Pizza Express is in danger of collapse and parents of young children everywhere are distraught

John Plunkett. Updated October 7th, 2019

Oh no! Pizza Express is in financial trouble and the best case scenario is a serious debt restructuring.

The worst case scenario is, well, it’s too much for parents of young children to even think about.

And if you think we’re exaggerating just a tiny little bit, we’re not, we’re really not.

People who aren’t bothered about Pizza Express folding have never been in a town they don’t know, at 3pm, with two screaming, hungry kids & a headache…

— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) October 7, 2019

Pizza Express' kid-friendly approach has made me look like a competent parent for years. I can't lose them. I'm leaving a £1.5 million tip next time.

— Mark Watson (@watsoncomedian) October 7, 2019

If Pizza Express closes my children will starve to death

— Stuart Heritage (@stuheritage) October 7, 2019

Pizza Express remains the best restaurant for young kids. Dough balls. Mini pizza. Ice cream. Colouring and stickers. Anyone who would rather take a 3-yr-old to a hipster pizza joint with artisan mozzarella is being a dick

— Anita Singh (@anitathetweeter) October 7, 2019

Spare a thought for the parents who will have to endure some ghastly soft play hellhole if Pizza Express goes tits up and they have to find somewhere else for a birthday party at short notice…

— Stuart Taylor (@stuartctaylor) October 7, 2019

If Pizza Express folds, where will all the weekend Dads take their kids to meet the new girlfriend? #wontsomeonethinkofthechildren

— Katy Brand (@KatyFBrand) October 7, 2019

Let's remember the real victims of the demise of Pizza Express; parents who think their kids are too good to have a birthday party at McDonald's.

— Sam Whyte (@SamWhyte) October 7, 2019

Homogenised high streets rightly get a lot of criticism, but when it comes to eating – especially with children with particular needs such as autism or allergies – the reliable uniformity of Pizza Express is a great thing. Really hope they can survive this. https://t.co/uZZzugSEeW

— Daniel Benneworth-Gray (@gray) October 7, 2019

We’re with this guy.

Would be genuinely sad if Pizza Express folded. Those were some of my first proper meals out when they opened in my hometown when I was a kid. Plus those dough ball things are the dog's bollocks. https://t.co/NneQeBCtWX

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) October 7, 2019

Only one thing for it.

Nationalise Pizza Express

— Esther Webber (@estwebber) October 7, 2019

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