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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 (657)

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5.5/6

657 reviews

5.5/6

657 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Very pleasant
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"Very good"
5/6
Cliff W.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Nice place, happy staff. Good food and Wine although a little cold in the restaurant and the lighting was a little too strong for me. Overall, nice 👍🏼

"Excellent"
6/6
Les C.5 years ago · 1 review

Great authentic pasta and lovely staff. Not our first visit won’t be the last.

"Excellent"
6/6
Matt C.5 years ago · 1 review

Amazing, never fails to deliver on quality and personable friendly service

"Excellent"
6/6
Chris O.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Very friendly service, excellent and varied authentic menu, great location.

"Excellent"
6/6
Selva R.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent pasta and great atmosphere - a must visit in Manchester

"Excellent"
6/6
Paul A.5 years ago · 1 review

Some of the best food I have ever eaten in a restaurant (especially in the UK) and a wonderfully intimate and lively atmosphere, with relaxed and friendly service that made us feel very welcome. Can't recommend highly enough!

"Excellent"
6/6
amanda a.5 years ago · 1 review

Been twice in a week! Best pasta in Manchester And staff excellent and very informative Well worth a try

"Good"
4/6
Sharon K.5 years ago · 1 review

Very limited choice. I loved my squid ink ravioli, but my husbands venison ragu was so disappointing - really claggy texture and not seasoned well enough.

"Excellent"
6/6
Alasdair H.5 years ago · 1 review

What a wonderful place to have dinner! Staff were really attentive and informative. Fresh pasta dishes. Great range of vegetarian options. Affordable prices!

"Excellent"
6/6
Colette W.5 years ago · 1 review

Great service and great food. Every time we've been have really enjoyed it :)

"Awful"
1/6
Dominic P.5 years ago · 1 review

Very disappointing, Food was undercooked and cold . It was over priced too.

"Excellent"
6/6
Vicki P.5 years ago · 6 reviews

Great staff, great food and the vegan options are amazing

"Excellent"
6/6
Christopher D.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food. Great staff showed good knowledge and interest in the menu. Highly recommended

"Excellent"
6/6
Alex R.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Absolutely fantastic as always! Brilliant, knowledgeable staff who go above and beyond every time to ensure that you have a great experience. Joe even let us take a picture of the wine that we drank so we can buy a bottle on sight! Needless to say that the food was stunning as always and it is very reasonably priced. Also, I love the fact that the menu changes a couple of times over the year so that you can always try something new! Perfect atmosphere for almost any occasion and it is somewhere that my girlfriend and I look forward to visiting more often.

"Excellent"
6/6
David F.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food, great service, great wines. Proper Italian food cooked deliciously

"Excellent"
6/6
Alex K.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Nice people and traditional Italian food nothing to complain about.

"Excellent"
6/6
Libby F.5 years ago · 1 review

Very welcoming and warm staff! Great veggie and vegan options

"Excellent"
6/6
Megan J.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Food and staff were amazing, as always :) thank you!

"Excellent"
6/6
Andrew H.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food great service and just overall a great experience

"Very good"
5/6
Brian S.5 years ago · 1 review

My son and I enjoyed the pasta - he is veggie, there was a good selection. The choc ravioli/fig/ coconut pudding was great.

"Very good"
5/6
Mr N.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Great service and amazing authentic Italian food. I love this restaurant.

"Excellent"
6/6
Paul B.5 years ago · 1 review

Fantastic as ever. Great food, quick service and reasonably priced.

"Not good "
2/6
Ben D.5 years ago · 1 review

Myself and my partner were really looking forward to eating here as we had heard good things about the food, sadly we were very disappointed. The service and staff were very good Unfortunately the Pasta Factory was let down by it's namesake. My partner ordered the venison dish and myself the truffle and mushroom. The pasta in both dishes was overcooked and mushy but even then both were devoid of flavour and bland. I didn't expect them to charge us for anything but we were ushered out with a smile and hope to see you again (they did remove the pasta dishes) but it would take allot for us to try the Pasta Factory again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Cassie D.5 years ago · 1 review

Yummy, traditional pasta with lovely super smiley staff who made such a relaxed & unrushed atmosphere! One of the best meals I’ve ever had!!

"Not good "
2/6
Kevin W.5 years ago · 2 reviews

The staff and venue were great... but sadly the pasta was stodgy and lacked taste, and it dried out quickly. neither of could finish our meal. One of the desserts was nice but the other - which was sweet pasta - shared the same roots as the main, being a bit stodgy and grainy.

