This is a nice Pizza Express location, it is located in the town centre of Buxton, in the heart of Derbyshire's Peak District. The location is a short walk away from the main stretch of the town, within the Cavendish Arcade, I did find it quite hard to find and did have to call the restaurant to ask for walking directions.
The interior is typical of old Pizza Express, I don't find it as attractive or comfortable as their newly refurbished restaurants. The tables mainly had wooden chairs and there were few booths.
PRO TIP: Be sure to take advantage of their Pizza Express Club loyalty scheme on their app, after just a couple of visits you can get a bunch of freebies to make your trip more affordable. Without these offers, it can be a little pricey however once you unlock the gold tier you're able to get bonuses such as a free soft drink, bottled water, dough balls, coffee and Dolcetti and the list continues.
The overall speed and friendliness of the service were good, and the staff member was able to make my usual Pizza Express pizza, even though it's no longer on the main menu. The manager also helped manually apply a discount as I had technical issues with the Pizza Express app, where offers I should have had were not working.
I ordered a gluten-free Pollo Pancetta pizza, with a portion of dough balls to go with it, my pizza looked good and was good, and the quantity of the toppings was generous. The only issue would be the thickness of the peppers, the mixed peppers were in thick chunks which made them almost inedible, this is a change I've noticed at various Pizza Express locations within the past 2-3 months, so it looks like it could be a minor change to supplier or preparation.
Connecting to the WiFi is a must, I found my mobile data signal here to be non-existent, and even then the WiFi was slow.
4* - Good standards of food and service, at excellent value only when combined with the Pizza Express Club offers, the interior could be more comfortable. read more