Preston’s newest Italian restaurant has an opening date.

Ask Italian will join Taco Bell and Argento Lounge in Preston’s newly-opened Animate leisure complex and is opening on Thursday, 3 April.

The two eateries above opened to coincide with the opening of the cinema that makes up part of the complex with Hollywood Bowl coming soon afterwards.

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The future of Las Iguanas at Animate remains in doubt but the Mad Giant Food Hall is expected to open in the coming months.

A post on Facebook from Animate reads: “Ask Italian is joining us soon at our Animate complex, right next to Taco Bell and Argento Lounge.

“We are so excited for Ask Italian to open next Thursday, 3 April! We’ll see you there.”

The grand opening of Animate happened in February and featured Preston-born Nick Park unveil a new statue of Feathers McGraw – keeping a close eye on Wallace and Gromit on their bench in front of the market.

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