Is Pizza Hut dying in the UK?

Posted by No_Potato_4341@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 632 comments

Normally takeaways and fast food places seem to do well in this country and often take up spaces of empty units on our local high streets that have been left there from shops moving out due to online shopping. But with Pizza Hut I've noticed the opposite. I keep seeing Pizza Huts that seem to keep shutting down in the country. In my city 2 have shut down not that long ago (one was taken over by a Dunkin' Donuts and Taco Bell and Nandos seem to be taking the other one.) So is Pizza Hut dying in this country and could it go out of business here or will it still manage to survive in this country?

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Diligent-Raccoon2231@reddit

Dominos forever, Pizza Hut eat you never ... it's done. The Hut is shut.

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Cainedbutable@reddit

You were bang on with your observation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07mk59pzkpo

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Heyypeople@reddit

Yes, yes it is

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SeraBug@reddit

I think it might be because of inconsistent pricing. If you order through their app their collection deals are so much better (any size pizza for £7.99, when a typical large is going to be like £20 alone). But sometimes it's collection only, so for delivery imo they are not that worth it. Would rather get a proper Italian style pizza for much less

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Ecstatic_Ability2759@reddit

I have only just started eating takeaways in the last few years. I had no idea the local Pizza Hut near me closed down, I went in town and was looking for it, but it had closed during the pandemic. I get food ordered from Pizza Hut Delivery, and it is good, I like the Tuna Melt, and the Three Cheese Melt, with standard or Jalapeño wedges. It is not piping hot, but it is good, with dips and sides. Probably many cheaper places, but I like Pizza Hut Delivery.

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ijs_1985@reddit

30 years ago the buffet option as a 10 year old was fantastic. I made the mistake of going in one a couple of years ago and the restaurant was long overdue a facelift and the pizza was greasy

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Mobile_Shallot_6582@reddit

Buffet back in the day was the best day out. Same for deep pan pizza. The smell, the selection. All hot and tasty. Now it’s awful!

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noradosmith@reddit

There's never been a better pizza than a fresh one in a pan from pizza hut in the 90s

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Amazing_Tadpole_1707@reddit

Consider a trip to Italy. It will blow your mind

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noradosmith@reddit

Been there. Nope. Still going with the 90s pizza hut

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circlesmirk00@reddit

You can recreate this with SeriousEats pan pizza recipe and it’s like going back in time. Highly recommend.

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Jonnyusm@reddit

Totally agree had one in Blackpool pizza hut around 89/90 and it was possibly the best pizza I had from a chain...

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W51976@reddit

I think it had its heyday in the 90s and 2000s. Used to go to the Pizza Hut in the Victoria food court in London, back in the mid to late 2000s, but could see it was starting to die off even then. Better competition came along.

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Carbona_Not_Glue@reddit

Deep Pan Pizza the chain? Man, I miss that place

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bsnimunf@reddit

I think alot of the buffet is actually frozen pizzas.

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pajamakitten@reddit

That was what I had every time I went in the 90s and 00s: deep pan meat feast, then the ice cream factory.

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skatemoose@reddit

Deep Pan Piza was amazing, have very fond memories of eating there as a kid :)

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shiveryslinky@reddit

Was that a chain?! It was absolutely my favourite restaurant growing up, and had a huge American fire engine in the middle of the place!

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Ahrimel@reddit

Yeah, it was a chain. Had a couple near me, one of which had a train track running all around the ceiling. Loved Deep Pan Pizza when I was a kid.

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essexboy1976@reddit

As a student about that sort of time I agree on the buffet. It was a great way to fill your belly cheaply.

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TurbulentBullfrog829@reddit

The buffet is still fantastic according to my 10 year old. They go for the ice cream factory alone

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Carbona_Not_Glue@reddit

Same here, as a ten year old. Then one day a friend bought a pizza from the regular menu while we ate all-you-can-eat, which was far better - more sauce, more cheese. It was over. I saw what was up.

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Tattycakes@reddit

Huh I’ve been to the buffet twice in the last year or two and it was as good as I ever remembered it, hot fluffy crispy pan pizza and a lovely salad bar

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dungeon-mister@reddit

Where

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Tattycakes@reddit

West quay Southampton!

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ijs_1985@reddit

I’m glad you enjoyed it

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Elcustardo@reddit

Had one about a year ago. Thought it was okay. Fairly busy and lots of pizza getting replaced quickly. I've cream section was a little sad.

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trbd003@reddit

The greasy pizza is something I've only really experienced in Pizza Hut. I don't know how they do it but it's horrible

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SingleLie3842@reddit

Dated a guy who worked there. He was instructed to spray the pizza pans for the buffet with more oil so people would get fuller quicker.

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V65Pilot@reddit

I miss the buffet. There is one close enough to me that I could occasionally go, but after my first visit I realized it's just a shadow of it's former self. The salad bar is about a 1/4 of the size it used to be. It's kind of embarrassing to admit I can get a better salad bar just about anywhere in the US than I can here in the UK.

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Radiant_Fondant_4097@reddit

Yeah a couple years ago I went in for a pizza buffet as I hadn’t been since I was a little kid, the slices to choose from were absolutely miniscule and didn’t really seem worth it.

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lord_bastard_@reddit

But it's unlimited?

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Morris_Alanisette@reddit

Yeah but they bring out the pizzas so slowly that you struggle to even get a whole pizza.

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NeilJonesOnline@reddit

It is, if you’ve got unlimited time to wait for them to replenish, and then hope the other 4 families also waiting don’t beat you to it

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wildOldcheesecake@reddit

We went a few weeks ago and it was such a shit experience. The pizzas weren’t good. Not even my greedy 6 foot 5 husband wanted to eat his fill

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sloefen@reddit

As always the accountants decide to cut costs by using cheaper and cheaper ingredients and it always ends up with the company losing business and trashing the brand.

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Sockoflegend@reddit

I thought the price was crazy last time I went. It's fast food at the end of the day and they charge real restaurant prices for it.

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Victim_Of_Fate@reddit

I don’t know if it’s looking at the past through rose tinted glasses, but I feel like I remember there being more choices of pizza when I was younger. I went recently and there were like four options for pizza - margherita, pepperoni, Hawaiian and vegetarian supreme. I’m sure you used to have way more.

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becooldocrime@reddit

I went a few years ago too - we were the only people there are ended up taking 5 pizzas home. They brought them to us when we were getting ready to leave and basically begged us to take them.

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SprintsAC@reddit

Cheesy bites pizzas were the best thing ever for me as a kid & I'm embarrassed that I forgot how good the buffet was too.

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Terrible_Biscotti_14@reddit

Took my son for his birthday a couple of years ago, one plate each and we were done. It’s not like it was 20+ years ago, where you would keep going back because it was that good. My daughter wants to go next week for her birthday but looking at alternatives now.

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Striking_Drink5464@reddit

The fact that some pizza huts are still operational, is mind-blowing

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Legitimate-Table-607@reddit

I mean in terms of the battle of shit American pizzas, domino’s definitely won. I don’t think Pizza Hut will come back from it.

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LittleSadRufus@reddit

Taco Bell is the same company as Pizza Hut and still seen as being a bit more exciting in this country, so makes sense to pivot brands perhaps.

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Fine-Confusion-5827@reddit

Unfortunately no PH near me anymore, so it’s PJ now because they have better deals than Dominos.

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JamesL25@reddit

I feel they will evolve (maybe focus more on Takeaways than Restaurants), but it does feel the brand is dwindling. Maybe it’s my age (32M), but as a kid, Pizza Hit was a huge treat, and the two near me were often queued out in busy periods, I even think one did bookings at one point. These days, I still go to Pizza Hut at lunch when I’m commuting because the Buffet was a safe option and decent value for money, but only in the last year and a bit, I’ve noticed the quality has dropped significantly, as well as less options. Also, there are many much better options for Pizza nowadays, be it major chains or independents. Another thing I’ve noticed, that a number of City Centre Pizza Huts have closed recently, and they seem to be focusing on stores at Out of City Retail Parks or Shopping Centres

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Leenesss@reddit

I found pizza stopped being a cheap take out 10+ years ago. It's cheap/fast to make yet just for the 2 of us here I can easy spend £30+. The nice chinese man will deliver a literal volcano of deliciousness for that. Also the guy girl who delivers for them is English, not an illegal immigrant.

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petulantkid@reddit

The Pizza Hut restaurant business recently went through a insolvency process, and there's about 140 left I believe. Less than ten years there were closer to 250-300. There's obviously a lot more competition in pizza restaurants now. The delivery only sites are still doing quite well I think

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CautiousCapsLock@reddit

Pizza Hut delivery near me is far superior to dominos and Papa Johns. I think the restaurants are very expensive but the delivery only is where it’s at

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Redrocket1701@reddit

Yeah the same exact deal. Also their pizzas are just less greasy? Last time I had papa johns the whole box was literally dripping.

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Adventurous-Elk-5193@reddit

I always say this about papa John's. Disgustingly greasy

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Ordinary_Estate1818@reddit

I get the opposite experience. For me pizza hut is always greasy which I'll eat but it puts me off ordering that over papa johns, which seems to be the most superior pizza delivery out of the big names

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W51976@reddit

I think it depends on the branch you go to.

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IR2Freely@reddit

The cheese is nice and greasy but the base is just fluff now. It's bread not pizza.

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BorderlineWire@reddit

My local papa johns is the best one I’ve ever been to (lived in a few places), it’s never too greasy and always hot. They also seem to keep a decent veggie/vegan menu. Pizza Hut always seems to be pretty greasy and lacking in veggie stuff.

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Sm0keytrip0d@reddit

Seems opposite for me. When I order Papa John's or Dominos it's fine but when I get Pizza Hut it's dripping in grease. Shame really cause I like a deep pan pizza (the thicky boys) and the hut is the only place that does em around my area.

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glasgowgeg@reddit

Papa Johns is fine if you get the thin crust, the original is grease-drenched.

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animalwitch@reddit

Our local Papa Johns is always better than Dominoes, and has better deals. We don't have a Pizza Hut nearby to compare

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imsight@reddit

I like Pizza Hut but have been going for Dominoes recently because the local Pizza Hut only does beef pepperoni and I’m not a fan

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Maximum-Text9634@reddit

No doubt they're muslim owners

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spartacle@reddit

You must live in a town with high muslim population, I guess.

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imsight@reddit

Yep, that’s the reason

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tommmmmmmmy93@reddit

People (honey mustard) glaze Dominoes all the time but honestly my local pizza hut has better pizza on average. For some reason though, the Dominoes pepperoni pizza is undefeatable

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Oceansoul119@reddit

Any random kebab shop does far better pizza than the yankee chain shite.

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DogSufficient7468@reddit

Come on man, those shops use cheap cheesy and pre-made bases. It’s not even comparable.

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DogSufficient7468@reddit

The delivery version of Pizza Hut is owned by a separate corporation and is truly absolutely trash pizza. It’s not even on the same level as the average frozen pizza. Sales wise, they are already dead and free falling as a brand in the UK. I sincerely don’t believe your comment.

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TinMan1867@reddit

The restaurants and takeaways are actually completely separate companies in the UK, despite operating under the same brand. They often have different products etc.

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JohnnyOneLung@reddit

The restaurants are shit now. Shown to your table and have to order everything over the app and get prompted for a tip! The menu is restricted and you don’t get the deals you get when ordering online from the take away stores.

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adatneu@reddit

You mean Pizza Hut or in general ?

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JohnnyOneLung@reddit

Pizza Hut restaurants

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Mavericks7@reddit

As a restaurant definitely. Me and my wife came across a rare restaurant site. We went in feeling nostalgic, spent nearly £50 for two people, and still left hungry.

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Gwladys_Street_Blue@reddit

Yep, last time we went in one, the woman that met us didn’t even say hello, she just said “it’s card only!” before even asking us how many we needed a table for, they were really uninterested and it felt like were an inconvenience because they couldn’t be arsed and they all wanted to go home.

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big_flopping_anime_b@reddit

Yeah it’s wild how people aren’t hyped to work their minimum wage job…

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W51976@reddit

It’s become like the Aberdeen Steak Houses of the pizza restaurants. It’s not like it was in the 80s and 90s, or even the early 2000s. I tend to go to family run pizza restaurants, as I feel the quality is much better. Napoli in Ealing, and there’s another we go to, again, which is family run. The pizzas are so much better. For taking away, I’ve not tried Papa Johns, but we sometimes get Dominoes, and it’s ok, but we tend to prefer Marks and Sparks stone baked pizzas. I think the supermarket ones have improved compared to 10-15 years ago, so maybe that’s another reason

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Mobile_Turnover6773@reddit

How come I can select collection or delivery on the site though? Seems to imply it's the same set up, confusing.

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TinMan1867@reddit

The restaurants do takeaway as well but they're not the same as the actual takeaway only Pizza Huts. I would imagine in smaller places there's less of a distinction because you're unlikely to have both around.

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carolomnipresence@reddit

The restaurant and take away/delivery are one and the same in Wrexham.

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TinMan1867@reddit

If you check the Pizza Hut restaurant website they don't show anything near Wrexham, so presumably the takeaway place in restaurant also just has seats too.

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carolomnipresence@reddit

I'm wrong. It's been gutted and turned into a MacDonalds. I drive past it every other day. Creeping senility!

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libdemparamilitarywi@reddit

Only the restaurants have the cheesy bites crust now, which is annoying because it's easily the best thing they do and I only have the takeaway ones near me.

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Western_Arm9424@reddit

I ordered takeaway from Pizza Hut last week with cheesy bite crust. Has it been removed in the last week then?

