Antico Forno Wigan — Restaurant in Wigan

I found this hidden gem on a Google search. I took my daughter and her 3 friends (all aged 10 years old) for food on Friday night.

The food was incredible and I mean incredible. The service was first class and exceptional. The owner (Basil) who served us was such a lovely genuine and passionate man....this clearly feeds into and motivates the staff who were also so kind and attentive.

I have taken my daughter all over the world to dine and I can honestly say, the wood fired pizza from Antico Forno is one of the best we have had anywhere.

The girls all ordered fresh fruit mocktails. I watched Basil cutting all of the fruit to make these mocktails for my daughter and her friends. They said the mocktails were incredible, really fresh, fruity and tasty.

We wrapped up things with proper gelato. There was so much choice with the gelato, it was hard to pick so we all got different flavours. Tasted incredible.

I would highly recommend Antico Forno to anybody. I am actually trying to travel back to the North West at the end of the coming week (I live in The Midlands) and tie in a visit to this hidden little gem, so I can grab a pepperoni and peppers with parmesan fresh wood fired sour dough pizza.

Well done guys, keep up the...

This restaurant experience was an absolute nightmare. From the moment we walked in, the ambiance felt like a poorly lit dungeon, and the smell was reminiscent of a mix between burnt rubber and something rotting. The service? Nonexistent. We waited over 30 minutes just to be acknowledged, and when our server finally arrived, they seemed more interested in their phone than taking our order.

When the food finally arrived, it was a disaster. My steak was so overcooked it could have been used as a hockey puck, and the vegetables looked like they had been left out in the sun for a week. To top it off, the dish tasted like it had been seasoned with despair and regret. I couldn't even finish it.

And don’t get me started on the cleanliness. The table was sticky, and I spotted what looked like a long-forgotten crumb from a previous patron. I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy. If you're thinking of dining here, do yourself a favor and run in the opposite direction. This restaurant deserves to...

Genuinely disappointed , I ordered a 12 inch pizza and a carrot cake, it took an hour and 40 minutes to arrive . Food arrived practically cold , you could tell though that it would have been nice if hot . It was a pepperoni , salami and spinach pizza , the spinach was just dumped on after cooking from what I can see. The carrot cake was terrible ,incredibly dry to a point that the fork that came with it snapped on the first attempt of trying to tear a piece off .

First attempt to ring took 4 attempts , the 2nd attempt saying line busy and the 3rd attempt being hung up on. Had to shout on the 4th call as the staff couldn't hear me.

If it was hot and in decent time I wouldnt have been too bothered as the pizza did taste nice but just genuinely disappointed with how it turned out , if I go again it will be to collect myself or I will go...