Francos in Ribble Valley

Great traditional Italian restaurant.

Party of six...First time at Francos. Staff were all friendly and efficient. Lovely atmosphere, restaurant clean and tidy. Food was amazing, great portions sizes. Authentic Italian dishes freshly prepared.... Great food Great service We will all definitely be back

Friendly staff with very good manners Excellent service with lovely food

Still the same, never fail us with good food, ambiance and great staff! Value for money!

We dined here at 5pm on a Sunday to celebrate my grandson’s second birthday. There were 9 of us consisting of 7 adults, a 2 year old and a 3 year old. The wait to be seated was minimal but they had no high chairs. We eventually did get a couple about half hour later but they obviously need to buy some more…after all it is a family restaurant! The waiting time between courses was reasonable given how busy it was and we were always topped up with drinks. Some of our family had been here before but it was my first time. I found the prices to be reasonable except for the different garlic bread’s which can be as much as £6.10. The food was piping hot and of a very good quality, and the service was great too. Overall I would recommend this restaurant and no doubt we will all be returning soon

Busy on a Friday night, lots of big parties, birthdays and families. Yet the orders were collected and delivered promptly by very patient and personable servers. The Garlic Tiger Prawns were fab and I absolutely adored the Montanaro pizza... Speck, Stilton and Rocket. "Francos for dinner on Friday?" "Yes Please"!!! Be prepared to join in with all the Happy Birthdays 👍🏾

It's crowded and a bit warm inside, but the food and service is brilliant at slightly lower than average prices

Lovely service and outstanding food

Really accommodating staff with our young child. Excellent food and speed of service. Excellent value for money. Going early on a Sunday was good timing for lunch as it filled up by 1.30. Also let us take one of our puddings home so win win.

Great pizza at good value! This place is the best gluten free pizza in Preston & surrounding areas so says my girlfriend so it’s great we can get something that suits us both. The chicken wings and sweet chilli sauce hit the spot too 👌

Excellent Italian restaurant great service and friendly staff I can highly recommend this restaurant

Lots of choice on menu, but it took an age for our food to arrive. Lively atmosphere. Not expensive so good for families.

Top quality food always..very quick and friendly service..roomy waiting area.. variety of very tasty drinks..

Been a few times for takeaway. Always a friendly experience. The food is made while I wait and come out hot. The pizzas are stone baked and amazing. Chips are also very good. Would recommend it to anyone. They also have a good selection of drinks while i wait. 10/10

Great place to have an authentic Italian Meal. Barbara, Luigu and staff are all very friendly . We think their Garlic Bread is the best ! This week I had a fabulous Pescatore Pizza and my friend had Chicken Diane. We had a good bottle of Pinot Grigio. The food is always tasty and is great value. My adult children who live away always want to visit when home!

Went teatime Sunday. Very busy but fit us in after a 10 minute wait. Had 2 great meals off the a la Carte but they do a great 3 course option on Sunday for £17.95. Good choices. Great value. 2 large birthday parties in but no problems. This has got to be one of the best family orientated restaurants around. 👍

Really great authentic Italian. We went on a Sunday evening and it was very busy but we got a table within half an hour. They do a three course Sunday menu for £20.95 which is such good value and the food was excellent. Mushrooms are delicious. The salmon with prawns in a tomato sauce was so good with a generous portion of vegetables. We couldn’t manage dessert but took it home. Will definitely be back.

Extremely good food at reasonable prices. Authentic Italian cooking at it's best. If you are in the area and looking for somewhere to eat, you would be mad not to try Francos. Get there early for a full choice off the specials board. I can recommend the crevettes !!

The restaurant is decent and helpful staff. The food is ok and one of the best Italians in the area. Can be a long wait as they do not allow reservations. Is also slightly expensive.

First of all got to be one of the worst Italian restaurants been in this year and i have been in some bad ones around blackpool/ Preston area !!! Ordered the Mexican garlic bread 😂 probably best thing i had that night , antipasti was like a 5 year old had mafe with raw chunks of onion, bread Will stale and just absolutely dry with cured meat hard in some places due to not being properly stored, main meal was just shocking both got tortellini pasta was so overcooked with no taste whatsoever I have to be honest if you got serve this food in Italy, it would probably be shot if I were you. Stay well clear cuz it's absolutely shocking and that's an honest review

Nice food was really busy. There was a delay in getting the food, but they sorted and apologised

Always a great place to visit. Whether as a couple or with all the family, Francos welcomes and caters for everyone. I've been coming here since the early 80s and it's always been consistent. Give it a go, you won't be disappointed

Great food, reasonably priced, family friendly.

