| Venue name: | Franco Manca | Contact: |
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| Address: |
144 Chiswick High Road London W4 1PU |
| Opening hours: | Open 11am-10pm daily |
| Transport: | Tube: Turnham Green tube |
| Price: | Meal for two with wine and service: around £30 |
| Menu: | View Menu |
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Average User Rating
4.3 / 5
Rating Breakdown
- 5 star:8
- 4 star:4
- 3 star:0
- 2 star:2
- 1 star:0
One of the best pizzas I have had in London -'s reasonably priced! Great service and delicious pizzas with a sour dough base! Lots of choice and it's always packed where ever I go, they are opening a new branch in Canary Wharf and I can't wait! Top tip Have the limoncello for a tipple after your meal
A top quality meal at the best prices you can find in London. The pizza is simple but always amazing!
Apparently, the sourdough culture from which the bases are made is more than two hundred years old. I learn little factoids like that to tell international visitors who come to stay with me. (They're usually pretty jet-lagged so it sounds like good conversation. Or maybe they're just easily impressed?)
Anyway, I'm still faintly confused as to how Franco Manca can make such excellent pizzas and still be so affordable, but it does and it is.
I'm a wine nerd (which is different to a wine snob) so it's ever so slightly disappointing that the wine options -although delicious- are so restricted.
Note for locals: It does takeaway, too.
I would like to work with you because you are a very popular chain and of course to enlarge my experiences, and also to give the best of me and be able to give more and more
THE BEST REAL (Napoli style) PIZZA THIS SIDE OF NAPOLI, scrap that, IN THE WORLD! I’ve been to the Chiswick/Turnham Green and Northcote Road branches and they both have the most incredible sourdough bases. The menu is simple, 6-8 choices depending on the specials, I would recommend the anchovies or the wild boar toppings. The toppings are good but the bases ahhhhhh the bases, they are delicious, I could eat the crusts alone with a bit of chilli oil. I proudly took my Italian friend here and he visited three times in two weeks after I had taken him, despite it being a bit of a trek from his place. I think I could end my review there but I will also mention that I think that Chiswick has a better atmosphere than Northcote Road, it is a bit bigger but has been decorated better and has a coherent identity.
I really wasn't impressed by the meal - maybe in part due to the incredible hype. For me the pizza itself seemed nothing special and certainly not on a par with great Italian pizzas I've eaten. I won't dwell on that aspect, since it seems to be one of personal taste. The service was quite a let down. There were times the staff were too busy joking around with each other to notice we (or the table in front of us) were trying to get their attention. When we were asked if we were ready to order we asked for a few minutes to decide, but it was clear he wanted us to get started - so suggested we order starters in the meantime. This we did, and a couple of minutes after these were served we were told "we're going to clear the plates because your pizzas are ready now". We explained that he hadn't taken our order yet! The choice seems quite limited, so it was rather frustrating that the ordering process went: "so what can I get you? there's the specials board too". They don't help themselves by only telling you about 4 additional choices *after* asking what we want! Add to that an error in the amount charged to our card at the end and I would say the food would have to be a lot more special to make it worth a return visit, in view of the chaotic staff.
Eaten a few times at the Brixton store but for some reason the Chiswick one just doesn't do it for me. Pizza seemed lacking - slightly over charred / burnt and the service wasn't great either. Not worth the trip out to west london.
Absolutely amazing place - really friendly service (the waiter swapped by white wine for red without a fuss when I'd misread the menu) and delicious pizzas with quality ingredients at a fantastic price (came to £12 a head including a starter, pizza each and a glass of wine each). Will definitely be going back!
I am from Naples and can certainly recognize a good pizza! At Franco Manca I had the best pizza in London! Plus Luca & all Franco Manca’s staff have the best smile to welcome you and make your evening enjoyable and pleasant. I highly recommend Franco Manca.