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LoveBeBrave@reddit

Confusingly, Pizza Hut restaurants also do takeaway, but they’re separate to the takeaway only Pizza Hut.

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CautiousCapsLock@reddit

Yeah this is my usual order, was there last month on delivery for me

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discoveredunknown@reddit

Agreed. Funnily enough I had it last night. Came delivered piping hot, friendly driver. Brilliant stuff.

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TipsyMagpie@reddit

Our local has stopped doing their own delivery, you can only get it through deliveroo etc. Such a shame because I’d much rather have Pizza Hut than Domino’s. They don’t have all the offers available through the delivery companies either, they only have a limited menu. They had a little standalone branch where they did their own delivery, which shut during covid and then reopened after 2 years, but then closed again for good about 12 months later. They’ve sold it now so I’ve lost hope of it reopening :(

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ToySeeker90@reddit

Last time I tried, about a month ago, I didn't want to pay the extra delivery fee dominos has started charging that never used to be there, looked at pizza hut, and website just said they don't deliver to my area... And they're only 3 miles down the road

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W51976@reddit

I might order a Pizza Hut this week. It’s tempting me lol

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Combat_Orca@reddit

It’s the only place where I’ve had a delivery not come, called them multiple times over 2 hours and every time they said it would be there in 10 minutes. Just to never get it. Kinda unfair to blame every Pizza Hut for one places fuck up but never again.

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Glittering-Item-4797@reddit

This is exactly the same for me. The papa johns near me is fucking awful. The dominos is ok. But the Pizza Hut is insanely good. 9/10 the pizza looks like an advert it looks that good. Last time I ordered they forgot something and actually brought it back fresh like 1hr later. It’s basic but there’s no way that would have happened with Papa Johns or Dominos.

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R0gu3tr4d3r@reddit

Yeah same. My local is takeaway or delivery only, but £20 for 2 large deep pan is decent value and always loads of ingredients on.

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W51976@reddit

Yeah some of the independent local ones are better. It’s hit and miss though.

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hoodie92@reddit

I'm pretty sure all Papa John's are awful. I don't know anybody who likes them.

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Baddster@reddit

Yup same. Dominos not doing burger pizza anymore is curious. Papa John's always arrives cold. Pizza hut does burger pizza & it arrives piping hot. Winner.

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haywire@reddit

If these are your options that’s tragic

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CautiousCapsLock@reddit

No, they are just the pizza shop chains? As per the discussion of this post?

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masonic_dissonance@reddit

It’s a shame because unlike many other pizza names, Pizza Hut actually make their own dough and prove it on-site, they chop meats and fresh vegetables on site rather than buy them in prepped in bags. It’s all quite a bit fresher than the other corporates.

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VolCata@reddit

The day Pizza Hut becomes a random ghost kitchen in London, pumping out pizza for Deliveroo is the day it goes well and truly downhill. Quality is always poor/ hit and miss when a ghost kitchen is involved. Pasta Evangelists is an example.

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robowns87@reddit

Pizza Hut is the worst of the lot

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Fair enough maybe I could see the same trend tbf. The restaurants are definitely dying.

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Dear_Grape_666@reddit

Yeah, I don't think that's necessarily Pizza Hut's fault either but I could just be yapping nonsense. Speaking for myself, if I want to go out and eat at a restaurant, I don't think pizza because to me, that's something I order for delivery or to take home. Bit like grabbing a chippy or a kebab. The Pizza Hut delivery places probably do a lot better. I haven't actually been to a Pizza Hut since I was a kid, so... decades ago. Kinda wanna visit one now, see if the pizza's still good.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I would say they're still pretty good pizzas its just that they're much more expensive now than they used to be.

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Street_Adagio_2125@reddit

Pizza hut takeaway is great. Not greasy and sloppy like Dominos but you do have to play the same games with choosing a deal or a voucher code etc

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Akashmash@reddit

When pizza hut deliver, it's great, but my local one recently outsourced some of their delivery to Uber partners. Never received a pizza when this happens and then they end up delivering themselves.

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FrothingRantallion@reddit

As someone who travels around a lot for work, Pizza Hut vs Domino's vs Papa John's seems to be very much a localised issue over which particular store has the best management.

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kayzgguod@reddit

collection is cheaper then delivery so how is delivery only where its at

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CautiousCapsLock@reddit

As in not a sit in restaurant… just a pizza shop that sells for delivery and collection

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prof_hobart@reddit

Same here. But they're far worse than pretty much any of the independent ones.

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naturepeaked@reddit

That’s a pretty sorry selection to choose from. Jesus. Where do you live, 1984‽

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CautiousCapsLock@reddit

That’s not the complete selection, that’s the comparable franchise pizza shop chains in the area, but your local independent Italian pizza shop isn’t what the post is about

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RaincoatBadgers@reddit

And yet the best pizza place in any town is usually just a local pizza place. Domino's, Papa John's, pizza hut. It's all just copy and paste bs it's not usually very good

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Phoenix_Kerman@reddit

similar observations. big fan of a pizza hut but me and the gf don't often go for the sit in restaurant ones, they're just extortionately expensive and always seemingly empty. on delivery it's actually decent value and either way some of the best american style pizza you can get

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oojiflip@reddit

Funny, I always prefer dominos. I find their sauce and cheese to taste much richer and the toppings at pizza hut aren't great

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underwater-sunlight@reddit

1-2 people can make good value out of the buffet. If it is a larger group, the combination deals work put better value

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Loud-Welder1947@reddit

Last time I ordered from one it was passed on to UberEats and inevitably turned up lukewarm, so it will literally be the last time

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CautiousCapsLock@reddit

Ours uses their own drivers. I can’t even see them on UberEats

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MrPogoUK@reddit

Maybe I need to give them another go. It was probably 15 years ago when I got delivery from them for the first and only time, which took over three hours, so meant I ever tried again!

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TheNotSpecialOne@reddit

Yup agree, same here locally to me

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SpareSurprise1308@reddit

Because they want £30 for a large pizza with those cheese bites bits for the crust and thats just taking the piss. A large stuff crust from Dominos is £12

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AstroBlush8715@reddit

It's too expensive.

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Aggressive_Grape_163@reddit

They are actively working against themselves, including: Using Uber/Deliveroo instead of their own drivers. Means my food that used to arrive in 20-25 minutes now takes an hour - and might be handed over upside down after travelling on it's side. Forcing logins to their site to use e-mail. I don't have my e-mail on all devices I might order from. Inconsistent offers, they're just all over the place, often multiple offers that are almost the same with a huge price differences. Constantly changing what the offers are. As well as the sides that go with offers sometimes being massively restricted as to what you can choose, or a huge price bump for certain sides. Inconsistent menu, you've no idea what on side may or may not be available as they're always changing, Shitty rewards program. No clue if you'll get the extra topping you ordered, or if your topping will even be available that week. Which means people will go elsewhere.

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navelfluff86@reddit

It does amazing gluten free (well as amazing as gluten free gets) options so I really hope it doesn’t die.

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Darkerscr@reddit

Our local branch shut, it's now a Nando's.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

We might be referring to the same one here, is it the one at Crystal Peaks in Sheffield?

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Darkerscr@reddit

Correct

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Tbf Nandos is a good addition to Crystal Peaks but it is a shame imo to see Pizza Hut go

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Darkerscr@reddit

I stand by they had the best money to deal ratio. Like £18 quid large pizza 2 sides and a drink? Can't complain at that. Good side n all not just wedges

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Special_Meet2105@reddit

I took me me partner and son. Cost nearly 70 quid for a large pizza , children's pizza , 3 drinks and 2 sides. Absolute rip off

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Remarkable-Shoe-4835@reddit

Yes it is

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ResplendentBear@reddit

I think it's doing pretty badly, yeah. It's sort of lost it's unique thing it had a few decades back. You can get similar pizza from kebab shops now for a fraction of the price. Or artisanal sourdough/Italian/hipster pizza which is cool and "authentic" in a lot of places. I really wouldn't be surprised if it had died or gone takeaway only in a few years. It still does better pizza than Dominos but they seem to have unlimited advertising.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I agree with that. They do better pizza than Dominos but Dominos somehow still seem to keep growing.

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DogSufficient7468@reddit

Mate they’re not even comparable. Dominos continues to grow because (when it’s good) there isn’t a superior take-away pizza spot in the UK. They have the best quality ingredients by far, even papa j is only 1/4 the size of dominos lol

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Long_Repair_8779@reddit

Personal taste imo. Generally I prefer dominos pizza and I know a lot of others who do too. There’s a lot of pizzas that are quite similar to Pizza Hut but not many similar to Dominos which gives them a niche

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Aettyr@reddit

Dominos is one thing, consistent. The pizza is always the same so if you know what you like, awesome. I’ve had the same pizza from the same place before near me and had it arrive differently than the last time I had it. Weird. Plus dominos does some stuff that a lot of other places don’t, or don’t usually do. stuffed crusts, easy substitutions, semolina flour on the crusts, sauce changes, shit like that. Helps keep em reliable and I like that. Plus, those cinnamon chocolate dough ball donut things are to die for. They’re the only side I’d ever pay for as they’re so good

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Agreeable_Ad7002@reddit

I'd agree with that. It's been an age since I last went to Pizza Hut and it was fine. I've not had dominos in a while because I think they're a bit over priced but given the option I'd absolutely pick Dominos. But there are better options for quality and value for money than either, so it will probably be it's one of them or go hungry as my choice before I use either.

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Steve2911@reddit

In my experience Pizza Hut was much better than Dominos 15 years ago but the quality has fallen off a cliff while Dominos has stayed consistently mediocre. Last time I got Pizza Hut I thought it was borderline inedible. The cheese tastes of plastic and the dough is soggy. Back in the day though, before it switched focus to takeaways it was the best.

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MindTheBees@reddit

Exactly my take on this too. For nostalgia sake, we decided to get Pizza Hut recently and got the "Mastercrafted" base - it's the first time in a while that I've genuinely thought that something was awful rather than just meh. Their sides have all dropped off a cliff too, especially the nachos. Dominos wins mainly because it is a vehicle for the Garlic and Herb dip. If they ever ruin that dip, I'll probably have to move on.

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Odd-Detail1136@reddit

The garlic and herb dip puts it over any pizza takeaway imo Especially the big one. No other dip cuts it

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I feel like they've both gone downhill but Pizza Hut can still manage to be ok whereas Dominos pizzas seem to sloppy for me now.

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HeartyBeast@reddit

I’m addicted to Dominos Tandoori Hot. It’s probably me keeping the chain going. Sorry.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Lol maybe. But I doubt it's just you.

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glasgowgeg@reddit

> They do better pizza than Dominos but Dominos somehow still seem to keep growing Availability, mostly. Pizza Hut don't deliver to me, Domino's and Papa Johns do.

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ExileNorth@reddit

>or artisanal sourdough/Italian/hipster pizza So, proper pizza then?

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anondevel0per@reddit

I can get a genuine Neapolitan pizza, made by a man from Naples for 12 quid delivered by me.

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ajsadler@reddit

How much is delivery with the flight costs from Naples to the UK?

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anondevel0per@reddit

Still cheaper than a Pizza Hut or Dominos. In all seriousness; he’s got a scouse-Italian accent, it’s a pretty astonishing mix of

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Greengrass7772@reddit

Ah Mamma Mia, calm down calm down.

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anondevel0per@reddit

Not far from it tbh

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Greengrass7772@reddit

Does he sport a mullet and wears a shell suit?

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anondevel0per@reddit

No, that would be an outdated stereotype delivering a pizza

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Hairy_Pressure_1182@reddit

he's scouse? what's the restaurant i wanna try it

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Daeshea@reddit

I met a polish Geordie the other day, that was a culture shock

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Glittering-Sink9930@reddit

In what way is it "genuine"?

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anondevel0per@reddit

It’s made with the same tomatoes as a Neapolitan pizza and made by an Italian, from Naples. Not sure you can get more Neapolitan other than actually being in Naples whilst you eat it…

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2xtc@reddit

I guess it saves money if you have to deliver it yourself 😉

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ResplendentBear@reddit

Which was nice.

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TehDragonGuy@reddit

I much prefer Dominos over Pizza Hut. Only had PH a couple of times in the lastly few years but both times I just found it really salty. Dominos, while potentially objectively worse quality, just has something about it, especially at 3am.

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namur17056@reddit

Thing is, kebab shop pizza smells like sweat a lot of the time. Pizza Hut is leagues above a vast majority of kebab shop pizzas

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mamatothegals@reddit

Nooooo Pizza Hut is amazing

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. Whether it'll last though idk.

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Roninjuh@reddit

Apparently the separate delivery places are where it’s at. Annoyingly though in Hull there aren’t any at all so if I do want it I have to pay absurd prices to get it delivered from one of the restaurants. Open a Pizza Hut delivery in Hull please 🙏.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I can't see them opening one up time soon tbh. It does surprise me there's not a single one in a big city like Hull. Where even would be the nearest one?

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Roninjuh@reddit

Probably York.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Wow that is far. I would've thought maybe Scunthorpe but jeez that would take ages.

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Roninjuh@reddit

I’ve not even checked to be fair, haha.

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Stanley_OBidney@reddit

The only time I could imagine anyone ordering from Pizza Hut is if they live in some slightly rural medium sized town with fuck all available. Any decent sized city has a high street pizza shop that does far better pizzas at 1/3 of the price.

