By far, San Carlo Cicchetti is the best restaurant I have dined in.
The service is perfect, the atmosphere is great, and recommended for a romantic night.
The prices are on the high end.
Caciucco is a must, the baked bread covering the fish and shrimps is the best specialty.
Tracey @LifeFoodWine
+4.5
The Pistachio Cake is not really a cake in the traditional sense but instead a three-layer, custardy, delicate mousse like dessert with a soft, crumbly base. Not too sweet, which I loved and not an overly strong nutty taste, which I loved even more. I rarely rave over desserts, but this cake is simply sublime.
I have wanted to visit San Carlo for such a long time and was thrilled when my husband said he was taking me for my birthday. Everything about the experience exceeded my expectations from the moment we walked in the door to the moment we were waved off! The staff were so attentive and helpful - we took up their wine recommendations (which included wines to suit all pockets) and food favourites and every mouthful was delicious - I tried food I thought I didn't even like (the chicken liver starter) and found it cooked to perfection and utterly delicious. I was sung to, given extra birthday pudding and generally treated like a superstar the whole time we were there and cannot wait to go back again! Thanks to all (especially our cheeky waitor!) for making it a wonderful birthday treat!
Only rated the food 3 out of 5 as I had to send the green spinach risotto back because it was far far too salty to be palatable. Which they rectified straightaway. We had to sit at the bar for our good since we hadn’t pre booked but it was only 6.30pm so we were surprised it would be full that early. Prices on the higher side and portions on the very small side. Think Italian tapas making it a little expensive if you’re hungry. The sharing dessert was nice, a mini selection of their larger desserts. If the food was outstanding, the prices may be justified though.
Amazing food from start to finish. Service was superb from the waiters. Atmosphere was very lively and busy. Had a lovely meal. Looking forward to going back.
Food: Starters and main courses were amazing. All very tasty and a good choice of vegetarian options. Would definitely recommend for a good quality meal.
Location: great location, just off Deansgate so close to the main roads and lots of other bars / shops.
Service: Good service but could be improved. The busyness of the restaurant means that it’s hard to get attention unless the server is attentive. At one point we had 2 rounds of drinks because 2 different waiters took our order and then a server dropped the cutlery on a guest - slightly chaotic!
Atmosphere: Good atmosphere, authentic feeling and spacious meaning it is a nice place to relax and have a nice meal
A first time visit for me. Heard only good things about San Carlo so I was looking forward to the visit. My food was delicious, couldn't fault it at all. Unfortunately the Service wasn't the best. It was hard for us to get a server's attention. However, to be fair it was extremely busy being the week before Christmas and New Year. The more experienced Servers were excellent but I think it was just far too busy.
The atmosphere was really good I must say and I did very much enjoy my visit.
Really nice high end Italian restaurant, great ambience, mouth watering foods, warm caring service. Staff's are great and makes you feel really special. Been there for our office Christmas do - Love it!
Lovely restaurant, great ambience and good food. Service could’ve been better. Kept having to call someone to serve instead of them proactively coming around to ensure everything was okay.
That was my first time in this place. Lovely service from the first step to this lovely restaurant.
Atmosphere and food feel like I'm really in nice restaurant somewhere in Italy
Thanks staff for everything
That was unbelivable lunch
Defenitely will come back xx
Lovely Italian restaurant in Manchester city centre, great choice if you have a large party as the restaurant is huge.
Super menu and food is to a very high standard. Service is good even though they were extremely busy.
Highly recommend this place as it also seems to be a celebrity hotspot in manchester.
Great food and the waiter is friendly and helpful. I ordered the burrata and aubergine for my starter which was flavourful from the aubergine . For my main I ordered spaghetti bolognaise which was delicious and for dessert, I ordered crème brûlée which was tasty.
Friendly and fun staff. Food had strong flavours but well cooked. It was a bit too much flavour for me but could be fine for others.
This is a really 5 Star place, smart,elegant, great atmosphere and the food was fantastic. Recommended for a Special occasion or if you want to impress someone 😉 🙂
A great place for dinner in the area, the Italian cuisine is to a really good standard and the quantity you get is also substantial enough. We found the service to be absolutely brilliant, constantly topping up our glasses from our bottle and very speedy from taking our order to the arrival of food. It was also very busy, I would say maybe it’s too busy though and does feel a bit crowded at points with a big open plan arrangement of tables. Overall I would say I’d definitely recommend, especially with friends or a group of people. It can get pricey, but well worth it.
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