Prezzo

Have been to Prezzo on several occasions now, and have not had a bad meal. Why only three stars? Value for money is a little lacking. Prezzo is situated at the shore area of Leith, where the old Harry Ramsden’s used to be. The row of restaurants is nice, however they are elevated on a wooden pier, which while aesthetically pleasing for the area, is a death trap in the wet, particularly when it’s icy (we usually visit with the kids for a Christmas week treat). There is on-​street parking nearby, but the area isn’t particularly disabled friendly.
The restaurant is large and spacious, warm enough, and staff are generally nice and attentive. Service is quick in comparison to the Brewer’s Fayre (which isn’t saying much), but unhurried. The menu is decent however quite pricy for what you get. Food appears to be cooked fresh, everyone enjoyed their meal, although my pizza toppings were a bit sparse, and there wasn’t much salmon in my daughter’s risotto.
The drinks selection is particularly limited, given the size of the bar. Nice enough selection of over-​priced wines, however the selection of non-​alcoholic drinks is restricted to over-​priced glass bottles (small ones), and there are no draught beers, ciders or others.
All in all, not bad, just not the best value for money in the area. You won’t be disappointed with the quality of the food, but you’ll leave with your wallet considerably lighter.

The fact that I can’t even muster any particularly convincing dislike for Prezzo isn’t a good sign as far as I’m concerned. It’s anodyne pseudo-​Italian food served in a non-​threatening, tastefully bland environment, for a not unreasonable price.
The food itself is safe enough — never actively horrible, because it’s all kept pretty simple. Everything is a bit overcooked (presumably on the basis that this is less likely to offend than if it were considered undercooked) and the dishes seem to be straight from a British Italian menu of 20 years ago (spicy chicken penne, anyone?).
I had slightly spongy spaghetti, in a lake of runny tomato sauce, with a few overcooked king prawns, side salad and a pot of dressing which (had I used it) would have completely overpowered everything else on the plate.
Pizzas are available in various permutations including low-​fat, on some sort of non-​pizza flatbread, or as something called ‘The Executive’ (reinforcing the impression that you’ve fallen through a yuppie time-​warp).
This is the kind of place you might bring your great aunt — the one with the funny tummy, who generally doesn’t like foreign food — or book an office Christmas party, after giving up on getting people to agree to something more interesting.

It’s a Prezzo, serving pizza and noodles!
The establishment is spacious.
Tonight the staff served two long rows with teenagers and adults celebrating something. Still, we were served pretty quick. Seems they are very organised.
The interior looks very modern. In the corner you can find some couches near the bar area. Nice touch.
The pizza was lovely — spicy! The noodles (Shrimp and Prawn) my friend ate were a bit overcooked. She was okay with it so. Less calories and a salad with it. What else can you ask for?
Oh yes, for the people who want to loose weight, the menu has some light options and it also tells you how many calories you might be eating. What a nice idea!
What I like most about this place are the wonderful views out onto the harbor. Just amazing… However, if there should be a storm, it’s not recommendable to walk along the promenade. The wind could sweep you away :-)

This place was very nice had to wait a while for our meal but in the end was very nice and worth the wait!
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Wow, what a horrible restaurant, why does everyone think they can cook? Ok lets start from the top, the hostess seemed really put off that we wanted dinner. With a huff she sat us down. The food? Oh my, it’s been a while since I’ve such slop. The calimari was not edible, over cooked, tasteless. Oh and what’s that dip? Mayonaise, from a jar. Seriously the food tasted like they went to the market, and not the upscale one, bought some food, unpackaged it, marked up the cost 1000% and called it Italian. Don’t bother. I actually left 95% of the food on the plate, paid and left. oh well

After losing my booking, and therefore refusing to seat my group on a Friday evening, they would do nothing about the fact that their mistake meant I was unable to use my clubcard tokens before they became invalid.
Staff were rude, sloppy, and very unhelpful about the problem. Certainly will not be bothering to visit again.

Reasonable Italian menu, value for money. Chain restaurant, but nice interior and not a formulaic feel to it — open and airy, pleasant views over Newhaven and Fife. Good location with ample parking. Restaurant 40% full on a mid week visit. Most main meals prepared in house, but suffers from some freezer standard dishes though. On visit ordered Pane con cipolla as starter — garlic pizza bread with caramalised onions and mozzeralla, shared for two. Two pizzas tried — one with goats cheese and mozzeralla, grana padano and gorgonzola, other with mushrooms and fresh thyme. Both nicely cooked and good flavours — but pizzas not pre-​cut though and wasn’t an easy dough base for the table knives to get through — quite ‘chewy’, suggesting over worked dough. One (large) glass red house wine and one small bottle sparkling mineral water — total bill of £27. Look out for offer vouchers online though and this would be a good venue for a casual meal. Should mention also the service was good, from unhurried staff nice and attentive but not overbearing. Suggest a good bet for most diners — family, groups or couples.

This is a fantastic Italian restaurant with a good selection on the menu and large portions!
I had a Starter, Main and Drink voucher for £10 from the website so my boyfriend and I took one each with us. We had a lovely table next to the window with a nice view of the water etc.
I had cheese garlic bread which was half a pizza with lots mof garlic butter and some mozarella cheese which was nice enough and my boyfriend had fried mozarella (2 semi circle pieces) with a rich tomato sauce dip.
For main I had a margherita pizza which was nice but I’d say I’d tried nicer pizzas elsewhere. There are some nice sounding ones on the menu though so I may try the prosciutto and mushroom one in future. My boyfriend had a grilled goats cheese salad which looked and tasted really nice and came in a large bowl and was a good sized portion!
We had a house white and red wine as well which both tasted good.
I’d definitely go back, they have vouchers a lot on their website so it’s a nice place to go without being really expensive.

An italian restaurant in a cracking location. If you’re lucky, you can get a seat with a view over Newhaven Harbour, looking out towards the Bridges. Or, on a nice day, a seat outside (whoooooo)
Menu is mainly Pasta, Pizza, Salad and Chicken, but don’t be put off by that — they also do a cracking Red Pesto & Mozzarella Burger.
Go on, try it, you know you want to