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Hazehill@reddit

I went to Pizza Hut a couple of years ago after the cinema. We sat down and after 10 mins somebody walked past and gestured to the QR code on the table and said 'Order on the app' and walked off. We ordered on the app and waited for more than 40 mins for something to happen. Meanwhile the kitchen was doing a roaring trade with online delivery drivers. Eventually got our food about an hour after we ordered. Decided to order some desert right there and then just in case the wait was as long. We finished our food and waited for desert, another 20 mins later we got up and asked only to be told the last order of what we ordered had just gone out to an online order. Tried to order something simple like icecream and waited another 15 mins. We walked out and left the deserts. Disgusting service, have never been back since.

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aquemini1995@reddit

Pizza Hut was always my favourite until they changed their recipe some years back. I think you can get better pizzas for the price now and they all got more expensive across the board. I do love that in Harrow they have a Pizza Hut in the food court where you can get small ones quickly for about £6.99, I haven’t seen it anywhere else and wish that there was more around!

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Any-Seaworthiness531@reddit

I miss their restaurants with the salad bars 😢

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PopperDilly@reddit

As someone who is gf, pizza hut is actually quite nice! Dominos is awful, would never go there again. Pizza hut does always seem dead though so wouldnt be surprised if it goes at some point

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SpectralDinosaur@reddit

That's interesting because I would say that every single Domino's I've ordered from has been better than *any* Pizza Hut I've ever sat down in. By quite a wide margin too. And that's before you factor in that the Pizza Hut costs 3x as much.

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GreyStagg@reddit

It's almost like different people have different taste buds.

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SpectralDinosaur@reddit

No! Really?! Get the fuck out of here.

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GreyStagg@reddit

I know, it seems so obvious doesn't it, yet you still get people who act genuinely surprised and confused when they don't like something that other people like. They must have a lot of difficulties.

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SpectralDinosaur@reddit

It's almost like we're taking part in a discussion that involves nothing *but* subjective opinions! Thank christ you're here to set the record straight for the rest of us.

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PopperDilly@reddit

is that gluten free versions? I must admit when i ate "normal" food i did prefer dominos actually, but personally there wasnt much in it.

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Edd037@reddit

Agree totally. Pizza Hut wins hands down for GF. Pizza Hut have their own GF base and the majority of toppings are GF. Dominoes just give you a Schaer base (which is like leather) and only have around 5 topping choices. Papa Johns have a lot of warning messages on theirs, which makes me dubious about how GF it actually is.

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PopperDilly@reddit

I've never had papa Johns! Like you said their website I think says it's not safe for coeliac ...

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah that's how I feel. I do definitely prefer Pizza Hut to Dominos and Papa John's as I think them 2 are normally too sloppy for their pizzas but yes Pizza Hut doesn't seem to get as many customers anymore as the others so I don't know if they will survive or not.

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mentaldriver1581@reddit

If it’s ANYTHING like the crap that the Pizza Hut near me, in Canada, is serving, I’d have to say yes. The cheap ass bastards put so little cheese or other toppings on it. They used to be good but the new franchise owners have ruined it. We will now get anything other than Pizza Hut.

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aoxspring@reddit

I think its probably going to go down the route of abandoning eat in altogether and go delivery only, that said ive not ordered anything from them in a while

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big_ry82@reddit

I sure as fuck hope so. Overpriced shite.

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BigMarcus83@reddit

I went for the buffet the other day. It was excellent! Hadn't been in years and I was really impressed with the service and quality of it all.

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Unlikely_Project7443@reddit

Pizza Hut is the best of the chains, but I live in a city with loads of real pizza places doing deliveries so use them instead.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. Pizza Hut is the best Pizza Chain but I will normally opt for actual restaurants over them instead.

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pault230@reddit

£52 I paid at a Pizza Hut recently. One large stuffed crust pizza, a side of onion rings and two soft drinks. Crazy prices, so yes i think eating in the restaurant is dying.

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Powerful-Sort-9995@reddit

it's quite nice extortinate prices though, £20 for a margerita is crazy

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RoxasWho96@reddit

It’s more of a place you just take kids now, nobody really goes out on dates there

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Mavericks7@reddit

As a restaurant definitely. Me and my wife came across a rare restaurant site. We went in feeling nostalgic, spent nearly £50 for two people, and still left hungry.

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Ahleanna-D@reddit

A bit of a aside… The thing I noticed about Pizza Huts here is that they don’t have the same uniquely Pizza Hut tang as the US branches. The closest I can get to that distinctive tanginess in the sauce (which I really miss) is when another pizza place has roquito peppers as a topping option. That’s acceptably close, but it’s hard to find - roquitos are occasionally an option on the Dominos menu, but keeps dropping off! In short, the Pizza Hut pizzas here are nothing exceptional.

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GreyStagg@reddit

I dont like the sauce pizza hut uses, it's far too rich for me. I usually ask for an extremely light scraping of sauce or even none at all.

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StrangeRun5537@reddit

I remember them being really good in the 90s. They're no better than something you could put in the oven from frozen at home these days though, and cost a hell of a lot more. I've only been for the buffet for at least 10 years though. Maybe they make better pizzas when the buffet is over?

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Ahleanna-D@reddit

Nah, I’ve ordered from them a scant few times - but bear in mind I didn’t arrive in the UK until 2000, so it’s possible they were better in the 90s.

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NinjafoxVCB@reddit

Pizza hut's biggest downfall was when the country just saw pizza as a convenient fast food option instead of a family going out occasion, since then they have really struggled to hold their own in the already dominated fast food takeaway industry

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I agree. People just started ordering pizzas for delivery instead which has probably not helped the place.

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NinjafoxVCB@reddit

It's also most likely between you and your nearest Pizza Hut there are loads of other takeaways offering a pizza. So if you just want a pizza, why would I travel 40 minutes when I can get on only 15 minutes away from a turkish style place

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Tbf, I do have one only about a 15 minute walk from my house but you're right. I could get one just from a kebab takeaway that is literally just a 2 minute walk.

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GreyStagg@reddit

But even then, youre the exception. With so many of their restaurants closing, the person you were replying to is correct. Most people would have to drive a pretty long distance to find a pizza hut restaurant these days and nobody is going to do that when there are other options.

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Strange_Platform1328@reddit

The pizzas are bad and the service is bad but the non pizza items like the sides and the flatbreads are usually nice. Salad bar is still exactly as it was 30 years ago so could probably do with refreshing some of the stuff on offer and they need to change their pizza bases. I usually only go when everywhere else around is full so definitely last choice for me even though I get 25% off with my Cineworld card.

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notouttolunch@reddit

As indicated in some of my other responses, Pizza Hut as a whole hasn’t changed in 30 years!

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GreyStagg@reddit

Their restaurants (whats left of them) have COMPLETELY changed. They couldn't be more different in style and atmosphere. Not sure how you could think they're the same.

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Major_Crazy_1653@reddit

There’s something comforting and nostalgic about a Pizza Hut… and the salad bar is good providing it’s not been destroyed

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I get nostalgia for it because of the times I went when I was younger. I hope it can still survive but I'm not too sure.

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Major_Crazy_1653@reddit

The restaurants always seem pretty quiet nowadays. On a similar note I really used to love Frankie and Benny’s and that seems to be in big trouble too. Granted, it wasn’t the best quality, but the ambiance was always great in that 50s esque New York diner sense.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I like Frankie and Benny's as well but when I go in now they never seem busy and have noticed they seem to be closing down more as well.

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GreyStagg@reddit

The price is unbelievable for how BAD the food is. You could go to a genuine independent Italian restaurant and pay half the price for something much more tasty.

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JeffSergeant@reddit

I think the 'nostalgia' element is something I hadn't' realised I wanted from there! My last visit the service I got was "Here's a QR code, order on the app"... I'm not normally a complete luddite but I think you've nailed why I find it particularly heinous at Pizza Hut.

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Radiant_Agent2031@reddit

I won't strike the death knell for them unless the one near Cardiff Castle shuts down but by then it will be too late

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dead_jester@reddit

Yeah. It’s crap pizza. Domino and Papa Johns aren’t any better. Lots of better options

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

The difference is though, Dominos still seem to be growing, Papa John's seem to just be stagnating, and Pizza Hut are dying and it doesn't make much sense.

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dead_jester@reddit

Only room for one crappy outlet at the prices they all charge. Pizza used to be a cheap choice for a lazy takeaway. Not anymore. Also now local pizza places can deliver through Deliveroo and Just Eat etc. I can get a delicious fresh made pizza from my local Monte Forte. Why would I want a heavily processed doughy piece of oily junk?

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W51976@reddit

Go to Sardinia. They do the best pizza. Seriously, never felt bloated like I do here when I’ve had a feed of it.

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Own_Yak382@reddit

Our Dominos (we have like 4 in a small town) always do £12 for a large pizza deals delivered. Pizza Hut however still want £22 for a large delivered as it’s from the restaurant and they charge restaurant prices. This is the issue I think. Pizza Hut is far superior to Dominos imo

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I think that's the problem. Pizza Hut do better pizzas than Dominos but they've also gotten to expensive.

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WeCanBeatTheSun@reddit

Pizza Hut pan used to be our go to takeaway pizza, but then we had one time with a shitty driver, and the next time where the pizza was slung to one side inside the box, like warm, and decimated with toppings. Not a single part of the pizza wasn’t covered. Sounds like a good thing, it wasn’t. We’ve not ordered back since.

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Particular-Opinion44@reddit

My local has been closed down and the spot empty for years. Pizza hut delivery near me used to be peak. Then they started adding a garlic sprinkle on all the crusts. Absolutely killed the taste and put me right off.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Interestingly, I've also heard a lot of people like the addition of the garlic sprinkle. Myself included.

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Appropriate-Plan5664@reddit

I never see any advertisements… Domino’s has totally dominated this field

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah for sure. I always seem new Dominos opening up but I always see the Opposite with Pizza Hut.

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B549WUU@reddit

Here in Northern Ireland, they’ve all but disappeared bar a few ones that are takeaway only.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Can't say I'm surprised

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Championship-Lumpy@reddit

Can’t remember the last time I saw one🤷🏻‍♀️ Maybe not as many stores in Scotland

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

They will have probably closed more down as well.

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imperialharambe@reddit

I miss the deep pan pizzas of the late 90’s. I do not understand why people pay for Domino’s- its twice the price of PH and half as tasty.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. I've always preferred Pizza Hut to Dominos.

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Naive_Product_5916@reddit

In the 1970s Pizza Hut was a great sit down restaurant or take away. I mean, what have they been doing for the last few decades because it’s gross now

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alancake@reddit

Our restaurant closed years ago, was replaced with a *really* bad Taco Bell for about a year, now it's just derelict. We had a takeaway for a while too but that closed. We did like going to the restaurant as a family when the kids were younger, I was surprised it closed as it was always busy.

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Some-Might-Say-So@reddit

This is so bizarre,but I've just realised I've NEVER had a Pizza Hut! I'm 42 so definitely old enough to have tried. There is a restaurant near me, and it's probably available on Just Eat etc, but I just never have. Not even as a kid. (before anyone asks,yes I had take away as a kid, I've eaten at loads of places as an adult,I've just somehow skipped it) Am I missing out?

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Oceansoul119@reddit

Not in the slightest. Went there years ago with a mate and we were both starving so we ordered a thing that claimed to serve six people to eat between us. What came out might have fed a single small child. The quality was also shit and the price did indeed make you think it should have been six peoples worth of food. We went elsewhere afterwards for some actual food.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I'd say you are lol. Definitely you should try sometime.

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Oceansoul119@reddit

The food is shit and the prices high so hopefully the answer is yes.

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Mean_Employment_7679@reddit

About 10 years ago I ordered a £20 pizza from them as a treat. I never go there, £20 for a pizza might be why. When I turned up to collect it they told me they had no cheese. So they couldn't make it. They also couldn't refund me and I'd have to come back on a day when the manager was there. Never got that £20 back. I was hangry that day.

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Mr_Millside@reddit

Pizza Hut started going down hill when they stopped doing the supper supreme pizza. When I go out now we go local and I get where we are to build a pizza to as near as possible to a super supreme.

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Direct-Gazelle7986@reddit

GLP-1s…… Certainly stopped my regular fast food purchases. Pretty much saved the monthly cost of the drug as well.

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Trequartistas1@reddit

I think they just gave up with the restaurants. Even the delivery pizzas lost quality. I'm seeing the same thing happen to dominos at the moment, low quality pizza as opposed to how it was a few years ago. Papa John's seems to be the better pizza at the moment and it ain't even that great. Nothing will compare to pizza hut pizzas from. 2000-2010. They were amazing.

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-ForgottenSoul@reddit

Papajohns to me has the best pizza near me and then I think it's pizzahut

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Aettyr@reddit

Places need to innovate and keep up with the times or die. People don’t go out to eat anymore as who goes out and gets a greasy overpriced pizza? Not enough to sustain business. Close the stores opening from the front, move the staff towards cooking pizzas for delivery and capitalise and focus on the delivery part. The pizza is fine. Make it cheaper than the others or something and include your choice of pasta salad or whatever it is that Pizza Hut does. Easy peasy

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Whorinmaru@reddit

If it is, I'm not surprised. Got Pizza Hut for a change from Domino's not long ago and the dough was like rubber and the meat was just about edible. Meanwhile Domino's only flaw near me is the sauce is a bit overly strong for some reason. Meat is quality, dough is great, etc.

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_StormwindChampion_@reddit

I'm surprised they are still around. Pizza is an over saturated market and Pizza Hut is pretty low quality

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BlueMilkshake33@reddit

I have to disagree quality-wise. I obvs prefer proper italian pizza over american fast food one but as far as those go pizza hut is imo the superior one. It's a very greasy, thick, oily, cheesy, hearty, artery-clogging pizza, but sometimes I'm in the mood for exactly that. Dominos and Papa Johns are just bad versions of a middle ground between italian and pizza hut that taste like plastic crap

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JBowkett1806@reddit

Personally completely disagree, we eat at one near us and it’s always lovely. Much better than Dominos.

