Carluccio's - Manchester Piccadilly

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   Ellie

   London

   22 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   22 reviews

   Dined on November 16, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Good was nice and arrived quickly but whilst the staff were polite, they were not very attentive. I think it’s because it was towards the end of their shift and they were ready to go home.
   

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   Natalie

   London

   9 reviews

   4.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on October 11, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great service - very attentive and personable. Food was ok.
   

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   Stephen

   London

   9 reviews

   3.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on October 4, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Carluccio’s is a shadow of its former gastronomic self, sadly, with both the menu and the quality of the food much diminished since its pre-pandemic peak. On the day of our visit, more than half the dessert menu was unavailable - indeed, many of the unavailable items had been crossed off the menu with a pen, which suggests ongoing problems. But the staff are friendly, and it’s still the best restaurant in Piccadilly station.
   

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   Lorna

   Manchester

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on September 25, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was much better than I expected. Lovely seared tuna on the salad and my client had a very nice seafood risotto.
   

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   Ramez

   Orange County

   12 reviews

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   4.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on September 15, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   It is a nice place to take a break and eat at the train station, definitely not for a date. Prices are reasonable
   

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   JanetM

   Manchester

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on July 24, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Carluccio's is the perfect place to meet when people are travelling by train from different directions, just get off the train - straight into Carluccio's! A very attractive area with good food.
   

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   AlyQ

   Manchester

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on July 12, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   On arrival we were greeted by a pigeon, eventually followed by a staff member. There only seemed to be 2 staff members which meant that service wasn’t particularly quick or friendly. Bathrooms were out of order so had to use station facilities. Garlic bread was one of the worst I’ve ever had but the risotto and pasta were both quite tasty. Hadn’t realised that it was a station restaurant when I found it on trip advisor and booked. Probably ok for a quick pit stop between trains but not really what we were hoping for for a dinner pre concert.
   

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   HarryM

   Manchester

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on June 26, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   We booked online a table for two for dinner at 6:45pm. I had a question but my phone calls in the two days before dinner were all unanswered. I messaged to the restaurant to enquire several hours before arrival but still no reply. Upon arrival 5 minutes before 6:45pm, the staff told us that the kitchen would close at 6:45pm and we had to rush to order otherwise we could not have any food for dinner. The tuna we ordered was not available. The seabass was not pan fried, probably deep fried ...
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Liverpool

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 16, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Booked for 6.15pm, arrived to be told they closed at 6pm. Then ignorantly said 'that's impossible' not possible until I showed them the app booking. No apology, just ackowledged it was 'bizarre' and ushered out of the restaurant. Lack of food rating due to inability to judge.
   

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    JuliaM

    Birmingham

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 15, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    Horrendous. Staff made you feel like a hinderance. Waiting ages to be served only after we had to ask for service. Wrong drinks delivered and extra bottle of wine added to the bill which we hadn’t had. Plates not cleared away. Shocking!
    

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