Il Pakkero in Ashford

Simple but truly Italian flavours !! Loved the pizzas as they took me directly to the streets of Milan / Rome. And the hostess was lovely, smiling and cheerful. I loved it !!!

Popped into the Coachworks after coming home on the train, for a quick drink. It was buzzing, loads of people and a great atmosphere, so I summoned the rest of the family to come join me. We ordered pizza from Il Pakkero - it was beautiful; stone-baked and handmade, exactly how pizza should be. Cannot recommend enough. Also good to know you're supporting a family business, rather than a frachise.

Thank you the team of Pakkero restaraurant. Above and always in Ashford.

Great pizza from a real oven, made while you wait! Fantastic, highly recommended!

This is great, authentic Italian pizza. The vegan options are not an exercise in compromise, as in other places that claim to offer vegan options and just present you with pizza with tomato sauce and no cheese. The vegan options are very cheesy and tasty and the dough elevates the pizza to one that can be called authentically Italian. The prices are very competitive and the owner is very friendly and approachable. The only downsides are that if you are eating 'in', so to speak, then the Coachworks Ashford does get pretty chilly in the winter, but this by no means should reflect badly on this particular business, also that at busy times you may need to wait a little bit longer and it might be worth ordering your pizza in advance. However, after visiting both at quieter times and at busier times, I have found that the quality of the pizza was not affected and that on repeated visits I left just as satisfied as the first time.

this evening we attended the Pizza making workshop with Father Christmas, what a fun experience with tasty pizza that we were allowed to cook and extra dough to take home to make more tomorrow!! The pizza were absolutely delicious that we had to order more. Father Christmas certainly knew he stuff about pizzas 🍕 Fun evening with the children & great tasting pizzas. Cannot wait to have more x

Italian Santa will entertain the kids and adults!!! We had an absolute blast, his dough kneeding skills were off the chart, we made pizza as a family, spent quality time together, everyone in the room had a giggle. I think this brilliantly family run pizza house has a heart and soul, well worth a visit, as the pizza is banging! We will definitely be bringing the family here again!

One of the best pizza I ever had.

The best Italian style Pizza I’ve had outside of Italy. We had a Margarita (the other stuff on the menu looked just as good, seeing it on other tables) - Really tasty homemade dough with a great tomato base cooked in a clay fired oven. Spoke with one of the owners who clearly enjoyed what he did - he even mentioned pizza making classes which I hope to return for!

Recently did a make your own pizza evening and the guys were brilliant. Even catered for a dairy free option! Would highly recommend

Lovely people and delicious food !!

Such a great pizza making workshop. We all had fun, such attentive hosts and delicious pizza.

Delivered earlier than expected which is a bonus, food below mediocre. Very plain pizza and Nutella pizza is just a chocolate spread on very poor pizza base. Cheesy balls were great though.

Took part in a pizza making workshop today at Il Pakkero. What a great experience! Learnt how to make authentic dough with some excellent instruction from top chef’s and owners Jac and Fran. We came away with our homemade dough and were then given another to make our pizza to eat that day. We watched them being cooked in the wood fire oven, then got to eat our delicious pizzas. Can’t wait to roll my dough at home to make another! Excellent value for money and great for the kids too. I hope they run another!

This is mine and my childrens favorite pizza place and we try to treat ourselves once a month. Today although it was OK it wasn't the best, no mozzarella balls but got mozzarella sticks as a replacement which wasn't too bad but wasn't the best. normally the chips are seasoned and amazing but this time they were skin on fries again not a problem but they were undercooked and still hard meaning we couldn't eat them. The chocolate pizza which is normally a crowd pleaser for my kids was over cooked, not sliced properly with a chunk missing from the middle. Apart from that the pizza's were amazing as always just let down by the sides and desert. Hopefully the next time we order it will be back to the amazing standard It usually is.

The pizza was ok , delivery gentleman was really kind ,however the pizza - pls pug some flavours in the potatoes and porchetta ! It’s flavourless !

Delicious pizza! Could not recommend highly enough!

It was nice food, could of used some salt and pepper but didn't see any at the bar. There is a very good selection to choose from and very accomodating staff.

