Pizza Express in Hackney

Very beautiful decor and great table service. The food was delicious, and the corner seating areas are great for anyone wanting a peaceful dining experience with dim lights and less music. It's definitely a winner with my son. They accept tesco vouchers, and as normal policy, it covers all the food, excluding drinks.

On my first visit to this restaurant, the food was nice; however, the glass on my table had a large pink lipstick mark and was dirty. Hygiene is crucial in restaurants, so I highly recommend that staff check the glasses thoroughly before serving them to customers.

I visited for lunch since I was in the area. The restaurant was clean and tidy, with welcoming and helpful staffs. The food were delicious and just as expected. I’ll definitely visit again.

The service is the best. All staffs are really helpful and friendly.

Good atmosphere nice team food delicious

A regular user of pizza express, but this location ruined my experience completely. As a chain I'm very surprised that this is the case. There was only one other table in when I visited with my family us in total was 5. The only pasta available for all pasta dishes was penne, the calabrese pizza which is usually my husband favourite in every location. He was very disappointed the nduja and sausages were inedible. Customer Service was terrible when complained was told that how it is. With an empty restaurant like I said just my family and 1 other table I still had to get up and look for the serving staff.

Was late and gone, drink was warm

I felt seen. Upon entering, I was greeted by the manager yesterday. I wanted somewhere in a corner. He kindly assisted and served me himself. Such a gentleman. Really needed a day out. The ginger and lime drink was so good. The staff were friendly. The 3 star is souly for the service. Of course, in my opinion the pizza is great. The missing stars are unfortunately for the loud groups X2 of children who came in excited about who knows what. Don't get it twisted I love the little ones, but I was in a sombre mood.

took over an 1 hour and 30 to arrive and the pizza was missing certain toppings

It was ok, a bit greasy and not very hot, had to warm it up in the microwave

I went with my friends and it was an amazing experience. The food was delicious and the staff was very friendly.

Nice pizza but we went in the afternoon so not much atmosphere. Reward system is confusing.

Excellent service food tasted amazing kids friendly just amazing thank you so much

Driver arrives 35 minutes after order pickup. I can see him heading in the opposite direction after picking up the food. When he arrives his bag is open. Pizza is completely cold.

Excellent Customer Service and Very Delicious Food. Can't wait to go back

Amazing experience, the staff is very friendly and the good was also great.

We went as family on mothers day, it was lovely, was super, good service, nice and tasty pizza chicken and all kinds of starters and deserts, we had a great time

Came in with my husband and our lovely waitress Brianna recommended us the the vegan pizza (can’t remember what it was called ) but it was amazing!!! As a vegan of 5 years it’s so hard to find good vegan pizza. Will definitely be returning.

Worst front of house manager I have ever experienced God bless the young waiter with the beard, a super star in a universe of chaos Thank you

This guy was greatly exceptional and went above and beyond. Brilliant guy

Amazing food. Lovely team and very clean restaurant. We will come back again soon

It's so nice to eat out in Hackney and get such wonderful service. We were sat in the hostess' favourite table. Our waiter, Richard, made us feel welcome from the moment we sat down. He recommended us drinks and told us about his favourite meals. He made us feel special. Thank you Pizza Express 👌

Quick and easy experience from waiting to be seated and being served. Great service from Richard.

Took my little son for a lunch date and had a lovely meal and great service with a guy called Richard! Perfect to come to after the cinema with the kids ☺️

Absolute delight. We’ve been to many different Pizza Express restaurants over the years but the one on Mare street, just opposite the Hackney Empire - is one of the best. Attentive service (thanks to our lovely waiter Richard!), delicious food accompanied by excellent wine - what a wonderful way to round off an evening at the theatre. 😊

Great service thanks to Richard who looked after us! Highly recommended.

We had great time last night. The restaurant was very busy, but we got our food and it was amazing. Very attentive staff and great food.

Had a lovely evening at Pizza Express Hackney. Our waiter Richard was really great, super friendly and helpful.

The wings & garlic bread was lovely however the pesto pasta had far too much sauce, it was like the pasta was drowning in it. Couldn’t finish it unfortunately.

order took 2.45 hours and is stale and cold. absolutely disgusted

I had an (adult) make your own pizza party here for my birthday and it was such a fun evening! The staff were so accommodating and made sure everyone had a brilliant time. I could not recommend highly enough!

