The Pasta Factory in Manchester

I visited this place with a Friend after reading google reviews. The beer was served 3/4 of a pint glass, rest is foam! Ordered Ravioli Del Plin, it was tasteless!Neither quality nor quantity! Sorry it was not a great experience.

Fabulous food. Always a great set of specials - at some point, I will have the mains from the menu. Friendly service Relaxed atmosphere. Great little restaurant. And the wine list is one to work through. Niav was ace.

Food 10, service 10! Served by Niav, friendly and clearly has good knowledge of the menu :)

Best place for pasta in Manchester, Niav was so helpful

Niav was our server for the evening, everything from the food to the service was amazing. Would recommend

We were rushed for time due to a gig, but Niav sorted us out double quick time. Food was lovely and service was great.

Charlotte and Niau looked after us … great service and food

Food and service was amazing. What a cute little find!!! Great vegan options too!

The best pasta! Loved it. Food was lovely and service was great – thanks to Laura and Niav!

Had a lovely weeknight meal, great service from Niav and Laura!

Good!!! Niav+Laura they are very nice💗💗

Beautiful food, reminded us of eating in Rome! Niav & Laura looked after us ensuring we had everything we needed! Thanks! We ll be back! X

Great evening, great food, great service, we were very well looked after by both Niav & Laura. 10/10

Good pasta for Manchester! The menu was ok, not incredible for my taste...but all my colleagues love it! So they are probably doing something right

Great service from Tom & Laura - really good pasta!

Delicious! Great service from Tom and Laura too

Wonderful food and our server Tom was excellent!

Great service from Tom & Laura. Food delicious. Will return next time I'm in Manchester!

I have wanted to eat here with family for a number of years now and was looking forward to eating here after seeing how popular it was and for the tasty smells coming from inside. There are too many tables wedged in and waiters flying everywhere. Not a place for a family celebration, as you have to shout to be heard. Food decidedly average. Calamari starter tasteless, however the sauce made up for an unseasoned piece of fish.. Tuna overpowered with pepper (you couldn't even taste the chilli). poor communication from the waiting staff (we were brought someones main course) - Ravioli alternative (the maincourse meant for someone else) was soggy and lukewarm. Slow service. 25 minutes for the starters and a further 45 minutes for the main courses. My parents main courses and the 10% service charge were taken off the bill. Would not recommend.

Laura and Francesco were great hosts for a date night last night. They were super helpful, friendly and warm with me and my partner who throughly enjoyed the food with great atmosphere and great service! Grazie guys ☺️

Francesco and Laura were fab! Food was outstanding and I cannot recommended enough.

Bellissimo!! Warm ambience, impeccable service. Would definitely recommend and visit again.

Fabulous pasta with great recipes. Great service from Tom.

Francesco and Thom and all of the staff were so attentive and accommodating, and the food was excellent! Highly recommend!

Super duper as always! Plenty of veggie and vegan options, all delicious, and wonderful attentive staff! Thank you :)

Tom was an awesome waiter, the pasta was incredible and tiramisu was one of the best I’ve ever had ✨

Great atmosphere, romantic setting. Very nice food, service a bit slow but okay. Very friendly staff. Follow me for more honest reviews, honesty is the best policy

Great service and food. Tom was brilliant

Some of the best pasta dishes I've ever had, in a homely Italian atmosphere complete with smooth 70s jazz playing in the background. Our server, Tom, was incredibly accommodating to our questions and requests, making for a pleasant evening. I highly recommend the Cola Baladin, and the ravioli ragu I had was simply delicious (hopefully next time I'll be able to order the panacotta special that my partner had for dessert).

Absolutely delicious and great value for money. I'll definitely be back 🙂

Brilliant food and brilliant service from Tom

really gorgeous food, slowish service could maybe benefit from one more person, but the wait is worth it the food is lovely

Our waiter Tom was very friendly and he gave us good recommendations for our food

The food here was outrageously good. Tom and Nora treated us like family. This place is a gem.

The food is so good. Handmade pasta , the carbona was amazing! But the best has been the service, Tom has bern very attentive and friendly. So nice restaurant to bring your family and friends!

Niav & Antonio were amazing, as was the food!

Thank you so much to Niav and Antonio for their lovely service. Food was lovely especially the pistachio panna cotta :))

Amazing amazing amazing! Had the pasta special and was delish!

TOM has good split of services!

Lovely food and great service from Niav and Tom

Food was delicious! Service was also amazing and very tasty! Also, Tom was a Michelin star dish! (Sophie & Emilia)

Amazing service from Niav! Food was incredible. Highlights were the ricotta and mortadella gnocco and the burrata and pesto tagliatelle.

Niav and Laura were great!! Lovely food

Lovely place with the most delicious, fresh food. Friendly staff - thank you Laura and Francesco for looking after me! Will definitely be back!