Our first visit to Pakkero at the Coachworks in Ashford. Friendly, family run pizzaria. Pizza freshly made to order and cooked in outdoor pizza oven. cheese and roasted veg for me ( so much topping!) 4 cheese for hubby. Other street food vendors there too. Coachworks has a licensed bar, an entertainment schedule comedy etc and party space. Worth a look. Car park near by not far from station. Thanks for a great meal!

Lovely find in Ashford, fantastic freshly prepared and cooked pizza, a family business not some soulless chain. real Italian street food, a warm friendly welcome- what’s not to love??

Original Italian pizza - not the English customised one!

Really good pizza, friendly staff who even helped us amend our order that we messed up on the app!

Absolutely the worst pizza I've ever eaten. Including supermarket ones, cannot express how over priced it is for what turned up. Will never order from again!

Vodka Pasta was very nice, but mushroom risotto was very bland.

Totally wonderful street food. Sadly no photos because I was hungry and it tasted so good. Freshly cooked, Arancini balls and a Piadina which I’d you don’t know is an Italian wrap that is stuffed with grilled veg and fab cheese or any filling you like meat etc. We had smoked mozzarella with our veg and it was sublime. The best fresh cooked tasty food in Folkstone.

Really nice atmosphere and great food, high quality and nicely seasoned pork in particular.

Wow!! We lunched here today and I can honestly say this was the most delicious pizza I have ever tasted in my entire life. The base....was absolute heaven, you could tell a lot of love went into it, made with loving Italian hands! Local to the station, we lunched as a work do, we were very well catered for, and nothing was too much trouble, very friendly staff and a buzzing atmosphere too, we can't wait to come back.

Another delicious pizza. Stopped here after a trip to London and the food is just lovely. We shared a Margarita pizza and some Arancini balls..these were heavenly!

Amazing il Pakkero pizza, baked in wood fire is a must try. Garlic focaccia is thin, crunchy and yummy! Great atmosphere and welcoming people!

Delicious authentic italian food, cooked by real italians who are fantastic. Highly recommended!!

Brilliant good, friendly staff and great setting!

Really good food. The best street food in Ashford, Italian products of excellent quality

The pizza is delicious! So fresh and the most authentic italian pizza I have had around, its always so tasty and the sides compliment the pizza well. The owners are so passionate about what they do its definetly made with love. Cant wait to come again on the weekend and have a catch up with them!

Amazing Pizza, a real taste of Rome. The Ariccia is definitely my favourite, with yummy porchetta and crispy potatoes 🤤. Friendly staff and great quality products! Highly recommended 💪

We visited Il Pakkero out of blue as we walk back to the train station to catch our train. Service was a first class and food was supreme. I can’t speak highly enough about the hospitality we received and the very quality of the food. We all enjoyed our pizzas and we would highly recommend to anyone looking for a real Italian taste pizza! Thank you and next time we’ll come to Ashford we will definitely visit again!

Ordered last week used to order from here regularly but don’t think we will be again quality has just dropped unfortunately.. fried items (chips and veg tempura) tasted like they were fried in cold oil so they were soggy and greasy and also tasted like the oil hadn’t been changed a lot with black bits on the food. Pizza had far too much sauce on that we couldn’t eat it all. Disappointing as it used to be soo good!

Best pizza! Fresh and so tasty!

Delicious pizza! Best ive tasted! And the dessert is out of this world!! Family run and lovely very welcoming nothings to much trouble. Would definitely recommend!

Gorgeous authentic Italian food, their wood fired pizzas are the best I have tasted. Great customer service which just makes the experience all the more special.

Absolutely amazing! The show stopper for me was the smokey pork on the Arricia Pizza. Simply Incredible.

Best pizza in Ashford, by lovely, hardworking people. Discount if you travelled by train and show your ticket. Can't wait till it gets warmer and we can sit outside, enjoy the delicious pizza and chat with the owners.

Great selection of Pizza and antipasto.

Nice vibe and amazing food! Authentic and delicious pizza & Sicilian cannoli - Highly recommended!!

