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Name: Zizzi - Newark
Address: The Ossington Castle Gate, Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG24 1BH
Telephone: 01636 679599
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 3.9

Zizzi - Newark

3.9 (25)

£25 and under

Italian

The Ossington, Castle Gate, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 1BH

About this restaurant

Kid-friendly
Great for brunch

Italian restaurant chain Zizzi opened the doors of its very first branch in London's Chiswick in 1999. Now there are over 100 branches, all decorated in an appealing contemporary style. Wood-fired ovens, open kitchens and modern interior design with locally influenced art features make for a vibrant atmosphere. As for the food, they serve up a variety of traditional Italian dishes including all the usual suspects: salads, antipasti, pasta, pizza, calzone, risotto as well as fish and meat mains and desserts. What Zizzi really pride themselves on is sourcing good quality ingredients; salads are dressed with white balsamic vinegar from Modena, for example, and offer Goddess Olives, a variety known for their firm flesh and nutty flavour. The modestly priced wine list is dominated by Italian wines, starting at £13.45 for a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. The Newark branch of Zizzi has a very special point of difference – they have their own ghost! Don't let that scare you off, though; the ghost i

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–10:30 pm
Phone number
01636 679599
Website
http://www.zizzi.co.uk/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
The Ossington, Castle Gate, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 1BH
Neighborhood
Newark
Parking details
Street Parking

What 25 people are saying

Zizzi - Newark reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.9

3.9 based on all time ratings

4.0Food
3.6Service
3.7Ambience
3.8Value

Noise • Moderate

25 Reviews

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Womby
Bedfordshire1 review
3.0
Dined on January 20, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
The food was good and the staff were friendly but the service was s-o s-l-o-w. The restaurant was not that busy (Sunday evening) and there were plenty of staff but they just weren’t that attentive.
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OpenTable Diner
Nottingham/Nottinghamshire1 review
4.0
Dined on October 5, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
I'm a regular custom at Zizzis and always have good food. This was the first time I've booked online though and when we arrived there wasn't a booking in my name even though I'd got a confirmation number!
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EssexToffee
London12 reviews
2.0
Dined on August 20, 2017
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Took my parents out for dinner for my dad's birthday on Sunday at 12.30. It was just OK. Even though the restaurant was really quiet we had to wait ages to be waited on. Then the waitress would only take our drink orders, and refused to take our food order (why?). When the food finally arrived, the pizza was only just warm and the meatballs were over spicy. We had to wait so long to order dessert that we gave up and went to the till to pay. It's a shame as ever other Zizzi I've been in has been much better.
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OpenTable Diner
Nottingham/Nottinghamshire1 review
3.0
Dined on August 10, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Not the best Zizzi restaurant we have been to. Service was slow and the place lacked atmosphere. I would say it is somewhere between a fast food restaurant and a cafe restaurant. I certainly would not pay the amount it cost to eat here without a he Tesco vouchers we had. Shame because Zizzi do some nice restaurants
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OpenTable Diner
London5 reviews
3.0
Dined on October 2, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Unfortunately the service let the place down. Great atmosphere, food was good, but the staff were not attentive, they had to be reminded twice about a drinks order, one of our party's food arrived 10 minutes after everyone else (admittedly they didn't charge for this which was good) but when you go out to eat together, you expect to eat together. They didn't check on us to find out if everything was ok, or ask if we needed additional drinks and the main course was at least 45 minutes after our starter dishes had been cleared which I think it a little too long when you're out for lunch! Disappointing
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andrewk
Nottingham/Nottinghamshire1 review
1.0
Dined on July 24, 2016
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
I used the service to book a table only to be rung about an hour later to say the restaurant was fully booked and they couldn't help
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Higginsashford
Nottingham/Nottinghamshire1 review
3.0
Dined on February 19, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
We arrived ffor our 1.00pm booking (table booked through Open Table - no problem). We were seated quickly, and our order taken within approximately 15 minutes, our starter arriving shortly after. Unfortunately we had finished the starter before our drinks had arrived - I would have thought it would have been done the other way around and we were quite thirsty by that time. It was after that, that we began to wonder if our food was going to arrive. We enquired at about 2.15pm as to where our lunch was - we were informed that they were short on chefs and therefore our lunch would be delayed. The table next to ours was also annoyed because, as like us, they were to be at the cinema for 3.00pm. Both tables believed that if they knew they were going to be short staffed then our booking shouldn't have been taken. We managed to get our main course at about 2.35pm, leaving 25 minutes to eat, pay the bill and get to the cinema. We then felt rushed to get to the cinema. I must stress though that our waiter couldn't have been more helpful. The only thing we felt he should have done was to tell us that they were short staffed and therefore our dinner would take more than an hour to arrive. Despite all of the above, our food was lovely when it came. Our frustration came mainly at not being told that there would be a big delay in getting our food.
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Ricky
Nottingham/Nottinghamshire2 reviews
3.0
Dined on December 13, 2014
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
first impressions on arrival was that this was going to be a lovely zizzi. It is in a stunning location overlooking the river and the restaurant itself looked really nice. When we went in I said we had a table booked but they had no record of it. I showed the email confirmation but they didn't say anything. They did find us a table but it was in a very cold corner of the restaurant surrounded by tables with children on who were very noisy. There was also a spotlight shining directly in our eyes but they were busy so unable to move. We had chosen Zizzi as we didn't know Newark and were able to book this online. We were going to Newark to drop off a relative at the train station to prevent them having to make changes and wait in the cold. We had booked the table for 6:15 and the train was at 7:45 so we thought we had plenty of time. The waitress looking after our table was nice and helpful and when we explained about the train she was able to make sure out main courses came out quickly as we worried due to how busy the restaurant was. The food was nice with a good vegetarian choice but it wasn't a relaxing atmosphere due to the children and also the light. Disappointing as have visited several Zizzi restaurants before which are more nicer and more relaxing places to eat.
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Jules
Berkshire2 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 9, 2013
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We booked for my child's birthday. There were 5 children that day from 2-10 years old and we were accommodated very well. There was drawing for the kids, a lovely friendly atmosphere and nothing was too much trouble. we all had excellent food and the service from our waitress was very good indeed. We will definitely be back. the restaurant was welcoming and very modern. thank you
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Eater
London24 reviews
4.0
Dined on August 16, 2012
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Very good all round: menu, food, service. Very accommodating to our small grandchildren and their likes and dislikes,keeping them busy with colouring-in their menus!
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Zizzi - Newark is rated 3.9 stars by 25 OpenTable diners.