Ask Italian in Brighton and Hove

Really great service such nice staff.

Abysmal. Took over 2 hours to receive our food. The only saving grace was that the staff kindly didn't charge us for mains due to the mess up, but really ruined what was meant to be a special dinner

We were warmly welcomed and served by Melindaa, she was so attentive, putting our order through just as asked. Her manner was lovely, an asset to ASK. We would return based on her service, as well as an enjoyable meal.

Great restaurant. Relaxed atmosphere. Friendly staff. Served by Melinda today.

Food was delicious, Melinda was excellent! Can't wait to come back.

Food was lovely and service was great, pretty affordable too

We arrived after the hour, because due to an error on the website we were able to reserve for when the kitchen was already closed. Even so, they have taken care of us, they have fed us very well and they have even given us freshly baked bread, because they had run out of croutons for the Caesar salad (it should be noted that they had the oven turned off, and they turned it on for us). Special mention to Maddalena (Maddie), who has assisted us and has been the one who has done everything mentioned. A very good experience, repeatable and highly recommended for anyone visiting the city.

Very good , I worked in restaurants since I was 14 year's old and honestly people don't even realize how hard it is to keep a straight face when other people just wanna be annoying and treated like kings I don't do a lot of review's, cause usually I rather take experiences and people in my heart But with that said I have had an incredible experience with the service of Silvia, she was attentive with everyone in the room , like really really caring Always with a beautiful beautiful smile even tho I could feel some sadness in her face due to some stupid people It's For her, and for the team, that this comment was made Everything was amazing and this was the only place I wrote a review Again Silvia , thank you so much , your the heart and soul of this amazing place

Tuvimos una buena comida en Ask Italian. Este es un restaurante relajado que se adapta a todos. Teníamos pizza y pasta, ambos eran geniales. También probamos los mini postres, que eran buenos. El servicio era amable, pero nuestro camarero parecía tener problemas para usar el oss para escribir doen las órdenes (alguna formación necesaria).

The best Ask restaurant. Lovely food & staff. Thankyou for looking after us while we celebrated our daughters 21st birthday.

Silvia was great and the desert was brilliant

We were served by Silvia she was so welcoming and attentive. Very friendly service. They were very careful explaining the special dietary menu. Would 100% come back again. Thank you for a wonderful evening.

Excellent service, warm and friendly with superb food to accompany a wonderful visit to Ask Brighton. We will be back

Fui a Ask Italian en Brighton desde que había estado recientemente en su sucursal en Stratford en Avon, donde tuve una buena experiencia. Pedimos los hongos rellenos y la lubina para cada uno de nosotros. Las setas rellenas eran excelentes. El pescado estaba tan desmenuzado que le resultaba difícil recogerlo en el tenedor. La salsa era exquisita y las patatas y verduras muy sabrosas. En general, una experiencia gastronómica muy agradable.

The food was very good, we all agread on that. The King prawn tagliatelli is one of the best pasta dishes I have had. I want to thank Eva for her superb service. Very professional and friendly at the same time and she took exceptionally good care of us. It was a pleasere to be served by someone like her. We highly reccomend this restaurant.

