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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 (616)

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5.5/6

616 reviews

5.5/6

616 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
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.

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

Great staff and equally great food. Took care when advised of allergies too!

"Excellent"
6/6
Steffen S.5 years ago · 1 review

Really great food. Very friendly staff. THE place to go!

"Excellent"
6/6
Frances S.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food ,lovely service and good value. Would highly recommend

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

Excellent service and delicious food! Would definitely go again to try something else on the menu, recommend the prawn pasta they currently have at the moment.

"Excellent"
6/6
Karen P.5 years ago · 4 reviews

Food and service were excellent. My only observation is that the choice of main meals seems to have reduced in number. Otherwise excellent for authentic Italian pasta.

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

2nd time to the pasta factory food very good and different from your generic italian restaurant, the stand out thing for us was the excellent service. THE fowler family BLACKBURN

"Excellent"
6/6
Nicola S.5 years ago · 1 review

Incredible food! Would certainly recommend and will be returning in the future!

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

A really friendly, relaxed place to eat simply great food!

"Very good"
5/6
Gwyneth T.5 years ago · 1 review

Delicious, great vegan choices. Was mention of a free drink as we were there for my son’s 21st...but seemed to forget.

"Excellent"
6/6
James M.5 years ago · 1 review

Food is absolutely spot on, been several times and never had anything less than delicious.

"Excellent"
6/6
Trace'y P.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food ,and great service ,a must if you are ever in Manchester.

"Average"
3/6
Zena M.5 years ago · 1 review

Inside looks scruffy and the menu was very small.Too warm inside too .Walked out want impressed

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

Very friendly and welcoming staff, the food was great and good value.

"Average"
3/6
Tim W.5 years ago · 1 review

Friendly service but unfortnately the food was quite disappointing - one dish had slightly raw pasta, the other pasta we had was a bit overcooked, tiramisu was more like cream cake with ni mascarpone, etc.

"Excellent"
6/6
Selena Z.5 years ago · 1 review

Good staff and the food was excellent. I’d definitely say leave room for dessert and Italian coffee too.

"Excellent"
6/6
Ronan G.5 years ago · 1 review

Fantastic time. Really hope to go again next time we're in Manchester!

"Very good"
5/6
Luke L.5 years ago · 1 review

Very authentic, perfect balance of informal dinning but high end quality of food. Staff very attentive and helpful.

"Excellent"
6/6
Hayley M.5 years ago · 1 review

Delicious food. The place was packed but service was still excellent. Love this place - will be back again.

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

Great food, service along with friendly and knowledgeable staff. Great atmosphere

"Very good"
5/6
Jane A.5 years ago · 1 review

Meal was v good. Restaurant busy staff were attentive and helpful

"Good"
4/6
sarah w.5 years ago · 1 review

Good food but very noisy so could not Hear waiter ......

"Excellent"
6/6
Amy-Victoria P.5 years ago · 1 review

Best Italian I've ever had and the service was first class!

"Awful"
1/6
Caitlin M.5 years ago · 1 review

This restaurant came highly recommended to me but I was very disappointed in the food. It was flavourless and took the definition of “al dente” to a new level. It was difficult to enjoy the pasta when it was so al dente that it stuck to my teeth.. unfortunately I won’t recommend this to friends or family and won’t be returning.

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

Good lunch with colleagues. Usual laid back, friendly vibe and excellent food.

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

This is a really lovely restaurant and the pasta was great as you'd expect. The service was especially good. We will definitely be going back.

"Excellent"
6/6
Michael E.5 years ago · 1 review

Amazing food and amazing service. A new favourite for us!

"Excellent"
6/6
Simon M.5 years ago · 1 review

Lovely place to dine for couples and small groups. Great hospitality from staff.

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

The service was excellent and the food exquisite. Reminds me of the places I use to go to when I lived in Italy.

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

Fantastic authentic Italian restaurant. Not at all pretentious, just great food and drink. Love it.

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

We both just had a pasta main course. The Ricotta green ravioli in particular was superb. Thanks to using a Manchester Confidential voucher it was great value. If we had not had the voucher it would not have been a particularly cheap meal. It would be nice if they offered some house wines below £20. Would return with a voucher.

"Average"
3/6
Gary M.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Service very slow and our main courses were nothing like the description in the menu

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