really great little place with amazing service, the servers were very attentive and friendly, the food was really good and authentic, cooked to perfection. read more

Not bad aside from the slow service and the food I get that it's a busy weekend lunch time but not sure it should take over 45 minutes to get our main course. Any parent with a hangry kid will tell you how frustrating this is. Other than some toast, the meal there was the only thing I ate yesterday and I'm pretty sure it's the cause of a very upset stomach read more

I'm not usually a fan of chains but I think Zizzi is one of the better ones. They choose nice spots in good locations and the food is of a consistently high standard. I usually visit the Brighton one whenever my folks visit and so far, we've never had a bad or dissappointing experience. The fact they have a wood-fired oven which makes divine thin-crusted pizzas and thick, mouth-watering calzones means I usually opt for the goats cheese pizza with caramelized onions and rocket. They also serve a great selection of pasta, risotto, meat and fish dishes however, as well as the usual Italian side-dishes like salad, mozarella and tomato and dough balls. The service is great, the wine-list is reasonable and we've always left feeling full and happy. The close proximity to the beach also means we can wander home along the sea-front. What's not to love? read more

Zizzi - Italian Near Me - Brighton, BNH

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If you're sick of the endless cheapo, and let's face it, not very special Italian restaurants that dominate the South Lanes restaurant scene, Zizzi is a good alternative. The service doesn't feel slapdash and the food is tasty and made with care. Whilst I appreciate what the cheapo restaurants are offering (no-one can deny that £3 is a bargain for a pizza), there's only so many greasy margharitas I can eat! Zizzi's pizzas are wood-fired and taste it. The menu is interesting and whilst they have the classics, they also have some unusual pizzas- meat lovers should try the 'Sofia' or the 'Cotto E Funghi', both are yummy. The tomato pesto bread is also delicious- I keep trying to recreate it at home, but I just can't get it to taste as good. The vegetarian pizzas are less inspiring- in fact the menu is pretty meat and seafood heavy in general- great for the likes of me, but not tailored to suit everyone's needs! What's especially great about the Brighton restaurant is it's location...big glass windows provide a nice view of the South Lanes and it's a great spot if you fancy a drink afterwards, with the Cricketer's and the Black Lion just across the way. Be warned, if you dine here at the weekends you will be subjected to an endless parade of hen dos, as they weave their way drunkenly to the next pub! read more

Zizzi - Italian Near Me - Brighton, BNH

Zizzi's is a nice step up from most of the Italian restaurants around Brighton, offering tasty and inexpensive pizza and pasta that puts some of the smaller places around the corner to shame. It's main problem is the direct competition it faces from Pizza Express across the road: both are big chains, both serve slightly more upmarket pizza... I'm personally more of a Pizza Express man, but Zizzi's upmarket brand of Italian is not something I'd push off my plate. If you haven't been here before, expect nicely upmarket stuff, just don't expect anything too out there: it's still your basic Italian, just nicely done. Zizzi's in the Lanes is a nice place to seat and eat, primarily because of the location: the restaurant curves around the corner a little, creating a pleasant little promontory: certainly a different sort of dining experience. As well as that, I won't need to spend too long talking about Zizzi's quality: it is, after all, a restaurant chain. It's just especially noteable in this part of town, where most of the Italian restaurants are pretty poor. Have some proper Italian, go to Zizzi's or Pizza Express: you won't be disappointed. read more

Zizzi - Italian Near Me - Brighton, BNH

Our server Leanne did not disappoint and the oven burns hot just like my new love for this place. The thin crust pizza is divine with affordable delicious wines by the bottle to boot. Save room for an excellent desserts (see photo). Pro tip: Check out the Black Lion pub across the street for your pre or post Italian brick oven delights. read more

Zizzi - Italian Near Me - Brighton, BNH

It's not bad, as mentioned below by others, but compared to how good Italian food can be, it's pretty average. It would have been a 3-star, but the service was below average, so had to be a 2-star. Fine if you near and need an Italian hit, but if you're planning ahead, there are better places to have dinner. read more

Zizzi is a chain, and I refrain from reviewing from chain places because too often they are actually the same. Zizzi is a bit different however; as a restaurant, things like location and modernity of the decor play a significant factor in the enjoyment of your meal. Zizzi is located in a lovely location within the South Laines, the restaurant is spacious and new. The food quality is really quite good, similar to that of Pizza Express, perhaps even better. One downside was the waitress who was serving us, she was rude and uninterested (perhaps because we used a two for one voucher). read more

In a city with many fine restaurants, and plenty of good local Italians too, it feels a bit strange to recommend a chain like Zizzis. But it's a good place to eat out and I think the staff - especially the very efficient and friendly manageress - make it stand out. I like a place with brisk, efficient service and a problem solving can do attitude: Zizzis gets that right. On the corner of Ship Street and looking out over the bustle of the Lanes, it's a pleasant place to have a glass of wine, a coffee and a pizza and watch the world go by. Their new Rustica pizza range boasts very tasty, thin and crispy, proper Italian pizzas, that are big enough for two to share. The pleasant, tasteful, modern, airy interior is also refreshing: not a red gingham table cloth in sight! read more

Simply the best cheesecake I've ever had. The service was amazing, they made a special garlic free dish for my mother because of her allergy and it was just delicious. The summer specials are particularly great. The pasta is a bit overcooked in Britain so I would advise to order it al dente. read more

