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Manchester
Northern Quarter
The Pasta Factory
The Pasta Factory Reviews

The Pasta Factory

Italian, Pizza, Mediterranean, European

Dishes priced around£13

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Reviews of The Pasta Factory (724)

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5.5/6

724 reviews

5.5/6

724 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Very pleasant
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New"Excellent"
6/6
Luke K.5 days ago · 1 review

Amazing food and amazing staff! Special thanks to Tom for the super nice service!

New"Not good "
2/6
Andrew W.5 days ago · 1 review

Really slow service. Cramped table. Cold main course after over 1 hour wait time!!

New"Very good"
5/6
Sara P.5 days ago · 1 review

Great food. Service was a little slow and one thing was missed off our order but it was busy. Lovely friendly staff.

New"Very good"
5/6
Ru H.7 days ago · 1 review

Great food especially the panelle. Good service just slightly slow.

New"Excellent"
6/6
Jane B.14 days ago · 1 review

The Pasta factory was recommended and more than lived up to its reputation. Staff were really friendly and attentive even though it was really busy. Food was amazing - freshly cooked, beautiful flavours and very reasonable . Will definitely go again 👍

"Good"
4/6
Jeanette H.15 days ago · 1 review

Waited a while to have order taken. Starter and main very good. Tiramisu disappointing.

"Excellent"
6/6
David B.15 days ago · 1 review

Always great to have a place over exceed my expectations. Heard warm things about it before our visit but have been disappointed when finally visiting myself. Not this time. Wonderful greeting on arriving and that continued through the meal . The food was excellent! And the price was good to. Definitely a place we will be going back to again now we've dipped our toes once!

"Excellent"
6/6
Amanda S.19 days ago · 1 review

Fantastic, friendly place. A great authentic menu at sensible prices

"Excellent"
6/6
Callum C.19 days ago · 1 review

Absolutely amazing meal! Had the Lasagne of the week-Bechamel,Truffle and Brushchetta…felt like i’d died and gone to heaven!

"Excellent"
6/6
Magda W.20 days ago · 2 reviews

Staff was very friendly. We had lovely evening and delicious food! We gonna be back! 😊

"Excellent"
6/6
Morag T.a month ago · 1 review

Great food and service. We had the ravioli with ragu and it was fantastic

"Not good "
2/6
Mike F.a month ago · 1 review

Very cold restaurant and poor ambiance Will try sister ones but will not return here

"Average"
3/6
Ellie H.a month ago · 1 review

To be honest, I’m quite disappointed. We booked this place as my parents (who we were with) have been a couple times before and have said good things. Tonight was not that. The wait times, for both drinks and food was ridiculous. We’d been in the restaurant for an hour and a half and still hadn’t had our mains by this point. The menu choice was very minimal. I almost always have a pasta dish with chicken or something similar when I go to other Italian restaurants. No sort of choice for any of this. Couple items we had weren’t even on the menu, we had to ask if they were possible. To not have sides was even more shocking, chips or garlic bread is standard but no. The ravioli dish looked like a starter not a main! So chips on the side wouldn’t sufficed. I personally would’ve thought there would be the option to choose pasta shapes, then sauce, then fillings such as chicken or mushroom or pork etc. Food tasted good I was just left quite disappointed. Sorry

"Excellent"
6/6
Hazel R.a month ago · 1 review

We were celebrating my 40th and I’m so glad we went to the pasta factory!! Excellent service and a brilliant warm atmosphere. The pasta is the best in Manchester!!!

"Very good"
5/6
Thomas K.a month ago · 1 review

The pasta was amazing, although the lasagne was somewhat lacking in flavour. The starters could be improved, as the focaccia and dips were a little bland. The service was friendly and attentive.

"Excellent"
6/6
Raashi C.2 months ago · 1 review

Loved the food! The pastas were great, very authentic and fresh!!

"Very good"
5/6
Claudia L.2 months ago · 1 review

Portion size was a little small but good tasting and nice pastas

"Excellent"
6/6
Jason A.2 months ago · 2 reviews

Fantastic food and great staff I will be returning Definitely

"Excellent"
6/6
Ruby P.2 months ago · 1 review

the food is absolutely amazing here , definitely recommend to anyone visiting manchester

"Good"
4/6
Nikki W.2 months ago · 1 review

The grilled octopus was amazing! But sadly the other dishes fell slightly flat for us. The ragu lacked depth of flavour and overall did not seem value for money considering. The servers were super lovely but sadly we found the service to be slow and we would have liked to be asked for more drinks at some point during the night. The atmosphere was great and I love the fact that it’s a small business and I would love to purchase some fresh pasta at some point, but our meal tonight wasn’t as I would have hoped!

"Excellent"
6/6
Lindsay D.2 months ago · 1 review

Lovely low key place with fabulous food. Everything was delicious

"Excellent"
6/6
Charlotte B.2 months ago · 1 review

Lovely authentic Italian restaurant with high quality dishes. Would definitely recommend a visit.

