Italiana Fifty Five in Manchester

Came here with my wife on Monday, and was so impressed we brought our daughter back on Thursday for her 18th birthday. The food and service were excellent, and the staff treated our daughter so nicely and really made her feel special, giving her one of the nicest evenings of her life. I have seldom if ever felt so welcomed at a restaurant, and the food was beautiful as well.

Ribeye was cooked to perfection & service was fantastic too

Nice spot for authentic Italian food. Rose was a great server and very helpful. Would come again! Had three courses for dinner

My wife and I had a fabulous time here on Monday, and are going back tonight with our daughter! I had the salmon and my wife had the sea bass. The food was fabulous and delivered so quickly, and with such friendly attentiveness from the staff. I have never had two restaurant staff shake my hand on the way out! The 50% off food in January was the draw. Discovering there was a “supplement” charge made it feel like a bit of a swizz, but the food and service were so good, I’m prepared to forgive them, and it was still a good deal.

Italiana Fifty Five: Seriously Good Italian (and a shoutout to C.J.!) Let me tell you, Italiana Fifty Five is the real deal. I went there the other night, and it was honestly one of the best Italian meals I've had in ages. The place itself has a great vibe – not too stuffy, but still feels a bit special. It's the kind of place you could go for a date night or just a fun dinner with friends.The pasta was cooked perfectly, and the sauce was just incredible. Seriously, I could have licked the plate clean. But the best part? The service. Everyone was super friendly and helpful, but I have to give a huge shoutout to C.J. They were awesome! So friendly, knew the menu inside and out, and just made the whole experience even better. They were really helpful with recommendations and just had a great, positive attitude. C.J. is a superstar! Basically, if you're looking for some seriously good Italian food in Didsbury with a relaxed atmosphere and fantastic service, you HAVE to check out Italiana Fifty Five. I'll definitely be back soon!

Rose was a lovely server. Very warm and attentive and appropriately friendly. The food was lovely and fresh and we enjoyed a really nice time here. Thank you to Rose and happy 6year in Manchester anniversary!

Bustling Italian. 50% off really excellent food. No wonder it was bustling. Went for classic pizza and fancy trifle. Great service. Good job Felix!

Felix waa the perfect host amazing waiter professional polite very engaging and a pleasure to be served by him, very nice very good English I would love to continue but I have to leave. Felix is a gentleman

Great food and lovely service from all the staff, our main waiter was Felix and he was fab

Visited this evening 4 of us. Food was nice however they had run out of a particular dish that my friend wanted and they had carefully chosed due to alergies. They ended up with something they weren't too particularly used to eating The venue was full as it is 50% off being January Very noisy in music and staff having to shout to be heard. The staff hover over you like hawks which is so unnerving and unprofessional constantly asking if you have finished and removing plates as soon as your cutlery is down. I hate being rushed in restaurants Sadly not returning again

The food was good and our host Rose was amazing, she was very lovely and friendly and looked after us

A wonderful atmosphere with very tasty food. Izzy was a wonderful waitress. My only feedback would be that only 1 person needs to check on us throughout our meal as we had multiple people ask how things were whilst we were trying to enjoy our meal. That's not a negative though as it was nice to be well taken care of! Definitely recommend this restaurant.

We dined here last night as a party of 4.it looked relatively busy when we walked in which is always a good sign,it's a very relaxed atmosphere, hannah was our waiter,she was very attentive and thoughtful and knew how to pronounce all the meals we requested. The starters and the meal was on a par with my favourite Italian which I wont name here,overall i thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely be returning,we gave our waiter a generous tip but it was deserved,the only issue we had was the parking but it's a town centre so its expected.

Lovely food and service. Anna was great and so friendly and helpful

Place has been decorated nicely but the food is not amazing. Service was slow and kept getting things wrong or not coming back with things. At the end out clothes stank of grease because I think they haven’t turned the extractor fans on. Won’t be going again anytime soon

The food was incredible and the waiter made some really good suggestions and a good, fun humour. Made our visit and will 100% come back.

A very good restaurant also has very good and kind staff and the pizza, pasta and tiramisu are unique. Visit this restaurant

Lovely lovely food! Eduardo was very attentive and professional and lovely to chat to. Very relaxed atmosphere but still felt you were in a high end place - thank you!

