Zizzi, London

For those not familiar with this popular Pizza and Pasta chain, they have now quite an extensive number of branches around the country, and in my opinion, are one of the better chains of its type. I have eaten at my local branch in Loughton, Essex several times, most recently for a midweek meal with some friends which is the experience I am reviewing. The restaurant is very spacious, with a large entrance area, we were greeted almost immediately by a waitress who was whizzing past, and told us she would be with us shortly. To one side are the chefs with a pizza oven in an open plan area of the ... more

I live very close to a branch of the now national Italian restaurant chain 'Zizzi's.' I go there from time to time so I thought it would be worth a quick review. Ive been to a few branches, but my experiences are mainly based on the Finchley Central (north London) branch. I think they are pretty consistent between branches however! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So what is ZIzzi's? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zizzi's is a chain of Pasta and Pizza restaurants. It started off just a few years ago with one or two branches but they now seem to be sprawling everywhere. Ive seen them in Milton Keynes, Bristol and ... more

Me and the girls try and meet up every couple of weeks and when we do we always like to go to a nice restaurant eat good food and drink lots of good wine to!!! And ZIZZ’s has to be one of our favourites! We are really lucky because we have 3 different ZIZZ’s restaurants to choose from in our area and each one as soon as you walk through the door has a warm, friendly and comfortable atmosphere! The food is all Italian and going there so often I think I can honestly say I have tried nearly everything on the menu and I can’t fault any of it. The aroma the presentation and most importantly the ... more

There seems to be a Zizzi in every self-respecting town these days. It isn't hard to see why they're popular with all age groups and usually very busy. There is a good range of starters, pizzas, pastas, salads and desserts, and a specials card that changes every few weeks. There are a number of vegetarian options. It is very easy to adapt meals to your own requirements, for example by swapping one ingredient for another, which won't cost you, or you can add an extra ingredient for an amount in the region of 80p depending on what the ingredient is. You can even change the type of pasta, for ... more

My friend and I went to Zizzi on Sunday 1st March at 5.45pm for a pre-gig meal. Even though the restaurant was nearly empty, we weren't shown to a table for 5 minutes. We ordered main courses and they were delicious, not huge portions but very tasty. Then we attempted to order pudding. After 15 minutes we still hadn't been able to catch eye of one of the 3 waiters. When one eventually deigned to take our order, he said that there was no coffee, as the coffee machine was broken. He then seemed surprised that we only wanted one pudding (my friend had wanted a coffee instead). The pudding also ... more