My new favourite eatery in town. Great decor and seating area outside for when the weather is good…read more Food is fantastic, tasty and well presented. Great for the odd lunch or can cater for larger groups, both of which I've experienced with no problems. Well managed and customer service is top notch. You can tell all the colleagues take pride in what they do and it shows. Can get busy at times, and have had to wait a while for meals on a couple of occasions but we got our drinks for free for the wait - what more could you ask for? Open most days except for Sunday and Monday from noon until late.

Wow is the first word that comes to mind. This place is fantastic!!!…read more I was brought here by a friend when I was in Hull last week and I cannot speak highly enough about it. The food, the service, the ambience, the decor, and the price - everything was spot on. The restaurant is situated in the Humber Dock, the area around the docklands which has been redeveloped. The area is trendy with pubs and restaurants, a marina full of yachts and motor boats and lots of people walking, jogging or just sitting and watching the world go by. 1884, I found out, has a very good reputation in Hull and it is deservedly so. It also has a reputation for being expensive and if you just take the A la Carte menu then yes you will pay quite a lot but they also have an Evening Market Menu which available every night except for Saturday which offers 3 courses and a glass of fizz for £22 - that to me is exceptional value, especially when you taste the quality of the food. The choice on the evening was limited to two starters, two mains and two desserts. Between two of us we ordered everything on the menu. We were given warm bread to start which was so delicious we had to order more! The starters were a choice of a Ham hock terrine or Mozzarella with tomatoes. The description of either cannot come near to doing justice to just how delicious both of these starters were and how beautifully presented. The main courses were a choice between Hake or venison sausage. The fish came on a bed of champ with a butter sauce, baby shrimps and samphire. It was light and delicious and perfect after filling up on the bread;). The other choice was a venison sausage and mash with a rich gravy and topped with a crispy fried onion. This was absolutely delicious but I couldn't do it justice after being a little too greedy with the aforementioned bread! A selection of seasonal vegetables were presented separately on the side. The final course was dessert and we were definitely not disappointed. Lemon Posset which came topped with strawberries and served with two shortbread biscuits was the best dish of the entire night. The posset was light and lemony and the biscuits were crumbly and sweet - the nicest shortbread I have ever tasted. It was the perfect combination. The other dessert was "Strawberry Mess" a sort of deconstructed Eton mess. The meringue was not cooked just spread on the plate and toasted covered with chocolate crumbs, served with fresh strawberries and a vanilla ice cream and strawberry sorbet. This dessert was sublime as well, although for me being a lover of lemony desserts, the posset just pipped it. Everything was beautifully presented! The prosecco that came with the meal was light and fruity and a perfect accompaniment. The service was fantastic. Our waiter could not do enough for us and this was apparent in all of the staff we dealt with. Finally I took a trip to the ladies. I think you can tell a lot about a restaurant by looking at the loos. These were fabulous. They were spotless and the soap and hand lotion was luxurious, and the decor was reminiscent of a spa! In short this was one of the best meals I have had in a very long time. If you ever find yourself in Hull definitely take time to come here and I promise you won't regret it.

Food is excellent, service is excellent. Price is a little high but the atmosphere was beautiful…read moreand so what the interior! Juicy and tender steak.. but that's what you expect when you spend £70 on a steak!

Went with my family for a nice lunch - chose something from the board and 20 minutes later was…read moreinformed this was no longer available. No menu specific for children was available and was informed my daughter should just order something from the normal menu which isnt ideal but we managed. Her 'Luxury Fish Finger Wrap' arrived with some limp soggy lettuce hanging out and oil dripping out the bottom. If you are going to charge those prices and put luxury in the title it would have been something luxurious I was expecting!

Pelhams is a small restaurant situated above the Olde White Harte Pub. The food is traditional and…read moreseasonal. They offer lovely simple fish dishes and great steaks. They have offers for a meal and wine during the week and very good prices. The restaurant is fairly newly opened and so can only get better. You can usually get a table at the last minute during non busy times. The pub below featured in the Living TV ghost series with Derek Acorah and is rumoured to be haunted. The building is ancient and has a skull behind the bar which was found in the building. Scary stuff.

Pretty good, uncomplicated, unpretentious food with great service in warm, comfortable…read moresurroundings. Perfect little cafe bar with a nice wine selection in the town centre well worth a visit. The great ingredients really show through and the lack of faffing about with them is probably for the best. I've tried the Calamari (delicious), the anti-pasta platter (HUGE and tasty) and a lovely al-dente pasta dish plus a couple of their famous melts all in all yummy. I know I'll be going back again and again and have already introduced a few of my friends.

