Meet the legendary Pret barista from Piccadilly Station who recently went viral

A barista who works at Pret a Manger in Piccadilly train station has spoken about a tweet that went viral about him. 

The tweet was written by Nathan Bryon, who celebrated Morgan’s quick coffee making skills calling him an ‘MVP’ (most valuable player) and a ‘don’ on his Twitter page.

Nathan, 31, is an actor from Shepherd’s Bush who you may know him from the hit TV series Benidorm.

Morgan Bishop, 23, has worked at the coffee shop for three years after previously working as a chef. Used to working under pressure, he said he ‘thrives’ off the busy peak times early in the morning as people are commuting for work.

He said he first heard about the tweet when a friend messaged him to let him know. Morgan told us: “My friend said, ‘oh Morgan, I think this is about you,’ so I looked and I didn’t think it was going to do anything, but then people kept messaging me and putting up really nice comments.

“It was just crazy, mind-blowing. It’s really, really sweet to see posts and comments from strangers that are all about positive vibes. People have been saying things like I’ve got high energy when I serve them and stuff. I’m very grateful.

“I do briefly remember serving Nathan. Normally I remember peoples’ drinks but I don’t really remember his drink. I remember he was a really nice guy, really cool and dressed well. 

“I remember complimenting him on certain things, and then I think he turned around and said ‘thank you’ again before walking away. I didn’t expect him to put something up which was really cool. It’s really nice for people to see that you work hard or try hard.”

Followers commenting on Nathan’s post immediately knew who the barista was and quickly commented to share if they too had been served by Morgan.

Grace Dent said: “I met him today!!! He was lovely.”

Claire Heavy added: “His name’s Morgan and he is a LEGEND. Makes my day every day.” Andy C wrote: “Served me on Saturday. Well fast.”

Morgan, who’s originally from Shrewsbury, went on to say that he’d love to have a coffee shop of his own in Manchester one day, and that he loves the city, adding: “It makes me want a coffee shop of my own. I love it here.”

When we posted the tweet on our Facebook, even Morgan’s mum got involved, writing: “Two things I love about this. 1. Morgan Bishop is my son (proud mummy right here) and 2. How lovely and kind the comments are. This is why we can’t get Morgan to move back home and why he loves Manchester so much “.