Pizza Express is an italian chain in the UK, mainly specialising in pizzas. I called in here while with a friend who was working in Whitefield, with this being one of the few places to eat I could find which I knew would offer a gluten free choice for myself, having had some awful experiences at Pizza Express in the past, I came in not expecting anything too spectacular but I was pleasantly surprised with this branch, and I'd even go as far to say this branch sets the example which Pizza Express stores need to follow.
One of my biggest problems with Pizza Express is the gluten free pizza base, I've ordered it on numerous occasions now and been disappointed with the quality, as it does come in frozen but I did quite enjoy my pizza from here.
The service from the staff was okay, it was a little slow in getting my food however one person who impressed me the most was the chef - He was working on his own and even spoke to me as he was cooking, making sure he got his food right, he was telling me how long it would be, when he was putting food in and even shown my my pizza before he put it in as he wanted to make sure he had put the right amount of toppings on, having asked for less spinach and no olives, he also put extra cheese on which was nice, spread across the whole pizza and also made the egg quite well, it was a runny egg which was great on my Florentina.
For my starter, I ordered the gluten free dough balls, which are normally my favourite part of Pizza Express, and for my main I of course ordered the Florentina Pizza, there was certain parts I didn't enjoy, perhaps where was a little bit more cooked than the rest or where the Milano cheese had gone, but overall my pizza was okay.
This place also accepts Tastecards so you can get 2-4-1 on your food between Sunday and Thursday, however I was able to use a free main meal today which was given to me by Pizza Express to re-store my faith in the brand after a bad experience at a different store, which I must stress was not a payment to write a review, this was actually the second time I had the coupon having had an awful experience at the branch close to the Midland Hotel in Manchester, who just told me to "use it next time", so there is an on-going quality issue with Pizza Express especially with the Manchester branches (my home town), which I'm used too, which is therefore why I feel this branch sets a huge example for the rest in terms of quality and service, with the friendly, sociable chef also doing a fine job.
I feel this place deserves a four star rating because it is one of the better places to eat in Wakefield and probably my favourite Pizza Express branch, improving waiting items and perhaps making the pizza closer to perfect and offering a better choice of gluten free sides than either coleslaw or salad would be a good idea in the future to consolidate the four star rating, at the moment I feel this branch is towards the lower end of the 4 star ladder. read more