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Ongoing

Via Unidays. Sunday to Thursday only

Students can get 30% off food at Ask Italian (find your nearest) on Sundays to Thursdays. To get this offer, you'll need to register or log into your Unidays account to verify your student status (it's free to sign up if you haven't already).

Once you've logged into Unidays, find the Ask Italian 30% off deal and this will produce a voucher which you'll need to show to staff when ordering. 

The offer is available Sunday to Thursday only for dine-in only. It's not valid at ASK Italian Cardiff or The O2 London on event days.​ The deal is also not valid on Bank Holidays, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

The 30% off can't be used with any other offer and excludes takeaway. All food must be ordered at the same time. Only one voucher can be used once per day.

See our Restaurants Deals page for more offers like this. 

Sunday to Thursday

Via Blue Light Card code

At Ask Italian restaurants (find your nearest), show a valid Blue Light Card code on Sunday to Thursday and you can get 20% off food.

To get the code, you need to hold a Blue Light Card (£4.99 for two years – see more info), and generate the code from its website or via the app – you can't just show the card.

The offer isn't valid on Fridays, Saturdays, bank holidays, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day and from 1 December to 1 January. It also can't be used at Bluewater, London Park Street, London Westfield, Scarborough, and Wells, or at The O2 and Cardiff on match/event days. See FAQs.

Ongoing

Including signing up for special email offers

There are always ways to save money at Ask Italian, so even if there isn’t a cracking deal out there that works for you, don’t assume you can’t cut your costs further.

Ways to save include:

  • Exclusive offers for email subscribers. If you sign up to the Ask Italian email newsletter you'll receive details of regular promotions direct to your inbox.

  • Use a Tastecard. Often available via a free trial, discount card scheme Tastecard offers 2for1 across starters, mains and desserts at over 100 Ask Italian restaurants.

  • Get a student discount. The NUS Extra card gets you a 40% discount on your total food bill every Mon and Tue, and 25% off your total food bill on Wed, Thu and Sun. See the full T&Cs.

  • Tesco Clubcard. You can exchange £2.50 worth of Clubcard vouchers for a £10 Ask Italian token to spend on food (excl drinks).

  • Check out similar restaurant chains. If you’re not committed to eating at Ask Italian, see our Pizza ExpressPrezzoBella Italia or Zizzi pages, where you may find a better active deal.

  • Want more? Read our restaurant deals page for more dine-in and takeaway offers.

  • Had a problem with Ask Italian? There’s a free online tool you can use to complain – it helps draft, manage and if necessary escalate your complaint. It’s offered by a firm called Resolver, which we like so much we work with it to help people get complaints justice – you can use it to complain to Ask Italian*.


     

If you spot any hot deals out there we have missed (we are human after all!), please let us know in the MSE Forum, email us at msedeals@moneysavingexpert.com or via Twitter @MSE_Deals.

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Ask Italian 'free' dough bites starter

When you buy two main meals as part of 'Friendsday Wednesday'

If you dine in at an Ask Italian restaurant (find your nearest) on a Wednesday, you can get a free starter of dough bites when you purchase two main meals until Wednesday 27 November.

Ask Italian is giving away the dough bites as part of its 'Friendsday Wednesday' offer which is all about helping friends make time to catch up and get together. The deal runs all day from opening time until closing every Wednesday, and to claim you'll just need to order two main meals and quote 'Friendsday Wednesday' to staff when ordering. 

A starter of dough bites would normally cost £8.50, and one portion feeds two. If there are four of you dining and four main meals are ordered, two 'free' portions of dough balls can be ordered. There's also substitutions if you're vegan or gluten-free. 

This offer isn't valid for takeaway, delivery or click & collect orders, and can't be used alongside any other offer or set menu including ASK Perks, Tastecard or Tesco Clubcard.

See our Restaurant deals and vouchers page for other dining out deals.

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Ask Italian kids eat for '£1'

When an adult buys a main meal and via code

If you dine in at an Ask Italian restaurant (find your nearest) during October half term until Tuesday 5 November, up to two kids aged up to 10 years old can eat for £1 when an adult main is purchased and when you show a code. This offer is available every day of the week from restaurant opening time until closing. 

To get this deal, enter your email address online and get a code sent to your inbox. Then tell the serving staff you have a voucher when you order and show your code.

Little ones will be able to get a starter, main, dessert and a babyccino with this offer which would normally cost £7.50.

This offer isn't valid for takeaway, delivery or click & collect orders, and can't be used alongside any other offer or set menu including ASK Perks, Tastecard or Tesco Clubcard.

See our Restaurant deals and vouchers page for other dining out deals.

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Free protection for all shopping!

There's a little-known piece of legislation that turns any credit card into a financial self-defence superhero. 'Section 75' of the Consumer Credit Act means your plastic must protect anything you buy for more than £100 for free, so if there's a problem or the company goes bust, you can still get your money back.
And although Section 75 doesn't apply to debit cards, there is something else to fall back on if you've paid using a debit card, or used a credit card for a purchase under £100. Known as Chargeback, this is part of banks' and card companies' internal rules and not a legal requirement. Read full details of Section 75 or Chargeback, plus how to claim, in our guides.
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