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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. (Are the portions larger or smaller than those in Ask?) 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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