Franco's in Leeds

Francos is always exceptional food and service

Superb food and atmosphere, Franco himself sat down with us and makes you feel like family

Always a great food and good service. Nice to see Franco back in the restaurant. Buona salute Franco Snr.

A properly authentic Italian dining experience that you wouldn’t get from a chain restaurant! Delicious food with plenty of vegan options, convivial service, great atmosphere.

What a lovely well kept hotel, very very clean and the room was outstanding 116, shower, bath refreshments and the bed was to die for! Didn't eat hear due to work evening out but looks very nice, would come back 100%

We ended up here on a Friday evening after shopping at the springs. We didn't book, but they fit us in. What a gorgeous restaurant, reminded me of the family Italian restaurants I went to when I was a kid. They were great with our baby and toddler and the food was incredible! A definite recommendation.

First time at this restaurant and it’s amazing food is wonderful will be returning thank you for a wonderful night .

Ford, service excellent. Bit like a canteen though. Would return easily.

Top food, top quality in congenial surroundings .. we'll be back again n again.

We managed to book last minute for early evening. We were warmly welcomed and shown to our table. Service was excellent. Food was really nice. Lovely evening.

Delicious food with attentive staff. Large portion size so too full for dessert.

The best Italian in the area. Authentic food and a friendly chat from Franco himself

The best Italian in east Leeds. Best wishes to the man in getting over his stroke.

We go regularly to Franco's and they are absolutely fantastic! A little hidden gem.... very welcoming, great for children of all ages, and the best food. 🫶

Very tasty Italian restaurant. The bar was set high when my friend had scallops for starter and they were fantastic. These take genuine skill to cook. We then had pasta, which was also excellent. Prices were quite high, but I'd much rather pay a bit more for this sort of quality than have a cheap, mediocre Italian meal, like at one of the standard chains. Easy recommend, 5*s all round

Sandwiches and takeaway service absolutely excellent. Women serving at the deli were very nice, polite and attentive. The manager/host who gatekeeps the door has no people skills whatsoever. Restaurant is not busy at all-takeaway side is. Purchased a sandwich at £7.00, sat outside to vape for a few minutes before going back to work. (it was pouring with rain also) I was sat for all of 3 mins. The host came outside to give me a telling off and a lesson in restaurant tax. Apparently, I didn't declare I was going to sit outside-so he subsequently implied I leave the establishment as I wasn't paying to sit outside. There is a way of talking to customers and explaining in a way that is not condescending or disrespectful. They did not want to apologise and the hosts attitude was laughy and patronising-he then called me argumenative as he couldn't explain his reasoning behind wanting me to leave. I have never in my life been asked to leave a restaurant as I didn't declare I was sitting outside. I also did not fit the demographic of the other customers-I may be wrong, however there was no need to behave the way he did... It was unnecessary and impolite. I think he just didn't like how I looked or was not the right 'customer' Shame as the sandwiches were great. Feels like they only want a certain type of people visiting the restaurant. Don't visit if you are of a darker complexion. It's pretty obvious what the issue was here.

Tonight we visited Franco’s and it was an exceptional experience from start to finish. Franco and the staff are very welcoming, polite and go above and beyond for their customers offering a wide variety of meals. We highly recommend visiting here… we are regulars and will definitely be visiting again soon 😊😁

First time coming and was absolutely amazing. Great service

Absolutely fantastic pizza - 10/10! Quality service too!

A lovely place to eat, well looked after by the team. I did find it a bit pricey, compared to other independent Italian restaurants. Would absolutely go back again.

Staff are all really nice and chatty here. Always nice with the kids. I've just got back and I've eaten so much I'm going for a lie down.

What a fabulous place. Service was excellent and very genuine. Loads of lovely things on the menu made it hard to choose, but everything everyone ordered looked great and was really enjoyed. The smoked haddock pasta was so tasty. Good value for money. Will definitely be back ❤️

Family group of 7 in the area after a Sunday morning of activity - we wanted to stick together with a celebration vibe and we all needed to eat. Quick search for options and Franco's won out so we called ahead to check they could take us and rocked up. Hadn't realised how much of a business park it would be in but that just meant there was a good car park out front. It. Was. All. Fantastic! Everything we wanted - extensive menu and brilliant, funny, friendly staff. The food's the thing though and it was all amazing, authentic Italian dishes, cooked fresh and to perfection, and between us we ordered many and various things. Our family felt like part of the Italian family by the end and we are ever grateful for that hospitality. We will certainly be going back. And don't be discouraged by the general outside area of the business park - once inside you could be in Roma. Buon appetito.

