Ask Italian in Brighton and Hove

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 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.

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 😊 ❤️

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

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.

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!!!

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.

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

Poor food, poor service, the food was not homemade and very over cooked. Staff ignored my disabled aunt when trying to open both doors to enter the restaurant, had to be told by the manger to get off their phone and not to ignore us

Visited twice during our stay. Food and service were outstanding on both occasions. Prices are also very good. We recommend the zucchini fritters.

In the heart of town in a converted old house. Lovely menu, lots to chose from. Food was great. Staff were lovely and attentive.

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.

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 👍🏻👍🏻

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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!

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 .

9:30 on a Friday night as a solo table for one traveller and they have no tables as run out of food!!!! Oh! Yeah! Of course!!

love the lemonade shots that are guaranteed at any authentic italian restaurant. the food was so fresh and you could tell a lot of effort goes into quality control of ingredients and the final product that is served to customers. Very reasonable pricing on the pizzas and other dishes, and the interior is very lovely with a sliding door for fresh air and outdoor seating if preferred. would recommend 100%. Thank you for having us.

An underwhelming meal. Ordered the linguini di mare which came with sad, tiny pieces of seafood. Our server seemed a bit uninterested. We were not served the aperitivo like neighboring guests.

Just ok pasta. I asked for vegetarian carbonara and was given a vegan version that didn’t have much flavor. Our server didn’t give us an aperitivo when I noticed he did give to others. Careful when you hand your credit card too. He took it upon himself to self tip and sign on my behalf.

Booked for a celebration meal for 16 people on Friday 9th August. We had a quiet area upstairs with a reserved table. The food was great and despite the large group size the service was amazing. All credit to our server Henry. Great example of good customer service and a credit to this team. Would definitely come again.

Just took my mum for lunch for her birthday and this was a perfect spot. MIKE was so lovely, truly amazing waiter! Would defo come back for the service alone topped off by good food ❤️

Lovely place, delicious food and great service by Mike who was an absolute star at looking after us! And a lovely terrace garden too!

Ask Italian Restaurant in Brighton, Britain. There are indoor and outdoor seating and it has many branches in most British cities. It is considered an excellent choice for lovers of Italian cuisine. The food is delicious and the service is excellent.

Attentive, friendly service, generous portions, a good night out

They didn't have 2 dishes we wanted and failed to tell us when we was seated The butterfly pawn starter was OK but the toasted bread was stuck to the bottom of the plate it's cooked on so was hard to eat the chicken Lecca was good Our mains which was pizzas was over cooked alittle also and chips came late and we was half way though our mains when they finally showed up Only good point was the drinks where nice and cold and came in chilled glasses which helped cos the restaurant was really hot as it had no AC or fans

We came here by mistake ,thinking that it was another restaurant I'd been to the previous week that boasts an impressive wood burning pizza oven. By the time I'd realised my mistake we'd ordered drinks and thought we'd give it a try. The staff were pleasant enough but there didn't seem to be any Italians in evidence. I ordered the fettuccine bolognaise. The portion wasn't very generous and the food was mediocre . It was the third Italian restaurant I'd visited during my three week stay in Worthing and I'm sorry to say that it didn't compare well!

Excellent food and superb service. It's a a beautiful location and the staff were relaxed yet also very attentive (my son knocked over his girlfriend's drink and they replaced it before she returned!). Between the 8 of us we sampled a wide range of the menu from pizzas, to pasta, sea bass and calamari and all went down very well. They have a great selection of side dishes too (lasagne bites!). We also liked the option of the mini desserts as we were full but wanted just a little something sweet. It was a lovely place for our meal celebrating a graduation and we'll definitely return.

Really friendly atmosphere, great food

The staff was amazing, especially on such a hot day. We had a great meal after our daughter's graduation. looking forward to going again.

Great food, excellent service - friendly, welcoming and attentive - with a nice ambience. Never disappoints. They currently have a summer specials menu which is worth checking out, especially if you like seafood. Pictured is the lobster ravioli with prawns in a garlic sauce - delicious. To drink, the rose Aperol spritz - a nice twist. I forgot to take a photo of the Biscoff cheesecake with ice cream, which was of course divine.

Very nice service, delicious pasta, nice place on the map of Brighton.

Lovely food and super service. Was quite loud in the restaurant though. Not the staffs fault.

Came here with my partner for a treat while in Brighton. I've been to a few ASK restaurants before but never this one. We were seated quickly, given plenty of time to choose what we were having and our food came out within a reasonable time without feeling rushed too. Would definitely recommend and will come back in the future.

The service was not good at all ,and the waiter who was a man was extremely rude and angry to us after he know we want order the lunch deal!!! I don’t understand why and we was a big group + and the pasta’s wasn’t good 👎🏻

The food was of a high standard. The staff were friendly and efficient. Food was served in a timely fashion. As a large group, we appreciated having our own room. A great experience! We would definitely come back again.

Order never arrived even though it was apparently delivered.

I very rarely go to 'chain' restaurants... but was pleasantly surprised by the quality and selection of food, and service with great banter

Staff very polite and friendly food was amazing and nice relaxed atmosphere

Excellent . Lovely quility meal and friendly staff

It was brilliant it was served very well. They serve very lovely food and desserts

Everything was good about this place and the food was excellent, the wine too. We ate in the larger room adjacent to the kitchen and received attentive service. Unfortunately a lot of diners left all at once and the staff went into overdrive cleaning and clearing up. The noise was deafening - ending with a horrific crash of glass as our waitress went to the outside dining space and emptied the entire night's load of wine and beer bottles into the recycling bin! Otherwise we had a lovely time.

Another lovely meal at our fave Italian in Brighton. Caters well for vegan and veggies. Went with family member who has trouble walking and waiter helped him through the door and to the table. Accessible loo too. Only point to improve is to have more veggie pizza choices that aren’t tomato/margarita like. We used to love the verdure pizza.

