July 6th, 2008
Dusty fancied a little Italian for lunch yesterday, so with no luck on the hunk front, we settled for a Pizza restaurant. Zizzi Restaurant at 2 Lendal in York was quiet when we arrived at around 12.30 and after a little wait at the meet’n'greet point we were seated by a young European guy with a very nice accent.
The restaurant is a large wooden floored affair split over two levels. We sat near the front windows on a small square table just big enough to hold a plate, a glass, paper napkin (arghhhhhh) and a rather grubby plastic menu announcing their new Summer range.
I ordered up a tomato bruschetta (£4.35) while Dusty went for a selection of breads with olive oil (£3.75). To drink we both when for a Peroni beer, which was then served in ice chilled glass. A nice touch.
While waiting for the food we were joined at the next square table for a couple of large elderly Americans who with some disdain eventually placed their orders as well. It was fun listening into their comments especially on the wine they tasted. Behind us another couple sat and for the remainder of our meal, managed to annoy us as only some (most) people can. Apparently they had a train to catch in 35 minuted, so could the service be sped up please. Presumably ahead of the rest of us who had already ordered and have equally busy lives!
Back to the food. The starters were awful. The tomato bruschetta was cheap, stale and had no flavour or seasoning. Paul’s bread were flat and tasteless. The olive oil served up was just as bad.
The mains soon followed and were a real disappointment. Dry cardboard with some ketchup slowly warmed up would have been better. Tasteless, little by the way of ingredients and a real let down.
There are a number of other places to eat in York where for the same price you can get much better pizza’s served up. Caesars (see our review) being one of them. We really regretted coming into this place.
The only redeeming factor, was the service was generally excellent. The staff were very pleasant, friendly and to our waitresses credit, sensible enough to knock the cost of our pizza of the bill as a result of our complaint.
Score 1 Star.
Tel: 01904 644000
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