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A fantastic place to dine....we loved it the service and the food are all good 👍🏾

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anthony shores . 2024-03-19

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We have been to Lucca's a lot over the years, even had a two birthday dinners there, but this time we went and got shown to our table but explained why we didn't want to sit at the table at the bottom of the stairs and would like a table away from small children,two female staff would not try and find another table Although there was plenty of tables at the time and we had to travel over 20 minutes to get there, will not be recommending this restaurant to anyone.🤔😡 Funny how the manager only comments on good reviews, you should learn by your mistakes and fix it, customer should come first.

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Katina Flanagan . 2024-03-12

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Really enjoyed our lunch here , lovely room , we were upstairs , friendly helpful staff and great tasting food with plenty of vegan options. We had wanted to visit for a while and so glad that we did. Since this review have had 2 more visit s we brought a large group of people here and then just the 2 of us, both times we had a lovely dinner in a nice environment.

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Steve Honest . 2024-03-09

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Excellent service & food but seating was hard !

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Trevor Page . 2024-03-03

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Great Italian food at very reasonable prices. Their world renowned Tiramasu was fabulous, as was the service. Top marks to team Lucca.

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Ian Waldie . 2024-03-01

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Lovely helpful staff. Delicious food.

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Heather Doyle . 2024-02-25

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Amazing food,fantastic prices. Best Pizza this side of Naples

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Daren Fox . 2024-02-23

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The best pizza I’ve had in England Baked ten feet from your table and absolutely delicious. The best part is when you order a pizza it comes out super fast. We usually share a pizza for starters and then have a pasta dish each but this time as we weren’t as hungry as usual we ordered ham and mushroom pizzas for each of us These came out in an estimated ten minutes from ordering and they were spectacular. Fresh and tasty. Lots of fresh toppings The prices are extremely reasonable and the staff always friendly and efficient One of our top choices for going out in the area

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Peterandlouisec . 2024-02-20

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What an absolutely fantastic restaurant. We popped in Sunday the 18th feb as part of my wife’s birthday weekend. The staff were friendly and the restaurant was clearly very popular. We’re had starters unusual for us as we prefer to save ourselves for a lovely dessert but we shared the bruschetta and arancini balls which were sensational I could have eaten a massive bowl of the arancini with that amazing sauce. Fantastic. Main courses again were just a delight. Proper home cooked feeling and they don’t skimp on the portions. No visit to a traditional Italian restaurant would be complete with out some tiramisu. Beautiful really makes me look forward to our holiday in Sicily this June. Exceptional value, three courses each, 2 coffees and a bottle of wine £83. No wonder the steady stream of visitors kept on coming as did the takeaway pizza being collected. Fantastic, well done. On a personal note I was delighted not to drop anything down my new white top!

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Smudgerkent . 2024-02-19

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Fantastic food, great atmosphere and wonderful staff as always. A gem of a restaurant found in a lovely little town.

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Joseph Targan . 2024-02-17

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I would like to personally thank the chef at Lucca’s for taking the time and effort to accommodate my garlic allergy and making me one of the most delicious pizzas I have ever eaten. It was Valentines night and he was under pressure, but he took the time and trouble to ensure my pizza was authentic and special. We love going to Lucca’s as it has great serving staff and a lovely atmosphere but this has cemented it as a special place for us. Thank you once again.

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nancyfm . 2024-02-15

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Been here many times, rude person pushed in front because waitress overlooked us 😒 the food was to its usual high standard but left as soon as main course finished due the screaming of children which spoilt the ambience

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d pascoe . 2024-02-15

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I had the most amazing experience from alice and rhi, what a lovely experience x very friendly and lovely staff with lovely food

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Companion08031827351 . 2024-02-12

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Went here for a birthday celebration and food was great. Service was good and everyone came away very happy. Would recommend

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Mat Smith . 2024-02-11

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Excellent food and service. Highly recommended

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Keaz Kadar . 2024-02-04

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Great little Italian restaurant. Perhaps slightly pricey if you are used to London prices like me, but good to have some food more rustic than the chains (Zizzi/Pizza Express/Prezzo etc). Could maybe have a better range of main courses and pizzas for vegetarians but on the day we visited, the specials menu came up trumps with a bean soup and a veggie pizza del giorno.