Having eaten proper italian pizza in Italy, this is the best pizza I've eaten outside of Italy

At last. After so much time trying different pizza places, we found a wonderful place with great pizza and great people. I strongly recommend these guys. A wonderful family with passion in what they are doing... You will enjoy every bite. And the amazing thing is that their pizza is so close to the Italian authentic taste. They love what they are doing and you can see that. Everything fresh, everything full of taste... Well done guys. We have found our place to enjoy our pizza. See you soon!!!!

Best pizza in Ashford ! If you are looking for authentic Italian cuisine , these guys know what they are doing 🥰

Great pizza, quick and tasty. However the area it is served was freezing and they really need to install some heaters for a better ambiance.

Amazing authentic Italian cuisine! Il Pakkero, hidden away at the coachworks yard, serves the best pizza I have ever tasted!

Discovered the oasis that is The Coachworks, with the hidden gem of Il Pakkero. Delicious pizza and Italian streetfood. Try it out, you will not be disappointed...best food in Ashford!

Great spot for a drink and street food. Love the pizza especially the Pakkero !!! High recommend a visit to have a wood fire pizza ;-)

Absolutely unique fantastic taste, for a romana style base topped with fresh ingredients and cooked in a wood burning oven!

Had the most delicious Italian pizzas at 11 Pakkero, friendly Italian couple that make a selection of pizzas, definitely worth visiting. My family had Vegan and meat pizzas that we all enjoyed. The atmosphere was wonderful set in a courtyard with parking conveniently across the road from it.

I love this place. It's just what Ashford needed. The food is delicious and they cater for vegans and do gluten free bases on the pizzas. The tiramisu was particularly good. Service was also excellent.

Ordered the four cheeses pizza and thoroughly enjoyed it ! They are very generous with the toppings ! Yummy !

So last night we bought our first ever pizzas from il pakkero and it certainly won't be out last! Incredible pizza and the chap who made and cooked them for us couldn't have been more passionate about his food and service! Awesome place, food and atmosphere! Ps... The missus has the vegan option and she said it was the best vegan pizza she ever had! 😄

Lovely food. Reminded me on Nonna.

Delicious tempura and Very Good Pizza!!. I want to come again to try the other dishes😋

I never usually leave reviews, but this place and the chef there - the best! Would 100% recommend.

Sensational porchetta and super friendly people (cute kiddos too)!

I was fortunate enough to have lunch last Sunday at Il Pakkero. What a find, it's a gem of a restaurant with authentic, quality Italian ingredients. Wow did it show. I'm not usually a big pizza fan unless of course I'm in Italy as I love the way they do it. I can honestly say it was one of the best pizzas i've had and would highly recommend. It was also lovely to meet the owners, both Italian and their two lovely girls. It's wonderful to be able to support a family run, independent business in Ashford. I can't wait to visit again soon. Thanks Fran & Jac keep up the amazing work.

Really enjoyed it as usual. Thank you

Never been a fan of Thin crust pizza, but tried pizza here whilst getting sorted to host Quiz night and I was blown away. Greatest pizza . Highly recommend to all

The best pizza I have ever tried! The ingredients are so fresh and big portions! Authentic Italian pizza!! My favourite is the Il Pakkero! Love it!

I love your food for being truly autentic Italian. Pizza is amazing, tiramisu is delicious and even simple chips taste great.

Absolutely delicious pizza and more, run by the super-friendly Fran, Jac and their two lovely little girls. The food is always fresh, tasty and delicious either at the fab Coachworks site or delivered to your door. Highly recommend.

Authentic Italian pizza in Ashford! Yay! Both my husband and I love pizza. We first tried the pizza last week at Coachworks where Il Pakkero is based, and we absolutely loved it. The pizza was extremely tasty and we also had some other street food, including mozzarella balls, aubergine balls and stuffed olives. Oh boy, were they delicious!!! We loved it so much that this weekend we treated ourselves again to a pizza and dessert, this time the pistachio tiramisu, which was divine. Can highly recommend Il Pakkero. Since this review we have been returning to Il Pakkero for more lovely food. The food of a very high quality and always served with a lovely smile :) What a gem in Ashford!

Garlic bread was rock hard inedible Pizza way too much tomato puree on it to overpowering

Such a lovely place! I couldn't resist jumping on the train to go and try their porchetta, and I was not disappointed. Just like being back in Italy! I don't think I have better words other than go try it yourself. I'll definitely be back to try everything else on the menu 😃

Fab pizzas, fab customer service . Can't wait to go again

Lovely place and amazing pizza! The service was quick but still very professional. We had a very good time, thank you so much.

