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Carluccio's
Trafford Centre Manchester
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Trafford
Centre restaurants |
The
Great Hall, The Trafford Centre, Manchester, M17 8AA
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Tel:
0161 747 4973 |
superb italian cafe/restaurant in the trafford centre's
new food hall from highly celebrated chef, antonio
carluccio [amend] |
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Carluccio's
Restaurant Manchester - overall reader reviews
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Carluccio's
Restaurant Trafford Centre Manchester - reader comments
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| "What
was this Carlucci bloke thinking of, opening a restaurant
that looks like a fast food joint in
the Trafford Centre. There's never going to be any atmosphere
in this place, it's a shopping mall for God's sake!
I would have thought that they would have opened in
Manchester City Centre, but this looks like a really
cheap option, not a dinner destination but a
meal after shopping. The food is OK,
nothing special and I would discuss the freshness
or frozen nature of its portion controlled offerings!"
- eric, manchester 2/7/07 (visited on a Thurs evening) |
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| "We've
just made our 6th visit to Carluccio's in as many weeks
(guess you can tell we're fans then!) We have enjoyed
superb food & service on each visit
- very much looking forward to our next one!"
- denise creely, irlam 27/6/07 (visited on a Fri evening) |
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| "The
staff were obviously proud of their restaurant and were
extremely motivated to ensure your food was right. I
have visited twice now, with my compliments
to the chef on both occasions. The food
was extremely fresh and tasted divine!! Unfortunately
with the venue being the Trafford Centre, you
will never get a romantic atmosphere...but
then again, Italian restaurants aren't supposed to be
quiet!!!"
- maddy stott, sale 19/4/07 (visited on a Fri evening) |
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"I'm
a huge fan of Chaophraya, Choice, Sapporo and Akbars
and agree with Restaurants Of Manchester that these
are THE best restaurants in town. So when I noticed
the arrival of Carluccio's in the top 5, I knew I would
not be disappointed with a visit. My only problem was
it didn't seem right driving to the Trafford
Centre specifically for a meal and to be honest,
I never thought I'd say this, but it wouldn't
put me off returning. My starter, the Bagna
Cauda was like a vegetable chowder fondue - absolutely
delicious! Unfortunately, there wasn't enough
carrots, celery and peppers to dip in it so I had to
order one of their gorgeous bread baskets to finish
off dipping. The main course, the Mushroom Risotto from
the Special's Board, was the best dish I've
ever had in an Italian restaurant - and that's
saying something as I have a holiday home in Tuscany!
I would return especially just for that one
dish alone so I hope they don't remove it from
the 'specials'. The service was superb
- real Italian waiters and waitresses
and the price was incredibly cheap for food
of this quality. On the negative side, it's
not obvious what you do on arrival - there's
a shop, a cafe and a restaurant all sharing the same
area. I wasn't met by a greeter on arrival so had to
ask if I could sit anywhere I wanted and whether I had
to order at the counter or, as it turned out, at the
table. My only real moan about the place though - and
it's a big one in fairness - is exactly the reason I
had reservations about visiting. The music from
the bar/restaurant next door drowned out the traditional
Italian music that Carluccio's were playing
and the restaurant seriously lacked intimacy
as it was open plan in the huge new food hall.
It wouldn't stop me returning though and it
quite rightly would make the Top 10 restaurants in Manchester
as you suggest, better than any other Italian
in the region. All in all though... Food 5*,
Price 5*, Service 5*, Location 0*"
- John, Cheshire 13/4/07 (visited on a Fri evening) |
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Italian food not like that Pesto upstairs tho!"
- paul, manchester 5/4/07 (visited on a Thu evening) |
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"When it was announced there was to be a Carluccio's
Caffe in the Trafford Centre's multi-million pound new
food hall, food critics in Manchester got excited. It
would be Antonio Carlucci's first restaurant
in the North. It has to be said, the food
is amazing, incredibly good value for
money and the service superb!
My only problem is the location - The
Trafford Centre is hardly a place you would associate
the best Italian restaurant in Manchester to be; its
open plan dining area draws no distinction
from that of McDonalds and KFC and as a result it's
the not the type of venue you'd book a table in advance
for. Pity really as the pasta is worth it!" -
Matthew, Manchester 29/3/07 (visited on a Thu evening)
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