Pizza Express

Love everything about Pizza Express, especially the loyalty program, which makes the food almost embarrassingly cheap. Food quality always high, regularly updates to menu and new things to try. Especially good for kids. The kids meals are particularly brilliant. Also love the wide selection of drinks. Vegetarian options: Wide range of vege options, with excellent updates as menu changes with the seasons. Good for both vegetarians and vegans and coeliacs.

Always a great spot for a bite to eat with friends

The food was delicious. I loved the thin crust. The tomato sauce that came with our sides was very garlicky, and I love garlic. So I did have bad garlic breath, lol.

Just love the pizza express in Colchester. Always a warm welcome and consistently fab food. If we’re lucky, Lisa will be working - she’s always so welcoming and friendly, exceptionally good at her job, so the food and drinks arrive swiftly. Emma was chef on our last visit and she made the most amazing food, best we’ve ever had there ! Many Vegetarian and vegan options, in fact a separate vegan menu, including desserts which is fabulous :0) Vegetarian options: There is a comprehensive fully vegan menu here which is very impressive

Restaurant was cold hardly any other customers and the starter were cold and the thin and crispy pizza was floppy and had to be sent back to be crisped up

We've just had a lovely meal at pizza express Colchester. The food was fabulous but our waitress Lisa was just amazing. So friendly, attentive, cheerful and nothing was too much trouble. Her Mum and the other staff were also very good. Will definitely go back.

UPDATE: Visited Pizza Express again for their Valentine's Day Dough Ball Lovers Set Menu. (2 Coures £17.95 / 3 Courses £21.95) Although previously provided 5* (Inc 4* for food) we were extremely disappointed on this occasion. Having arrived and been seated, we appeared to had been forgotten about, for about 20-30 minutes. There were only a handful of tables and appeared sufficient staff. For starters; the 'Pollo Milanese', Buttermilk Chicken Goujons were lovely, hot and tasty. The Classic Dough balls on the other hand were over done and dry, however the garlic butter was great. The Mains; the 'New' Smokey BBQ Chicken Pizza and a BBQ Burnt Ends Pizza, both on Romana. Being fussy as I unfortunately am, I asked for no Roasted Peppers or Red Onions, but Mushrooms instead. Unfortunately when the Pizzas arrived the BBQ Burnt Ends came out with toppings missing (when had no amendments) and both pizzas were just not up to the previous experiences of Pizza Express quality. All in all we were left feeling very underwhelmed, especially with the quality of the food. This has put us off returning to this particular restaurant. - - - - - PREVIOUS REVIEW: 5mths ago Popped in for lunch last week, it was a quite Thursday afternoon. We were the only seated table during our visit, however there appeared to be numerous takeaways being picked up for delivery. A little disappointed that they had no Halloumi Bites (but means we shall have to return again to try these) As with previously review from over a year ago, restaurant clean, staff friendly and food good. (The Romana pizza base seemed different, the underside did not seem as crispy as per our previous visit, hence 4 stars not 5 for food). We would still recommend.. I noticed they advertised childrens party's, whereby the children get to make, master and then enjoy their pizza, sounded a really good concept. ....... Previous Review: Fabulous.. located just off the High Street, away from the hustle and bustle.. a real hidden gem. Having entered we were swiftly welcomed inside and shown to a table. The staff all appeared happy, they were polite and friendly. The restaurant had a lovely warm feeling and the decor was that of the typical Pizza Express chain. The toilets were located up a couple of stairs, (albeit I think there is a seperate entrance to avoid stairs) the the one used was tiled floor to ceiling and clean. The restaurant was clean and tidy, the staff were all attentive. The food was amazing. All in all.. well worth a visit.. We will certainly be returning, Great food & Great service.

I always love Pizza Express. It's not just the food, but the welcoming staff and the broad range of ages of folk enjoying a meal out. The Colchester one's in a great central spot too