We do like this place, prefer to park on the road though further down as it’s very hard to see when coming out of the car park Staff are all lovely and friendly and nice atmosphere We had the pate which comes with a full size garlic bread which we shared and the 2 main course pasta dishes were huge I didn’t actually like mine as it was far too hot with chilli but that was my fault for choosing it Traditional Italian style inside and prices average Will return when in the area again

Franco’s is a very popular place on the outskirts of Preston… we needed to go to see what the fuss was about, they don’t take bookings unless it’s large party so we turned up anyhow, expected to wait but didn’t quite expect it to 65 minutes until we were seated. We were starving, luckily the food and drinks didn’t take as long but it was very off putting having to wait that long, therefore glad we tried it but would not return based on wait times for seating. Food was average, nothing I couldn’t get at another Italian nearby for the same price and quality.

Ordered tortellini and got ravioli- no idea what was in it - hopefully it was vegetarian 😳

We attended on Sunday evening and was welcomed with great delight❤️ Damiano was a very polite and professional gentleman the service we received is highly recommended 👍 The food was excellent my son was very impressed and the attention to detail was very impressive If you require a professional service and great evening please give this amazing restaurant and staff a visit much love and respect ❤️❤️

Food: Focus is more around quantity than quality. Pasta sauces were very bland, saving grace was the garlic bread which was very good. Service: Waiting staff seemed to have tables they were serving constantly and we were inevitably ignored. I had to raise my hand or get their attention every time to order more dinks or food. Place was at 1/4 capacity at most so I'm not sure if this was intentional. Atmosphere: Beautiful place, with a real authentic Italian feel, pizza oven central to the restaurant where you can watch them being made fresh.

Been coming for years. Absolutely amazing place. Always great service and food

Excellent food good service all staff are amazing

We visited here for a family gathering of 18 of us and Francos accommodated us with no problems. As we were such a large party there was a request from Francos that we attend our booking at 17:30 which we were happy to accommodate. Upon arrival we were seated and ordered drinks and ordered food not long after. The service was excellent and we wasn't waiting long for our drinks and meals. In fact, we didn't really notice any time passing between courses the staff were super efficient. Every dish was complimented on as being tasty, fresh and hot. The only negative, and it is a very rare observation, was that the pasta meals were quite large. Not everyone could finish thier meals due to the size but it meant that everyone left fulfilled. My only niggle with the Pollo Crema was the chicken was a little dry but the sauce sorted that out. Excellent restaurant and we look forward to coming back. Thanks!

Delicious Italian food and very nice service

Growing up I were taught, If you can’t say anything nice, then say nothing. So 🤐

Francis was brilliant! We both had Olives and Garlic Bread with cheese to start and the pizza was amazing. Staff, atmosphere and prices were all superb. Great parking too :)

One of the best pizzas I've had! Would definitely order pizza from there next time we visit England again Preston again

Small but friendly. The service was 100% friendly staff and very attentive. We went as a party of 11 and everything food wise was on point. No complaints from us and will definitely be going back. This has to be one of my favourite Italian restaurants.

Chicken livers were awful😖 veg was even worse not edible,Peppercorn and Diane sauce awful 😢 The attitude of the owner when trying to explain why was also shocking 😲 £200 spent the food that some couldn't be eaten 😡used to be my favourite Italian restaurant 😢Won't ever go back now

This place is fantastic. Simple. Second to none in the area for gluten free pizza and pizza. Also serve GF peroni which is always a bonus!