Ordered deliveroo delivery from here, pizza turned up freezing cold and they seem to have added uncooked green peppers to pizza

If it's pizza express your after then es go. Personally I prefer non chain places yet pizzas are okay

Beautiful overlooking StPsils at night in a warm restaurant when it's 1• outside. Staff very friendly too

Just had dinner here on Sunday evening. On paying by credit card we were asked by the machine if we wanted to leave a tip. Which I clicked yes to do so. The server told us that he wouldn't receive the tip if paid by credit card. Therefore we left a cash tip. Our understanding is that any tip left by credit card goes to the tronc to be distributed to all staff. Is this not the case with Pizza Express?

Pizza was quite average. Prices were ok. Employees were friendly. Toilets were super dirty.

Visited the place with friends and really enjoyed the lovely atmosphere and friendly service! We also had the pleasure to chat with the amazing manager, Natalia! Thank you very much for the experience!

Slow service, had to ask for menus twice, forgot about my food, added cheese before asking if anyone was allergic??? Average food

Extremely bad service. Probably not the fault of the staff on duty, more likely a case of bad management/understaffing despite what must be a very regular outpouring of diners following the theatre performance opposite. Our ‘vegan’ starter was loaded with goats cheese, my father’s starter had to be requested 3 times, and we waited 40 minutes for 2 small kids deserts (when it eventually came my daughter, who has never rejected a desert in her life, partially ate it then promptly threw up, saying it tasted weird). The people next to us almost walked out after requesting the bill repeatedly. None of us will come here again.

Problems with the service.. food was not hot and difficult to get attention of staff .. when my coffee arrived cold we had to take it back to the kitchen ourselves where five members of staff were stood chatting. The dirty dishes piled up around them. Come on guys…

Pizza Express is Pizza Express is Pizza Express usually…apart from this Mare Street location where I’ve been three times this year, before performances at the Hackney Empire. Dined here this week and it was busy but not super busy, and our order was taken fairly speedily. But after about 20 minutes when people who had entered after us were being served before us, it dawned that there was a problem with our order. The restaurant manager, a woman who I think was from Eastern Europe, came by and I politely chased the order and was met with some side eye but no actual words. It was clear that the order hadn’t been put in, but after another 15 minutes some of it started to arrive. my pizza had obviously been sitting out and was barely lukewarm with the cheese on top congealed. When I asked for it to be made right they just put it back in the oven and when it came back it was just a greasy, charred mess. You pretty much know what you’re getting from Pizza Express, but this was just a disaster. We had to ask two times more for some of the sides we ordered. During this time a couple at the table next to us just got up and left after they were pretty much ignored. The manageress clearly didn’t care about any of this.

I don’t believe any of the 5 star reviews. The restaurant was empty apart from one other table yet it took 37 minutes for our two pizzas to arrive. Both were just about warm. Plenty of staff on duty, most on their phones. Bathrooms were dirty and out of soap.

Have not eaten it yet, ordered the food at 7:30 to eat at 8. So it was 2 hours late!!

My doughballs never came with the delivery, but I ordered and paid.

Something going wrong for food deliveries head office you need to come here and sort out management it’s a shambles I’m still waiting 2 hours later for my £33 order it’s an absolute joke Manager basically said he doesn’t care 😫

Amazing service and testy food. The restaurant was very busy but still Got the good quickly.

So disappointed at the food. We visited for our team Xmas meal - a booking for 15. The food was pretty bland across the board - a prawn starter with virtually no prawns in it, no vegan pepperoni for the pizza my husband ordered, 2 x pollo pasta dishes SWIMMING in oil and 2 aubergine bakes that came out burnt round the edges. The latter 2 were sent back and alternative dishes made up which was appreciated, but by the time they were served, everyone else had finished eating!

Really enjoyed dining at the restaurant. Very pleasant and friendly servers.

Great to have a restaurant serving all day and enjoy some cozy time in the afternoon. In between 2 shopping sessions, we enjoyed the lovely staff, the quiet atmosphere and stayed way longer than we anticipated! The Leggera pizza are really good and filling.

Hi, I’ve never come in but I’m very concerned that you won’t be able to stay open in Hackney. You seem empty most of the time. Please offer some deals or lunchtime offers or us poor Hackney types will keep going to spoons next door. Thanks and good luck.

