Francesca's Italian Kitchen

We had such a great evening. The food, the service, the wine and the overall ambiance of the restaurant was fantastic. The restaurant was completely full by 6pm (which show's just how popular it is) and we never felt at any time pressure to order or eat our food or leave. I would go back in a heart beat and highly recommend.

Delicious food great service warm atmosphere

It was an awesome visit. My family and I really enjoyed having lunch at Francesca’s Italian. The food was amazing. We ordered pizzas and they were delicious!! Staff were friendly and thoughtful for my child. We will definitely go back there again:)

Excellent

Great location in the heart of the city. We ordered the polenta fries with aioli to start, super soft and crispy on the outside. I ordered the merino lamb shoulder ragu, it had the right balance of salt and citrus and the meat was melting in your mouth! My friend had the beef cheek gnocchi and she said it was beautiful. The team were also very attentive to us throughout our seating. Cheers for a great dining experience

We had a lovely lunch at Francesca's. It was a delight to see some new interesting items on the revised menu. We particularly enjoyed the giant filled pasta shells and the pumpkin risotto and the tiramisu was superb as always.

Second time here and won’t be the last.
Great food and Decor makes this place a must go to .

Very relaxed and easy lunch with friendly helpful staff.

Diego has a real passion for food and it really shows through with the flavours and presentation of the food. Atmosphere is really relaxed and really spacious, we will definitely be back.

Very nice wood fire pizza, will be back again.

It is a very delicious lunch. We had the pork sausage pizza, lamb pasta, cloudy bay clams, market fish, tiramasu and chocolate moose cake. Portion sizes were really good and we were full to the brim. The Tiramasu was a definitely a must eat. I'd go back just for that alone. Wood fire pizza was also quite special. Service was excellent, especially with two kids 7yrs and 7months.

Francesca’s is a great restaurant always with delicious food and excellent service.

Consistently good food & service.

Yummy authentic Italian food. Highly recommend. Lovely atmosphere.

Fantastic food and service. Would love to go back again.

Relaxed ambiance with mouth-watering food. Excellent coffee, as well.

Great way to enjoy lunchtime. Food and service was delightful

Great food, great services and great atmosphere. Overall amazing experience.

Great food

Great food unfortunately let down by disinterested service staff. Wrong meal brought out, having to ask for cutlery, desert menu, drinks etc.

Absolutely gorgeous! We had the most wonderful two hour lingering lunch - I could have stayed all day sipping wine and nibbling on that pumpkin and goat cheese bruschetta. The lamb shoulder absolutely melted in my mouth, the quattro formaggi pizza was Italy on a plate, and the tiramisu at the end was the coda on the final movement of a beautiful symphony of flavour. Looking forward to hitting rewind so I can experience it all over again sometime soon!

Had a lovely lunch at Francescas Italian. We ordered a side and two mains, and left completely unable to move faster than a sloth. There was so much meat with our mains - recommend the lamb shoulder ragu and potato skins!

Good food and good staff. My favorite place to eat out !!

Really good place to dine

Very delicious food and lovely atmosphere

A very enjoyable experience. The food was superb.

Food is brilliant we had the duck risotto highly recommend.
definitely worth giving dessert a go if you have room left!

As per always the food and dining experience was fantastic
Very accommodating for the kids.
Just that one of the waitstaff was nervous or anxious or both.
It would have been nice to have the table wiped between main and dessert
Rather than just put dessert spoons on a greasy table...
Anyway it's the small things that count.
Just relax and have fun.
Try interacting more rather than being so robotic
Just a suggestion
Anyway we will return.
Thanks Frannys

Delicious food, and a warm environment

This place was fabulous, great atmosphere amazing staff and the food was sublime, will definitely be back

Great food, great atmosphere

From tortelloni to tiramisu, the entire menu at Francesca's is standout. Fresh pasta, melt in your mouth flavours, and a cosy dining atmosphere make Francesca's a must try!