Always a fantastic experience here, highly recommend, when it's not busy

Best Italian Restaurant. Very good food. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice service ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ very nice owners ❤

There are very few places in Preston I feel that I can recommend for a great meal as many places are inconsistent. Francos has always been 5 star and I often highly recommend it. The last couple of visits however have been slightly disappointing. I don't want this to be a complaint but an honest review and feedback for the restaurant. On calling ahead to book a table we've been told on 2 occasions now just to walk in and that they don't take reservations, under a certain number (9 I think) but this time there were 8 of us. We walked in at 6.30 and the place was mobbed, we just about got through the door. I didn't know if people were waiting to enter or leave. We were told it would be about 20-30 mins. This was quite a wait and my party weren't happy but were willing to wait hoping it would only be 20 mins. I won't breakdown the whole evening into time slots but my point is I don't think it works for staff nor customers not being able to book a table as nobody was happy, my party were complaining the whole way through- constantly waiting for orders to be taken, starters to come, mains to come. We had to ask 3 times for water which came towards end of the meal. Our mains were served at 8.30 which was honestly too late for me to want to be eating, we took the pizza orders home. The food on this occasion was just okay, not quite to the usual standard, the staff rushed off their feet, some cutlery was dirty. I feel the staff and level if customer service was good, they were doing their best but i dont think it helps having a system in place where they dont know how many people are due at any one time. All in all, it was a stressful, rushed experience.

Always a fabulous meal with excellent service!

The best pizza in longridge and still at affordable prices. Been coming here since I was a tolder and I would say francos is the Gold standard for small town family run Italian restaurants. It's cheap and cheerful and doesn't disappoint.

Visited for my boyfriend’s birthday with him and his family. His parents are vegetarian and I am a coeliac, and we were all catered for well. Gluten free garlic bread was amazing. Service great, especially from one of the girls Nicole, who brought out a birthday plate for my boyfriend 😊

Good food, good atmosphere and very very busy as always but the staff cope admirably.

Great food Great place Caters for dairy free, vegan Great for children to

Fantastic food, great service. We always go here for family birthdays.

The menu and specials and Also the Sunday specials are extensive and offer a vast variety of choices. The minestrone soup and garlic bread are superb. Polo and Filetto and vegetables excellent food. The strawberry meringue ice cream dessert was delicious. On the second visit the Sunday lunch was extremely reasonable in price for the courses. The Apple pie gets a 10 ! The roast beef gets a 10! Very good service genuinely happy smiling staff to go with delicious food and prices. You can't book unless it's for a larger group and it does get busy but ample car parking to the rear. I think it's the best Italian restaurant in which I have eaten, from a food point of view. It possibly needs a little updating but that's minor in comparison with the atmosphere.

Yeah, alright, I was surprised. Absolutely brilliant. Great food, proper portions... What's not to like? And still brilliant.

Our first time here and what a pleasant experience. Four of us arrived on a Saturday at around 1800 and were seated almost immediately. Greeted by amazingly friendly staff and looked after very well by the bar person. We had two kids meals, Calzone and Cannelloni... plus the biggest bowl of olives we have ever seen!! 🫒 We will definitely be returning again soon 🍕🍝🍷

First time here this Sunday lunchtime. Good car parking off road. This establishment is much bigger inside than it appears from the outside. We received a warm welcome and the service that we received from everyone was excellent. Good pint of Peroni on draught. Garlic breaded mushrooms and a minestrone soup for starters were good. The mushroom pizza was excellent, the lasagne was plentiful, full of flavour and plenty of meat in it, delicious. Finished off with a tasty apple pie and tiramisu, truly stuffed. We don't really do three courses nowadays but we took advantage of the three course special for £21 a head, but had to pace ourselves but we were not rushed at all. We will certainly return when next in the area.

Fantastic night great food wonderful staff Definitely go back again

My favourite restaurant in Lancashire. Very relaxed atmosphere yes extremely professional on the service level. The food is simply delightful and I would recommend the Calamari starter and the cannelloni and lasagna for magnificent authentic Italian food. Oh and the peroni is spot on too 👌

Fantastic family run restaurant- food and service second to none. Always met with a smile 😊

It was our works Christmas party. 60 or more of us enjoyed a 2 course menu over a period of just about 3 hours. Given that, the staff were great. Some of the food was a little cool though,

Great Italian food at a very reasonable price.

Love this restaurant. The food is always spot on, service always good (even in busy times) and all the staff make you feel welcome. We go probably once a month and would recommend the Tortellini Barbara, cheese garlic bread, tomato garlic bread, salami pizza, spaghetti Bolognese, and stuffed mushrooms to name a few. My only gripe is that you cannot book in advance so I recommend going early to avoid waiting for a table.

