Thurs, 10 March 2016, 21:06: Chowing down at Pizza Express doesn’t sound like a sophisticated experience, but then you look left and take in this classy view.
There are numerous Pizza Express outlets in London. I’ve dined at one other, but this is the branch to which I always return, thanks to its primo location here on the South Bank of the Thames. 
Ask for a table on the upstairs level and lose yourself in this.
The pies are surprisingly good, for this being a franchise, but the Caesar salads are better. Half the time I skip pizza altogether and just order a Caesar salad. Pizza Express is the only place I’ve frequented apart from Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa that puts real anchovies in their Caesar salad without asking you if you want them. That’s right! Tell ’em how it’s gonna be!