This was my second experience with the PizzaExpress juggernaut and both experiences have been pretty good. I first visited the Euston Road location in London and experienced the same entirely decent pizzas and service I got at the Leith location this evening. The thin-crispy Romana pizzas are reliably good and not overwhelmingly filling, even though they look HUGE when they come out. I had the goat's cheese Padana and it's decent! While I too choose to eat in local eateries whenever possible, sometimes one finds oneself in mall or a late night situation and this chain is perfect for that. Even if you are a vegetarian and that's important for my family. The stand-out bit about PizzaExpress is the kid's menu. A three course meal with choices almost any kid would appreciate, and my small people are considerably picky. Even the hot milky \"kid cappuccino\" at the end pleased them. So, if you have a large group, you're stuck for food, it's getting late, everyone is cranky and hungry, head for this chain! They will sort you out. I checked into their background and found nothing really worrying about the people who own or operate it. If all chains were this good, they would not have such a bad rep.