Pizza Express customers raging over huge menu change as ‘iconic’ item axed
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PIZZA Express fans have demanded the restaurant chain bring back their favourite meal after it suddenly disappeared from the menu before Christmas. The Calabrese - a hot and spicy sausage pizza - had been an “iconic” and “legendary” menu choice since it launched in 2010.
![[A branch of Pizza Express in the City of London, as the chain has announced plans to close 73 of its restaurants across the UK. The proposed closures, which aim to reduce the chain's costs via a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), could result in 1,100 job losses. PA Photo. Picture date: Monday September 7, 2020. See PA story CITY PizzaExpress. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CITY-PizzaExpress-18474152jpg-JS606784121.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
However, it has lately been withdrawn in favour of new options. Blasting the decision on X.com, one angry customer wrote: “How and why on earth have you ditched the calabrese? Is this a sick joke? 2025 ruined…”. Another added: “So… the Calabrese is your and my favourite pizza ever.
“So, why on earth did you remove it from your menu?. “Bring it back!!!”. A third fumed: “Sincerely, you need to bring back the Calabrese. It’s the only reason I came to Pizza Express, my favourite pizza from anywhere. "Sad day when you stopped it. Could you reconsider?”.
Meanwhile another customer said after Christmas: “Haven’t been in for a few months, booked a table for tonight but it seems that the Calabrese is no longer on the menu?. "What madness is this?”. The Calabrese was created by Michelin-starred chef Francesco Mazzei in 2010 to highlight the cuisine of Calabria, a region in southern Italy.
Pizza Express explained it regularly comes up with new menu ideas, which means old ones need to make way. It said: “We’re famous for our iconic menu items, from cult favourite – the American - to our delicious Padana. “While we appreciate the Calabrese had a strong fanbase, we are always innovating and offering new flavours and dishes for our customers to fall in love with.
