The Real Man Pizza Company

I struggle to find anything positive to say about this place other than if there is nothing (& I mean nothing!) open & you are starving then you may consider this establishment. I have never written such a review however when you are faced with surly staff, a late and wrong order (despite the place not being busy!) no apology and then the bill being flung at you, you can only expect one star.

Dropped by at around 5pm on a Tuesday, so there were no other customers. We had no complaints with the service and being that it was empty it’s difficult to really say anything about the atmosphere. We were just glad that the evening was light and we could watch the world go by outside!
We ordered a pizza each from the menu and found them to be exceedingly good quality. The base was fresh, with a good balance of light bubbles. The tomato base tasted great and the cheese was of good quality too. One pizza had Italian sausage and onion, and one had veggies. All the toppings were fresh and gave a good balance of flavour across the board.
One minor criticism is the cost of a large glass of wine at £6.40 but I’ll swing with the price with regard to City prices.
Overall, not a bad experience by any means, and certainly a reply great pizza.

Sure, the place looks like a generic chain restaurant, and there’s probably a good reason why it’s mostly empty every day at lunch when every place around Farringdon is packed. But I had a great lunch here! Rigatoni with sausage and tomato sauce, and some garlic bread. Both were good, maybe not spectacular, but I was perfectly happy with them. The rigatoni was perfectly chewy al-​dente. The pizzas I saw other people eat looked good too. And I loved having a quiet place to sit where the tables aren’t all on top of each other. Got to relax, use their wifi, and have a very calm, restful lunch. I’ll be back!

Have to be honest, worst restaurant experience ever!
This was my second time visiting, thinking maybe this time it will be better. Oh boy was I wrong.
Right, first of all, on a Saturday night, the place was empty– except for 2 women and the 3 people working there (they were all bored out of their minds and drinking glass after glass of red wine).
The guy who «greeted» us looked like he would have rather hit us than get up from his lappy. He kept getting messages on FB and he was all giggly– seems we ruined his night :(
Anyways, fast forward — we order food, blah blah– the lappy guy decides to bring me my cutlery… which was not wrapped in a napkin– no problem, I don’t care, but hey! the guy brought me the fork actually holding it by its teeth… right, I don’t wanna eat with that fork anymore…
The cook and the rest of the staff kept disappearing upstairs or outside. At one point I see the cook running inside, opening the oven and getting out some cremated pizzas. Needless to say, that was our order… Yay! Burned pizza.
He brought us the pizza and was making stupid jokes about the burnt bits (like half an effin pizza) «thats how we do it in Italy. ahahahaha».
Also, the ladies who were there before us, got their orders long after ours. their pasta was way worse than our pizza. One of them sent her dish back and you should have see how cocky the cook started to be: «What, you no like mah food? No problem, I make other but no understand» — here’s a hint! it’s charcoal.
Right, for the next hour– even tho we finished our food– nobody approached the table, nobody asked us if we wanted anything nothing, nada, kaput! They were all out drinking wine and smoking cigarets.
My brother in law had to chase them down for a bottle of water.
Again, while waiting ages to get the bill, I see the cook come in with a bag of Sainsburys. Starts taking cans out, rubs them with his hands, takes money out of his pocket (coins and stuff), fumbles with the till, rubs his face — goes back to the kitchen counter thingie and starts kneading some dough.
No wash your hands, no disinfectant, no NOTHING! I literally left like throwing up.
When the lady asked us finally if we fancied some dessert I said «after that burned pizza and seeing your cook not washing his hands– no, thank you. I’ll explode! haha». She gave me a curious look, I smiled and left.
Really, wtf?! I see all the positive reviews and I don’t understand.
I was disgusted with their service, food, poor hygiene, attitude etc.
But hey, it might just be me …

Dealing with a large group is always a good test of a restaurant. Turned up at Real Man for a colleague’s leaving do as a party of 18. The menu offers an interesting range. Chocolate pizza (not a dessert btw) is one of the more interesting items.
Fearing pizza-​induced desksleep, I plumped for a cannelloni vegeteriana. The taste was excellent, however my food was not hot. Couple of dishes arrived quite a few minutes after the first on our table, creating that painful foodless wait for a couple of our party.
Overall, it was a solid experience, and this feels more interesting than the usual Italian chains, and Real Man is added to my roster of Clerkenwell lunch spots.

