Certified by ASK Italian South Kensington • Oct 11, 2026
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Get that holiday feeling without the passport at your local ASK Italian in South Kensington.
And the table just got fuller. We've just launched our brand-new Spring menu. Featuring brand new dishes, drinks and cocktails. We've got all the Italian classics
We've just launched our brand new Spring menu and the table just got fuller, featuring brand new dishes and drinks. Featuring all the Italian classics, of course.
Whatever your flavour, whoever you’re with, build your table around it. That’s the beauty of the Italian way. Customisable. Indulgent. A little messy, maybe. Delicious, always.
We recommend booking a table at your local ASK Italian restaurant, however we do always keep room for walk ins!
Details
Dine-inAvailable
DeliveryAvailable
TakeoutAvailable
Accepts reservationsAvailable
Requires reservationsNot available
DebitAvailable
Cash onlyNot available
Curbside pickupNot available
Drive-throughNot available
DinnerAvailable
Kid friendlyAvailable
Wheelchair accessible entranceAvailable
Location
Certified by ASK Italian South Kensington • Oct 11, 2026
Certified by ASK Italian South Kensington • Oct 11, 2026
Monday11:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday11:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday11:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Thursday11:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Friday11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday11:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Sunday11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Menu
6 menus · 134 items
Explore offerings from ASK Italian South Kensington on 23-24 Gloucester Arcade in South Kensington, with popular breads & nibbles, starters, calzone, and pizza available at this location.
Stone-baked garlic bread, topped with MozzaRisella.
Pesto & Cheese Dough Bites
Pesto & mozzarella baked into little dough bites, served with pesto mayo.
Vegan Pesto & Cheese Dough Bites
Vegan pesto & MozzaRisella baked into little dough bites, served with spicy tomato dip.
Antipasti Classico
Milano salami & coppa ham, fresh mozzarella, riserva cheese, green olives, rocket, rosemary & olive oil bread with smoked chilli jelly & olive tapenade.
Can’t decide? Enjoy a little of everything with our three tier selection: Mushrooms & King Prawn Al Forno, Chicken Lecca-Lecca, Bruschetta Crostini, Mozzarella & Garlic Dough bites and green olives. Served with spicy tomato dip & garlic mayo.
Roast chicken breast, Roquito pepper pearls and balsamic red onions on a tomato & mozzarella base and baked in the oven, then topped with Fior di Latte mozzarella, crispy prosciutto and rocket.
Our ultimate carbonara. Frilly tagliatelle in a velvety cheese sauce with pancetta. Topped with creamy burrata, slow-roasted tomatoes and crispy prosciutto.
Curvi pasta with beef & red wine ragu, beef meatballs, fresh chillies, roasted peppers and balsamic red onions, topped with mozzarella and baked in the oven.
Oven-baked Sea Bass topped with slow-roasted tomatoes, black olives & capers. Served on a bed of roasted potatoes, mushrooms and spinach with a buttery white wine sauce.
Tuscan Chicken Orzotto
Seasoned pan-fried chicken breast served over creamy orzotto with sundried tomatoes & spinach.
Caesar Classica
Fresh cos lettuce topped with chicken breast pieces and smoky pancetta, tossed in our signature Caesar dressing, flavoured with anchovies. Finished with riserva cheese and croutons.
Summer Special - Pan-fried chicken breast drizzled with sticky chilli honey dressing, served on rocket, baby gem, green beans, peas and red peppers, finished with crispy prosciutto.
Sticky Beef Short Rib
Summer Special - Calabrian-style beef short rib, drizzled with sticky chilli honey. Served with a slow-roasted tomato sauce, roasted potatoes and charred long-stem broccoli.
Caesar Classica
Fresh baby gem lettuce topped with chicken breast pieces & smoky pancetta, tossed in our signature Caesar dressing, flavoured with anchovies and Italian cheese. Finished with riserva cheese croutons.
Insalata All'italiana
£15.50
Sweet mustard spinach leaves, topped with a medley of roasted sweet potato, green beans, balsamic onions, mushrooms & tomatoes. Finished with goat's cheese, pine kernels & a balsamic glaze.
Choose three scoops of any flavour: vanilla (v), chocolate (v), cherry clotted cream (v), salted caramel (v), raspberry sorbet (ve), mango sorbet (ve).
The Lemon
A sweet white chocolate & lemon shell, filled with velvety cheesecake cream, nested on top of crunchy Biscoff crumb and cheesecake cream.
Chocolate Falls
Hot toffee sauce poured into a chocolate dome, melting onto gooey chocolate brownie pieces, vanilla gelato and toffee popcorn.
Toffee Bombolini Sundae
Little doughnuts filled with Biscoff and served with three scoops of vanilla gelato, chewy fudge pieces and toffee popcorn, drizzled with toffee sauce.
Caramello Chocolate Torta
Rich layers of caramel & chocolate ganache on a crumbly tart base. Served with salted caramel gelato.
Sticky Coffee Pudding
£8.50
Toffee sponge with a coffee infused sticky toffee sauce, served with salted caramel gelato.
