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Pizza Express

Restaurant Pizza restaurant Italian restaurant Pizzatakeaway

One of the Top rated Pizzatakeaways in Trafford


Address

142-144, Ashley Rd, Hale, Altrincham WA15 9SA, United Kingdom

Website

www.pizzaexpress.com

Contact

+44 161 928 6644

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (433 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm
  • Saturday: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm
  • Sunday: 11:30 am to 10 pm
  • Monday: 11:30 am to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


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  • 4/5 Ciaran F. 2 years ago on Google
    I'm gluten free (coeliac) and eat here quite often. They're pretty on it with gluten-free practices and I feel safe here unlike in pizza restaurants. My only niggle is that the gluten free pizza is a little small... I'm a hungry boy! Overall staff are super friendly and great. Lovely place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Dave C. 2 years ago on Google
    They would not accept an AllForOne card payment even though the card has their logo on it. The manager demanded another form of payment, I think because he couldn't be bothered with it. I refused and he threatened to call the police. I called the police myself and the matter is now resolved.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Vivienne A. 1 year ago on Google
    The quality of the service and food is still great over the year's. Will always return for a tasty pizza. The wine is really good too!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mantas V. 11 months ago on Google
    Friendly staff very good food! Always nice to come here and feel welcomed the second you enter the restaurant

  • 5/5 Malcolm G. 1 year ago on Google
    Food consistently excellent. Very flexible if you want to alter ingredients. Staff very friendly and attentive.

  • 5/5 Richard J. 1 year ago on Google
    Consistently the best pizza, I always go for American Hot. Also very good for gluten free ( so I am told )

  • 5/5 Nicola P. 1 year ago on Google
    You welcome our boys every year for a birthday lunch and we leave them in your hands no question. We cannot thank you enough for the great service. Hale branch is our go to and we look forward to seeing you again next year!!

  • 3/5 Robbie T. 1 year ago on Google
    Good quality but just too expensive and small portions.

  • 5/5 John P. 1 year ago on Google
    Great service for our birthday meal. Mahnoor made sure the kids were always looked after and took care to make it special for our birthday girl. Thank you!

  • 5/5 Sue 10 months ago on Google
    We visited Pizza Express, Hale, Ashley Rd last Saturday (1st). There were 4 of us and 3 of our party, including my daughter are coeliac, I have allergies too- nuts, tomatoes and milk we are also a mixture of vegetarian and vegan. I hope I have the names correct- Our server Max is outstanding at his job, the service is fantastic here, he went through the menu with us and explained the app to us. Brilliant waiter! The manager, who has recently been promoted, Reser, is an asset to your management team, he went above and beyond ensuring all our food was perfect and all our allergies and intolerances were taken very seriously, he too helped us with the pizza express app, which we appreciated greatly, we had a lovely talk with him about his journey with Pizza Express and how much he enjoys working with his team and for the company, as a customer I felt his love for his job, his care and passion and that shone through to all of us. Thank you. Thank you to the chef, Jee, food outstanding and everything perfectly cooked- nothing was any trouble, it truly is delicious food! Thank you to Freya too, who also looked after us, her menu knowledge and care is phenomenal. We all appreciate how much you all as a team looked after us thank you, we will definitely be returning.

  • 5/5 Scott 1 year ago on Google
    Came to dine this evening and was served by Issy. She was amazing! Really attentive and friendly and gave us some great food recommendations. Thank you for looking after us this evening 😊

  • 5/5 J T. 1 year ago on Google
    You know what you get, decent food, simple pricing with voucher discounts. Good family atmosphere.

  • 5/5 Lindsey W. 11 months ago on Google
    Food was lovely as is always, wasn't extremely busy but had plenty of staff working. Was slight delays but always served politely.

  • 2/5 Kelly M. 6 months ago on Google
    Couldn't hear yourself think from all the kids running riot in there. The table was right by the bathroom, so door was slaming all the time The manager kept asking me to download the app when I said I wasn't interested in downloading it and he asked me 3 times Won't be visiting this restaurant again

  • 5/5 Steve I. 2 years ago on Google
    Good food and if you've Tesco Club card vouchers the food prices are OK. Bit pricey without.

  • 5/5 Victoria F. 11 months ago on Google
    Went for lunch and great food and atmosphere as usual! The service from Faith was great and Jan and Maci in the kitchen cooked the pizzas perfectly!

  • 1/5 D K. 11 months ago on Google
    The only pizza ‘express’ restaurant to have so few customers in it yet to be so Slow … you can ask for take out in an empty restaurant and the pizzas will take 30 minutes and It’s not a one off it’s consistently this way. I write this while still waiting for my order. Haha! I just hope the head office sees this and sorts out this branch.

  • 5/5 PA P. 6 months ago on Google
    We are new to the UK but have found this place to be our pizzeria of choice! Good employees, good food, good atmosphere! A little pricey but it is worth it! Thank you, Pizza Express!

  • 5/5 Mike H. 9 months ago on Google
    Really enjoyed the polenta chips; light, crispy, with a terrific honey mustard dip. The dough balls are always a favourite. Tried a Pizza Romana for the first time and it was excellent. The children’s menu is excellent value and good choice of dishes. Honeycomb cream slice was a great dessert to finish. Very good service from the lovely staff and and a nice restaurant for a family dinner.

