I stopped in here for a quick bite before I turn in for the evening. Since I've started my Keto diet, I've been missing certain foods and pizza is one of them. It was a slow night so i was greeted by a hostess and sat at a table. Not long after did my server come and take my order, he was very friendly. My food came out pretty fast and I had ordered the American with added sausage and red onions. Everything looked good, but I only ate the toppings lol So a different server came to give me my check and I apologized for not eating the crust. No judgment. At least I had I got to have my pizza even if I didn't eat the crust! This place is great for those on a quick schedule, the service is friendly-I hope have a great experience as I did. Njoy! read more

Pizza Express - The American with sausage and red onions - Italian Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

We showed up at 8:45pm (10pm close) and they wouldn't seat us because they'd had a "really busy day and it was hard on the staff, so we're closing early." Mind blown. Thanks anyway, we ended up just down the street at Vittoria and it was AMAZING!!! All SEVEN of us were extremely happy! read more

My family and I had lunch at Pizza Express on August 5, 2013 following a tour at Edinburgh Castle. I'd have to say I really liked the pizza and I would go there again if I am ever in Edinburgh again. Food: 4/5 Stars I ordered the Pomodoro pizza and it was delicious. It was like a Naples style and I'd order it again. My hubby and son ordered a pepperoni pizza. The three of us ate every last piece of those three pizzas. Service: 4/5 Stars Our waiter was very good and the pizzas were served quickly. I did ask for a "To Go" menu when I left and they did not have any. That would have been nice to have to give to a friend. Ambiance: 4/5 Stars I liked it. It was modern, nicely decorated and clean. I wouldn't take a date there for dinner, but it's a great place for lunch. Parking: 2/5 Stars Good luck with that. Thankfully, we had a deluxe coach coming to pick us up so that wasn't an issue. I don't know where everyone else parks. The traffic seems pretty awful heading up to Castle Hill too. read more

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We went there after arriving in Edinburgh with no clue where to eat. We immediately got a seat and where ready to order. The little one got a kids menu, which by the way was probably the one with the most coloring stuff I've ever seen, and a little cooking hat. Our food was pretty good and it also came pretty fast, which shouldn't be a surprise if the band is pizza express ;) so why not five stars? We have to say it wasn't the cleanest place and our table was directly at the entrance which also wasn't great. But all in all I would recommend the restaurant to everyone, who likes Italian food! read more

Pizza Express - Halloumi Bites - Italian Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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Pizza Express tends to be the same wherever you go, but this one stands out thanks to it's people-watching facilities. As is usually the case with every member of this chain, the front of the restaurant is entirely glass. And this, combined with the fact that it's dual aspect and therefore looks out over both Victoria Street as well as George IV Bridge, makes the ideal spot for some lunchtime spyng whilst eating. I have a love-hate relationship with Pizza Express. If you're paying full price, I think it's a complete rip-off. £10 for a pizza, uncomfy wooden chairs and completely devoid of any of the character you usually associate with Italian eateries... no thanks. If, however, you take advantage of their seemingly endless special offers and deals then it's another thing entirely. The offers they send out by email are particularly good; I got one sent to me the other day offering 2 courses and a 175ml glass of wine for £10 a head, and there's no denying that that's good value for money. The cheap deals do have their downsides though. I've never felt so geriatric as during my last visit here, when I looked around the restaurant and realised to my horror that almost every other table was occupied by awkward-looking fifteen year olds on first dates, hiding behind their menus whilst desperately trying to think of something to talk about. But, for the moment at least, I'm leaning towards the love side of our love-hate relationship. read more

Pizza Express - Italian Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

I am completely blown away. A friend and I came by late night when they were closing and only doing take away. I said that would be absolutely fine. A sweet girl was sweeping the floors and stopped to take my order and pour two glasses of prosecco. It was out so quickly, I hadn't even finished half of my glass. The manager ended up bringing over plates and letting us stay even though we were rudely holding them up. I kept apologizing and he wouldn't hear it, I smile never leaving his face. The pizza was delicious; the fresh artichokes and spinach were phenomenal. I would recommend this place to anyone. The pizza was good, but in my mind, customer service is always the best reason to dine anywhere and this place takes the cake...er... the pie! read more

