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Summary
Forget Napoli, forget NYC – for “fabulous pizzas” look no further than Ancoats, where you’ll find the “original branch and still hands-down the best” of the brand that has taken the UK by storm in recent years (2025 openings in Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge and West Bridgford, Notts brought the total to 35 branches). Jim Morgan & Kate Wilson immortalised their dog Rudy when they launched here in 2015, joining Manchester’s Mission Mars stable a couple of years later to fund expansion. Top Menu Tip – don’t fill up on pizza because “the Kinder Bueno cheesecake is to die for (if there’s any left)”.
Summary
“You can’t go wrong with these superb, authentic Neapolitan pizzas from the original branch of Rudy’s”, the Ancoats pizzeria which this September celebrates the 10th anniversary of its opening by Jim Morgan & Kate Wilson, who had saved up for five years before finally taking the plunge (and naming it after their dog). Within two years they had sold a slice of the business to Mission Mars, which provided the investment to develop Rudy’s into a national chain with 28 branches and counting.
Summary
“The high-quality, authentic pizzas” are “just the best” – “especially the plain old Neapolitan” – at the “really buzzing” Ancoats original of what has become a fast-growing chain. Founded by Jim Morgan & Kati Wilson nine years ago, it is now has 18 branches around the country as part of the Mission Mars/Albert’s Schloss operation – but is “still very good” by all accounts, and if it “does get a bit noisy in there, that only adds to the atmosphere”.
Summary
The “busy and thriving original venue” in Ancoats is still a byword for “atmospheric, authentic Neapolitan pizza” – “the best ever eaten”, fans insist – as the template it established spreads around the country, with 14 spin-off branches to date. Jim Morgan & Kati Wilson launched the original in 2015, and two years later Mission Mars, the operator of Albert’s Schloss, took up the challenge of funding the national rollout.
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Rudy’s Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Great for solo dining. "
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £22.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £2.50 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 10.00% |
Opening hours
| Monday | 11:45 am‑10 pm |
| Tuesday | 11:45 am‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 11:45 am‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 11:45 am‑10 pm |
| Friday | 11:45 am‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 11:45 am‑10 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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