Delicious thanks for the san pelligrino love u xx

¿Cuál es el verdadero... ¿Ha pasado con el regalo de la hospitalidad? Déjame preparar la escena - es la noche antes de la gran carrera "La Media Maratón de Brighton" para ser precisos. Tenemos un buen número de corredores en nuestra fiesta y se sugiere que nos reunamos para compartir la hospitalidad, apoyar a las empresas locales y abastecernos de carbohidratos antes de la carrera. Una de nuestra fiesta es una planificadora tan debidamente reservada una mesa de 15 , bonita y temprana 6 : 30 pm para que podamos llenarnos de pasta y luego acostarnos temprano, listos para el día siguiente. El “restaurante” nos pide que preordenemos - puedo entender esto, pero es una mesa de 15 en una tarde temprana y es pasta rápida y fácil (soy un chef de 30 años) de cualquier manera que comience el faff y se formen grupos de WhatsApp y la mayor parte de la semana la pasamos con el maldito teléfono haciendo ping con órdenes y persiguiendo y cambiando de orden. Por fin todo está conseguido - orden enviada y llega la gran noche - la emoción es palpable. Llegamos justo antes de las 6: 30 - y se muestran a nuestra mesa... ¡De 8! Los siguientes 20 minutos los pasamos esperando que otras mesas salgan como una mesa de 2 a la vez que aplastamos y añadimos a . Los pedidos de bebidas se toman otros 20 minutos y luego el gerente viene y pregunta “ si estamos listos para ordenar? ” Sí, respondí que lo hicimos el martes... Una larga pausa ... No más tiempo que eso ... iPad se comprueba ... Oh “sí puedo ver que tienes”... “Déjame comprobar que lo he hecho bien, ¿y te gustaría algún entrante mientras esperas?”... Espera? . . Hemos estado esperando una hora... “Oh, siento que tengamos dos mesas grandes arriba que no pre-ordenaron” En este punto estoy pensando “ese es un ish - u no un ish - yo. Así que se añaden starter y tbf vienen bastante rápido La red preordenada llega justo después de las 8 : 15 ( llegamos 6 : 30 ) nuestros corredores se ponen nerviosos por una noche temprana. Ahora un consejo , si estás corriendo un maratón y necesitas cargarte de carbohidratos , no le pidas a ASK que te llene el vacío de carbohidratos, ya que el control de porciones es claramente su prioridad, sobre la hospitalidad. Muy exiguo y un poco tibio y me había comido la mitad del mío (dos tenedores llenos) antes de que llegara el parmesano. Así que fue decepcionante... ¡Pero no terminó ahí! Como he dicho, nuestros corredores estaban deseando acostarse ya que ahora estaban más cerca de las 10 de la noche que de las 9: 30 . Algunos estaban dejando algún postre deseado... Ahora esto causó una fusión del sistema... “No podemos hacer eso ya que no sabemos lo que has tenido” es fácil digo que la gente te diga que traigas las máquinas de tarjetas y te lo quitemos de la factura (como he hecho yo, todas las noches en todos mis restaurantes durante 25 años) “Siento que cada uno de ustedes necesite descargar la APP y pagar individualmente (dando su estado de relación, detalles financieros y predicciones de pensiones) ” ¿Cuál es el verdadero... Porque, por supuesto, todos teníamos la aplicación ASK instalada en nuestros Garmins, ¿verdad...? Y a medida que se entrega esta noticia... Adivina qué desaparece milagrosamente tanto el gerente como el asistente del gerente en una nube de 0 / 0 gramos de harina, probablemente para ordenar las dos mesas grandes (que no pre-ordenaron) arriba. Solo otros 30 minutos después vuelve el gerente para decirnos que nuestro grupo que ya se había ido no dejó propina... Y nos gustaría recogerlo para ellos. 🤬 Mi historia termina con lo que espero que sientas es sabiduría... Vaya a Donatello’s si está visitando nuestra hermosa ciudad de Brighton está llena de restaurantes administrados por la FAMILIA, donde entienden el servicio al cliente ‘ Y no preguntes por ASK 😇

The atmosphere is great and comfortable! it’s decorated beautifully, the food was delicious and service was excellent! Overall great experience recommend to all.

was very nice, funny young man (shayan) served us and was welcoming and professional. coming back soon

Great food great service by Shayan the waiter will be coming back soon

Really lovely place to eat and it has a welcoming atmosphere. I really liked our waiter (Shayan) he was super kind and helpfully. I 100% recommend!!

Our server Maddie and chef Jacob were first class . Great experience , friendly and efficient . We will dine here again .

Very well looked after by FOH team good food served quickly A1

We had a last moment booking for 8ppl at busy day it seems for the staff there but they accommodated us without any hustle. I believe Italian manager was so nice, and polite. She took up upstairs and sat in the separate area. We had to wait for someone to come for a drinks order or anything so after 10 minutes i had to go downstairs and ask if someone could serve us as we had only 1,5h. Manager came to us and she took whole our order. She was very nice, polite and we didn't felt at all that we unwanted or that she is rushed. Amazing person! Drinks arrived after another 10minutes abd after anither 15 food start coming. I felt stressed as i was taking my friends from India and Nepal for a few days in Brighton and we had few other attraction booked at this day. So I was a bit frustrated with the waiting time but when the food arrived it compensated everything. Food was amazing. Every single bite of pasta, pizza, any chicken or anything was absolutely amazing. For food and service (from manager) like this i dont mind to wait and be late for other booked things :) Thank you ;)

Very nice food and friendly staff but restaurant was absolutely freezing. Did think of sitting there with my coat on but didn’t think that was really the done thing when I am paying for a comfortable meal!

