The main and flagship location of M.Manze is located on Tower Bridge Road in the
Bermondsey district of London. It was opened in 1892 by Robert Cooke. Michele Manze, Cooke's son-in-law, bought the restaurant from him in 1902. His family and he had immigrated to Britain from
Ravello in Italy in 1878 and worked as ice merchants and ice cream makers. They wanted to offer a more "substantial food", so they turned to selling pie, mash, and eels. Manze continued to open restaurants, including another one in Bermondsey in 1908, which closed by 1932. Two stores that opened in
Poplar were destroyed in
World War II. Manze opened a location in
Peckham in 1927, one of three M.Manze stores still operating. Manze's brothers also opened stores, reaching fourteen Manze restaurants in 1930. It was later replaced by The Beefsteaks in 2023. Another Grade II listed building of the Manze brand, in
Walthamstow, was opened by Michele's brother Luigi in 1929 and was run by the Manze family until 1970. It closed in 2022, from a combination of reduced footfall from the
COVID-19 pandemic and a change in demographics. It was replaced by a Japanese restaurant, Taro. Geoff and Graham both retired in May 2019, causing Rick's daughter Emma and her husband Tom to start working at the restaurant. ==Menu==