Friendly, helpful staff. Restaurant and toilet facilities are spotlessly clean. Excellent food, very reasonably priced.

Absolutely fantastic service from the staff at pizza express. My friend and I went there on Friday night and as soon as we walked through the door, we were immediately greeted with a warm smile and welcome from the manager. We were served by Ethan who remained attentive, responsive, and friendly throughout the evening. Food was excellent, and ambience was just right. Definitely not the last of our visit. Big thanks to all staff!

They got my order wrong. Brough me the the pizza without the extras I requested. When I told them the missed my extras they took the pizza on the counter , added the extras on a already cooked pizza and tried to serve me it with raw anchovies and on top. I could have gotten seriously sick if I didn’t stop cancel the orders. The staff is rude and completely incompetent.

Nice restaurant with great pizzas and drinks! We highly recommend this place!

Pizza completely cold and was lacking toppings. There were maybe 2 pieces of pancetta on it and almost no cheese... It was more plain dough than pizza

The wings were great but all the calamari rings were very burnt (black on one side :(

Wasn't acknowledged when we arrived and was stood waiting for someone to seat us. Took forever for someone to take our drinks order and once again for our main course. I had to catch the servers attention after our table had been cleared to order dessert. One dessert arrived and when the other one didn't arrive, we had to go to the kitchen and ask where our coffee and brownie was, it came luke warm. Then when we wanted to leave, again we had to go to the kitchen to get someone to bring us our bill. 1 & 3/4 hours for pizza and desserts! On a Sunday evening so can't even say that they were bsy

Food is good as you'd expect. Branch was quite quiet with a lack of atmosphere Service wasn't great.

I went yesterday afternoon around 320pm, I was the only one there! The staff, the food all excellent! A very clean place, I'd go again 5*.

I had a bite to eat with my mates and my waiter gave amazing service, everything was great and I really enjoyed my evening

The pizza was completely cold. We had to great it before eating and still the cheese was rubbery and crust chewy.

Good, but it arrived cold, Could be better, match day deal 3x pizza are small dough balls for 2 persons only & a small bottle 330ml of cola.

Great location for before a show at Hackney Empire. Pizza was fine, I was given a gluten free one instead of a normal base but tasted ok (didn't return it as limited time before we had to leave). Waiters were lovely. Need to upgrade their payment system so you can add tips to card payments though.

Wow one of the best pizza i ever had, i tried the bbq chicken one and service from archan was worth to mention, exceptional service from him. Should visit and try their pizza.

Great pizza. Our waiter, Samuel, did a great job, very friendly and helpful.

Walking by Mare street we decided to stop at Pizza Express. The athmosphere, the service delivered and the pizza were very good! We ordered two pizzas: a chicken BBQ and a Funghi. Pizza express is very a upmarket restaurant than a fast food. The staff was friendly and not overbearing.

Worst pizza I have ever had . I have been having stomach ache since last night . The pizza was undercooked.

We had a great experience and particularly loved our waiter Richard. Super polite and attentive! We’ll be back!

Very nice treat from staff, they were very gentle abd the pizzas were really good. I ate mine all by myself. The place wasn't so full so the pizzas came fast and warm. One of the best pizzas I have ever eatten. They even asked if I'd rather the pizza thin and large or thick and small. Definitely coming back.

Richard was lovely and very attentive and polite. Food on point as always.

I was craving simple and authentic pizza . Found this place and fell in love with the pizza margherita was simply and very tasty.

Joe was such a welcoming host with an infectious smile. The gluten free pizza was delicious! My favourite gf pizza in all of London is at Pizza Express.

Had an amazing time today at Pizza Express with my children. I was served by an extremely enthusiastic and kind blue haired girl who was absolutely lovely. Will be back again, I just love pizza!

Huge Big Up and Thank you to the Staff at Pizza Express in Mare Street. Would like to give a Special shout out to Daniel and Brianna who went out of their way to provide an extra Special Pizza Making birthday for my Granddaughter. All the children who attended had a great time making their own pizza's and enjoyed the extra treats. Thank you all for going that extra mile for us.

Had an amazing mushroom pizza served from a lovely girl with blue hair today.

