Ask Italian
Restaurant name:-Ask Italian.
Location:- 1, Piccadilly, Manchester.
Date/Time:- 1st September 2017.
Atmosphere 5/10
Hygiene 7/10
Price 7/10
Service 7/10
Taste 5/10
OVERALL:-6.5/10
This restaurant is located in the middle of Piccadilly Manchester where they probably get hundreds, if not thousands of people walking past everyday. It was a Friday evening and we expected it to be really busy but noticed that there were quite a few empty tables although the restaurant is quite big. The next thing I noticed was that they were playing pop music which definitely took away from the Italian feel. The waitress was polite and very natural. No fake or being over-pleased which I liked. We sat next to the window and we could see everyone through full length windows with the view of Piccadilly Gardens. The waitress took our order quite quickly. I expected the restaurant to be really busy being a Friday night but it wasn't. We decided to get two main meals to share. We chose:-
Pollo Piccante Con Pancetta £12:95p
(Pizza. Seasoned chicken breast, pancetta, roasted peppers,
red chillies, mushroom, spinach, rosemary and fontal cheese)
Aragosta E Gamberoni £14:95p
(Pasta. Lobster and king prawns in a creamy tomato sauce,
with a hint of chilli. Topped with a king prawn in it's shell)
Coca Cola £2:55p (each)
Before the food arrived, we were given two shots of Limoncello. I thought this was strange as it is supposed to be given after the meal?The food arrived after about twenty minutes and it looked good. However, I have to say that the pasta tasted very strong. It was overwhelming of a fish smell. It was too strong but if you like that, then you would love this. There were sufficient amount of prawns and I liked the king prawn still in its' shell. The pizza was OK. Just basic really and din't make me think that I couldn't wait to come back to the restaurant.
Conclusion:-
This was a very average restaurant. Nothing exciting, no amazing taste, nothing that was really good or really bad. I get the feeling because of its' location alone, it gets more than enough business. If this was an independent restaurant on the outskirts, it would have been closed down due to lack of business.
Italian food that was avaerage.