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Chris Farthing . 2024-02-03

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Just an amazing experience from beginning to end. The service was perfect, so attentive without being over bearing. They have a young workforce that they should be so proud of. Every one of them was so professional. I went to the Ivy at Tower bridge yesterday evening and their service was not a patch on these guys. Whatever you're doing keep it up, it was such a fabulous evening made great by our waiter Scott. Thanks again so much x

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boppymarie . 2024-02-02

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Visited Lucca for lunch with my wife and made most welcome by attentive staff. Tasty good value food. The spaghetti con gamberi and rigatoni al salsiccia we had were good and washed down with the reasonably priced wine. Followed by wonderful gelati and sorbet and fried gnocchi doughnuts with chocolate sauce and great tasting coffee. All in all a pleasurable experience. We will visit again

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Peter K . 2024-02-01

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First time. Very friendly and relaxed. Delicious food. Highly recommend. Staff helpful and friendly. Will now visit more regularly

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TrevorJ810 . 2024-02-01

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A warm and friendly welcome, a lovely ambiance and delicious food at great prices.

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Scott Weeks . 2024-01-31

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We went here for an evening for a family members birthday - I had been told the food was incredible. I was disappointed from the get go. Service was poor - sat at table for 10 minutes before having to ask one of 3 waitresses stood together at the till chatting, for drinks. We ordered sharing platters for the table, and when they arrived, asked if we could order the kids food, which we were told someone would come back to us. 10 minutes later, I asked if we could order for the children as no one had come back to us. The whole table ordered as we were ready, but asked if the kids food could come straight away and our food when the platters were finished. The platters were nice, not mind blowing. When the food all arrived, we weren't asked if we needed anything else, or if we wanted parmisan cheese - I figured someone would come back. I waited a few minutes before again having to get up and ask for cheese for my meal, again 3 waitresses stood chatting - a waitress came over and said "sorry this should have been offered" - I asked for a bowl for my shells as I had the seafood pasta dish. We also asked if we could order more drinks - as no one had checked. A drinks order was taken - bowl for my shells never arrived. We had brought a cake with us for the birthday, which I asked to be brought over when we had finished. I had purchased a cake topper and some candles and asked for them to be put on. For some mad reason, all 12 candles were put on the small cake, and the cake topper - which set alight as we were singing and the waitress had to blow on the cake to put it out. Blowing out half the candles and causing a small scene - not the waitresses fault of course and she was apologetic, but could have been avoided with some common sense from whoever put the candles on. We were asked if we wanted a knife which we said yes to. Before we got the knife, a waitress came to tell us we only had the table for 15 more minutes so needed to hurry. We would have been done much sooner had we been attended to promptly by waitresses who seemed more interested in chatting that serving. Food was okay not amazing , but service let it down massively. I wouldn't rush back here. Disappointed

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Chelsea M . 2024-01-28

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Excellent pizza and pasta, lovely setting, friendly accomodating staff

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Pam S (EWIC) . 2024-01-27

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We had an excellent meal last night - the service and food was 10/10 couldn’t actually fault anything, what a little gem in Manningtree High Street

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Ali-Jackson . 2024-01-21

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Went here for lunch and thoroughly enjoyed it. Had Calzone which, be warned, is huge! Would be nice if they did a smaller bites lunch menu.

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Tania Mallows . 2024-01-12

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It was a very enjoyable lunch time meal and good value

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Martin Pepp . 2024-01-12

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We booked our wedding reception there for 13 of us. food was fresh and tasty. Children throughly injoyed it, and it was great for all of us.

