Prezzo Italian Restaurant Leeds The Light in Leeds

Lovely food, great no alcohol drink options, pleasant service and handy for the cinema.

I was thinking about this restaurant is high rating but food is so mid, pizza dough taste like frozen, waiter wasn't nice, after getting a bill she just came up with payment terminal straight away.

Went here on my 30th birthday used my birthday Voucher for a scrumptious ravioli. The manager who gave me the food was hospitable, attentive and accommodating. Thank you

Very disappointed in portion size of the canneloni having paid £17. Chocolate pudding terrible. Service very slow. Overall can pay that price and get better quality good and service elsewhere.

I choose this restaurant thinking is high end but I was not as pleased as I would thought. The food was nearly tasteless. My pinsa mushroom burrata and truffles was good looking but that’s all. Maybe I got bad luck.

Lovely food, with great vegan options. Friendly and attentive staff.

Being going here for a year. never disappoints. me and my girlfriend love this place. The staff are all so friendly. The restaurant has a beautiful atmosphere.

Food was excellent in this lovely restaurant, which is a great location. They make the bill complicated by offering vouchers to get you in the door, and then the IT system doesn't accept them. The manager made things right, but a significant delay in getting the bill. We still like Prezzo though.

Lovely food, and service! Ellis served us and he was very polite and created conversation! Made the experience much better!

Beautifully decorated, food and drinks amazing as usual, went for my friends birthday, there were 5 of us. One of the staff members went above and beyond to make sure I wasn't in too much pain as I fell and hurt my arm, leg and hand 20 mins before getting there. They made sure I didn't have any problems, brought me a spoon because it was hard to eat with my hand, made sure everything was perfect and made sure I was OK too. Would massively recommend, and thank you so much to the staff ❤️

"We have been regular customers at Prezzo in Leeds for about 15 years, and it remains one of our family's favorite restaurants. The food is always delicious, and the staff are welcoming and kind. We'd especially like to thank Ursula for her great smile, kindness, and care, as well as the manager, Mel, for her excellent work and management. Highly recommend!"

FOOD WAS INCREDIBLE! If you are looking for an authentic Italian restaurant then this is the place for you. With lovely staff and speedy service it provides anf incredible experience for everyone. We LOVED everything we ordered from the gorgeous pizza my child demolished to the amazing arribiata and truffle fries everything was made to a high standard 😋

Another great meal! Mel welcomed us as old friends, even though we’d only been once before, and she remembered my friend’s dietary restrictions without being asked, which was very impressive. We felt immediately at home and had amazing service and great food. Can’t fault the place. We’ll definitely be back again! Thanks!

It’s a second time we come. Food is great, service is lovely. Drinks are also nice. I absolutely love burrata and truffle pinsa. Definitely recommend.

The food was lovely, all our orders come at a good time, perfect portions, service was top notch. Luke (worker) deserves a pay rise, absolute gentleman. Was so good with us and the child! Thank you very much luke defo be back again.

Lovely visit and amazing service from mel, really friendly and nothing was too much, didn’t have to ask for more drinks, really prompt and quick service but also didn’t feel rushed x

Lovely restaurant to enjoy a girlie catch up

Immediate meet & greet. 😁 Drinks order taken and served within minutes😊 Food ordered and normal wait(10-12mins). Our meals were served piping hot. My companion was a regular and recommended the lasagne. It was just delightful, so flavoursome. Will be revisiting.

If you have Tesco vouchers, go to Pizza Express instead. Service was friendly and efficient. Vegan food options leave a lot to be desired. ‘Tre Gusti’ only had two toppings on! Better paying £3 less for the vegan pepperoni. Olives were very bland. Doors were constantly opened leading to a cold draft blowing around us, despite being sat a good distance away.

Courteous and top quality food, beautiful setting and very clean.

