Pizza Express

81 High St, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1YG 01892 543112

It just goes to show you what a lovely glut of eateries we have here in Tunbridge Wells, because many a time my wife and I been after Italian food and simply walked right past this restaurant. This time however, we stepped right on in. We were treated to a lovely interior with many tables that all still had a sense of intamacy. You can also sit outside on the High Street if you wish.
We shared a starter of bean and pea shoot salad, expecting the main course to be as guargantuan as sister eatery, ASK. We were left wondering whether or not we should've had separate starters when the pizzas arrived as they were rather on the small side. That is not to say they weren't tasty, indeed they were. My pepperoni pizza was done to perfection with lovely crisp charred edges to the meat, and my wifes vegetarian option was laden with lashings of delicious vegetables.
To overcome the diminutive portions we delved right into the dessert menu with vigour. I was rather disappointed with the resulting ice cream which tasted rather cheap and scooped directly from the freezer. All in all a good fair pizza meal, just not quite as good as ASK.
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[Mick]

I found the Beacon much the same, it seems to rely on its reputation as a fantastic place to sit and look off over the valley. Pity the food was so poor, I got the impression we non locals were little more than a hindrance, trying to find a gap at the bar to order was a task in it’s self. Part of a good meal is the service we receive as paying customers, both meal and service fell short of an expensive meal. Take the Bea from Beacon and your left with a con.

[dan Swift]

Pizza Express is going downhill by the year with more and more pre-prepared nasties like ground beef and tomato sauce (prob pizza base too) lorried in. Shame because I've been going to their pizzerias since the 70's and it used to be great. 2.5 about right, but they aren't far off becoming Pizza Hut in my opinion.