Ambiente is an absolute gem of a restaurant. We are tapas fans and these were some of the best…read moretapas we have ever eaten! We ordered Dates wrapped in Serrano ham, golden beef empanadas, lightly battered calamari, delicious shrimp, and chorizo y patatas in a delicious wine sauce. Service was excellent as well.

Great service, great food authentic Spanish Tapas. Great service and fair prices. I highly…read morerecommend this restaurant for lunch or dinner.

Great pub, upstairs from bottle shop. Friendly staff, maybe best atmosphere in all of York! Don't…read moremiss this gem!

As of July 2025, at a different location than indicated in Yelp. Now near the Museum Gardens at 14…read moreLendal. Three level pub will great selection of beer. I found an 8% abv IPA from Deya that was the best beer I've had in the UK this visit. Funky decor: lots of antlers, crucifixes, cherubs, and paintings of nude women. I'd definitely go again for a pint. Didn't try the food.

Everything was unique, bold, flavorful, and beautifully presented. Each dish combined elements from…read moredifferent cultures with local ingredients. The staff were very friendly, knowledgeable, and did a great job explaining the menu. The ambiance felt warm and welcoming, and the open kitchen was nice to see the action. The pink peppercorn crème caramel with quince, cranberry, and crème fraîche was excellent-the peppercorn added an unexpected spice that made the dessert feel really unique and quickly became a favorite. 10/10 -- highly recommend.

Food is great a lot of choices Dessert was my favorite it…read morewas amazing Service is good, they are very attentive Ambiance simple yet classy

I visited La Tasca York a few months ago and was very…read moreimpressed with the experience. Me and my friend were seated quickly upon arrival, the staff were friendly, and the atmosphere was relaxed. We ordered a few Tapas dishes each, and every single one we had was very tasty. My favourite was the potato gratin which was made with blue cheese and spinach. It can work out a little expensive by the time you've chosen a few dishes but over all I can't really complain as the food was delicious and the staff were lovely.

This review forms the third of my gluten-free-in-York trifecta…read more Or is it a hat trick? Maybe it's York's hat trick of gluten-free options. I'm thinking new Yelp list now. Anyway...yeah. La Tasca. It's good. And for you sufferers of coeliac disease, this is your kind of place. All menu items are very clearly labeled if they are gluten-free options. We found the staff here very helpful, knowledgeable, and more than willing to chase down ingredient lists if they weren't sure the answer. La Tasca is trying to be a tapas-Spanish kind of restaurant, but with a sound track suffers a bit from an identity crisis. There was some flamenco, but I'm certain I heard Mariachi, Samba, Tango, and bizarrely, Regaetón. Upon asking the mostly-Spanish staff about this, they chuckled, and shrugged. "Sí..." After all, the food, to be honest, is so-so. The paella wasn't bad, but it wasn't the Calle de Otumba in Valencia. But there's enough good, that I can still recommend it. And we'll be back, because, when you gotta eat gluten-free, you can't be too choosy, can you. One cool extra is their online reservation system, which will text your confirmation to your mobile.

We had three tapas and one entree, which was plenty. I really liked the albondigas, and the…read moreBrazilian beach cheese was quite good. The corn rib elotes was ok -- I grew up in the US corn belt, and I found the corn a bit too ripe and overcooked. The coconut chicken was good. There are a lot of drink options, but that's not my thing. Would absolutely go back and I'd absolutely try another in the chain. As with many places in Europe, the attention to detail on gluten sensitivity was excellent.

I wasn't expecting much from what I thought was a standard chain restaurant. But after a few weeks…read moreof travels, it was time for a different menu. Started off with a disappointing watermelon margarita. Neither of us could drink it. But it sure improved after that. I did the 3 item tapas selection - Albondingis, chicken tacos, and fish taco... The tastes were amazingly good, perfectly seasoned, and the portions were LARGE!! My friend got the vegetarian jackfruit taco and he was equally pleased. Staff was really friendly, and place has a fun vibe.

Went for an early dinner on a very rainy day. The staff was very friendly. They have a lively…read more"garden area" which is covered and has heaters, but it was cold and we sat inside. Two floors: a cozy bar with some tables and 2 front rooms with more seating. Additional seating upstairs. They have a nice wine list, as well as a nice selection of wines by the glass, beer and cocktails. The food was very good. We started with the baked Camembert, delicious and the bread was incredible. My husband had the half rotisserie chicken, plenty of flavor, perfectly cooked. I had mussels, more of the lovely bread and a creamy, buttery, oniony broth. Definitely a place to go.

Lovely food here. Not too pricy and a nice, chilled atmosphere. Me and my friend got some tapas and…read morea portion of chips each.

