Franco Manca King Street Manchester in Manchester

Six of us visited the King Street restaurant in Manchester on a Thursday evening. It was busy, but not full. I started with a couple of ‘bites’ - the pesto chicken with sliced potatoes was nice and very tasty. The mozzarella and prosciutto board was a decent size, but really quite bland and tasteless. Like it was straight out of a supermarket plastic wrapper. I then had sourdough Ham and Mushroom pizza, which tasted ok but looked as though it was seriously ill - pale, undercooked and cold and sloppy in the middle. My friend also ordered a pepperoni pizza - his was overcooked and burned down one side. Does your pizza oven need looking at maybe, or did we just get the trainee chef? I also ordered a side salad with olives etc… the ingredients were nice and fresh and the salad leaves were crisp, but the oil used for the dressing (or the sun dried tomatoes) was musty, bitter and old and ruined the flavour completely. The Montepulciano wine was probably ok, but I couldn’t taste it as it was so cold. When I asked for the two unopened bottles to be replaced with warmer, room temperature versions, I was told they were the last two bottles on the premises. Hmmm… really? The atmosphere was ok and I know its the time of noisy Christmas office parties, but the table next to us were really loud, to the point where they were even singing football chants and banging the tables with their fists. None of the staff asked them to be quieter and by this time we couldn’t be bothered complaining. The service was quick and efficient and the staff were very pleasant. I won’t be coming back here though and I wouldn’t recommend it to anybody - which is a shame because when the food was prepared properly, it was really quite nice.

Really good service (waitress Lauren) and top class pizza (Chef Amir)

Great spot and a great pizza restaurant Great staff well priced good food. Enjoyed being there

I came for dinner with my two friends, we all had margarita pizzas with garlic mayo, which comes in a very large portion for the price!! the food came so quickly and our waitress was very friendly and helpful. The pizza is absolutely delicious 10/10 would recommend.

This is not the first time when we come for dinner, and every time we understand that we want to come back again. Everything is very tasty, fast. Pleasant and courteous service.

I got a #2 and it was delicious. I went during a quiet time so the wait time was minimal. Great service, would definitely go back.

We are 8 French people and we were very warmly welcomed in this restaurant last weekend. The pizzas were fabulous, a real treat! I'll definitely be back! A big thank you to the whole team, in particular to Aurélien who took great care of us <3

Great location and food was beautiful. Special word of thanks to Abir for his professionalism and service. Thank you 🙌👏👏

Pizza at the top, Aurélien super welcoming and caring, it makes you want to come back!

Great pizza! Thank you Aurélien for the service and the discussion!

Great food, great service, great prices! Rosie was a great waitress too

We decided to come here last night as it seemed quiet and I’d previously eaten at another location and really enjoyed it. When we arrived, there were 2 men working there tables and one of them said we could “sit anywhere” There were a couple of other tables who seated after us as well but it was still pretty quiet. We then had to wait 20 minutes after sitting down and got completely ignored by them. One of the men actually served a table of 2 men who’d come in after us and was having a really big conversation with them so not sure if he knew them on a personal level. I think if one of them had apologised for the wait or said they would come and serve us soon, we’d have been fine with that but it was really odd that it felt like we were being blatantly ignored. This also happened to another table who ended up leaving as well. To add to insult, as we left one of the men was standing at the welcome desk and watched us leave, didn’t say anything like “sorry you’ve had to wait” just stared us out as we left which was so odd. Never felt so unwelcome! Only to positive is we ended up going to Rudy’s who were a lot busier and still managed to get served, eat and pay within a reasonable amount of time - and their staff were polite!

We had two pizza's - which weren't particularly good.... hardly any toppings, and slightly undercooked/doughy. This was at 5 o'clock and very quiet - so no excuse really, therefore had the service charge removed. Wish we had gone to Rudy's instead!

The atmosphere was relaxed, and the service was friendly and approachable. The pizzas were tasty and enjoyable, but the starter was a letdown. I ordered the bruschetta, priced at just over £6, and received a small, soggy slice of French bread with an unappealing mush on top—far below expectations. While I’m usually happy to tip, I was surprised to see a 10% service charge automatically added to the bill without any mention beforehand, which felt a bit presumptive. Overall, despite the pleasant service and good pizza, the disappointing starter and unexpected service charge mean I’m unlikely to return.

