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Pizza Hut is indeed pretty expensive in Germany, just like many other imported American things. Just go to a local, Italian restaurant and you're not only going to find cheaper, but also much better pizza. Going to Pizza Hut is not worth it, in my opinion. It also seems like Pizza Hut in Europe is very different from Pizza Hut in the US.
Oh, I totally agree. Besides costing me an arm and a leg the ONE time I went there in the three years we lived right across from it, the whole ridiculously expensive venture was disappointing because alas....it was nothing "like home," and after two years "in country" I was really yearning for a little taste of home.
Thankfully, there was also a great little Italian restaurant nearby that was always fantastic.
I posted the menu. The average price of a large Pizza Hut pizza in Darmstadt, Germany (I have no idea if the prices are standard everywhere) is significantly higher than 10 Euros. There are a few at 10,90 but most of them are 15,40. Cheesy crusts are 18,40 to 20,40. By the way, for comparison (so you can see the sticker shock for an American) that comes to a bit over $19 to $25.28. For ONE PIZZA????? My gosh! http://www.pizzahut.de/fileadmin/dat...ten/575_de.pdf
So yes, "a slice of home" is apparently very expensive (and it wasn't worth it to me - I only ate there the one time and vowed never to darken their door again!).
You asked, by the way, how large the large pizzas are. Not sure where you're talking about. Since I was in a state of shock on my one trip to a Pizza Hut in Germany, I really don't recall. I can tell you that here, a large pizza at PH is 14" in diameter. http://www.pizzahut.com/assets/w/nut...INAL111314.pdf
I know we're beating a dead horse here, by the way. LOL we're talking about current prices of pizza in Germany grousing about prices in Switzerland but...I think most people know that Switzerland's prices are extremely high - and would generally be higher than in Germany. In fact...let's just look!....
Fair enough. Pizza Hut seems to be some kind of a phony "upscale" pizza place and charge the double just for the brand name, and is not representative for the scene but an exception.
The regular rucola pizza seems to be €12.40 here except for lunch time, and I would never pay that price.
14 inches... AAARGH this imperial system. Ok, 35.6 cm it is. That is pretty much the average size of a pizza here. As VU and I mentioned, you can get a ghetto pizza for €5 or 6, so why bother to pay the double for a bit more "high end" pizza which is theory the same thing? (In Finland you shouldn't buy a pizza below €6, though, as that is a guarantee that the restaurant don't pay all the taxes required.)
For those of you interested, next Saturday is the "ecopop" vote where they want to restrict immigration even further to no more than 0.2% per year of the current population. They already had a similar vote (though not as extreme) which narrowly passed on the 9th of February this year. The Swiss government is very concerned and urging people not to vote for ecopop.
If this vote were to pass (and it looks to be very close), that will be the end of the Swiss economy. Switzerland depends on foreigners and international companies for its economy. If the vote passes most of the international companies will leave and go elsewhere, because they won't be able to employ enough staff with required skills.
This isn't even factoring in the consequences of how the EU will react with the bilateral agreements.
So basically the future of Switzerland lies in this vote next Saturday. I have a feeling the Swiss will end up destroying themselves out of xenophobia and racism.
Pizza Hut is indeed pretty expensive in Germany, just like many other imported American things. Just go to a local, Italian restaurant and you're not only going to find cheaper, but also much better pizza. Going to Pizza Hut is not worth it, in my opinion. It also seems like Pizza Hut in Europe is very different from Pizza Hut in the US.
Pizza Hut in Geneva - of which there were two - was forced out of business. Could not compete with the much better and cheaper Italian pizza places.
Fair enough. Pizza Hut seems to be some kind of a phony "upscale" pizza place and charge the double just for the brand name, and is not representative for the scene but an exception.
The regular rucola pizza seems to be €12.40 here except for lunch time, and I would never pay that price.
14 inches... AAARGH this imperial system. Ok, 35.6 cm it is. That is pretty much the average size of a pizza here. As VU and I mentioned, you can get a ghetto pizza for €5 or 6, so why bother to pay the double for a bit more "high end" pizza which is theory the same thing? (In Finland you shouldn't buy a pizza below €6, though, as that is a guarantee that the restaurant don't pay all the taxes required.)
Look, I'm not saying it's hard to find good pizza in Europe for less. That wasn't even my point. All I was doing was discussing a real event in my real life and some people on this thread apparently didn't believe me, so I was trying to verify the experience as best I could.
The best Italian food in Europe is, well, made by Italians.
That being said, Pizza Hut pizza in the US is dang good - and a LOT more affordable here than in Europe! But I don't really care, since when I go on vacation in Europe I'm really not wanting to eat at Pizza Hut. But I had been living there for several years at the time and just was yearning for a taste of home.
You asked, by the way, how large the large pizzas are. Not sure where you're talking about. Since I was in a state of shock on my one trip to a Pizza Hut in Germany, I really don't recall. I can tell you that here, a large pizza at PH is 14" in diameter. http://www.pizzahut.com/assets/w/nut...INAL111314.pdf
Well, the German menu says that normal sized pizzas cost 9-12€ and a large one 15-17€. Now, I only went to Pizza Hut once or twice, so I really don't know how big each of them are. If the normal sized is pretty much like every other pizza in Europe, I'd consider that a fair prize.
Anyhow, a pretty low quality pizza in Zürich is CHF20.
Well, the German menu says that normal sized pizzas cost 9-12€ and a large one 15-17€. Now, I only went to Pizza Hut once or twice, so I really don't know how big each of them are. If the normal sized is pretty much like every other pizza in Europe, I'd consider that a fair prize.
Anyhow, a pretty low quality pizza in Zürich is CHF20.
To give another real life example (aka a "personal anecdote" - LOL) my husband and I just ordered two medium hand tossed crust supreme pizzas from Pizza Hut the other day when we had the grandkids over, and the bill was about $22. The same order would have been $28 in Germany. That's about 25 percent higher. Now I realize we're talking about Pizza Hut and not other restaurants, which is an American company operating in Europe so it's not like we're talking about going down to the great little Italian place on the corner and getting fabulous pizza, but I was talking about the shock of the difference in price - that's all.
Pizza Hut here is considered fast, cheap and good, but it's not considered true Italian food. It's just fast food. We do, however, have some really cheapo places with much lower prices than Pizza Hut. Blech!
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Going to Pizza Hut is not worth it, in my opinion. It also seems like Pizza Hut in Europe is very different from Pizza Hut in the US. 
LOL we're talking about current prices of pizza in Germany grousing about prices in Switzerland but...I think most people know that Switzerland's prices are extremely high - and would generally be higher than in Germany. In fact...let's just look!....
Ok, 35.6 cm it is. That is pretty much the average size of a pizza here. As VU and I mentioned, you can get a ghetto pizza for €5 or 6, so why bother to pay the double for a bit more "high end" pizza which is theory the same thing? (In Finland you shouldn't buy a pizza below €6, though, as that is a guarantee that the restaurant don't pay all the taxes required.)