Lucia's was a great spot for dinner while in York! Since it…read moreis a wine bar my husband and I started our dinner with a glass of wine- "when in Rome" and all that. We split the bruschetta, margherita pizza, and caesar salad- all were 10/10! The atmosphere was very fresh and elegant and totally added to the experience. It's cllocated very centrally in the "shambles" area - so pop in while shopping when hunger strikes!

I arrived with a party of three and we were seated outside. It was a little cold but luckily they…read moregave us blankets that we could use. The music was way too loud so we had to half-shout over it but otherwise the ambiance was really nice- pretty colors, lots of plants and such. The menu is relatively limited but I love Carbonara so that's what I ordered. It arrived after a normal amount of wait time and it was very good. I'd order it again if I went back.

I've had a decent experience here in the past, with a few wins amongst misses, but my last trip…read morereally put me off a bit. First the good... typically friendly staff with quite a large and clean establishment. I've also had a few of the tapas type dishes that weren't bad, and in the past even enjoyed some although I would struggle to recall what they were exactly... I just know I haven't always been as disappointed as my last visit, but I've also never had that "must be back for X" experience either. For my recent visit I had the Szechuan Coated Crispy Calamari as a starter... they were of the strip variety and actually looked quite seasoned and good, sadly the taste didn't live up to the look of it... they weren't actually bad, but not as good as they had appeared. For the main I had the All Bar One Pad Thai with Prawns, which I hesitate to say is the worst Pad Thai I've probably ever had... to the point I wondered if there was a mix-up and they had given me some kind of stir fry instead... I didn't expect it to be great, given it's not a Thai restaurant, but I was a bit taken about by how bad it was. The two courses for £10 during some of the week is a bit misleading as well as most dishes are only at this price for the vegetable variety... because we had prawns with our Pad Thai it actually cost each of us £14 instead of £10... just adding insult to injury given the state of the Pad Thai. The few drinks I had follow the same line as the Calamari... not necessarily bad, but no real winners as well. I tend to really like Caipirinhas, which aren't too hard to make given their limited ingredients, but it is a drink that falters with the use of sugar syrup over actual sugar... you may not notice if you haven't had a proper one, but it missed the mark a bit as did a few of the other cocktails I tried. To be fair they did turn me on to G&Tea a while back... if you're a Gin and Tonic fan it's worth giving these a go... they have special tea bags of various flavours from Bombay Sapphire that they steep in the gin before making it into a rather tasty spin on the classic Gin and Tonic, served in a cool glass as well... on next visit I'm definitely going back to these versus the other cocktails and have even started making my own variation at home. Another plus point would be that one of our friends had the Burger with Chips and Calamari appetiser for an actual £10... I tried a few chips and a bit of the burger and have to say both were quite good and miles above our £14 selection form the £10 menu, so if burgers don't put you off it may be worth checking them out if you find yourself here for dinner at some point. I'm sure I'll be back with friends at their suggesting, and will hopefully find cause to throw in an extra star, but it's just not somewhere I would seek out at the moment unless you have a medium sized group and are looking to squeeze in somewhere.

mid april 2018 Had 2 great breakfasts here all the ingredients for a full English were superb I…read moremean superb the bacon was griddled and it was so thick and tasty eggs were poached to perfection I know its only a full English but it was very good coffee was up to snuff as well loved it

It may be part of a chain and full of slightly screechy women but it actually has very nice views…read moreof the river and the sunday roast is lovely with perfectly done meat (where they offer you the choice of pink or well done) and veg that hasn't been boiled to death. Yorkshire puds are decent and crispy and the sticky toffe pud is to die for. They even had a singer. A nice place if you're not in a hurry, service can be on the slow side as they are so busy.

Now closed and now an American grill, did not enjoy my return here at all, poor decor, poor food,…read moregood service though.

Delicious food! Must try the manzanilla olives, the bomboncitos de morcilla, the patatas bravas,…read morethe calamares fritos And to top it all an amazing service!! For sure will be back

Sotano is really good - in fact my wife and myself enjoy it so much that I'm going to bump it up…read morefrom 4 stars to 5 on my review now! Hidden away underground it's a little gem that is like being in a scandinavian wood hut/sauna (stick with me here guys...) and is cool and sophisticated yet cosy and welcoming at the same time. The cocktails are fantastic (my wife had a really good Negroni cocktail) - which are fairly well priced - plus the beer selection is super impressive. There must be 20 craft bottles behind the bar and around 6 on tap, including local ones such as the awesome Bad Seed Brewery. The staff are friendly and always up for a chat - the barman was great on this occasion and was very welcoming, chatty and knowledgable. Nice one Sotano - looking forward to going back again soon!