Excellent pizza and tasty salads with friendly and friendly service

Best pizzas in Manchester ! Top service, would recommend it !

Lovely pizza, helpful staff, well priced.

Thank you very much for this top Italian cuisine! We were served by a nice Frenchman who gave us very good advice. I highly recommend this restaurant visited in August 2024 and I will definitely return there if I have the chance to return to Manchester. Thanks for everything!

Great Italian restaurant!!!!friendly staff and top notch cuisine!!!

Ppe: Great restaurant!! Pizza was delicious and the service was perfect!!

Had the experience of trying Franco Pizza last night from home. Bought 4 pizzas and very disappointed on the outcome. Even though all were different toppings, there was no flavour or value for money. Spent £80 on 4 pizzas and one side platter. Would have spent £40 most.

Best cheesecake I've had in ages!!

We ordered delivery through Uber Eats. "No4" Pizza was stone cold, undercooked, dry, had one thin slice of mushroom on it, and pizza hadn't been sliced as we had requested (we were in a hotel room so had to rip it apart with hands). Really poor, and we won't eat with them again.

The pizza ("Franco's favorite") was great and served quickly. The only negative thing is that they use that bad practice of including an "optional" service charge in the bill by default. You make people uncomfortable to ask to exclude it from the bill (which I didn't though) if the service is just ok, not bad but not exceptionally great either.

Now this is a great place to eat a great pizza! And don't forget to order the tiramisu..... Simply delicious. Don't consider going anywhere else. Waist of time.

The meals were delicious! The chef very thoughtfully gave the recipe for the tasty tiramisu afterwards.

Lovely place, amazing pizza! Never disappointed.

The food was delicious & service was great. Perfect before heading off to the theatre after

Went for lunch on a weekend was a little quiet but the pizza was fantastic because it was quiet felt like food and drinks came a bit too quickly but overall a lovely place to eat

Top service. I was in a hurry, and the manager (I believe Antonio) - was super quick setting me up with a great tasting pizza (as usual) during my lunch break. Went the extra mile - will definitely go again.

The best pizza and desserts!! Thankyou Kane for being so friendly and helpful he really went above and beyond to make our experience here the best one. I was so impressed with the quality of the food and how friendly the service was.

Went here as we love the store bought pizzas. We loved it! The staff were very friendly and helpful. The atmosphere was lovely. And the food was amazing!

A cheeky lunch with friends, we where served by Kane who was great, the pizza was 10/10

Had dinner here on a Wednesday night with a group of 7. It didn’t look busy and we were easily able to get a table outside. Waited a while to even place an order but we did eventually. We ordered drinks, starters and pizzas and ahead of most other tables. Starters came after 45 mins to an hour. Pizzas came after an hour and a half (and after most other tables). There was a token apology about being ‘busy’ from the waiter who didn’t actually seem to give a sh!t. One of the group had been the week prior during the week and waited a long time as well on a quiet looking evening, so seems to be a trend. Other than that the food was as expected. No complaints, but not as good as Rudy’s Pizzas for neopolitan style.

I went there once the food was delicious and the stuff were really friendly and then I just had to go again the next day. It was so nice! Viva Italia ❤️🤍💚

Thank you to the manager & great staff for giving me a lovely birthday lunch on June 21. My friend and i loved the food and service, lovely, all of it, will be back soon.

Staff were amazing and good fun. Lovely pizza and great service

This was our first visit and what a find. Reasonably priced food and drinks. The staff were friendly and very helpful, and the food was served quickly.

The food was great. Really liked the pizzas. Franco Manca hasn't disappointed me, whichever outlet it is. The chef's favourite beef pizza was particularly good. Indoor and outdoor seats. Amazing location. Quick service. The one star less is for the behaviour of one of the servers (I must mention that everyone else was amazing). He was so disinterested and rude when we pointed out to him that one of the small plates he had given us was unclean and requested it to be changed, and asked for the oil bottles. I guess these are basic things that he was anyway supposed to do instead of making faces and sarcastic remarks. So it felt weird to be paying service charge for this behaviour. I wish the service charge was opt-in instead of opt-out if the behaviour will be so rude.

Lovely pizza, great service. Very good value for money. The atmosphere is very relaxed and low key. No snobbism, no pretence, just good fun. A really nice restaurant.

