Prezzo - Romsey in Test Valley

The sqiuid and bruschetta starters were a bit bland, But mains of Tuscan Sausage and prawn pasta were both very good. The salted caramel chocolate bar was a bit bizarre like a confectionery sweet, which was difficult to cut with a blob of cream. The staff were friendly enough, after a rather brusk greeting from the manager, possibly?

Had booking for 5pm. Taken to seats and were left waiting over 30 minutes without drinks or anyone coming to serve us. Got fed up so walked out. They weren't even busy!

No baby changing facilities, asked staff who pointed me to where they were, with no warning of what I was walking into - the men's toilets where I don't know who was more shocked myself or the poor gentleman trying to wee. Luckily my partner was there to change the baby or she would of had to be in a dirty nappy

My mum ordered a meal for each of us which I drove to pick up from my flat over to her place. A starter & a main for both of us and a dessert for me. When I got to mum’s and emptied it all out on the table, I couldn’t find my main anywhere! Mum phoned them three times ( First time, she got on to someone who said they’d talk to the manager, but seconds later, cut us off!! ) before deciding to drive over and give them a piece of her mind! She came back with my main and a free bottle of wine. We both thought that was the end of that problem……till mum emptied her main onto her plate. …..IT WASN’T WHAT SHE ASKED FOR AT ALL!!! Not happy with their takeaway service and won’t be buying from them again!

Really enjoyed the food. I had calamari to start, and the crab & lobster ravioli in lobster bisque awesome. I loved the tiramasu. My daughter thought her spag bog on the kids' menu was awesome

Lovely old building, very pleasant atmosphere, nice and central. Waitress apologized for the shortness of staff, especially in the kitchen, but we were not unduly delayed. Good, tasty food .

Beautiful location iin ROmsey. Starter was good but the calzone was very ordinary and pricey compared to Italians

Update, October 5th 2024 Sadly very disappointing meal, such a shame as it was a special birthday for my mum. I started with mushroom arancini which seemed to be filled with creamed rice and soup, gloopy is the term I would use. Nothing else to break up the texture and flavour, a little tomato would have helped. My partner had artichoke salad that he described as "alright", mum had calamari which looked like bites rather than proper bits but she said she enjoyed it. I then had prawn and chilli pasta which was very flavoursome, if the lumps if chilli were a little large, but I left them to one side, partner crab and prawn pasta with tough prawns but lovely filled pasta. Mum had cannelloni which looked swamped in white sauce to me but she said it was lovely. Hardly likely to say anything else on her birthday treat. I then had a strawberry sundae, frozen mushy strawberries, my partner lemon meringue, yummy. Mum tiramisu which she enjoyed, I could tell ! Sadly nothing special on this day as it really didn't live up to my hopes, mum I suspect went home a little disappointed on her day, I certainly did. On the plus side not cramped in again, and certainly warm enough! Loos could use some attention. Staff friendly and service was good. Update Mothers Day 24 Took my mother today for a treat and she enjoyed it. Not cramped at all and very friendly staff. Not a cheap meal but very nice. I like the food here and it is very popular so book if you can! At times I have felt a little cramped as they don't like to turn people away and if can get very hot, it is a very old building! Good location, staff friendly but can be a little slow on busy nights (to be expected really) I would recommend eating here but as I say book ahead!

I was fortunate to win a three course meal for two with a scratch card that I was given on a previous visit to Prezzo! We decided to use it at Prezzo Romsey and had a very nice lunch indeed. Stan looked after us very efficiently and friendly.

A very nice spot for a midweek date night. Cosy relaxed atmosphere. Very friendly staff superb food not just pizza! Would recommend

Came here as a table of 11, we think they were understaffed as it took an hour to take our order. Food was all good, except we had to send back one of the spaghetti bolognese and replace it with something else as it was really watery. No complaints about the food I ordered though.

We had a prebooked family meal as there was a few of us. We sat upstairs. The menu is varied and average prices. My chicken was nice but very little sauce . We had to remind them we asked for water. They were very busy possibly due to a voucher offer. Our meals took a very long time to come. Then eventually we had to ask for the plates to be cleared and for the dessert menus. The rest of the party did enjoy their food.

Good service polite staff and pizza was really taste👍

First visit here in about 10 years and really enjoyed everything about it. Friendly and professional staff and the calzone was amazing!

