Just back from a trip to the cinema to see Les Miserables, which was a very good film. Before that, we decided to have a meal out at Pizza Express.
This is a chain restaurant, which advertises that it first started out in 1965. It basically does what it says on the tin, and mainly offers pizzas. Unfortunately for me, I am not a pizza fan, so everytime I visit, tend to opt for the pasta.
They are currently offering a number of deals, including 3 courses for £12.95 at the weekend. This seemed appealing to us, so I trawled through various web sites on my mobile, trying to track down the elusive offer code. Typically, I was unable to find it so we had to pay full price for the a la carte menu.
As a starter, I chose the dough balls. I know that seems boring when you can have something as spicy as the polpette (meatballs), but I always like them and particularly the accompanying garlic butter. Mark of course ordered the meatballs, which he did enjoy; but complained that they were on the spicy side.
My main dish was chicken and pasta, (pollo pesto). A really lovely dish, with just the right combination of mushrooms and onions. It was served straight from the oven, in a piping hot dish.
Mark went for his favourite, which was Pizza, and enjoyed it,
It was now that I was glad we weren't having the offer, because the only desserts you can choose with that were either cheesecake or chocolate cake. I am not a fan of either. I had a dolcette. This was a small serving of semi freddo, and a cup of coffee, the two costing £3.95. Believe it or not, this was my first experience of semi freddo, and I truly enjoyed it. Mark had a tiramisu, which I helped him finish. That too was good, but could have benefitted from a bit more alcohol.
Overall the meal was good, the staff were ok, I found them just a bit too attentive to start with. After that, they drifted away rather too much.
My score out of 5
Would be 4, a good meal, but nothing special.
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