Fatto a Mano Hove Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Absolutely delicious. Every time."
• "The food was delicious. I didn't really fancy a pizza but I got two side dishes instead. Wow delicious."
• "Best wood fire pizza in Brighton, made with fresh ingredients and the pizza base is perfect!"
• "Such good pizza! Shared the margherita and quattro formaggi. The margherita was our favourite! Very fresh pizza with delicious crust and reasonable prices."
• "Sublime authentic Italian pizza, service can be slow and not always the friendliest, depends who's on duty 😂.. but the food is top.."
• "Classic, authentic flavours, perfectly cooked pizza, just like in Napoli."
• "The pizzas are absolutely delicious - you can tell the toppings and dough are great quality."

Cons:

• "The last 3 times the pizza has consistently been delivered lukewarm and completely soggy."
• "The pizzas are not a patch on what they used to be and it feels like a chain restaurant now."
• "The pizza was a bit burnt and not tasty."
• "Ordered pizza for collection from Hove. It wasn't great. Sauce out of a jar, cooked too quickly so outside chargrilled and uncooked soggy dough in the middle."
• "Quite nice place but the pizza was very bland, over priced too for what you get."
• "Cold when delivered and soggy."
• "Lately they are often too wet, almost raw in the inner circle making it sloppy and hard to eat."

Service

Pros:

• "Service in the restaurant is very good, friendly and professional."
• "Friendly staff and quick service."
• "Service was efficient and friendly even though it was busy."
• "The staff were friendly and attentive."
• "The staff were all fantastic - really friendly and went the extra mile."
• "Service was great here... prices are very reasonable."
• "The service was great and the food arrived really quickly."

Cons:

• "Never have I been rushed so much to vacate a table or been asked to leave."
• "Service was a bit distracted - wrong pizza and chips did not come."
• "We too waited for about an hour for food after they lost ticket and a hair was in a drink."
• "Service was amazing from all the staff!"
• "Food was lovely as were the rest of the staff. Unfortunately a Lady (Eyebrow piercing, Manager we believe) was extremely rude and patronising."
• "Pounding music, despite us asking twice for it to be turned down."
• "Really good food, very poor service."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "This place was packed & buzzing."
• "The vibrant, yet laid back interiors and bustling atmosphere makes it a really exciting place to be not far from the beach."
• "The atmosphere was vibrant and the food excellent."
• "You feel an really Italian atmosphere at Fatto a Mano (Hove)."
• "Lovely outdoor space."
• "In my opinion the best pizza in Brighton and Hove. Very Italian atmosphere."
• "It's like going home. Very friendly and quick service."

Cons:

• "The blue colours are cold and miserable, worsened by the lighting which is cold and bleak."
• "Because of that it was bit noisy (Saturday night) and occasional smell of cigarette smoke."
• "This time we were sat up stairs and it was sooo loud from the acoustics was hard to hear my friend."
• "The weather as grey and chilly but they had he large doors open and we had to sit in the cold."
• "The windows were open and it was bloody freezing in there."
• "A large group on the upstairs mezzanine made it very loud."
• "It’s looking grubby, tired and very unappealing."

Value

Pros:

• "2 pizzas and 2 drinks made for a cheap lunch. Especially considering the quality of the food."
• "The food here is really reasonably priced and you get quite a lot for what you pay!!"
• "The prices are reasonable as well which is always a plus."
• "Prices are reasonable as well, which is not the case for many other places around."
• "Years and years of great pizza!"
• "Best pizza in Brighton and Hove by a mile. Fantastic staff. Always really accommodating to my two young boys. Where else can two kids and two adults get great pizza and drinks for less than £30?"
• "Great pizza, amazing fries, service was good and excellent vfm."

Cons:

• "£20 is extortional for basically watered down apple juice with a splash of white wine."
• "£5.60 for a beer. ouch! And £4.50 for a very small bowl of fries was the only downside!"
• "So expensive food. Not recommended."
• "Expensive pizza and for me it's overrated, toppings are shall we say sparse and I was underwhelmed."
• "Food was good a bit overpriced and the menu a bit sparse."
• "Pizza burnt also plastic bands on salami which I noticed only once was in mouth!!!!"
• "Avoid at all cost. Twice we've been and both times had to wait nearly an hour for our food."

Special Diets & Allergies

Pros:

• "Always great - can't fault it. And the GF dough is first class."
• "Oh, and yes - they have gluten free options."
• "Good attention to dietary requirements - had to pay more for non-gluten base (and they can’t guarantee no cross contamination) but it’s was delicious, crunchy and chewy!"
• "Staff were friendly and very helpful when it came to allergies."
• "They have lots of normal and vegan options in the menu."
• "I have some dietary preferences which they were very accommodating for, and I can highly recommend the gluten-free dough."
• "Great pizza and churros style desert. Very family friendly and kids under a certain age eat free!"

Cons:

• "If you have allergies then forget Fatto A Mano. My 12 year old son is anaphylactic to dairy."
• "Not safe for Coeliacs! I was delighted to see so many rave reviews of gluten free pizza, however unfortunately it is cooked directly on the oven with all glutenous pizzas."
• "Also there was no longer a tomato based side salad or even a caprese."
• "Only 2 slices of the pizza are actually edible. The rest is completely soggy."
• "The only negatives are that they don't service pasta (very odd!?) and the menu is quite small."
• "Also not much choice on menu for veggies."
• "They are putting less and less on the pizza."