We've been going to Zizzi's in Romford on and off for lots of celebrations over the past few months. Our wedding anniversary on New Year's eve, Mother's day in March, my birthday in April and now Father's day - 16th June. We had originally planned to take advantage of the Father's day special 3 course menu for £19.99 each (Zizzi's do these deal quite a lot, if you get on the mailing list you can get notifications and vouchers throughout the year)! We decided not to partake in the three courses as we had to go elsewhere after our meal.
We booked ahead for a 1pm reservation, and got there 15 minutes early. We were seated straight away with a smile from the manager. And were seated in a nice quiet spot next to another couple and close to the open kitchens and toilets. We sat and decided what we'd like and a waiter came along very quickly to take our order, within 5 to 10 minutes! So we gave him our order straight away without much of a wait.
I ordered a pollo prosciutto insalata and a lemon san pellegrino. Elle ordered a super zucca insalata with chicken skewers and a coke. Our drinks came almost immediately after ordering and we sat and had an interesting conversation while waiting for our food.
Compared to a few years ago Zizzi's Romford has changed its decor; previously they had an artist paint his impressions of Romford as murals on their walls, (I see a previous reviewer didn't understand "the graphitti" on the walls, maybe this will help them understand?) specifically Romford is famous for its greyhound racing track (for 90 years - founded in 1929), one of the last left in England. The art on the walls depicts greyhounds in various racing poses. They actually had a few signs saying what the artwork was and who the artist was who created it, but I digress. The new decor, similarly are murals from a local artist of deer and hummingbirds. (see pics) They look very nice, maybe not to everyone's tastes but I like them.
Anyhow....Food. We get the food within 15 minutes, and it's delicious! I really enjoyed my food and finished very quickly. I seem to be taking a lot of pictures of empty plates recently....Elle enjoyed her food too. We ended spending £32 or so. We will definitely be going back, we may try a different branch for our next visit. read more