Overall: Constantly good pizza, but a very raucous atmosphere This has got to be one of the louder Zizzi's I've been to, but it's in my home town - so either I put up with it, or not go in. It's located in the main strip of nightclubs within Derby and can be very very loud. Service is shoddy here and food is not the best compared to the other Zizzi branches. I've had ice-cold chicken in a dish that was supposed to be warm here. They serve the usual aperitifs, nibbles, starters, pizza (includes calzone), risotto, desserts, wines, coffee and spirits. As with other Zizzi's, my favourite dish are the pizzas, each range from around 6.50-9.50 GBP. You won't be finding no thick, soggy, spongy pizza crust here - it's all about the thin, light, airy crust with the main feature being the exquisite toppings. The best dessert on the menu here has to be the banana con cioccolata - caramelized banana with toffee and chocolate sauce on a Belgian waffle, served with vanilla ice cream (4.75 GBP). read more

A large restaurant in Derby's Friar Gate. I ate Pollo Limone, it was well cooked, moist chicken and a nice sauce to accompany. Not enough spinach on the plate, and a limp salad, but the dauphinoise potatoes were a good addition. Bottled beer here is overpriced in my opinion. £6.60 of a large bottle of lager is more than a number of the main courses. A mixed bread shared starter, 2 mains and 2 soft drinks came to £32. The best thing about our visit was that we walked in on a friday night without a reservation, and we were seated immediately. Which was good because I was hungry. I would return, although probably not for another year. read more

The food in Zizzis is always great. They offer the best pizzas and pasta dishes. The service is brilliant andi have never had a bad meal there. They also cater really well for larger parties of people though you must ensure you book in advance. They also allow you to order pizza to take away and if your eating in and leave any they will give you the option to take it with you. Zizzis is located on Friar gate and there are lots of nice bars along the same road so is ideal of your wanting to go out after eating. read more

Although the food at Zizzis is expensive, I only tend to go there on a special occasion so once in a while doesn't damage your wallet! Overall, I am impressed with the restuarant as they provide a friendly service and a wide range of Italian foods. Depending on what you have, value for money is provided with generous portions which are filling (I often find I can't finish what is on my plate). The atmosphere of the restuarant is great & very relaxing. You don't feel as though you are being rushed in an out to make room for another customer. read more

Zizzi is an italian restaurant, so that should give you a bit of a clue - if you're not too keen on pasta or pizza, don't bother! Although the menu is limited, the food (when it finally arrives!) is delicious. Unfortunately, on both occasions I've eaten there, the service has not been great. Despite it being a pretty quiet night, we had to wait well over an hour for our main course to arrive. We felt a bit ignored, even though we were sat at a table right in the centre of the restaurant we had to try very hard to catch the waiter's attention and get some service. So food = excellent, service = could do better. read more

Located on Friar Gate this restaurant does get busy on the weekends so make sure you book, we have found this to be good at time, great on other occasions and on a rare occasion poor! The service is best when the restaurant is busy not packed, if the restaurant is packed the service suffers, and if the restaurant is quiet you get forgotten. The food is great (love the garlic pizza bread with caramelised onions!!) but the wine is average - we have celebrated my husbands birthday there though for the last 3 years running, and make allowances for slower service (as we go on a packed Friday night) and he eventually forgave them for adding 32 candles to his cake on his 30th! read more

I thought the meal I had here was overpriced and then the food was luke warm and very bland. Very dissapointing and expensive, will not eat here again! Only good point is close to town read more

Zizzi is an Italian Resturant located in the city centre of Debry. I have been to this resturant many times now and each time I change my opinion on the place! It can be a bit hit and miss but most the time I have visited it has been a hit. They offer a wide range of dishes which is served with some very nice side dishes. The quality is good most of the time however sometimes it feels a bit rushed. This is usually the case on busy nights and towards the end you feel like you are being pushed along so they can get you out and new customers in. However this is only on the odd occasion and most of the time it has been good. It is a nice romantic resturant if you are celebating with your other half. read more

First visit was excellent, second visit was a bit average (service wasn't as great which always makes a big difference). Still planning on going again though. read more

Zizzi's has a great, cozy atmosphere and delicious food. My favorite dish is their mushroom risotto, and it's one of the best I've ever had. Their desserts are also amazing! I love this place! read more

Love the decor - cosy yet funky and contemporary, but personally I've always found the food a bit lacklustre.

These guys have recently changed their menu and it is not nearly as good as it was - hopefully its just a temporary problem.