Great food, exceptional atmosphere, wonderful service. Mr Tom is fantastic.

Really good, authentic, ever changing Italian food. Staff are great and attentive, food is incredibly tasty and really well presented. If the restaurant is busy the high ceilings can result in a loud atmosphere, so if you're hard of hearing it might be worth taking an aid with you.

Delicious food. Lovely for a chilled night out. Tom was great

Tom, thank you for your professionalism 👈👌

This was my first time here and Tom was a very great and fun server. Thank you and the food was amazinggggg ughhhhh 😍😍😍😍

Great service by Tom the waiter and beautiful food

Such a cute find with great vibes and fantastic food! Our server, Niav, was incredibly welcoming and friendly. Fab customer service—would definitely recommend!

Enjoyed a lovely meal out, would recommend! Thanks to Niav for exceptional customer service

Lovely place, a little escape from the busy central Manchester streets. Niav was great!

The best food every single time! We were served by Niav and she gave the best service!

Delicious pasta and Niav was a lovely host

Delicious pasta (and Stuzzichini) and great service from Tom and Niav

good portion size kind waiters tom and niav

Tom is a super waiter. To be recomended

Had a lovely evening meal and the service from Tom and Neive was amazing. Will definitely be returning.

Laura and Antonio were amazing -food was delish 100% recommend !

Great service from Laura and Niau, great food, great time!

Five stars for all! Gutted I didn’t find this place sooner whilst staying in Manchester. The handmade pasta was devine, texture was perfect. Would definitely recommend coming here for a meal!

the food was delicious, and I had an amazing experience. The portions were not too big, but the taste made up for it. The staff were very friendly

Niav and Laura were very welcoming, the food was fantastic and the specials always look great!

That squid ink bucatini is the most unique and delicious pasta I’ve had for a while - defo go just for that

Food was banging, service was really friendly and the atmosphere was also great. Would definitely reccommend 🎉

Service from Niau & Laura was on point and so was the tiramisu!

Great food, prompt and friendly service from Laura and Niav.

Food was lovely and service was great too! Niav and Laura were great and attentive. Would definitely come back!

Wonderful as always.served by Niav and Laura, both lovely and attentive. I’ve been coming here for 10 years, always the best bowl of pasta in the city

Great spot to eat in Manchester if you’re after some delicious pasta! I had the BUCATINI CON CREMA DI AGLIO NERO & TONNO which was delicious (even if it looks a little strange!). Gentle spice to it with lovely tuna. Tiramisu for dessert was to die for! And the hot chocolate is worth a try too. Service from Niav and Laura was pleasant—attentive without being invasive, and the wait time for everything was reasonable. I’d recommend this spot without hesitation!

Niav and Laura are lovely and the food is super super and tasty

Had an absolutely wonderful meal with first class service from Laura and Tom. Thank you

Tom was amazing ! My dinner was too salty and he changed it right away. Amazing food. Thank you

We went on the night of March 1st, it was nice to find a place that had the kitchen open after 9pm. We were assisted by Tom, who speaks perfect Spanish 🤗. The food was top top. It is almost in front of the Crown Plaza hotel.

I've been to The Pasta Factory many times, on my most recent visit Tom was a great server and as always the food was delicious!

Tom and Laura were so friendly and helpful. The food was delicious, will definitely come again when next in the area. Thank you

Tuvimos unos entrantes excelentes y pasta casera que eran todos muy agradables lavados con una botella encantadora de vino tinto Aglianico. Tienen diferentes pastas y salsas caseras, todo el tiempo, así que siempre hay algo nuevo que probar, junto con sus opciones especiales. Para terminar tuve un expreso y compartí el tiramasu casero que fue increíble. Es un pequeño restaurante independiente y puede estar ocupado con algunas mesas un poco cerca, pero eso no es algo que impactó nuestra experiencia gastronómica. Tom nos cuidó, y sus colegas, que eran muy amables y conocedores. En general una excelente experiencia.

Amazing service and even better service! Thankyou Tom ,Antonio ,Laura and the rest of kitchen staff, made my parents meeting the boyfriend a very successful night <3:)

Wonderful experience!! Food is always perfection and the service is always on point. Thank you so much Tom for looking after us. Will definitely be coming again

Had a lovely experience with friends for lunch! Food was delicious and very fresh / filling. Will definitely return. Only thing to note was it was pretty cold!

Antonio and Tom were nice and the food was excellent. Antonio recommended us a white wine that really match with the pasta that we ordered.

The food was very good and Tom took great care of us and was very nice! We will definitely repeat! Thanks for everything Tom!

Tom was super friendly, I will come back for sure!!!

Good, quality food, we stayed with the service that Tom, a great guy, offered us

Food was great. Service was even better. Tom was especially super welcoming and kind! Would highly recommend this spot for great Italian food.