The kitchen had a bad day but the waiting staff were brilliant. We unfortunately had to send back 2 of the dishes twice, but the servers were very apologetic, never made us feel uncomfortable about doing so and put everything right. Everyone occasionally has a bad day, it's about how you react and the team at ASK were brilliant.

Food was brought out to us very fast; great service from Libby!! Thank you so much

Was class. Libby was great server. Good stuff.

Took ages to be acknowledged after walking in the door. Took ages to clean a table and seat us (back and fourth for blue roll, sprays and cutlery etc). Seated in a tiny box room, separated in the corner of the restaurant. Pizza was burnt.

Shayan was fab, seated us so quickly and was super friendly. Food matched the great service, will be back!

Had take away for our work break. Alfie served us, the food came quick and piping hot. All very delicious. Thank you we will be back.

I tried their Classic Vegan Pizza and it was simply delicious. Also the service was stellar. I'm coming back for more. Definitely recommended.

Delicious food, impeccable service by the lovely, super friendly and efficient waitress Taleah, and a fabulous seat by the window on a sunny day. A great lunch out with my daughter. Thank you

Wonderful food & service on Wednesday evening. Thank you for looking after us ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Nice food and very good service

Visited Ask Italian in Brighton Lanes. Was welcomed and served by Libby. Very friendly girl, gave us complimentary homemade lemonade, took our order, served us and checked we were happy.

Lovely food , great service and fab atmosphere!!

Incredible food and amazing service! Sylvia was so attentive and made our visit extra special. Thankyou!

Waitresses was lovely especially Libby Food was yummy Thanks

It was very good thank you libby

Libby is great! And she has immaculate taste ❤️

We ordered the Christmas three course meal which had a good variety of and came at a good price. Everything super tasty. A big shout out to Maddie who looked after us throughout our lunch.

Had a very nice meal on New Years Eve. We were served by Maddalena who was lovely and very accommodating. Great service 😁

Food was nice and maddy, who served us was a lovely host, with a smile to match

Incredible food, incredible service, incredible experience.

Services was alright, staffs doing okey. Food was nothing special really.. small portions for the price. My carbonara I expected it was creamy enough and generous amount but it wasnt, asda carbonara was better, i really love food and i m honest on reviewing them but we have different tastes so. My husband’s lasagna was okey he said but its not a place to go back for it he said.. he enjoyed the twisted dough. My beef meatballs was , i think they just reheat it in the microwave pit a tomato sauce and melted cheese and done,. We both enjoyed the pudding.. brighton price for you, people are hungry so.

Had the best waiter and the food was ver nice

Was served by the lovely Maddie! Very helpful and great service

Brilliant service, very tasty food at reasonable prices and a very cosy atmosphere

We had our staff christmas party here and it was great. The food was so good, the service was amazing - Taleah really looked after us! couldn’t fault anything. Really lovely atmosphere.

Good friendly staff. Served by Maddie.

Bog standard food at best, with prices outweighing value for money. Our food order was taken promptly, and the dishes came out fairly quickly after (make of that what you will). The pizza I ordered was warm at best however. After we finished our mains, the plates remained stacked on the table for 15 minutes before the waitress (who walked passed repeatedly while seeing to others) took them away. A very underwhelming experience unfortunately; wouldn’t return or recommend. Sorry.

Mad for our waitress was fantastic! Thank you for making it a special night!

Fantastic good and great service from Maddie!

Fantastic Service, very friendly and polite. Taleah

Just want to say a massive thank you to Talia for looking after us so warmly today! We really recommend Ask. The festive menu today was amazing. Never disappointed when we come here - always a treat!

Had a lovely time. Silvia our waitress enhanced the experience and delivered efficient and elegant service.

Great service from Silvia 🖤 delicious food too.

