Great for a sunday evening

Rating - Overall: 4  Food: 4  Service: 4  Ambience: 3

Ollie
Rookie Reviewer
Member since Jun 09
Rating: 1

14 Sep 2009

I went to Zizzi (Clifton Village) last night with a group of friends.

We hadn't booked but they found us a table for 6 very quickly.

We had a range of platters an I had the pizza "Sofia", the bases are all hand made in the restaurant and cooked in their wood burner.

It was very tasty indeed, with the thin crust not overcooked and generour toppings. The others in the group has pastas and the lamb and nobody had a bad word to say about the food.

The restaurant itself is child friendly but the ambiance is such that we weren't disturbed by the youngsters from other families that were there.

Visited: September 13, 2009
What I ate: Sofia Pizza

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low quality chain

Rating - Overall: 2  Food: 2  Service: 2  Ambience: 2

iainpb
Gastronome
Member since Sep 08
Rating: 4

15 Jun 2009

I wasn't expecting great things from Zizzi being a chain restaurant, but I did expect them to have the basics right - basic service and being an Italian restaurant to have a range of decent quality pasta dishes. The restaurant was busy, especially for a sunday evening and it took a while for the waiting staff to notice us and seat us in the waiting area.

After 20 minutes we were shown to a table and ordered a starter and a bottlte of wine. The service wasn't particularly friendly or efficient, the white wine arrived with no chilling bucket and at £15 per bottle lacked any real flavour. Our starter was forgotten, when we informed them they asked if we wanted it with the main - not a terribly helpful suggestion. Despite forgetting it they still tried to charge me for it.

My pasta dish - with roast chicken, smoked bacon and a 'creamy mushroom sauce' delivered nothing promised on the menu. The pieces of chicken were few and far between, I counted only around three, the smoked pancetta equally as scarce. The pasta tasted of the type from cheap supermarket own brand packets and took me back to my student days, it had little flavour and was overly starchy. The sauce that was meant to bring it all together added nothing, with only the slightest hint of mushroom it was insipid and could easily have been a packet sauce. The service made up for nothing and the food served is an insult to Italian food.

Visited: June 14, 2009
What I ate: penne del casa

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Good Overall

Rating - Overall: 4  Food: 4  Service: 4  Ambience: 4

tallp
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Member since Jan 09
Rating: 0

4 Jan 2009

This branch of Zizzi serves the brand well with good service and attention to detail.

When we were in there with our young son the Maître D suggested bringing his food early as soon as it was cooked. We were really impressed by this and it led to a wonderful eating experience for all of us.

Good ambience and service also helps this place shine. Can get a bit hectic when its busy but we can live with that.

No 5 stars as we have had some poor service experiences there too.

Visited: July 24, 2008

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Favourite Italian

Rating - Overall: 5  Food: 5  Service: 4  Ambience: 5

Bexj3
Foodie
Member since Dec 08
Rating: 0

30 Dec 2008

Zizzi's is my favourite Italian. I first went to the one by Oxford Street in London and was thrilled when i found out Bristol had 2!

This Zizzi's has a lovely feel to it and the staff were very friendly. The food, as always, was lovely.

Visited: September 10, 2008
What I ate: Garlic Pizza bread, Chicken pizza

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Zizzi

Rating - Overall: 5  Food: 5  Service: 5  Ambience: 5

jo12345
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Member since Oct 08
Rating: 0

11 Oct 2008

We happened to come by this place by accident when we went down to clifton for the day.

We were lucky to get a table as it was fully booked,

I'm so glad we waited for a table the food was lovely, we had just started to eat and a large group came in so i was a bit unsure but we still had a lovely meal and the service was very good, even though they were busy the staff kept everyone happy, would definalty recommend this place, the atmosphere is nice inside too lights aren't too bright but you can still see what your eating.

Visited: August 15, 2008
What I ate: Garlic bread, rigatoni pollo e funghi

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Excellent italian!

Rating - Overall: 5  Food: 5  Service: 5  Ambience: 5

nursey
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Member since Sep 08
Rating: 1

16 Sep 2008

I love zizzi's, great food with a wide variety of food to tempt you. Staff are always helpful and friendly. My friends and i have come here many times and we have never been disappointed yet.

Visited: March 1, 2008
What I ate: Pizza, pasta (various dishes)

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