Rose, the lovely lady was attentive and caring. She was great! The food, mine was served lukewarm which I didnt like. But loved the atmosphere and the service. Lovely staff!

Rose was a brilliant waitress, 10/10 service, highly recommended, lovely night xx

Great food and great service from everyone especially rose

Eduart and very kind excellent food.

Everything excellent ...the manager Edoardo very kind professional and funny Person ...food tasty and good ...i m Happy to went there ...i Will back again

If you’re thinking about dining here, I strongly suggest you think again. Our visit was a total disaster from start to finish, and I honestly regret wasting my time and money. We were a large group and had pre-ordered our meals weeks in advance, but when we arrived, they had completely lost our order. We were told there was nothing they could do, and we had to wait while they tried to sort it out—no apology or explanation, just confusion and frustration. Things only got worse from there. No one came to take drink orders, and when we finally flagged down a waiter, they acted as though we were bothering them. This set the tone for the entire evening. We were forced to reorder drinks multiple times, which, at a decent restaurant, should never happen. To make matters worse, we had to wait over two and a half hours for our main courses, despite having pre-ordered! That’s beyond unacceptable. On top of that, when we asked to change tables, as we were awkwardly crammed around small round tables, the staff acted irritated, even though they had initially offered to move us. When the food finally arrived, it was nothing like what was promised. The steak I ordered well-done was served rare. I sent it back, and they just slapped it back on the grill and returned it looking like the same piece of meat. As if that wasn’t enough, the cutlery was dirty—my fork had food residue on it. The pasta sauce tasted like it had come out of a jar. They never brought us all the food we ordered, and acted like they were doing us a favour by taking it off the bill even though we never received it. We spoke to the manager about everything, but instead of addressing our concerns or offering any form of compensation, he was rude, dismissive, and seemed completely uninterested in resolving anything. It felt like they couldn’t care less about providing a decent dining experience. When the time came to pay, we were told they couldn’t find proof of our £10 per-person deposit. After arguing with them for several minutes, they finally accepted it, but it left us all feeling completely disrespected and unheard. Overall, this was a chaotic, frustrating, and disappointing experience. The food was subpar, the service was appalling, and the management couldn’t have cared less. There are plenty of better options in the area—save yourself the trouble and avoid this place at all costs.

Regulars here but exceptional hereltoday partly thanks to Eduardo and the Italian music. Felt we were on holiday. Calamari starter had incredibly light batter, my new favourite. Ragu sauce on main course really good. Best place in Manchester for espresso. Eduardo recommended the Valpolicella wine which was enjoyed very much.

The 5 ⭐️ reviews are FAKE Avoid at All Costs - A Disaster from Start to Finish Visited this restaurant with high hopes but was met with one of the worst dining experiences ever. Pre-ordered meals lost, setting a frustrating tone from the outset. Service was abysmal; we had to repeatedly ask for drinks, facing annoyed and unprofessional staff. Deposit confusion added to the chaos, as staff questioned our proof of payment. Food quality was disgusting—dirty cutlery and meals nothing like the advertised pictures. Waited over 2.5 hours for our main courses, despite pre-ordering. My well-done steak was served rare, and when I pointed it out, they just microwaved the same steak until it was brown. The manager's attitude was the worst part: rude, dismissive, and uninterested in resolving our concerns. No apology, no offer of compensation. Overall, a chaotic atmosphere with long waits and unhelpful staff. Save your money and go somewhere else. One star is generous.

Rose was really good, enjoyed it

Food was really nice, everything was hot and fresh! Came out quickly, the garlic prawns were exceptional and our waiter Edwardo really looked after us. All staff were polite, would 100% recommend if you’re wanting Italian 💯

Great food, great service, highly recommend.

Eduardo provided great service. Lovely fresh pasta and great pizza. Lovely for a family meal

Eduardo was an amazing host and the food and service were excellent!! We’ll definitely come back!

Beautiful food, fantastic service Will definitely be back

The food was delicious and the staff were lovely especially Edwardo. I would definitely recommend this restaurant and the homemade salmon pasta.

