A lost Manchester tea room known for "amazing cakes" was loved in the city centre for generations.
Situated in St Ann's Passage, the arcade between King Street and St Ann's Square, for decades Meng and Ecker was the go-to place for hot drinks and cake, long before the days when a Starbucks or a Costa dotted every high street. The business was first established over a century ago by two Swiss confectioners, Fleury Meng and Joseph Buchegger - who later changed his name to Joseph Ecker - who came to England in the 1890s.
The confectioners had a catering businesses in Newcastle and Sunderland, before expanding their business and opening their Manchester tearoom. And it wasn't long before Meng and Ecker began attracting generations of loyal customers.
