Zizzi - Manchester Corn Exchange Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Visited these guys yesterday on a busy Saturday evening for dinner without a booking, they still managed to get us seated immediately & serve us drinks straight away!"
• "The staff is friendly and professional, and service was fast."
• "The staff are Amazing! We need to especially mention Erin, Lauren and George."
• "Lauren who served us was very helpful it was our first visit and will definitely go back because of the service we got."
• "Waitress on our section was really lovely, she was friendly and attentive."
• "Our server Lauren made us feel very welcome and at ease."
• "Very friendly, helpful and obliging staff."

Cons:

• "We waited, and waited. After 45 minutes the starter came."
• "Terrible experience. Unfriendly staff. Extremely disappointing."
• "Baseline, awful service with zero attendance!"
• "Staff weren’t communicating to give good service."
• "Service was awful.. drinks took ages, food didn't come at the same time."
• "Such a shame, extremely understaffed and the kitchen had no idea what was going on."
• "Awful evening and no one apology for delayed food, bad language and unprofessional behaviour, or poor quality of food."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great family meal at zizzi this evening. Amazing pizzas and gorgeous rosemary salted chips."
• "Good menu and the food is delicious but reasonably priced."
• "Very delicious food and large portions."
• "Also has great vegan options, which makes dinner with vegan friends an easy choice."
• "The food was tasty and decent quality."
• "The food is absolutely delicious."
• "The spaghetti carbonara and the bolognese loaded fries were both delicious."

Cons:

• "Once the main arrived it was cold so not as pleasant to eat."
• "DON'T have the Chocolate Millionaire slice, it was sooooo stodgy it was inedible."
• "The food was inedible. Now I did eat my meal but only because I had missed lunch and was starving."
• "All the food was tasteless and basically just corporate homogenous pasta and pizza with no resemblance to anything authentic!"
• "Worst pizza i ever eat."
• "Food was VERY poor. Mushroom starter was barely warm, the sauce had a film on the top of it."
• "The food was fairly bland and subpar, the pasta was over cooked."

Ambience & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Lovely looking restaurant with some comfy booths."
• "Facilities were clean and pleasant, and the overall feel of the restaurant is quite relaxed."
• "Lovely atmosphere and decorations."
• "They've done a great job of making it exceptionally bright and welcoming."
• "The venue had a great atmosphere & was very welcoming."
• "Pleasant surroundings and ambience. A cheerful and enjoyable dining experience."
• "Really nice and quiet place, friendly people."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere was horrible."
• "A dungeon of a restaurant with little atmosphere."
• "All 3 of the womens bathrooms had no toilet paper and 2 of them didnt lock."
• "Toilet cleanliness left a lot to be desired however."
• "Absolutely appalled at the toilets to start with...bloodied towels in overflowing bins."
• "Ordered the beef rague, parts of it were stone cold."
• "The restaurant was relatively quiet yet The food took a really long time to get to us."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good menu and the food is delicious but reasonably priced."
• "Prices are fair."
• "We didn't have to wait for ages to be served, prices are fair."
• "The wine list although not extensive is also competitively priced."
• "Had the £19.95 three course menu great value for a Sat night in Manchester."

Cons:

• "When we came to pay, we were informed that it was cash only which was annoying."
• "Drinks are expensive at nearly £3 for a small bottle of lemonade/coke."
• "Food are very expensive on terms of student budget."
• "The prices lead you to believe that the food may be of a certain quality."