Pizza Express, Muswell Hill

Pizza Express
Muswell Hill

Its 8pm on a Sunday. I am not too fused about where to go. I just need food in my belly quick (i get really moody if i dont eat) the girlfriend isnt too fused either, as long as she can down a bottle of red wine on the cheap she is happy.

So the perfect option. Pizza Express. As the name suggests its going to be express and express was exactly what we encountered.

The rather cute waitress plowed through the crowded restaurant, plonked us in a corner and before we had time to take our coats off let alone sit down she insisted we made our drinks order. No time to browse the wine menu i simply said; "cheapest bottle of red, thankkkk...." before i could say "thank you" she was gone. At first i thought this to be super rude, but then i realised this was great. I did not have to read a wine menu, pretend to know what i am reading and then pay X amount of pounds for something which tastes i am pretty much sure to be the same stuff as the cheapest thing on the menu, after all this, it is pizza EXPRESS.

BOOM. The bottle of red is on the table just as we take off our coats. BISH "are you ready for your order". "We need menus", "oh right". I could go on about how i was rushed.... but that gets boring fast.

What really annoyed me about Pizza Express is how i asked for a tea with lemon. The waitress rushes back to the table with my tea but with milk instead. She tells me that they have no lemons? "NO LEMONS? Are you serious", "yes we have no lemons, but you can have milk". "MILK? But i want lemons, I cant have dairy, im allergic", "well tough, you will just have to do without". WOW. Being rushed is one thing but being answered back is another.

So of course i demand see the manager. BUT he stank. You would think working in a restaurant as a manager would afford you a lifestyle where you can first shower, and on certain days use some deodorant.

All in all the meal was average at best. My dough balls came with a soup of butter instead of proper butter, despite all the running of the waitress the butter was completely melted.

But in conclusion i had a coupon which entitled me to ten pounds of if i spent 30. so the whole meal, bottle of wine, starter, two main courses and dessert was just 25pounds. AND for that i will return despite all the shoddyness i received but only if i have another coupon.

1. How was the food? 6/10
   
2. How was the service? 2/10
   
3. Speed of service? 8/10
   
4. Restaurant atmosphere? 4/10

Total: 20/40


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