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Café located at the entrance to the Science and Industry Museum serving vegan options such as Moroccan falafel & hummus wrap, hummus & cherry bell pepper bloomer, vegan lamb & hummus khobez flatbread, carrot walnut & hazelnut cake, roasted baby potatoes with tomato, cucumber, basil & garlic oil spinach salad, and more. Child-friendly. Open Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 09:30-17:00.
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Liverpool Rd (at Located at the Science and Industry Museum entrance.), Manchester, England, M3 4JP
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Last update on 29 Jul 2026 by Guest
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Added by keep_it_tdy on 29 Jul 2026
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1 Review
First Review by keep_it_tdy
keep_it_tdy
Points +29014
SAIM Again, Please - Edit
When I last visited the building in which this delightful café is housed, it was called the Museum of Science & Industry. I am pained to highlight this because its acronym would have lent itself perfectly to the title: MoSI On Down. Alas, SAIM On Down didn’t quite have the same ring to it, so it took a little more head-scratching on my part.
Read moreI’m also labouring on this point because, in terms of negatives, I have virtually none.
Exhausted from pushing small children out of the way of the interactive exhibits within the museum itself (it’s not my fault - they were doing it wrong anyway), I needed a quick pick-me-up to replenish my reserves. Having clocked this spot on my way in, it seemed the ideal place to refuel.
Before heading inside, I had tempered my expectations. I assumed there would be the obligatory falafel wrap or hummus sandwich, perhaps accompanied by some form of vegan traybake - and, sure enough, there they were. What I definitely wasn’t expecting was a vegan lamb flatbread. The drinks selection also offered a couple of pleasant surprises, with one in particular catching my eye.
The falafel and hummus wrap was an excellent take on a familiar staple. Happily avoiding the dryness that so often plagues such creations, it was fresh, generously filled, and nicely balanced by the creamy hummus and crisp salad.
The vegan lamb flatbread was every bit as good as hoped. Warm and hearty, the richly seasoned filling delivered far more depth than expected, while the soft flatbread held everything together admirably. It felt like proper comfort food rather than a tokenistic plant-based option.
Dessert was even better. The carrot, walnut and hazelnut cake looked every bit the social media darling, but thankfully had the substance to match. Beautifully moist, packed with texture, and topped with smooth, sweet frosting free from the chalkiness that can plague vegan cakes, it disappeared quickly.
The only slight disappointment came courtesy of that beverage: an iced chai latte. While perfectly drinkable, it lacked the wonderfully heady warmth of spices that makes a great chai so comforting, tasting instead more like a lightly flavoured glass of oat milk.
That solitary qualm aside, this was an excellent find. Reasonably priced, thoughtfully catered towards vegans, and serving food far beyond what I expected from a museum café, it’s well worth a visit whether you’re exploring the exhibits or simply passing by.
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