The pizza was delicious No lasagna and pasta in menu

We were 5 of us and went to sit in and they did not provide us with a proper table to eat. The waiter who took our order was very rude and did not listen to what we were trying to explain him about a pizza. While having to pizza asked another waiter for some ketchup, said no very rudely. Would not go again for this worst service.

Pizza was nice but they didn't have their chefs recommended one - which I wanted. Toilets were not very nice - my wife wouldn't use them. They added a service charge but it was just two of us. Would not really recommend.

Really delicious food and great, courteous service. Prices are fair.

Really nice Sourdough Pizza, especially the chef special. Relaxed atmosphere service good but definitely a bit of a wait in-between courses but worth it.

Usual high quality pizza 🍕, simple service, easy times.

Thanks so much, all the staff were so lovely and accommodating, it was a party of 19 so not the easiest of tables but no complaints at all 🫶🏼

Food was amazing, waiter was awful :( Forgot to clean our table after asking him twice we then had to ask the manager if someone could clean it.. he then Forgot our drinks (asked another waiter to help) he then brought out the drinks and forgot one of them!! he also forgot to bring out oils and clean cutlery… made the experience stressful for us because he was so not bothered about us!! Food however was lovely, would go again but staff needs a stern talking to..

Great food (great vegan options), and service. Our waitress Bebiana was lovely. First time coming here and will definitely be back!

Tasty food but quiet atmosphere

It is an excellent place to stop and take a break in Manchester City Centre. We visited with a child once, and we are happily planning to visit again on our next trip to Manchester. Both pizzas were great.

Very friendly and attentive staff and very delicious pizzas, the dough was spectacular. We also ordered some starters and they were very delicious. Recommended and a very good option if you want to have dinner after nine at night, dinner saved us since we arrived in the city around 10 p.m.

1st time today... Great service, loverly staff.. Food was very nice

Great sourdough pizzas and the staff are lovely

Been to several off these in Manchester and London. Always lovely pizzas. Menu usually changes, so different pizzas. Ingredients really fresh. They are very large so if you are not a big eater one between two will probably suffice.

Went with the family for lunch, had a mix of #3, #4, #7 & pizza special, the sourdough was fantastic - could do eith more pizza toppings but that's just my opinion otherwise it was great, I'd happily go back again, the waiter also had beautiful fine line tattoos - I wish I had asked him where he got them!!

The best pizza I’ve ever had! Affordable prices and very fast service xx I would recommend their homemade lemonade - fresh and amazing! Definitely will visit again xx

Best pizza in Manchester. Anna was my server and she was fantastic, very friendly and full of smiles.

Lovely place, friendly, welcoming and attentive staff. Great pizzas and a nice lager. Would definitely head here again when in Manchester.

Great value ,nice home made sourdough base pizzas Friendly server, Nice choice of menu Would go again and recommend to friends 🧡

Food was tasty and fresh and service very friendly and attentive lots of choice very yummy options, would definitely visit again

Visited a few weeks ago and was extremely disappointed by the pizza - the flavour wasn’t there and the price wasn’t adequate to what i have received. The service was efficient but had to ask for the bill with our plates still on table as we were a bit forgotten. Wouldn’t recommend it come back.

Amazing pizza and great service. I only had 30-mins before an appointment, the food was ordered and ready within 10-mins and was really delicious. Prices are great too, highly recommended.

Always a lovely place to have pizza today i tried the wild mushroom speshial

Nice pizza place 🤍 great experience to try a sourdough based pizza 🍕

The atmosphere was great, the staff were lovely. The pizza I had was just average, so a little disappointing. But next time, I'll choose something different because I really did like the restaurant.

Fresh made pizza which was made in a traditional pizza oven. Base was just the right thickness and toppings were beautiful. Will def be back!

A great place fir a tasty lunch. A good kids menu. Our food was served quickly by friendly staff, and was delicious.

We went on a weekend, had to wait to be served. Food is excellent.

A reasonable place to eat. Becomes a bit crowded on weekends. Food quality was excellent. Slow on service

Best pizza I had they also had the real Italian cuisine with a pizza oven very good food 🍱 I really suggest this place because the pizza not only was it not good it was cooked amazingly

Joseph was a fantastic server. We've been a couple of times and it's always fantastic pizza.