Wonderful service, delicious food. So well looked after by Prow and Edwardo, thank you so much ❤️

Thalia was so lovely and welcoming to me and my cousin! She made us feel so listened too and checked up on us just the right amount. We really enjoyed our food aswell!! Thalia was very helpful and made sure our food was on time and made sure that we were all good 😊 ❤️

Thalia was a great hostess, the team helped us with our Autistic son sensitivity to textures too. Well done and thank you for making us feel welcome.

Had a lovely meal service by Maddie on the 5th December

Maddie was absolutely brilliant- very kind and helpful!

Dropped by Ask in Brighton for some lunch. Food was great, and Maddie who served us, was excellent. She was very friendly, attentive, and extremely accommodating, especially as we had our two toddlers with us. Thank you Maddie, you’re a star!

Excellent service, fantastic food, a great evening!

The staff make a big difference, make sure you look after them. This was the place I came for my fav Sunflower Tortelleni pasta of spinach and ricotta, pity. Portions are generous. Never a disappointment eating here. And then have brought back their classic salad Italian Dressing (yum) that they used to do in bottles. The quality of the salad has improved, no Little Gem lettuce anymore. I don't eat here to go cheap. Please no shrink inflation.

We enjoyed a lovely meal with very good service from Madalena who looked after us very well food was served hot and nicely spaced out we didn’t feel rushed it was a quite time of day so nice and relaxing

Lovely restaurant. A little small on portions and ingredients. I was a little disappointed 😞

Shout out to Shayan!! Great service

Había oído comentarios mixtos sobre Ask Brighton, pero nos quedamos muy impresionados cuando visitamos con la familia. Tuvimos una mesa redonda encantadora junto a la ventana y disfrutamos mucho de la comida que se sirvió - cada plato era delicioso y servido por Maddelena que era excelente - atento pero no intrusivo. Lo recomiendo encarecidamente. Definitivamente volveré.

Excellent service and you will feel looked after. Few vegan options but enough to satisfy your craving for pasta and pizza. Frier was broken when we visited yesterday. Pizza could be slightly bigger for the price. Restaurant and toilet are clean and the staff are friendly.

Personal amable, jugos deliciosos, la mejor lasaña de la historia! Por no mencionar la ubicación ideal en el centro de Brighton si tienes planes antes y después de una maravillosa mordida. Recomendar 100 por ciento

Excellent service from Magdalena and Eduardo.Food very tasty. Staff very friendly and welcoming

Not impressed with food, the so called seafood pasta didn't have any mussels or clams in just the shells and the desert didn't have the doughnut it was meant to have,why serve it in the 1st place if you didn't have all the ingredients,they should have informed me and then i could have ordered something different,gave me a glass of house wine to compensate! Definitely not going there again!!!

Fab food and great service. Shayan our waiter was really great.

Worse service I ever witnessed, you'll have better service tipping £1 on Onlyfans Problems: 1) They open late for no reason. I turned up on a Sunday at 11.40am and waited for 10mins for the doors to be opened (which goes against the time openings on Google and AskItalia website which I double checked prior to arriving). 2) Staff giving lip for no reason. When the door opened, I asked if they were open and they said they were but can't serve food until midday which again makes no sense according to the website. 3) Tastecard snobbery. I asked if I could use the Tastecard and again was given lip, was told I should phone and book a table ahead of time... Well if you opened at 11.30am per your website, I could have. Reluctantly he agreed. 4) Refused to be given free house lemonade shot possible because of the above or just treated like plebs. I was seated and never got given a free shot of the house lemonade as two glasses had not been set up. I witnessed they placed glasses on every table after I sat down and gave every other patron that was seated after a free shot, did not bother to come back to my table at all. Perhaps you should set up tables at the correct opening time or even before? 5) They won't bother coming to take your payment if they think you are a pleb. After the staff swiped my Tastecard, they did not bother coming back to take payment. Waited for 10mins and can only assume they thought I was not a high roller to warrant their time... In that part, they are right! Needless to say the above ruined the eating experience. If the manager can't even open a resturant on time, you should just shut this Brighton franchise. What hope is there if a joint can open/close willy-nilly at any unofficial time?! Save your money everyone, you'll get better satisfaction tipping £1 to creators on Onlyfans or probably even me. AskItalia Epsom is great, this place is awful. Onlyfan of being able to pay by QR code so I don't need to Tip and can leave this dump as soon as possible! All of the above gives the impression the manager only want "High Rollers" or "families with children" as customers.. I recommend NO Students, Gen Zs, Millennials, Influencers, Creators or Tourists eat here.

