PizzaExpress Reviews 

450
TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.5

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Evaluating 114 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Customers frequently found the product quality disappointing, describing pizzas as bland, cold, or poorly cooked with minimal toppings and small portions. Many also felt the food was overpriced for its quality, with some mentioning increased prices and poor value for money. Reviewers often reported issues with the food's taste, texture, and presentation, noting it often felt stale or inedible. However, some customers also noted positive interactions with staff, praising individuals for being friendly, helpful, and attentive, which sometimes enhanced their dining experience. Conversely, a small portion of people felt dissatisfied with the service, citing issues like long waits, unhelpful staff, or unclean tables upon arrival.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Great customer service but really disappointed with the food. We visited Pizza Express because our child loves it but we could get much better pizza elsewhere. My pizza was soft (only just cooked) and... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Pizza Express branded supermarket pizza a bad joke! Bought one of these abominations from Sainsbury's, never again will I buy a Pizza Express product/pizza or visit one of their restaurants -... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We visited the Pizza Express in Barrett Street/ St Christopher’s Place during the busy and very hot half term week. It took a little while to be seated, they seemed a couple of staff short (hence the... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Visited here with my elderly mum & Auntie, no booking on a saturday evening along with a 2 year old. We were greeted pleasantly by Lauren (staff) who sat us at a lovely table not far from the door.... See more


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had great service

Had great service
Filip was very attentive and polite
Food was great as was the atmosphere
This was at the Gretna green pizza express

14 December 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unprofessional and Hostile Management

Unprofessional and Hostile Management

A couple of months ago, I visited the Pizza Express in St Martins with my family, and I was deeply disturbed by the unprofessional and hostile behavior displayed by the managers there. I could not help but witness the way they treated their staff with blatant disregard and hostility. At one point, these managers were practically yelling at their employees while they were simply delivering food to customers. Such treatment of workers is completely unacceptable in any workplace and tarnishes the reputation of the brand as a whole.

As a concerned customer, I politely pointed out to the female manager that she should treat her staff with more respect, only to be met with an eye-roll and a snarky remark. This type of behavior is not only unprofessional but downright toxic. It speaks volumes about the power dynamic at play here – a dynamic where employees are belittled and disrespected while those in management roles are free to behave in such a disgraceful manner without consequence.

I made a note of the names of the managers responsible for this appalling behavior: Nabeel and Veronica. I am not sure if they are still managing this branch, but I hope the senior leadership team at Pizza Express takes this feedback seriously. The mistreatment of staff by those in power should not be tolerated, and I urge the company to seriously reflect on the kind of leadership they are promoting within their establishments.

Pizza Express has long been known for its commitment to good food and hospitality. But this experience has made me question whether this branch, under its current leadership, truly upholds the company’s values. I sincerely hope Pizza Express takes responsibility for allowing this toxic management to persist and takes real action to address the harmful environment they are fostering.

As a parent, I was also humiliated for my children to witness such treatment of employees. I can only hope that they never have to endure this kind of disrespect when they enter the workforce. It was a painful reminder that good leadership and respectful treatment of others are essential values that every workplace should foster, especially for the sake of younger generations who will soon be entering the job market.

11 October 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Visited Kowloon HK premises a couple of…

Visited Kowloon HK premises a couple of weeks ago.
£55 for two pizzas and two cans of soda!
That’s more expensive than London and THE most expensive Pizza I’ve ever had anywhere, ever!
I’d like to say it was worth the money but it was average at best and not very hot!

4 November 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Quality is not what it used to be

As another reviewer has stated, something has happened to pizza express pizzas. I thought this was a one off but after 3 similar experiences at different restaurants I now believe this is a new policy. The amount of cheese was negligible, the hole in my leggera pizza was far bigger than it used to be leaving a very thin strip of actual pizza around the outside and the extra toppings I had paid for were virtually non existent. Tasteless and rubbery.

8 November 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What has happened to Pizza Express???

What has happened to Pizza Express? They used to be excellent pizzas, but I just received, through Uber Eats, North London, the worst of the worst. Both pizzas had dry bases, the minimalist of toppings and both was cold. The Margherita was the worst, while the Padana came a close second to being just as bad. And have they changed the base recipe?
I won't be making this very expensive mistake again.

17 November 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

School trip

I took my class on a school trip to the Macclesfield branch and it was a wonderful visit. The children had a fantastic time and all feedback was incredibly positive from both children and adults alike. The staff were so kind with the student who has the dietary requirements and it was evident that they were well trained and were able to cope effectively with all her needs - she was thrilled to have been able to take part.
The service offered is invaluable and extremely generous. Please know that it is experiences like these which remain in the children's memories forever. It might not seem like a big deal, but it really was.

12 November 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid like the plague

Rude management. The poorest customer service I have seen in a long while. Filthy restrooms with broken faucets. Dirty loos. Asked for the kids special and was charged full price. Had to get up from my meal and keep going to the management for missing things. I was met with nothing but hostility from the management, how dare I ask for a basic service?!?!

