Ask!

Oddly enough, I had not heard of the ASK chain of restaurants until my husband suggested we pop into one for a meal last weekend after a mammoth shopping expedition around town. From the outside I thought we may need a reservation as they look like restaurants- I was assured you can just walk in and we were met by a friendly waitress who politely showed us to some seats and asked us what drinks we would like. They have a licensed bar so you can order wine or alcoholic beverages as well as soft drinks. The menu is reasonably priced- between £9 and £14 for a main and £3-5 for a dessert. They will also bring you a whiskey in a warm glass after your ...  Read the complete review

Ask is one of my favourite restaurants. I am a huge Italian fan (also liking Pizza hut, Pizza Express and Prezzo) so this sort of thing is right up my street. Ask restaurants can be found in most towns as they are a chain of restaurants. The atmosphere of their restaruants is always quite buzzy. The tables are quite close together and they have an open kitchen so you can watch the chefs cooking away should you so choose. All the restaurants I have been to tend not to separate the tables into sections and thus it is generally like one big hall. This means it can get very noisy and on some occasions I have found it difficult to hear what the other person has ...  Read the complete review

Ask! are a nationwide chain of Italian restaurants, I have eaten at several but my review mainly focuses on the one in Shrewsbury. They serve predominantly pizza and pasta, although salad and I believe risotto is also available. Starters and desserts come in at around £5 each and the mains range from about £8 to £10, so the price is quite reasonable, however, a glass of wine will also set you back about £5 so that can bump it up. There is a good selection of dishes and drinks to choose from, I've been several times and never had the same main course twice and they've all been very nice. A group of 4 of us went to the Shrewsbury branch tonight, the service was ...  Read the complete review

I have visited a few ask restaurants around the country and have always them very good. I am a big fan of Italian so that helps, obviously if you are not a fan of pasta or pizza the ASK is probably not the place for you. They are great restaurants for all occasions be it work meals, family occasion or just you and your partner. The service has always been ok, although when they are busy you can wait a bit longer sometimes although it is not that bad. The variety of dishes is great, their pizzas are one of my favourites as you can add different toppings to make your own. They are reasonable priced but make sure you look out for the 2 for 1 offer, this usually allows ...  Read the complete review

Ask is fast becoming one of those High Street staples like Costa and Starbucks. Somewhere which offers a decent enough meal, in pleasant surroundings, but which can be a little identikit in terms of the food offered. Ask was recommended to me by a friend, so I decided to give it a whirl. Although this review mainly looks at the Durham, since they are a national chain, they are pretty interchangeable in terms of price, atmosphere and menu. Ask provides a pleasant enough environment in which to eat. Built in a recently revamped part of the city, it has a nice, light airy feel to it. A high roof and glass "walls" give the interior a feeling ...  Read the complete review