Zizzi - Coventry Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Loved all 3 courses."
• "The Prawn 'Spider's', Sea Bass, Pig Pizza, and Black forest desserts were delightful."
• "The Belly pork was cooked as I like it. Crackling was perfect."
• "All of the dishes we ordered tasted great! Especially loved the Chocolate Fudge, although a bit sweet."
• "The pasta was decent, and the pizza was nice, crunchy and well seasoned."
• "The pork and garlic meatballs did not disappoint."
• "The cheese and toppings on the pizza were bountiful."
• "Very good pizza, especially the one with spicy sausage, and the calzone looked and tasted better."
• "The mushroom brindisi starter, the sweet potato chips, and the passion fruitini juice were all delightful."

Cons:

• "The pizza could improve in flavor and the amount of ingredients."
• "The mocktails tasted bland."
• "The drinks included Strawberry sparkler and Pineapple cooler, which were okay, could be better."
• "The mushroom starter was warm on top but ice cold in the middle."
• "The mushroom risotto had very grainy and raw, tasteless rice."
• "The two pizzas we ordered were absolutely DISGUSTING."
• "The spaghetti bolognese was the most bland I have ever tasted."
• "My meal arrived 15 mins after the rest of the group and the butter sauce was cold."
• "I received a pasta that was too spicy and when I asked for a non-spicy version, they charged me again."
• "The Golden Millionaire's Slice had indistinguishable layers and was too sticky and chocolatey."
• "The food is good, although communication between the client and employees isn't."
• "The cheesecake was very watery."
• "The pasta was pretty good, but overpriced."
• "Very bland Calamari to start. Overcooked slither of pork belly."
• "The pizza was left out for 5 minutes before being served so it was a little colder than I would have liked."
• "The sauces are pre-made and shipped to store rather than fresh."
• "My son had Risotto Pessce which lacked the real risotto flavour."
• "The Chorizo Carbonara lacked the correct herbs and the Chorizo was one large lump."
• "The Sea Bass didn't have any Kale, the potatoes were supposed to be herb potatoes with no herbs, and the white wine sauce just seemed to be a lemon mayonnaise."
• "The crab and ricotta cannelloni had so much melted cheese on top you could barely taste the crab."
• "The calamari was slightly undercooked for my liking."
• "The mushroom starter turned out not to be whole mushrooms but a thin layer of paste on toast."
• "Pizza dough was like flatbread and so crispy, no taste in the pizza whatsoever."
• "Pizza looked awful, dough hard, base was non-existent, basic cheese no mozzarella no fresh basil."
• "The spicy chicken and potatoes were good, but the starters didn't come together."
• "All food was missing salt, pastas are overcooked."
• "Zero flavour, their tomato base tastes like tomato concentrate from the tub. The cheese on pizza was absolutely horrendous."
• "The Pasta Della Casa was extremely dry and tasteless."
• "The pollo piccante dish was very basic and oily."
• "The main course came very quickly, however too quick. The vegetables and pasta were tough and the sea bass was overcooked."
• "The garlic bread was good but the main lacked a little."
• "The lasagne was poor, very bland."
• "The pasta dish where the pasta was hard on top and overdone on the bottom."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was great."
• "Service excellent and food was great. Would visit again!"
• "The service was excellent, everyone was very nice and extremely friendly."
• "The staff were all helpful and very approachable."
• "We had attentive service all night."
• "The service was quick and the waitress extremely helpful at all times."
• "Service was friendly and professional."
• "The staff here are the best, really attentive."
• "Waitress was super helpful and nice."
• "The staff are lovely, friendly and accommodating."

Cons:

• "The waitress who took our order was rude."
• "Service was OK if a little slow, considering it wasn't busy."
• "Really disappointing meal with friends. My meal arrived 15 mins after the rest of the group."
• "The service was slower than expected."
• "The food was good, although the communication between the client and employees isn't."
• "Waited 25 mins to order food."
• "Complete waste of money! Waited over an hour to see people arriving, being served and given their food within 10 minutes."
• "Very poor service. The waitress was actually too busy telling people what they were not allowed to do."
• "It was very noisy, mostly down to the acoustics and it being very busy. The service was friendly enough but I thought we were a bit rushed through."
• "Waited a tiny bit to be seated. The overall experience was fine. Coventry needs a bit of refinement and finesse, and can go top also."
• "Unfortunately, this wasn’t a good choice to spend our money. Food was cold & very overpriced, service was very slow."
• "Disgusting service...felt like we were in a fast food restaurant being rushed through our meal."
• "The wine is very good but also expensive, last time I had a pulled pork pizza with very little pork."
• "Shame they don't do 2 for 1s anymore, as not great value for money now. Soft drinks were loaded with ice."
• "Even with half full restaurant, the wait time is 30-40 mins."
• "Poor food and service, ordered a bottle of wine manager came over with it, banged it down on the table didn't unscrew the cap, off he went."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Relaxed cozy tables and booths."
• "The interior design was good, and the service was good."
• "It's my favourite Italian restaurant. Even toilets look perfect."
• "In love with this place. Italian chain restaurant for a very yummy pizza and calzone on wooden boards, plus traditional pasta."
• "Nice interior, nice atmosphere."
• "Lovely atmosphere, it was relatively busy but not noisy - well laid out space."
• "The artwork on the walls were lovely and I really like the fact that they are using and promoting local university art students' work that are inspired by the city of Coventry."
• "The decor is woody and it gives a nice vibe with all the little lights around."
• "Lovely food! We had one pizza rustica and a calzzone pizza for main, Arancini for starters and tiramisu for dessert. Loved everything!"

Cons:

• "The food is good, although the communication between the client and employees isn't."
• "The worst part was after waiting forever and our day for our desserts to come, we spotted that our desserts were sat up waiting to be brought out to us by the chef station."
• "The food was nice but very expensive. Service was OK if a little slow, considering it wasn't busy."
• "It was very noisy, mostly down to the acoustics and it being very busy."
• "The atmosphere was very noisy, mostly down to the acoustics and it being very busy. Combined with the interior decorating, which looks like they didn't bother to replace the ceiling after it was converted from a retail outlet, it wasn't conducive to conviviality."
• "My friend had pieces of clamp in her risotto which weren't much visible, so one of them sliced her gum."
• "The kitchen is open and tables are rather close to each other."
• "But more disturbing was that the toilets were absolutely disgusting. It was flooded and there was toilet paper plastered against the walls."
• "If you want to be ignored by waiting staff, clear your own table and eat in a restaurant where other dirty tables haven't been cleared, then come to Zizzis in Coventry."