Sadly to say this is supposedly one of the best restaurants in Clacton is very misleading, my starter wasn’t available and then when my main came the veg was over cooked and the mash potato was lumpy and a horrible colour and very poorly presented, upon closer inspection around the restaurant there was lots of flys around and it is looking like it’s a little run down, when an elderly gentleman entered the restaurant the staff pounced on him and then kept sitting with him on his table before he could even order food, it made me wonder if I was eating in a “adult” venue the way they were pouncing on him
Nina Boston
Fabulous meal. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend
Walker
No vegan options, only vegetarian was pasta or salad!! Husband had chicken in parchuto with mash both over salted!! Vegetables over cooked. I had to have prawns and asked for a salad which was just green leaves, one baby tomato and one slice of cucumber!! Total waste of money!!!
Vegetarian options: Non existent
Parking: No where to park!!
mano man
Wery nice restaurant ? Food was delicious ? Servis amazing ? Definitely come back ?
Mike Lacey
Amazing dood and service, definitely worth a visit.
Arson Fire
Franco's finally had a new owner from Napoli and a vision to bring fine dining at affordable prices to Clacton. He has only just started on this journey, so it needs time but finally there will be a place we can all enjoy exquisite cuisine prepared with love
Lynn Hazeltine
Choice of beef or lamb. That was the menu.Dried up rubbish. Although frequented for years and excellent now worse restaurant in town probably.Lots of foreign people in kitchen and I wonder if being bought again but for as Indian restaurant.Got to be better than we got. plus expensiveNo menu.no go again
Tom Haycock
Service was brilliant I cannot fault the girls. It was a bit of a worry arriving prime time Saturday night and we were the 2nd table to be seated. Food was awful. Not the service girls fault, at all. They are all lovely. Chef needs to take responsibility the fish was from frozen, the steak wasnt able to be cooked how requested. It's not really fair on the service because that cannot be contested it's such a shame they don't have an adequate chef
Drinkik
Unbelievable place, first time dining here. The servers were amazing, super friendly and helpful :) the food was heavenlyyyy, I wish I could eat here every day.Vast menu with many specials on offer, and they all sound so good ?The location is beautiful, inside and out, especially when the sun sets, can't wait to be here in the summer.Would absolutely recommend, lovely place :) ?Parking: Depends on the day, but during not peak times, you'll find parking a breeze
Jacqui Yaxley
Beautiful place wonderful food had a bit of a wait between courses but that's ok food came out delicious and hot Mark & Jacki Dean & Kelly. Enjoyable evening will go
We visited Franco's Restaurant on a Sunday.Upon arrival we were made extremely welcome and then taken to a table for lunch.The Restaurant appears to be clean and tidy and we found the atmosphere really relaxing.We were served by a member of their waiting staff and they were polite and helpful.We ordered a Lamb and Beef roast, we waited a little while but it was worth the wait.The roast was absolutely lovely and both Lamb and the Beef were perfectly cooked and with lots of flavour.The portions were more than adequate, we also received extra Yorkshire puddings,this was a nice touch and they were certainly consumed.I would certainly recommend Franco's as a food destination, and we felt the prices were really value for money.Try it.
steve knight
Service was very
Nikki Nice
Booked on a Sunday as was my daughters 21st birthday and she specifically wanted Italian food. Was told on the phone that they closed at 5p.m and last orders were 3p.m so could we come in then. Arrived on the day to an empty restaurant, there were two other diners that were leaving as we arrived. Some kind of in house meeting was happening at one of the other tables. It felt awkward but we sat and ordered drinks and the waitress informed us of the specials and told us roasts were also available. We were all looking forward to traditional pasta dishes so waited for a menu to be brought over. The waitress came over and asked what we woukd like. Confused we said we hadn't seen a menu yet. She explained that the only choices were either roast beef or pork or rack of lamb, or the specials on the board which were a salmon dish a soup or mussels. Two of us had the salmon, one had roast pork and one had rack of lamb. The food itself was OK, the vegetables were quite under done and my daughter said some of her sautéed potatoes were soggy. We didn't stay for dessert as we got the impression they wanted us to go so they could close. All in all was a bit disappointed. If we had been told there was a limited menu on a Sunday I wouldn't have booked and would have gone elsewhere as we had been told great things about their Italian food and that is why we went there. The food was also a little overpriced for what it was and the service and atmosphere was lacking. Wish we had gone somewhere else and probably won't be back especially on a Sunday.
Aysha
Me & Hubby visited Franco’s restaurant for a dinner date on the 10th of Feb 2024. The food was just OUTSTANDING!! - Great new head Chef with a fabulous new team. They all work so well together, especially within a super fast paced environment. The waitresses are attentive & greet you with a warm welcome. They look great and are a dream team. I am so pleased to see the restaurant was buzzing & booked up. (With the phones still ringing for bookings!) - Keep winning & we will see you again soon. Aysha & Gary xx
Lee S
Had booked in and had realised that management had changed yet again, we were expecting to see Franco as advertised but no sight of him, seems he is not there or had left the building already, never fear though we were confident in knowledge that our trusty chef Paul was there to deliver as usual, had the mussels mariniere, they were undercooked and our main, our seafood spaghetti tasting quite chewy. We won't be back in a hurry, will give it a few months to settle and will be back.
