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In the last year, Pizza Express has seen huge success with the introduction of vegan dishes.

From dairy free dough balls to a plant-based carrot cake, diners can also indulge in cheesy pizzas topped with a coconut oil based mozzarella instead.

Following its success, the famous restaurant chain, which has branches across Surrey including Camberley , Guildford , Woking and Staines has added more meat-free delights to its menu including a Vegan Mezze pizza.

From £14.95, the Mezze pizza is unlike any other – served on a Romana base with smoked chilli chargrilled aubergine, are sundried tomato harissa topped with garlic oil, spicy jalapeños with Roquito peppers and finished with rocket and creamy houmous.

Alongside more vegan options inside the restaurant, Pizza Express has also expanded its retail offering, with five new additions to its dressings range.

This includes four new Leggera (lighter) options – delicious flavours include Avocado and Pomegranate and Balsamic, as well as two fat-free options: Chilli and Garlic and Fat-Free Vinaigrette.

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Pizza Express has also launched a vegan version of its famous House Light Dressing to the supermarket.

Flavoursome, creamy, and full of herbs, the dressing has been carefully crafted to replicate the dressing drizzled over salads and Leggera pizzas served in the restaurant.

Pomegranate and Balsamic, Fat-Free Vinaigrette and the vegan House Light Dressing arrived in Asda in April.

The Leggera dressings are £1.50 and the vegan dressing is £1.99.

What to expect at Pizza Express in Camberley:

By Laura Nightingale

Located next to The Atrium entertainment hub in the heart of Camberley, Pizza Express is surrounded by shops, making it the perfect spot for a rounding off a trip to the town centre.

Loaded with bags and with rumbling tummies, we dropped into the bright and stylish restaurant at 5pm on a Saturday, to beat the dinner rush...

We were very wrong.

The place was buzzing with families, birthday parties and like-minded shoppers wanting to rest their achy feet and refuel on some delicious food.

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We started with a round of drinks including a Hugo St-Germain, which I loved.

The boozy beverage was made with Prosecco over ice, St-Germain elderflower liqueur, lemon and mint (plus it was suitable for vegans if served without lemon).

One person in our party was vegan, one had a cheese allergy and I was gluten free (I'm not kidding) which we thought would be a nightmare for the kitchen team.

However, we were proved wrong once again.

The menu literally catered to all of us and the staff didn't make us feel awkward in the slightest.

Many of the pizza bases and pastas could be prepared without gluten, there was a cheese alternative made with coconut oil and an impressive range of vegan options. Hooray.

We were all able to indulge in a bit of what we fancied, including dessert.

I am a big fan of dough balls (who isn't?) and I was in my element when I saw a gluten free option on the menu.

Warm and fluffy on the inside and crisp and delicate on the outside, they remain my ultimate comfort food.

For my main course I chose the Vegan Giardiniera on a gluten free base and it was divine.

The toppings included artichoke, closed cup mushroom, red onion and black olives, with tomato, vegan mozzarella and garlic oil, finished with fresh parsley.

Yes, the dough base was perfectly crisp and chewy and yes the dairy free mozzarella was just as stringy, creamy and stretchy just as melted cheese should be.

To round off our carb feast we shared a few of the delectable desserts as they all sounded dreamy.

The puds on offer included Warm Lemon Sponge Cake, Chocolate Fudge Cake, Vanilla Cheesecake and Tiramisu, plus 'mini desserts' which come with a hot drink, which I thought was a novel idea.

My father-in-law was reluctant to share his lemon sponge and for good reason, it looked luscious.

With a soft lemon curd centre and a generous scoop of rich vanilla gelato on top, he was in food heaven.

Once the bill was paid, we all left with full tummies, satisfied tastebuds and grateful that more and more restaurants were now catering to dietary requirements, including families like us with more than one!

To book a table at Pizza Express and find your nearest branch visit pizzaexpress.com