The Pasta Factory in Manchester

Had a great meal with fantastic food, service and ambience. Great advice and service from Tom and George.

The food genuinely is as good as the reviews make it out to be, and the waiter, George, set a great vibe 🍝

George is king- give him a bonus 🙏🙏👑

1stctime visit, very good food, great service from George made us feel welcome.

Lovely pasta, lovely atmosphere, lovely George

George was excellent at serving our table. Very friendly and attentive

Came on a busy day due to the Manchester marathon so service was a bit chaotic. Had an issue with our drinks not arriving and a slightly wrong starter, but George got it sorted for us really quick. The food itself was great throughout.

Great place, George was attentive and knowledgeable esp wrt desserts!Great time had by all.Thank you.

Such a lovely meal, great specials and friendly staff, particularly Tom and Charlotte

Tom served us very kindly! The food was fantastic, all with a very Italian flair.

Very busy on a Saturday evening. Food service was very slow due to large parties seated ahead of us. However George was a very personable server. His chat was friendly and engaging. Plus they accepted Scottish bank notes without a quibble!

Excellent - our waiter George was a real star, he was super funny and made our evening! X

George was fantastic! Also some of the best Italian food I’ve ever had and I eat almost explicitly Italian cuisine.

Amazing food would recommend ! Shoutout to George for recommending me a great dessert was delicious !

Amazing experience. Food was phenomenal, cosy atmosphere and the staff were lovely. Special mention to George who served us, excellent service and very easy going and friendly.

Amazing pasta, George made our evening

Amazing service from George, top guy

Tom, was able to fit us in at short notice, took our order served us in less than an hour…Absolute Legend!!! Da iawn ti!

Great food and service by George

Amazing food, perfect pre marathon carb lunch for my wife! Tom was a superb waiter

Lovely food and service from George, thank you!!

thanks for the great service George!

Tom and George our servers were delightful and attentive. They upsold the specials which were delicious. They also cater to dogs and offer doggy pasta!

The food was absolutely amazing , our waiter George was an absolute legend. Friendly, attentive, and honestly made the whole experience even better.

Tom is amazing! Great professional and very kind

George and Tom were great and made our evening!

We love pasta factory it’s always a favourite. The food was amazing and great to have some new vegetarian dishes on the new menu. We were served by George who looked after us well throughout the meal.

Absolutely lovely dining, closest I've had to being in a restaurant in Italy itself. George made sure we were taken care of properly. Definitely recommend the pannacotta if it's on special when you visit!

Quality cuisine. Thanks to Francesco for the warm service

The best restaurant worth it in the whole UK. The pasta factory should be a Manchester monument.

My favourite place in Manchester! Food and service are amazing! This time Franscesco looked after me and although my date stood me up, I had probably a much better night! Mille grazie and amore tutti to the fabulous pasta factory team 🫶

Fabulous food and amazing service from our waiter George who was very kind and recommended the best dessert I have ever tasted. We shall definitely be visiting again.

The food was excellent. My pasta was cooked perfectly ❤️

Fantastic food and service from George.

Fab service from George today. Will definitely come again!

Awesome service and food. Pasta making class was amazing! Well worth doing.

First visit to this great restaurant. Lovely food and equally lovely staff.

This evening was our first visit to The Pasta Factory and we loved it! We've been looking to find a really authentic, high-quality, good-value Italian restaurant in Manchester city centre and The Pasta Factory will be our go to when we're in this part of town. George and Charlotte were really personable and friendly hosts.

Great food, George was very helpful with providing condiments on our request with our starter and bring more then we expected it was great. Charlotte's recommendation of the cheesecake was well recommended brilliant cheesecake.

Brilliant service from George.. Mezzamaniche was amazing !! Thanks

Fabulous food and fabulous service from Charlotte and George. I had Paccheri all Nerano and my partner had Bucatini Topinmabur. Both delicious, we will be back. Ottimo lavoro!

We had a lovely meal - we were 3 and we decided to have one of the 3 raviolis each … this was an excellent idea … they were all do different but so good! Our final favourite was the salmon one . We had George as our waiter - he was a charming young man, very helpful and G.S.O.H.

Lovely food and fantastic service from George. Enjoyed the dessert George recommended too!