Quick service, delicious food, helpful staff. Booked for 7.30, another group arrived after us and we were seated first, we had to wait to be seated for over 5 mins. This restaurant accept the Meerkat discount 25% off 7 days a week if you have a code. There isn't much phone signal so make sure you take a screen shot of the code before you arrive to be able to use it. Shared a starter, had a main meal each, a glass of wine each and a diet pepsi each (they don't have coke) with the discount only £50.

Very slow. They made a few mistakes on both my visits this week. Also, both times we asked if we could use a discount which was agreed. When the bill came, there were no discounts. Both times my food was £17 and my drink was £2. Yet both times we all paid £20 each!

Beautiful building. Really friendly staff who squeezed us in without a booking on a busy Friday night. I managed to leave my bag behind as they kindly looked after it for me! Lovely food and great kids menu.

Tasty, great helpful service. Expensive tho

As I was with a party of 24 we dined upstairs. We were looked after by Jayney and nothing was too much trouble and all the time service was carried out with a smile on her face. I had phoned during the afternoon and spoken to her as I have a food allergy and when I arrived in the evening she had already checked with the head chef to check my food choice would be suitable for me which was appreciated.

Great place but very loud and dark, overwhelming for people sensitive to noise.

The staff was satisfactory, although there is significant room for improvement. The food quality was mediocre, and I would rate it as two stars. The atmosphere, however, was quite pleasant, as it is housed in a historic building.

Fab supper last night, in doors as tgexweatger wasn't great.

I'm a Romsey resident and this is the third time I've visited over about 11 years and every time it hugely disappoints. In our party of four 3 of us had pizzas and they were all burnt and difficult to cut up. Should have complained but we were so hungry we decided not to. The menu is also incredibly overpriced - most mainstream pizzas are a whopping £17. Also desserts (mass produced bought in stuff) are £8 each, for example a slice of cheesecake. Will definitely not be returning - there are way better pizza restaurants.

Went to celebrate my granddaughter’s amazing GCE result 5,30pm 4 adults, 2 children, various starters, garlic bread, mozeralla, Main Pizzas, my pizza Goat cheese, honey, peppers,tomatoes, THE BEST PIZZA I have ever eaten, delicious, fish, chicken cea.salad, lasagne Amazing Service totally fantastic Thankyou to all

We had a very pleasant lunch at Prezzo Romsey. We were looked after by Monika and Stan who were very friendly and helpful.

Amazing atmosphere and great food. Nice up stairs and garden patio. Friendly waiters. Recommend for everyone to go there for lunch ,dinner and breakfast or brunch

Food was ok, service extremely slow. Tip was automatically added which was far too presumptuous for me

We came in without a booking on a busy day & they were kind enough to accommodate 5 of us. Everything we ordered was great, I even ordered the wrong pizza and they changed it for me. Try the spicy honey pizza, amazing ! Desert was good too! Nice and help-full staff.

Food a lot nicer than other Prezzos I've been to in the past. Nice gastropub vibe

Had a lovely time made all the better by the service and food on offer. Never felt rushed to leave which meant that the catch up with friends was so much more relaxed and enjoyable

Such a lovely old building to enjoy a meal in, the service was fantastic and the attention to allergens was what you hoped everywhere was like! The food was nice and tasty, portion size was a bit small but the taste was so good that you can forgive that!

My wife and I were pleasantly surprised when our cousin arrived unexpectedly to visit us. They kindly offered to stay with the children, allowing us to enjoy a rare date night. Unfortunately, our evening took an unexpected turn when we were asked to leave the establishment due to the staff being "too busy". Despite the availability of numerous empty tables and two staff members engaged in conversation at the reception, we were unable to enjoy our meal. Regrettably, this incident has left us disappointed and unlikely to return to this particular branch. In contrast, our previous experiences at Prezzo Eastleigh have been far more welcoming. It is imperative that this matter be addressed promptly, as we observed that we were not the only persons who were asked to leave.

Nice evening out here, good food, good wine and a very friendly waitress. Prices ok. Will come back next time we are this way!

Friday evening dinner with friends. We booked for 8pm and our table was ready when we arrived. A bit of a wait for drinks but then after that service was good. Food was great.

Really lovely time here with friends. We had 2 courses and drinks, the food came out quickly and hot, the service was good, no issues, no errors and polite, discreet staff.

Just had a meal there, crab and lobster ravioli, well I think the crab and lobster was still in the sea. Some sort of paste inside but that's it. £18 each, just was a waste of money. Won't go there again.