  • 5/5 Andreina C. 7 months ago on Google
    We just had a pizza party for my youngest daughter and couldn’t be happier. The kids had a great time and the staff was truly amazing! Massimo, the Manager and Freya, our party host were fantastic with the kids! Thanks :)

  • 1/5 Shaun D. 4 months ago on Google
    Just picked up a takeaway. It was stone cold at the point of collection in the restaurant (on time - the garlic butter hadn’t melted by the time we got home). We’ve eaten takeaway food away from Pizza Express before and it’s been perfectly acceptable, but we’ve just been served, at over £60, the most outrageously poor pair of pizzas that you could expect to find. Up your game, please…

  • 4/5 Shafa A. 10 months ago on Google
    The food saved the day! Pizza phenomenal but unfortunately the service was so poor, burned calamari served and sent back waited around 40 minutes for our food and generally the service was seriously lacking. This has always been one of the best restaurants in the chain and the pizza always of top quality. But if you're looking for good service well then brace yourselves, you may be disappointed.

  • 5/5 Chelsey R. 1 year ago on Google
    Roser was such a great waitress, she looked after us really well and she made sure we had everything we needed. The food was great definitely recommend. Thankyou Roser

  • 4/5 Claire B. 2 years ago on Google
    A few minor errors (garlic butter when we asked for hummus, normal lemonade instead of the strawberry one I requested and no chocolate sauce on the desert, again as requested). Aside from these (which were so minor I didn't even raise them) we enjoyed the meal today. Lovely to get the crayons and activity pack + paper hat for children. I also agree, the GF base needs to come in a larger size (I could have probably eaten two - they were pretty small in comparison to the non-GF ones). The GF dough balls were lovely. I wanted a GF brownie for pudding; they didn't have any. I therefore opted for GF carrot cake; they didn't have any. I plumped for panna cotta; they didn't have that either. It felt a bit like a comedy sketch at this point. At least I got ice cream. (a bigger portion again would have been nice). I would return and can't grumble, service was pleasant and what we eat was delicious.

  • 5/5 Tom P. 2 years ago on Google
    A really good branch of Pizza Express. Staff are always friendly and service is always great.

  • 5/5 Alicja B P. 2 years ago on Google
    I recommend it, good food, fantastic service, safe for celiacs !!!

  • 1/5 Dennis J. 3 years ago on Google
    Just bought a pizza to pick up, I waited around for 10mins for someone to come to see me because they were all chatting, when i got home which is 2 mins away the pizza is stone cold. Disgusting service and disgusting pizza.

  • 4/5 Aby r. 2 years ago on Google
    Even though they didn't had the drinks we wanted they where berry attentive and quick to suggest other available options. Great place for a coeliac as they have gluten free bases for most of their pizzas. Not gonna lie, GF pizzas are smaller which is a bit annoying as you pay the same prize for a bigger normal pizza but they are delicious.

  • 5/5 Susan A. 2 years ago on Google
    Loving the new menu choices, excellent value for money

  • 4/5 John B. 2 years ago on Google
    You always know what you are getting at pizza express. Lovely food every time. Friendly atmosphere and staff were attentive but not fussing. A rare meal without kids thoroughly enjoyed

  • 5/5 Ellen M. 2 years ago on Google
    Friendly staff that went out of their way to give us a good service. For some reason I cant seem to like the uniform of the kitchen staff though they look like convicts pmsl. But they cook well and were polite enough x

  • 5/5 Aimee B. 2 years ago on Google
    Great restaurant, my children love coming here. Staff are nice and friendly

  • 5/5 Jamie B. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food, fantastic atmosphere and brilliant Team plus a Great manager Massimo 👍 🍕

  • 4/5 Paul D. 2 years ago on Google
    You always know what you are going to get at Pizza Express; good pizzas in a lively environment. The pizzas are not earth-shatteringly good ie are not wood fired or the authentic Napoli pizza but are consistent and tasty. The service was slow though

  • 5/5 Lesley R. 2 years ago on Google
    Had a lovely meal at this place for my husbands birthday. The staff were really helpful and professional. Would definitely recommend and go again.

  • 5/5 Peach.xxx. R. 1 year ago on Google
    We enjoyed our niece birthday 🥳 party Thanks to nuria & Roser at Hale branches Is was perfect 🤩👍

  • 5/5 Anthony H. 2 years ago on Google
    First class service. A great pizza experience every time. I feel part of the family.

  • 5/5 Richard T. 6 years ago on Google
    Pizza Express in Hale is a great family restaurant. The food is the same as any Pizza Express (which I like anyway), but in my opinion what distinguishes this restaurant from others across the others country (and I've been to many!) is the customer service. The staff are extremely friendly, efficient and brilliant with kids, especially on birthdays. As a result the restaurant is often full with families and young children creating a vibrant atmosphere. We've been coming here for years, made a number of friends amongst the staff, and never been disappointed with this restaurant. Five stars, no brainer.

  • 5/5 Matthew K. 1 year ago on Google
    We held a pizza-making party for our child. Massimo, Steve and Chef Tom were absolutely wonderful with all the children and grown ups. They were fun and very kind and made it a special day for both children and parents. Thank you so much.

  • 5/5 Mike H. 1 year ago on Google
    We always enjoy our visits to this restaurant. The food is great, the service is always excellent and the atmosphere is good. Rosa gave us particularly good service

  • 5/5 Teddy S. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food, the waiter helped us use the app to get money off our order too


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Braille menu
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Free water refills
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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