Restaurant Reviews
LISTEN HERE
 Jessica Goyder is the latest musician to put her singles on our site. Listen here
| THE INSIDER
 Get the lowdown inside the corridors of power in Oxfordshire here.
| SEND AN OBITUARY
Send us a tribute to someone who has passed away
| ON YER BIKE
 Get the view from the gutter with cycling group Cyclox in Oxfordshire
|
|
|
|
Zizzi, George Street, Oxford
 |
| Zizzi |
It's a good thing Zizzi is supposedly Italian rather than French, as 'zizi' means something a bit rude on the other side of the Channel.
The place, which is owned by Ask Restaurants Ltd, was smart without being memorable (but upstairs a large and fiery pizza oven proved eye catching).
The staff wore jeans as well as work shirts; the menu contained no surprises; most of the customers were in their 20s and 30s; the background music was quiet and chilled out.
WHAT DID YOU HAVE?
I went for the tuna niçoise and a glass of white wine, while my friend ordered the chicken salad and some water.
My course was tasty, but there was no sign of the anchovies the menu had promised. My friend was pleased with her chicken salad, particularly enjoying the scoop of caramelised onion that came with the slices of bread and cheese.
WHAT ABOUT THE SERVICE?
Alas, while the drinks were brought speedily, we had to wait more than 20 minutes for our main courses - annoying, as we were due to go to the theatre, and the delay meant rushing our meal. Despite the restaurant being at least half full, this seemed less than impressive, especially as other customers who arrived later than us were brought food sooner. I also asked for a beer which never materialised.
VERDICT: There are other places in the city centre where I'd rather go if I was in a hurry, given the prices.
THE BILL:
Small glass sauvignon blanc £3.75
Chicken salad £8.25
Tuna niçoise salad £8.25
TOTAL £20.25
2:16pm Thursday 21st February 2008
Print 
Email this 
Comment
What are these links for?
If you liked this article and would like to share it with others on the web who might be searching for good content we've made it easy for you to do it.
At the bottom of all articles, you'll see links to six sites. These sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who share and rate interesting, useful and fun things on the web.
Clicking the links will automatically add the address of the story you are reading to one of these sites, letting you share it with others. Each site will ask you to register to share stories. Registration is free and once a member, you can store, recommend and search for stories that interest you.
More on Digg
More on del.icio.us
More on Furl
More on reddit
More on NowPublic/
More on Yahoo!
