Per Tutti Cafe Bar & Grill

Italian restaurant because Manchester City center has Italian restaurant every corner my expectations from this place was high. From all diner with friends the most I enjoy starter share platters: meat and sea food. Nice tasty food with good portion for 2. For main I choice fish stake and main was OK I would like more Italian spices. Cream brulee with fresh raspberry done to perfection.

Per Tutti was rather disappointing. I think the thing that lets them down the most was their highly strange food menu — particularly some very odd combos like prawns and steak in a carbonara, or the cod with curry sauce. We knew when we were going in that it wasn’t authentic Italian — more of a ‘European fusion’ — but most of the menu seemed very unappealing.
Off to a bad start when we were ignored and forgotten about on arrival. We were told to sit and wait whilst our table was getting ready. After 25 minutes, where plenty of other people arrived and were seated we asked for an update, and then were given a table. When walking through there were a few two-​tops available! Highly annoying. And then throughout the meal the service was slow and disinterested. We had to ask more than once for pepper for instance (none on the table).
I had the crab spaghetti which, whilst having spring onions (?) in it, was pretty tasty. My friend had the lobster ravioli which she couldn’t finish as she didn’t like it very much. The tomato pizza bread to start was probably the most enjoyable food we had.
The wine list was meh too. Their Prosecco is rather sweet! Sadly, this isn’t a place we plan on returning to.

On first glance at per tutti’s menu I was put off by the dreaded words «sharing boards» and «small plates,» the former being especially irritating as code for charging you a premium for putting cold cheese and ham on a plate and not bothering to you know, create something with ingredients.
We tried the vegetarian board anyway, because it had some mushroom and truffle arancini on it that I wanted and also some mozzarella which I was craving. However the mozzarella was nothing like the quality you would get at Salvi’s, or even from Tesco Finest (which is actually really good btw). All the other elements were distinctly underwhelming. The hummus was not good quality and it is mysterious that it was being served in an Italian restaurant in any case. Meanwhile the arancini were delicious, so just order those as a single plate!
Main course wise we had some welcome decisive help from a lady I think was the manager (I noticed her actively monitoring what was going on throughout the evening which was impressive). I thought my main course (mushroom/​truffle again, this time as a risotto which was more than decent and not too sickly, although it was more liquidy than I expected). The other two enjoyed the crab spaghetti and the surf and turf carbonara (yeah this place is really not mega authentic, it’s more Italian American) — apparently the latter sells out every other main course 2 to 1.
The sticky toffee pudding for dessert was absolutely delicious, a winner with everybody!
Drinks wise they have prosecco on tap and also serve limoncello, two of my favourite drinks.
There were a few delays during the evening, especially with drinks and then with the bill in the end (we had to ask more than once) but everyone serving was really nice and the general atmosphere was very pleasant. You can sit outside on a warm evening which is nice (albeit noisy, thanks to nearby Deansgate!)
This is definitely somewhere I would give 3.5 stars to if I had the option, due to the starter board being lacklustre and some gaps in service. However my two friends really enjoyed it and said I should give it 4, so there you go!

Manchester isn’t short of an Italian restaurant, as far as they go Per Tutti is OK.
It is very modern inside and the staff are very friendly. I checked out the menu and decided to order the poached egg and asparagus as a starter, which was very good! The egg yolk was runny and the asparagus was perfectly seasoned and cooked very well.
My main course, the one I was most looking forward to, I was a little disappointed with. I ordered the lamb meatball tagliatelle and found the meatballs very dry and chewy. The sauce and the pasta were good, but the meatballs really let the dish down.
I would recommend this place — as i found it excellent value for money. Just maybe i’ll try a pizza next time!