Franco Manca Wimbledon Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Pizza was very good. Service very attentive and professional."
• "Great tasting pizzas."
• "The pizzas are delicious and true to an authentic Italian style."
• "The meals were lovely, kids said it's the best pizza they've ever had."
• "The pizza is baked in a wood-fired stone oven so tastes great."
• "The pizzas are absolutely delicious, the choice of toppings exquisite."
• "The pizza base is what makes it special, toppings are locally sourced and generally good!"

Cons:

• "The pizza was so underwhelming. They were soggy, the base was doughy, and they lacked flavour."
• "Pizza is very doughy and my friend had to pay extra for a tomato base."
• "The Prosecco was not of good quality and not cold enough."
• "Unfortunately drinks were served on glass used for water not for cocktails or wine."
• "The music they had was too loud I couldn’t enjoy the pizza."
• "The eggplant parmigiana was really bland and boring."
• "They don’t really offer much of a dessert menu."

Service

Pros:

• "Service very attentive and professional."
• "This cafe really has its pros in service quickness, kitchen transparency, coziness."
• "The service is good, fast and friendly."
• "I was served by an extremely helpful and kind waiter."
• "The service was good too."
• "Staff are lovely."
• "Service was very good: prompt but not intrusive."

Cons:

• "Worst service I've ever receive in a pizza restaurant - but decent food."
• "Terrible service, the waitresses forgot our main order."
• "Some staff can be plain rude."
• "Ordered a take out for lunch today & not impressed with the service."
• "The blonde waitress was really lovely but the rest of the staff seemed indifferent."
• "The only highlight was the older waiter - forgot his name but he was the only friendly person there."
• "Terrible, terrible customer service."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Always a good sign when the toilets are very clean."
• "Found the restaurant nice and clean."
• "This one convenient as close to the station and usually quick to get a seat if not immediately."
• "It always has a buzzing atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere has a nice buzz and when the weather's good and they open the front it's nice and airy."
• "Nice and cosy pizza place and a good selection of food."
• "Love the cafe style atmosphere."

Cons:

• "It feels overcrowded when is full."
• "Very crowded and often noisy."
• "Music too loud and make difficult conversation with partner."
• "Gets quite noisy."
• "It's always very crowded and extremely noisy."
• "The restraunt space is a bit tight."
• "The most stressful eating experience I've ever and an unhygienic attitude to food."

Value

Pros:

• "Especially in terms of quality for value."
• "Good value."
• "The prices are super reasonable."
• "Great value for money."
• "It's good value for money too."
• "Prices have remained reasonable since the last time I dined inside a Franco Manca."
• "They're just really well priced all the time."

Cons:

• "Pizza is very doughy and my friend had to pay extra for a tomato base."
• "Soft drinks are very expensive at £3.15 for a 350ml bottle of Diet Coke."
• "There is far too much crust/wasted base and not enough topping for the price paid."
• "The Ricotta cheese was off. I had a slice and felt sick."
• "The sourdough pizzas were very nice from a wood fired / stone oven."
• "Very impressed with their ethical standpoint in giving pizzas to the homeless."
• "Authentic Italian pizzas made from high quality ingredients."