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    Zizzi

    3.6 (31 reviews)
    ModerateItalian, Pizza
    Open 11:30 am - 11:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Ian P.

    I'm having to deduct a star from Zizzi after my most recent visit. As much as I enjoy eating here the staff don't cope so well with large groups. Of course a large group makes the service more difficult but it wasn't a case of the staff being stretched, they were just poor. The meals were as good as I had expected but everything took far too long and some orders seemed to be just forgotten about. Twice I had to ask a waitress for a new fork (I had dropped the one I started with), twice we had to ask another waitress for a jug of water and, coming to the end of the evening, a cup of tea took so long to be brought over to my lady-friend she ended up having to go and collect it herself. All this in between the lengthy gaps when our orders should've been being taken but, for some reason weren't. We spent over three and a half hours in Zizzi, a lot longer than hoped as we planned to find a bar afterwards for a few drinks but by the time we left there was hardly any time for that. To Zizzi's credit, they provided a surprise birthday cake for our birthday girl. Only a small cake but the sentiment was nice. I like Zizzi and will go back as I've never had an issue with the food (or anything else for that matter) but if you're heading there in a group (ours was a group of about 12 or so) then be prepared for a long evening. TTFN, Ian

    Andrew T.

    In April 2007 a gentleman walked into this particular branch of Zizzi and chopped off his todger in front of a packed restaurant. While I'd never really seriously consider going to such extremes, as I've had contrasting experiences on the three times I've eaten here, I can kind of understand his frustration If its quiet, or just steadily busy, then generally things will be fine - the service will be attentive and accurate, the food will be at your table within the time limits (Zizzi, like Ask, have strict mystery diner standards, including the timings between ordering the food and having it arrive at your table) and it'll be hot, and generally above average. If its busy though, service noticably suffers, food can take an age to arrive - or even not arrive at all and it has to be chased up two or three times and general sloppiness creeps in, including cold or burnt food, poor presentation and occasional ingredients missing altogether. The food isnt bad at all - its mid level Italian fayre, the pizzas are nice (and they do a very nice line in calzones occasionally via the specials menu) the pasta dishes are tasty and the salads are fresh (and in the case of the nicoise - massive) Theres also a range of starters and a choice of a few (pretty expensive) desserts. The kitchen is open plan, so you get to watch the chefs at work, and theres a wood burning pizza stove as the centrepiece. The wine list is pretty good for a chain restaurant, and they sell a range of bottled soft drinks and spirits. Only one beer is one sale - Peroni, which is bottled and not draught. Generally speaking, its not bad at all, and I've never had such a bad experience that I'd never go back, but its frustrating to know how good it can be and then experience the opposite end of the spectrum. Recommended, but only in quieter times.

    Joanne M.

    A nice size restaurant with a decent size open kitchen to view the chefs at work. Great food and they are always offering offers to use like 40 % Off etc so look out for those. One criticism plates are coldabd I like hot plates.

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    Amazing pastas. Asked about food allergies and had a special menu for them. We needed a homey meal and this was it.

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    Delicious pizza with great wines. Definitely more "commercially" italian, but yet a really good place. Has delicious vegan options!

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