I doesn't get better, genuine food, genuine service

Been a few times, always excellent food. This time was special as it was for my brother in laws 80th birthday. 8 adults having 2 courses, 2 having 3 courses. Less than £400, brilliant. Very good size portions, will be going again soon for mine and my sons birthday

Absolutely delicious food, great service and a very nice atmosphere

Came here for the first time to celebrate a birthday 40th recommended by family cannot fault the food but had to wait 1 hour 30 mins for our starters then another 50 mins for the mains and asking numerous times how long they then offered us dessert before our main and then one of the waiters said he didn’t even work there was an electrician and was filling in having got our drink orders wrong 4 times the manager then said have a round out drinks for free to then put them on the bill and after we asked how m he was very rude and said u paid for what u were given and then we said we was unhappy with the wait and do we get any sorry or compensation he said no very rude and had all the waiters surround our table when we had children there too we spent a lot of money and can assure you we won’t be going back after our first visit very rude and the wait was ridiculous!

Great food fabulous service lovely atmosphere..2nd visit and its still fabulous Staff are brilliant It's a place that you must give a try

Great authentic long established restaurant. Lively atmosphere with fresh generously portioned food. Genuine professional service by friendly staff

Always good! Hard to better ! Still as good as ever!!! Still the best restaurant anywhere!

Very rude old owner /old manger

Don’t visit!!! You will get a £100 parking fine regardless if you register your vehicle and show the establishment receipt and bank transaction. Avoid at all cost, literally.

Went last night, very very busy! You have to book on a weekend to get a table. When it’s that busy yes you have to wait a bit for your food but it’s because they cook everything fresh to order. It’s worth the wait! You can even see into the kitchen!

Terrible service, long wait for food and when mentioned it to manager he was rude. I would avoid visiting, food average and over priced.

Absolutely incredible food. Recommended by a friend and we couldn't have been happier. Huge portions of delicious food with friendly quick service

Great food, lovely little restaurant. Franco makes the effort to speak to everyone, which adds a nice touch. Thank you 😊

Visited in March 2024 The Good The food itself was the standout part of our experience at Franco's. It's not streets ahead of many other Italian restaurants in the area, but it certainly holds its own and has some standout dishes (looking at you Tuscan Sausages, Borlotti Beans and Nduja). The location by Thorpe Park, means plenty of parking, lots of people, and will continue to ensure this place remains popular. The Bad Truthfully, there's nothing outright bad. You'll have a good experience here. But back to that location... being in the corner of a nondescript industrial office building means they'll always have an issue generating much of an atmosphere. You're not going to be magically transported to Tuscany or Campania, and the interior decor is quite sparse and basic. But why should they change it? This place is already very popular and has a good reputation locally. Top Tip Dont forget to register your vehicle number plate as you enter the restaurant to ensure the parking remains free

Absolutely amazing authentic Italian cuisine. The Bruschettas Gambas (king prawns with garlic and chilli) starter was amazing the best tasting prawns I’ve ever had. Amazing with the kids really lovely staff. Probably the best Italian restaurant in leeds.

Had a lovely meal with family for my eldest son's birthday

Little disappointed. My meal came out cold in middle . Took it back they said sorry , returned same said dish heated up . Companion had then finished there's when my came back . Would have been nice to offer a little discount or something , .. hence a 1 star been removed ..

Never fails to impress. We are regulars here, have been for years and will be for years to come. The staff are superb and the food top notch!

Amazing food, amazing service 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Went to Franco's this evening and thought the food was delicious itvis very expensive for what you get I order chicken in a mushroom and wi e sauce it was a chicken thigh in sauce cost 25 pound also order brocoli and herb roasted potato's which was another 11 pound and I only got two stems of broccoli and 3 potato's halfed left a bit disappointed we also ordered garlic bread but never got it

Wonderful place. huge portions. Lovely atmosphere. Staff are very friendly and hilarious.

We go quite often. Hubby loves the fillet steak. Always excellent service.

The best Italian food around! Could not recommend this place enough! Food is always delicious and service is always top class!