Mala comida, mal servicio, la comida no era casera y muy cocinada. El personal ignoró a mi tía discapacitada al intentar abrir ambas puertas para entrar al restaurante, tuvo que ser dicho por el pesebre que dejara su teléfono y que no nos ignorara

Visitamos dos veces durante nuestra estancia. La comida y el servicio fueron excepcionales en ambas ocasiones. Los precios también son muy buenos. Recomendamos los buñuelos de calabacín.

En el corazón de la ciudad en una casa antigua convertida. Menú encantador, un montón para elegir. La comida era genial. El personal era encantador y atento.

Great venue. The food was good and service fast. Would visit again.

Cute atmosphere, tasty "Manzo picante", friendly staff

The Ask restaurant in Ship Street Brighton is in the centre of the city. There are some reasonably small dining rooms within the restaurant which can get noisy because the rooms have little software within them. There are friendly and helpful staff who offer an efficient service from beginning to end. The restaurant has very clean rooms, tables and chairs. The toilets too are immaculately clean. The orders were efficiently taken and delivery to the table was quite quick.

Food was amazing, had a great time and Alfie was great 😊

Had a great time at my boyfriend’s birthday. Alfie couldn’t have been more helpful and the food was excellent! Can’t wait to return soon

Just popped in for late lunch on 11th Sept with our daughter and baby grandson. Very welcoming & friendly service. Both waitresses very attentive. Food excellent. Highly recommend 👍🏻👍🏻

Excellent Excellent Excellent. The food was perfectly cooked and presented and tasted delicious. The staff were curtious, professional and had time to speak with us. Making us feel valued. Couldn't fault Ask Italian Brighton on anything at all. A perfect meal in cosy surroundings with staff who helped to make our evening the best one of our holiday. Thank you all

Nice cosy little place. Service was quick and polite. The food was good, just a shame it was served on cold plates. The pasta that touched the plate was freezing cold and that took the enjoyment out of my meal. Otherwise it would have been perfect.

really yummy food!! lovely waiters too

Food was incredible, thank you so much to the chef! Best pizza I've ever had - would definitely recommend the hot honey!!

I think someone called jake made my food. Was absolutely scrumptious 100/10. What an impeccable chef! Deffo deserves a raise

We were all out for two of our friend's birthday celebrations. From the moment we walked in we were treated like VIP's! Prow and Sally could not have done more to make us feel welcomed. Instilling a professionalism, humour and the best service anyone could wish for. Between them, they did a fantastic job multi tasking. We never felt forgotten, and it's a sign of great customer service when the staff make you feel special, and that you're the only customer in the room (and it was busy!). Well done, Prow and Sally! It has instilled confidence again that maybe we do have a few in hospitality who know what they're doing and take pride in their job. Thank you, Carey

one of the chefs i think his name was jake made perhaps the best pizza i have ever had the joy of eating in my whole life, i would definitely recommend to everyone to visit specially this ask italian. brilliant staff and amazing food id honestly give six stars if i could.

Amazing service and friendly staff even though it was a very busy night. Service was quick and food was delicious. Will definitely be coming back!

Great service and lovely food as always - we come once every couple of months and always have a good experience. Good value for money

Fantastic dinner at Ask! Prow and Sally were brilliant! All courses were great. Will be returning! Great evening all round!

My wife has just had the best gluten free pizza. My food was good, can't eat anymore, we'll waddle out.

Friendly staff and efficient service , a guest with a gluten allergy was advised of a separate menu and advised what they could order .

Had the most amazing meal here the best Italian restaurant we have been too and we have been to quite a few I can 💯 recommend this place the food is to die for and the cocktails are great to Staff are great and very friendly .So if ya ever in Brighton this is definitely the place to eat.👌😊

Nice food, good service. We all had pizza which was delicious. The waitress was friendly and attentive. The restaurant had a nice layout with decent decor.

Went for a birthday 🎂. The food was amazing but there was a large gap from starter to main. No continuity to service but she was very nice. Would recommend highly .