Pizza Express

This restaurant is a listed building opposite the market place with original beamed ceiling and an old fashioned water pump on the wall. The front windows are opened during the summer months to provide an al fresco experience. It is only a 5 minute walk or 2 minute drive from the nearby retail outlet centre. Walking directions: From the Ralph Lauren shop head straight up through the car park and across the road. Cross the wooden bridge and walk through the park and pass the library. Turn right at the hairdresser, cross the road and keep walking past the Chinese restaurant. Driving directions: At the first roundabout head towards the town centre. At the mini roundabout go straight, then take the next right down Kings End and carry on until you come to a cross roads, head straight, arriving in market square.

In 1948 Peter Boizot, our founder, visited Italy where he saw pizzas being tossed for the first time. Peter would love to take his friends to watch his favourite pizzaiolo, Benito, in his striped shirt, throwing his pizzas high into the air. Stripes remind us of our origins, which continue to inspire us everyday. And of course, they look good too. To understand us, you need to know Peter. He was just a schoolboy when he first fell in love with pizza. Later, though, he spent years pursuing this obsession on his travels. So many jobs. So many cities. Except for London, where great pizza just did not exist. There was only one thing to do. PizzaExpress was launched in 1965. In Wardour Street. And in chaos. His Italian oven was too big for the door. So he knocked down the wall. Oven in. Oven on. And so it began.
Two years on, Peter had met Enzo Apicella. An amazing artist. A visionary designer. Two people with shared passions. For beautiful music, stunning design, unique experiences and exceptional food. Decades later, those passions still inspire us. Particularly when we shake things up. Because knowing where you come from is the best possible guide to where you should go next.

We love beautiful things. It goes way beyond our food (although that's a great place to start). It's in our bloodstream. It's what we're all about. And it includes our buildings.

		From	To	From	To	From	To
Monday	Open	11:30	23:00
Tuesday	Open	11:30	23:00
Wednesday	Open	11:30	23:00
Thursday	Open	11:30	23:00
Friday	Open	11:30	23:00
Saturday	Open	11:30	22:00
Sunday	Open	11:30	22:30