Zizzi (Old Town)

• The easiest option is from the Royal Mile
• Walk down the passage as if you were going into the attraction
• Before you is a fabulous view down over Princes Street and beyond
• In an open kitchen the team are preparing pizzas to bake in the roaring oven behind them
• I discover that he had the pick of staff from other Zizzi's and has brought the best to lead his team
• I was keen to try one of the other dishes and was tempted by the Zizzi fish stew
• The menu indicates dishes that contain 600 calories for those wanting to go for a lighter version and incredibly this dish is one of them
• To start with with have a platter which showcases some of the dishes from the menu
• The calamari (from the sharing menu) and the garlic bread with mozzarella and tomato and pesto bread from the &ldquo
• The calamari are among the best I&rsquo
• Both the breads are delicious and the way I like them
• Mr EF waxes lyrical about his insalata di pollo (chicken salad) which is again one of the 600 calorie dishes and includes chicken
• My fish stew is chock full of fish and seafood in a deeply flavoured tomato sauce with sliced potato &ndash
• It was difficult to chose our favourites as all were a very fitting end to a lovely meal
• The drinks list is extensive and reasonably priced and don&rsquo
• Do go and give it a try especially if Italian restaurants are not your first choice
• The garlic bread with cheese was the best I've ever had
• Mains I got margherita pizza which was really good and Gary got another pizza which he also really liked and he got their special long based one
• The only think I'd say is we did have to wait like 45 minutes for the bill despite asking a few times but I'll let them off since it was valentines day and they were rushed off their feet
• They also have toilets with very nice lighting ladies I know you'll appreciate
• One evening my wife and I were walking around Edinburgh and taking in the sights
• Authentic Italian eatery with an eclectic atmosphere
• Very lively with happy wall graffiti
• Pizza rustica was a thin crust rectangular shaped caramelised onion goat cheese
• Garlic bread was done well with rosemary herbs infused
• Because it is inside those Closes

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