I had high expectations for Franco Manca since I'd been hearing about it since I first lived in London in 2012. They had the one location in Brixton back then, and I was pleased to find they'd expanded to Broadway Market. The menu is pretty limited - I think there's 10 options or so - but look at the specials board before deciding. We only saw it after ordering and were so annoyed! The specials looked delicious. The dough is sourdough and is chewy rather than crispy, toppings are fresh and it's dirt cheap. Pretty good for London. I'd return for sure. read more

Franco Manca - #4 - Pizza Near Me - London, XGL

If you are vegan and gluten free don't go to Franco Manca Broadway market.One of the worst food experiences I have had in London. Ordered a gluten free vegan pizza for my wife. And a standard pizza for myself. My pizza was soggy but ok, but my wife's was completely uncooked. The vegan cheese was unmelted, the vege was raw, and everything just fell off the uncripsed base. I went to take it back and the girl serving at the front took us down back by the kitchen. Clearly the young curly haired guy managing didn't want complaints observed by others eating there. I said "sorry but this isn't good enough this pizza isn't properly cooked" his answer was "you should have asked for it well-done" (like it's a steak). I picked up a piece and said "would you eat this?" at which point all the toppings fell off. Then he said " now you've ruined it, I can't put it back in the oven now". This seemed to have become a bit of Little Britain/Monty Python moment. I said "enough of this ridiculousness I want my money back. To which he stated "I can't give you a refund, you to apply for a refund by email and it will take 3 days" I stormed out furious and my wife had no pizza. My wife went back to complain also and the guy said that I should have been more respectful if I wanted good service. I have almost infinite patience for people working in service - they work very hard, but this guy had such an entitled attitude I couldn't believe it. All he had to say was "I'm sorry, we'll sort it" and I would have said thank you and probably left a tip. If there is a problem with under cooked pizza then cook it more or make a new one (no arguments). If there is a problem with the vegan toppings sourced and they wont cook properly then do your best to sort it and if they won't cook properly then give a refund. In saying that we have ordered the same pizza from other Franco Manca's regularly without issue, so I must assume that it was this guy being a prize... Really? "you should have asked for it well done" for a pizza order. Who goes into a pizza restaurant and says "I would like my pizza well done please" It's hilarious, only if it wasn't true. If you are vegan and gluten free don't go to Franco Manca Broadway market. read more

Possibly the best value artisan pizza in London ... no wonder people are queuing down the road. I like a pizzaria with a limited menu but the option to customise your choice. I went for one with courgette with added tomato (I don't get the blanco version ...) and it was very tasty. The sourdough base takes some getting used to, especially as it is gooey rather than crusty. We were given a table at the back of the restaurant with the roof removed as it wasn't raining (enough to celebrate a British summer - it wasn't all that hot ...) which was a bit chilly and resulted in slightly cold pizza. We share a tiramisu which looked and tasted like homemade - perfect. Lucky people who live near Broadway Market, such a great vibe up and down the street. read more

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We wanted a quick lunch around 'Broadway Market' and this place was perfect for it. Good prices: you can have a proper meal plus a glass of wine for £10. But nothing fancy or special. Just 5-6 kind of pizzas and a couple of side salads. So, we ordered two pizzas and a salad to have something green in the middle of the table. The pizzas were OK. Not too good but as I said, they are good enough if you are really hungry and want something to eat without waiting a lot of time. Pizza base was thin and tasty but I noticed a lot of dough surrounding the pizza. Not too much toppings on both of them, that was quite annoying. But I have to say the ingredients they use are really good! I like the decoration. Modern and simple. It is always cool when you can see the chefs cooking in front of you. The staff was OK, most of the girls where really nice (specially one of them who was taking care of every single costumer!) read more

I really enjoyed Franco Manca for the delicious pizza, good service, and inexpensive prices. The pizza had a great mixture of being thin on bottom, but with a hearty crust. The service was fairly quick, with providing drinks within just a minute or two, and the pizzas within about 10 minutes of being ordered. The only potential cons would be that there are not a ton of tables, so someone could have to wait, and once seated, the stools are a little bit hard.(Very minor issues overall.) read more