Excellent eating place, highly recommend.

Francos has been around for many a year. Good pizzas and service. Drinks seem more expensive. But that's all.

Ordered Lasagne, big portion But it was cold on the inside. Sent it back but still not good when it was served again. Shame really, my friends go every week and raves about the place. Maybe it was a one off.

Fantastic authentic food. Great for families and children. Brilliant place to eat!

Shocking. Ordered a couple of pizzas. Was told would be ready in 1 hour to pick up. Got there after 1 hour. Had to wait for another 1 hour until ready. 2 hours for 2 pizzas. Shocking as was a treat for my sins birthday. Never go here

A dissapointed, as this was a Birthday celebration. An average meal. Lacking in flavour & overpriced. Will not return.

Excellent restaurant really nice happy staff nothings to much for them

Excellent food excellent atmosphere

Brilliant family run restaurant.

New to the area so thought we’d try the local Italian. Heard mixed reviews about the place, told it can be hit and miss. Food was disappointing, pizza was ok. Service was good, lots of staff to boss out meals. Atmosphere was a bit pub like with a mixed bag of people. Despite it being reasonably priced, I personally would not return because the food was so bad.

Family run Italian, can't recommend this place enough. Never had a bad experience, always friendly, always as helpful as can be. Only down side is because they are so good they are very popular. 💯 %

Brilliant place, so well priced and big portions

The best Italian restaurant ever!!! Loved my night out in francos 100% recommend the carbonara

Great pizza. Family run buys ones always busy. One girl at the till who’s service isn’t very friendly but everyone else is great and really friendly and happy. The service is quick and the price and quality is great

Excellent food, very attentive staff and reasonably priced. Great all round!

Great food great service and reasonable prices can't praise this restaurant enough the staff are so friendly and helpful nothing is to much trouble the food is always amazing had the fillet with peppercorn sauce and it was cooked to perfection if you are ever in longridge it's a must but it does get busy but always worth it

Been coming here for years... always busy at weekends. Food always great. So many servers, it's incredible. 3 course Sunday lunch for less than £20 each. Must try that one day

Been visiting Francos for years, Never had a bad experience, Lovely owners Lovely staff Lovely food

Loved it here great food and good value, very busy and unable to book a table unless your party has over 9 people. Went on a Saturday night and to be fair most people sat in the bar but as busy as it was were offered a table within 15 minuites. Order less than you think you need and you'll still be proper full on leaving. Enjoyable evening and good food.well worth a visit

Food was really good. Staff were very friendly, great service and lovely atmosphere, even though it was very busy for a Monday early evening! The only negative, it was far too hot inside the eating area. The 'Franco's' sign is also not visible from the main road. Almost drove past it. Other than this, highly recommend xxx

Staff are amazing and the food is always perfect! 👌🏾

10th August 2023. My and my Grandparents had a nice little Teatime visit to this local Italian style restaurant and I have to say it’s top notch. It was only a short meal so we didn’t have starters/desserts etc, I had a 4 Seasons Pizza which I took home as I didn’t finish it all, it’s common knowledge that this pizza is one of the best around the area. The service was very quick as well and the waiters were all very lovely and the tables are all separated well. Definitely one of the nicer restaurants and is matched with nice staff. I’ll be having more then just one course next time.

Friendly staff, v good value for money

We meet virtually every month and enjoy the great food, soaking up the warm-hearted, friendly atmosphere of this wonderful restaurant.

We called on a Friday night. Not previously been or booked. We wanted a table for two. It was very busy but we were told no problem. We sat and ordered some drinks. Not long after we were taken to table. Menu was good. Portions were large. We had a garlic bread with pancetta and rosemary. Probably the best garlic bread I ever had. Carbonara was also very good. Would defo recommend.

Great place, food and atmosphere, thank you guys

We came in a group of 75 and the rest of the restaurant was also busy, But the food and service was exceptional. 10/10 to the kitchen staff and the table service. Highly recommended

We visited here as an early Father’s Day present for my dad. As you can’t book we had a 45 minute wait but we just had a drink in the bar and waited. We were soon seated and served and the food came quickly and was very delicious The only negative is it was quite dark in the restaurant area and as the car park was full we had to park on the main road however it was worth the visit.