Great meal ,staff fantastic fairly priced would recommend 👌

I am sad to say that I have to make a complaint about this restaurant. I am deeply upset by the service I received on Monday evening. Me and my friend were out celebrating and I chose prezzo because I love the pumpkin ravioli there. We were the only people in the restaurant so Im not sure why there was a HUGE mix up with my order. When my ravioli arrived, it didn’t taste the same and the insides of the parcels were greyish. I said to my friend I hope they haven’t got my order wrong for the fish option, shes said no it would smell fishy your fine. I am 35years old, I have been a vegetarian my whole life, not only for the cruelty of animals but because it makes me feel ill. Fish/seafood is totally different I was brought up in a house where no one ate it so it’s something that I find quite repulsive separate to me being a vegetarian. When the bill arrived I saw that it said Lobster and crab and immediately wanted to cry I just knew something was off. I don’t like to complain but I went to the waitress and there was the chef behind the counter and said please tell me I haven’t just eaten fish. She said thats what you ordered twice, but never in my life have I eaten it or want to eat fish! I stood there in shock feeling so upset, the woman eventually apologised and said she would knock it off the bill, the chef just laughed and said the bathrooms that way if you’re going to be sick. I went back to the table and just cried. I honestly could say I felt violated, its not even my vegetarian beliefs its that thats my choice to never eat it and thats now been taken away from me because of the mistake of the waitress. It ruined my friend’s night ruined my night, and I went home feeling sick and so upset. It stills upsets me which is why Im writing this. I find it to be so unacceptable and then to be laughed at by the chef was just plain rude. What if I was pregnant or had an allergy. Taking my meal off of the bill just doesn’t justify whats now being taken away from me. I hope this never happens to anyone in the future!!

Came here & had their 2 Course Set Menu which included a drink & thoroughly enjoyed it. The only reason I didn't give a 5 Star is due to the poor choice of the Starters. I don't like Hummus & was only left with Garlic Flatbread. The Spaghetti Bolognese for the Main Course plus the Biscoff Cheesecake for Dessert were great. The Service was very good & the place itself was nice & felt relaxed having had a great lunch. Prices were not too Unreasonable.

Fantastic food. Busy Saturday night and squeezed us in. Recommended

Worst service they didnt serve us 9:00pm but says open till 11pm.

Superb service from Matthew, a very attentive waiter. Would recommend. Food was great. Thanks!

Mel was exceptional with my children, my husband made a blip and ordered the wrong dish and she fixed it for us. Great food, super fresh. Great service.

Took the teenager for her 15th birthday night out! After working up an appetite in the Junkyard Golf next door we were hungry! It was a quiet Wednesday night so plenty of tables. Very clean and I'm GLUTEN FREE, I was impressed they had a separate menu with a great choice of food! My pizza was lovely. The staff were really friendly and even brought out a Happy Birthday ice cream with candle for the muggle!! Wonderful evening

Had the Dolce e piccante pizza, was very nice. All staff are lovely. Atmosphere is cosy. Loved it!

Normally enjoy Prezzo wherever else we've been but the food definitely wasn't up to scratch,OK at was busy but not an excuse to let the company down,Can't fault the staff serving on,Just the quality of the food.

Ordered here for my partner and I having eaten at the restaurant in another city and enjoying the food however this was extremely poor. Of the food we got it was all completely stone cold and inedible. Nearly £6 for a garlic bread and we literally got half. You could see where it had been cut in half! It was a truly horrible experience at over £40!!! The order was also 40 minutes later than the end of the time from -to we were given which meant it took an hour and 20 for the food to arrive.

Staff seemed disinterested and took a while to take our order. I ordered the crab chili spaghetti and it was absolutely tasteless. For 17 pounds and a portion on the small size that wasn't acceptable. I requested some kind of tomato sauce be added so I didn't have to force myself to finish the plate out of politeness. They obliged and this improved the meal tenfold. Overall meh experience.

Excellent food, pasta cooked to perfection. The waitress was attentive without being overbearing. Very enjoyable.

Amazing food, very good portions sizes, such a good bunch of staff, very helpful.

While the servers are all nice, and the prices are decent, I don’t believe Prezzo really shines. I was seated in an almost empty restaurant right around dinner time, and was sat for 10 minutes before approached for a drink. I ordered a beer and was served a beer with ice in it. Not sure if it’s Italian, but it’s definitely not right. I ordered the calamari and the ravioli. The calamari came out almost instantly, which definitely meant it was frozen. It was merely ok. The ravioli came out soon after, and I was taken aback by the amount of oil just pooled up on top of what was supposed to be a “creamy bisque”. It resembled almost a 1/4 of a cup of oil just pooled on top. This aside, the ravioli were a bit too tough, but had good flavor. Overall, I think the restaurant is merely OK at best. I will not be returning unless to try their pizzas, which looked halfway decent.

Superb food, great service. Could probably do with moving out of that quiet centre

Na de escaperoom binnengevallen bij Prezzo. Behulpzaam en vriendelijk personeel. Eten werd snel geserveerd maar niet het wow-gevoel dat ik bij écht Italiaans wel vaak heb (zie mijn eerdere reviews ;-)). Gewoon huis-tuin-en-keuken italiaans. Behoorlijke prijs-kwaliteitsverhouding. Goede om een snelle hap maar mee te pikken maar dus niet de restaurantervaring.

