Prezzo

My wife and I have been here a few times over the past couple of years.
It’s in a lovely old building with high ceilings which used to be the main library in town, and as a result the décor plays to this a little. It’s easy to forget that this place is in Newbury — despite being in the town centre, it’s down a quiet little street away from the market place and the general bustle in the middle of town. It’s very much to the restaurant’s benefit though — they always make the extra effort, the staff are always very attentive, and there’s usually a few tables available no matter what time of the week it is that you arrive.
Although this is a chain Italian restaurant, the food is still excellent for what it is. The menu’s pretty static and the specials are almost certainly decided at head office rather than dependent on local suppliers, but the food is fresh, tasty, and cooked well. Having the kitchen open at the back of the restaurant, you can see how quickly and simply the food is prepared — it’s nice to watch the chefs make your meal and slide it into the big wood-​fired oven.
Without doubt, this is the best chain restaurant in Newbury. It’s probably not as authentic an Italian experience as the Valle D’Oro at the other end of town, but Prezzo caters well to the popular palate and is clean, efficient, and welcoming. If you’ve a pizza/​pasta itch that needs scratching, this is the place in Newbury to go.

Came here as a family with friends. 6 of us (4Adults 2 children) had a pleasant meal in a comfortable environment.

Very unprofessional, unhelpful and plain rude staff. (the female waitress and her manageress) thanks for ruining a nice evening with your attitude towards people with food allergies. we don’t choose not to eat something and rolling the eyes when asked to ask the chef to make sure it doesn’t contain the potentially harmfull ingredient, only shows how careless and narrow-​minded your staff is. Give them some training before letting anywhere near paying customers.

I have been here a few times and love the food. My favourite has to be their new menu recently, they have added a couple of lower calorie dishes, smaller pizza with salad or a pasta with salad. The pesto one is to die for!

Lovely atmosphere even at 6PM on a Sunday evening. Tasty appetising food of good quality. Service could be more polished. Back to being one off our favourites in Newbury.

We were taken here by a local couple on our last night in the UK. It was a great meal though they needed to boot us out for a larger party. For that reason I give them a lower star rating, but the food was really decent.

great atmosphere, great decour, great food, great prices, great staff, simple!

standard really. Do the usual pizza, pasta but nothing special. Have had to send food back on occassion (found cardboard in my pasta??) ok if you fancy a bite to eat cheaply but nothing to write home about