Beautiful food Amazing service 10’s all round

If I could leave 0 stars, I would. Long story short, extremely slow service - we had to reorder drinks two or three times and were not offered any after we were seated at our table. We were at the restaurant for almost 3 hours after having preordered our meal, which they had lost. We asked to move tables as 9 of us were awkwardly seated around two small round tables, this seemed to annoy the staff even after they had offered to sort us a better table. Table was missing cutlery, my clean fork had food on it. When pouring the wine, a waiter spilt it on one of our party. Sides took so long to arrive we ended up refusing them as all our food had gone cold. Steak was served rare when asked for well done, sent back and they had just recooked the meat off our plate. We complained to the manager throughout the meal and asked to speak to them at the end of the night too. We were offered no replacement of food, no discount, no complimentary drink, nothing but an apology. Overall an absolutely chaotic atmosphere and the food was laughable.

We were a large group and had pre-ordered our meals well in advance, but when we arrived, they had lost our pre-order. This already set the tone for what would be a frustrating evening. To make matters worse, not a single member of staff came over to serve us; we had to repeatedly ask for drinks, and when we did, the staff seemed annoyed and visibly angered by our requests. The attitude was appalling. We left a £10 deposit per person, and when we asked for the bill, they questioned the proof of payment and didn’t seem to believe us. Absolutely baffling. The quality of food was far below expectations. The cutlery was dirty, and the food was nothing like what was advertised on their social media. We waited over 2.5 hours for our main courses despite having pre-ordered. That’s unacceptable for any restaurant, let alone one that claims to offer a decent dining experience. When we finally received our meals, the steak I ordered well-done was served rare. When I pointed this out, the waitress returned with the exact same steak as if they just threw it back on the grill. We spoke to the manager about all of these issues, but he was rude, dismissive, and seemed completely uninterested in addressing our concerns. No apology, no offer of a discount, nothing. It was clear he couldn’t care less about the terrible service or food we received. All in all, this was one of the worst dining experiences I’ve had in a long time. Save yourself the trouble and avoid this place at all costs.

Seriously not what we were expecting. Below average food and experience. Went today in a large group and service struggled to get even the basics right. Inexperienced staff and kitchen low on ingredients. Had calamari to start but it was very rubbery. The chicken mains was okay but just bland and all in all just a sub-average meal. Manager wasn’t up to much either - I don’t think this place will be here for long. Won’t go back and wouldn’t recommend. (Updated review on 29 Dec - visited on 22 Dec)

Edwardo delivered a great service ! Definitely coming back

My first visit here was for lunch on a Friday. We both really enjoyed the food - it was really good value and delicious. I had the seafood spaghetti with was perfect. The wines are also very reasonably priced and with a good choice. We ended up staying four hours as we were enjoying ourselves! The place is nice and warm and it wasn't too busy. Very helpful and friendly staff too.

I'm extremely disappointed. Booked Christmas dinner. Did the same last year, which was excellent all around. There was no Christmas cracker on the table. Was also given the regular menu plus the Christmas one, not sure why! Roast potatoes were potato wedges, Christmas dinner salty was taken back, and still returned salty. Given the wrong dessert. Service was poor and lacked any experience and service. Overall, it was supposed to be the Christmas menu, yet the food was from the regular menu. Will pass next year....

We had a family meal and the staff were welcoming and checked in regularly with us. 2 of the party were delayed and this was no problem for the staff which was helpful. The food was great! Pizzas and arrabiata pasta were all good with a delicious tomato sauce. I had the gluten free pizza and it was excellent - the best base I have had in a long time. A reasonable price and great food. Thank you

Food was tasty visited on a Monday at 6 pm, not very busy, service could have been a tad better. But I would definitely visit again.

What can I say the place is amazing. Top customer service and experience soon as you walk through the door. Staff can't do enough for you. Food is unreal and out of this world, the carbonara is one of the best we have had in the UK and up there to the ones we have had in Italy amazing. Would recommend this place as its an absolute gem .

Great service and absolutely delicious food!!!

Very poor service. A lot of the meals were not available. Managed to be served with drinks and a starter. We then sat for over an hour waiting for our main meal. During this time a few more customers came in and were served their meals. We asked why the big delay in been served, only to be told the chef had run away. Because we had to be somewhere else, we walked out, shame because it used to be a very good place to visit. We probably won't be visiting again in the foreseeable future unless they get the service improved. Maybe if they catch the chef and bring him back might help.