Been meaning to write a review for this place. I went to London during the Olympics for a few weeks on business. So used Unilocal to help me find this place. All I can say is, Wow!
Being from California I was not used to a pizza like this. It uses all fresh ingredients and they make it thin crust like the real way it should be made. Either way I ordered one of the meat pizzas. So good. Thinking about it right now is getting me hungry.
Just put it this way. Out of the two weeks I was in London, I went back here 4 times. That is how good it was. I was treated to excellent customer service and loved the people that worked there. Do yourself a favor and try this pizza. You wont be dissapointed! The only disappointing thing for me is that I cant go back easily and eat there again!

«Home of the hottest pizza in the United Kingdom». I’d assumed that the ‘Real Man’ referred to the cojones needed by anyone sampling the aforementioned Diablo, but there’s allegedly a Manx connection at this newish Farringdon pizzeria just down from the Eagle. The small island, better known for TT racing and tail-​less cats hasn’t on the surface anything significant to add to the pizza story, but the kitchen gamely attempt to inveigle the local queenies — a small, sweet scallop found in the waters off the island — into a couple of the dishes.
The special one, a tricked up margarita, delivers its kick though a ferociously spicy tomato sauce. It’s sweeter than expected, with a residual heat that builds after initial impact. To be honest, it could have done with a modicum more texture. Chunks of spicy sausage or ham would have given a little welcome variation.
It’s not an expensive meal, nor an overly salubrious location, though it works well for the local lunchtime and post work crowd of office workers and creatives who don’t want to fight through the crowds of Exmouth Street Market.

Amazing genuine Italian pizzas from Napoli. Reminds me pizzas i had at Napoli on my last trip to South Italy.
Try out the Margherita and Manx Queenie (Seafood) Pizzas … also if you are brave chilli eater you need to try out that hottest pizza in town the SnaeFell Diabola Pizza !!
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Alright, when it comes to pizza there are two types of people: the ones that love the pizza thin and crispy, the other ones that love it thick and chewy.
The Real Man Pizza Company managed to bring me a slightly thicker yet crispy pizza: perfect! The rocket on top was fresh with a hint of olive oil on it. The tomato sauce was perfect, not too spicy and not too unseasoned. I would not have changed a thing about the pizza!
The staff was friendly and despite us coming as a bigger group they managed to serve everyone at the same time. Well done!

From this 100%, authentic, real woman’s perspective, The Real Man Pizza Company was, as they’d say, real delicious. My dining partner and I had no troubles each knocking off an entire 7in pizza and sporting for dessert.
I was pleasantly surprised by the crust — it was that not too doughy, not too crunchy combination that is so tough to find in London. (Or anywhere outside of New York, to be honest.)
With all this ‘do things the Real Man way tonight’ and ‘try our unique Manannan Vodka (if you’re Man enough)’ manbo-​jambo, I was pleasantly surprised to see some, cough, manly-​menu offerings like a ‘Ballabeg Banana & butterscotch Pizza’ and ‘Queenies salad’ with scallops, pancetta and spicy balsamic dressing.
I didn’t dabble in any of these offerings — I stuck with the 7in pizza that I mentioned before, but I can say that the lemon sorbet was also real-​y tasty. I’ll definitely be back. Fo reals, man.

As a long time visitor to the Isle of Man and a person who loves Manx food, I thought it was a wind-​up when I was told that there was to be a Manx-​themed Pizza restaurant up in London.
Sure enough, one now exists and seriously, they make a pizza and put all the exras on top, with items which I associate the Isle of Man
Scallops are my favourite and, with all the other toppings, this place has simulated a Manx Pizza restaurant very well. (See Menu on their website)
All I can suggest is that they have recordings of seagulls or the sound of the sea breaking on Douglas (IOM)beach…Then we would «be on the Island»
A great idea… Now we want one here in Reading !