The pizza sauce and cheese do not taste like an Italian pizzas

Pizza Express Hackney is such a great place to eat. Staff are friendly and approachable. Great service. Will visit again. 😊

Pizza was all slided to one side of the box and crushed up.

Great food and service today. Really accommodating and went above and beyond to make our meal enjoyable. Will be returning

What a great place to eat out in London ! Food and staff waste a solid 10/10 Delicious food and great price . staff were very attentive .definitely recommend

Great Addition to have a Pizza Express on Mare St!! We had Archan as our waiter, he was attentive and friendly and did a fantastic job of making our mums birthday lunch special.

Briana was a outstanding waitress, who was very kind and forthcoming. I am extremely pleased and I will definitely come back. Exceptional service from Brianna.

Excellent, their service and treatment is excellent

Excellent service, excellent menu, and excellent food. I’m thoroughly impressed with the overall experience at this restaurant. The ambiance is quite lovely and makes you feel really comfortable. It’s the perfect setting for great conversation over delicious food. We don’t have a single complaint about our experience. It was amazing, and I look forward to returning here when I’m back in London.

Top service from staff member Yasmin, who went the extra mile to accommodate my needs when I was in a hurry. Smooth, efficient and attentive, a credit to this branch of PE.

Nice clean decor, but pizza express food has just gone downhill. The menu seems very limited and boring. Only seem to enjoy the dough balls

The food is came cold, and there’s barely any cheese on the base Paid 16 with the service charge and it wasn’t worth at all.

Visited this branch before going to a show and received brilliant customer service from Calvin. He was welcoming and attentive throughout our meal. Nothing was too big an ask. Will 100% visit again when local.

Popped into Pizza Express before a show. Enjoyed starters and pizza and finished off with a brownie and ginger cake with hot chocolate. Our server was lovely, she had aqua coloured hair and was friendly and offered recommendations and checked in on us and still gave us space and not feel rushed.

I think it was the worst service I've ever experienced. The place was almost empty. - We were waiting for like 5-10 minutes and the end we just ask for the menu. - We got tap water, but we didn't get the glasses or cutlery. I just took them after 15 min from another table... - I saw the kitchen staff made our foor and the food was waiting for 2 minutes for them to bring it, so we got it barely warm (It was a very thin pizza so it gets cold pretty quickly). It would be 100% understandable if they were understaffed during a busy time. But there were more waiting staff than the customers.

Took over an hour and half nearly to bring the pizzas out to me and colleagues, once they came two of the pizzas were cold, then when ordering dessert we got the chocolate brownie which is supposed to come served warm, it came cold, ask to get it warmed up then when the next plate came I found plastic could be cello-tape in the middle of my brownie, then when asking for a takeaway box, we got given a used box. Don’t recommend coming to this branch.

thank you Ethan for the funny “ why did the chicken cross the road” “joke” on the wings box lol that was awesome pizza’s and garlic bread and wings were fantastic Will defo be ordering again soon thank you guys

Very family friendly spot, with quick service. Clean and well run. Would recommend

The pizza restaurant has excellent clean and modern decor. It is the main highlight of a spacious restaurant in Hackney. It is located about 10 minutes from the central station and various bus routes are nearby. The toilet facilities are also clean and maintain an overall modern look. The food is good with the pizza having a crepe-like feel to the base. The prices are a little high for the premium pizzas that are still the same size as the regulars. Service can be a little slow and there appear to be quite a few new staff. However, this will improve with time and it can only get better. Worth a visit.

Wonderfull experience and great hospitality, pizza was amazing, and The person name Devanshi help us a lot .thank you again

Last Friday 07.04.23 we had a lovely dinner at PizzaExpres Hackney in London. Special thanks to Archan and Briana: great service 😀😀.

delicious food, good prices, good service.

Smaller variety than most branches, no seperate vegetarian/vegan menu here. Has nice gender neutral toilets. Drink order taken shortly after we had sat down, with starters arriving half an hour after. Notified that one of our mains was unavailable over 20 minutes after ordering it and told to order something else with no menu. One pizza arrived pretty cold with minimal toppings. Vegan pizza arrived with a piece of pepperoni mistakenely on the edge - but the bill was waived for this so do feel compensated.

Well packaged. Quite hot. Chicken wings are delicious

Nice place friendly staff and good food.