Nice pizza, but not amazing. I really liked the restaurant and the ambiance. The manager was there even serving tables, that's a nice touch. read more

Francos is my favourite pizza chain in London. For £4.50, you can get a massive pizza for yourself which is a price that can't be beaten in this town. They have locations all over and the staff have been great at every one I've been to. It's great for vegan options and we always order the garlic bread to go with the pizzas. Their own beer is something to be tried too! read more

Franco Manca - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

Nice place for pizzas and salads. The concept is pretty simple and works well. The salads are fine, nothing incredibly original but a good side to their execellent pizzas. Service is friendly and the pizzas come fast. The atmosphere is relaxed and not pretentious like too many places in London. Pizza portions are large and should be shared so that you try many different ones. Deserts are not worth the money, there and are a let down, so skip desert and have an ice cream somewhere else in Chiswick. We'll definitly go back. See you there! read more

Praised as the best pizza in London by a ridiculous amount of people, I had to try it out. Amazingly, the Brixton branch is only opened for lunch, so me and my trusty foodie friend gritted our teeth and took the district line (boo) to Turnham Green (oh, I mean Chiswick? My bad), where a new, evening branch has opened. After fairly skipping into the resturant in excitment, we perused the menu. We decided to order two pizzas, sharing half each. We went for their Meat special (Parma ham, rocket and mozzarella on tomato) along with menu no.6 (mozzarella and chorizo on tomato). After a 20 minutes wait our pizza's were placed on the table. A good size, slightly flopping over the edge. Lifting up mine (I had first go at the meat special), I noticed the base was so thin you could see the light shining through. The toppings were absolutely delicious. Rocket, Italian style ham and shavings of grana padano are my new topping selection to emulate, Flavorful, filling but not stodgy at all. I could have eaten the whole thing. But sadly, I had already promised to share half with my slow eating friend. Over she handed her chorizo pizza, as regretfully I watched my delicious meat special float away. The chorizo pizza was sadly affected by being a little cool. Thin pizza gets cold pretty quickly. Despite this, and the curiously limited amount of cheese on the base, you could still taste the awesome potential of a pizza topped with melt in the mouth, greasy chorizo. It would have been far far better warm though, and that I truly believe. Overall, this only half lived up to the all encompassing hype. The meat special, though slightly more pricey, was worth every bite and was by far our favorite. Is it worth the long slow trek on the district line? No, not really. If only they had a branch closer to central London; but for now, they do not, and I probably won't make the effort to go there again. There are other places, maybe not as good, but not as far out either. In short, I loved Franco Manca, but hate the district line. I'm sorry. read more

For me (and I'm italian) the best pizza in London. I'm a regular client of this restaurant in Chiswick and if I'm missing Italy this is the place to go for me. The service sometime is a little bit hit and miss and when the venue is packed they can mess up with the orders but you turn a blind eye on it as the pizza is always delicious and the ingredients are always fresh plus it's a very informal restaurant and not pretentious at all so there is no point to be so picky (that is referred to some comments I read about wine served in water glasses). I would rate it 5 stars but JUST because of the service I rate it 4. read more

Awesome Italian pizzeria with wood oven and very reasonable prices. Try a Meat special pizza - shown on the black board - changes every week and is always really good. read more

Overall we were pretty disappointed here. To start, we were told they "didn't have tap water right now." Instead, we ordered the organic lemonade which was pretty subpar. We got the Tomato/Mozzarella/Basil and the Ham/Mozzarella/Ricotta pizzas. They came out uncut so we needed to cut them ourselves. Overall the pizza was really thin soggy - basically the consistancy of wet newspaper. Taste wise it was ok. The pizzas are definitely portioned for one person or shared between two for more of a quick snack. Despite having several open tables we had to share a larger table with another couple, which wouldn't have been an issue if we weren't in the back corner on a bench that required the other party to get up to let us out. We felt bad interrupting their meal to leave. The overall restaurant is extremely loud so having a conversation with the other guests in your party is really tough. I imagine their are other pizzerias in the area with better food and a better atmosphere. read more