Amazing Italian food, one of the best steaks I’ve ever had, never had a bad meal at Francos!

Came her to have a quick lunch whilst shopping. Ended up ordering more than we needed but still finished it. Whilst the staff is very friendly, they’re just a little niggle. When I told them I was sharing with a three year old, they failed to let me know that the dishes were cooked with chillies. Maybe it was my fault for not seeing it on the menu but it should have been pointed out to me. Ordered spaghetti for the little one afterwards but served linguine and whilst not a major prob, the little one did point out it wasn’t round enough lol. He ate it all tho! Asked for strawberry ice cream and was given strawberry sorbet. Again it might not be a big thing but sometimes if it’s not what is ordered, at least let us know before serving it to see whether it was okay first.

Nice Italian restaurant, traditional with lots of options. Gluten free options too

Way too much garlic in everything, I love garlic but its definitely overpowering in volume in everything.

So recommend Fanco’s beautiful food lovely atmosphere, and excellent service. Please try🤓👍

Very attentive waiters Food superb

Visited here on a Tuesday evening, have to say I’ve never been before but was impressed with how busy it was. My guests and I also met Franko himself who was a great character. An old school Italian chef who knows his game. In that regard, the food was genuinely quality. Everyone was impressed with it the standard. It was my first visit but won’t be my last. Very impressed.

Lucky find while visiting the area

The food was really nice but it is expensive. Our part of the bill came to £65 for 3 of us which only included 2 adult mains, a kid's meal, dessert and a (£9) glass of white wine. Also, the place is really noisy. I was struggling to hear the person sat opposite me, never mind the others along the long table that our party of 15 were sat at.

This place is highly recommended the food is amazing you gotta go xx

Wow! What a find! The nicest meal i have had in years. Every meal was delicious and the portions were very generous. Service was amazing too. Everything was just right!

We’ve visited a few times for lunch and have tried a variety of things on the menu from the mushroom and bruschetta starters through to pasta, pizza and chicken dishes. This is an authentic Italian restaurant and the food is absolutely delicious! Freshly made, beautiful flavours and excellent service from the staff. They regularly accommodate us with our mum who is in a wheelchair and they have good disabled facilities available. It’s not cheap but you get what you pay for and you won’t be disappointed! X

Really nice food. Really great staff. Wonderful restaurant.

Amazing! I recommend the monkfish!

Overall, excellent. Light pizza and beautiful carbonara sauce.

I’ve eaten there two nights in a row while on a business trip and had some really good, authentic food served with passion. The seasonal sea bass plate was absolutely great, the handmade lobster ravioli were awesome. I hesitated to go for 4 stars only because the decor is quite simplistic, but on reflection, this place is all about what’s in the plate. Happy to recommend, it feels like a genuine family place.

Traditional Italian, great food and atmosphere

Very friendly atmosphere, the food is second to none ,and the service is impeccable, and the atmosphere is excellent. Its worth checking out.

Excellent food service and company

One of my favourite places on Leeds. The food is always amazing and the service is great. Always recommend it to people.

This is the kind of tasty Italian food food that I've been looking for. I love that the owner takes his time to go around to reach table and speaks with diners. Portion sizes are generous. Good variety of options.

Fantastic food, service is above and beyond, can't wait to get back here. Really really good.

Delicious food and good service.

We recently visited for our first meal at Franco's, and what an experience it was! We've visited The Springs since it opened and somehow never knew that this place existed. The food was authentic and delicious. The scallops I had as a starter are the best I've had. All of the staff were very friendly and attentive. But for Franco to take the time to speak with us at our table was the cherry on the cake. And what a character he is! 😁 We'll be back, and you should go too!

Loved it, great Italian run by Italians...who would want more! The food was amazing and the staff were welcoming and funny. Would come here again!!!

Food was amazing, staff are all very friendly. It was a very busy Friday evening and it was rather noisy. Will definitely go again but maybe book to go earlier when it's not so busy

Lovely staff and a beautiful meal.

Was a lovely meal for my Aunties 80th Birthday. Thanks to the team

Cannot recommend enough, incredible service, very friendly and delicious food which is very well priced. Can't wait to go back!

