On Sunday, I went with my new fella (yes really) to the cinema and then we drove to Canterbury for a meal. Not having clue where we wanted to go we wandered the high street (well, I tottered, with heels getting stuck in the cobbles) until we came across ASK.
The first ASK restaurant was ... Read review
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On Sunday, I went with my new fella (yes really) to the cinema and then we drove to Canterbury for a meal. Not having clue where we wanted to go we wandered the high street (well, I tottered, with heels getting stuck in the cobbles) until we came across ASK.
The first ASK restaurant was opened in 1993 in Belsize Park, London. The owners opened the first restaurant together because they felt there was a gap in the market for ... ...since then over 180 restaurants have been opened across the UK (Pizza Express and Zizzi’s are part of the same group).
This particular branch is next to a canal and alongside Little Italy restaurant (don’t go there, my friend found a pebble in her food and when she complained they insisted she had put it there and still forced her to pay!). It is about ¾’s of the way down the high street- the opposite end from the ... more
On Sunday, I went with my new fella (yes really) to the cinema and then we drove to Canterbury for a meal. Not having clue where we wanted to go we wandered the high street (well, I tottered, with heels getting stuck in the cobbles) until we came across ASK.
The first ASK restaurant was opened in 1993 in Belsize Park, London. The owners opened the first restaurant together because they felt there was a gap in the market for quality pizza and pasta, and I guess they were right- since then over 180 restaurants have been opened across the UK (Pizza Express and Zizzi’s are part of the same group).
This particular branch is next to a canal and alongside Little Italy restaurant (don’t go there, my friend found a pebble in her food and when she complained they insisted she had put it there and still forced her to pay!). It is about ¾’s of the way down the high street- the opposite end from the new shopping development (see bottom of page for address). The restaurant is fairly large, with a small entrance hall, and then two separate dining rooms with ample seating.
When we walked in there was only one other man eating alone, well it was 9ish on a Sunday night, the same night as the World Cup Final. We sat down and ordered drinks, a Coke and a sparkling water (driving is no fun at all!) and perused the menus. The waiter reeled off the specials, which I stared at him blankly throughout as I could barely understand what he said, in his sing-song Italian accent), I then in my typically loud and unsubtle fashion yelled at my companion, “did he just say HASH BROWN SOUP?!” He quite blatantly had not said this, but it sure sounded like it to me, and to the embarrassment of D I felt the need to point it out.
We both ordered from the menu in the end, I had Four Seasons pizza and he had some sort of meaty looking beauty and a mixed salad which we shared. Mine was delicious, like your usual Four Seasons it was split into four, with artichokes, pepperoni, ham and mushrooms, scattered with capers and big fat juicy olives. Yummy indeed- and gone in 60 seconds!
The meal was somewhat interrupted by barrages of Italians running around outside screeching about their victory over France, as we were right next to an open window. A group of tourists were seated too long after us in the other corner of the room, which made it quite hard to here in the large echoey room. So D and I are both hoping that they didn’t hear me yell, “God, how selfish to come to an Italian restaurant so late when they’ve just won the world cup and obviously want to go out and celebrate.” I do have a tendency of saying the wrong thing in what I think is a quiet voice, and apparently isn’t! Oops. Still, I left without spaghetti in my hair so it appears they didn’t hear.
After the main course, D had ice cream and I opted for nothing for pud, as the pizza was plenty filling enough. In typical girly fashion, I still nicked some from him, despite claiming I was full. We took a while before getting the bill as we were chattering, and despite their obvious intentions of celebrating, we didn’t feel pushed out by the staff. When D got the bill he took one look and said, “bloody hell, we’re coming here again.” And when I snuck a peek at the bill (totally accidentally, of course) I saw the total amount: £24.70, which is pretty good for two (albeit soft) drinks, two large and lovely pizzas, a salad, and a dessert.
I would definitely go to this branch of ASK again, and would try other branches too. The food wasn't anything out of the ordinary, but it was tasty, and thats good enough for me. The service was quick and pretty good (apart from the incomprehensible specials sonnet). I didn’t go to the loo while I was there so I can’t comment on those. Disabled access is pretty good, as everything appeared to be ground floor level. I’m not sure about family-friendliness either, as it was quite late there were no children there.
Ask Pizza & Pasta Restaurant 24 High St, Canterbury. Kent. CT1 2AY. 01227 767617 http://www.askrestaurants.com/mainpagenon.html
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