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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 (632)

Read what people think about The Pasta Factory. All restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about The Pasta Factory before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about The Pasta Factory and book a table with confidence!

5.5/6

632 reviews

5.5/6

632 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Very pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
Ffion H.7 years ago · 1 review

Second visit within a month. Delicious food, wine and great service! Such fresh simple food, so typically Italian! Will definitely be returning again for more

"Good"
4/6
Jessica C.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Friendly waiters, food served fast and no complaints about the taste, but left waiting at least 20 mins to pay the bill and eventually had to go up to the counter.

"Very good"
5/6
Nick F.7 years ago · 3 reviews

I have been a few times before - always great food (home made pasta and interesting sauces), great service and atmosphere and good wine. I wish it was nearer my home !

"Excellent"
6/6
Mariana P.7 years ago · 1 review

My FAVOURITE Italian restaurant outside of Italy. Fantastic food, delicious drinks, amazing atmosphere, superb service...what more can you ask for? Finally a place that treats vegans and omnivores the same! Can't wait to get back.

"Very good"
5/6
Alex I.7 years ago · 1 review

Great restaurant with friendly staff and an inviting atmosphere. Amazing authentic starters and good quality pasta. I just wish that the portions were a bit bigger!

"Very good"
5/6
Anne-Marie H.7 years ago · 1 review

Lovely pasta main course had salmon ravioli from board. Shared starter plate disappointing. Staff great, good choice of wines and beer. Coffee excellent. Would recommend

"Excellent"
6/6
Amie A.7 years ago · 1 review

Fantastic place. The staff is so helpful! So many amazing vegan options (I had the mushroom ravioli with truffle oil) and they even had vegan deserts! 10/10 would reccomend

"Excellent"
6/6
Davina H.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Lovely,tasty food at a reasonable price. The decor was nice and tasteful. it made a nice change from a generic chain restaurant. The service was good and I'd have no hesitation about going again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Steve B.7 years ago · 1 review

Only a small restaurant but worth visiting, service was excellent and the menu although not overdone with choices was sufficient for vegetarians and non vegetarians and when the pasta dishes arrived the food was fresh,,well cooked and very tasty, overall a very good eating experience. Manchester

"Excellent"
6/6
Aled W.7 years ago · 1 review

What an Excellent meal. The food was fresh and delicious. The staff were very well informed and attentive. We will definitely return for another meal.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jan B.7 years ago · 1 review

Great food, attentive and professional service, although a little slow at times but a fantastic restaurant overall. Will definitely return. Had the Ravioli with Funghi and black truffle. Wow

"Excellent"
6/6
Stephanie M.7 years ago · 1 review

The Pasta Factory has tasty food, a lovely atmosphere, and very friendly staff! All three courses went down a treat! We will definitely be going back :)

"Excellent"
6/6
Lynn P.7 years ago · 1 review

A warm welcome and delicious food means we will definitely return to the Pasta Factory.It was great to have a good choice of veggie options.

"Excellent"
6/6
Audrey T.7 years ago · 5 reviews

Great restaurant. Lots of different pastas and sauces. Very helpful waiter who explained things. Once mains were decided he gave us recommendations on which were the best wines and neither were the most expensive. Very enjoyable evening. Would go back again. Totally unlike your usual Italian restaurant and all the better for it!

"Very good"
5/6
Jeanette W.7 years ago · 1 review

Limited menu compared to online but excellent the was food and staff were very pleasant. We will definitely be going there again in the new year.

"Excellent"
6/6
Mark F.7 years ago · 1 review

The food was excellent and good value for money. The pasta is all fresh and there are some great vegetarian options. That staff are all very helpful and knowledgable of the dishes they service.

"Excellent"
6/6
Andrea B.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Excellent pasta! Definitely worth the experience . Good pasta portion, desert small (ravioli) but high quality. The staff was very keen in providing details on the plates if required.

"Excellent"
6/6
Cathryn W.7 years ago · 1 review

Great service, nice atmosphere and simple but tasty, homemade food. We loved it and will definitely be back to enjoy it again. A nice change from the big chain restaurants.

"Not good "
2/6
Bettina O.7 years ago · 1 review

We were disappointed. Food is best desribed as borring, did not taste of anything at all. Atmosphere is howver nice, small place with very few tables.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lynne S.7 years ago · 1 review

Great food great service most enjoyable meal & experience. Highly recommend squid ink bucatini with wild clams with glass of verrechio. No room for pudding!

"Very good"
5/6
James D.7 years ago · 1 review

service was excellent attentive and friendly there were three of us the pasta was good and different from run of the mill Italian restaurants every thing was good my wife expected the ragu to be more tomato in flavour but that was all, excellent.

"Very good"
5/6
Nick F.7 years ago · 3 reviews

My third visit to the Pasta Factory - I just wish it was in my neighbourhood and I'd visit a lot more ! An informal, reasonably priced independent Italian that just does really interesting home made pasta dishes with home made gelato and sorbets as desert and mixed "taglieri" plates to begin, accompanied by excellent Italian wines and beers. My type of food !

"Excellent"
6/6
Hannah S.7 years ago · 3 reviews

Wonderful little place with a great atmosphere, friendly staff and fantastic authentic Italian dishes. Lots of vegan options, delicious desserts and just all round a lovely hidden gem behind Shudehill!

"Excellent"
6/6
Kevin B.7 years ago · 1 review

A fantastic night with great service a excellent qualify and good value food, highly recommend a visit to a very authentic Italian restaurant, with very attentive waiters

"Excellent"
6/6
Srujan S.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Great Antipasti starter with some excellent Vegan options too!! The small selection of main course pasta dishes are amazing, have now tried three of them and I cannot find a fault.

"Excellent"
6/6
Natalie P.7 years ago · 1 review

Great food. Service great at the beginning, got a bit more difficult later on as extremely busy but food and staff were superb and clearly working very hard to produce a great product.

"Excellent"
6/6
Frances H.7 years ago · 1 review

Delicious, simple and elegant food and great service. I had the buttacini with breadcrumbs, garlic an parsley with a glass of the house red, can fully recommend.

"Very good"
5/6
Andrew K.7 years ago · 1 review

Overall pretty good. However the service could have been better. They were very pleasant and friendly but a little slow. The table wasn't ready when we arrived (on time) and so we had to stand around for 5 minutes while they sorted it. They were a bit slow bringing the menus and then taking the order. Perhaps they were a little short staffed. The pasta was delicious though so I would certainly go again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Rick W.7 years ago · 1 review

We had a wonderful vegan meal with great food, wine and service and great value). We will certainly be returning in tge very near future. Thank you 😊

"Very good"
5/6
Aude M.7 years ago · 1 review

The service we received throughout the night was exceptional! Our table was delayed by around 15 minutes and we were kindly offered rosé on the house. The starters and main meals were very original and whilst having few options, are nailed to perfection. It was also wonderful to see such a vegan-friendly menu with vegan dishes and parmesan available! The only downside would be the raw chocolate, coconut and carrot cake which wasn't to our taste but other than that Pasta Factory is 100% recommended by all three of us!

"Excellent"
6/6
Sarah S.7 years ago · 1 review

Great experience, wonderful food, wine and service. I would most definitely recommend to family and friends. Try the squid ink pasta! It was absolutely delicious

"Excellent"
6/6
Stacy W.7 years ago · 1 review

The decor is simple but the food is delicious and the service was great. Nice to go somewhere that focused on the food rather than style. I'd definitely recommend going. The chocolate ravioli for dessert was amazing.