Prezzo, Thorpe Road, Norwich

Permit me an entrée: "Sasses" was an "institution" among the student fraternity when I came to Norwich a long time ago. It was where everyone took their parents for dinner. It would be some 20 years before I would finally walk through the doors and find out what I had been missing (although it had undoubtedly moved on as much I had in the interim). Its demise was therefore greeted with much glumness in the City - even if the latter proprietors have gone on to other good things in other premises. We regretted not only the loss of a great restaurant. We worried about the building. We worried ... more

I love going out for meals and will happily eat all cuisines - my favourites are Thai and Indian, but I'm happy enough with Italian. I've been to this restaurant several times in the past and have always had a good experience, so was happy to recommend it for a recent birthday meal out for a friend. There were 6 of us, and we had pre-booked for dinner on a Saturday evening. 2 of us arrived first and were greeted by a rather rude waiter, who showed us to a sofa and gave us menus. The others arrived shortly after and we were taken to our table. The restaurant itself is really nice inside, with ... more

I do eat out fairly regularly. 2-3 times a month on average. I adore all types of food, with no exceptions, but my favourite kind is Italian. Most of the food from Italy is actually quite simple, but the challenge is in the recipe and the presentation. So, the horrors of Friday night unfold. The welcome: They had lost our reservation, no big deal and there was plenty of space. However, the pained expression from the waitress suggested we were totally unwelcome and were ruining her night generally. After a couple of minutes she accepted we were not going away and decide to assign us a table. A ... more

I went out on a friday night wight a few girls on a hen night,i am not a rowdy teenager,but a 43 year old mother of 3.and was somewhat dissapointed with our prebooked meal at prezzos.It was a busy friday night and we were showed to our table by a misarable looking girl ,our table was in an upstairs bay window,we sat down and all looked towards the window as there was a real breeze coming through,we thought it was open but the cold was coming through the old and battered window frame,as the waitress had dissapeared and not wanting to make a fuss a couple of us put our coats back on.When the ... more