Franco Manca Manchester - Piccadilly Gardens

Absolutely delicious food! Fresh. Tasty. Shame no burrata was available tho! One star less as on the receipt found that an OPTIONAL service charge was added without asking. I don’t mind tipping at all. But it would be nice if the staff would ask or inform about adding the charge to the bill. This is not a good practice.

A beautiful New York loft style bulling with plenty of space, though I imagine it gets noisy when full. The food was a bit frustrating. The pizza dough they pride themselves on is clearly tasty but another 30 seconds in the oven would make all the difference, adding a little bite to the crust. Very underseasoned as well, despite the tomatoes tasting fresh and vibrant. Staff were very friendly but did take over ten minutes to take my order when I was one of only two tables there for lunch. I want to love it more than I did.

Small menu so it's easy to choose from. The pizza sizes were quite large so 2 people could share 1. Though, if you can eat big portions then having a pizza to yourself is fine. Food tasted okay but nothing too great. The tables were too small to accommodate the food and drinks we had ordered.

I ordered margarita pizza & garlic bread and cheese. Served hot from the oven. Location is perfect and staff are friendly. The pizza is delicious & would be much better tasting if become thinner little bit as I love it to be served like that but maybe other people preferred as is as the restaurant if fully occupied.