I received a free trail for a Taste card that allows for 2-4-1 or 50% off meals for a variety of chain restaurants across the UK. Pizza Express is one of the restaurants included in this scheme. I'm normally hesitant on going to chain restaurants because I prefer supporting local businesses but it was Thursday and my partner and I decided to take advantage of the 2-4-1 deal. This location is always busy and it looks nice from the outside. Inside it's fairly modern. We had a cheesy garlic bread to start and both had pizzas off the 'romana' menu. Our pizzas were pretty tasty and overall it was a good experience. It's centrally located and with the Taste card it makes for a really inexpensive date/meal/catch up. read more

Pizza Express - Italian Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Yes, this is another branch of Pizza Express to grace Edinburgh. But, unlike the sigh I exhale from seeing another McDonalds or Starbucks open, Pizza Express is a chain I rejoice in seeing spread. There is no denying that the pizzas they make are top notch and with a few peronis and some good company you can't do much better in terms of pizza and beer. I emphasise the pizza and beer though, as this is the focal point of dining here. This particular branch is new and snazzy and has a convenient location just off the royal mile. read more

Pizza Express - Italian Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

My boyfriend and I love to take advantage of Orange Wednesday's, especially when budgeting, so we decided to try out this new branch of Pizza Express. A piece of advice: if you ever go to any Pizza Express on a Wednesday be sure to go before or after prime eating time (between 7-9pm) as it seems to get crazy full with young teens and other movie goers. Anyway we came here at about 6.30 and it was pretty empty. The service was fine although the girl got really confused about the 241 dinner deal Orange has- she had to go and ask her supervisor. The food was good as usual, and the window seats are ideal for people watching. It's quite a large place so great if you have a larger crowd of people. They took a while to bring our bill- think it was a technical glitch. Other than this, our food was delicious and I quite liked the funky layout of the place. As far as chains goes, I quite enjoyed this one and would come back again. read more

This place is decent , no surprises. Nice decor, very clean, nice menu. We ordered a margherita romana and a regular americana. Both were good. The margherita could stand to be a little more flavourful but still good. The service was decent. For dessert we had doughballs with nutella and it tasted well like doughballs with nutella :) If you are in the mood for a quick bite/ pizza and don't want to hit a high end italian restaurant, please skip the fast food places and go to pizza express. We also saw a bunch of high chairs so it looks to be family friendly. read more

Modern setting for the chain pizza outlet. Hard walls and virtually no soft furninshings meant lots of noise bouncing around the place, so be prepared for some raised voices....Late evening visit, seated at rear of the restaurant - you pass the service area at one side to pass through which to me is not ideal. Busy tables, but good service from staff who knew their stuff! Usual menu, pretty quick service as you might expect, and a clean and efficient set up. 'Very' city centre location should mean it will be a busy place. Get one of the online vouchers for one of their offers and this is a worthwhile 'easy' meal. Recommended. read more

I admit I'm not a huge chain fan and even less so of heavy pizzas but the lower calorie option of essentially a salad on top of a thin crust pizza all under 500 calories has converted me. The pizza especially with the salad was light and delicious! read more

My only qualm with Pizza Express is its ridiculous misnomer of a name. I'm not saying the service was slow (the service speed, for the record, seemed on par with other joints of similar strata), but rather that the name advertises and highlights an odd, counterintuitive feature of the dining experience: speed. Surely most restaurants that advertise the speed at which the food is served (i.e. FAST food) over rather more important features (quality of food, atmosphere, friendliness of staff, etc.) are somewhat lacking in these latter qualities. Why else would they skip over them, jumping right to speed? "More speed, less quality" is the intuitive, layman's assumption. A classic inversely proportional relationship. (let's jettison the qualifications for now) But while Pizza Express doesn't necessarily score highly on these finer metrics (quality, etc.), they're certainly TRYING to, UNLIKE fast food joints. So, does Pizza Express think they can have it both ways? (high speed AND quality) or do they actually favor speed over quality as the name suggests? Why would a decent restaurant do that? This chain needs to set its priorities straight. It also needs to understand the implications of a name like "pizza express", in particular its effect on the innocent bystander. Alternative explanations of this befuddling name do persist. For instance, the usage of "express" may not refer to the speed at which food is served, but to the restaurant's train-like qualities. It could also be a syntactically flawed command to express your love for pizza (e.g. by buying a lot of it, rubbing it on your face, etc.). From a genetic perspective it's kind of suggestive of a pizza-loving phenotype that's (you guessed it) expressed. All of these seemed farfetched to the ignorant and skeptical observer. Namely, me. read more

