PizzaExpress  

Pizza Express is from the UK and the food standard is quite decent, although I have to say their thin crust pizzas are good only rather than super impressive. Came back to try their so called Neapolitan thicker-crust based pizza, which is not a true pizza napoletana for a pizza purist just from looks alone, but that aside I think it tasted quite good and I will order this style from now on if I visit Pizza Express again!


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Read in the papers that Pizza Express was featuring Burrata in its July menu, and came specifically for it.

Even though I knew there was an offer on groupon for Pizza Express I did not get it.

Anyway, dined here before the the groupon offer started.

Pizza Express has always been good for Pizza and I always have it in the UK.

Ordered a pizza, pasta and a dessert.

For the pizza base there are two types, in the UK I usually have the thinnest one (Romana), however in Hong Kong they advised on the classic pizza base, so I had that.

Sloppy Giuseppe pizza:
Hot spiced beef with red onions and green peppers.
Overall this pizza tasted really nice, but I really regretted not getting the romana base, the same one as I had in the UK.
Although the classic base is thin, it is not as thin as the Romana one.
The beef was finely grounded and evenly distributed on the pizza and the spicyness was just right.

I've always been a big fan of Pizza Express. I'm never disappointed by their food and desserts, and always come out with a full stomach.

On this particularly day, I was adventrous and tried their new items (pizza etna) and penne with chicken marsala. Although they are not the best I've had, i wouldn't complain at all


However, I notice this store is very busy with takeaway orders. As I was seated fairly close to the open kitchen, I couldn't help but notice the cooks are jamming out lots of dishes in paper boxes, and only occasionally would a dine-in plate come out. We waited about 25 mins to get our main course... by the we were already half dead from hunger. This is my 3rd visit to this particular store and we always have to wait long time to get our food. Occasionally we go to another Pizza Express in Wan Chai, and we had never been treated this way in another store.

Also, I kinda wish the cooks would realize that they work in an open kitchen, and would keep their chattering to minimal or low volume.

I was intending to go to Double tree for the baked apple in filo pastry with ice-cream, luckily I asked before going in, its so annoying when they have it displayed on their window, and they serve it.

Anyway, so then I popped across the road to Pizza express for tea, there was either pizzas or desserts, the desserts were just the normal chocolate cakes, cheesecakes, so I opted for the pizza.
It was a selection of 3 mini pizzas including a drink.

The three pizza’s were cheese and margarita, cheese and pepperoni and duck with hoisin sauce.

I ate the cheese margarita first, then the pepperoni and lastly the duck one because duck with hoisin sauce is totally different taste to tomato being on the sweet side.

All of them had the consistent thin pizza base, the cheese and margarita was good, starting out with the usual pizza taste, then moving on with a slightly stronger taste with pepperoni, then a change of tone with the sweet hoisin sauce.

Finally finished it off with a pot of tea, and it tasted much silkier than the Lipton brand.

Read about their new line "Leggera", or "light" in Italian, offering choices for the calorie-consicous. Especially notable are the pizzas, which are shaped like a donut, with salad greens replacing the dough, together with lower-fat toppings, using fior di latte mozzarella, and all pizzas are about 500 calories, whole. Went to this branch as Wing Fung St. outlet was fully booked.

Ordered the following:

1. Parma with neapolitan crust $130
A single bite is a party in your mouth, with salty proscuitto ham, generous parmesan shavings, smooth pomodoro sauce and creamy warm ricotta. I love how the cheese is separate, not smothered, on the pizza base, so you can enjoy the distinct tastes of every ingredient.

2. Spaghetti Frutta di Mare ($105)
With mussels, venus clams, calamari and tiger shrimp. I enjoyed the sauce the most, which is sauteed with some onions and cilantro, and garnished with basil. The mild hint of olive oil gives it a richer body.

3. Quattro Fromaggi with Roman crust ($115)
The 4 cheeses used in Pizza Express' recipe:
Gorgonzola stands out from the rest, gouda gives it a deep lavor, emmental contributes to the texture, and mozzarella is like giving your taste buds a break from all the synergy! A bit rich perhaps, but a delight for cheese lovers. Topped with a single pitted olive in the middle.

