Mietta's Review
Massive amounts of pasta are served at lunch in the confines of this long narrow room. No nonsense speedy service gets the business folk back to the office in time.
Other published opinions
The Advertiser "Bill and Helene Niarchos are highly experienced city restaurateurs who have settled on the Italian bistro style. The place relies on the buzz of being crowded, noisy, fast, friendly and affordable. But that has never stopped the food, wine and coffee from being first rate."
Adelaide Advertiser 2006 "Manna is among the CBD restaurants that have experimented with evening meals and given them away in favour of getting breakfast and lunch just right. Being centred in the office tower end of town, night time tends to see late-working executives making a dash for home rather than city lifers out for a good feed."
Or perhaps ...
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