Nice look to the restaurant and it was quiet so service was quick. Ordered two pizzas and unfortunately both were average. Base was good but the toppings were minimal and lacked flavour. it’s company policy not to have wine glasses so had to drink out of water tumblers which did detract from the consumption experience.

The pizzas were perfect, amazing taste and the restaurant has an amazing atmosphere. However the mature meat table was not fresh, neither was the salad. Apart from that I recommend the pizza, good price and delicious.

Amazing pizzas here! The guy making pizzas, Amir, was fast and did an amazing job. Our order was correct and absolutely delicious! All the staff were lovely and the service was good.

Delicious pizza, great service and cozy place! Many thanks!

Came for dinner on a Friday night. We didn't have a booking and they managed to accommodate us as the restaurant wasn't that busy. The atmosphere is okay but not that cosy. The service was friendly and attentive. We had drinks and then ordered some pizza. The food arrived quickly. I had Margarita with a gluten-free dough which was a bit burned. I was very hungry so just went with it. The place is okay, but nothing special.

The pizza was absolutely delicious and considering there were around 15-20 of us the service was faster than I expected. I found the venue to be quite noisy but it was bright and comfortable. Will come again.

On the positive side, the pizzas tasted well, and the atmosphere was good enough. On the other side, the garlic bread came at the same time as the pizzas and the pizzas were not pre cut.

Napolitan pizzas were top notch, service felt as the name; italian. Place was super clean and wait time was fast. Recommend trying out some of the desserts as well!

Lovely meal in Manchester. First time at Franco Manca and what a great experience it was mainly down to how friendly and knowledgable all the staff were particularly the Italian man that served us. The food was also delicious!!! I had the Halloumi pizza 🍕 Thank you for a lovely evening.

The best and freshly. I like here. I have good experience there . Staff is very good and perfectly. Thanks a lot for good food

I absolutely love this proper sourdough pizza! Very beautiful restaurant and it doesn't break the bank! The starters are fabulous and the best chilli oil ever !!

Absolutely the best experience, my favourite pizza in the whole of Manchester! The staff were amazing and extremely friendly and professional. Thank you ! Will definitely return !

Excellent pizzas and very friendly/ helpful staff... gluten free pizza was the best i have had so far ! Chef ensured it went in the oven on its own and it tasted divine . Would highly recommend

First time going to this branch. Had a lovely meal as always. Great food great wine and amazing service from Aurelien. Will definitely be back :)

Amazing Pizzas and friendly helpful staff. A very clean and inviting restaurant in the heart of Manchester City Centre. Highly recommended

Good food, great service! Would come back!

Great service by the manager, Aurelien. Food was lovely. Would definitely come back.

Always enjoy the pizza at Franco Manca but the staff on king Street made the difference. Our waiter was amazing, lovely person. Thanx a lot for being kind, really appreciated. See you soon hopefully

Wont be going again I ordered a salad but apparently they had run out out so the waitress ran to the local shop to get some hence a longer wait, food was average but we had only just finished eating when they took our plates brought the bill and came straight back with the card machine whilst we were still drinking our tea we hadn’t even asked to pay yet !! The place was nearly empty so why rush us out !! Not impressed

Rushed out was an understatement and no one in restaurant literally brought the bill and card machine without being asked I was took aback when she just pushed it in my face - absolutely disgusting!!

The restaurant was great! Really central and lovely location! The pizza was great and came quickly and was super tasty and the drinks selection was great. The staff were really attentive and friendly as well and we had a few jokes!

Service was too "can't be a×sed". Gluten free pizza was v expensive and so few toppings... Disappointing. The other Franca Manca in Picadilly looks more exciting.

Service was quick and friendly. The new general manager was kind enough to help me through the menu with my champignon (mushroom) allergy. We will be back.

A very nice restaurant! I love it! We went for dinner a few days ago, food was very tasty and service was really good and attentive. Definitely I will be back very soon. :)

Slow and cold pizza with dysmsal service. Really didn't live up to reputation.

Excellent service with a smile from Aurélien! Could not fault the food or the attentive service and would definitely recommend. We will be back. Thank you!

Pizza napoletana vera!! Ingredienti buonissimi, chiaramente ci sono anche pizze dal gusto più internazionale ma in linea generale si parla di vera pizza italiana!

What a great find- delicious selection of sourdough pizzas. Also enjoyed a limoncello spritz . Would highly recommend for a tasty and well priced lunch or dinner .