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hhfugrr3@reddit

They're all pretty low quality around here. I used to love a dominos but ours went seriously down hill around the pandemic and its stayed bad ever since. The pizza hut was always the worst here and closed down about a year ago.

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RianJohnsonIsAFool@reddit

I agree about low quality. Pizza Hut. I'm in my early thirties and have eaten at Pizza Hut three times in my life, so about once per decade, and each time has been an unmitigated disaster. Interestingly, on all three occasions, the sauces on all the pizzas were like water, turning the base to sludge.

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Biggeordiegeek@reddit

It’s lovely food, but it’s far too fucking expensive The pizza shop up my street delivers for free and I can get three decent 10” pizzas with any toppings I like for £19 which is about what a large pizza from Pizza Hut would be last time I was there If they cut prices, they would be better, and let’s face it, the quality is not any better than any of the dozens of pizza shops in Hartlepool

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james2183@reddit

Our PH restaurant shut down last year, becoming a McDonald's instead. The takeaway store is still going though.

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ThrowawaySunnyLane@reddit

As a restaurant, yes Delivery? Not so much.

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hopefull-person@reddit

The last pizza hut I ever got tasted worse than a supermarket oven pizza. That must have been 20 years ago and I still haven’t ordered and never will. That’s said though I think dominoes are also shit, papa johns is the best chain

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LauraHday@reddit

Pizza Hut has a bad rep but it’s way better than Dominos

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Completely agree.

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Important-Win-9274@reddit

the pizza hut lunchtime buffet was sooooo good i abused that in uni…god knows if they still do it or if it’s any good

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yes they still do it and I would say it's still good.

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legosneakersfan@reddit

All those chain pizza places are fucking garbage and ridiculously over priced Order from local real pizza places they’re everywhere

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carlmas52@reddit

Who?

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jaBroniest@reddit

I really like pizza hut and its my go to for pizza. Pizza hut is far far better than doms, papa etc. The garlic dusting and cheese bites crust is 10/10 and their wedges are awesome. I really hope they dont go out of business

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Same here. I also much prefer them to Dominos and Papa John's.

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Picnata@reddit

Pizza Hut isn’t very nice. Their pizzas are like 50% sweetcorn and 50% crust

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I mean that's just not true. Most of the pizzas don't even have sweetcorn on them. I normally get pepperoni ones which can still be crispy, string and nice.

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Picnata@reddit

Agree to disagree

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Logbotherer99@reddit

I am just surprised it has lasted as long as it has.

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_DefLoathe@reddit

For me the restaurant near me was really tasty but they’ve been shut down. Everytime I’ve bought delivery it tastes nasty and a thin and crispy Dominos is much better. Restaurant tastes a lot better then the takeaway IMO

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I do agree the restaurants are better. Not sure about Dominos being better than the takeaways though. Dominos are normally sloppier than Pizza Hut takeaways in my experience.

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_DefLoathe@reddit

Thin & Crispy or Double Decadence base is a game changer. I don’t really like the regular base but thin and crispy has a much better toppings to sauce ratio

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Fair enough I can see that sounding nice tbf.

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_DefLoathe@reddit

Give it a try next time you have Dominos hopefully you’ll like it just as much as I said!😁

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ENTPrick@reddit

Restaurants are pretty much dead. Delivery units and are branded as such “Pizza Hut delivery” are franchises and tend to be profitable when comparing with just the “Pizza Hut” which is their restaurant moniker. They’ve closed the head office and a lot of branches. In reality, their overheads are obscene. The actual cost of cooking a pizza is so low, their dough is literally 2p. And they still can’t maintain profit on peddling large pizzas for £20

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kirkum2020@reddit

You cheeky didn't look at the price of food when you worked there. The dough is currently close to £2 for a large pizza. 40p of ingredients, sure, but that's before the cost of making and delivering it, and it's a living product so there's going to be waste to account for too. Food costs at all the pizza places sit around 25%. 25-30% is the industry standard.

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ENTPrick@reddit

And you clearly didn’t read what I wrote. I said the dough is 2p.

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Worldly-Tour8067@reddit

Yeah you said the dough is two pence when it's not?

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ENTPrick@reddit

It is? They’ve lumped on the production costs. Which is usually done in bulk (proofing) to prep it, like up to 50-60 pizza trays at a time. It’s nowhere near £2, even today. The ingredient cost is obscenely low.

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Particular-Ad-8888@reddit

Because food is not the only cost of sale to account for. Food, labour and mileage (for drivers using their own vehicles to deliver) is three of the largest costs they have to manage (before paying royalties to the franchisor, or sales fees to delivery aggregators). I think Pizza Hut moved mostly, if not entirely, to mopeds for deliveries - but they just don’t get the sales needed to be profitable in all of their locations. They’ve pitched themselves at the lower end of the market and left themselves competing with independents that don’t have the same cost burdens they do.

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ENTPrick@reddit

That’s Pizza Hut Delivery model, I was talking about restaurants. All other delivery joints have virtually similar overheads, and Delivery units are franchises.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah it's sad that restaurants are pretty much dying. I agree Pizza Hut is better than Dominos and Papa John's but I am unsure of its future.

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ENTPrick@reddit

I think the delivery units will be ok. But likely if the overall chain collapses, that may impact their current stock set up - but they may just go at it alone. Restaurants likely to continue to collapse in isolation, as their model and prices are just not sustainable and haven’t been for a decade, moreso after covid.

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Not_a_Roman88@reddit

It’s still going?!

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kittycatt99@reddit

I prefer it to the other big chains like Dominos and Papa Johns, but if you’re going to spend £20+ on a pizza then you might as well collect a proper stone baked one from a restaurant.

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Glittering-Sink9930@reddit

"collect a proper stone baked one from a restaurant" is literally the exact opposite of what people want when they order a takeaway pizza.

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kittycatt99@reddit

Idk, depends on the mood. Sometimes I want a good one. Sometimes I want a greasy bastard from the local takeaway. There’s a place for both.

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theivoryserf@reddit

They're essentially different sorts of food

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PebblePentathlon@reddit

Pizza has got to be the least cost effective takeaway given that it's just bread / sauce / toppings, it's extremely calorific also. A good turkish kebab place will net you a feast for £20-25

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Mr_Venom@reddit

My local dial-a-pizza place will do you two 15 inch pizzas for just over £20. For under £40 you can get a party meal deal which would feed a sleepover of ravenous teenagers. The national brand pizza chains are about twice as expensive. At the kebab shop two normal kebabs is £30, no chips or anything. The local Chinese doesn't come close, and the curry place can do a lot of food for the money but that's a plates and bowls affair. Might be location dependant, but off-brand pizza wins the local cash-to-junk competition hands down.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I agree. Pizza Hut is better than Dominos and Papa John's but its very expensive which isn't any good. Then again though, Dominos are normally around the same and they still seem to be doing fine.

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notouttolunch@reddit

Domino’s have perpetual offers.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

But also taste worse.

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sluttracter@reddit

They're all shit pizza. I don't get how they can charge so much when proper restaurants and pizza places are cheaper with decent ingredients

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

You have a good point tbf. Restaurant pizzas are normally always nicer and often cheaper.

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notouttolunch@reddit

Do they? Neither Pizza Hut or Domino’s are amazing considering the cost. Both are edible. Domino’s have a significant convenience edge.

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ImFamousYoghurt@reddit

Pizza Hut is £8 for a large pizza, blows the other big chains out the water

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notouttolunch@reddit

I have just checked this and the cheapest pizza I could quickly find but is a standard type of pizza (ie not a tiny cheese and tomato) was £14.

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ImFamousYoghurt@reddit

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notouttolunch@reddit

You’ve pared it all right back - collection and most basic pizza. Also takeaway only which you didn’t mention.

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ImFamousYoghurt@reddit

As I said there are several toppings options for £7.99. There are meat and vegetable options for this price, the picture shows an option which is not the most basic pizza. You shouldn't assume if it's takeaway or not. I can collect a large pizza from Dominos for £13 or from Pizza Hut for £8, I'm going to choose Pizza Hut.

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TheTiddyQuest@reddit

You can get better tasting pizzas from your local takeout which probably cost 50% less.

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BeilMinusOne@reddit

I’ve been a Pizza Hut buffet fiend for literally decades now. I know it’s not “real” pizza, but that deep fried crust and almost-burnt pepperoni absolutely does it for me like nothing else. I used to go to the Oxford St one until that closed down, then the Stratford one (now a Wendy’s) which didn’t survive Covid. The Russell Square one is my current local, they’re nice people but it’s often almost deserted. I have fond memories of going there just after Covid, for a while they did a kind of semi-buffet, where they’d bring you little 4-slice pizzas direct to your table, and you could keep asking for as many as you wanted. I hardly ever go these days, but I’d be sad to lose them.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I don't go anywhere near as much compared to when I was younger but I would be sad to see them go. I have fond memories of it growing up and they can still often make good food.

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Mighty_joosh@reddit

Delivered its really good. Its my favourite pizza delivery. But we went a few weeks ago to a pizza hut restaurant i loved when I was a kid. Dirty tables, plates left uncleared an hour after people leave, disinterested staff, salad bar half stocked, ice cream bar half stocked, no ice for drinks. They brought dirty glasses for drinks. They told us when we arrived there was no table seevice and we could only eat in if we ordered online to the table They brought my ice cream bowl out with the starters for some reason, and then cleared it when we were done with the pizza, then when I actually wanted my ice cream tried to charge me a second time. Honestly just dire in-restaurant, top tier delivered to home.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Interesting perspective. I definitely agree Pizza Hut is the best out of them, Dominos and Papa John's for takeaway pizzas. But I'm surprised you don't enjoy the restaurants. I actually find them better than the takeaway Pizza Huts. Maybe it just can depend on the staff.

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Out5poken@reddit

Most of the Pizza Huts local to me have closed too. I have to venture out a little to the nearest one. But when i do, I’m reminded why i actually prefer them to Domino’s or papa johns. I love the garlic seasoning they sprinkle on their crust. But all three fail when it comes to the amount of cheese they put on the pizza these days, which is hardly any unless you pay for extra, such a scam!

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I'd agree I prefer them to Dominos and Papa John's. It's just like them they've gotten far to expensive as you say.

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FirmToteBag@reddit

Is this post made to hype up Pizza Hut? Because I’ve been here for quite some time and never thought of Pizza Hut as an option for pizza.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Not necessarily, its just to ask if they are dying in this country or not as I seem to see that most fast food chains still seem to be growing and thriving. I don't see the same trend with Pizza Hut.

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r_mutt69@reddit

The all you can eat lunch time buffet is still a nice cheap and cheerful challenge. Although I always fill up on stupid useless salad rather than taking full advantage of the pizza

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Lol fair enough mate, same here.

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JohnCasey3306@reddit

Yeah, they were a major high street chain twenty years ago. The UK corp was sold to new owners circa 15 years ago to restructure bad debt and avoid administration. The new owners fundamentally changed product and processes. Then they retreated from the "family dining" market by closing down many in-store locations and leaned instead into takeaway only locations to try to duplicate dominos' growing success. The strategy didn't work.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I can't see them ever having as many branches as Dominos now tbh but they could still save themselves imo.

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luckeratron@reddit

Is this a franchise thing, could it be the same people owning the store that closes it then just opening up a Dunkin donuts or whatever as they have a better return. I've always thought pizza hut was pretty shit tbh.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

No there's definitely been a decline in Pizza Huts. There's just not as many around as there used to be.

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angrybadger77@reddit

It’s kind of like the Wimpy of Pizzas. Lots of competition now also

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Ah Wimpy, they used to be all over the place as well. Now we haven't even got one in my city and I have to go to the neighbouring town if I want to go to one. I think they will also die out soon tbh and I can only see Pizza Hut going the same way.

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Scared-Guitar-6846@reddit

I’ve had a pizza hut once in my life. I really enjoyed it but it only stayed open a couple of months in the town I was working in and that was 10 years ago. There hasn’t been one to open back up near me since. I genuinely forget about it all the time

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah it definitely does seem to be dying out. The fact some people on this thread didn't even know it still existed.

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Cautious_Tune_1426@reddit

They've made no announcement as far as I'm aware. My local one closed, which was annoying. I used to enjoy them alot and they did a £5 offer on loads of things. Was cheaper than dominos or papa John's

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

And better taste than Papa John's and Dominos as well imo.

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MoonflowerSethian@reddit

The big three, PH, PJ and Domino's, are all just far more expensive than the other options, and that's just a fact. Domino's as an example, a single pizza will cost over £20, I can get my whole order from elsewhere for that.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

The weird thing about that is though is that Dominos actually still seem to be thriving while Pizza Hut are definitely dying. Papa John's feel like they're just stagnating atm.

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NikkerXPZ3@reddit

Pizza Hut was the last time I decided to eat out. Me and another dad spent 40 gbp on the tiniest pizzas for our little ones after watching Lilo Stitch. None of them ate, but a bite. It was literally bread with half a slice of cheese. I've been eating home since and saved over 600gbp. In 2025 O can't drive my car to the restaurant and feed my family for a reasonable amount of money. I'll spend 10gbp on parking alone. So why go out ti begin with? I just make my own shit at home and go to the swings and slides. Of course no one is eating out anymore. Of course no one is drinking. Of course malls are dying. This world is not for me so fuck off. Quite frankly,I think I have big pile of bits and bytes on my bank account above average and still refuse the above. I don't see how others do it. I just assumed everyone is richer than me but really they all make less and pay rent.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Who told you malls were dying? Most of them are still thriving.

