Sampling Staples: Idle Hands
For this episode of Sampling Staples, we’ve made our way to one of Manchester’s most popular brunch spots, Idle Hands to try out some of their food, and have a look at some of the other great things that they offer.
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00:00hello and welcome to Manchester world I'm Theo Houston Betts and today is the
00:04sampling staples episode and what that means is we're going to go to a place in
00:06Manchester that's very well known for a specific thing, we're going to try it and we're
00:09going to let you know what we think so today we're on our way to Idlehands coffee to
00:13try out their brunch. So Idlehands is one of the most popular brunch spots here in
00:18Manchester it first set up as a pop-up shop back in 2015 before settling on a
00:23permanent residence in the northern quarter a year later they're located at
00:2735 Dale Street so just a little bit of a walk away from Piccadilly Gardens. So
00:31we're in Idlehands now it is lovely in here it's really really nice and the
00:35brunch menu is an all-day brunch situation and it's got some great
00:39options on there, I've gone for Turkish eggs because I love some Turkish eggs. Now we'll
00:42come back to the menu which does have an awesome range of options but the shop
00:46itself has a great range of different things that it can sort of turn its hand
00:49to it does really great sort of natural wines and craft beer both to drink in
00:55and take away as well as a great focus on the quality of the coffee and the
00:58quality of the cakes that you might have just seen there that they're putting out
01:01and it's got a really really nice vibe inside. As for the food menu they've got
01:05a really great all-day brunch menu which is top top top top notch from overnight
01:09oats to avocado and toast, cowboy beans, homemade hash browns which look
01:13absolutely to die for, full English breakfasts all topped off with great
01:18coffee as well. As I said I went for the Turkish eggs because I've tried them once
01:24before from somewhere else and they were pretty good but these absolutely blew my
01:28socks off. Essentially if you're not aware what Turkish eggs are it's a couple
01:32of poached eggs in this Greek yogurt that's flavoured with garlic, chili oil on
01:36top, all served with crusty bread and as a meal it was just unbelievable. So I've
01:42just finished here and it is exactly as good as I've heard. It's one of those
01:47places where we've got tons of great brunch spots in Manchester from Federal
01:51to Ezra and Gill and now absolutely here as well. The eggs are great, the coffee's
01:56top-notch and it's a really friendly vibe in here too, so I can't recommend it enough.