I simply love Pizza Express. there's not one thing on the menu which I wouldn't like. My favorite at the moment is Da Morire (which means 'to die for'). They also do great salads and pasta. The only thing missing is steak I think. I am signed up with my email address and they always send me vouchers, without them the place might be a bit pricey. Its a great place to take kids for lunch, they have piccolo menu for about 7 pounds (dough balls, small salad, pizza or pasta, dessert and a little frothy milk), kids just love it. Always feel very welcome there. Recommended! read more

Decent pizza but bad service. Waited almost 45 minutes for our food because they forgot to put the order in :( they staff were friendly, however. read more

This Pizza Express is right next to Hotel Missoni, and maybe that's what drew me to it as I'm dying to get a wee room in there to see what it's like (hint hint!) but I have to say, my first Pizza Express experience will probably be my last. It's nothing to do with the décor, or the staff, or the location or hygiene or anything like that but I have to be honest and say....the pizzas just weren't that good! To start I had the garlic bread with cheese which was fine. Just fine. Nothing amazing, nothing fantastical for my tastebuds, but it was garlic bread so I can let it go. I perused the menu for ages until I decided on the Pollo Pancetta Romana pizza, which is slightly bigger than the regular pizzas and the base is thin. Like, paper thin. Which, incidentally, I hate! I really don't dig thin based pizzas which I perhaps should have voiced before we came here. Oops. Anyway, the pizza came, and was huge, topped with chicken, pancetta, peppers and onions on a red pepper sauce base, which I honestly wasn't too keen on. It just didn't hit the spot at all, I don't really know why. The chicken was a bit tough, the sauce tasted really weird. I left over half of it which is something I rarely do in restaurants! The pizza itself was £10.25 which was ok I suppose, and the starter just under £4 so the meal wasn't too expensive but we left without desert. Not my slice of Margarita at all, sorry! read more

Went here with the family. Great service and a cool spot to rest. The food wss kind of mediocre and bland. However, father's day special had me get something for a set menu. When I got the bill, it wasn't based on what I bought but they instead discounted the cheapest item. My set menu wasn't set but a gimmick in fine print. Horrible ploy to steal 10 bucks from tourists. read more

Quick & efficient service but very noisy. You know what you're getting for you buck & the food is consistent.

Pretty much everything you'd expect from a Pizza Express - decent service, a good Rose at a sensible price and very nice pizzas. The air con was on rather ferociously on my visit but otherwise I've no complaints and could well be making more use of this branch as it's nice and handy for the office. read more

Great menu with good variety. For the price, the Merlot was great. The starters are a little small but the Pizza toppings are fresh. Nice open kitchen to see food preparation and pizza baking. Wait staff is super friendly. read more

A good addition to the Pizza Express family, this restaurant opened just in time for the Festival in 2009 in a new building on the corner of George IV Bridge and Victoria Street. The restaurant, being modern, is light and airy with a pleasant atmosphere. It tends to vary in busy-ness, being particularly busy over the weekends but not so busy at lunchtimes, making it a perfect choice for a quick but good quality lunch. Serving the usual Pizza Express fare - a good range of delicious pizzas and a smaller selection of pastas - the staff are friendly and atmosphere relaxed. In addition to the normal tables, there are some more comfortable seats further into the restaurant. Overall, a good location. read more

I wasn't too happy with my visit to this Pizza Express chain. It was the usual nice food but the size and lay-out of the venue meant that at busy times, it feels like one very loud canteen. We were sat by the door and so had a queue of people waiting to be seated standing over us as we tried to chat over the noise. read more

Very yummy food, they now cater well for vegans too. Great discounts for students. We were served by Jose who was very kind!