Delectable food and great service. :) Recommend the summer cocktails.

Usually this is one of my favourite places to eat as the food is always great and the service is usually great. I went in at the weekend with 3 work friends whilst waiting for another to join us, we spoke to a lovely guy who seated us after asking if we could order some drinks and he brought us some menus. We sat outside and all the tables were free and it was very quiet inside the restaurant at this time. The waiter came out to tell us that his manager asked him to come out to let us know we couldn’t purchase drinks unless we bought food - had we known this before being seated we wouldn’t have found it an issue and just left. The restaurant is lovely and I would say the drinks - cocktails and wine aren’t cheap by any means so that would have been money in the till. I’m glad the restaurant is doing well whilst we are still in a cost of living crisis that they can afford to decline paying customers

Been there without reservations and the staff was very friendly, we had pizza and lasagna which was exactly like in Italy same flavour, love it,

I just walked in, no reservation was made 🥳 The customer service is top notch, I really love them for that and the food did not take forever to get to me. I ordered blood orange gin and tonic, and cranberry juice. I instructed the waiter that I wanted less gin and tonic and I got exactly what I asked for. My starter was prawn and gnocchi and main was Rigatoni arabiata, the food was delicious, I was too full to order a dessert. The ambience was beautiful for a summer evening and the room was absolutely neat.

Very busy but still received excellent friendly service. 😊

I came in on Saturday and I am gluten free which is sometimes a struggle in some restaurants however as soon as I arrived I was greated very politely by a young female called abbie, when she seated us she explained the whole menu which made it easier for me to pick out a few option which I could eat. Overall service and food was excellent

Very accommodating and understanding of our quick turn around. And interacting with kids too will return

this restaurant is clearly unorganised because myself and my wife was turned away If they could manage the customers properly and give customers a 1hour window each time it gets full up there wouldn't be a problem

Food is always reliable at prezzo, service here was very friendly and gave us plenty of time chatting with friends. We will return I'm sure!

My pizza was looking like a child had played with it, making it. Too bad I can't post pictures. If you're a vegan, looking for a pizza, skip this place.

Nice atmosphere, friendly staff and beautiful food (I particularly recommend the Chicken Carbonara al Forno, the Pork & Fennel Ragu and the passionfruit gelato). A little expensive full price but 2-4-1 on all courses with Taste Card makes it less than £20 per person for 3 courses with soft drinks. Can't complain at all at that.

Visited on a Friday night. Lovely male host. Super delightful. Decent atmosphere. Friend found her food to be average. However drinks were good. Would return.

Went for Sunday lunch, food was good, was not expecting amazing, but was good. Staff were helpful, nothing to complain about.

It's taken a couple of weeks to leave this review! I came a couple of weeks ago with my mum and had Mel serving us, I have to say she made our visit! She was welcoming and so friendly and absolutely made our night! The food was nice but had to write this review just on the service and that was just Mel! Super professional and works super hard! Thanks for making mum feel so special for her birthday treat x

Nice atmosphere with friendly smiling staff. The food is delicious a little on the pricey side but you pay for quality .

Not sure the aircon needs to be on when it's -1 outside 😬 But food, drink (Tiramisu Martini!!) excellent along with friendly service

Great food and great service. Thanks to the team for accommodating 19 guests with the swift service.!

First time ever of having a bad experience here. What was wrong ? Music played far too loud for comfort. When eating in a Pub or Restaurant it should be a background feature and not dominating the pleasure of eating out. Coffee Machine not working.... Consequently I declined a pudding as the two compliment each other. "You are the first that has requested Coffee today" sais the unsmiling Waitress. ( I find that hard to believe in an Italian eaterie where Coffee is highly sought after). Come on Prezzo...... Your standards have slipped. No Tip. Hope for a return to former Standards.

It arrived stone cold making me think either the restaurant didn’t keep it warm or the delivery driver didn’t keep it insulated. Very disappointed.

We were served by who I can only assume was a manager/duty manager as he wasn't in uniform, but he was such a lovely friendly gentleman. He was a real giggle to talk to and really engaged with us. We were early for our table but we're accommodated regardless. The managers product knowledge of allergens was exceptional and very reassuring. The service was swift yet not rushed and we had a thoroughly enjoyable meal. Even once we'd paid we were not rushed to finish our drinks and leave. The food was delicious, hot, and we'll presented. The toilets were also clean and tidy which is always a bonus. I would recommend anyone visiting Leeds to visit this Prezzo branch. Thankyou for a lovely meal.

food was hard and it was 20 minutes late i would like a refund

I love Prezzo and I’m making a habit of visiting it in every place I am. I have visited this time with assisting my client in wheelchair ♿️ Place is wheelchair friendly. Staff very nice and smiling. Food was delicious. Very spacious accessible toilet. If You find this information helpful leave a thumb up! ☺️

Very tasty Italian food! Pizzas are huge. Lots of food and drink choices. Staff are super friendly. Nice clean modern restaurant. We used some Tesco vouchers which brought the price down but it is quite pricey. Convenient location as we went to see a gig at the arena which was a just a short walk away. They also allowed us to take the food away that we couldn’t finish.

