Zanzero
This restaurant has ceased trading.
- Food served: Mon–Thu noon–3pm, 5–10pm; Fri 10am–10pm; Sat 9.30am–10pm; Sun 10am–9pm.
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 13
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Outdoor tables
- Music on stereo: Jazz
- Capacity: 70
- Largest group: 60
- Open since: 2007
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The 2011/12 edition of The List's Eating & Drinking Guide is out now – only £5.95 (+p&p).
This review is taken from the 2010 edition.
This smart, well regarded Stockbridge restaurant prides itself on the quality of the ingredients. Meat and fish are bought locally but most other produce is sourced from Italy. Starters of tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella drizzled with honey, or grilled courgettes with rocket and grana padano don't take much skill in the kitchen so the raw materials need to be good. Beside the concise range of pizzas and pastas, mains include meat and fish and daily specials. The Italian sausages pack a very strong, peppery punch; the lentil and tomato stew that accompanies them is infused with rosemary and provides a calming balance to the spiciness of the meat. A dish of pheasant, pomegranate and rocket is rather dry and overcooked. However, the ice-cream sundaes are amazing, an intensely rich chocolate brownie with chocolate ice-cream and hot chocolate sauce delivers a cocoa hit that will last for a week. The raspberry ripple ice-cream with fresh berries is equally good. An informal atmosphere and impressive desserts make this a popular place with families and the sweet-toothed.
- High point: Learn Italian tapes playing in the bathrooms
- Low point: Main courses don't live up to expectations
The LIST Card F6
This restaurant offers the standard 2-for-1 LIST Card promotion for:
Lunch: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Dinner: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
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Reviews of Zanzero (15 North West Circus Place, Edinburgh)
- 6. lcw, Edinburgh – 26 February 2010, 7:24pm
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I'd go as far as to say that ZanZero provided me with the worst meal I've ever eaten in a restaurant, and I'm including the many unsavoury places I've been to in third world countries. One dish of 'wild mushroom pasta' consisted of spaghetti, olive oil and tasteless, tinned button mushrooms - couldn't even be bothered to make a sauce to go with it. The other dish was plain pasta, cut-up sausages, broccoli and a whole tub of peppercorns (again no sauce). The 'chef' had clearly never tasted their own (or perhaps any?) food before.
It's pretty difficult to make pasta this revolting, but ZanZero have terrible cooking down to a fine art.
- 5. Baxter Tocher, Edinburgh – 30 August 2009, 12:16pm
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The surroundings are bright and modern, and the staff are attentive without being obtrusive, and dealt skilfully with our large group of 17.
The chicken breast, sundried tomatoes, fresh spinach, fresh cream and parmigiano reggiano was the best main course I've ever tasted.
Altogether, the meal was fabulous. Looking forward to using the List Card for our next visit!
- 4. Lou, Edinburgh – 23 May 2009, 9:10am
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When we looked at the menu we were quite disappointed as there was only a small range of pizza and pasta dishes available - nowhere near as many choices as we had seen online. It appears you do not get the full pizza menu when using the list card as we did see the full list on another menu on the way out.
However, the food we did have was very nice especially the meatball pizza which was great. The cocktails and fresh fruit juice drinks were also very good.
- 3. James C – 25 February 2009, 2:03pmZanzeroReport
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Terrible. 2 pasta mains. One heavy, heavy cream sauce with after taste that lasted way too long. One uncooked pasta with a weak tomato sauce (passata from Tesco, perhaps) and beef / pork meatballs that had not thawed. £5 for a pint of Italian lager, £2.75 for a can of juice. Trying hard to think of a positive - oh yes, the young Australian girl serving was pleasant while the young guy was a bit creepy. New town prices for poor quality food.
Avoid - give it a wide steer.
- 2. EF – 20 January 2009, 5:59pm
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Really brilliant restaurant. Visited Zanzero for the first time and had a fantastic meal here; delicious authentic Italian cooking that doesn't cost the earth. Apparently they had just launched a new menu on the night so if you've been before I would recommend going back to try out the new dishes! The friendly, efficient staff made the evening even more enjoyable, despite being under pressure on a busy Saturday night, and their good service and excellent food means I will certainly be back again.
- 1. Nicola, Edinburgh – 18 November 2008, 12:13pmZanzeroReport
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I love this restaurant. The food is great and the service is very friendly and helpful. BYO wine with free corkage Sun-Wed plus a good wine list. The bright interior is lovely on a dull Edinburgh day. Zanzero is child-friendly and has excellent facilities for changing babies. Highly recommended for a relaxed long lunch or for dinner; also good for coffee.
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