All the food here is excellent and the hospitality is excellent. Connor and Ian were so helpful even bringing a small table when we needed to work on my laptop. I was very impressed with the thoughtfulness. Most places have basic customer care, I felt very welcomed and I well looked after.

Really enjoyed the food, particularly the rigatoni and pizza. Very good ambience and we enjoyed the sunshine streaming in through the windows on a bright November day. We were well looked after by Connor and Theo made us a great cup of espresso.

Really good food&pasta. Great service from Connor

We had a lovely meal at Italiana Fifty Five. The food was really good - the fresh pasta dishes are really delicious! The tiramisu was also lovely. We will definitely visit again!

He estado en didsbury, la pasta fresca es increíble, Félix fue tan amable de explicarnos el menú y nos recomendó la pasta ragú, volveremos seguro,

Felix's service was amazing and he's very easy on the eye ;)

Freezing cold only me and my friend in. No atmosphere, but so cold obviously no heating on Sunday at 1.30 on the 17th November. Food very average, they also charge 3.95 for a bottle of water. Won't return, previous owners - was the place to eat - not anymore!

Food incredible, service a touch slow at the start but nothing to take away from the dinner

Very very nice, we all had the same dish funny enough 😄 5 salmon dishes. Food and service was excellent though and will come again and recommend 👌

La comida era increíble y el servicio era brillante, sin duda volvería! Felix era un servidor brillante y servicial todo el tiempo!

The food and atmosphere were brilliant!! We had a family dinner celebrating mums birthday! Staff tried their best but they were very understaffed and underwhelmed for Saturday dinner service!

Vine aquí para mi cumpleaños de mamá, la comida era deliciosa y tuvimos un gran servicio de Félix, sin duda recomendaría!

Well. Went to your lovely restaurant Saturday evening. Ready for a delicious Italian meal,as your reviews stated. Didn't happen. We stood at the waiting point for at least 20 minutes,and know one came to seat us or acknowledge that we were there. I'm a great believer in customer service,which this was not. I left with my party,due to this lack of customer service. I recommend that you either employ a front of house person or have your staff stay at the front of house so this doesn't happen again. Pluss this was my experience,not saying its everyone's experience. You weren't busy. It wasn't full. Obviously not returning.

Taken for lunch at this Italian restaurant. I liked the linen tablecloths and napkins. However after a long journey from London I headed up to the Loos. First one was filthy! One occupied and the other had no loo roll, but a pack of black cocktail napkins had been left!! I let the waitress know, but she seemed to know already saying one toilet was closed - it wasn't. I suggested putting a note on the door. She said toilet roll was on order! Hadn't occurred her to pop to a shop and buy some it seems. Food is well priced. We all enjoyed our starters. Arancini very nice. Unfortunately I chose the chicken main dish- chicken overcooked which is never good. Sauce nice though. I'd been given a 'sharper' knife fir the chicken- it was totally blunt and I couldn't cut the already rubbery chicken. Everyone else had risotto which they said was good. Because of the bad toilet maintenance, I wouldn't recommend this place.

Italian restaurant with very good food. Super friendly waiters and very good atmosphere. Reasonable prices, definitely recommended.

Food was absolutely lovely and came out at a decent pace. Had carbonara and a mixed fried fish starter. Only downfall was our waitress wasn’t very friendly at all. My partner was ordering and she dismissed him multiple times to ask what I wanted first which some would think is polite to ask the woman first but was rude of her to cut him off, just let him order! Plus we asked for the bill and she took around 15 minutes to bring it to us whilst she tended to everyone else. She just didn’t seem interested in us at all and prioritised everyone else in the restaurant over us it felt quite uncomfortable. Other than that had a nice night.

The service was fantastic but the ravioli was a little bit too spicy. Thanks to a friendly staff!

Just celebrated my mother in laws 70th birthday here and we were a big party of 26. They accommodated us perfectly, the service was fantastic, food was divine and the atmosphere was great! Would highly reccomend eating here as you won't be disappointed.

We had a lovely family dinner and everyone really enjoyed themselves. The food and desserts were nice. The only issue was the garlic bread which was burnt underneath and we had to get it replaced, the second one was really nice.

Guys, what a fantastic experience, from walking in through the door, the food is fresh and so tasty, we were a table of 12, nothing was too much for the fantastic waiters who made us feel so welcome, the food was so fresh and amazing, the service so good, these guys are amazing, please please give it a try.

