‘I attempted Pizza Express’ new winter menu – one dish had me coming again for extra’

If you have not visited a Pizza Express in your life, then fairly frankly I do not know the place you’ve got been.

The pizza chain is a excessive avenue favorite and is even identified to be cherished by celebs akin to Jack Whitehall and Eva Longoria. In reality, Desperate Housewives star Eva even went so far as to say she sampled the ‘finest Italian meals she’d ever had’ on the chain as soon as.

However, should you really feel such as you’ve tasted all you’ll be able to at Pizza Express, then assume once more as they’ve solely gone and provide you with a brand new winter menu.

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Luckily for me, I used to be invited all the way down to one in all its eateries with my associate and a few mates. And we actually took the brand new menu to the take a look at as we sampled fairly a couple of of the dishes.

Highlights from the winter menu embrace a brand new Al Forno: the Formaggi & Pancetta Penne Pasta. This consists of penne pasta, creamy béchamel sauce, garlic, pancetta and a melting trio of mozzarella, cheddar and Gran Milano cheeses. There’s additionally new pizzas, together with the American Hot, Romana Pollo Fiesta and the Leggera Pizza for these searching for a lighter choice.

While on the dessert menu, now you can discover an indulgent chocolate fondant dessert, which incorporates a molten centre of luxuriously oozy chocolate.

Before we received to the primary occasion, all of us had some starters to heat up our stomachs, and naturally we needed to get some dough balls. If there may be something extra tasty in life than little circles of bread lined in garlic butter, then I have not discovered it but, so I used to be very pleased with these.

My associate and I simply went for the basic ones, whereas my mates opted for the Doppio model, the place you additionally get to dip it in primary & pine kernel pesto and smoky tomato harissa – scrumptious!

Alongside the dough balls, we additionally received in some Pollo Milanese, as you’ll be able to’t go mistaken with buttermilk hen goujons. These have been even tastier than regular goujons although, and featured rosemary breadcrumbs with pesto, in addition to slow-roasted tomatoes and Gran Milano cheese.

On the aspect, we had some marinated inexperienced olives with pink peppercorns and entire candy garlic cloves. They have been the proper accompaniment and seasoned excellent.

After we might demolished all of that it was time for the mains. We determined to get 4 dishes – together with two of the newbies. The Formaggi & Pancetta pasta is ideal for cheese lovers – that includes mozzarella, Cheddar and Gran Milano cheese. Mixed with the garlic and pancetta, it was the perfect comforting winter hotter meals you crave within the colder season.

We additionally received Pizza Express’ signature dish – the Pollo Pesto. This options hen, mushrooms, purple onions, mozzarella and Gran Milano cheese with béchamel and basil & pine kernel pesto and is really probably the most delicious pasta dishes round should you’re after a comforting eat with wealthy flavour.

If you are not a fan of meat, the Melanzane pasta dish can also be new to the menu, and is certainly the one for you. This options grilled aubergine, Italian tomato sauce, garlic, mozzarella, and Gran Milano cheese.

Prefer pizza over pasta? Then why not tickle your tastebuds with the brand new Pollo Fiesta providing which is ideal for many who love a little bit of Mexican. If I needed to describe it, it is principally a fajita on a pizza.

It options fajita spiced hen, roasted peppers, garlic, purple onion, tomato and mozzarella, completed with recent coriander, bitter cream and lime. And contemplating I really like each fajitas and pizza, you’ll be able to’t go mistaken. The bitter cream and lime additions are a very good contact and units it other than comparable pizza available on the market.

If you are not a hen lover, there’s additionally tons of different choices for pizzas, from the smoky flavour of the American Hot to the decadent Garlic Prawn pizza – you are actually spoilt for alternative!

Desserts at Pizza Express additionally set it other than rivals, by being tremendous tasty and providing one thing completely different to what others are doing. We tried the chocolate fondant, which is again on the menu by in style demand – and we will see why. The wealthy chocolate pudding was heat and comforting, with a mushy centre which wasn’t too candy or sickly. This was paired with a scoop of cooling vanilla gelato, which is just about the proper accompaniment.

We additionally needed to get the White Chocolate & Salted Caramel Pizza Dolce to check out, as I’ve by no means had a candy pizza earlier than. This consists of Pizza Express dough that’s baked till golden then topped with white chocolate and crushed Biscoff biscuit. It is all drizzled with salted caramel sauce and topped with gelato.

I by no means thought I may like pizza extra, however a candy pizza lined in Biscoff, white chocolate and caramel has simply modified my thoughts and if something would have me coming again for extra, it is this!

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As a lighter choice, we additionally had the Sicilian Lemon & White Chocolate Roulade, which options crisp meringue rolled and full of Sicilian lemon curd, white chocolate and cream. This is completed with a recent, zingy fruit coulis which actually received my tastebuds going.

All of this have been served to us by the fabulous ready employees and administration, who could not do extra to make our meal excellent for us. We visited the Chichester department, however I’ve been to some Pizza Express’ in my time and so they at all times are tremendous attentive and appear to do as a lot as they will to make your meal an excellent one.

After all that, I can actually say this was among the best meals I’ve had out in a protracted whereas. With Pizza Express, that they are at all times going to go above and past – from the additional tasty meals, to the imaginative recipes and wonderful employees. It’s a ten/10 for me!