One of Manchester's "busiest" brunch spots has now opened a branch in Liverpool city centre At the start of August, a new city centre coffee shop and restaurant opened on Castle Street. Despite only being open two weeks, I'd already heard such good things about Ezra and Gil, because it already has two very successful venues in Manchester. Ezra and Gil, opened in the former former Bouchon in Liverpool city centre , after already solidifying itself as a "go to" breakfast and lunch spot on Hilton Street and Peter Street in Manchester.
The first venue opened in 2015 and it was known for being constantly busy, with queues regularly forming before it even opens. Six years later, a second venue was opened in Manchester (seemingly to cope with demand?), and now Liverpool has its very own. Given it has clearly won over many customers already, I decided to give the Castle Street brunch spot a go.
I decided to visit on a weekday to minimise my chances of running into a queue. Thankfully, I was seated straight away by a very friendly server, who asked if I'd be happy in a window seat, or if I preferred another seating option. I'm not fussy, so the window seat was OK with me and my friend, who I'd decided to treat to a mid-week brunch date.
Despite being in the middle of a work week, it was surprisingly busy inside with a mixture of people enjoying a catch-up with friends and family, or taking a working lunch on their laptops. When I left, at around 12.45, it seemed to be even busier, wit.