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robin southern . 2024-01-07

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Amazing food, amazing service, amazing atmosphere. An absolute delight to eat here

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Caroline Bridge . 2024-01-04

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Great meal with friendly service at a realistic price. Perfect atmosphere, I will certainly be back. N.S

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Nick Stratton . 2024-01-04

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Best Italian in Essex/Suffolk and that’s coming from someone who doesn’t like pizza. Proper Italian food and pizzas, lots of options for vegetarians and the courgette fries are a must have!

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Emily S . 2024-01-03

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Went to Lucca's on New Year's Eve. First time there for many years and was wowed by the staff and food. What an excellent venue, where we were made to feel very welcome from the moment we entered. Had the sharing meat/cheese platter for starters and then three of us had pizzas with the fourth a risotto. All thoroughly enjoyed the food and the service was perfection. Thank you for a great evening. Thoroughly recommended.

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ade2174 . 2024-01-01

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Fantastic food and fantastic staff, first of many visits. Thank you, Giglio and Sonia.

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Giglio Bevilacqua . 2023-12-31

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Just had a meal tonight and couldn't fault it at all. The staff were so friendly and very happy to help. The meal was superb. We will definitely be back. We used our Christmas voucher tonight to try it out. Definitely wasn't disappointed. See you all again soon.

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Sonia Baker . 2023-12-31

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Great sharing platter and olives. Pizza was excellent. Sausage rigatoni to die for. I had the special which was basically the amazing sausage rigatoni with added meatballs, mozzarella and Parmesan. I didn’t want it to end. Huge portions. The girls had ice cream and I had tiramisu. All epic. With drinks but excluding service it was £93 for three hungry adults eating three courses with extra sides of olives and garlic pizza base bread. Amazing.

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FiveStarVegas . 2023-12-23

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We liked the food, generous helpings, room (upstairs) noisy so that it was difficult to have conversations across the table set for eight, one or two of the waiting staff who were not unhelpful but need a bit more training to not lean across in front of guest setting food down

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440JohnB . 2023-12-18

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Had a really nice belated birthday meal at Lucca. We all had a mix of pizza and pasta and all tasted excellent. Only pizza and pasta for mains (no steak or meat dishes) but good selection. One point to mention was that the artichoke on the Quattro Stagioni pizza was a bit woody but no one was to know that. Service was very good. Desserts were lovely too. We live locally and intend to go back regularly.

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Rich lePik . 2023-12-16

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Food was great and service really good the only thing that spoilt the evening was a group on a table next to us with out of control children and parent's!!! Made it very difficult for us to hold a conversation.

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Richard k. . 2023-12-04

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My first time at this restaurant food was amazing very very impressed and so reasonably priced

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lesley brand . 2023-12-03

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Really fantastic Italian. The best in the Manningtree/Lawford/Mistly area. Booking highly recommended. Great pizza, and a fairly good selection of other dishes. Great Italian wine too.

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Andrew Larkin . 2023-12-01

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Polite, friendly and accommodating staff. Lovely food.

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Juliet Attrill . 2023-11-25

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Amazing food, especially the starter of the day, which was a mini four cheese fondue with garlic dough balls. In terms of service, two tips: 1. Take American Express. There really isn't a reason not to nowadays. 2. When someone specifically mentions a special occasion when making a booking, do something to recognise it. As a former restaurant owner myself, I know how much of a difference this can make to someone's evening, without costing the restaurant the earth. It only takes a pastry chef a few minutes to pipe a chocolate message onto a dessert plate, and this is all it takes to create a positive lasting impression on a diner. It was a shame to simply be told I could bring my own candles... Of course I know that, but would expect more from a restaurant that has been around long enough to know better. Otherwise, keep up the good work and thanks for a tasty meal.

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Joshua Doyle . 2023-11-21

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Had a great meal, service was top notch from a young lad called Eddie. Friendly, professional and was always happy to help.

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Reuben Springett . 2023-11-18

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Wonderful tasty meals. The four us had pizzas and pasta mains all of which were delicious. Would highly recommend

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Jane Mulvee . 2023-11-17

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Amazing service, amazing food. Always recommending

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Daniel Richard . 2023-11-13

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I am Italian and I really enjoyed the food. Crunchy dough and quality ingredients. Well done!