Good service, somewhat pricy per person 💷💷💷, but a nice place for lunch. 😊 I really enjoyed the dish “Spaghetti with King Prawns” (as pictured). It was really tasty, 😋 and the portion size was just right! 👍 The room where we were dining had several other tables so were a little noisy with background chatter. However was still able to have a conversation between ourselves at our table okay 👌

Really kind service, and we had a little room to ourselves. A nicely chosen, varied menu with something for everyone. The only thing we wished for is more fish dishes. Very attentive to us, and I'd definitely go back.

V. Good food Attentive staff Comfortable surroundings .

Great friendly staff. Food was very well presented, hot & tasty. I need Gluten-free & their GF menu is large. recommended.

We have been driving past this place for years , decided to go in and what a lovely evening we had , great staff , nice meal and what it made it even better to be able to use our tastecard very easily. Thank you for a lovely night 😊

Ate here as a party of 6. The food was tasty and presented well. A little on the pricey side, but we had vouchers which reduced the bill. The girl serving us upstairs was really friendly and helpful but clearly rushed off her feet. The delays in getting order taken / food served etc took way too long. Shout out to the waitress who was clearly doing her best but needs more help!

The tables are a bit crammed in, but the food is good and pleasant staff.

Lovely food and great service - very kind and friendly to me and my grandad each time we visit. Thank you

Decent food, rushed finish by the male waiter.

We booked a table in advance for a party of five, however on arrival we were swiftly sat upstairs in an impersonal dining room; cold radiators, scruffy tables, fairy lights turned off and a selection of faded David Hockney prints hung on the walls. A contrast to the cosy and bustling downstairs dining area you teasingly get a view of as you walk in. Our waitress was friendly and hospitable and is an asset to the place. The food arrived in waves separated by 3 minutes approx, with another table served in between. This being said, our food was enjoyable however a visit to the toilet mid way reminded me of the shortcomings of this restaurant. The men’s hand-dryer was broken and replaced by some blue roll and an overflowing waste paper basket. The women’s had a visibly blocked sink and some dusty fake orchids as decor. This is a real shame as the building itself has character, the food is classic Italian but as a dining experience it felt lacking given the above average price point.

Great place to grab some food after a busy day at work.

Nice service , tasty starter and lasagne for main. But the desert of orange cheesecake was not good at all in my opinion and I left most of it. The music being played over speakers seemed loud, having to raise voice to speak to person sitting right next me. Toilets upstairs.

Prezzo Romsey is a really convenient meeting point for us & we've met famly there about once a month for two or three years now. It's been reliably okay (not great but fine), the service is always good & the prices about average. However I'm afraid our last two visits have brought it home to us that the food is no longer okay (even the pizzas are now really not very nice) & the prices are definitely on the higher side of average. Service is still good but I'm afraid that's not enough. The pizzas used to be fine but the last couple of times have been really awful: no better, in fact possibly not as good, as ones you'd stick in the oven at home. My margarita yesterday had an inedible thick layer of nasty cheese which hadn't been properly cooked & the overall pizza was floppy & not at all well cooked. The chicken saltimbocca was really not good at all tasteless, rubbery chicken. So I'm afraid that's it for us. Really disappointing food too many times now.

Good service and nice location but incredibly overpriced. A small coke at £4.25 seemed excessive - other drinks also extremely expensive. I wonder whether this is to compensate for vouchers that do not include food that are regularly used here. Food was nice but not incredible. The staff couldn’t have been nicer, Prezzo is just not what it once was. Unlikely to return as just didn’t feel like good value at all.

When did prezzo become a fast food joint. Half way through our starters, the main course comes out 🤣🤣 Give us a chance to digest it. Ffs

Excellent evening in such a lovely old building. Dined upstairs where it was quiet. Great service from Monika!

best pizza ive had, good looking place, good service

A notch above the other Italian chain restaurants. Set in a historic building with good dependable food & a reasonable choice of wines.

Incredible food, excellent service, an absolute pleasure to visit. Highly recommend. Thanks.

Always my favourite carbonara very tasty. Prices like many places have increased 2 of us with starter and main and 2 drinks each £77 but it's a treat I'd pay for again.

Always relied upon Prezzo Romsey for a fabulous eating experience… until today!!! The manager, Emily - despite providing all front of house service on her own - was so helpful with menu advice as we found it unusually difficult to make our choices!! So many of our favourites - eg bruschetta..various risottos … gone from the menu!!! Why have you done this Prezzo’s??? Not impressed - and we need to review whether we need to look elsewhere for lunch. Shame!

Found the service good but a little slow,plenty of time between courses, possibly understaffed for a Wednesday. 25 minutes between courses.