Sadly to say this is supposedly one of the best restaurants in Clacton is very misleading, my starter wasn’t available and then when my main came the veg was over cooked and the mash potato was lumpy and a horrible colour and very poorly presented, upon closer inspection around the restaurant there was lots of flys around and it is looking like it’s a little run down, when an elderly gentleman entered the restaurant the staff pounced on him and then kept sitting with him on his table before he could even order food, it made me wonder if I was eating in a “adult” venue the way they were pouncing on him
Fabulous meal. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend
No vegan options, only vegetarian was pasta or salad!! Husband had chicken in parchuto with mash both over salted!! Vegetables over cooked. I had to have prawns and asked for a salad which was just green leaves, one baby tomato and one slice of cucumber!! Total waste of money!!!
Vegetarian options: Non existent
Parking: No where to park!!
Wery nice restaurant ?
Food was delicious ?
Servis amazing ?
Definitely come back ?
Amazing dood and service, definitely worth a visit.
Franco's finally had a new owner from Napoli and a vision to bring fine dining at affordable prices to Clacton. He has only just started on this journey, so it needs time but finally there will be a place we can all enjoy exquisite cuisine prepared with love
Choice of beef or lamb. That was the menu.Dried up rubbish. Although frequented for years and excellent now worse restaurant in town probably.Lots of foreign people in kitchen and I wonder if being bought again but for as Indian restaurant.Got to be better than we got. plus expensiveNo menu.no go again
Service was brilliant I cannot fault the girls. It was a bit of a worry arriving prime time Saturday night and we were the 2nd table to be seated. Food was awful. Not the service girls fault, at all. They are all lovely. Chef needs to take responsibility the fish was from frozen, the steak wasnt able to be cooked how requested. It's not really fair on the service because that cannot be contested it's such a shame they don't have an adequate chef
Unbelievable place, first time dining here. The servers were amazing, super friendly and helpful :) the food was heavenlyyyy, I wish I could eat here every day.Vast menu with many specials on offer, and they all sound so good ?The location is beautiful, inside and out, especially when the sun sets, can't wait to be here in the summer.Would absolutely recommend, lovely place :) ?Parking: Depends on the day, but during not peak times, you'll find parking a breeze
Beautiful place wonderful food had a bit of a wait between courses but that's ok food came out delicious and hot Mark & Jacki Dean & Kelly. Enjoyable evening will go
Restaurantji Recommends
We visited Franco's Restaurant on a Sunday.Upon arrival we were made extremely welcome and then taken to a table for lunch.The Restaurant appears to be clean and tidy and we found the atmosphere really relaxing.We were served by a member of their waiting staff and they were polite and helpful.We ordered a Lamb and Beef roast, we waited a little while but it was worth the wait.The roast was absolutely lovely and both Lamb and the Beef were perfectly cooked and with lots of flavour.The portions were more than adequate, we also received extra Yorkshire puddings,this was a nice touch and they were certainly consumed.I would certainly recommend Franco's as a food destination, and we felt the prices were really value for money.Try it.
Service was very
Booked on a Sunday as was my daughters 21st birthday and she specifically wanted Italian food. Was told on the phone that they closed at 5p.m and last orders were 3p.m so could we come in then. Arrived on the day to an empty restaurant, there were two other diners that were leaving as we arrived. Some kind of in house meeting was happening at one of the other tables. It felt awkward but we sat and ordered drinks and the waitress informed us of the specials and told us roasts were also available. We were all looking forward to traditional pasta dishes so waited for a menu to be brought over. The waitress came over and asked what we woukd like. Confused we said we hadn't seen a menu yet. She explained that the only choices were either roast beef or pork or rack of lamb, or the specials on the board which were a salmon dish a soup or mussels. Two of us had the salmon, one had roast pork and one had rack of lamb. The food itself was OK, the vegetables were quite under done and my daughter said some of her sautéed potatoes were soggy. We didn't stay for dessert as we got the impression they wanted us to go so they could close. All in all was a bit disappointed. If we had been told there was a limited menu on a Sunday I wouldn't have booked and would have gone elsewhere as we had been told great things about their Italian food and that is why we went there. The food was also a little overpriced for what it was and the service and atmosphere was lacking. Wish we had gone somewhere else and probably won't be back especially on a Sunday.
Me & Hubby visited Franco’s restaurant for a dinner date on the 10th of Feb 2024. The food was just OUTSTANDING!! - Great new head Chef with a fabulous new team. They all work so well together, especially within a super fast paced environment. The waitresses are attentive & greet you with a warm welcome. They look great and are a dream team. I am so pleased to see the restaurant was buzzing & booked up. (With the phones still ringing for bookings!) - Keep winning & we will see you again soon. Aysha & Gary xx
Had booked in and had realised that management had changed yet again, we were expecting to see Franco as advertised but no sight of him, seems he is not there or had left the building already, never fear though we were confident in knowledge that our trusty chef Paul was there to deliver as usual, had the mussels mariniere, they were undercooked and our main, our seafood spaghetti tasting quite chewy. We won't be back in a hurry, will give it a few months to settle and will be back.
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