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Antonio Riccio . 2023-11-12

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Great little Italian place to eat. Highly recommended.

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Nat Stevens . 2023-11-10

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Great food and good quick lunchtime service. Reasonable pricing

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Mark . 2023-11-09

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Best Quatro Stagione pizza outside of Italy. Lovely waitresses and great atmosphere. Delicious Panna Cotta!

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Sue Hill . 2023-11-07

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We went for a birthday meal out for lunch (table booked in advance). Food was okay. Service was very poor, and I felt sorry for the staff who clearly didn’t have training or support in the role. Issues were as follows: unwelcoming staff at front door; staff forgot to put my pizza through to the kitchen (on my birthday 🙃) and did not take anything off the cost of the bill or anything to make up for the rest of the table (including young children) having to wait with their meals going cold for it to be cooked from scratch; my daughter asked to substitute salami for nduja, they still made us pay an extra £3 ish even though they had taken the salami off; no one checked back during the meal so we only got one round of drinks the whole time we were there; my husband’s dessert was over cooked and hard; my mum asked them to put a candle in my dessert for my birthday as a surprise which they agreed to and then didn’t do - when she raised it with the waitress they just shrugged and said they were covering someone else; no one cleared the table properly so we were eating our desserts with dirty cutlery, glasses and napkins still on the table; the desserts arrived before we had any spoons and the waitress who brought them over (late) dropped a spoon into the pile of dirty cutlery and didn’t replace it for a clean one or clear the dirty items! The atmosphere was loud and stressful with screaming children dropping food on the floor, and there was no continuity of service (we had 4 different wait staff). It was like an unprofessional Wetherspoons and is some of the worst service in our collective memory as a family. Wouldn’t recommend, didn’t tip, and wouldn’t go back.

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Liberty B . 2023-11-04

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Lucca's is one of our favourites! Pizza is always brilliant, lots of options and good pasta too. Drinks are good and staff are usually very chatty.

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Jo Todd (Josie) . 2023-10-29

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Authentic and absolutely glorious food

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Ross Thompson . 2023-10-27

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Had a family meal there today, food and service was amazing. Highly recommended

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Emma Schofield . 2023-10-23

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A brilliant place to eat and spend quality time with your friends & family. The food is fantastic, the atmosphere friendly & helpful, delivered with decent value too. We've had many a happy meal here and would highly recommend.

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Tom Cheek . 2023-10-21

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Great venue, great food, attentive staff. Very reasonable prices. Can’t really fault it. The Rigatoni with sausage and the seafood spaghetti were both excellent. Tiramisu ticked the boxes. A real gem of a place.

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FiveStarVegas . 2023-10-17

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Overall 4/5 My main course which was a seafood pasta came out barely luke warm and when I told the waitress, she apologised and took it back to the kitchen to have it reheated. I specifically said that I'm happy if the kitchen just put it in the microwave to heat it up (I'm not a fussy customer, but would like to have my food hot). When the dish came back out the second time, there was genuinely no difference to the temperature. Being British I just ate the food as by this point my guests were already halfway through their main and I was only just starting! After I've finished the meal, I went up to the same waitress and left her my feedback regarding the dish. She was very apologetic and asked if I wanted to speak to the manager. I didn't want to get anyone into trouble so I kindly declined the offer. When it came to dessert time, I fancied having their special G&T whilst my guests had something sweet. When the drink was delivered, the same waitress said to me that she's told her manager of my experience, she apologised again and said that the G&T was complimentary, as a way of saying sorry. I was pleasantly surprised that they actually did something to rectify this. I thanked her and the manager before I've left and felt a lot better, not because of the complimentary drink but because they acknowledged the issue and found a happy medium to move on from the situation. Overall, it started weak and disappointing but the evening was saved by the floor staff taking their initiatives and tried their best to make things right. Hopefully next time my pasta will be steaming hot, especially with the weather changing now! Kevin

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Kevin Chik . 2023-10-16

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We wanted to stop off for dinner before getting the night ferry from Harwich, Lucca was perfect for us - great range of pizza and wines. Staff very lovely. Glad we had booked as it was very busy on a Saturday night.