"Excellent"
6/6
Kieran H.5 years ago · 4 reviews

Great Chick pea street food starter. Main courses good portions-very tasty, original flavours. Jesus the waitress was very helpful and knowledgable . Will visit again

"Excellent"
6/6
Wendy R.5 years ago · 1 review

On a dreary Tuesday evening we found a perfect piece of Italy. The food is simply to die for. The service is friendly and attentive. Thank you Valeria. Basically you can’t say anything but positive things about this lovely restaurant

"Very good"
5/6
Laura G.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Truffle ravioli was incredible. Lovely food and the service was spot on

"Excellent"
6/6
Jessica L.5 years ago · 1 review

Lovely staff with great food and atmosphere. Nice intimate space.

"Good"
4/6
Per J.5 years ago · 1 review

Nice place and service, but standard food not being extraordinary

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie F.5 years ago · 1 review

Really enjoyed the food, ambiance and the staff were really friendly and couldn’t be more helpful thanks

"Excellent"
6/6
Miss L P.5 years ago · 7 reviews

First time visiting and will not be the last, everything we ordered was tasty and delicious the staff were helpful and great too. Amazing place

"Excellent"
6/6
Charles W.5 years ago · 1 review

Fantastic food in a charming venue, served by passionate staff delivering high quality service. Can’t wait to go again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Roisin C.5 years ago · 1 review

Food, service and drinks were all excellent - couldn't ask for anything more!

"Very good"
5/6
Robin G.5 years ago · 1 review

Authentic Italian-run with delicious fresh pasta and all dishes (we have 4 different ones between us) were full of flavour and made with love. Can't wait to go back to try more!

"Excellent"
6/6
Alan O.5 years ago · 1 review

The best pasta in Manchester and the best staff. Delicious

"Average"
3/6
Karin C.5 years ago · 1 review

Pasta is pretty average. After I had a few bites with the first order, I stopped. Then I order another one and hope it would be better. But unfortunately not. Very disappointing

"Excellent"
6/6
Chris H.5 years ago · 11 reviews

Excellent as it always it, food wine service atmosphere all top notch

"Excellent"
6/6
Derek W.5 years ago · 1 review

Booked a table for 2, great service and food and very reasonably priced

"Very good"
5/6
Charlotte H.5 years ago · 1 review

Very delicious, will be back again in future. Thank you!

"Excellent"
6/6
Jim R.5 years ago · 1 review

Took a friend for a bite to eat. All freshly made pasta. Nice place and staff 👍

"Excellent"
6/6
Lee T.5 years ago · 5 reviews

Another great meal at the Pasta Factory, my partner was over the moon with her Mushroom and Truffle Ravioli. She stated it was one of the best pasta dishes either meat or vegetarian she had ever eaten.

"Good"
4/6
Tamara W.5 years ago · 1 review

We went here to celebrate my boyfriends birthday after hearing great reviews of this place. The service was excellent, the waiters were very friendly and came over a few times asking if we wanted another drink or if everything was alright. We were expecting a bit more of a cosy setting, but it just felt more like a place where you can drink a coffee and have some cake. The main meals were excellent, the sauces were creamy and the flavours worked all together. Unfortunately the starters and desserts were quite disappointing. I had the three crostini, and one of them was ok, but the other two were just bland. The desserts (chocolate pasta) were very tiny and the sauce was hard to scoop up from the flat plate. The Italian cola was very nice as a drink, and boyfriend's cider was very tasteful. We thought it was a bit overpriced. If the starters and desserts had been good it would've been a different story.

"Excellent"
6/6
Phil T.5 years ago · 1 review

Fantastic as always. Special thanks to Luca for great service.

"Excellent"
6/6
Anna O.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Excellent pasta! I really enjoyed it. I will be back!

"Excellent"
6/6
Daniel H.5 years ago · 1 review

Great service and incredible food Would highly recommend Definitely need to book though as very busy

"Excellent"
6/6
Howard F.5 years ago · 1 review

Great place, naturally smiley staff and awesomely authentic home-made food!!

"Good"
4/6
Justin W.5 years ago · 1 review

Good quality unpretentious food, with plenty of choice for vegetarians. Slightly disappointing desert choices.

"Excellent"
6/6
George D.5 years ago · 4 reviews

Great pasta. great service. Does what it says on the tin. As long as you are happy with pasta it is brilliant. Great for veggies and vegans too.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jenny T.5 years ago · 3 reviews

I visit as often as I can because I love everything about it.

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