Who did say London was expensive? This place is amazing, the Napolitan spirits in Ghiswick, just moved in this area and already have been few times to this place to eat in or take away. They prepared Healthy-Tasty pizza with a secret recipe for them crust, and the cherry on the tiramisu is the fair price (It has my record of the cheapest eating-out evening)! I definitaly recommand. Tips: For dessert ask for a scoop of vanilla ice cream with an expresso, just pour the expresso on the ice cream, yes it is heaven. Yummi. read more

Delicious! Stumbled across this place and was pleasantly surprised by their taste. The sour dough was so soft and complimented the topping well. Enjoyed the addition of their table oil as well which was an effective touch on top. Also tasty fresh lemonade which was needed in the heat! X read more

Best value pizzas around London - both eat in and delivery. Great crusts, toppings and dips. Highly recommend the chorizo pizza!

Oh yeah. TOTALLY the best Pizza in London. I know there is a lot of Hype around this place, and we are a sceptical people, us Yelpers, but this place is TOTALLY BOMB. I don't like meat, but for those of you who dig on swine, the meat pizza was PORKTASTIC it has pepperoni, chorizo.. prosciutto... other meats that I can't remember. I think the crust was my favorite part. I wanted to roll my pizza up into a ball and make a pillow on it, and sleep on it everynight. There was an instant silence that fell over the table once we had all finished the meal. We all had a moment of silence for the Pizza's that we loved, and we mourned them and wished we had more pizza. but I honestly don't think i could have eaten anymore pizza. AND THE PRICE WAS AMAZING. DAMN YOU FOR BEING SO FAR AWAY. However, if you were closer, I would probably fantasize about a Pizza bed, and at £6 a pizza, I might be tempted to make my Pizza bed dream come true. read more

The pizza is indeed very nice and relatively inexpensive. The service however was apathetic and disinterested. It took a long time to be acknowledged by our waiter who seemed to be far more interested in fraternizing with his fellow employees than serving customers. Good food, poor service. read more

Yummy sourdough pizza at very reasonable prices. The place lacks atmosphere and the acoustics aren't great so it's very loud, but the pizza really is delicious. read more

I visited Franco Manca last night, what a pleasant experience it was. The pizzas were superb (mine was the meat special and my girlfriends was the vegetable equivalent), the service was excellent and the drinks were good. If you don't like superb classic Italian pizzas, then don't bother coming here, you're not going to like it! I used to work in Italy and I have eaten great pizzas from many of the mother countries superb pizzerias and I'm glad to say, Franco Manca hits the mark! There are only six pizzas to choose from, but if you ask nicely the friendly staff will let you take toppings from other pizzas to create your own special. It goes to show that really good pizzas don't have to cost the earth (prices range from about £6.50 to £7.50 per pizza). Bravo Franco! read more

After all the hype, I have to admit I was a bit disappointed. I had a vegetarian pizza with different cheeses and courgettes which was not amazing, and noticeably lacked any tomato base. The sourdough pizza is good, but it's more like soft bread and I like my pizza to have some crisp to it. Service was pretty good and we didn't have to wait, which was a nice surprise. Small house salad was really good, the house red wine, not so much. Apparently the 'meat special' pizza which someone else had at my table was better than mine, but even that wouldn't be called the best pizza in London. read more

Delicious pizza, great selection of toppings and solid service. Pizza tends to get soggy on the bottom but it still tastes good, just gets messy. read more

So, does it live up the rating? Yes! Probably the best pizza I've ever had and definitely the best pizza in London. Everything from the crust to the mozzarella to the toppings was truly delicious. An added bonus was they serve an amazing organic blonde beer made by Samuel Smith's. I would also recommend the desert menu and cappuccino here. Great place, will definitely be back. read more

The BEST sourdough pizza! They use incredibly fresh and authentically Italian ingredients and meals a so inexpensive. Somewhere you could easily go once a week and not get bored of the menu. Delicious!! read more