Always a great place our go to Italian restaurant

Had a prawn brucetta starter which was lovely, however the vegetarian calzone was bland, my partner also thought the same with his meat pizza. Service wasn't amazing, thought some members of staff came across quite rude.

What a fabulous Italian restaurant. Absolutely excellent exquisite food with lovely friendly service. We chatted with the owner, with his son and with the maitre D. everyone was friendly and joyous. the food is fresh cooked and every dish is delicious.

One of the best Italians in the country.

Only went to this place because the greggs next door was closed. Went inside to look at their ‘deli counter’ which we were informed closed at 3, but then told we could just share a pizza and so we thought we would. Got shown to a table and then promptly a waitress came over. Asked what we wanted, which we already knew was going to be a pizza, after saying we were going to share one she said ‘as a starter’ and we said no. She was very visibly annoyed that this is all we wanted, quickly said okay and went away with the menus to the man who seated us, who looked to be talking about us and the lack of things we had ordered. We then noticed that all tables around us were receiving their complimentary bread basket, whereas we had our plates and butter knives taken away. We received our food and they'd already cut in half for us, the waiter placed it down without saying a word. We received disgusted glances from the staff members the entire time we were sat, which wasn’t long as we ate and left as quickly as we could. We felt embarrassed and belittled. We only wanted something light so we were not going to be ordering much, the man we spoke to at the start was aware of this, but no one seemed pleased. I work in hospitality myself and know all customers should be treated the same regardless of how much money they’re spending. Would have had a better pizza and service from next door, it’s a shame we ended up here instead.

Had pasta and focaccia several times always great

Absolutely lovely food and staff. Can't wait to go back. We went on a warm day, and the feel of the place just made me feel I was on holiday.

First visit, but won't be the last. Needing a glutenfree menu was no problem, and the smoked haddock penne tomatoes and cream with black pepper was superb.

Excellent all round, I'll definitely visit again.

7 of us came for a work lunch and everything was perfect. The restaurant owner was super friendly, as were the rest of the staff. All the food arrived quickly and at the same time without fault. We’ll definitely be visiting again soon 😋

Been a few times most of the time the food has been top notch but the last couple of times it’s hasn’t been as tasty but all in all staff are really pleasant and are always happy to help and assist with any requests or requirements

The food is absolutely top notch. Franco's is a prime example of quality italian food done properly . In terms of the quality I guess you would say that Salvo's and San Carlos are the only other horses in the Leeds race for best local italian cuisine.

Reliably good restaurant. Always friendly and superb food. I'll confess I'm a regular.

Wonderful place. It is a bit of a random location but the food is amazing, staff awesome and prices excellent.

Met Franco this evening. What a fabulous host. Reminisced. Back to the old food days. Wonderful night 👍👍

Visited this restaurant with my partner and son in March 2023. The restaurant was clean and the staff were well presented and friendly. It was relatively empty when we got there. We hadn't booked a table, but this wasn't a problem. I suspect if we had been later in the afternoon, we would have had a wait for a table. The food was stunning, and the wine list was very good, portion sizes are very large be warned!! The owner is a fantastic host come and sat with us he had a great sense of humour. Would highly recommend this restaurant. Thanks for a lovely meal.

Excellent food and service - will be back

You can't go wrong with Franco's! Home-made and great tasting Italian dishes. Great atmosphere and efficient service. All at very reasonable prices too.

Excellent authentic Italian restaurant. In a secluded spot near the Springs, you really need to know it's there or you could easily miss it. Food was excellent and service really friendly and efficient. Not the cheapest place but everything is really good quality and a really nice atmosphere. There are tables outside too for when the weather is nice.

One of the best Italians we have ever visited! Food was amazing and so we're the staff very friendly ans a great authentic Italian restaurant. Unfortunately we were to full to have dessert but we will make sure we will next time we visit! The lunchtime food is also equally as good we pooped in the next day for it! Highly recommended

Wonderful food. Great reception and had a good chap with Franco himself. Highly recommended 👍🏻

Food was great. Amazing service from lorcan he was great

Brilliant. Great produce cooked perfectly. The best around. Great service, real family restaurant.

Lovely setting and good customer service. The environment makes for an enjoyable night for all social occasions.

First time at Franco’s this evening and what a delightful meal we had! The food was superb, the choice/variety fantastic and the service from the staff and the owner was second to none - if you want top quality Italian food in a welcoming environment look no further!