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This is a nice place. It takes the hackneyed Italian chain pasta/pizza concept and makes it a touch more elegant, a touch more varied. Its modern decor belies a pleasant atmosphere and, being at the bottom of George Street, is usually a bit easier to get into than Ask and Caffé Uno.

My pizza wasn't quite as good tonight (July 2003) as it has been in the past — a bit dry — but their pasta dishes and starters make up for it.

I prefer the size of the portions here to those at Ask and prefer the food served here compared to Caffé Uno. If I'm after pasta in Oxford I either end up here or at Cleo's.My only complaint is that every single Zizzi looks identical inside which does make the novely of the decor wear thin after a while.

Zizzi always seems to be very noisy to the extent that conversation relies on shouting or lip-reading.

OS X co-ord: 451039     OS Y co-ord: 206334     (Latitude: 51.752916 Longitude: -1.260527)
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