Myself and my partner visited on thurs 31st October whilst on a visit to Manchester. We were staying at a local chain hotel and wanted to experience a local restaurant. We were greeted on arrival and shown to our table, my partner asked if she could have a cushion to support her back and the waitress ( Bianca ) said of course and provided a cushion for both of us which was a good start to the evening. Bianca came to take our drinks order and she was extremely pleasant and friendly, she told us that she loved our accents ( from south wales ) and told us she loved the Gavin and Stacey sitcom, so we engaged with her about that and had a good laugh, this continued throughout the evening. We had bread and olives and garlic bread for starters, both were big portions and we wish we had shared just one, it was lovely though. For mains I had the Penne Arrabiata and my partner had the Risotto L'Aquila, both were delicious and plentiful, really good portions, we also had a bottle of the house white wine which was very nice too. We were too full to have desert ! The ambience was lovely, plenty of pictures of Italy on the walls which was a nice touch, it made you feel you were there . Furniture and decor to a high standard giving a high end but welcoming feel. The food is fantastic and great value for money, much better value than Chain Italian restaurants. Bianca was an absolute delight , she is a credit to your restaurant and should be praised for being such a lovely person, she helped us enjoy a very lovely evening. to cap it all she even booked a taxi for us when we were ready to leave. All in all this is a fantastic restaurant and if we are ever in the area again will definitely return. Highly recommended, thank you
L’Aquila Prestwich – Prestwich