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NikkerXPZ3@reddit

Debenhams, Topshop , House of Fraser, Wilko are out of business. Mothercare, Car phone warehouse, Body shop, Fatface are in trouble.. What do you mean who told you? Have you been to a mall lately? I'm 40 mate, Malls used to be hang out spots for the youth. Now a milkshake costs 20 gbp there lol

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I have 2 malls in my city and they're both still full of shops.

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Okhlahoma_Beat-Down@reddit

They have the best chicken strips out of all the major pizza chains. So there's certainly that.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I think I would agree but not by very much. Pizza they definitely win though.

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I-was-forced-@reddit

Pizza hut died to me the day they shut the all you can eat buffet .

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

They never shut it.

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I-was-forced-@reddit

What you talk about willis the nearest all you can eat buffet to me is 36 miles away

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

The last Pizza Hut restaurant left in my city still does buffets

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EternalRemorse@reddit

There's a Pizza Hut delivery near us, and it's so much better than Domino's or Papa John's in terms of flavour. The deals have been better too!

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. I would definitely take them over Dominos or Papa John's anyday. They're normally always crispy for me while the other 2 are often sloppy.

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PurchaseCharming4269@reddit

Anyone tried Pizza Express? Any good?

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I've tried it. I would actually say it's better than Pizza Hut. But even more expensive which is ridiculous.

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RipCurl69Reddit@reddit

I quite like a margherita Pizza Hut from time to time. But we almost always get delivery. I've only been in physical Pizza Huts when doing a group meal with friends, so I wouldn't be surprised to see the physical locations go. But the takeaway shops will still be around for a while

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I do think that may be the case. I can see the restaurants fully closing but I do think the takeaways are capable of surviving.

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Krvstylad@reddit

I went there recently on a nostalgia trip with my dad. We used to go there before watching a film at the cinema when I was younger and I'd moved back to the country for only a year so had to get it ticked off my list of things to do. The pizza was still "good" in that exactly what I was expecting kind of way and really enjoyed it. The part that really blew my mind however was the price. For what you are getting it was insane how much it cost, no wonder they're losing lots of ground to competitors.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I agree the pizza is definitely still good tasting but the prices now are absurd.

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pizza_planet_alien@reddit

I don’t get a takeaway from them anymore as the last two I’ve had were total shite. Papa John’s and Domino’s also do much better sides.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Not sure I agree tbh. I don't rate Dominos or Papa John's wedges as much as Pizza Hut wedges. I will say Dominos win on sauce though.

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_manicpixiedreamgirl@reddit

I got Pizza Hut collection a few months ago and it was one of the worst pizzas I’ve ever eaten it tasted like they made it 5 hours earlier and kept it under a lamp. Never again. I’ve never had a bad dominos on the other hand.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I've had the opposite experience tbh. Never actually had an actual bad pizza from Pizza Hut but Dominos usually give me sloppy ones.

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Ariel333@reddit

I read an investigative article last year in the UK about how they were mistreating their staff and I haven’t eaten there since. I ate there maybe 6-10 times a year before that.

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AbandonedIndoorPool@reddit

Not been to pizza hut in 34 years. I'm 34... who cares if its dying. Genuinely don't think I know one person who's going to pizza hut.

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AreaMiserable9187@reddit

You know what I can’t remember the last time I saw a Pizza Hut.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Shows how much they've fallen compared with other places. My city definitely used to have more than it does now.

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Diligent-Worth-2019@reddit

£17 for a pizza. It’s dead already.

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zestinglemon@reddit

I feel like they were one of the last pizza restaurants to embrace delivery which gave domino’s the jump start. Whilst dominos prioritised delivery, Pizza Hut focused on restaurant service in an age when people prefer fast delivery. It’s a shame because I think Pizza Hut pizza is far superior to dominos and I used to enjoy going into Pizza Hut as a kid and feasting on the endless salad. I went into Pizza Hut the other week for the first time in ages and it just felt dead. Barely anyone in there and a skeleton crew staff who no longer took orders but just worked in the background and then appeared to drop off your food.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah that's probably it. Dominos definitely took advantage of delivery way before Pizza Hut did. And I agree, much prefer Pizza Hut to Dominos.

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vandelay1330@reddit

I wish papa J would die out because that stuff is rank!!

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Same here. Can't understand why anyone would go to Papa John's.

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solarflares4deadgods@reddit

Last time I went to Pizza Hut, I almost choked on a piece of congealed stuffed crust cheese. That was over a decade ago. Haven’t been back since.

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PebblePentathlon@reddit

Their pizza is wayyy better than Domino's and pretty good value. We miss the buffets at restaurants; salad bar etc. Shame to see them go

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. I would much rather eat there than Dominos but for some reason they don't seem to be doing as well.

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OrbDemon@reddit

Food is non-distinct, average. Prices are too high. Restaurants are tired. Basically been destroyed by venture capital like everything else.

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OatlattesandWalkies@reddit

When a local company refused to take a delivery over the phone, told me to use Just Eat or Deliveroo to order (it was for work and person that usually did it was on holiday so had no records), I used them. Open at lunch when I needed them, it’s take away only, but didn’t have drivers! So yes I got the 10 pizzas I needed for a tea dance, but had to try balance them on the bus for four stops. Mixed feedback, some loved better than the local place.

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ImprovementCrazy7624@reddit

They are slowly dying yes and thats because they arnt taking advantage of university students by offering a flat discount site wide on all student orders like dominoes does or at least i didnt see them at any of the university events ive been to but seen dominoes at the lot

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ozyri@reddit

God, I hope so. It's vile.

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LilacAndMint@reddit

I currently work in a pizza hut, we have a 'big' meeting tomorrow, the general consensus is we're being made redundant

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Zentavius@reddit

I miss Pizza Hut. As a relatively low income fellow for much of my life, it served as the deluxe treat place to eat out at. First place in the UK I remember having free refills on soft drinks too. Unfortunately they're very sparse in the UK these days.

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Odd_Fault4228@reddit

Pizza hut are the daddies of pizza. When they arrived here back in the (i think) 80's there was no real alternative and they enjoyed a monopoly for a long time. Nowadays there are a lot of pizza restaurants around, and many of them really good, so pizza hut restaurants have closed due to reduced market share. They're still the best in my opinion. I don't order takeaway from anywhere else really, though papa John's is quite nice too. I just wish they still had a restaurant in Nottingham city centre 😔

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I wish Pizza Huts hadn't died out as much across my city as well. Some of them gave me nostalgia.

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antde5@reddit

It's not got the proper restaurant feel of pizza express, but you're still looking at spending the best part of £100 for 4 people in a place that feels like a maccies and surrounded by kids. Foods nice, but expensive and the atmosphere sucks.

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JeffSergeant@reddit

The restaurants are shit now they've gone to ordering on the app, totally killed the experience IMO.. The 'ice cream' at the sundae station tasted like cold PVA.

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ThrillGuy1@reddit

Are you surprised? The quality which wasn't that high in the first place continues to go down. Too overpriced for what you get. I used to like visiting their restaurants when a good offer was on with free unlimited salad. Can't remember when the last time that was or that still exist.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree that the quality has definitely gone down and its expensive now as well however it does still kinds surprise me that they're struggling to survive when they are like the prime pizza place.

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saccerzd@reddit

What do you mean by "prime pizza place"? I don't know anybody who has been in a pizza hut in over 20 years. you'd go for a Franco manca today if you want a chain pizza, surely.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

It's probably the most well-known pizza chain and the oldest so I guess that's what I mean.

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bahumat42@reddit

Dominos sells more pizzas than pizza hutt And quality most mid sized and larger towns will have some independent offering that is better quality. I don't think it is considered the prime pizza place.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Pizza Hut are older than Dominos though so that's probably why I see it that way. I still can't believe Dominos is much bigger than Pizza Hut now considering how different it was when I was younger. You'd see Pizza Hut much more often and barely any Dominos.

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SwimmingOdd3228@reddit

Everywhere sells pizzas and the price of a basic has barely risen in a decade..I'm not surprised

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ThrillGuy1@reddit

Other pizza places always seem to have great offers in place. 50% off, multiple pizza deal etc. I had a big group of people around not that long ago. 3 pizzas for £30 at my local place. Comfortably fed everyone, adults and kids.

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spelan1@reddit

Every time me and a friend of mine walk past the Pizza Hut in my town, we play a game where we guess how many people are gonna be in there before we see it. We've never seen more than 12, and the average is usually around 4-6. Earlier today there was just 1 person in there. This is a big Pizza Hut as well, it's comfortably got room for about 30-40 customers if I had to guess.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

It's the same with Frankie & Benny's as well tbh. I go to one of them relatively frequently and there's barely anyone in despite it being a big restaurant.

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BigSkyFace@reddit

My nearby Pizza Hut restaurant felt like it was on it's last legs when I visited a few years ago but it's somehow still standing. As we were seated we walked past a number of tables with dirty plates left on them from previous customers, ordering with a QR code was basically mandatory because there was so few members of staff working, and then after placing said order, it sat in the bar printer for 10+ minutes before anyone went behind the bar to make our drinks. Felt sorry for the staff because they weren't slacking off, just clearly had their labour budget slashed beyond belief. In hindsight I should've turned and left when I clocked the tables, but didn't trust my gut instinct. Takeaway wise I've not had it in years. My local one was terrible and unsurprisingly couldn't stay afloat compared to other local takeaways when the quality and service they offered was so poor. I think there was also something dodgy with the franchisee not paying people properly too. I used to have a really good one near me at university and I'd probably still get it if I lived there. It felt like I was ordering pizza in an American film because the pizza would be at the door in about 15 minutes, always piping hot, and came with an apology if it took 30 minutes.

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waterless2@reddit

I love their deep-pan so much, such nostalgia and a few years ago I tried it at a restaurant and it was still soooo tasty ;\_; It's probably for the best there's not one very near me. I have had some suboptimal experiences with them (delivery), which veeery loosely suggests to me they might be screwing up with management/staff/quality-focus at some level somehow, which'll slowly kill the place off of course.

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nunsreversereverse@reddit

Noticed this. There's barely any of the takeaway ones left in the north east (England).

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah in my city there's definitely not as many as there used to be.

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Brief_Inspection4622@reddit

In my city, a lot of people prefer authentic pizza places like pizzamisu (independent Italian pizza)- I don’t think Pizza Hut is much of a thing here.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Shows how much they've fallen tbh. The fact that they're almost unknown now in some cities.

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callmeepee@reddit

I went into our local Pizza Hut a month ago with my daughter and the place was DEAD. It used to be full of people, you’d always have to wait for a seat, but even given the time of day, it only had one other table with people at it - in fact it was 2 people and they were using the giant booth that sits 8. The guy that seated us told us the place is card only, and that when we were ready, we could scan the table number on the app and place our orders. Genuinely awful experience. I want a bit of human interaction when I go places and that place is taking it all away. I won’t miss it when it’s gone.

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Dreadpirateflappy@reddit

Pizza hut delivery near me is always late, food is always either burnt to a crisp or sloppy and undercooked. And they always forget at least one item. I lived fairly near a restaurant which was far and above the gross takeaway, and sadly that is now closed too as of last month.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

That does kinda suck tbf that the restaurant has closed but I've never had a sloppy pizza from Pizza Hut. Always got then at least crispy.

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BrundleflyPr0@reddit

Sunderland used to have 3 pizza huts. The nearest now is at the silverlink, 25 minutes drive and a 2.50 toll through the tunnel. I do miss pizza hut. It’s not the same as papa John’s or dominos

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. I would rather have Pizza Hut than the other 2. But unlike them they're definitely declining.

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OctolingMX@reddit

Pizza Hut goated service honestly , find it better value and less oily than dominoes

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. I would rather go to Pizza Hut than Dominos for Price and Quality.

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MagnasRove@reddit

My local pizza hut delivery closed down. Domino's is the best here and papa John's just barely exists

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JimFlamesWeTrust@reddit

It’ll exist as a franchised take away but it’s got so much to compete with now

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Definitely. If it does survive I still doubt there will be any chance of it being able to catch back up with Dominos.

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Adventurous-Shake-92@reddit

I used to hate pizza hut pizza, was always greasy n nasty. However I've moved recently and got talked into trying it again... omg what a difference!! I would agree for most food places delivery now is their best option.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I agree. If Pizza Hut wanna survive they need to prioritise delivery.

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StVincentBlues@reddit

The last time I went to Pizza Hut I treated my husband to a stuffed crust super pepperoni pizza (or whatever they call it.) The crust… not stuffed ~ a hollow of crusty dust around a dry pizza with about ten pieces of pepperoni sitting in a shame malaise of sad cheese. They got my pizza wrong too- but it wasn’t the round misery my husband got. It was a takeaway (hence, couldn’t be bothered to take it back) but that was the last time I will go to Pizza Hut. Such a shame, I loved their pizzas.

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Suspicious-Airline84@reddit

lol it’s always been expensive and it’s probably worse now

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Tetsuo1981@reddit

Topps Pizza is the closest to Pizza hut without actually being it. Not the cheapest but pretty solid for the price IMO

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Never been tbh.

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DeapVally@reddit

You don't go. They come to you. Topps is delivery.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Tbh I'd never even heard of them. I might go look them up now.

