This is a good Pizza Express location, located in Junction 27 Retail Park in Birstall, just off the M62 and a short drive away from Leeds city centre.
The restaurant is large, with a good amount of seating, including a fair number of booths, there is also some seating outdoors. Parking is easy, being a retail park location, you can park right outside the restaurant.
I like the open kitchen which is circular, meaning you get a view from wherever you are sitting, the interior is pretty typical of Pizza Express, which I like.
The staff were very friendly and happy to help, they addressed an issue with checking in via the app quickly (The previous table had not been cleared)
The menu is the same as any other Pizza Express, I opted for a gluten-free Pollo Forza pizza, with gluten-free dough balls. Food arrived in good time and was cooked well, I did have to ask for extra garlic butter to go with the dough balls but this was brought over without a fuss.
The chicken on the pizza was especially tasty with the smoked chilli chicken and the hot peppers, it was spicy but not too spicy to take away the rest of the bold flavours, which was good.
The other members of my party shared a Romana base La Reine pizza and were very complimentary regarding the base being light, thin and crispy. They also enjoyed their apple juice, while I had bottled water - the Acqua Panna still water is very good!
PRO TIP: If you're dining in, be sure to download and use the Pizza Express app, the rewards available are great and depending on your tier status you can get a bunch of free stuff including dough balls, a soft drink, large bottled water and a Romana pizza upgrade. I managed to save over £20 on my most recent trip. The prices are a tad expensive for a chain Italian without these offers, but with their loyalty scheme, it becomes very good value for money.
A good Pizza Express location that I would certainly return to, and the perfect place to kickstart my reviews for the new year! 4* read more