Delicious authentic food with great service. The restaurant isn’t big so if you do plan to visit, definitely make a reservation. We loved the decor, it felt like we were in a different country. I did find the restaurant a bit cold but that’s just personal preference. Would definitely visit again!

Delicious food, really authentic. Well priced! Tom and Laura super friendly staff!

Very delicious pasta and great hospitality by Tom! 👌

The food was very good, and Tom gave us extraordinary service 👌

We had such a wonderful dining experience, thanks in large part to our amazing waitress. She was incredibly accommodating, friendly, and really made us feel welcome from the moment we sat down. Her attention to detail and genuine warmth added so much to our meal. As for the food — I ordered the carbonara, and it was absolutely delicious. You could really taste the black pepper, which added a bold and authentic kick to the dish. My son had the gnocchi, and he thoroughly enjoyed it. The texture was perfect — soft, pillowy, and cooked just right. Great service and great food — we’ll definitely be coming back!

Authentic Italian. The dishes are simple in terms of ingredients, but unique in taste. George the young waiter is very friendly and did take care of all my concerns regarding my allergies

Francesco and Chita were brilliant with their pasta making masterclass and food were great

Our pasta masterclass with Francesco at the pasta factory was absolutely fantastic - learnt a lot and had lots of fun!

Great & fresh Pasta and great service by Tom!

Great food and great service by Tom

Food, service and atmosphere was fabulous, was served by Tom who was super friendly and most helpful

The food was gorgeous, atmosphere was lovely, wine and deserts beautiful, staff were very attentive and place was pact. Highly recommend.

I’d been wanting to try here for a while to try the gluten free offering- had the gnocchi and it was so delicious. Tom and Niav were exceptional serving staff, so friendly.

Small place, choose the tonight specials which we did two nights. Never had such a well tasting salami. Quick to check on customers. Worth a visit.

Great food and service experience from Tom, amazing! Would definitely recommend and will return on my next trip to the city. Well done guys and compliments to the chef!

Oh my goodness some of the best food I’ve ever eaten! We had Niav as a server and she was great :)

Anna and Niav were amazing, as was all the food! 10/10 would recommend

My recommendation is GNOCCHI GORGONZOLA.very creamy one, tastes so good. Thank you, Anna and Niav. I will come again.

We did a pasta making workshop with work. Absolutely briliant!! Massively recommend Fransisco, he was brilliant!

We came across this place by chance. Not your ordinary Italian - this is fresh pasta with freshly made sauce which tastes every bit of its chosen ingredients. I would be happy to try the whole menu.

Authentic Italian restaurant, exceptional fresh pasta, we had a great meal. Francesco was very welcoming and made us feel at home. We will definitely be back.

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

Me and my friend went the other day and was served by the nicest waiter named Niav and made us feel very welcomed definitely will come again🫶🏽

We did a pasta making workshop here the food. Absolutely amazing!! Massively reccomend, Fransisco was brilliant!

We had the most amazing experience at the pasta making workshop, Francesco was a wonderful teacher. The food is 10/10 and the service could not be better. Thank you so much will 100% be back!

Excellent service from Niav! Came in with my family and tried the focaccia and Ravioli algi spinaci and it was amazing! Will definitely return 😍

Had a great experience here! Food was delicious, tried the ravioli algi spinaci and it was a great vegetarian option! Desserts were delicious aswell. Our waitress was Niav and she made sure we were enjoying our time!

Best pasta in Manchester! A little bit loud as there was a big group in the small restaurant at the same time but perhaps was a one-off. service was amazing thanks niau!

The best pasta in Manchester, and it’s not even close. Massive shout out to Tom who talked us through the specials and made sure we were looked after all throughout our meal.

Friendly and cozy with gorgeous food. Service is absolutely great Tom was so kind and helpful 🫶🫶🫶

The food was phenomenal. Tom and Laura doing a fantastic job. We'll definitely be back!

I really loved my experience at the Pasta Factory, the atmosphere was incredible and more so the service, Niav, was amazing and really pleasant. I especially enjoyed the tagliatelle pesto & burrata dish and affogato, it was all delicious! Will definitely be coming back for more!!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

Great service from Tom & Laura - really good pasta!

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.

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 ✨

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!