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Pizza Express Wimbledon Broadway SW19 1RH
Feb 18th, 2010 by Olivier

Pizza Express Wimbledon Broadway
104 The Broadway
London SW19 1RH

Pizza Express Wimbledon

Great Peroni beer

We tried to walk home from Richmond Park but got lost after Wimbledon Common so we decided to stop at Pizza Express for a quick diner. We were quite tired with all the camera gear we had to carry. As starters we had a formaggio bread and a garlic bread with mozzarella, they were followed by the pizza Romana Al Tirolo and the pizza Romana La Reine. We also had two glasses of tap water (free) and a bottle of Peroni beer which was served nicely cold.

Formaggio bread

Garlic bread with mozzarella

The starters were good, not heavy at all as we might have expected. They are like mini pizzas but we were hungry so it wasn’t a problem eating pizzas again but as a main course.

The two pizzas with the Romana bases

Pizza Romana la Reine

Pizza Romana Al Tirolo

Garlic oil and spicy oil

We had the Romana bases for our two pizzas, which means their bases were stretched thinner for a crispier pizza. The pizza Al Tirolo was quite nice with creamy cheese, mushrooms, parsley and some ham. The base was nice and crispy despite the garlic oil on it. The pizza La Reine (prosciutto cotto ham, olives and mushrooms) was OK, but a bit let down by the ham, which was rather tasteless despite being the main topping.

Cost and conclusion: for about £30 service charge not included it was a good value for money. We do appreciate the fact they didn’t include the “optional” 12.5% service charge in the bill and left it to our discretion. Pizza Express is a decent pizzeria chain and so far we have not had bad experiences with them. Actually they are a lot better than some pizzerias we tried!

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Pizza Express Wandsworth Common, London
Apr 3rd, 2009 by Olivier

Pizza Express Wandsworth – Trinity, London SW17 7HR
Reviewed on Friday 3 April 2009 lunch time.

Pizza Express Wandsworth Common

Pizza Express at Wandsworth Common

Pizza Express at Wandsworth Common

Located on Trinity Road just next to Wandsworth Common, this Pizza Express has open spaces to the front and the rear of the restaurant which is nice during summer. The restaurant is full of kids during the weekend so do not go there if you are looking for a quiet peaceful lunch. It was even full of kids today!
We ordered two pizzas (on Romana base meaning it is thinner, making the pizza bigger and crispier) and two Peroni beer. The beer were served quickly and were cold.
Peroni beer

Peroni beer

The two pizzas were the pizza La Reine (prosciutto cotto ham, olives and mushrooms for £7.55) and the pizza Soho (an olive and garlic pizza with fresh rocket and shaved grana padano added once it is out of the oven for £7.55 also). The pizza La Reine was average, a bit too much tomato sauce which made the pizza go a bit soggy, and a bit stingy on the cheese and ham. No complaint with the olives, that was the right amount. The pizza Soho was good and light compared to the pizza La Reine. Its base was crispy and the fresh rocket was giving a good flavour to the pizza. The chilli oil was very mild but still nice.

The two pizzas

The two pizzas

 

Pizza Soho

Pizza Soho

Pizza La Reine

Pizza La Reine

Chilli oil

Chilli oil

Cost and conclusion:  For £23.80 (plus service to add) it was fine for me who took the pizza Soho. I tried a little the pizza La Reine and I thought there was way too much tomato sauce making it bad. So overall it depends on the pizza you choose. There are usually vouchers with Pizza Express (do a search online) where you can take two pizzas for the price of one or get starters for free etc. With them the value for money would be good but I didn’t use them and for about the same the price you can eat much better at Rustica in Richmond, which isn’t located next door I agree. Still, if you have a big family, it is a good place to take your kids there. They even have baby changing facilities.

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