Zizzi is a pretty good italian restaurant for dinner and quite similar to Jamie's Italian and it has nice cozy vibe and really get you in a good mood. However the service is not the best and even when it's not full it takes a long time for your meal to arrive. I strongly recommend the picante rustica as it's great to share. Also the location is great as I've often gone to Churchill square shopping centre and then eaten at zizzi. read more

As chain restaurants go this one really isn't too bad ! The menu is predictable but the food is actually very tasty. Possibly a little bit more expensive than it's comparable chain competitors - but arguably a little bit better. Portions are generous. This Brighton branch is right in the heart of the lanes and surrounded by pubs for a pre-dinner drink. The restaurant has huge windows - so ask for a table by the window and do a bit of people watching over a plate of pasta and a glass of wine !! read more

Went here for a lunch meal. The atmosphere was quiet and relaxed. They were about to change their menu during my visit, so there were a few things missing, however, it didn't matter the food was good! One of the best restaurants of the chain I have been to so far! read more

Mediocre food. Service that makes me want to choke the staff out. Utter crap. Don't bother.

You shouldn't allow preconceptions to steer you away from Zizzi. That would be a mistake. Although some of the surrounding establishments may be a little sub-par Zizzi is surprisingly good quality. Everything from service to taste is spot on. Serving a range of Italian food- including authentic, stone-baked, thin-crust Pizzas- it's much better than most run-of-the-mill Italian places. Their garlic bread is testament to the kitchen's skill, as the caramelised onions and perfectly baked bread make it some of the best I've ever tasted. Add to this the reasonable prices and you have a remarkably good value meal. With such a warmly designed interior and competent staff I sincerely recommend Zizzi to anyone strolling through town looking for a great value dinner. read more

The food in 4/5 quite good and fresh but the service is very average, abrupt. You have to wait for a long time to be served even though restaurant is not full. I like the place itself, the atmosphere is nice but as the service is resembling fast food restaurant I wouldnt give more than 3* read more

Not a bad restaurant at all. The food is quite good and the staff are very professional and friendly. The interior design is excellent and it's really nice to sit and watch the pizzas going in and out of the stone ovens. read more

Zizzi is worlds apart from Ask and the other Italian chains that make up the same company. There were so many things on the menu that sounded great it took me ages to choose....and once I had narrowed it down, I was not disappointed. I've been a couple of times now and the food is consistently good and the staff are great. I always leave resolute to return soon. In comparison my last visits to Ask and Bill's left me resolved to never return. read more

I came to Zizzi with a few girlfriends after a long shopping day at The Lanes and Churchill Square. We had no idea where to eat and what was good, so we randomly decided to eat here after seeing the cute simple atmosphere from the window. We were seated upstairs and typically when you're seated at a different room from the main lobby, you're bound to get poor service. But not here! The service was great, the food was delicious and the ambiance was quite romantic! Though I don't remember the names of the dishes we got, whatever we randomly ordered tasted great! I got the something ravioli and a few other friends got pasta. One friend got a salad, which tasted crisp and fresh too. Of course, we all tried a little bit of each other's food and there was not one out of the four dishes I tried that I did not like. I liked them all! The table next to us ordered a few appetizers as their dinner (bread, calamari just to name a few), I kept seeing and smelling their good food and definitely want to come back and try the other dishes on the menu. I'm a hungry visiting student from the US and if you ask me, this is a good place to go if you want to prove people wrong when they say the food in the UK isn't good! read more

We went there yesterday and the food and kitchen was exellent. The restaurant looks nice, too. Unfortunately the service staff was very inattendive. They were talking to each other all the time instead of serving us... they didnt even clear the old glasses after we had new drinks! Though I can recommand the place for its awsome food and location! read more

So yesterday a friend and I went to Zizzis restautant in Brighton. As we went in we were taken to a rather secluded table that was pretty much hidden away from most other tables. We noticed that the restaurant was virtually empty (there must have been some 30-40 tables in total there) yet only 3 or so tables were occupied by customers. We thus asked politely if we could be re-seated at a window table where there were about 7 tables of which 6 were empty. We were then advised that we could not because they were all reserved. I then clarified with the staff to confirm that their claim was that all the window tables were fully reserved within the next 40 or so minutes and the answer was 'yes'. Not happy with this, we left the restaurant and went across the road to Jamies restaurant where we were actually treated with dignity and respect. Once we finished at Jamies about 40 minutes later, we walked back past Zizzi's restaurant and noticed that while there were more people in Zizzi's restaurant that it was still less than half full AND that 3 of the 7 window tables were still unoccupied. Hence it confirmed my suspicion that the staff did not tell us the truth about all the tables being reserved. The only difference between all those customers now seated at the window and my friend and I was they they were all white people and we were not.. Well done Zizzi, well done, I did not think that in this day and age and especially in Brighton of all places that this kind of thing still existed. Shame on you racists, shame on you. read more

As with the other reviewer, the best thing about the Brighton branch of Zizzis is its location, snug in the Lanes it is in a lovely building and is much bigger than it looks, would recommend also getting a window table its lovely to watch the life of the lanes busying around. The menu is good and not offering much different from other Italian chains but it all tastes good and the service is sound. Really enjoy their pasta dishes. read more