Mangiamo

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Dirty smelly and bad foodToilets are so dirty Open plan kitchen is really dirty

Mark C

stuck in the 80s totally dull uninspired

Markc

usual small town crappy italian restaurant all the sauces taste like they are out of a jar. the pizza bases are bought in how hard is it to make your own pizza dough lazy cheap crap . i find it hard to believe this place is so busy

Mark C

absolutley crap the food is about authentically italian as a lancashire hot pot .all the tomato based dishes taste no better than dolmio sauce.

Mrs Russelll

this place is fantastic.. every-time... we visit often and lots always the same good food excellent service and great value.. ... if you love Italiano and you like eating... visit Mangiamo...

Foodlover1982

Personally I think this restaurant and its sister restaurant in Bolton (Latino) are imitation Italian and Spanish restaurants owned by Turkish people serenading as Italians because they have dark hair and a tan and have bad english. I have been to authentic Italians - Puccinis in Swinton for example and others in Manchester city and London. Let me warn you THIS IS NOT AN ITALIAN RESTARAUNT and Latino Lounge in Bolton owned by the same people IS NOT SPANISH. In fact having been to both places and noticed their similairites I can tell you that I never evere seen barbecued spare ribs, stuffed green peepers, fish kebabs or greek salad on an Italian menu. It is a con - if you have taste and value authentic Italian cuisine as I do then do not go here. If you like faux Italian pastas and pizzas made in a mediterranean style that frankly tasted bland and horrible then go here. I had a starter of mussels and scallops. The mussels were overcooked till harder than rubber (I have had mussels millions of times and never tasted them so bad) and the scallops were undercooked. The white wine garlic cream sauce required me to put tons of salt in as it did not have any taste at all. The pasta was even worse - tasted really tomatoey and bitter however like the kind you can buy ready made from Asda. The meat was awful and they left out the bacon and swapped it for prawns without telling me. My partners pizza was nothing reminiscent of Italy - stodgy with a mixture of random vegetables (mediterranean again - familiar pattern emerging). This was not stone baked or mozarella cheese. Dessert oh my god we could see the waiter literally pull them out of the freezer and make them on top of the fridge using Asda cream spray in a can as the cream! The custard was birds eye packet custard! The table behind contained pavlova, cheesecake and BF gateaux which were clearly the frozen kind left there to defrost - looked awful and were £4.00 a slice! I ordered creme brulee I could not believe the cream was stiff inside and the top wasn't even hard! Frankly there was nothing good about the restaraunt - everything was below par just like when I went Latino Lounge in Bolton (they are same owners). I feel absolutely ripped off and because of this I want to warn those of you who have tasted and enjoyed good Italian food to avoid thes bogus restaraunts like the plague. Do your research it pays. The con worked on me - the name sounds Italian even the sign contains a map of Italy however I firmly belive something is not quite what it seems. I'm not even a connoisieur of wines but that tasted crap too. Please do not go if you are a tried and tested Italian food lover like me. If you do decide to go I would like if someone could ask if the meat was halal as muslims do not eat non-halal. This would seem to indicate a turkish ownership. The fact that the bacon was removed from my dish also - muslims are forbidden from eating pork; there was nothing else on the menu with pork a distinct lack of in fact. Jus to confirm in both restaraunts I clearly noticed that they don't even speak in Italian to each other it sounded nothing like Italian and one one of the waiters was called Naz - a muslim name; not forgetting that Turks are predominantly muslim. Further they don't look that Italian if you look properly - they have a distinct tan and dark hair that looks more eastern med. The only thing that seems Italian is the names of some of the dishes which is basically pulling the wool over your eyes. On a positive note if you don't mind eating mediterranean food and aren't too bothered about very rich tasting food that is seasoned correctly you will like it. But the price will haunt you as it is not worth a penny I gave them. All in all I would have been remotely satisfied if I'd paid half the bill for the food - based on the phrase you get what you pay for. Personally I will never go again and as you've guessed not reccomend it to anyone. In fact in the future do as I wil:l without asking others first if I decide to go in a random restaruant becuase I'm hungry and think it is genuine because it is full of people just step back look at the menu the waiters and look for the signs.

Stevieg1982

Just looked at their website: Mangiamo has been succesfully run for the past 12 years by Mr Vassilis Vassiliou, a Greek Cypriot who is also a partner in the excellent Latino Lounge Restaurant & wine Bar in Bolton for the past 12 months along with partners Claire Lucas and Halil Orhanli. Very authentic. And: Specialising in the highest quality authentic Italian & Mediterranean cuisine. Everything is mediterranean nothing is Italian - it's pizza and pasta made by Greek people... simple. Not the same in my opinion and you will notice if you know your italian food.

Unhappy

What a chaotic experience as a large group. Food was fine but the organisation for the evening required a lot of patience for us as a party, the presenting of food to individuals was loud and overbearing. Not a relaxing experience at all.

Keely

no complaints for this restaurant. go occasionally, food is excellent! brilliant for special occasions. staff are very friendly which makes your meal so much better! i'd recommend this restaurant to anyone

Amanda

We go to Mangiamos often and absolutely love it. The food is always excellent, great value for money on the kids menu at £4.95 per child. The atmosphere is busing and the waiters are always friendly. Its the best Italian in this area by far.

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