It's a really nice restaurant but i definitely woldn't come back!, Quality of food horrible and the service it doesn't exist in that place It's shame because i was a regular customer and they just changed my opinion about it. read more

The best pizza I have eaten on this side of the Atlantic. Really tasty, fast service and really good value. Two pizzas, one beer, one (awesome) lemonade and a mixed salad for £20 including a tip. My new favourite in Chiswick. read more

This is a good local pizza joint, fresh ingredients and friendly service in an airy, roomy restaurant. It is not, however, in my opinion everything people crack it up to be. The dough is somewhat heavy and stodgy with the base on the thick side for what you'd expect and the sauce on the bland side. For superlative Neopolitan style pizza, you'll want to visit Santa Maria in Ealing Green. This is the best pizza you can possibly find in the city by a long shot. Gets kudos for being so reasonably priced though. read more

such good pizza, such good value for money. i hope they never change that, it's so delightful going somewhere for properly good food, and not feeling guilty or ripped off by the amount you are being charged - after all, simple pizzas like this are NOT expensive to make, so it is definitely refreshing to see a mark up that isn't insane. saying that, i do appreciate that the ingredients they use are high quality, so the cost of producing it will be higher. franco manco keeps their menu simple, so what they do, they do extremely well. they offer about 6 or 7 standard pizzas, plus one veg special and one meat special. i went here for lunch today with my boyfriend and a friend, and we were all very happy with our choices! i had the veg special which had artichokes, cherry tomatoes, and lots of yummy cheese. the sourdough base is amazing and the pizzas are so filling and mmm good! i am definitely a fan, and for £7.50, amazing! the plain margarita pizzas start somewhere around the £4.50 mark, so this really can be a very cheap dinner out. the service in this particular outpost was really good, really attentive and friendly, and the atmosphere inside was nice. i have never made it to the original franca manco in brixton, despite being in that area quite frequently, but i have now eaten here and at the franca manco in westfield, and each time i leave very, very happy! read more

Yes! Excellent gourmet pizza. This is hard to find in London (actually, I haven't done much searching, I'm just assuming). There's quite a long queue around the block, but come here for great food, nice ambience, and a very buzzing young person environment. The whole street is buzzing, actually. read more

I used to live in Chiswick years ago when the high road was really boring and had nothing to offer apart from Pizza Express on one end of the scale and unaffordable nouvelle cuisine (this was the eighties after all ...) on the other extreme. Franco Manca is the latest surprise which forces me to reconsider my prejudices against this part of West London ... I went for a late dinner with an Italian friend the other day - she felt at home and I felt like being on holiday in Italy. All the staff are Italian and the food seems authentic, too. We also experienced some typically (!?) Italian chaos with partially missed orders and forgotten wine top-ups - but somehow this only added to the atmosphere. I like concise menues, and this one is just the right length - they also have changing specials, so you are unlikely to get bored. I also like restaurants which take pride in the origin of their produce, and Franco Manca ticks all the boxes. The sourdough pizzas were delicious (I like mine a bit crunchier, but I suppose this is the way it's meant to be) even if the toppings were a bit sparse. My friend asked for extra tomato sauce which was added without any hassle. I had a baked aubergine dish which was the perfect starter size - it was still sizzling when served. Meat eaters will probably be even more excited as there are loads of special types available. The wine list is lmited to a couple of organic varieties which are available in white or red. I like the fact they are served in tumblers rather than stemmed glasses - this goes with the general relaxed fell of the place. Meals in pizza joints tend to be over too quickly and most restaurants are in the fast food league as a result. I didn't feel rushed at Franco Manca, indeed we ordered another glass of wine to enjoy at one of the tables outside. read more

OMG I actually go to visit my brother in Chiswick with the proviso that we will go to Franco Manca. I always go for the chorizo with extra rocket, he always goes for whatever is on special that day. The sourdough is excellent and I feel full and satisfied afterwards. I've also been to the tottenham court road branch and the service is great at both. Really one of my favourite pizza places and generally places to eat in London! read more