"Very good"
5/6
Brendan H.2 months ago · 1 review

Excellent, will visit again, very impressive all round, thank you

"Excellent"
6/6
Nicola S.2 months ago · 1 review

Welcoming and attentive staff added to the delicious food eaten - the focaccia bread/trio of dips and chickpea fritter starters were a great way to start our meal. I came with my aunt who's from London. She had such a good experience noticing how friendly staff were, that it made her evening off before a very early start for work very enjoyable. There were also a range of vegan options for me. Thank you!

"Excellent"
6/6
Holly W.2 months ago · 1 review

Really good service and atmosphere! The food was a mix of imaginative flavor combos and traditional pasta. Would definitely recommend

"Excellent"
6/6
Stephanie N.2 months ago · 1 review

Amazing, truffle lasagna was the best I have ever eaten.

"Excellent"
6/6
Amanda W.3 months ago · 1 review

amazing food well done all. So nice to see independents doing it well

"Not good "
2/6
Mehroo R.3 months ago · 1 review

The booking process was very easy and efficient. The welcome was lovely. Sadly, the food was disappointing as our spinach ravioli was cold and tasteless ans the sausage and mushroom lasagne was not as expected. Garlic bread was also ordered and that cane after reminding the waiter and it came after we had finished with our meals. We were hoping for tasty, authentic Italian meals after reading the reviews but it's not what we experienced. The atmosphere was buzzing and I hope other people did enjoy their meals.

"Excellent"
6/6
Andy P.3 months ago · 1 review

Lovely visit, excellent food, friendly service, can’t ask for more - we will be back!

"Excellent"
6/6
Amy M.3 months ago · 1 review

Always lovely to eat here, fantastic food, lovely service. Thank you!

"Very good"
5/6
David W.3 months ago · 1 review

We love this place and are always glad when it opens at lunchtime.

"Not good "
2/6
Alex C.3 months ago · 1 review

Waited for over an hour Mains. Wait staff needed promoting to bring out our staters after 30mins as they had seemingly forgotten about our table. No one was even apologetic about the situation. A shame because the food is good but I don’t I’ll not be returning

"Excellent"
6/6
John M.3 months ago · 1 review

a truly amazing place, great food - love going there !

"Very good"
5/6
Karen P.3 months ago · 1 review

Great food and ambiance. Friendly and helpful service. Will definitely be back!

"Very good"
5/6
Jan P.3 months ago · 1 review

Excellent meal, as always-it’s obvious that the people here really care about the food they prepare and serve. Lovely, friendly staff.

"Very good"
5/6
Lovisa K.4 months ago · 1 review

Really nice pasta! Short waiting time for the food and the atmosphere in the restaurant is nice and not too loud, easy to have a conversation with your friends at the table.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jennifer R.4 months ago · 1 review

Amazing food! The best Italian food outside of Italy. A new favourite place to eat. Fantastic!

"Good"
4/6
Susan Lynn M.4 months ago · 1 review

Portion very small for prices. Wine reasonable. Overall just ok

"Excellent"
6/6
Jessica S.4 months ago · 1 review

Myself and my brother went for dinner for his birthday. The service was great, the staff are so polite and prompt. I requested a small birthday desert for my brother and they kindly did that for me. Great service

"Very good"
5/6
Roz N.4 months ago · 1 review

Lovely lunch date at The Pasta Factory. Everything we had was delicious, fresh and good quality. Staff were very friendly. Only criticisms - there could have been more olives on the bread and olives starter and service was a little bit slow in places. Great place though, would recommend.

"Excellent"
6/6
Rachel A.4 months ago · 1 review

What a fabulous place! Service fantastic and such a wonderful choice of pasta dishes - different but delicious!

"Average"
3/6
Maria Y.4 months ago · 1 review

The food was excellent as always but extremely slow service.

"Excellent"
6/6
Giulia F.4 months ago · 1 review

I always love going to pasta factory. As an Italian in Manchester, this is the best pasta place! You can taste the freshness of the handmade pasta and they change their menu often giving you choice to try so many different dishes and types of pasta typical of different regions of Italy. The staff is always friendly and professional and whenever I go there I feel back in Italy

"Excellent"
6/6
Angela D.4 months ago · 1 review

Lovely restaurant. Very enjoyable occasion and excellent waitress. Will go again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Ama W.4 months ago · 1 review

Lovely place! Amazing food and so is the staff!! I highly recommend it. I will certainly go back. P.S. It was my first time there and it went amazingly well.

"Excellent"
6/6
Hayley A.4 months ago · 1 review

Amazing pasta, great service, lovely relaxing atmosphere and great choice of wine👍

"Excellent"
6/6
Jonathan L.5 months ago · 1 review

Delicious, authentic food. Friendly, efficient service. Looking forward to my next visit!

"Excellent"
6/6
Megan M.5 months ago · 1 review

Food was amazing and servers were very helpful! Would highly recommend!

"Excellent"
6/6
Courteney R.5 months ago · 1 review

AMAZING Highly recommend Especially if you like pasta then this is a must

"Average"
3/6
Tiziana X.5 months ago · 7 reviews

Very highly marketed, can’t taste the Italian flavor at all

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