4. Al Tonno Leggera ($1xx)
I initially ordered a Vitabella, but they made this instead - with sauteed spinach and tuna. I like its feta cheese pairing. The fior di latte mozzarella has a high-moisture content so it was quite creamy; flavor was not compromised! I would have still prefered my order, with more vegetable toppings. The greens in the middle consist of baby spinach, arugula, santos tomato which were fresh; I really liked the balsamic vinegar based dressing which was thick and very sweet, but they could have used less - it sort of soaked into the pizza.

Service is better than many restaurants; staff are friendly, helpful; refill of drinks and water is fast. This branch may be a bit cramped though, seating is not the most comfortable, but dining area is well-lit and spotless. A great place for parties large or small, kid-friendly as well.

Definitely worth a visit, and you're likely to come back.

Pizza is one of my favorite food. On 9th March, our teacher took us to Pizza Express as part of our English Language course.
During the first recess, we gathered at the classroom. After that, we walked down to Pizza Express. We were really eager to make those pizzas so we walked quite fast.
Pizza Express is located at Ship Street. Tables and chairs were already placed in a row when we got there. One of the waiters told us about the history of pizza. Then, he distributed the dough, which were placed in black baking saucers. The dough was rather soft and it was very thin. I was surprised at first because those in Pizza Huts were thick but the answer to the question is that the thick ones are American pizzas while thin ones are Italian pizzas.
After the explanations, we started to toss some dough. The chief explained that it could make the dough round. It was great fun. After making the side of the pizza and adding the mixture of tomato and herbs onto the dough, we started to add the toppings. We add tomatoes, mushrooms, ham, sausages, black olive and finally, we sprinkled some cheese on top. The waiter helped us put our pizzas onto a rack, which was later put into the oven. After ten minutes, our pizzas were ready.
Most of us couldn’t wait to have the first bite of their own pizza so once we got it we ate them immediately.
I did had a great time during this outing because it was fun and we can really make and eat our own pizzas. This made us satisfied because this was our first time to make pizzas.

There are really lots of choices when it comes to the area.

I know there are a number of good PE ard. We want to reserve table for the one in Star Street, since it is full that we turn to another one.

Great, even fewer ppl, it is still good in terms of food and service.

We had Grilled Mushroom, Pizza and the Dessert. *Vy absent-minded that I already forget the names, apologies!*

Grilled Mushroom: Not only the main ingredient is fresh and matches well with the parma ham. The salad leaves in balsamic vinegar and olive oil further adds the temptation of the whole dish!

Pizza: There is always no complaint to their pizza. I think I can finish one as it is really not heavy and crispy

U should never miss their dessert. OMG, it is a big bowl! Even there is a thick cream, there are lots of rasberries to relieve the heavy cream. The overall texture is soft and light. There are lady fingers underneath. I cant resist it. Yet, there should be more rum as I cant feel any at all.

Btw, the staff are very nice!

Had lunch with two friends here. This restaurant serves quite many vegetarian dishes. Quite okay. This restaurant is bit small, only around 10 tables, only 5 staff, including kitchen staff. But still should be enough for a shop that size. The tables are not set too closely together, which gives more space for its customers.

We tried a Giardiniera, it was a pizza with asparagus (yeah, my favourite!), roasted artichokes, mushrooms, grilled peppers, cherry tomatos, olives, garlic and peto Genovese. This pizza was very fresh. Though didnt have strong aroma of tomato. This one was quite a light one to delight everyone.

For salad, we had a Benevento, it had warm garlic mushrooms with creamy mozzarella, baked tomatoes, avocado, on a mixed salad tossed in the pizzaexpress dressing and drizzled with balsamic syrup. I particulary like that creamy mozzarella and also the balsamic syrup, both making the salad with a rich texture and strong aroma of balsamic, which was very nicely mixed together. The dough balls that went with it were also very lovely and chewy. The mushrooms were fresh and the tomato was very large good quality organic one. Very nice.

For pasta, we had Cannelloni, it was rolls of pasta filled with ricotta, spinach, tomato and parmesan. This one came with a lovely baked dish, baked just right. The ricotta was all melt to a creamy sauce, and it matched perfectly with the spinach, tomato filled pasta rolls. Couldnt say more about this dish. It was perfectly made.

This restaurant has depicted an excellent standard of food quality. If the service could be improved, it would be perfect.