Took advantage of the Meerkat Meals 2 for 1 deal so a 2 course meal for 2 with a pint of Peroni each plus service only came to £40. Food was delicious and friendly service!

Delicious meal for two, made even better by the 2 for 1 Meerkat Meals offer. Friendly welcome from the front of house staff, who were efficient and speedy in taking our food and drinks orders without rushing us. We had two pints of Peroni and starters were Bruscetta and Beef Rqgu Arancini. Both were very tasty, although I'm unconvinced that serving sour cream and chive dip with the Arancini worked well. Mains were the Crab and Lobster Ravioli & Tre Carne Calzone Pizza. Both were delicious and we enjoyed the food very much. With the Meerkat discount, our bill was a little over the £40 mark, which was excellent value. Will definitely return soon.

I love this place the food is amazing so tasty friendly staff i nice place to enjoy beautiful restaurant

Ordered two hours ago, the restaurant got the message that no more orders will be taken as no available drivers, after two hours I lost my patience and had to further spend more money to go in a taxi to collect food!!! I tried cancelling the order but it says delivered? No physical driver came!!!!!!! I had to physically spend more money to collect food that was waiting there for two hours. Ridiculous I tried to get a refund but there wasn’t even an option to cancel the order

Food is nice but the service is not that great

didn’t get my drink and there was a spider in the food bag

If you’re going to charge me 30p for cheese, it’d be great if you could actually give me some. Also, the portion size for a £15 pasta dish is very dissappointing. Not the usual Prezzo chain standards I’ve come to expect from round the country.

Great experience tonight, lovely meal with amazing food and service. Credit to Mel she was fantastic! Highly recommend

My wife and I were attending an event at the Leeds Arena on Saturday evening and decided to grab a bit to eat prior. It was very early evening the restaurant was almost deserted, however, much to my astonishment we were turned away as they were only accepting prior bookings and no walk ins. Frankly it beggars belief that businesses such as yours bleat constantly about how you will survive the increased energy prices and you will either close causing people to lose their jobs or increase prices making it far to expensive to eat out. Let me give you some sound advice,. Turning people away from an almost empty restaurant will not help your predicament and with such policies, frankly your future looks very dim.

The food was good but the portions where small and a little on the expensive side in my opinion. Glad I went but i wouldn't go again.

I love their Pasta Carbonara is just perfect, besides that, their other dishes such as hamburgers, lasagne and almost everything they just do it well, no complaints, 5 start all the way. OH, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, the STAFF IS GREAT.

Menu enfant 7,25£ On a demandé d’ajouter quelques morceaux de jambon sur la pizza tomate fromage du menu enfant : + 2,50£ sur la note !! Menu adulte : les assiettes de pâtes sont très petites, mais bon. La responsable a renversé un pot de sauce à nos pieds, la catastrophe 😱

Never had a bad meal here. Great for date night

Ordered Ham, Mushroom & Mascarpone and Tre Gusti pizzas for delivery both VERY average considering the price.

didn’t get what i ordered only got half of what i ordered i want a refund

Totally wrong order deleivered and zero customer service from prezzo

Tried to use our tesco partner vouchers here and they lied and said they didn’t accept them even though the terms and conditions on the vouchers only state they can’t be used in select london venues

Great food in a nice setting. It was quiet on a Thursday lunchtime but probably busy in the evening and at weekends. Recommended.

No service in 15 minutes after being seated so we left.

It hadn't been our first choice of restaurant for the evening, but it didn't disaapoint. The young lady who served us couldn't have been more attentive, and everything was meticulously cleaned in between customers. Good food, served promptly. A good choice especially if heading out on the town after.

Great place with great food and amazing waitress (Anna Maria). Thank you.

Lovely Italian meals in Cosy Restaurant. When visiting shows in Leeds Prezzo is our favourite spot for lunch. The choice of vegetarian options is one of the reasons why we love this restaurant. Although without doubt it is the draw of the honeycomb smash cheesecake that makes sure we return. Quieter on a lunchtime this restaurant is a great place to relax, chat and people watch. The staff are friendly and don't rush you. Highly recommended if you enjoy Italian food.

