FOR many readers doing a review at Pizza Express is like teaching grandmother how to suck eggs.

The popular chain was first founded in 1965 and there are 400 restaurants across the UK.

But the High Wycombe store has just moved premises from Oxford Road to the Eden Centre next to the cinema so I went along to check it out. The space is a lot better with more light and more room to play with.

Immediately as you walk in there is a better feel about the place and it was extremely busy.

Manager Jon Adams said since the restaurant has moved in September they have broken their records for the amount of covers two Saturdays in a row.

The colours in the restaurant are bright and breezy with booths with white wooden panelling above. Artwork is based on the town's history of chair making, which is a nice touch.

Once seated we were served by friendly and helpful staff and we browsed the menu, which is as you would expect from an Italian with pizzas and pasta on offer. I had a glass of Prosecco D.O.C (£4.55) which was light and crisp and a good start to the meal.

I went for a new dish on the menu for starters which was Bruschetta Con Funghi (£5.15).

With the titles of the dishes in Italian I always have that tricky moment of trying to pronounce them. I recently read an article which said we all say bruschetta incorrectly and it is actually- bru'sket:ta - but I'm sure I still didn't pronounce it right and opted to say mushroom instead. It was a lovely starter.

The way it was presented wasn't as I expected with a slab of fluffy bread rather than sliced, but this didn't matter as you could easily tear it apart with your knife and fork.

The chestnut and closed mushrooms were delicately sliced and piled on top on the bread with a beautiful creamy bechamel sauce. The red onions added a nice sweetness to the dish, as did the balsamic vinegar drizzled on top.

My boyfriend, Tom, went for the garlic bread with mozzarella (£4.15), which was good for what it was with freshly cooked bread, not overpowered by the garlic, and a light melted cheese. Another new dish on the starters menu is Risotto Pollo Funghi. For the mains Tom went for the Calzone Salami e Salsiccia (£12.95).

The waitress told us they had run out of the crumbled sausage with chilli and fennel which goes inside and asked if Tom would like to replace it with something else. She suggested the hot soft n'duja sausage which he went for.

I like that we were offered an alternative as it shows how freshly cooked it all was. He loved the calzone which was also packed with Italian cured meats, passata, red and yellow peppers, mozzarella, garlic oil, parsley and baby spinach.

It really did have a lot of filling and the doughy case was crisp and well cooked. They are also offering a new Calzone Verdure (£11.95) with goat's cheese and vegetables.

I went for one of the Leggera pizzas, which are all under 500 calories. As my metabolism seems to be slowing down now I'm the wrong side of 25 (and I fancied a pudding) I thought I would try and opt for a slightly healthier main.

I wasn't disappointed though. Admittedly it's only got less calories because there is a big hole in the middle of the pizza but this is filled with a delightful fresh salad.

And you still get the joy of the pizza. I had the American Hot (£9.95) which has pepperoni and light mozzarella and jalapeno peppers. The peppers were just the right heat for me.

Onto dessert I opted for the Chocolate Fudge Cake (£5.25) served with vanilla icecream. It was nice but I almost felt the sponge could have been a bit moister, although the icecream made up for this.

Tom went for the Banoffee Pie (£5.45). which didn't disappoint and was a lovely mix of banana, toffee, cream and crumbly biscuit. Pizza Express does seem to put effort into the quality of food on offer, which is all freshly cooked, and there are always offers on, which make it good value. The new venue also suits the style of the place and I can see it get busier and busier.

Go to www.pizzaexpress.com for more details.