Sides
Fancy a little something extra? Perfect for sharing
A hearty ragu of green lentils and mixed vegetables in a sundried tomato sauce.
Specialty Mains & Salads
Verdure Bowl
A seasonal salad bowl with a base of pearl barley, peas, green beans and rocket, tossed in a sweet mustard dressing. Topped with a warm medley of courgettes, roasted red peppers and broccoli.
Melt-in-the-mouth dark chocolate ganache with blood orange swirls on a crunchy seeded base, served with a scoop of raspberry sorbet. Vegan and delicious.
Sweet and crisp shortcrust pastry with a pistachio frangipane and zingy raspberry filling, with a berry coulis. Served with a gelato or sorbet scoop of your choice.
Rum, strawberry syrup, lime and lemon juice finished with fresh mint.
Amalfi Sunset
Sunshine in a glass - spiced rum, pineapple juice, orange juice & strawberry syrup.
Passion Fruit Margarita
Tequlia, passion fruit puree, lemon and orange juice, shaken and garnished with rosemary.
Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
Made with Everleaf Mountain, a B Corp non-alcholic aperitif. With botantical flavours of cherry blossom, strawberry & rosehip.
Cherry Blossom Spritz
Everleaf Moutain, Amarena cherry syrup and sparkling lemonade, served with an Amarena cherry.
Pineapple Martini
Everleaf Mountain shaken with pineapple juice & passion fruit puree. Refreshing, tropical & non-alcoholic.
Crodino
Authentically Italian non-alcoholic spritz. Unique, citrusy and lightly bitter - perfect for Aperol lovers.
Passion Fruit Fizz
A tropical delight of passionfruit, craft still lemonade and soda water.
Lime and mint twist
Reminiscent of a mojito. Zesty flavours of lime and mint mixed with soda over ice.
Stawberry Sparkle
Strawberry syrup, lemon juice & soda water, served with strawberry flavoured popping boba.
Peach Bubble Tea
Iced tea shaken with peach & passion fruit puree, with strawberry flavoured popping boba.
Spritz
Refreshing, sparkling cocktails to enjoy.
Limoncello Spritz
A zesty, refreshing spritz with limoncello, Prosecco, soda & fresh basil.
Aperol Spritz
A classic Italian aperitivo - Aperol, Prosecco & soda water.
Sarti Spritz
A refreshingly fruity spritz with hints of mango, passion fruit & blood orange. Made with Sarti Rosa, Prosecco & soda water.
Hugo Spritz
A botanical spritz with elderflower, Prosecco, soda & mint.
Hugo Spritz
A botanical spritz with elderflower, Prosecco, soda & mint.
ASK Italian Summer Specials
6 items
Elderflower Basil Smash
A crisp and refreshing blend of smashed basil leaves, local gin, elderflower & craft lemonade.
Tropical Rose Aperol Spritz
A fruity twist on the classic aperitivo. Passionfruit purée, Aperol, rosé Prosecco & soda water.
Garnished with mint & lime.
Burrata & Coppa Ham Prima Pizza
A white garlic and mozzarella base topped with pulled creamy burrata, crispy coppa ham, sweet
caramelised onions and sprinkled with rocket. Prefer a tomato base? Just ask.
Lobster & Crab Ravioli
Decadent ravioli pieces filled with white fish, crab, lobster and ricotta in a creamy garlic sauce
with prawns, spinach and courgettes.
Butterfly King Prawn Insalata
Juicy garlic & lemon butterfly king prawn skewers on a bed of baby gem lettuce, spinach, rocket,
green beans & broccoli, tossed in a sweet honey mustard dressing. Topped with baby plum
tomatoes and roasted red peppers.
Tropical Sorbet Sundae
A sundae of sweet mango and berry sorbets, fresh strawberries and white chocolate curls,
drizzled with a berry coulis and served with a crunchy wafer straw.
Kids Menu
2 items
Vegetable Sticks with Bread Soldiers & Dip
Carrots, cucumber and delicious bread sticks with a tasty tomato dip.
Happy Face Pizza
Our pizza face is made with olive eyes and a roasted red pepper smile. Make it vegan with MozzaRisella instead.
A tomato & mozzarella base, baked and topped with creamy stracciatella, Cobble Lane cured beef Bresaola, slow roast tomatoes, rocket and a balsamic glaze.
Warm sultana panettone sponge, soaked in orange syrup and topped with a scoop of vanilla gelato.
Mince Pie Calzone
A warm and sweet calzone filled with spiced mincemeat, baked until golden and served with a scoop of vanilla gelato & toffee sauce.
Reviews
4.1
1,255 reviews
5 stars
717
4 stars
245
3 stars
118
2 stars
71
1 star
104
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Angry Panda
5 days ago
3.0
Tog pasta med Musslor, Räkor och kräftor
Räkor och kräftor var små frysta och smaklösa musslor var färska och ok.
Men pastan var lätt överkokt och hela rätten var smaklös trotts att jag saltade och pepprade.
Köpte 2 drinkar dessa var jätte bra.
Min dotter var nöjd med sin vegitariska kar bonara iaf.