Zizzi's is found on one of Derby's busiest streets for bars and restaurants. It is well located for a meal prior to a night in Derby. The food is pretty standard for an Italian themed chain of restaurants - obviously pasta dishes and a good choice of pizza. The atmosphere is really nice inside, and the restaurant surrounding are of a high standard. I have been a number of times, and occasionally the service has been a bit slow and the staff have got a little confused with the orders. I have generally been very happy eating here, and the food has always tasted great. read more

Really excellent food. The best dough sticks out and probably the best pizza in Derby. The risotto is also very good too. Atmosphere is friendly and enjoyably, and the service very good. It would get 5 stars if they had a decent draft larger at the right price. read more

Zizzi's is a lovely restaurant in the centre of Derby. It serves great italian food and has a good wine list. It is ideal for couples and large parties and is very popular so you must book, especially at the weekend. The staff are efficient and I have never waited long for food even at very bust times. It is also in a great areas, with good bars nearby. If you want reliably good food in a stylish place, you can't go wrong here. read more

This restaurant does very nice food for a price that is not too expensive, you do pay for the quality you recieve though. I went here for a date and the atmosphere was perfect, although busy the noise was not too much and you didnt feel disturbed. The service was quick and the waiters and waitresses were all polite. Seeing as we hadn't booked a table the wait for a weekend night was not bad at all and we were offered drinks while we waited. Along with this there was seats allocated to sit while you did have to wait. The menu didnt have a vast choice but is quite concentrated on pasta meals, no surprise, they do cook these to a high standard though. The restaurant is not situated to far into the city centre so you dont see too many drunks or get disturbed on a weekend. i would definately go again. It is suitable for a couple or for a large group of people. read more

Zizzis make great Italian food. Their pizzas are large traditional Italian style and can be bought as takeaway. The service here isn't the best and can be a bit slow, but the the food generally makes up for it. The pizzas are highly recommended, however I don't think the pastas are that good. The pastas don't seem to have much flavour and you are usually just getting some kind of sauce or stir in paste (like pesto) that tastes like some somermarket bought jar and that's it. I know traditional Italian sauces are very basic but the pastas always seem to taste like they are missing something. The pizzas on the other hand which have traditional simple Italian toppings taste a lot nicer. read more

First time we went was on valentines day. The staff were amazingly friendly, really great. We were early but they got us seated within 2 minutes. They were really attentive and the greeter at the door remembered our names as we left. The food was lovely we had a starter and it came reasonably soon after ordering. Enough time was given between that and the main courses for us to chat and drink, but not too much time that we were looking at our watches. The pudding choices were good and they tasted as nice too. We left a 15% tip and felt it was well worth it too. The bill at the end was less than we expected. I have now found vouchers on the net where you can print them out and get 2 for 1 main meals all through feb and march. we will be going back soon! 5 star service at a great price. read more

In a simple list Service : Great Cleanliness: Great Atmosphere: Great Style: Great Range of food: Good Taste of food: Great They have a wide variety of pastas and pizzas and if you didn't like something on one of them they will take it off and replace it. Larger parties are easily accomodatied for and its on friar gate so there are lots of nice bars for you to have a great night. They even offer a 'take your food away' service. Recommend: Yes read more

Decent enough food (chicken and meatball calzone was tasty) but on the expensive side for what you get. Staff were friendly and nice atmosphere when we went on a Friday night. But the beer was a rip off (£6 for a pint bottle of Perroni) and we were seated at a table far too small for the size of our group. read more

I would never eat here again and can't understand why it seems so busy. The pasta is greasy and bland and the staff only seem to be bothered with big parties. Very dissapointing! read more

Visited for the first time tonight with my partner with high expectations, upon entry we were not approached by any staff, so we could be seated at our booked table, we got stared at by what I thought was a customer but was actually a waiter who offered no help. I ordered the seabass cartoccio. Definitely not what i expected, the fish was very dry and over seasoned which is funny because it came in a large amount of grease proof paper, the Italian slaw was nothing more then a mountain of rocket and the potatoes were dry. My partner had the pollo prosiciutto, same problem with the potatoes, the chicken had no sauce but it was very tender and juicy. I also ordered chicken and prosciutto salad and I must say it was delicious the chicken,prosciutto with the dressing brought my mouth to life but yet again to much green, and the tomatoes were to overpowering. It didn't come with croutons or onions. It was a overpriced basic house salad. Maybe dice some peppers to make it more colourful and the flavour would compliment it more. I feel like the menu should be revised in terms of what goes on the plate, and how its presented. The ingredients and images on the menu are not what we received. But great atmosphere and mood, salad was amazing as were the drinks. I would eat here again but to taste something else on the menu. I tipped to help my fellow chefs, don't take it to heart, can not please everyones pallet keep it up. read more