Super yummy food! The starters are just fab, the pizza is a proper italian one with fresh and excellent ingredients and the tiramisu... perfection! :) Thank you Fran and Jacopo, we'll definitely be back soon.

Lovely setting and even better food. A true taste of Italy, pizza's were amazing and so nice to see a proper pizza oven! They have a brilliant range and some fab starters too! Very friendly staff and great portions I couldn't finish mine, thank you for a delicious end to my weekend :)

The best authentic Italian pizza in Ashford. Also great lamb skewers and antipasti. Really enjoys it. Thank you.

The food was delicious. The best pizzas ever x

Top notch Pizza from the heart of Rome!

Fantastic food, great service...the pizzas were the best, the calamari and prawns to die for. Couldn't resist the tiramisu, and it was stunning, thank you

The most authentic pizza we have had outside of Italy. We will 100% be returning.

This was such a delicious pizza. We ordered a ortolana, diavola and a garlic bread between two and it was so good! Would definitely recommend.

I haven't ordered from here for a few months and the quality had definitely dropped on this order. The base was like a Jacobs cracker, the mushrooms were slimey, and the salami was overly fatty and unpleasant. I love a traditional thin base but the pizzas we got were just crispy with no doughy pull, like there was no yeast in the mix. Hopefully this was just a blip, as I want Ashford to have a authentic Italian pizza place, and this was the closest thing to that.

Didn't even send me the pizzas i ordered. Two pizzas arrived that i didnt order though, the order was not only late, when it arrived it was bone cold.

Amazing pizza’s in Ashford... Finally!!! Authentic taste, wood fired, great flavours! Real taste of Italy, I need this on a weekly basis. Philip

Had three different pizza's, Diavolo, four cheeses and vegetarian, plus garlic bread. Freshly cooked in the pizza oven whilst we waited and the wait was well worth it. Delicious. Will certainly be back again and again......Highly recommend.

Easily the best pizza in Ashford!

Fantastic Pizza, piping hot and fresh delicious ingredients. Top pizza in Ashford.

Very disappointed on 2 main points. 50p servive charge was added to my bill after I validated the payment. It did not appear when I validated. It is not a lot but the principal. Pizza arrived around 40 minutes early and tasted as if it had been preprepared and left standing or if it was someone else's pizza not collected. Was tough and rubbery. Not at all like the previous time I ordered from here.

Nice to have anti-pasti as a starter. Pizza also refreshingly good. Don't expect thick pizza with loads of salt in the toppings. These are thin and more authentic to my experience. Less salt and better than the usual chain restaurants / takeaways. I would recommend them. I will certainly use again.

Il Pakkero Special pizza is amazing 🤩

Lovely pizza, will definitely order again

Food was delicious and hot. Great value for money

Lovely food, would definitely recommend

Amazing food! 😍definitely my new go to for pizza! Super fresh and cheesy! Only thing I would say is no options for drinks

Brilliant pizza and gorgeous tiramisu

The best pizzas. A favourite at our house.

Absolutely delicious food. The pizza is pure quality. The tempura vegetables where soft in the middle and crunchy on the outside, perfect cook.

Great pizza. The only pizza in Ashford that actually tastes like authentic Italian

Unreal food and top quality service, definately recommend! The food was unbelievable and was one of the best if not THE BEST unknown little food venue to eat it!

Excellent pizza, the flavours are crazy good, Thiner pastry than the « Domino’s » but so much tastier with great ingredients! I’ll have to try another one time ! 🍕

The ingredients were really good, unfortunately the pizza was very cold, hard to chew and not crispy.

Very thin crust (maybe too thin for my taste), very poor on cheese ( vegan ), I couldn't even see it or taste it on my pizza and 9 pieces of mushroom. I will try again,maybe they were too busy on the Saturday evening.

Quick delivery and delicious food! Their Neapolitan pizzas are scrumptious, and so is their homemade Tiramisu! We will be certainly ordering again soon. Thank you Il Pakkero!