Pizza Express is one of our favourite pizza joints. And there’s just one reason for that – it’s classically Italian. By that we mean, the food is simple and yet sinfully delicious. So when were around Bandra Kurla Complex for some work, and were in need for a quick meal, we didn’t think twice before walking into this comfort joint. Our table for two was greeted with a warm smile and ‘Pick your place, the entire restaurant is yours’. Now let us be honest. No 20-minute meal has tasted this good. Now you may be wondering why we spared just 20 minutes to this place and how could we not sample the cheesecake (which we’ve heard is a little slice of heaven). But the fact of the matter is we had to be somewhere in around 20 minutes, so we weren’t exactly spoilt for choice.

The first thing on our mind was a refreshing drink. So we ordered the Zenzero Fresca, which essentially is carrot, ginger, lemon and orange juice, and exactly what you need at 12:30 pm in the scorching Mumbai heat. An eyes-shut refreshing 'mmmm' later, arrived 8 little dough balls waiting to be slathered with garlic butter. Why such a lemony snickets description? Well, one bite of these freshly-made balls, and you’ll discover what fun in your mouth feels like. It’s such a simple dish, and yet so delicious, like we said - classically Italian. 10 minutes to go, and raged in our Margherita Bufala. Buffalo mozzarella, passata, fresh basil leaves, garlic oil, oregano and bell pepper, finished with fresh cherry tomatoes, torn buffalo mozzarella and extra virgin olive oil. Now that’s a long list of ingredients, and if you read carefully, there was no meat. Now we love our slice of meat-loaded pizzas, and even our go-to pizza is pepperoni. But if you can’t wait to have another slice of a vegetarian pizza, you know this place knows their dough. This is pizza done right. Something even the Italians would be proud of.

We wish we could lure you more with more dishes, and a dessert too. But if a 20-minute express meal urged us to write a review, there definitely must be something about this place. We would definitely push you towards this one.