Franco Manca Leeds — Restaurant in Leeds

This was a bit of a mixed and slightly surreal experience, initial service was great, super attentive and answered questions other members of our party had really well.

We ordered a couple of "number 8" pizzas (Free range chicken marinated with spices, roasted courgette base, mozzarella, Franco’s grana, fresh mixed chillies & crunchy tarallini crumbs), a tuna salad another pizza, the chicken salad and some other bits and bobs. One pizza came out sliced, the other whole which wasn't too much of a challenge but the tuna salad was truly uninspiring.

Essentially half a bag of mixed leaves and a few blobs of tuna with no sign of the "creamy dressing", a few drops of something oily on some leaves at best, most likely from the tuna juices.

I asked the waiter (pierced fella, dark hair) if the dressing had been missed, he went to check despite it being fairly obvious to anyone that's ever seen a salad. He came back some time later and said not, the chef says it on. We asked if we could possibly have some dressing to put on ourselves.

A few minutes later a somewhat aggressive chap in chef whites stormed to the table with with a tiny white jug and angrily said "I've been told you want MORE dressing" and then stormed off.

On looking, this dressing had no resemblance to anything already on the salad, it had been missed as we thought, there was no need for the fuss created and this really soured the experience.

It was a few millilitres of dressing that had been forgotten, not a request for someone to add gold leaf to the pizza crust. It was just weird.

My "number 8" was really enjoyable, good spice levels, a good mix of taste and textures but ruined by the salad palaver.

In a city with lots of great independent and chain pizza offerings it's difficult to stand out from the crowd, unfortunately Franco Manca did this by being a huge disappointment.

3* for the initial service and enjoyable pizza, it would have been 5 had it not been for the miserable pierced waiter and the bizarrely angry chef.

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There's quite a buzz around it since it just opened in Leeds, and you can tell is really busy. I visited the restaurant couple days ago. Pros Great Service Good Prices Plenty of sitting area Quality ingredients Ideal for a quick cheap meal Cons Food bit undercooked

The place has a genuine atmosphere which I really liked. Staff is great and customer centric. Garlic bread was really nice and you could taste everything in it so it was the organic lemonade. Unfortunately I found my main dish(no4 on the menu) a bit undercooked and I was a bit disappointed as I was expecting something really good. I think it needs some time to get up to speed since it just opened. I am really confident they will do really well and I am going to be amazed when I visit again. Totally worth and recommended! I may have been unlucky! 😁🍕🔥👌

I have been to the place for a second time after an invitation from Simone, operations manager. This time the food was amasing. The crust nice and crispy the bottom nicely and evenly cooked. The sauce and ingredients were fresh and across the surface. Big shout out to all members of staff for the sing work their doing and overall attitude towards their...

I was fortunate to attend Franco Manca's "soft launch" the night before the official opening. From the outside it looks quite small, with an outdoor seating area at the front, but once inside the restaurant is split across three floors. Decor is fairly industrial, with enjoyable and not overly intrusive music in the background.

First and foremost it's a pizza restaurant. The place mat on your table is the menu. There are seven pizzas to choose from (there's also a specials board on the wall), two salads, a few sides, and a short wine list, as well as two unbranded beers and a cider to choose from. I chose the tomato, chorizo and mozzarella pizza, and a lager as a drink. The pizza arrived quickly and was large, and the sourdough base light and tasty, and pleasantly puffed up, and the chorizo was nicely meaty. A small dessert menu followed, and I opted for a lemon sorbet which was light and refreshing. Throughout the meal the staff were friendly and helpful, and the place had a good atmosphere.

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Franco Manca, and next time I'm in Leeds I'll definitely...