Having visited the Tottenham Court Road and Chiswick branch - I'm a great fan of this chain. We initially thought it was unlikely we'd have a table as the restaurant looked very busy, however they have an extension out the back with lots of tables that they seated us in. So I'd suggest that you ask rather than assume! I quite liked the back room, it was less crowded, more intimate with diffused lighting and felt far less hectic, bridging on the rustic. I ordered the Meat special, with mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Fennel seeds and sausage. As usual it was delicious, I love the base, and whilst the toppings don't reach the edge, they have infused oil with chilli or garlic on the table for dipping. The red wine was okay, not the best, but definitely quaffable. I left feeling very full and whilst the pizza was £8 (being a special), the meal came in at around £12. Service was good, although they did take a while to ask if we wanted anything additional to our meal, which could have been frustrating, but I was enjoying the conversation. read more

Fantastic little spot. Great, cheap, quick pizza (as it should be!!) made with sour dough to save you the post pizza bloat/guilt. Make sure you check out the specials too, we didn't until we were nearly finished! read more

Fantastic pizza. Wine is average, but no Italian would have pizza with wine. So who cares. The locals won't even notice. Cheap prices, fast service, expect to share a table if you are a small group. read more

Having walked around Broadway I had worked up an appetite. I've tried Franco's pizza before in Stratford food court so I knew I'd get a good quality pizza here. The service was ok and the restaurant was of a decent size. The pizza was all I was fussed about so I ordered my favourite, ham and pineapple with a tomato and mozzarella sharing board to start. The food was lovely, fresh and a really decent price. I definitely recommend this place for a yummy sourdough pizza! read more

First of all, pizza that you will eat from Franco Manca is very unique. The crust is not too crisp, they don't bake the bottom of the crust until it gets brown, overall when you look at it, you see just white, nice sourdough crust. We tried three different pizzas; little tomato-home cured ham, anchoives, and cured chorizo. They were all amazing! When you get into the restaurant, it looks really small at first sight, but they have a patio at the back. There is a quick turnover of the customers, I guess that's why waitress/waiters sometimes are not really friendly, they look like 'I'm too busy right now, hurry up on your decision'. Though this is not at annoying level :) Also some of them are quite helpful about your decision. Overall, such a lovely place :) read more

Ate here late lunch on Good Friday. We had heard good things since it had opened and every time we had passed the queue was out of the door. We thought we would chance it late lunch and managed to get one of the few remaining tables. We were sat and given a menu quickly but service was hectic and you could tell that the staff were under pressure. It took a while to catch a waitress's eye to place our order and there was little attention or friendliness given towards us. We ordered two no logo lagers and a mushroom and ham pizza and a margarita with three chilli and lamb which was one that we chose our own toppings for. Even though the lunchtime rush had slowed down our pizzas took a good while to come- at least half an hour and other tables that ordered after us were served before us..very annoying. The pizzas were pretty good. Light crispy bases but toppings were a little sparse. The wild mushrooms were lovely but a bit too cheesy for my taste and could have done with being more tomatoey. But we still enjoyed them. They were also really good value, £6.50 - £7. It took a while to request the bill and there was no "did you enjoy?" etc. We were just another table. Now I wasn't expecting anything over the top but standard etiquette would have been nice. I will go back but next time will be prepared for the purely transactional service that it was. read more

Great prices, but the pizzas were meh and I've had better in London so even though they were cheap, wouldn't go again. The toppings was sparse so it was a lot of dough and airy crust. Not only were toppings were sparse, I didn't get lots of flavors from it. It was Meh. read more

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I've been excited to try here for a while and finally made it in. So disappointing! Floppy soggy pizza crust. They were really busy so firing out the pizzas but mine was definitely underdone. I'll give it another go sometime as it's good value but between the soggy base and the not great quality toppings I don't think I'll be rushing back. read more

We went on a Friday night, it was really busy but we got a table straight away (on Saturday the queue was out the door). We placed our order quickly and drinks were forthcoming, like the free bottle of table water supplied too. The food was amazing, a small menu, but the pizzas were awesome, one ofthe best I have ever had. They are also really really cheap, most coming in at under £7 - am not sure how they afford to do it! Would definitely come here again, the reason for 3 stars instead of more is because it was really hot in there, despite having an a/c unit and also there was a bit of a wait for the bill. A bit of an aside, there was a child in the kitchen making a pizza, in his normal clothes, which was fine as we assumed it was his own pizza, we thought this cool - but then we saw him come out, sit down and eat and then go back into the kitchen (open plan so we could see) and then help the staff beat the dough etc. Not overly hygienic, but to be fair, wouldn't put us off going again. read more