Their service and food are exceptional.

I would definitely recommend trying as much of their menu as possible - choose a selection of starters, a couple of mains to share, and definitely leave room for dessert!

Francescas's Italian Kitchen never lets you down and ensures a relaxed and happy meal with the atmosphere of the busy pizza oven but the coolness of the contemporary dining area and bar. The service was perfect and charming. We will be going again soon.

A perfect lunch. The polenta fries, gnocchi and tiramisu were divine. We'll be back.

Excellent service the food was not as good though

OMG outstanding! Deliciously authentic food with a wine list to match!

Fantastic restaurant great food wonderful staff and a relaxed but sophisticated atmosphere highly recommend for a great dining experience.We keep going back because every dish we have tasted has been delicious!

Delicious food & fantastic service!

Great food
Will definitely be back

Wow, this was such a great experience. The clams were delicious, the main was a lamb pasta and this was honestly the best pasta dish we have ever had, you could tell the pasta was home made and fresh. Followed this up with the most amazing, smooth lemon dessert and two cannolis (we wanted to get more to take away, yum!) this place is our new fave. Service was top also. Just writing this makes me want to book another table.

Our First Table booking at Francesca's Italian Restaurant was easily the best decision that I have made all week.
This is a classy Restaurant with very good staff, a classy atmosphere and producing amazing Italian dishes that are so full of flavour that I slowed down eating and focused on the whole experience. Good idea!
We ordered Polenta chips with Aoli for starters while our mains were being cooked. These chips with Aoli sauce were excellent as we have found in our previous visits.
Our mains were just the best in a very long time.
For me, Merino lamb shoulder ragù, pappardelle, green olives, chilli, lemon, baby spinach, parmesan
while for her, the Roasted duck leg, baby spinach, pecorino risotto, currant and pinenut salsa.
Both dishes were generous with outstanding flavours.
With the Polenta Chips and the mains , we had eaten fully sadly leaving no room this visit for deserts.
Next visit ,which will be soon, we will miss out the Polenta chips with Aoli and try out the deserts.
I have a big hankering for a good Tiruamisu which I have to say, that I have never found a good authentic one in New Zealand since visiting the Amalphi Coast in 2003.
So if you are looking for a special occasion meal with atmosphere, good staff and brilliant food then you would be lucky to find a better Restaurant that Francesca's. You don't need a special occasion either, just go and enjoy the experience.

My girlfriend and I went to Francesca's for our 1 year anniversary and we couldn't have chosen a better place to celebrate. The food was fantastic, the atmosphere amazing, service was great and the company was delightful. Overall it was a great night out and I'd recommend Francesca's to anyone.

So impressed, will definitely be back. We shared the Clam entree, a margarita pizza and the beef cheek Gnocchi. The clams and the gnocchi were so beautiful. The pizza was good but not as good as I expected with a wood fire, it’s not super authentic, the base was a little soggy. Lovely service and a great experience I will be back for sure.

The restaurant was very empty when we arrived but had a lovely ambience to it still. Best polenta fries we've ever had!! The gorgonzola and pear salad was very lacking in those two key ingredients unfortunately. Pasta and dessert was very nice.

A fab dining experience with the loviest waitress quietly ensuring we had everything we wanted.
The lemon cello cocktail was to die for and the food was so yummy.
Absolutely recommend this great restaurant and look forward to returning there before long.
Thank you

My friend and I enjoyed the pizza and the beef gnocchi! Serving sizes were generous, service was excellent and the restaurant’s interior itself is gorgeous. Can’t wait to dine at Francesca’s again xx

Delicious! I will go again. It is so proud to have this restaurant in Christchurch.

I have been the restaurant few times, always good service and food was delicious I definitely go back again!!

Great service and Friendly staff, food was amazing and the Polenta fries where to die for all the food presented well and was yummy

Delicious!! Would highly recommend