Good Neapolitan style pizza -- great if you like thin but soft crust. Quick service and very reasonably priced, but when they get busy the pizza sometimes comes out a little undercooked. read more

This pizza is some of the best I've had in London. The tomato sauce is flavoursome (where did they find decent tomatoes in London?!) and the crust has such an amazing texture and delicious flavour from the wood burning oven. Shame about the lacklustre staff letting the place down, but saved by lemon sorbet with a shot of limoncello at the end. read more

Amazing pizza as it's made in Italy. Haven't had a better one since I was in Rome! Cheap as well, my new favourite place!

Good pizza's and that blud but I dun know what the fuss is about. I've been talking like a bumbaclart yoot ever since I ate there last week. Need a greater selection of toppings for the mandem. 2/3 meat based toppings isn't enough. read more

I love the pizza here... so far the best I had in London. I was desperate to find a truly Italian pizza in London and a friend suggested this one. The decor is good and we never had problems getting a table on Sundays. The pizza is very good, a bit different from how they do it in the part of Italy I came from but I loved it anyways. One star missing for the very short list of toppings available. Definitely recommended. read more

Really decent sourdough pizzas for the right prices. Not a huge selection, but totally worth it. The starters are especially good value. We ordered garlic bread, which is as big as a pizza in its own right. Friendly waitstaff took down our mobile number even though we hadn't booked a table, and directed us to the nearby Roebuck. Definitely check this place out! read more

Are you kidding me?! The best sourdough pizza ever, for about £6? You're having a laugh! If you don't like this you don't like real pizza. End of. The sides are very tasty but a bit small and pricey, but the pizzas are so cheap you don't care! read more

A bit disappointed. Restaurant looks great and staff is very friendly but we made the mistake of going there a Friday night. Extremely noisy, uncomfortable and they only serve local, organic wines that were not good. Sorry guys read more

The best thing about Franco Manca is the value for money. A lot of the cafes and restaurants in Chiswick are a tad expensive for a weekly lunch trip so FM stands out. I had an organic lemonade (very tasty) and a delicious but simple pizza for 6.95 (quite big as well). Lots of flavour and a nice gooey but cripsy on the outside base. Comfortably under a tenner. Plus they have outside seating for a nice sunny day. read more

Consistently great pizza. Simple menu but good ingredients make it all really delicious. Very good value - even though prices have gone up in the last couple of years read more

Franco Manca was an excellent addition in this posh Chiswick neighbourhood, where you can get anything from a pizza / burger to a Michelin star restaurant dinner. One of the few unpretentious places in London where you can get a decent pizza at a reasonable price ( most expensive £ 7.50 ), especially in this area. The food is good - even if the choice is a bit limited and always the same - but it is fresh and tasty. Wine served in water glass is not top, but the homemade lemonade is good, sometimes a little too sweet. If you want a "quick" dinner on a budget, this is the place to go... and so we will go back again... read more

Great service! Very friendly staff and awesone pizza. They got us a table even without reservation. Pizzas are pretty big so make sure to share if you're not that hungry! read more

Franco Manca - Italian Near Me - London, XGL

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Best pizza I have had in London and a great place for a cheap eat. Pizza is crisp, perfect thickness, and cheese/sauce combination. I always go for the pizza with anchovies and capers and I am never disappointed. read more

It isn't the best pizza I've had. But it was good and the price is pretty reasonable. I ordered a number 5 with mozzarella, tomato sauce, basil, anchovies, and olives (no capers for me, thanks!). I was pretty hungry, and yes I finished it all on my own. I wish they had more choices though. Will probably be back again. read more

Been here twice and both times the food has been delicious, the service quick and the specials have been amazing. But to top it all; the value for money is incredible at Franco manca. Not many places in London where you'll eat such good pizzas for that price. Much recommended! read more