What an incredible gem this place is. From the customer service to the delicious food. Me and my partner had such an incredible time. We were served by Tom and he made our night. We will definitely come back!!

Tom was great, almost as good as the pasta ;) thank you!

Tom was the greatest waiter I’ve met in the uk so far!

Great service from Tom, Antonio and Laura. The food was amazing - best pasta in Manchester! Only downside was that the restaurant was just slightly too cold for me!

I booked a table online for a meal at the Pasta Factory which was very easy to do and very time efficient. It was an anniversary meal just prior to Valentine's Day with my partner. As soon as we arrived, we were greeted and presented with several table options within the restaurant. Frenchie assisted us on front of house and he was fabulous, very attentive and knowledgeable about both the food and drink menus. He provided excellent wine recommendations. The décor is beautiful yet very home-like. I felt instantly comfortable in the restaurant. For a starter, I selected the Burrata and Tomato with croutons. My partner decided on the focaccia with three accompanying dips of garlic, truffle and olive based. For main courses, we had the spinach ravioli and the pesto and burrata pasta. The spinach ravioli was very delicious and fresh. So much flavour on one plate of food. The pesto burrata pasta was luxurious and a hug of flavour. The food was beautifully prepared and the portions were very good. I decided to change my pasta shape and my partner decided to add crispy chilli flakes onto her dish. Frenchie was more than happy to assist us with this and the adaptions were great. There were plenty of vegan and vegetarian dishes across starters, mains and desserts. For Dessert, I chose the tiramisu and my partner had the affogato al cafe. Both were great portions and tasted very delicious. We had a fabulous time and it was one of the best meals I have ever had. I would 1000% recommend to anyone- vegan, celiac (gluten free), vegetarian or if you eat meat.

The food was glorious and easily able to tailor to gluten free. Lovely atmosphere and great service from Niav & Laura. Thank you.

Niav and Laura were great hosts

Amazing food, great service, enjoyable atmosphere

Nice food and super tasty! Lavra Niav is so nice and kind to introduce every type of pasta/taste, perfect service with lovely smile all the time :p

Laura and Niav were cute and made our first experience at Pasta Factory pleasant 😁

Llegué a Pasta Factory ya un par de veces y siempre ha sido una buena experiencia. El menú cambia constantemente en función de la temporada y siempre es muy bueno. Servicio excepcional, los chicos que trabajan allí siempre son tan amables y educados. Ven aquí para una pasta italiana perfecta

Estábamos emocionados de visitar, pero nos preocupamos desde nuestra llegada. Decir que el personal de espera parecía frenético e incapaz de hacer frente es una exageración. Estábamos a solo unos centímetros de la pareja de al lado (las mesas están demasiado cerca) , así que nuestra primera idea de que algo estaba mal era que a la señora de la pareja se le servía la bebida equivocada y luego su entrante de focaccia y chapuzones se servía con su plato principal. Me dijo que el pan estaba “seco”. Durante este “floor show” tuvimos promesas de servicio pero muy poco servicio real. Después de una espera considerable, finalmente nos sirvieron nuestro salmón curado de remolacha y un entrante para ensaladas. Ambos estaban bien. El salmón tenía poco sabor... ... ...Esperamos y esperamos y esperamos y finalmente tomé un ravioli ragu razonable, pero para nuestro horror, a mi esposo le sirvieron un plato de tilo verde frío que se suponía que era tagliatelle con pesto y burrata. Se quejó y dos miembros diferentes del personal nos dijeron que era por el queso burrata. ¡El tagliatelle demasiado cocido que se ha congelado en un plato de cilantro verde no es debido al queso! Un punto interesante a tener en cuenta es que soy bastante pequeño y no tiendo a terminar las comidas. Me temo que me quedé hambriento por mis ravioles que eran más una porción del tamaño de un entrante. La comida de mi marido no era comestible, así que se fue con hambre también! Fuimos al concierto al que asistíamos y tuvimos que comprar allí comida que en realidad era preferible a la comida que nos habían servido. El personal estaba completamente despreocupado por nuestra mala experiencia y de hecho, nos dio la tarjeta para otro restaurante @Noi Quattro cuando pagamos, presumiblemente con la esperanza de que dejaríamos una mala crítica para ellos en lugar de The Pasta Factory. ¡Muy, muy pobre espectáculo! Para el contexto, mis dos hijos son chefs en establecimientos de alto nivel y yo soy un cocinero casero competente! Habría tirado el tagliatelle que sirvieron a mi marido.

Very bland food and small portions. An excuse as an Italian restaurant. Over priced for such basic food. Service also medicore. Avoid!

Great quality food and service, somewhere I love to visit with friends and for celebrations. Fantastico!