Ask Mario: What is Ask Mario and how does it work?

Ask Mario is an internet-based monthly newsletter and restaurant recommendation service for anyone interested in food and eating out. The newsletter updates what’s happening on the UK Food and Restaurant scene – new openings, closures, chefs, menus, special events – with the focus firmly on quality rather than quantity. Ask Mario is headed by Mario Wyn-Jones, and has teamed up with a nationwide network of respected food writers. Sign up to the Ask Mario newsletter and you will have immediate access to a service unique on the internet: personalised recommendations from Mario and the team on where's best to eat out in the UK, be it restaurants, pubs or cafés. Ask Mario can also advise on where to celebrate that special occasion: whether a family celebration; a romantic dinner for two; where to go for Sunday lunch; eat vegetarian; or where kids are welcome (and the food’s real). All you have to do is email Ask Mario with your requirements by filling in this form and we will do our best to reply within 24 hours or so, listing the place, or places, we suggest, that comply as close to your requirements as your location allows. Ask Mario’s recommendations are primarily on merit – based on the Ask Mario team’s experience and opinion of the food and the establishment. Ask Mario will take into account cost, atmosphere and location, as appropriate. Ask Mario is totally independent and unbiased. No payment of any kind has secured or influenced a recommendation. The Ask Mario team offers a fee-based consultancy service to the restaurant industry.