One, the price on every single menu item (or at least, so it seemed) has increased by a pound. Not…read morea great surprise, but a bit of a shock. Secondly, there was a limited selection of dishes my vegetarian friends could eat. None of the pasta dishes were marked with a v, despite some only having vegetables in them. Yes, obviously, they could have a salad or a pizza, but you would think at least one pasta on the menu would be suitable for our veggie friends. Strange.
Anyway, my three health conscious friends got salads, whilst I got the new recipe 4 cheese pizza with chicken on top. We shared dough balls which were, of course, warm, doughy and served with that addictive and moreish garlic butter which we all love so much. My pizza was perfectly cooked, with properly melted cheese and nice chicken strips on the top. No complaints at all. My friend's mushroom salads seemed to hit the spot, as did the chicken salad. Despite asking for every possible sauce variation going (no sauce, with sauce, sauce on side), the staff managed to get it right.
We each spent about £10, which is not too bad for a nice meal in familiar surroundings. However, we did discuss that actually, Ask have a far greater selection (including meat, fish and calzone options), and now that Pizza Express has increased its price, there doesn't seem much point in not going to Ask instead! They've even started issuing 50% off and 2 for 1 voucher with as much frequency as Pizza Express. I fear this will be the beginning of the end of my love affair with the Express.