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Just had a beautiful lunch today Friday 1st November 2024 and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and quantity of the food. The service was impeccable and the staff were really friendly and polite.

Beautiful food, wonderful polite and funny staff, nice calm atmosphere, highly recommended.

Brilliant pizza and friendly staff.

I have been coming here for years and the food has always been delicious. The lunchtime menu has decreased in variety and price has increased and I feel portion sizes have gotten smaller too, which combined doesn’t make it good value anymore. The staff are always attentive but allow you space. The manager has been unhelpful when making enquiries which is disheartening. This doesn’t take away from the great staff Zaza always has. Overall I can recommend Zaza as I always feel relaxed coming here and enjoy the good quality food.

We were served by Soufyane who was the perfect host - smart, extremely friendly and totally professional. The food (we opted for the two-course lunch) was superb: fresh ingredients, beautifully prepared and served. We had a glass of red wine which complemented the food perfectly.

Missing the salad, Over priced £9, Just had 5 small pieces of chicken in a small pita bread. will not be ordering again.

Service first class, food great

Congratulations I had a great time! Thank you for your hospitality and congratulations to the service girl!

One of the better restaurants in Elveden. Christine, who looked after us, was a gem, both helpful and amusing. She was very attentive to our son with learning difficulties and also to our toddler granddaughter The food was very nice too.

Was recommended by one of my local suppliers. Great place, friendly attentive service which was quick and efficient as I was a one not a group of 12. Had the Calamari, Seabream fillet, cherry tomato, anchovy, caper, chilli with vegetable bowl and Tiramisu. A first class meal washed down with Camden Stout.

We were back in the area for a couple of weeks catching up with friends. Top of the list was this fabulous restaurant. Finished up eating there three times with different friends. The food, the experience and Hulus and the team were all off the scale. We can't recommend this place enough. Tonya and Tony Crew

I've been regularly eating at this restaurant for some 40 years since I was a child. The original owners have now moved on and it seems the restaurant has now lost it's way which is incredibly sad. The prices have rocketed up which in some ways is understandable due to the current economic climate but what I object to is the quality of the food is now also far poorer that what it was. The Calamari starter was always a francesca signature dish for me and it what I was presentes with yesterday was a sorry state of affairs. Cheap frozen calamari rings you would expect from a low end pub chain and although the mains were OK the cost no longer offers good value as far as I'm concerned. Everything seems to be an issue for the staff now, we were a party of 4 work colleagues and wanted to just split the bill 4 ways, this was refused with staff saying they will only split it down the middle. Who cares!! Just split it 4 ways and move on keeping people happy for christ's sake. They also have a cheek having a sign asking customers to smile at the queue point when the bar staff look like they have just been to a funeral. It is sad as I've been a frequent visitor for most of my life but unfortunately I will no longer be coming back. Everything is about the money these days and in this case they have compromised the quality.

I have been to this restaurant a few times as their food is good but I won’t be back because their prices are getting more and more ridiculous and you can’t have a nice meal when you feel like you’re getting rushed out the door while you’re still eating with waiters hovering over your last bite to grab your plate. It’s stressful feeling like you need to rush your food.

Good reviews encouraged us to call in for wine. However wine of choice not available and we prefer an establishment where the toilets flush and the climb to the toilets is not helped by exceptionally sticky handrails. Not for us. Back to Paysan !

Came for dinner with a two year old and were made very welcome with the offer of a smaller version of whatever pizza we wanted for him. The service was friendly and attentive and even the bill was presented quickly when requested (and this often does not happen in restaurants much to my annoyance). The quality of the dough in particular for our calzone and pizzas was exceptional as were the toppings. The sharing antipasta classico was more than enough for 4 adults. The stand out dessert was the lemon sorbet with prosecco and limoncello, a knockout!! We particularly liked the atmostphere, the decoration and the wide spacing between the tables downstairs (I can't speak for the upstairs seating). All in all a good value, high quality Italian that is family friendly. We will be back.