Visited Romsey prezzo for an evening meal. Had a sharers starter that came up as a single starter, when I questioned the portion size, the waitress just said that's what the kitchen has sent out, but she should have questioned it eiththe kitchen. Turns out when we got the bill it was for just one person. The main meal was nice and enjoyable. Service was also good until we came to pay and was told they do not accept CASH. They do not mention on there website or in the restaurant that no CASH Payments are accepted. Come on PREZZO the pandemic is over.

This particular Prezzo is set in a very old building which brings a nice charm about it, staff were lovely and very accommodating.

Overpriced and not much care with the food. Lacks flare and passion.

Visited with family (4 adults)for a bottomless brunch . You get pizza and unlimited cocktails , beer of Prosecco . The cocktails were amazing . So pleased Prezzos are now doing bottomless brunches . I hope they continue with them as waitress seemed to think that they were only doing them in January . I think they need to advertise them more . Lovely staff with great service .

We had a family early dinner here before viewing the lights at Hilliers. A perfect choice! It was cosy and warm inside and we were given a quiet table. Three of us ordered pizza, one pasta and one lasagna. All were delicious and food arrived fast. Very important to two hungry boys! Our server was just lovely, friendly and knowledgeable. Didn’t catch her name but she had red stars painted on her nails! Recommended.

Very good quality, nice staff. I recommend and will visit again at a next stay in the area. Romain (de Luxembourg)

We had a lovely evening, food was lovely and staff attentive.

Had our works Xmas party here good value for money, friendly service,good menu choice, food excellent. Lovely old building , adds to the atmosphere.

The staff were friendly and attentive. The building is lovely. There the positives end. The food was truly appalling. Starters: Garlic bread, dried out flat bread with approx 2cm circle in the middle of garlic butter, mushroom and gorgonzola bruschetta was the same dried out flatbread, dotted with a few clumps of gorgonzola and slimy mushrooms. Main: I had the beef raviolini with gorgonzola sauce starter as a main. The raviolini we tasteless, but the "sauce" was the leftover pasta water with a couple of lumps of gorgonzola in it. My son had the chicken burger.,. burnt brioche bun, and dried out baked piece of chicken, completely plain and dry as owt. Now, if we had paid the sort of price that represented low quality food, I'd be less unimpressed, but the bill was close to £80, not helped by soft drinks at £4.65 each!! (I may be out of touch but this felt like daylight robbery). Give it a swerve, in my opinion.

Often sit in or collect food from this Prezzo. The takeaway is always great! Foods hot and always ready on time. Super friendly staff :)

Very nice food and excellent service from Emily and great precautions around my fiancee coeliac. Very accommodating. Thanks Prezzo Romsey

I was reluctant to go there as in the past (pre COVID) the service was very bad. Wind the clock forward a few years and that's changed. I didn't get to properly thank our waitress who was wonderful and helpful when our food was not up to scratch. Sorted it straight away. Take a bow (brunette with a nose piercing) 👏👏👏

Nice building, pleasant staff.. Food ok ish, but not up to the price point! Don’t bother with beer… £7.95 for a can of IPA ..no bigger than a coke can 😳, worse still, they seem to think it’s “fashionable “ to have the gall to put said little can on the table with your glass 🥴 Probably won’t revisit -Note: Beaver Neck oil IPA - £2.50 in Waitrose

Went for my birthday pizza, the manager remembered me from another branch from years ago!! scary but really nice too. We were served by a fantastic waitress named Magda, very polite who remembered my order from around 6 weeks ago, very impressive. The place was full as it was the Christmas lights switch on, but the staff were in control and food came out at a good pace. The food was flavoursome, well cooked and hot, no complaints at all. No complaints from us at all, thank you for a lovely time and see you again. I also got a free bottle of prosecco to take home as I had registered on their website for offers. Highly recommended and thank you Magda and the team.

Two visits this month to Prezzo in Romsey. It is in such a lovely, old building. Both of the risotto options on the menu were very yummy.

Special birthday meal for our Son. Staff brilliant, food great, couldn’t have made us feel very welcome. One happy and full 13yr old!

Genuinely awful experience. To start with a positive the staff are lovely but that is the only thing this place has going for it. Looked at the menu and honestly almost fell off our chair at the prices. A bottle of cider £7.25, £4.25 for 330ml of Pepsi, puddings £8.50 and good luck getting a pasta under £17. For this price I was expecting perfection, it was far from it. Sat at the table and not told about anything being off the menu. Came to ordering and they didn’t have the dish I was after, understand these things sometimes happen but this was abit annoying. I ordered something else. Food came out so fast it clearly wasn’t freshly made. Portions seemed small as me and my partner were both still hungry, and the food had next to no flavour. Absolutely nothing like a tradition non chain Italian Restaurant. Also despite no signs anywhere saying so they do not take cash, would be useful to at least have a sign on the door! To summarise if they halved their prices the experience we had we would not have complained about but you can’t have The Ivy prices but Wetherspoons quality, it just doesn’t work. We won’t be returning. Save a trip and go to a proper Italian.