Loved this restaurant in Brighton! Delicious food, great interior and lovely staff. Our waiter poured us a complimentary homemade raspberry lemonade as soon as we arrived 😊 The sea bass dish so tasty. Had it with a side of zucchini fritters, never had them before but would definitely have them again. The trio of puddings, yummy with a good selection to choose from. The Flat White Espresso Martini was another first and another cocktail I would have again.

Maddalena was lovely! Amazing service 💕

I went for lunch here today and it was absolutely fantastic! The staff and the manager here are so very charming and attentive. A royal welcome. ASK, please hand out hefty bonuses ASAP.

Amazing food and great service thanks Michael!

Lovely dinner experience, great tasting food and fantastic service from Le. Thank you!

Excellent service and food was delicious. Didn’t wait long to be served or for our food.

Always enjoy this restaurant. Maddalena was absolutely fantastic with her recommendations and service. She was friendly and always smiling. Ask is like my first choice whenever I come to brighton. Will definitely be coming back.

Stayed over in Brighton on Tuesday night and popped in on the off chance of getting a table. We were seated straightaway and received impeccable service from both the guys who served us. Both were friendly and very helpful. Food arrived quickly and tasted fantastic. Overall a very evening had by all. Will use this restaurant on all visits to Brighton in future.

Lovely meal. Very helpful staff. Fantastic birthday treat

We came here for dinner on a Thursday for a birthday meal. Our Server Michael was amazing and really gave us an outstanding service. One of our group has a Nut allergy, and they were happy to give us the booklet so we were able to check what she could eat and the food came with a sticker to show it was nut free meal. All the food was delicious and they even gave our friend a small happy birthday treat. Thank you for making it such a special meal!

For the first time in 7 years, I enjoyed both what I ate and what I drank. I feel lucky to have discovered the most delicious place in Brighton. First of all, I would like to thank the chef who cooked my prawn and pasta and Alara who provided excellent service. I will definitely come again.

For the first time in 7 years, I enjoyed both what I ate and what I drank. I feel lucky to have discovered the most delicious place in Brighton. First of all, I would like to thank the chef who cooked my prawn and pasta and Alara who provided excellent service. I will definitely come again.

Lovely place, lovely food, and great staff - all very clearly happy, smiling and very attentive. Our first visit but will definitely be back!

Good, friendly service. They helped us with my husband's mobility scooter too. My vegan pizza wasn't great perhaps I prefer tomato sauce rather than curry sauce on my pizzas.

Great Food, Great And Friendly Staff That You Could Have Proper Good Chat With, Lively and Had A Proper Great Time Learning The English Culture With My English Pal

Excellent service and great food. The staff coped admirably with a table full of teenage girls out for a birthday party.

I ordered spaghetti bolognese. I had a large enough portion but it was short of taste, because l had about a teaspoon full of meat sauce .very dissatisfied. No l didn't complain, l shouldn't have too the chef should know what he's doing.

We ordered starters and mains, neither were overwhelming. We ordered chicken lecca lecca and calamari for starters and both were served undercooked and warm. The tomato sauce was not spicy that came with the chicken. For mains we ordered Strombolli pizza and Pollo Milanese. The pizza was somewhat light on pepperoni and overall it was more akin to a £3.99 frozen pizza from Tesco. The Pollo Milanese was below par as the breaded chicken was bland and warm and resembled something out of a packet you buy from the frozen foods section of Tesco. The rosemary potatoes that accompanied the chicken were not hot or rosemary flavoured and we suspected they were not freshly cooked either. Overall not impressed although we did get the cost of the Pollo Milanese deducted from the bill as only a couple of mouthfuls of chicken were eaten before it was ascertained that it was not worth eating. Would not dine there again or indeed any Ask Italian restaurant ever again. It's not authentic and its not appetising.

The food was fantastic, throughly enjoyed the Calamari for starters, the sea bass was amazing and my tiramisu was the best I have tasted, the staff were very friendly smiley and attentive but not to the point that they interrupted us, this was our first visit we will definitely go back also forgot to mention the prices were very fair too

Great service and food. My friend and I always eat here and are never disappointed. A particular thank you to Mike, always pleasant, courteous and helpful.

Good selection of food, allergy checked, pleasant and attentive service, including from the chef.

We booked and had lunch here on Saturday, our first waiter was lovely but then other staff came in and were quite rude , we ordered some bread and it had to go back because it was burnt but the worst thing was one of our party paid for her meal but it wasn't taken off final bill and it was charged again to other people with us it was questioned but we were told it wasn't their problem we had to sort it and subsequently we were charge £25 to much ,not exceptable attitude

We had a great meal with our family, lovely atmosphere, amazing staff and authentic Italian food. Their manager Alfie, really helped us with our party of 6. We will be returning in the near future!

Food was amazing very good with allergies and staff are always helpful will definitely back soon

Visited for lunch yesterday and were greeted with a huge smile! The team were all very friendly and attentive, and the food was perfect - delicious as it always is with Ask. Considering we visited during Easter Half term I was surprised that it wasn’t too busy. The decor inside is lovely - clean and fresh looking, and tables aren’t all squished in too closely like some other establishments. Will definitely visit again!

Love coming into this restaurant, always such a great atmosphere, service is great and the food is AMAZING!

As a group of 9 girls we made room and ate well. On the other hand, the staff was unpleasant towards us. First, we were greeted coldly, without even a smile. Then the waiter was condescending when ordering because we didn't speak any English. Finally, the payment method is complicated to understand, and service fees are added directly to the bill. After adding up what we had eaten, we realized that the final total was more expensive than what we ordered, having paid the service charge. We will not return there.