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Tasty_Sheepherder_44@reddit

Our local one in Colliers Wood just shut down. For what it’s worth, my last experience at Pizza Express was horrendous and Pizza Hut is pretty reliable (better than dominos and papa johns)

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East-Present1112@reddit

Was Pizza Hut found to have the highest sodium levels in their pizzas? Not sure they’re essential

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MainGeneral4813@reddit

Slow and stupid (undertrained or just plain deficient) service, food hasn't updated with the times (still just ultra grease options and no variety in bases, health etc) buffets are half empty and the biggest problem is they are always in absolutely ridiculous places, retail parks in the middle of nowhere, nobody is going to have a nice evening dinner in a car park

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I see your point. A lot of them are normally in retail parks and unless you just decided to go there while you're shopping, they're not gonna get many customers.

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EnthusiasticAmateurr@reddit

One just opened down our road, in an area with 4 other pizza options within 1km. Doing well too. 🤷‍♂️

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Surprises me tbh. I only ever hear of them shutting down.

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Constant-Tax-8240@reddit

I quite like pizza hut actually, when I stay in London a few times a month I always go to the same one at Russel square and either get the buffet if I'm early enough or the meal for one. The salad bar is kinda meh but it's fine really. For delivery I've got all the options where I live, my fav is Papa Johns.

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saccerzd@reddit

Why would you go to pizza hut in London? Genuine question. Much better independents and Franco mancas everywhere in London

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Constant-Tax-8240@reddit

not a fan of Franco manca pizza at all to be honest. sometimes all you want is a predictable pizza in a predictable setting, especially after work

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. The takeaway isn't normally the best but I think when you actually go to a Pizza Hut restaurant it's actually decent normally. The weird thing is though is that Pizza Hut restaurants seem to be closing down more than the takeaways are.

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Constant-Tax-8240@reddit

oh yeah for sure, there was a typical pizza hut restaurant (with the pyramid roof) at a retail park in my town, and one on the high street up until about 5 years ago. Used to like going in for the lunch buffet on days off but both are closed now. the retail park one became an itsu and is now a McDonald's, which is handy because there's only 8 other McDonald's in my town 🙄

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I'd have rather had a Pizza Hut than a McDonalds for sure. Now that place truly is dogshit.

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GransShortbread@reddit

I've not had Pizza Hut in around 20 years. They probably need to open more takeaways, and have less restaurants tbh.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah that's the only way I could see them survive

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XTremeal@reddit

Pizza Huts a weird one, I love their pizzas and sides and options etc, but last time I ordered a delivery was £40-50. Which is ridiculous money to spend on a some pizzas, but god was it good.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I agree. It is expensive but imo it's much better than Dominos and Papa John's.

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acatalepsy@reddit

Same in my area Branches closing Does anyone know any other pizza please that do the same kinda pan pizzas I really love those crispy soft fluffy oily pizzas and the peppery sauce plus all the cheese. Haven't had a deep pan like that anywhere else so far

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GingerPrince72@reddit

They should, they’re pretty vile.

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Last_Ear_5142@reddit

I think Pizza hut is over priced.

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Gravfenbach@reddit

I took my sister to our local Pizza Hut last Saturday night (Westwood Cross, Thanet). At 7.30 we were the only people in there, it should be packed at that time.

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Ayyyyylmaos@reddit

Fucking hope so. It’s absolutely rank.

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Anxious-Art4174@reddit

We went for my kid's birthday a couple of weeks ago. It was nearly £100 for four of us. Absolute rip off.

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januarynights@reddit

I moved to a new development which had a pizza hut in walking distance. For several years I couldn't get delivery from that pizza hut, despite being really close. We got takeaway a couple of times but it's finally closed and there's no other pizza hut in delivery distance now. I dunno why they never updated the delivery system to let us order but it definitely made a difference to me, I'd end up choosing something else for delivery.

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Physicallykrisp@reddit

Everyone knows a local bossman that does pizza better and cheaper

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jimmy193@reddit

It’s shit and more expensive than its competitors

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Impressionsoflakes@reddit

Pizza Hut used to be da bomb. It was also the only alternative to Boss Man's 14" bogof with a free litre bottle of Lilt and a greasy slice of garlic bread in a foil packet

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Italia_man69@reddit

They were nice in the 80s and 90s.

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small_horse@reddit

well in my town im surprsied ours is still limping along, the last time i went there it was absolute pants - considering the town now has an independent pizza buffet that is astronomically better and about the same price.

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d_repz@reddit

Too much competition from independents that make really good and competitively priced pizzas.

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TheVentiLebowski@reddit

This thread made me crave Pizza Hut here in Florida. I invited a friend to meet me for lunch. It was OK, but definitely not like it was in the 1990s.

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pr2thej@reddit

They need to bring back the Seafarer

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SingerFirm1090@reddit

Like most 'fast food' chains, Pizza Hut are a franchise system, so it's not an overall policy, rather local trading conditions.

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MinervaWeeper@reddit

Pizza Hut died in the mid 2000s, don’t know how any are still open

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SJ_Beast@reddit

I hope every pizza hut closes and they go out of business. Not sure about delivery but the sit in experience is dire.

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rabidrob42@reddit

Our local Pizza Hut got shut down, then nothing happened to the building for like 2 years until it got turned into a Costa with a drive through.

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darybrain@reddit

Some pizza from the Hut and garlic bread from Dominos is where it's at. In store I feel the fact that I now have to order by scanning a QR code or using a till has lessened the quality of the Pizza Hut experience. Cooking times and waiting to be serves times seemed to have increased which is poo. I used to go in there and chat to the staff when they weren't busy and it felt like more of a friendly everyone knows your name experience. Pizza Depressed always seemed a more clinical environment and other pizza restaurants in my area have never lasted long enough to really pay that much attention to them.

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Firthy2002@reddit

Can't remember the last time I went to a Pizza Hut restaurant. Strong chance it was as far back as the 90s. Pizza Hut delivery I've had much more recently but even that was a while back as there doesn't seem to be very many compared with Papa Johns and Domino's. These days there are better options to get a pizza than Pizza Hut even if I want a sit down restaurant pizza. I expect the writing is on the wall for the restaurant side at least.

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darkdetective@reddit

We had 2 restaurants in my city and they're both gone after COVID. One is Taco Bell, other Burger King. My university town had a pizza hut which was always so busy but is also gone. Shame because their buffet is amazing value.

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No_Seesaw1503@reddit

Went in to a pizza hut restaurant with the wife and kid. Sat down and read the menu. £32 for a large pizza. I said fuck this I'm not paying £32 for some melted cheese on bread. Ordered a kids meal for my daughter and then left. How these places still exist with prices like that in this economy baffles me.

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nfurnoh@reddit

It was never good.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I was more asking if people thought they could be going out of business not if they were good or not.

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nfurnoh@reddit

Pizza Hut should have gone out of business decades ago. I never went there back when I lived in the US and have never gone to them in the UK.

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laalaa1983@reddit

Most of the huts near us have closed, apart from Braehead. Worked in Pjzza Hut throughout school & uni - what a job. I loved it.

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NIgooner@reddit

Went into one recently for the lunch time buffet. They sat us down and then told us getting any pizza ready for the buffet would be at least half an hour and the drinks machine wasn’t working. It was a shit show.

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MopoFett@reddit

I worked in pizza hut restaurants for the majority of my life as a manager, it most certainly is dying. The amount of store closures during covid was unreal and they have been bailed out several times.

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International-You-13@reddit

I think the restaurant service has definitely lost its shine, most restaurants have switched to relying on QR codes and Web based ordering which isn't a great experience for the casual customer, but the Pizzas aren't bad.

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SpudAlmighty@reddit

Considering their prices, I wouldn't be surprised.

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Dapper_Big_783@reddit

It shouldn’t be. Id take a family and kids to Pizza Hut over pizza express provided it had that consistent old school quality nationwide.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. The restaurants are actually still decent to eat atm. But yet they seem to be closing even more than the takeaways are.

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Dapper_Big_783@reddit

The brand owners need to put some heart and soul into it because it’s such a wasted household name that deserves better. I’d love to see it properly revived.

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Certain_Car_9984@reddit

Was it ever alive? I can remember possibly 1 time in my life someone mentioned pizza hut when the question gets asked "should we get pizza"

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BrawDev@reddit

Like all established places in the UK, it hasn't innovated and the quality has only went down. Same as KFC. Same as Maccies. Burger King I found seem to have been the only one that was worse before now.

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Enaura193@reddit

Pizza Hit changed their dough a few years ago and I hated it, I’ve not been back since and much prefer Dominoes now

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Affectionate_You_858@reddit

It should have the buffet on at all times and have the full selection of pizzas

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The-Mayor-of-Italy@reddit

It shut down in my area (takeaway, we never had a restaurant) and the unit was taken over by an independent pizza place. Commercial decision I'm sure, but it doesn't bode well when a no-name independent is better able to run it as profitable location.

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Glittering-Sink9930@reddit

>a no-name independent is better able to run it as profitable location. How do you know that?

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah that is a red flag for Pizza Hut. If an independent restaurant took over then it can't be doing the best.

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SkipperTheEyeChild1@reddit

My perspective. Dominos do shit pizza better and good pizza is readily available. Can’t really see any reason to get Pizza Hut.

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Goldf_sh4@reddit

My local one closed. I love pizza hut because the all you can eat salad bowl is really tasty and healthy. My kids get pizza, leave some of it, which I eat along with my salad and they move on to the ice cream machine. Everyone's happy and it doesn't cost the earth.

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SlightlyIncandescent@reddit

I went there last month actually for the first time in about 10 years and I was pretty surprised at how poor the service was. You had to order on an e-menu on your phone, no option to just order verbally - I'm a tech savvy guy and it still got quite confusing. Had to go get our own cutlery and pour our own drinks, they missed something from our order so had to go up and remind them - bearing in mind it was absolutely dead and we were the only people in there - and during the ordering process they had the cheek to ask for a tip for the service!

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No-Actuator-6245@reddit

About 10+ years ago Pizza Hut near us went absolutely terrible, pizza from anywhere else was better. It wasn’t a one off, we noticed it dropping over time until we stopped ordering from or going there. Earlier this year we decided to take a punt and try it again and we were pleasantly surprised, it was back to being comparable to other pizza places. No idea when they turned things around but I imagine they went through a tough time of not being popular.

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Rough-Army-6424@reddit

Haven’t been Pizza Hut in years but my friend went recently and said the pizza was undercooked, the cheese was stringy and flavourless and the bill was huge. I used to love the ice cream buffet though, fond memories.

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Rossco1874@reddit

Would rather have a pizza out an Indian tastes better and fraction of the cost. Domino's and pizza hut here make you feel like getting deal but even then the price is still inflated.pizza hut opened near me last year and it is always dead.

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AxisOfAverage@reddit

When PH were at their peak, good (or what we believed to be good) pizza was hard to come by. A quick look on Just Eat shows there are 71 places near me that are open to order pizza from and that's not taking into account other delivery places or the number of people that can make decent ones themselves.

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TheMarkMatthews@reddit

Very stingy with the sauce- lady pizza I got from PH was dry af. Hadn’t ordered from them for years and won’t again.

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theabominablewonder@reddit

I don’t really see pizza hut restaurants nowadays, certainly it’s not a consideration when eating out. All been taken over by burger restaurants. I do think pizza with sides is nicer than a burger and chips though.

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CNRADMSN@reddit

I have no idea, but it'll be a damn shame if it does die. Where I live it's dominated (pardon the pun) by Dominos unfortunately, there's two stores either end of the town with a collection only Pizza Hut store in the middle of a housing estate. Although when I go to the cinema outside of Peterborough centre we'll always go Pizza Hut beforehand, takes me back to being an 8 year old having the variety of Pizza as well as pasta and 'salad'...

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Inspectorghoulget@reddit

They were popular in a time when they had no competition - similar to Frankie and Benny's. Now people know better.

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Telku_@reddit

As a foreigner, to me it was DOA. Less toppings for double the price. No thank you.

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Azalith@reddit

Its way too expensive and the pizza is cheap quality

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limitedregrett@reddit

Hope so

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GreyScot88@reddit

The last two times I went to pizza hut, and they were different pizza huts, they ran out of pizza, and this wasn't really close to closing time.

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Ancient-Cow-1038@reddit

The restaurants are eye-wateringly expensive for what you get. Two adults and two kids with no alcohol came to over £80 when I last went, and that was ~5 years ago.

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mcs177@reddit

My local one died in terms of quality and price as soon as covid hit and never recovered. Used to be decent deals, now it's pure tripe

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Far-Bug-6985@reddit

There’s one at the hospital I gave birth in last month and lemme tell ya, bloody lovely after 3 day of hospital food! We ended up getting it every night for the rest of the week we were in, it was also reasonably priced (for the hospital!). We could get a sandwich for a fiver in the cafe or an entire large pizza for £8 which fed me and my husband!

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

A fiver for a sandwich? That is ridiculous. I'd definitely choose Pizza Hut over that.

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Far-Bug-6985@reddit

Hospital canteens are a rip off! Luckily there’s a Pizza Hut and subway on site but the subway was just as expensive so the Pizza Hut was brilliant! Not sure if it was the 28 hour labour and rubbish nhs tiny jacket potatoes but I absolutely loved it!

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magnus_creel@reddit

Pizza Hut as a company is very badly-run.

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Fair-Face4903@reddit

No-one eats out at places like Pizza Hut any more, they've priced themselves into the zone where if you're spending that much you can get much better stuff. Local pizza places deliver and usually offer a much better deal, and there's SO many of them now that Pizza Hut and the like are struggling.

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PsycommuSystem@reddit

The pizza is pretty shit compared to my local takeaway so I'd rather just go there.

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More-Magician4492@reddit

With those wings, I sure hope not.