Had my daughter in laws birthday here at the Romsey branch. Terrible. Had to wait 1.5hrs for our starters. We had four children under 8 with us and they were all hungry and moaning. Portion sizes were like children sizes even for the adults! We got there for 7pm and didn’t leave till 10pm and we were still hungry! Definitely wouldn’t recommend going there to anyone. Way too expensive too!

Food is fantastic and Stanley the manager is fantastic, he he a very attentive and conscientious waiter, definitely recommend going here!

Amazing experience amazing food and staff members. Thank you Emily! 5* no doubts :) Will deffo be back

Always busy, staff polite and attentive. Good food, but it is expensive.

Great experience. Very clean. Slightly strange that the baby change is in the mens toilet but luckily the men are given a cubicle for privacy. Food was full of flavour, hot and presented well. Staff were lovely and attentive. Table water served immediately. Our first time dining out since my 15YO's diagnosis of coeliac-disease so our experience using the gluten free menu was a good one. We questioned the cross contamination and before we could ask the floor manager was on it to understand and explain. All GF food was served by a separate server (who we could see was coming out of a separate side of the kitchen as our table aligned with the kitchen door by the beam/till) and we felt completely safe in their hands. My daughter enjoyed the GF bruscetta and the GF pasta arriabiatta. A bonus that the building is absolutely beautiful and full of history!

Prezzo mumbles swansea, stunning settings, service was good, but the food portions were the size of childs portion!! pasta dishes were just about warm, left with unsatisfied tummies and hefty bill!! Prezzo used to serve good size portions!! to fit the bill. Flavours were ok and basic..... Sorry Prezzo will not be visiting again.

Accepting cash only! A bit pricey for an average dining.

Had a really good meal here. Good staff. Really nice place in historic building

Thank you Romsey team we love the restaurant and the staff is always lovely. Food is just perfect. Stanley and his team well done!

Very good food and service, but rather pricey.

Food served promptly in lovely old restaurant in the middle of Romsey. We didn't have to wait long for our meals and the children were given priority. Friendly waitress

One of the best Prezzo we have visited so far. The taste is top class there is huge difference between other Prezzos and this one. Each and every dish is delicious. And the staff are very friendly and nice.

That's just it average nothing exciting about the menu just ordinary. The staff were rushed off their feet and did the best they could given how busy it was. I asked for some things off menu but it's strictly what you se is what you get. Would I go back? No. Finally no cash card payments only. We will lament the day when there is no longer cash we will loose privicy and freedoms we take for granted. Go to an independent and enjoy real italian food.

As it was a bank holiday it was bust but the staff coped well and the food came out in good time. The food was really nice, the best Prezzo’s n m ESL we have had in a while! It was a bit odd closing...

Great food. Friendly staff with Parking and rustic charm of the 16th century old English building. Hopefully it doesn't also close

Food excellent, friendly staff and value for money good. As with some previous comments this is not somewhere to go if you are in a hurry. But for a slow avd enjoyable evening it's great. Just don't expect express service.

Recently visited here for dinner whilst staying in the town, the building is full of character and is beautifully unique. The food was really tasty and really good sized portions! The service was great and our 3 year old daughter was well looked after and...

Always great service, quality food, all set in a c1400's building. Frequent visitors. This is a great place to eat.

Great afternoon meal, friendly service and food was great. One of my favourite Prezzo's.

My favourite restaurant in Romney. Always great food and service.

Average food, not authentically Italian. Expensive for what it is. Lovely location in an old Tudor house.

The food was very tasty. The service was unfortunately very slow both for getting to order, paying the bill etc. actual food delivery was good. The atmosphere is nice albeit very cramped. They have squeezed a lot of tables in a tiny area.

Food was lovely and staff were friendly but pricey for a chain restaurant!

Lovely spot of dinner with the family. The tre carne calazone was something special. Huge portion as well and the cherry chocolate sundae was delicious. Can't wait to go again.

A lovely meal out with friends, good food, reasonable prices and attentive staff. The building is also a little bit gorgeous. Thanks for a good night out.