The aim of the new Express Lunch is to deliver light, quick and affordable dishes. I decided to order the Italian Meat Piadona, a filled dough of cured meats, mozzarella, roasted tomatoes, pesto and rocket. Albeit slightly cold, it was a tasty pitta-style sandwich packed full of tasty Italian ingredients. It was the perfect portion size, leaving me pleasantly full but not stuffed.

My friend chose the Pollo Salad, a salad of chicken, goat’s cheese, mixed leaves, peppers, olives, croutons and tomatoes accompanied with warm dough sticks. She assured me that it was also lovely and we decided to accompany our mains with two sides – dough balls and polenta chips. I’m sure most people will have tried Pizza Express’ famous dough balls, so there isn’t much to add, but we enjoyed the polenta chips. They were light and fluffy, with a crispy coating and I thought they were tasted delicious.

Overall, the menu is fantastic value for money – my Piadona was just £4.95 and the Pollo Salad was £5.25. I thought the portion sizes were excellent for a filling lunch, which still didn’t ruin my appetite for dinner! However, the service was a little slow – it took an hour for our lunch and we didn’t have starters or desserts. We personally didn’t mind, as we were having a lovely catch-up, but I wouldn’t describe it as ‘express.’ Nonetheless, I was generally impressed with Pizza Express’ new Express Lunch Menu for a light and filling lunch, at an excellent price.

Have you tried the Express Lunch Menu yet?