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ianjmatt2@reddit

Delivery is great. I worked in a Pizza Hut when at Uni 30-odd years ago, but I went into our local restaurant for the first time in years the other to collect some Pizza rather than delivered. This was a Friday evening about 6.30 - what used to be prime family time and packed out. There were about 4 tables with people on and it felt utterly desolate. I guess there’s just more options - with a greater variety at other restaurants for a similar price - than there is at Pizza Hut. The menu is basically still the same as far as I can see.

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One-Staff5504@reddit

It’s been dead for at least a decade

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Supercharged-Cherry@reddit

I hope not - the sit-in buffet restaurant in my city is great. Pizzas are good quality, solid options etc. I find the delivery to be over-priced, but that’s a personal opinion!

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itr786@reddit

WAY overpriced. Won't be long imo

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tom_l_92@reddit

My local one seems like it, never anyone in. Did go to the buffet though recently and worked out well. Chef kept sticking his head out asking what pizzas to make.

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jack172sp@reddit

Pizza Hut is now primarily a takeaway place rather than a dine in. That’s why. When people have have their pizza in front of the TV, what’s the appeal of going out

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MiniCale@reddit

Surprised by all the comments saying that Pizza Hut pizza is superior to dominos and papa johns. In my experience the base pizza (cheese and tomato) is really bland in comparison to other places.

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Da5ren@reddit

It’s a shame because 15 or so years ago, I much preferred it over Dominos and Papa Johns. I got one a while ago and it was terrible. The quality is just bad all around with pizza delivery places IMO.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah it's a shame for sure considering I had fun memories of it as a kid

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ArtisticShortcake@reddit

I love their pizzas, but despite the nearest location only being a mile from me we are apparently 'too far' for them to deliver so we always use dominoes instead. If their availability is similarly poor in other areas, it's not surprising they're dying out.

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JawasHoudini@reddit

Im finding all the big pizza companies pizzas to be a bit shit both in cost ( even with the stupid always 40-50% “off” deals where basically no one ever pays full price to make you think your getting a deal) and quality . Maybe my taste buds are just evolving since my early 20’s now into my late 30’s but I remember dominos being EPIC and a highlight of payday when I could afford it . Now I make better pizza at home from pre made but uncooked pizza dough and pop the toppings I really want on top which taste way fresher than the on the edge of spoiling toppings they seem to give you now plus freshly cooked real chicken you just cannot beat from that preformed crap they give you three bits of per pizza .

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AraiHavana@reddit

The last time that I ate in a Pizza Hut it cost loads and I had to order via an app and it just didn’t make me want to go back

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DeapVally@reddit

The restaurants just don't have any USP anymore. It's rare to see them in the US as well. Everywhere does pizza these days. The quality of Pizza Hut pizza isn't up to a sit down outing these days. It's a fine hangover pizza with a deal, but not one to make an occasion of and pay full price. The delivery business is doing just fine.

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BrieflyVerbose@reddit

Never been to one, closest one to me is an hour drive away and I've been told it's shit there so never bothered when going passed.

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Tuscan5@reddit

I hope so.

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unknownmale28@reddit

Pizza Hut. The WH Smiths of eating out.

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jnthhk@reddit

The kids love to go and so we’re in there quite regularly — who doesn’t love help yourself Mr Whippy and mix your own weird coke flavours. The one near us is always packed, with queues out the door waiting for tables and booking impossible on the day. It’s no my goto for takeaway vs Dominos and Papa John’s (although I’m not sure why). However, as a sit in place it seems to be doing just fine.

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Super_Seff@reddit

The best thing about Pizza Hut is the salad bar

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xpca1@reddit

i was store manager in a delivery branch for quite a few years. the labor targets the franchise set were ridiculous, definately not sustainable

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RPark_International@reddit

I did want to visit a proper old school restaurant, like a ten year olds birthday in the 90s, and the nearest one to me was the one at Cribbs Causeway (Bristol)- I thought it was pretty good! Very filling and the didn’t accept my cineworld card at first but the manager sorted it

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KYchan1021@reddit

Can’t understand why anyone would go to Pizza Hut nowadays or even order it for delivery, to be honest. If I want grease, Tops pizza is better quality and value and more toppings and I like the sides and desserts a lot more. If I want a more “proper” basic pizza without too much grease or toppings, I’ll go to Pizza Express or order a Margherita from there. I find the quality and price of the PE near where I live to be consistently good.

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MrSam52@reddit

We’ve got about 4 decent Italian restaurants in my town and another 2 just pizza places so unsurprisingly the Pizza Hut shut down as no one would go and eat there. Fact is I think the restaurant prices are not competitive to go to for a quick meal and people probably prefer to just get delivery or go to like pizza express type places. The takeaway is still open and does well (and my personal choice for pizza takeaway).

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mad-un@reddit

Pizza Hut Delivery and Pizza Hut Restaurants are operated independently, the restaurants are in decline but the delivery stores are doing ok by apparently. So to answer the question, Pizza Hut is dying, but not the delivery one

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I think that's true tbf. I do see more of the restaurants close down than the actual takeaways.

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I_really_love_pugs@reddit

I went to Pizza Hut yesterday for the first time in ages. It was lovely and the kids eat for £1 deal was brill!

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tintedhokage@reddit

Where I live lots of neopolitan pizza places are popping up but pizza hut takeaway is still going strong however im the next town over a pizza hut restaurant shut down

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah that's what I seem to notice. The restaurants seem to shut down more than the takeaways. Not sure why though because I do find the restaurants better.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I've noticed the Rlrestaurants do seem to be shutting more than the takeaways and I honestly don't know why considering the restaurants taste better.

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detectivebabylegz@reddit

Pizza Hut has been slowly moving away from the sit down restaurant model for years. They now operate delivery and takeaway only from small dark kitchens.

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DavidRellim@reddit

It doesn't help that it sells truly awful pizza.

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urbexed@reddit

At truly awful prices

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PissFlavouredSprite@reddit

Pizza hut delivery near me far outstrips domino's, papa john, pizza express and the standard pizza shop fayre.

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Sweet--Olive@reddit

My local one is really nice, pizzas are always delicious and well made. So I hope they are doing alright.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I hope so too because of the memories I've had going there growing up but I'm not too sure. Definitely keep seeing more and more shut down.

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leoinclapham@reddit

I think Crosta and Mollica frozen pizzas are better than any of the chain restaurants.

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LuinAelin@reddit

Only go to pizza hut if I'm at the cinema. Mainly because the only one close enough is by the cinema.

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ShinyHeadedCook@reddit

I went pizza hut last night. It was dead on a Saturday night. The food wasn't too bad but I had a really bad stomach today from the overload of cheese on everything. It wasn't the best

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tenaji9@reddit

Yes & no . They are run as franchises Although they do deliveries. Pizza Hut will not deliver to my address and will not explain why. So literally pounds saved all round. They do an anytime deal of any size pizza Inc half/half for £10.

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ClericalRogue@reddit

Until last year pizza hut didnt deliver to my area, even though theres two within a 15 minute drive, and we're in a residential area of a city. Their sit down places are few and far between but, they're not first choice when im out on the town, theres too much other choice for the same or better pricing. I ordered pizza hut last year after they finally fixed it so that they'd deliver to my area, and after several years of dominos and local chains, it was very underwhelming food quality/taste for its price (more expensive by far than the alternatives). Havnt ordered since. Personally I think its part of a very over saturated market and its not competing well.

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Glad_Independence874@reddit

I personally prefer pizza hut pizza to dominoes and other ones. But I did go there not along ago with a friend and I found it quite expensive for fast food. Between us we spent over £50. The salad bar was empty and it was actually quite busy seeing as it was a Wednesday afternoon.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah that's how I feel. I prefer Pizza Hut to Dominos and Papa John's but it has gotten ridiculously expensive now compared to what it used to be.

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sam_p_23@reddit

The ice cream machine with unlimited toppings was like passing out special brews to street drinkers on Christmas Day. My local Pizza Hut had closed down so the nearest one is like an hour away. IIRC the food was really shitty and lukewarm. I’ve had better at my local takeaway for half the price.

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Lumpy_Flight3088@reddit

The last time I had a Pizza Hut, the base was pre-made (not fresh dough) and it was cold, even when I picked it up from the store myself. Haven’t been back since. At least with Domino’s, the base is always fresh dough and it’s always hot when you collect it. Pizza Hut used to be best Pizza chain when it was all fresh made and they did deep pan. But it’s gradually been stripped away to cut costs and it’s a shadow of its former self.

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Andi_Lou_Who@reddit

Yeah the one in my town has closed down too. It had been there for years! The delivery one closed down not long after also.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I find it strange tbh. I would've thought they would've been able to thrive more but it doesn't seem that way.

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Andi_Lou_Who@reddit

Loved their pizzas as well! The papa johns here closed too so just left with dominos now.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I've noticed Dominos seem to be growing, Papa John's seem to just be stagnating and Pizza Hut seem to be disappearing and I honestly don't know why this is considering they're all about the same price and also Pizza Hut is probably the one I think is the best out of the 3.

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Andi_Lou_Who@reddit

Agreed.

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Graffers67@reddit

The quality went down a lot near me. They do some slightly cheaper versions that you cant change the toppings on, presumably because they are just frozen and they taste like crap.

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That_Organization901@reddit

As long as people keep ordering pizza then they’ll be alright. Pizza costs nothing to make. It’s insanely cheap, like less than a pound per pizza and that’s if you’re making them on a pub scale. I can’t imagine how cheap it is for a chain like Pizza Hut or Dominos. They are franchises anyway, like Subway. You buy into it and make it work or go bust. If a Pizza Hut closes and a Subway or Taco Bell replaces it, it’s probably just the franchise owner changing to another franchise from the same group because they’ll make more money.

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Quiet_Bad_8520@reddit

It's not as cheap as that everywhere these days. Food cost alone in Domino's is roughly 30% of sales for the franchises. Possibly Pizza Hut and Papa Johns to be similar too

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Actually, Pizza Hut and Dominos aren't that cheap tbf. Normally the meals can cost you over £10 just for one person. Difference between the 2 though is that Dominos does actually still seem to be growing whereas Pizza Hut seems to be dying.

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SprintsAC@reddit

My little brother told me last weekend that our hometown has had the main 1 turn into Taco Bell & it made me kind of sad, as I absolutely loved going there.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah the same happened with one of ours like I said in the original post. Shame really considering I've got good memories of it when I was younger.

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Durzo_Blintt@reddit

There is a pizza hut restaurant near me that don't deliver and it's fantastic. However if you order for delivery you get a special delivery only one and it's awful. I don't understand why it's like this. Maybe that's why it's dying.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah that could be the reason. I definitely prefer the restaurants to the takeaways. However I've noticed the restaurants seem to actually be closing down more than the takeaways are.

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AdThat328@reddit

It's so expensive. I went in April after not going for a while...and paid £19 for a personal sized gluten-free pizza. It's absolutely insane.

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fanatic_tarantula@reddit

Literally just come back from having the buffet. Kids also get to eat for £1 during the holidays

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massdebate159@reddit

I prefer Pizza Hut to Domino's. The restaurant may be dying out (my local one is amazing), but they're still popular with deliveries

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. I think the restaurant will die but they may still survive with takeaways. I also prefer it to Dominos.

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Ill-Appointment6494@reddit

Pizza Hut is so expensive now. Rudy’s is cheaper.

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BroodLord1962@reddit

For a lot of people money is tight, the economy is struggling, so it's hardly a surprise. Even with heating a pizza up in the oven at home, supermarket bought pizza's are far better value.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

That doesn't really explain how other pizza franchises such as Dominos still seem to be growing though. I've known quite a few new Dominos that have opened up recently.

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IFornicus@reddit

I believe they are close to bankruptcy in the UK

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

That is what I heard as well tbf

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adeo54331@reddit

Do they still do the icecream, I would eat that till I got sick as a kid 😂

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yep. They still have the ice cream machine if you go to the restaurants.

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allabouttheplants@reddit

Never go there, same quality as Hungry Horse pubs, horrible pizza, food on the floor, tacky tables, dated. Same as Frankie and Benny's, surprised they are still around too.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Frankie and Benny's seem to be closing down places as well tbf. Unsure about Hungry Horse because I've never been.

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Sad_Cardiologist5388@reddit

It deserves to be dying with those prices and dont get onto me about using vouchers or deals. Its mediocre shite. The good part was going into the restaurant and sitting down, having an ice cream machine, buffet etc.

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Girl-From-Mars@reddit

The ones near us refused to offer delivery even during COVID and have subsequently shut down. No idea why. Seemed like a deliberate self sabotage since even the local pubs were doing home delivery back then. Used to love the buffet and ice cream factory.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah that does sound like a weird decision considering most places were still delivering in covid.

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BTZ-25@reddit

Pizza Hut used to be a nice place to sit down and eat, but since they want me to use my mobile phone to order instead of serving me and refuse to accept my cash, I've blacklisted them. The automated thing is not doing them any favours.

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Honest-Golf-3965@reddit

I loved Pizza Hut when I first arrived here from Canada. Only place that didn't murder their flat ass dough with fucking CORN MEAL ALL OVER EVERY FUCKING CENTIMETER ...I have feelings about this. Cuz they recently changed their dough and now I can't get Pizza that doesnt taste like depression. One of the few big things I miss about Canada

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Tattycakes@reddit

Pizza Hut is not dying as long as I keep buying their breaded melty cheese triangles 🤤

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

They are definitely good food for sure but it still could die unfortunately even if you do keep buying them.

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DrunkTurtle93@reddit

I hope it’s just the restaurant side of PH that’s falling is declining. The delivery side should still be doing pretty well

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Me too but it's still hard to compete with other places like Dominos. And I still will be a bit sad if the restaurants close down because of the memories I had going there growing up.