Pizza express is really good. This a particularly lovely location. Staff are really friendly too.

I wanted to give Pizza Express the benefit of doubt and walked over last night. The pizza itself was decent at best with a watered down sauce and too many herbs. The service was barely passable - I waited 5+ minutes at a time to get a drink and had 3 different people by the time it was said and done. The dough balls with Nutella was the only redeeming factor. read more

Delicious crusty pizza and salads-fantastic coffees and desserts and within steps of the royal mile! Perfect!

I have been only three times so far there. The first time I had great meal and drank lovely red wine. The pizza restaurant follows Italian traditions in the preparation of their food. The second time I visited the place for lunch but the service was extremely slow so I hesitated whether to go again when my friend invited tonight. To my surprise the service was superb, even the waters wouldn't wait for us to finish our dishes before attending again. The leggera pizza I ordered was good but the salad had a ery heavy dressing, I couldn't finish it! read more

After getting back to my hotel so late in the evening all I wanted was a quick easy meal. This place was fantastic the service was quick, the staff were polite and most importantly the pizza was amazing. Now k figure myself a pizza specialist and this place out things on pizza I hate... But for some reason it worked. It was fantastic I would recommend it to anyone feeling the need for quick and easy comfort food. read more

Usually I prefer to go to local restaurants which offer food which is a little less homogeneous, but I got tesco club card vouchers for pizza express so my boyfriend and I went for 'valentines day'. We are romantic, but prefer to be more spontaneous, and this meal just happened to coincidentally fall upon the 14th. Enough rambling... We booked a table, and didn't have to wait at all to get to it. The service was prompt and friendly, we ordered tap water (cheapskates) and a jug immediately, with ice and lemon slices. I then ordered a padana leggera (a 'skinny' pizza, which is thin and crispy and has the middle cut out and filled with a rocket salad. It was topped with spinach, goats cheese and caramelised red onions). My boyfriend went for the veneziana romana (the larger thin and crispy pizza, topped with olives, capers and a few sultanas). He is Italian, and I am pretty sure that gives him the authority to judge pizza. He may not have tried la favorita yet, but in his opinion, pizza express offers the best pizza in town. The ingredients are fresh, the pizza dough is fresh and you can see the people kneading it and placing it in the oven. His only criticism is that they were a little stingy with the mozzarella and it was very small by Italian standards. The price is quite steep if we compare the pizzas here to those in Italy or from a takeaway, but considering that we had tokens it wasn't so bad. To follow we had raspberry sorbet, which was sweet, fresh tasting and accompanied by a mint leaf and a dark chocolate straw. Despite it being quite tasty, I wouldn't normally pay £4.45 for a sorbet when you can buy a tub of good quality stuff for £5 which will serve 4 people, or a really intricate pudding which requires time and patience. I wouldn't really buy a drink here, as both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks are what doubles your bill. So... Come here if you have a good discount or vouchers. If not, I would suggest La favorita in morningside or leith, which also offers gluten free pizza and pasta. read more

Great lunch! Pizza was tasty and wait staff attentive! Seated quickly. Pizza size is certainly enough to share. Fresh tastes!

Terrible. We came to this place on May 28 2017 at 9:50 PM. The place closes at 10:30 PM. The nice waiter told us that he's getting a table ready for us. Then the manager came and said we can only have take-out because the place is closing even though there was still 40 minutes until close time. When we pointed out that the place closes at 10:30, he said he decides when the place closes and it's closed now. He was extremely rude. We left without ordering anything. I hope the owners see this review because I've never had to deal with such a rude person in my life. The manager is absolutely horrible. Don't come to this place! read more

decent food at an ok price, this one is in a very modern building, when i have been here, the waiters have been very attentive. its a part of a chain, but the pizzas are good! read more

This is a nice Pizza Express and always busy no matter what time of day it is! Definitely would recommend for somewhere to eat if your not looking for anything fancy! read more