Franco Manca Balham

Brilliant value for money. Great pizza. Usually very busy and often requires queuing on weekends, but this adds to the atmosphere in my opinion.

Gio looked after me this evening. Very friendly, polite and professional. Very pleased and I will be again soon for another enjoyable relaxed evening with great food. Thanking you all

Franco Manca is expanding, the pizza empire is growing, those days of queuing in Brixton as it was the only one are over. These days with six restaurants across London, it’s easier to get their traditional Neapolitan pizza

I wanted to eat pizza with my friend. eating was delicious with really good trips. the drinks were also really nice, with storage brews especially for the restaurant that was very good. service was brilliant, very fast and very trendy, casual mood.

At last a pizzeria my proud Italian girlfriend approves of. In fact says it's good enough for Italy. Wonderfully fresh food sweet tomatoes creamy mozzarella and Burrata which is damn good. Damn good. How this place ever has a table free and manages to be sooooo cheap I don't know but this is the best pizza I have had in this country. Can't wait to get back.

I mean, I don't really like Balham, but Franco Manca is obviously a guaranteed decent meal. Would choose Brixton over this one though. Best bit is that it sits directly opposite Pizza Express. Must be soul destroying for the staff there having to watch Franco Manca rammed every night, gaining popularity, while they continue to serve people seemingly happy with mediocrity. ???

by natalie de luca on 15 March 2015 in restaraunts Clapham/Balham, restaurants, restaurants brixton. this excellent pizzeria serves sour pizza, with a small menu and changing specialties. the pizzas are cooked in a wood stove and are some of the best I had in london. what makes this place even more attractive is the price-quality ratio, with a simple pizza of just £4.50 with its roots in the ever-popular brixton village, is inevitable expansion fast and well deserved.

Franco Manca in Balham Pizzas here are all very simple, just as how Italian pizzas should be. There are only 6 pizza options by default. All pizzas have 5/6 simple ingredients (although you can choose to add additional ingredients), but when the pizza base is this good, you don’t need an excessive amount of toppings to over power and confuse your palate. Quite empty early evening at 6pm on a weekday – by the time we left, it was packed Pizzas in the making of Wood burning ‘tufae’ brick oven We’ve had 3 types of pizzas here on 2 different occasions. Th

What: Pizza Where: Balham Value: £12pp Food Review: There is not a lot of selection and there starters are limited, but the pizzas are what you come for. With a thin crust and authentic ingrediants used, it makes the recipient think that they are in a italian countryside. The wood fired oven adds to the restaurants authenticity. The chilli oil that can be added additionally is hot though, you have been warned! Settings Review: Located in the back street of Balham alongside a Pizza Express, although there is no competition. It is not easy to find if you are not from the area. Once inside, you can find yourself a mixture of table seating randomly placed and may result in some tight spots. Posi...