Quite good food. Service good. Price good

My friend and I booked a table here prior to the theatre. The restuarant was empty apart from a few tables. We were directed over to sit next to another couple who may have been on a date. We also wanted privacy. This was a little awkward to have to ask sit somewhere else when there was space in abundance. As it was very very quiet in volume it would not have been fair on the existing couple. Had it been busy our conversations would have been drowned out. However, the waitress sought 'permission' to re-seat us. I'm not sure they understood the point as we were re-seated next to a table of four - however this was less intimate! I raise the point not as a criticism merely an observation. The garlic bread I had to start was absolutely fantastic. Hot and full of flavour and not dripping in oil! A+++, The hummus my friend ordered was amazing. Subtle and I will order this next time. I had the chicken and mushrooms. The sauce was a delight. A+++. I was unsure about this restaurant but the food and service - irrespective of the seating at the start - certainly attracts me back. Recommended.

Lovely food as always, prompt service and lovely atmosphere

Great service. Friendly. Food delicious. BLUELIGHT card accepted

Fairly standard Italian restaurant with a wide ranging menu. Very polite and pleasant service. Food was good and freshly prepared.

Great food, great prices and great service.

Great staff, very attentive. Decent venue. Good choices on menu although slightly over priced for what it is.

Food was lovely but staff members are unprofessional. They take card payments only and I was informed about it after finishing my lunch. Manager on duty was forced to come to the table and to sort out the situation, he kept sending a waitress to deliver the information he was passing to her.

Came for a meal with a group of work colleagues. Service was ok, but the food is over priced and my tiramisu for dessert was frozen with ice crystals in it. Clearly hadn't been defrosted properly! I sent it back and they took it off the bill. Bit of a disappointment.

Came here for a poo cos the toilets at my work (undisclosed business also in the light) were broken. Greeted by two lovely ladies who made me feel welcome and pointed me in the direction of the toilets. Felt like there was a good atmosphere in the restaurant, good vibes and busy as well. Toilets’ atmosphere was calm and felt private. I felt very comfortable doing my poo, very tranquil. Everything was very clean so no problems there. Only issue I have is that the toilet paper was very thin and I almost fingered myself. Other than that though, no qualms. Overall good experience and am very grateful for the girls who let me in

The pizza was stone cold when it arrived and couldn't be eaten

We ordered through the app and the waiter acknowledge this by saying they didn't have something we ordered but then came back 2 minutes later and said our order hadn't gone through? We then started ordering again via the waiter and another waiter brought out the food we apparently hadn't ordered. We then had to wait for cutlery which led to part of my meal being cold and had to ask for our drinks multiple times. Then we found a chunk of plastic in one of the meals which had barely been touched. We asked for a refund on this meal as we didn't have time to re order and were told we could get this when he brings the bill but we had already paid. We then didn't see another member of staff for a long time so had to go and hunt someone down just to place in a complaint. 0 apologies from any member of staff as well. We aren't normally a group to complain and we try not to but this experience was shocking

It was probably a one-off but unfortunately suffered food poisoning. Had the Carbonara and added chicken... :(

Great service. My favourite Italian place in Leeds.

Fantastic food, friendly staff. Worth a visit!

We were in town for a comedy show and decided to pop in for a meal before we went in. With no experience of dining in Leeds this was our first impression and it was very positive. Greeted quickly and friendly straight away by a lovely young Italian man at the door who quickly took us to our seats. We ordered olives, meatballs and king prawns for starters. Deliciously unique tastes. The meatballs especially were a real treat. The mains were the ABC salad with the creamy tagliatelle and we were very satisfied. Malbec to drink which was 5 star. Pleasantly surprised. A lovely start to a great night. You did Leeds proud.

Spaghetti Carbonara was way too over salted with extra salty prosciutto on top. Some of the calamari was tough. Paid almost £5 for Pommes Anna and it was literally one tiny potato ring. Barely two mouth fulls. Portion sizes for price is a complete joke for not even that decent quality food. Cheesy garlic bread was okay but for £8 you’d expect it to be a good size but that was shoddy too.

Went to Prezzo Leeds at the light.unfortunately I have several types of food I can’t have due to health reasons.I worked out that I could have several dishes on the menu only to find out that I couldn’t when I arrived at the restaurant.The manager and head chef went out of their way to create a starter and main whilst honouring a voucher offer that we had paid for at the same time.Eating out isn’t easy with the condition I have,but the level of customer service I received was beyond excellent from the manager all the way down to the waitresses.I would highly recommend visiting Prezzo Leeds at the light.