January 2024 by Tim Grainger
Unecessary noise from the kitchen which sounded like the cutlery being droped from a great hight. Garlic bread over cooked to a crisp. Main course very nice and would have again should I return. Which we will but not on a Saturday lunchtime.
January 2024 by Aisha Dadoo
I enjoyed the food, there is a good variety. It is a nice setting, service was helpful and it seems like a popular restaurant.
January 2024 by Philip Fung
My talligatele was a little over cooked, everything else is fine. We enjoyed the atmosphere. Tiramisu is yummy.
January 2024 by Esther Boulton
We were made to feel so welcome. Our requests were catered for (my children have ASD so I requested a low traffic area to be seated in.) The food was beautiful and the waiting staff had the perfect balance of checking in and leaving be. Many thanksKid-friendliness: Very child friendly. Including those with additional needs.
January 2024 by Rafhael Junior
Concern Regarding StaffI hope this message finds you well. I wanted to express my concern regarding recent interactions with the staff manager, lady dark hair on evening shift. It seems that she may not be in the best mood to work, and I have noticed a certain level of rudeness during our interactions.
December 2023 by Ben Howard
Ordered the seafood linguine. Was so bland I sent it back. The service couldn't have been better. The food was replaced without much delay and I was made to feel valued. Unfortunately the replaced dish wasn't much better. Disappointed at the price point I would expect much better for a popular dish.
December 2023 by Sophie Upham
My friends and I visited the restaruant last night and left very disappointed with our meal and evening unfortunately. One friends received her meal without the veg and when we asked if they were coming, we were told that they had none - Perhaps this is something you should confirm at the time of ordering!? We then had the same problem with one persons dessert - they were given a slightly different dessert and when we asked the waitress, we were told they didn't have what was ordered...! Two of my friends were also disappointed with their puddings (brownies lasagne). I also felt the food was slightly over priced considering the taste and experience. We also sat waiting for our bill for a long period of time, without anyone checking if we were ok or if we needed anything, whilst all the staff prepared for closing up around us (9:30pm). Overall, not a good expereince and we won't be back unfortunately.
December 2023 by bethany
On the 2nd December 2023, at 16:40pm me and my partner entered Ask Italian Chichester and it all went down from there. It was our anniversary and the staff completely ruined with their rude service and lack of respect. From first breath they were saying they were booked despite having 10 or so tablets free and putting time limits on tables, they sat us at a table but instantly time limited us telling us we have to be out by 5:30pm, giving us only 50 minutes to eat our meal. The female waitress which originally time limited us gave us massive attitude and made us feel very unwelcome. She had told all the staff that we were on a time limit and they all made it clear that we were not welcome to eat in comfort. There was one waiter who was extremely rude and made our whole experience awful, he had massive attitude and kept coming over telling us to get out because he apparently needed the table despite their being many tables available. Well it got to 5:30pm and he came over snatched our plates off the table, never once offered the dessert menu (he offered it to many other customers around us). We ask for the dessert menu and he sarcastically said yes but it was cutting time apparently because he wanted the table. He slammed the menus on the table and less than 1 minute later came and told us to decide, my partner being on the phone we had not decided yet and he snatched the menu from us and told us to get out all because he wanted the table for customers who had not turned up. I cannot believe how disgusting someone can be, Chichester Ask Italian has no respect at all and we will never be going again, they have lost good customers. If I could give 0 stars I would.
October 2023 by Richard Priest
Cannot fault the food, service nor atmosphere. Very friendly staff - a special mention for Nathan - the service was spot on.I tried the vegan salad bowl, something usually outside of my comfort zone, but it was tasty.The kids menu encouraged our little one to try new things too and they were satisfied.The new chocolate brownie lasagne wasn't overly sweet which was great.Thanks again!
October 2023 by Saffron Hills
Service was quite rude. Ordered a cocktail and it came out without any garnishes like advertised and had to get it redone, and one dish wasn't made so my friends food came out after the rest of us had finished eating, so we had to suggest we got a complementary drink. Through none of this was there any apology. At the end of this bad service my mum was pressured into a service charge by the waitress. This was for my graduation meal, my mum had made a cake that she brought to the resturant. The waitress when asked if they would like a slice of cake by my mum as a nice gesture, took (literally) half the cake for themselves.
September 2023 by Mark Wood-Davies
As a regular visitor to the Chichester branch, I was so incredibly angry with my visit! Being disappointed with how a dish was presented to my wife and me, I asked for them to be returned - didn't think that was too much of a stretch?!They were taken away only for me to hear our server and the three kitchen staff at the back of the restaurant talking about me apparently ?taking the piss? by sending something back. Unbelievable!I confronted them all to be told I was 'being ridiculous' - a customer complaining about the below-par food is ridiculous. I?m not sure these chaps are cut out for service.After asking another [more helpful] member of the serving team who the manager was, I?m told it was our original server, so there is nobody I trust to talk to in that branch any longer to raise my grievance. Clearly they wanted an early finish on a Sunday night, and I?ll certainly not be returning for such a terrible service level and a Manager that thought it appropriate to be derogatory about a customer thinking they weren't in earshot.
September 2023 by Aetheling
18.08.23 15:20- Food took 45 minutes to come, we were the only ones in the restaurant for some time.- When we asked about our food the manager responded that he thought our food had already come and that he wasn't paying attention.- We ordered the Prawn & Crayfish tagliatelle, a large prawn still had the poo sack in. The manager apologised but said that this was because the restaurant use frozen prawns. This was taken off the bill.- Manager was turning away groups of people when 4 tables were seated in the restaurant.- Upon leaving, the manager openly said to us that he wouldn't recommend eating at this restaurant.
September 2023 by Shona Etherington
My husband and I have been coming here for about 8 years and have had these dishes at least 6 times previously.Calamari - appeared to be half the usual portion. Had to ask if they had sent small by mistake. For almost £15 just for this alone without sides this was very disappointing although tasted delicious.Ragu - kind enough to change the pasta. They notified me that how it was made last year had changed as they were using a different pasta last year, however this dish differs greatly from how it was served last year. No flavour, there is very little actual meat and sauce, and tasted watered down consistency meant after 2 attempts I couldn?t eat it! Sent the whole dish back and then heard the staff talking about the fact that it was that I ordered the wrong pasta with the dish. As we were waiting for our waiter we were literally discussing where else we could have gone to eat. Sadly after many year of ASK being a favourite the meals are not up to par for what you pay when you are paying about £20 a dish when finer restaurants charge the same and the food is of far superior quality.Let?s hope pudding is still the same and this may redeem the evening.Desert was delicious. The deserts did not disappoint. We had a mini panacotta, Nutella gnocchi & my favourite blood orange and raspberry tart. Well if ASK was just a desert bar it wouldn?t surprise me with the quality of the deserts. So glad the deserts were worth getting dressed and leaving the house for. Sadly I can confidently say I will not be back for the Savoury menu however I would visit just for desert and highly recommend the chocolate blood orange tart.
August 2023 by Maddison B
Amazing food as always and amazing staff! Couldn't recommend this place more. Great atmosphere and best Italian chain I have ever been to!Vegetarian options: Great selection
August 2023 by Jack Glee
My wife and I love ASK in Chichester. The restaurant is very light and airy and the service friendly and efficient. We generally only go lunchtimes, but it always seems a bit of a treat. The food never fails to impress. I have no hesitation in recommending a visit but one should always book.