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Bevlar2015 . 2023-10-16

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Came to this restaurant with my partner and daughter for an early Sunday dinner. This place is as close to Italy you will get in the area, food was truly fantastic and the aesthetics of the restaurant tops it off. I deem the pricing of the food to be very reasonable, a pizza and pasta dish, along with a drink, only set us back £23.00. For the quality you get, it’s brilliant. We decided to sit outside in the lovely, colourful courtyard. We were the only ones out there, and that is why I also assume attentiveness in the staff did lack slightly. After bringing awareness to us going outside, we seemed to be forgotten about and I had to go ask for menus and also then go up and order the food too. Apart from this minor and easily-done courtesy error, I can’t fault the establishment in any other way and can only recommend it to anyone looking for a mouth-watering Italian experience.

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Erik Valent . 2023-10-04

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Fantastic somehow managed to book a table for the next evening on the spur of the moment , all four of us were very happy with our meals ! Wonderful restaurant and super fast service !

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Hand tool Restoration . 2023-09-19

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Staff are very good , food is great

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lee fletcher . 2023-09-17

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Such a lovely restaurant, made us feel like we are somewhere abroad, maybe Italy. Delicious salad and pasta, will definitely come back for other dishes

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Maria T . 2023-09-16

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It was so hot the day we went, Food was nice, but did not stay too long

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Mark Floyd . 2023-09-15

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I have been coming to this restaurant for over 8 years, for business and also pleasure. I find the team a credit to their manager for the training that she has given them. Your manager is a credit to restaurant. Keep up the good work.

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adam h . 2023-09-13

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I'd always heard good things about this place but sorry to say we were quite disappointed and would not hurry back. We had reserved a table in advance, but when we arrived no-one asked if we had booked or what name they just shoved us in a really quite awful pokey table with no window - and then 5 minutes later I watched as two people wondered in with no booking only to be given a much nicer table and receive way better service. I took from this that only one of the waiting team seemed to know how to serve customers - she was great, but everyone else not so much...

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Victoria Webb . 2023-09-11

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Passed through the little town of Manningtree on our way home after a trip to Tuscany. It felt like we had extended out holiuday by an evening! PIzzas were just perfect and the pasta was also as delicious! Service was excellent too. Our gentleman server was very attentive and professional. 9.5/10

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Harriet B . 2023-09-10

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Very very disappointed in the food and how it came out , took gf for a birthday meal went to lucca as heard good things but very disappointed in how it looked when came out and the flavour, we had the sealed prawns with garlic and calamari literally couldn't taste a single bit off garlic the prawns had no flavour at all , and also we had the bruschette it was so soggy and just covered with rocket as u can see in pic,the mains we had pizza you couldn't pick the pizza up as it just fell apart the crust was lovely have to say but trying to pick it up was a disaster!!also had the spaghetti gambari in the pic it looks like it's just been chucked on with the rocket and I took loads off more rocket off aswell , wouldn't go back as the food was very poor ,it felt like they had a junior chef on learning his trade as it was a week day ,so many mistakes and how the food came was literally embarrassing felt it was just chucked on..

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Mark S . 2023-09-08

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Lovely Italian restaurant, great food and service, really nice courtyard area at the back.

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Dan Buckle . 2023-09-08

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Great value for what you get, we love it here!

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joe witt . 2023-09-04

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Lovely menu, Lovely food. Good service. Will defo be going back again. Highly recommended. Not at all what I was expecting. I think I'd been to too many Italian chains and they put me off but this little restaurant was superb. There is parking outside, not many spaces but we found a spot easy enough when shops shut. Child friendly and good menu. Clean and tidy, too!

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Janice Chapman . 2023-08-30

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Food was excellent service brilliant 👍

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Ben Taylor . 2023-08-28

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Great pizza! Great place for a date night! The fabulous pizza was most excellent to our taste buds. Young friendly staff. I’m already excited for the next trip.

