you’re looking for a vegan option, they have one too for the same price per size.
| Pro tip: Want to get some breakfast from them? Better do it quickly! Their breakfast menu is only available until 11 AM, so we suggest getting a table and an order in before then! |
