Zizzi - Paddington Central Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant London

Address: 17 Sheldon Square, London, W2 6EP, United Kingdom

Phone: +442033021895

Rating: 3.7
based on 201 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "The staff is really efficient and friendly."
  • "Service was friendly and efficient, allowing us to order, eat and pay within 1 hour."
  • "They were so polite and friendly."
  • "Helpful and friendly service."
  • "Had a dedicated, very attentive waitress who could not have done more."
  • "The staff member who spoke to us was not very polite and clearly was annoyed by us being there."
  • "Manager and the staff very friendly. Very delicious food. Good atmosphere. Nice restaurant and nice people. Great service!"

Cons:

  • "Customer service standards were extremely poor."
  • "Service was really bad, not friendly at all."
  • "The app also charged us a £20 service charge when we ordered ourselves and received no service."
  • "The customer service was awful."
  • "Awful customer service which is such a shame considering the lovely setting."
  • "The waitresses, however, are not friendly or welcoming."
  • "Staff are not friendly at all you get better service in McDonald's."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was good, especially the rustica pizzas."
  • "The menu is excellent and the dishes are mouth watering."
  • "Fresh, hot and delicious food."
  • "Very tasty food, there are a few gluten free and vegan pizza options."
  • "Very tasty food to be honest, the prices were fair. The calzone and pizza unreal, very good."
  • "The dishes we had were very delicious and fresh."
  • "Food was good and reasonably priced."

Cons:

  • "The tagliatelle souce is watery tastless."
  • "Have had better frozen pizza at home than the bare cardboard disc with 4 lumps of dry chicken."
  • "Our Pizza was cold when we got it."
  • "Orderd vegan Spaghetti Bolognese which was not made with spaghetti and a bit dull... And the only other veggie pizza other than margarita that was just covered in stuff that was bitter."
  • "Favourite dishes were sloppy and unappetising."
  • "We did not like the food, neither it's look, nor it's taste."
  • "Food is OK, portions could be bigger, pizza was right size but spaghetti not so much."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

  • "The particular location is large with a small terrace. Large windows to look at little Venice."
  • "It’s often quiet but suited if you are looking for a peaceful ambiance."
  • "Wonderful setting if it's a warm day and you can sit outside next to the canal, very relaxing and peaceful."
  • "Lovely experience all around though on a nicely redone bit of the canal right by Paddington station."
  • "This is a really super location canal side and overlooking the water."
  • "Very nice staff and just all 'round a lovely experience :) the marinade on the olives is super tasty and they have loads of outdoor seating overlooking the canal."
  • "The restaurant is decorated beautifully and it is in a great location too."

Cons:

  • "Ambience: pretty basic, tables are wobbly - needs more love."
  • "The overall experience was not pleasant and I wouldn’t recommend or go back again."
  • "Everything is super slow."
  • "Comfortable. Nice decor."
  • "On two occasions, we were served a salad with wet and rotting green leaves."
  • "Child friendly."
  • "Ambience is nice, situated by the side of the canal."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Reasonable price, ok service, but pretty low quality food."
  • "For the money, it represented fair value."
  • "Liked that you now can order online when dining in, makes it faster when busy."
  • "It's cheap, as they always have deals on."
  • "The prices are close to Bella Italia, carluccios, or pizza express but the quality is unbelievably better."
  • "They have separate gluten free, vegan and non-dairy menus."
  • "Food quality varies from day to day, but generally good for value."

Cons:

  • "The restaurant offers the poorest execution of the Zizzi menu."
  • "The special dessert was definitely tasty but pricey."
  • "And overpriced as well as everything else."
  • "Food was over priced and was not the best one i had."
  • "The salad that comes with the calamari is pitiful."
  • "I had to pay £3.50 service charge and I just think that's overrated."
  • "Unlike other places, drinks here don't taste watered down."

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