DS
David Smith
5 days ago
5.0
The food and drink here was great, the chicken starter was juicy and fresh and my lasagna had plenty of flavour and was a great size! The service was excellent from all the staff and I loved their home made lemonade! If you are around Gloucester Road I can highly recommend this venue for lunch or dinner!
SS
Sarah Skelton
Oct 7, 2026
2.0
Food was to the usual standard expected at Ask Italian and enjoyed by our party of 3. Staff were very absent during our visit only coming over with food and drinks ordered on the app and eventually the bill. Staff chose to talk around a corner rather than take orders and check if everything was ok. Took over 25 mins to manage to get someone's attention to ask for our bill.
The app needs to have the option to amend the chosen dish to vegetarian options offered on the menu as with the lack of staff attention we resorted to use the app that was unable to select our catering needs
SS
selda sevcanlar
Sep 25, 2026
5.0
Had a wonderful dinner at ASK today with four friends, all of us teachers. From the moment we arrived, we felt so welcomed and looked after.
A special thank you to Alfredo, who greeted us at the door with such warmth and friendliness. He was incredibly helpful with the gluten-free menu, taking the time to explain the options and what each dish included. His kindness and hospitality made us feel truly welcomed and included.
We had a lovely evening and a delicious dinner. We will definitely recommend ASK to others and look forward to visiting again!
Thank you to the whole ASK team, and especially Alfredo, for making our evening so enjoyable. ❤️
NC
Nexia Chat
Sep 15, 2026
1.0
The most serious part of this experience was finding a **large, zigzag-shaped piece of metal wire inside my carbonara**.
This happened (yesterday) on **14 September, between 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm**. While I was eating, I suddenly felt something hard in my mouth. At first, I thought it was a crispy piece of bacon, but when I took it out, I realised it was a large piece of metal wire.
What would have happened if I had swallowed it? What if it had cut my mouth, made me choke or damaged one of my teeth? This was not a hair or a minor mistake—it was a large metal object that could have caused a serious injury.
We discreetly informed the waitress, and a **blonde manager with short hair** came over. The only thing she asked was whether I wanted another plate. After finding a piece of wire in my mouth, I obviously had no appetite left, so I declined while my partner finished his lasagne.
What disappointed us most was how the manager handled the situation. There was no sincere apology or explanation, and she never came back to check whether I was okay or whether we needed anything. When it was time to ask for the bill, the manager disappeared, even though she had been near the entrance throughout the service.
The only item removed from the bill was, of course, the carbonara that I could not finish because it contained the wire. Neither the waitress, the manager nor anyone else asked how the rest of our meal had been, apologised again or even said that they hoped to see us again. They simply acted as though nothing had happened.
There was also no gesture of goodwill—not a drink, a shot, a dessert or even a small discount on the rest of the bill. We were not expecting a free meal, but we did expect some basic concern, empathy and acknowledgement of how serious the incident was. Instead, they quickly brought the card machine, took the payment and let us leave without another word.
I have previously worked as a manager for a restaurant chain, so I understand that isolated incidents can happen. However, finding a piece of metal wire of this size in someone’s food should lead to an immediate apology, a check that the customer has not been injured, and an investigation into how it happened.
We rarely leave negative reviews, but I left hungry, upset and shocked by the complete lack of responsibility and empathy shown. I genuinely wonder whether this was an isolated case or whether this is how managers across the chain are expected to deal with a potentially dangerous incident.
Frequently Asked Questions About ASK Italian South Kensington
Do I need to make a reservation at ASK Italian in South Kensington?
Reservations are accepted but not required; you can also walk in as a few tables are kept aside for walk-ins.
What types of cuisine does ASK Italian offer?
ASK Italian serves Italian food including stone-baked pizza, fresh pasta, and desserts.
Can I order takeaway or delivery from ASK Italian?
Yes, ASK Italian offers in-store pickup, delivery, and no-contact delivery services.
What are the opening hours for ASK Italian in South Kensington?
ASK Italian is typically open from 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM Monday to Thursday, with extended hours on Friday to Sunday. Check holiday hours for special opening times.
Is ASK Italian family-friendly and accessible?
Yes, ASK Italian welcomes children and has a wheelchair accessible entrance for your convenience.
What payment methods are accepted at ASK Italian?
Payments can be made via American Express, cash, MasterCard, and Visa.
Where is ASK Italian located exactly?
ASK Italian is located at 23-24 Gloucester Arcade, South Kensington, London, SW7 4SF, United Kingdom.
What nearby transit options can help me get to ASK Italian?
Gloucester Road Underground Station and Underground-Gloucester Road airport transport nearby provide convenient access to ASK Italian in Gloucester Arcade.
Are there any shopping centers close to ASK Italian?
Yes, Gloucester Arcade is a shopping center right where ASK Italian is located, great for shopping before or after your meal.
What other restaurants are nearby ASK Italian that customers might consider?
Nearby dining options include Coco di Mama - Pasta Kitchen, Garfunkel's, Belvedere Holland Park (French restaurant), London Secret Garden, Al-Fanar (Middle Eastern), and UMAMI (Thai and Asian cuisine).
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