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A delicious family meal at ASK Italian

On Sunday we headed to our local ASK Italian for a Mother’s Day meal. We ate in the ASK Italian in Northwood which is in a converted Post Office. I’ve often walked past but never gone in so I was excited about finally venturing inside.
I booked online in advance as I knew it would be busy so when we arrived we were immediately taken to our table. The building is really light and airy and makes excellent use of the old sorting office for a spectacular environment to eat.
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Although there was a special 3 course menu we opted to choose from the normal menu. The children were given colouring sheets (which also contained the children’s menu) and pencils which I thought was a nice touch and kept them busy.
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The children enjoyed a set menu for £6.25 which included vegetable crudites with garlic sticks and dip. They both chose Pizza Pomodorini for their main course which was a really generous portion considering their ages. My 4 year old had a chocolate gelati with sprinkles for dessert and my 2 year old had the frutti.
The 4 year old loves this kind of food so happily ate everything put in front of him. The 2 year old is slightly fussier and was happy to sample something from everyone’s plates and a little of her own.
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As we were hungry we ordered the Stuzzichini to nibble on whilst the children had their starter. It looked lovely (photo below) and was a selection of Pecorino Sardo cheese, Sicilian Nocellara olives, finocchiona salami and warm tomato crostini.
STUZZICHINI

Then it was time for our main courses. I had ordered the Risotto con Pollo E Funghi as I love risotto but my husband doesn’t, so I seized the opportunity to try something I knew I would enjoy. I loved the combination of the chicken breast slices and sautéed mushrooms and the creamy white wine sauce was perfect.

My husband had a Linguine Carbonara (pictured below) which he really enjoyed and ended up sharing with our daughter, she’s a real pasta fiend!

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Keen to sample the menu we did order desserts although normally a main course is enough for us. My husband had the Italian Cheesecake and I ordered the Grande Gelato which is basically Eton Mess Italian-style (pictured below). I need to make it at home as it was amazing and really complimented the risotto I had just eaten.

Grande Gelato

At this point we were really full and happy so settled up and toddled off to our favourite park for a very long walk. Our final bill came to £58.70 for meals for two adults, two children, hot and cold drinks which I thought represented good value. Everyone enjoyed their food, the service was excellent, especially considering we had to chosen to eat on such a busy day, and the atmosphere was perfect for enjoying a delicious family meal at ASK Italian.

This is the first of a series of posts written in conjunction with ASK Italian who are on a mission to remind people that pasta shouldn’t just be a backup when the cupboards are bare but an exciting and creative part of your kitchen. Respect the pasta!

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Disclosure – we received a voucher in order to review the menu at our local ASK Italian

25 Comments

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    Victoria
    April 2, 2014 at 9:55 am

    i love italian food, that the only cuisine i could have while pregnant, the last time ive been in Ask was mmm 9 years ago)

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    Mummy of Two
    April 2, 2014 at 11:00 am

    Yummy! I do love ASK. We really should go more often!

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    Clare @ Emmys Mummy
    April 2, 2014 at 11:34 am

    I love Italian food. I’ve not eaten out in a while but this would be where I would choose X

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    Katie Albury
    April 2, 2014 at 11:46 am

    I’ve never been to an ASK restaurant before, but I’d love to try it out, everything looks so yummy!
    Katie x

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    Kate Thompson
    April 2, 2014 at 12:25 pm

    I find ASK very pricey for the small portions (but then I have two teenage boys with bottomless pits for stomachs). We rarely eat out due to allergies but they were very kind and helpful and created dairy, soya, wheat and gluten free meals for my twins.

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    Sam @happyhomebird
    April 2, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    Gosh this has made me hungry and all sounds gorgeous. I love Italian food and it features in our weekly meals. My grandfather has close links with Italy and I like to learn how to cook Italian food to sort of carry on a tradition. I’d love to eat out as ASK – not easy with 4yo with autism but hey you know, one day x

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    oana79
    April 2, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    Sounds a lot like Pizza Express, my little one loves it every time!

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    Eileen Teo
    April 2, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    We love their food! It is good!

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    Cass@frugalfamily
    April 2, 2014 at 6:54 pm

    I’ve seen a few really positive write ups about this place recently so I’ll definitely keep it in mind for future as I love Italian x x

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    You Baby Me Mummy
    April 2, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    Ooh this looks scrummy! ASK it lovely x

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    laura redburn
    April 2, 2014 at 9:33 pm

    i very rarely get the chance to/can afford to eat out, but ask is definitely one of the places i like to go when i can.

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    Kara
    April 3, 2014 at 7:13 am

    Love Ask – loved their wine glasses too so much that I bought some lol

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    Michelle
    April 3, 2014 at 8:39 am

    Never been to Ask Italian before. Been to their sister restaurant, Zizzi though and that was lovely!

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    Fritha Strickland
    April 3, 2014 at 3:08 pm

    I’m so jealous I LOVE ASK! yum yum! x

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    Healthier Mummy
    April 3, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    Sounds really tasty. We love going out for pizza too – you really can’t go wrong when you have children in tow.

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    ninjacat
    April 3, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    I would love to go here I love Italian

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    Izzie Anderton
    April 4, 2014 at 8:51 am

    We often go there when collecting, or dropping off our daughter at university. As a vegetarian, there are always so many options available – which is rare!

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    Nell@PigeonPairandMe.com
    April 4, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    I LOVE Italian food! It’s such a sociable occasion when you get little bits of things to taste too – the salami sounds delicious.

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