Just popped in as we were passing by, didn't know anything about this Italian. As we drove into the car park we weren't sure if it was open then we saw a couple at a table, it looked empty otherwise. We walked in and it was packed, a good sign. We were greeted by Italian voices another good sign. Had tomato garlic bread, gorgeous, soft and creamy, I had their special of the seabass in garlic white wine mussels and cherry tomatoe sauce, they'd just sold their last one but very quickly cane up with the option of having the same sauce but with tuna, it was gorgeous, also had a pile of peas, carrots and baby potatoes. My partner had pasta Fettuccine Alfredo, also gorgeous, so tasty. The staff were attentive too, will defo go in again, highly recommended 👌 Bravo

Always a great meal every time 😁

Lovely place with great friendly staff I probably made the mistake of having a ribeye steak, it was a special & not on the regular menu, it wasn't the best, a bit tough & over cooked.... My partner opted for goats cheese with Parma ham, Im not convinced it was Parma ham, it more resembled very fatty undercooked streaky bacon. Such a shame really. We won't be in a hurry to return

Wonderful food and staff were very attentive had a really nice time and the pistachio cake was divine!

Excellent food, great service. No pushy fussy waiters.

Went for a birthday meal as recently moved to the area and hadn’t been for about 30 years. Well, first thing to say is that nothing seems to have changed since I last came, and it looked dated then. Decor is very tired and in desperate need of modernisation. it looks like it was last updated in the 1970‘s and hasn’t been touched since. When we arrived we were greeted by a scruffy bar area, where we waited to be seated. After a modest wait (we were told 30 mins, but it was actually a bit less) we were shown to our table. On entering the restaurant area we passed the dessert cabinet. Normally you would expect a restaurant to use this to showcase its treats. Instead the cabinet was a sad state of affairs with some sorry looking desserts in it and cartons of supermarket custard at the bottom. We were a group of four and were given a table set for seven because this was the only one available, so had to push three chairs to the end to make it feel comfortable. As for the food, I can only describe it as very disappointing. The Lasagne looked like it had been cremated and then sat around for ages, while the pizza looked like a £1 meal deal with a hint of pepperoni rather than something freshly made. Fair to say we didn’t bother with dessert. The only positive I can give Franco’s is that the service was fine and the staff were polite and attentive. But overall, it was a very disappointing experience. If I live long enough then I might go back again in another 30 years, just to see if anything has changed.

Tortellini with cream and spinach was beautiful large portion couldn't eat it all so take away boxes provided. Youngest loved the garoc bread best she'd ever tasted. Proper garlic bread. Stuffed mushrooms were delicious and tasty. Definitely recommend

It was excellent in all aspects . I arrived 5pm and by 5 o5 pm there were numerous people arriving family groups and small groups . Decided to get table x5 and message friends. The restaurant filled up to ?capacity by 5 30pm . I really don't know how the staff coped. There were no short measures or cuts in service. Excellent JOB done by all staff

Nice ,food very good , speedy service and lovely bstaff very kind with the kiddies

Hello everyone, i have been visiting francos restaurant for over forty years ,and i ,love it,love it, absolutely love it, always so welcoming, so freindly,so busy ,the owners work there butt off ,and very deserving, of there restaurant, all the staff,work very hard,always pleasnt,very proffesional ,nothing too much trouble, the chefs are awsome ,and the drinks manager ,is so damn hard working, too ,and very good at his job,overall ,cannot fault anything about it ,hats of to the owners barbara and her husband,and each and every staff member. God bless you all ,and may your success, continue always forever,,from us sheila Bolan cleo,and spud meow xxx

Absolutely stunning food, great prices and staff that go above and beyond. We even had a little table side magical show.

Food was excellent and delicious. Menu varied and not expensive. Staff very attentive and kit hen open so you can see how clean it is. Traditional Italian restaurant.

Good food great staff.... Thank you Francos....The food was stunning 😍

Always busy, great family dining. This is where I get my local take away. Good value, great staff

Had a fantastic evening here with my friends & family, everything from the food, the staff, the atmosphere & company was just perfect..