I wouldn't eat Pizza anywhere else and that pretty much sums up my review! Broadway Market is one of my favourite hang outs anyway but to finish of in Franco tops it of nicely for me! I try to avoid Carbs/Gluten when I can so the sough dough base makes it very appealing to me. Good price, friendly staff and lots of Yumminess! read more

We went to meet some friends in Franco Manca who were eating whilst we just had a few drinks. We'd already eaten which was just as well as Franco Manca don't do a gluten-free pizza. However, the pizzas they do are delicious or so my friends tell me. The menu is simple and drinks reasonably priced. Ideal for a reasonably priced meal out. read more

Very bland and average pizza. They say the dough for the pizza is sourdough. It didn't taste like sourdough at all. I wouldn't recommend this pizza place at all. read more

I've heard amazing things about the pizzas from Franco Manca so was pretty excited to try it! There was a queue, which I was expecting so didn't concern me too much! We probably waited for about 30 minutes but it was a Friday night so think pretty reasonable. You can order a drink and nibbles in the queue and the staff give you regular updates on when you will get seated. The price is great and the ingredients are clearly of a high quality. But once seated we then had to wait an hour for our food to arrive. If you don't have the capacity to serve food, don't make the place that big! The pizza wasn't too impressive either. I felt the dough was a quite bland and was quite charred which meant the whole thing had an after taste of burnt. Considering the toppings are tasty it's a shame they weren't cooked properly! Didn't live up to the hype, and I probably wouldn't choose myself to go here again. read more

I have been here twice. The pizza is very good but not any better than Neapolitan style pizza I've had at other places. Prices are quite reasonable. Service the first time I went was fast, but a bit curt. The second time it took 20 minutes before anyone even came to our table and then the server acted like we were a couple of flies in his ointment. I don't need to have my arse kissed, but come on, dude. The couple next to us also waited 20 minutes at least before their orders were taken, and their pizzas took forever. It was not that busy (a Monday night). I would come back here if I was in a pinch since it is good pizza at a reasonable price, but just know that curt service and long waits may be part of the deal. read more

Just an update: my Italian friend told me this is THE place for sourdough pizza in east London. Both for quality and price. Mangia!

This was my first time ordering collection from Franco Manca - obviously I'm here for dinner as often as possible - as this time we fancied our pizza by the canal. I tried to order by phone but no one picked up so I had to use their new online ordering. While the styling of their system was good, it was clunky to say the least. We had to open 5 different Windows to finally get it to work all the way through. It saves your credit card details which I wasn't too happy about. The Facebook sign in integration also wasn't working which made our browser crash... Again. Also, when dining in you can swap out ingredients for different ones. Not so here. My usual pizza cost about £2 more. Having said that, being able to choose when you want to pick it up is great and it wasn't too bad waiting outside on a summer day (not sure how I'd feel in the rain). The pizza was delicious, though we'd have preferred it sliced(!). We struggled tearing and rolling up whole pizzas as we sat by the canal. This is Franco Manca so evidently I'll be back. Maybe not online though. read more

Cheap pizza, great crust, the toppings & tomato sauce lacked flavour though. I wouldn't go out of my way to try the place but might consider if starving and there is absolutely no waiting. read more

Great pizzas to eat in or take away. Lovely friendly staff. Good value. Gets very crowded though.

Delicious pizza in London :) Friendly service, great crust, above-average sauce, great ingredients. Prices are so reasonable, especially in an expensive city. Fine neighborhood for a walk, plenty of great bookstores and pubs. read more

Amazing sourdough pizza! Great prices, great variety, specials are always interesting, and you can always get something custom. Sometimes can get a bit crowded/chaotic, but totally worth it. read more

sour. dough. pizza. and. a. glass. of. organic. wine. for. under. a. tenner. on. broadway. market. hateraters need to beat it. franco manca reigns supreme. *praying hands emoji x 100000000* read more

Good pizza but slightly under cooked. A bit gooey. Also though our waiter was great the manager seemed all over the place and overall a bit chaotic. Will give it another go but so far Brixton seems to have it a lot more together than this east London location. read more