ASK Italian - Billericay in Basildon

Ordered a Lasagne Al Forno, definitely no Al Forno used to make the lasagne. Miserable. Have had a better experience from an Iceland £1 Ready Meal than this poor excuse of what should be a staple for any Italian restaurant.

The interior could do with a tidy up. Also, the smell from the toilets wafts down the very steep, narrow and quite frankly dangerous stairs. Service wasn't great and they ran out of wine glasses and full sized beer glasses. Food was pleasant enough though.

Excellent food, excellent staff. Very good all round.

Food was lovely as always but very busy and a bit short staffed, took a while to get our drinks before we ordered our food but didn't matter

First impression was that it's very cramped. We had to squeeze between 2 tables to get to ours, brushing past people's coats.Next was the 3 or 4 food remains on the menu - getting a bit dismayed by now.Sat near the back door, which unfortunately at this time of year meant it was rather chilly.My wife ordered a drink and was told they don't have Malibu. She ordered a different drink and was told they don't have pineapple juice. 3rd order - same. She asked what they DO have? Finally she found something that worked.The menu consists of about 10 pasta dishes, about 10 Pizzas and 3 other items.The food came in reasonable time and was of exceptionally good quality. Piping hot and clearly made from fresh ingredients. Cooked to perfection.For my taste, the food was a little on the bland side, but that's not to say it was flavourless, just that I personally would have liked much stronger flavours.Portion sizes were very much on the generous side. We took doggy bags home and enjoyed the left overs for lunch the next day (lost the freshness).The desserts seemed to bought in, mass produced, but were still very nice.The bill was reasonable for what we ordered.Service was slightly on the slow side, but friendly and polite.I won't rush back, but wouldn't try to dissuade anyone from going there.

Haven't been here for a few years.Now disappointing...premises are very tired, service and food average.Still running COVID online ordering from your table only...which is unnecessary, unfriendly and impersonal. It's not intuitive or efficient and took 3 attempts to place our order.Won't be going back

I came to ASK Italian on Friday with my partner and we had a great time.The staff were so lovely, especially the person who served us the time we were there, and the food was mouth-wateringly good. We hadn't been here in a while and even so it's one of the few places on the highstreet we really do enjoy going to.Lovely staff, lovely food and a good atmosphere ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

We came to Ask in Billericay today for lunch and the service and food were amazing! Such attentive service and George and the team were so kind and friendly to us and our children. We will definitely be back soon and nothing was too much effort for them!

First time I’ve been to an ASK Italian and the atmosphere was really nice! The staff were friendly and the food was ordered and cooked super fast and was delicious! Only downside was I ordered the Chocolate Etna which is supposed to be a dome of chocolate that melts when hot toffee sauce is poured over it but the toffee sauce was cold and didn’t melt the chocolate at all which defeats the purpose of the dessert 😂

Lovely food, great service and warm atmosphere. I also think the prices are good despite a few of the reviews on here. Lost 1 star because the linguine ai frutti di mare was quite watery and the melanzane was not the best I've had, but everything else was fantastic. Will definitely return