30 September 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always Delivers

Great attentive service in this restaurant even though it is regularly busy, they always seem to hit the mark

1 November 2024
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I certainly won't be returning!

I certainly won't be returning!! Service awful, food portions really small and tasteless for the price. My daughters pizza was dropped as coming to the table. No money was knocked off the bill for her pizza coming late due to the waitress dropping it!!

27 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful service and experience at Leeds Dock

We asked if there was a table for 2, and told there would be a 5 min wait but there was space. Glad to find a place to eat out of the rain we were happy to be given a table. We ordered food just before 6:30pm, gradually realizing that the table we were on was shoved between a staff work area right next to a sink and the entrance of the toilets, we waited for our pizza (yes, pizza, not Confit de Canard) for over an hour. During this time, we had people queuing for the toilet right next to us and my partner was repeatedly splashed by staff using the sink that was directly behind her chair.

She kept pointing out to staff that they were splashing her and they apologized but they still continued to do it. We did raise the issue of the exceptionally long wait for our main course, and after another delay for managerial approval we were offered free desserts. After another long wait to be asked what desserts we wanted and another long wait for them to arrive, punctuated by some more splashing from the sink, we were stressed out by the experience and just wanted to leave without the free desserts. The supervisor/manager was very defensive, saying that customers have the right to refuse a table when offered, as if it is not the restaurants responsibility to provide a pleasant environment for all their customers and customers should 'risk assess' the table they are offered when arriving. They also told us that they don't normally have a table in that place, because its not a good place to have one, but they had to, because for 'emergency' reasons, i.e. they were very busy. In further discussion with the supervisor this explanation changed to something about how the owners insist on having a table there, but they don't want one there, but they have too? Not sure what they were getting at, but hearing this, along with the long wait make us, as customers feel extremely undervalued.

We ended up agreeing to pay less for our meal but the experience pretty much put us off Pizza Express for life.

25 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb service

Went to the Bow St branch after quite a while. Great food, speedily produced, and best of all superb service from Noaim who remembered us after a gap of a couple of years.

21 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beware if you're looking for Gluten Free food

When they served my pizza I asked if it was a child's pizza, given it was half the size of everyone else in my family. No, gluten free pizzas come half the size as a standard. Why? Just because. The waiter asked whether I'd like to buy a 2nd pizza so I'd have an adults potion of food. You might say gluten free flour is more expensive. All flour is extremely cheap.

20 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Tonbridge- awful if you are in the restaurant, great if you order by deliveroo

Went in early evening to celebrate my wife’s birthday and brought our 2 children (10 & 3) with us, restaurant was fairly busy and were shown to our table and the order taken promptly.

We asked that our 3 year olds food be brought out as soon as possible as he was already getting tired. His food arrived really quickly and was soon demolished, he then struggled to stay awake at the table while we waited for our order.

After an hour we asked where our food was only to be told that it was just being made and would then need to be cooked. 70 min after ordering our food arrived which had to be bolted down or left as our youngest was tired and cranky.

It seems that preference is given to the endless stream of deliveroo drivers that came in to collect orders and they are seen as more important than the guests sat in the restaurant. We would have been able to enjoy our food and ordered deserts if we hadn’t had to wait a ridiculous amount of time for our mains to arrive

When we complained, we were given money off the bill (but no apology) when I came to pay, the waiter said that any tip I decided to leave would go to him and not the kitchen staff. Needless to say that no tip was given as if our waiter had been attentive he would have realised how long we were waiting with a cranky child and chased the order up before we had to

The most important customers are the ones who choose to come and sit in the restaurant, not the ones who sit at home and order their food on an app.

Pizza Express, you have your priorities all wrong!!

17 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

How to steal your money and not provide your order.

Pizza Express Speke-Liverpool. Tonight we ordered £50 pounds worth of food. Instead of two pizzas we received one and the Dough Balls had no Dip. The Piece of Cake we ordered had been thrown into the Box. When we contacted the Restaurant to inquire as to what had happened to the second pizza we were called condescendingly "Sweet-heart" by the Restaurant Manager Siobhan who explained to us that it was not their fault as they had provided the Driver from Just eat with the Pizza. Therefore we should call Just Eat. We attempted this and no number allowed us to get through to them. We purchased the Pizza from this company and they would not provide it. As a family we will not be using this company again. Siobhan provided nothing but poor customer support. Avoid like the plague. They don't deserve one star.

28 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pizza Express at 363 Fulham Road is an…

Pizza Express at 363 Fulham Road is an excellent place with friendly staff and fast service. Anna was amazing; she came around at the right time and asked if I needed anything.
Marcello, the chef, made an excellent pizza—the best I have ever had. I requested specific toppings, and it was exactly as I expected. I have been here several times and will definitely return.
The music is not loud and is very relaxing, a perfect combination with the friendly staff.
The place is clean and well-organized.
Keep up the good work.

27 September 2024
Unprompted review

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