Zizzi's - Bournemouth

Last weekend was very sunny so we decided to head to the seaside. After a walk along the sea front we headed towards town for our lunch. Henry was getting hungry. We decided to go to Zizzi's Italian Pizza and Pasta Restaurant.
We were given the opportunity to choose our table so we chose one near to the cooking area so Henry could be nosey and watch the chefs make the pizzas.
We ordered Henry's lunch straight away. The children's menu is excellent, it is called the Bambini menu, which includes dough sticks for starter, a choice of main course and ice cream for dessert, all for £5.95. Excellent value. A bit too much food for a 1 year old but excellent value for a 7 year old.

The restaurant was soon busy but the staff still managed to keep to a reasonable standard of service.
I did think that the tables were a little small for 4 people to enjoy a meal comfortably, we did end up moving the condiments and wine glasses out of the way to make room.

Overall I give Zizzi's a 3.5* out of a possible 5*

I found the service to be a little slow and the waitress was not sure if the changing facilities were available when I first asked.
Access: Plenty of space to place your pushchair when you have unloaded but if you had to leave your baby in the pushchair I think it would be a bit of a squeeze.
Welcome: Average service.
Cleanliness: The baby changing room did eventually open, otherwise we were told to change Henry's nappy on the sofas upstairs. This would not have been very pleasant.
Highchairs: Plenty of highchairs, the nice wooden ones that bring Henry right up to the table.
Coffee, Cake & Children's menu: Excellent children's menu, great value even for older children. Craig even allowed Henry to try his ice-cream this time.


We finished our trip to the seaside by building sand castles, whilst Henry enjoyed knocking them down.