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Objective_Catch_7163@reddit

I used to live in London with someone who used to be an instructor for the Pizza Hut CEO in the UK, and he said “nobody goes to Pizza Hut on purpose”

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

It's probably true tbh

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cwatt69@reddit

Pizzaland did the best pizzas many years ago

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cwatt69@reddit

Our one in Ayr shuts down a couple of years ago. It's not been missed

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Bright_Software_5747@reddit

Pizza Hut gives me stomach issues consistently, something they put in their pizzas just doesn’t agree with me. I go to Caprinos if I get pizza which isn’t very often.

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timbirr@reddit

3 have closed where I live, burgerking opened a 2nd store in one of them and dominos took over the other two.

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PM_ME_UR_SUMMERDRESS@reddit

Last time I went they held us captive for the better part of an hour cause the card machines went down, and it wasn’t that great anyway. I’ve no interest in going again.

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Ravekat1@reddit

I go to the artisan places / vans / deliveries now instead. The big pizza chains are just grease and fat. Good for when you just want grease and fat but avoid them all other times.

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tacobeme@reddit

My dad took his Grandson not that long ago and came back complaining he had left his phone in the car and the only way to order was with a QR code on the table. Last time me and the Mrs went we had a bus ticket for one of the special pizzas for a fiver (yes it was that long ago). When it came out it was thinner than the fiver we used to pay it. Such a shame because the buffet lunches back in the day were a real day out (the ice cream machine holds fond memories).

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DanielFrancis13@reddit

Full restaurants near me died years ago. Just delivery, and that closed some time ago in my town, would need to go to the nearest city.

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Rexel450@reddit

I can only live in hope.

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Katkatkat_kat@reddit

I worked there as a student. Loved it. But they completely lost their way, didn’t move with the times and outpriced themselves. Our restaurant had a queue out of the door all weekend circa 1999. Very few restaurants left now. Shame, because they had a great product. The delivery units are franchised so standards vary.

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srm79@reddit

I don't know why, but there are a lot of Pizza Hut franchises that have been grossly mismanaged, some areas lost nearly all of them just before the pandemic, then other areas were effected last year. It's all quite bizarre considering the margins they have

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Violet351@reddit

A lot of restaurants closed when they went into administration a few years ago and then they were sold. They were sold again when they went into administration again last yearish

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Daygl0wfires@reddit

I have noticed this is get a LOT of adverts for dominoes and none for pizza hut? To be fair though dominoes is about the only pizza chain I'm spammed with ads for they must spend a huge amount on advertising. In a minority though in that I quite like a pizza hut pizza and don't think it's terrible by any means.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Same here. I think Pizza Hut pizza is actually decent and better than Dominos but yet they don't get nearly as many advertisements. And also Dominos somehow manages to keep growing despite it not really being any good while Pizza Hut seems to be dying which I do find weird.

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Daygl0wfires@reddit

Yes I'm not sure really potato I do quite like dominos but for me pizza hut is at least on the same level. I did notice though when me and my friend went to pizza hut last year we were the ONLY ones in there. Admittedly it was 8pm or so on a Tuesday evening so it's going to be slow but still. Hopefully it will survive somehow!

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I hope so as well. Still have fond memories of the place when I was younger.

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Altruistic-Wing-2715@reddit

I’ll take Nando’s over Pizza Hut any day. Post meal guilt is very low with the former.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I do prefer Nandos to Pizza Hut for sure, No contest. But my focus of the post was mainly if people thought Pizza Hut was dying or not in this country.

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Altruistic-Wing-2715@reddit

Of the Pizza Huts I’ve grown up with they are still around but not very busy. So they are most likely losing to competition. I tend to go for more independent restaurants.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah that's fair enough. Most independent restaurants tend to be better.

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Altruistic-Wing-2715@reddit

If you’re ever in Brighton. V.I.P is the one - Very Italian Pizza. They deliver on Deliveroo ;)

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

If I'm ever down there I'll definitely go

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Pezzza_@reddit

Pizza Hut has been dead for a very long time. I remember back in the 90s that used to be a regular family eating spot. Blockbuster and then straight into Pizza Hut on a Friday was legendary and the birthday parties. Over the years I've seen almost all of the Eat In Pizza Huts close in favour of straight takeaways.

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Outrageous_Shirt_737@reddit

Our restaurant closed ages ago but Google tells me we have two takeaways

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah that's what I think may happen. The restaurants will die out but the takeaways may still survive.

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Spottyjamie@reddit

My city centre branch closed decades ago

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Creepy-Brick-@reddit

They used to have £5 pizzas. Including gluten free for £5. Now they have just a lunchtime offer. I don’t want pizza at lunchtime. Plus no longer gluten-free option where I live. I would purchase my pizza at the weekend as a treat.

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Next_Sort_7473@reddit

I think they are the best 'fast food' pizza option, the outlet near me in West London is take away only and seems to be doing well

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. They are definitely better than Dominos and Papa John's. It does surprise me that you say it seems to be doing well though. It doesn't seem the case for many.

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dinkidoo7693@reddit

Its expensive to eat in unless you have a buffet, the buffet in the school holidays is usually a nightmare though. There isn’t a Pizza Hut delivery near me, the restaurant does delivery via deliveroo and it’s really not good value for money.

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BunglefromRainbow@reddit

I know it’s 80% grease but Pizza Hut’s deep pan pepperoni feast is still the GOAT. I’m not ordering a pizza for a health kick, or to experience artisanal cheese sensations etc. I want gluttony. I want the grease. Give me the grease. You’re so greasy…..

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. That's still a good pizza to eat for sure.

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GingieB@reddit

Always gives me an upset stomach for some reason so it’s dead in our household.

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Economy-Chemical-947@reddit

Did me last time, never been again, I rarely eat out at chains, they are all dirty, high staff turnaround that deaf about standards

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Fun-Swimmer2998@reddit

I think they are pricing their customers out. I wanted a small pizza last week and I’m sure it was coming out at £17 on uber eats. The actual restaurant in our town had closed and is a McDonald’s now.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

You could say that but Dominos are also very expensive now and yet still seem to be opening more and more branches. I will say though that it does seem to be more often the Pizza Hut restaurants that close down rather than the takeaways.

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Fun-Swimmer2998@reddit

Absolutely and Papa Johns. Most takeaways too especially if you get them delivered through an app. I’m on a low income and a takeaway is now a real treat.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah that's why I normally pick up instead of getting it delivered as the prices for delivery are just absurd. Luckily for me I do have a lot of takeaways nearby.

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Fun-Swimmer2998@reddit

I live not exactly in the middle of nowhere, town is 4 miles away. Well technically it’s classed as a city. There is really anything to choose from other than kebab shops. There are Chinese and Indian restaurants but the quality isn’t great. I was in Manchester recently for a gig and it was lovely to have so much choice a stones throw away. I went to the Chopstix there and it was delicious. We have a Chopstix in my home town but when I tried it the rice was microwaved, the noodles were bland and the dish had several chunks of almost raw garlic in and seeds from I take it what were chillies or peppers in it. The standards just weren’t the same.

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JDoE_Strip-Wrestling@reddit

They simply cannot compete with the mouthwateringly delicious taste of a Dominos pizza! 🍕🤤

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notouttolunch@reddit

It’s okay but it’s not that good! 😂

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Dominos is way worse imo.

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mrsdontknowwhoiam@reddit

If getting a take out pizza I’d definitely prefer to order Pizza Hut but they don’t deliver to my area and the closest one is 25 minute drive away whereas Dominos is a 2 minute walk away but is shockingly shit. Kebab shop pizza for the win.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah Pizza Hut are better than Dominos but there's so few of them now. Luckily I have got both and Papa John's just round the corner from me but still like you say, kebab shop pizzas normally seem to be better and also normally cheaper so what's the point of going to any of them anymore.

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notouttolunch@reddit

I’d say the inverse is true here. Pizza Hut is teenage mutant hero turtle style simple pizza. Domino’s is pizza with variety and style. Both are low quality.

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mrsdontknowwhoiam@reddit

Kebab shops are generally more accommodating for requests too which is always a good thing and something chains are hesitant to do as it’s more work than they want to do.

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velos85@reddit

With the amount of artisanal and proper Italian Pizza's available now I can't believe anyone is still going to all these chains. Hut, Dominos, Papa John's, GoGo...all terrible!

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Difference with Dominos and Pizza Hut though is that Dominos does actually still seem to be doing well and I'm not entirely sure why.

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notouttolunch@reddit

Dominos recently dropped their prices to something approaching the prices everyone bought at using the vouchers everyone used anyway and their pizza is very varied and good, even if there’s better available. Pizza Hut pizza is very 90s and hasn’t really kept up with trends by comparison. I live in a city with loads of fancy pizza places and includes a Pizza Hut takeaway only. For online ordering, accuracy and speed, domino’s have it down to a tee. If you’re sitting in, these fancy ones like Frankie Howard, Rudy’s and their contemporaries all offer better value and a better, less franchised experience despite them also often being franchised!

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AnyBug1039@reddit

Or me, I actually prefer pizza hut to dominoes

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Same here. Dominos pizzas are normally sloppy now. At least with Pizza Hut you can still normally get a crispy one.

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dbxp@reddit

I imagine dominoes will keep going as they have far lower costs than a dine in restaurant

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House-of-Suns@reddit

Their products are not competitive anymore, particularly given the rise in competition and the ability to order online and have it delivered. Their products dropped in quality but increased in price, now being ridiculously expensive for what it is. Why spend £30+ on a pizza which skimps on toppings and still happens to be greasy AF when competitors offer better products at cheaper prices?

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Ravnak@reddit

I like Pizza Hut as an "every now and then" place. Doing some shopping, then hitting the lunch buffet before going home is nice enough, and I have a soft spot for the deep pan with its almost "fried" crust. Takeaway wise? God no. Its expensive, and it arrives as thick wet bready pizza. I'll pass.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I'd agree. It's definitely too expensive to eat consistently and the takeaways aren't great normally. Still like the restaurants though but yet they seem to be closing down more often than the takeaways.

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starsandbribes@reddit

Its dried out with hardly any sauce now. Closer to Papa Johns where its all just cheese. Out of the brands I think Dominos is best for this reason, you actually get a saucy base.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I disagree. I think Dominos and Papa John's are normally too sloppy now. At least Pizza Hut cab still give you crispy pizza.

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MercatorLondon@reddit

who cares

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Trunkface90@reddit

The business is split into two. The express takeaway only ones which compete with Dominos. Those (last i heard) are profitable. The old style stores have been in financial distress for years, they got saved from collapse at the start of this year [link to story](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/pizza-hut-firm-owed-staggering-31621080.amp)

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Disastrous-Force@reddit

The delivery takeaways are franchised differently to the restaurants. All the restaurants are single struggling franchise. The franchise payment to Yum! and very high landlord rents are two of the bigger items they struggle with. There are plenty of Italian chain restaurants that either offer a better quality product or a cheaper product or compatible quality. The restaurant side in the UK is IMHO living on borrowed time and it’s a question even not if it closes. The delivery side are lots of individual small franchises like Domino’s and Papa Jon’s.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I could see the takeaways surviving but I think the restaurants won't.

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Voodoopulse@reddit

I'd never go to a chain pizza restaurant over a local one. They are almost always better

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree. Most independent pizza restaurants are normally better than the chains.

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Superfluxus@reddit

As long as they have the money of their parent company that also look after KFC and Taco Bell, I think they'll be alright. They seem to be moving from a "family friendly eat-in restaurant" model to more of a "compete with Papa Johns to undercut Dominos" model.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

Yeah I could see that happening. I don't think they'll fully go out of business but I think the restaurants will be all gone soon. I think they'll just be a takeaway type pizza place like Dominos and Papa John's like you said. Places like Pizza Express will stick to restaurants.

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Willing-Confusion-56@reddit

£25 for a pizza? Fuck them

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Willing-Confusion-56@reddit

I stand corrected. It's £26 for a margarita and £30 for a meat fest. Get to fuck.

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BowiesFixedPupil@reddit

Think it turned a profit on it's latest figures. I'd expect a store review with some closures over the next 3-5 years but it's doing ok and far better than some. Personally, I think it's gone down hill.

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No_Potato_4341@reddit (OP)

I agree it has gone downhill but I'm just wondering if that will be the death of it in Britain. I think it will stay open but with difficulties.

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TCGislife@reddit

Wouldn't surprise me. Used to love it as a kid. Last time I had it was over ten years ago and it was the worst pizza I've ever had in my life. Wouldn't feed it to a pig.

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theraincame@reddit

I'm amazed it's still around. Haven't been in well over a decade.

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DoctorWhofan789eywim@reddit

I only go to Pizza Hit for the buffet and even then it's maybe once ever few months. Prices are extortion for one pizza.

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The_Final_Barse@reddit

About 2 years ago I went in and sat down. I took a look at the menu and when I saw the absolutely ridiculous prices I just walked back out.

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pikantnasuka@reddit

I went to a pizza hut a few months ago for the first time in years. It has become a complicated faff where the expectation is you have various discount codes and knowledge of offers and the pizzas themselves were just ok, so I don't intend to go back soon

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Altruistic_Lock_3918@reddit

Pizza Hut's still a thing?

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dbxp@reddit

I'd say it's already dead for the most part. The explosion in casual dining chains a decade ago put it on life support.

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cccactus107@reddit

It's been a zombie brand for at least 20 years. I think it got rescued again recently.

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CindysExtraTesticle@reddit

Not a fan of Pizza Hut. Wouldn't be surprised to hear they are struggling.

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Alarmed_Crazy_6620@reddit

I can't imagine going into one over any other option tbh

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