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Debbie R . 2023-08-21

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Lovely place with great service. They also offer vegan mozzarella and gluten free bases which is great for my fussy tummy. Really nice setting too.

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Tania Lawrence . 2023-08-21

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Really excellent Italian restaurant. Great pizza (I’ve a Calabria) and pasta.

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Michael Lam . 2023-08-20

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Visited on a Sunday very rude staff and poor service. Couldn't believe how unfriendly and rude the staff was.

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KatieSB123 . 2023-08-20

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If I could give this restaurant 6 stars I would. I had the finest Linguine I have had outside of Rome. My guests both had very fine pizzas. The Sicilian white wine was lovely. Early in the lunch hour it was very busy - you need to book and then it was very noisy but settled down after an hour or so. If you can get to this restaurant, I cannot recommend it highly enough - go!

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J H H . 2023-08-17

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Incredibly slow service. Pizza took a long time to arrive. The manager forgot to bring us the dessert menus after the meal. We waited over 40mins for the desserts to come only to be told they are "just coming" but this was clearly her just remembering she needed to put them through. Waited another 10mins only to be told they had no vanilla ice cream for the affogato. She couldn't comprehend that after all that hassle we didn't want anything and just wanted to leave even though the other desserts were ready and was really rude. Only time she seemed interested in hearing what we were saying was when she over heard me after she left the table and I said they were taking the piss. She then got defensive and said "well we are busy" (they were no where near as busy as usual) and " "well I apologised" (no she didn't). It's a shame as we have been coming here for over 12 years but will probably wait it out till they have someone in charge who has some idea how to run a restaurant or deal with people.

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WLSwan . 2023-08-14

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I think they have new management. The service was slow and poor last time we went and the management didn't care/didn't know what they were doing. P.S. saying "I did apologise" isn't apologising.

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James Newman . 2023-08-14

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Visited recently , excellent service and food, thanks for a great evening out.

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Lee Williams . 2023-08-13

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Extraordinary value for top quality Italian cuisine in a charming historical building. This restaurant is well staffed with an enthusiastic, friendly team to ensure speedy service with a smile!

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Noel Gilmartin . 2023-08-12

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Amazing place, tasty food, top service!

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Kelsey Sewell . 2023-08-11

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Pizzas as big as the sun! Ok, maybe not the sun, but definitely American sized and almost as good New Jersey's 😉❤️

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Sharone M Neuhoff . 2023-08-11

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Lovely food, very cosy restaurant, good for date night.. Great choice of pizza on the menu . Great service, very attentive.

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Kathy W . 2023-08-11

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Excellent food, friendly service, quite expensive.

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Simon Gogerly . 2023-08-05

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Such a gem to be found in little Manningtree. Great food, friendly staff and a really broad menu. Something for everyone.

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Catherine Emily Paddon . 2023-08-04

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Sweet Italian place, with a great outdoor area. Food is simple and delicious! Service was a bit hit and miss, definitely not on the same level as the food.

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Arturas Bacul . 2023-07-28

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Anything apart from pizza is not great. Salad was tired and un-inviting and expensive for what came. Surly service. Eating out is a rare treat these days so this kind of thing really ruined it.

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774mct . 2023-07-25

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Excellent food and very good service.

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Anthony Folami . 2023-07-25

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Great service and amazing food!

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Daniel Cotton . 2023-07-23

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Real Italian food! Pizzas a high point. Incredibly busy and fun, the servers were super lovely and our three year loved it too! Cant wait to go back.

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Jane S . 2023-07-20

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Full marks! Had dinner here during short getaway from London. Everything we tried was delicious, a rare gem in this cute little parish town.

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Markus L. . 2023-07-14

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Came here with friends who’ve recently moved to Manningtree and wanted to show us the sights of their new town. We came here after visiting the crown next door (separate review). Lovely Italian restaurant. We had delicious pizzas - wood fired - gorgeous. Our friends had pasta which looked equally as nice. Drinks were a little pricey but you expect that I suppose in a nice restaurant (but actually cheaper than the pub next door!). We will be returning to Manningtree to come here again.

