Franco Manca Brighton Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are all wonderful people and make for an amazing dining experience."
• "Lydia our waitress was extremely friendly and helpful - nothing was too much trouble."
• "The staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Great service on lunch, the food is so reasonably priced, lovely waitress."
• "Great pizza made even better by the exceptional service we were given by our lovely server Mikael."
• "Exceptional service from Costa who went out of his way to make us feel welcome."
• "We were server by Beth who was so lovely and very attentive."

Cons:

• "Very disappointed in the service. I’ve brought my 2 littles ones twice in2 weeks and service went from bad to worse."
• "I also don’t understand what people are saying about friendly staff, I did not feel comfortable nor welcome there by our waitress."
• "The staff were no pleasant at all. I didn't like the restaurant layout and on top of these the place had a feeling of being rather dirty."
• "Service was honestly terrible, rude staff who paid us no attention."
• "The hectic atmosphere seemed to be passed on to the staff who often went missing and made errors taking the orders."
• "Waitress trying to be nice but on the end of the day annoying."
• "Not so pleasant memory. I waited for a long time for food, and the staff realised that my order sheet was missing somehow."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The pizza was very tasty, as expected."
• "Amazing pizza! Such a crisp base and fantastic sauce."
• "Beautiful pizza and it can't possibly be beaten for price!"
• "Best sourdough Pizza 🍕 in Brighton🏆🏆🏆🏆!!!!"
• "The pizza is full of flavour, thin delicious dough, and a nice crispy crust."
• "This may have been the best pizza any human has ever consumed."
• "Wow wow wow. Usually when food comes out that quick you would be worried but I can honestly say that was the best pizza I have ever had."

Cons:

• "No mushrooms on the ham and mushroom pizza and only one type of chorizo on the other instead of two."
• "Pizza was soggy!"
• "The pizza we ordered was as hard as cardboard, knife was not able to cut it."
• "Sadly they look better in the description than in reality."
• "The pizza itself is above average, not the best in Brighton though."
• "Our pizzas were rather underdone and soggy."
• "The toppings on the menu weren't as tasty as expected."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Wonderful venue, fantastic food, extremely friendly and welcoming staff."
• "Chilled atmosphere and delicious food, highly recommended."
• "Even with the Covid rules, great atmosphere and service."
• "Franco Manca Brighton has a great atmosphere and all 3 children finished their plates."
• "Lovely Franco Manca branch with welcoming staff and beautiful restaurant decor."
• "The atmosphere of the restaurant is very nice and you can smell all the fresh ingredients as soon as you walk in."
• "There's a really nice vibe in this place, and it's just a happy environment overall."

Cons:

• "A really busy venue but the noise didn't make for a relaxed meal."
• "Got made to sit outside where everyone was also stood waiting for a table watching me eat and rushing me so they could get in themselves."
• "Our table wasn't far from the toilet and we had that smell in our noses all the time."
• "Far too noisy, crashing plates and cutlery, glasses etc NON STOP!"
• "When it's busy, sometimes you wait awkwardly long as people are coming out."
• "The place is so noisy that it's uncomfortable. I could not even hear the waitress over the background noise, let alone have a nice chat with friends."
• "The reason for 4 stars for atmosphere, is due to the fact the restaurant was very quiet."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Beautiful pizza and it can't possibly be beaten for price!"
• "Very simple and authentic menu, reasonably priced too."
• "Lovely sourdough pizza at an incredibly reasonable price."
• "Meal for two with a glass of wine and a side was around £13 each. Bargain!"
• "The pizza is incredibly tasty, prices are more than reasonable, and the stilton dip is a game changer for pizza crust eating."
• "I was surprised at how cheap everything came too as well, the pizza here is very reasonably priced."
• "Also very cheap! Pizza and a beer for less than £15."

Cons:

• "We feel that the medium glass of rosata wine at £8.50 is a bit excessive for the small size of the glass served."
• "The new Christmas menu is a bit expensive."
• "The wine is a little overpriced, but that is a small niggle for an otherwise terrific place."
• "Don't Pick the Veg Salad On Menu day light. Robbery.."
• "Everything else is a little pricey."
• "The toilets are damp and have unhygienic mould all over the walls which was off-putting."
• "4 stars only for two reasons. Probably too many tables meaning a really permanent chatter in the back."