Really enjoyable night for my daughter's 19th. Anna and all of the staff were really helpful and even surprised my daughter with a birthday desert complete with Roman candle. Lovely spot, great food, easy to park

Really enjoyable night for my daughter's 19th. Anna and all of the staff were really helpful and even surprised my daughter with a birthday desert complete with Roman candle. Lovely spot, great food, easy to park

Had lunch here, it was a pleasant surprise. The food quality was very high, had 3 courses from the lunch menu (£25) and enjoyed each one. Paolo who served us took care of all we needed. Will be back again.

Fantastic food and excellent service (especially Paulo) would recommend!

Visited this restaurant for a birthday celebration, very mediocre starters, under cooked calamari starters and very mean portion size for the price. Plus over ripe tomatoes on the bruschetta. My husband and son had the lamb shanks on mash and were underwhelmed. I had the seafood risotto, mussels were empty! It was supposed to be flavoured with chilli, I could taste none and it was extremely salty, 3 prawns in total, absolute rip off. My daughter had the lobster ravioli which arrived barely warm and had a weird after taste. Had high expectations after reading reviews but was disappointed and won’t be returning, there are far better Italian restaurants to go to, and better value too.

Excellent food , exceptional, friendly service carried out by Paolo and good value for money will be visiting again very soon

Lovely time with my partner, Paolo was very attentive and friendly. Great food

Great experience provided by Paolo.

Very quick and friendly service from all waiters, especially Paolo. Food was delicious and some good deals- would come back again.

Fantastic food and service. Our waiter was Paolo who was really accommodating and provided lovely service. Highly recommend.

Great experience. I have been served by Paolo. The food was delicious and service is top notch 👌

Food was amazing! We served by Paolo he was so polite top class customer service! We will be back thank you!!

It is so good that I've only just finished starters and I have to review the sauce is amazing prawns are class the time to wait was nothing incredible!!

Food and service was brilliant. Lovely to dine outside when it's sunny. Mark was a great waiter for us.

Had a delicious dinner and Anna (our server) was wonderful and so helpful :)

Lovely location, the food was gorgeous and the staff were friendly and professional. Will definitely be returning.

Great beef starter and calzone. Thanks to Paolo/mark/chefs!

We had a late lunch here in bank holiday Monday. Food was wonderful, very tasty and delicious. Service by Paolo and the team was spot on, attentive and helpful. Very impressed and would come again.

We had a great time for our son Joe's 18th birthday meal yesterday , excellent and funny service from Mark! Thank you , as well as a lovely waitress who helped with the cake etc . The food was delicious and good value too. We'd definitely go again 😊

Food was enjoyable and reasonably priced. Service from Paolo was great!

Paolo was lovely and gave excellent customer service! Very attentive and would definitely come back again!

Good friendly staff.. Anna and Paolo were particularly accommodating! Great value for great food!

Service from Paolo was brilliant. Great food and drink

Paolo was great and the food was amazing!

Staff were great although one of them, a ginger man, I could tell was very jealous of me and my cake. With this being said I’ve decided to put things in the past and move on, he knows who he is😉

Enjoyed a lovely meal here, great atmosphere and our waiter Mark was very friendly and made us feel welcome

Brilliant food and great customer service from Paolo. I would definitely come back again.

Superb food and great service !! Very nice chilled atmosphere and we were very well looked after by Amelia and Mark. Thank you and we will be back !

Paolo and Amelia were amazing, so attentive and friendly. We felt so taken care of and will definitely be back for more delicious food!

Really good experience we were a party of 15 Anna served us and remembered what everyone ordered when the food came out, all the food was great and all the drinks were topped up all evening. 10/10

Anna and Molly made our night, lovely and attentive service - would recommend for an intalian dinner evening in didsbury.

Very attentive! Good was excellent. Best steak I've ever had. We were served by Paolo. Will definitely be back here again. Wonderful experience!😃

First visit here and definitely not the last one. Amazing food and such a great service from Paulo. Thank you and will be back soon.

Great food!! Authentic Italian. Lovely location. Would come again and recommend !! Paolo great waiter

The food was delicious presented beautifully and the service from our waiter Paulo was excellent