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John M . 2023-07-14

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For a pizza lunch, this is the place to go! Mine was delicious. Lucca has a wood fired pizza oven and the chef makes good use of it. The dough used to make pizzas at Lucca is also particularly wholesome. My friends and I also...

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RamblerSuffolk_UK_ . 2023-06-30

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Haven't been to Lucca's for long time was excited to go back. The food was tasty! that's really where it stopped the service was awful arrived and was seated promptly and left to ponder the menu, the drink's order was taken which i had to change as they had run out of the drink i wanted very odd for early on a Friday evening, ordered starters a basket of bread and olive oil and balsamic vinegar arrived promptly and was then asked if we wanted the dressing which I replied yes, this was brought two very large bottles of oil and vinegar just placed on the table very odd ! Within approx 3 minutes our main meals were brought to the table hadn't even had a chance to eat the starter which he had to abandon as we didn't want out pasta to go cold. Pasta was lovely. We had been served had a starter which we was unable to eat a main meal all within 35 minutes of arriving in Lucca felt more like a fast food experience than a meal out, such a shame as the food was good but will not be returning.

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emma d . 2023-06-30

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Had a farewell lunch at the Lucca and had a great meal. Everything was good especially the service from Sophie and Imogen. Having been used to the great coffee in Melbourne the flat white was on a par. Best coffee i’ve had in the UK.

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chris dixey . 2023-06-28

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We visited on a busy Sunday evening and were lucky to get a table sitting outside in their terrace area which is very comfortable and attractively done. There a few tables outside in the front and you can park in the street. All the staff...

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Valena18 . 2023-06-26

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Excellent Italian food, spiffing pizza and a good atmosphere. A bit pricey but worth shelling out for. Make sure you book well in advance as it is very popular and has extremely limited parking.

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Adrian Willings . 2023-06-25

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Very friendly staff, perfect food and super accommodating for children. Our favourite place to go.

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Elena Lupascu . 2023-06-23

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We arrived slightly early for our reservation, which seemed to take the manager on duty by surprise. She abruptly turned her back on us to look at her computer, we just stood there for a while, why she typed away, then eventually she called another...

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Tom M . 2023-06-18

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Fantastic. Came for dinner with the family and we're met by friendly staff who saw us to our table. Ordered our food (sharing platters to start and a mix of pizza and pasta dishes for mains) and every thing we had tasted amazing. The food and service were first class and we will definitely be returning. Portion size and value for money are so good. Highly recommend visiting.

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Angela Sutton . 2023-06-13

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Such a shame... it used to be so good. We waited over an hour inbetween courses. Had to repeatedly ask for a drink, which then arrived after our starters. The waitresses looked deeply stressed and there's clearly a huge problem for it to have gone...

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jadef669 . 2023-06-11

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I adore Lucca, come many times a year but it seems when you come outside of normal lunch & dinner hours the service seems to drop. It took a while for our drinks order to be taken & then for the drinks to arrive before our food order being taken. It was a really hot day & we were so thirsty. The food is top quality, no doubt about that, and it came out quickly. We were sat downstairs & could overhear the staff chatting about how slow the day was going & orders being thrown around to do things, they just seemed a little drained & made for an uncomfortable atmosphere. Weirdly when it's busy the standards improve. Not sure why the olive oil has been taken off the tables as it was nice to use with the pizza crusts.

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Lucy N . 2023-06-11

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Had never been here before, and I'm sooo so glad I got to visit Today. The staff were all brilliant, very welcoming, it was a lovely atmosphere. The food was amazing, had a ham and mushroom pizza with a fried egg added, was so good. Pudding was equally as good, sadly was so excited to eat it that I forgot to take a photo. But had panna cotta with a berry compote, yum. Hope to go back, really enjoyed it.

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Zoe Stamp . 2023-06-10

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