I was looking for a good place to have lunch, somewhere new and exciting, and I came across the…read morewebsite of Port Side Bistro. I was impressed and intrigued by their menu and was not disappointed. I have visited this location under other ownership and management before, and they finally have seemed to get it right! My friend and I decided that a late Friday afternoon would be the best time to go to avoid any massive queueing and surprisingly we were correct. It was an absolute delight, from the warm atmosphere to the friendly and unobtrusive waitress to the impeccable food. They also had a great selection of drinks, including beer on tap and spirits. All of the food is made with fresh local ingredients, and if there is something that is not on the menu that you want, the chef is quite accommodating if you ask. The restaurant itself is very nice inside, well laid-out, has a good intimate feel to it, and great light from windows that span the front of the building. My companion and I shared the Italian Job Ciabatta (Italian style meatballs sauteed in Napoli sauce and topped with melted Mozzarella cheese), the Bacon and Brie Ciabatta (both came with a side salad and home made cole slaw) and an order of onion rings. Both sandwiches were very large and tasty, but the bacon and Brie had to be my favourite. The onion rings were golden brown, tasty and cooked to perfection. We were both impressed by the exemplary service, fantastic menu, vast selection of drinks on offer, interesting wine list and reasonable pricing. it is nice to have a restaurant in town that has a nice decor, quick service and that is reasonably priced. I would absolutely recommend this restaurant for someone looking for great tasting food and good value. I look forward to trying their outdoor tapas menu and enjoying some of their live music evenings (every Wednesday and Friday from 7:30PM) in the future!

This is a hole in the wall pub. It said rooftop so we decided to check it out. Downstairs one area…read morewas closed off (renovations?) We'r went into the small pub amid got a beer. The server was super friendly and told us about the history of the pub. A few locals were inside. We decided to check out the rooftop which wasn't what we expected. Went back down into the pub and chatted more with the server and then we were on our way.

When I was an art student in Hull this was my local. They did filling cheese sandwiches that any…read morestudent could easily afford and pulled a good pint. Going back to college was the hard bit. Punters were chatty and friendly. The assorted real ales are superb. recently they open new rooms upstairs doubling the size but downstairs it is dark and dingy with a snug. Black paintwork and nicotine walls. Black Boy dates back to the 1330s, though the first reference to licenced premises on the site was in 1729. Most now is 17th and 18th century. Ye Olde Black Boy is the definitive genuine traditional Olde English pub and of course it has a ghost. it is a little slave boy (hence the name) who was a servant there before the abolishion. Well worth a look!

Great in winter with its fires and cosy atmosphere and in summer the courtyard is lovely…read more Civil war armour. Stained glass and lead. Draught Guiness. The plotting room is actually where the Civil War began. It was a merchants house..the owner of the arsenal. The decision was made that they wanted to keep the arsenal and not let the King have it. (loss of revenue) so they decided to Close the Beverley Gate (in the town centre) again the King and thus cavaliers and thus it began. If you don't know where this pub is you can miss it. Down an alley the city and modern buildings were built around it.

Guy Fawkes didnt plot to attack Parliament - he was roped in as a mercenary, but that was the…read morecentury after the 'Hull Plot' took place in Ye Olde White Harte - which basically was that the King should be shut out of Hull and not allowed access to the stockpile of weapons in Hull's Citadel. I have to agree, its a great pub and the first place we take visitors in Hull. Yanks love it and always buy the video! Paul

Typical Wetherspoon pub in the Old Town. The outdoor area is…read morereally nice in the summer.

Great pub, great prices, OK food. If you are looking for a cheap meal, or a cheap night out, this…read moreis the place to go! Its a friendly place and you always feel welcome, but be wary of the odd drunk middle aged man trying to chat you up... other than that its a good pub with a wide range of cheap drinks, meaning you could spend most of the night there! Its generally very comfortable, but it can get VERY busy, so watch you're drinks as there seems to be a lot of people bumping into each other!

This restaurant is amazing! My partner and I go here all the time and we have never had a bad time…read morehere! The food is gorgeous and very resonable for the quality! It's an old butchers that has been converted into a restaurant, they have kept some features which is nice! Defo worth a visit

Having a hi-life card was an incentive to visit, and it was a pleasant surprise…read more They have quite a selection of food on the menu, and this is when alarm bells should ring. Being a jack of all trades can sometimes go against you, as you don't specialise/excel in anything. I ordered the beef brisket with potatoes and greens, similar to a Sunday roast, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I would've been happy to pay full price for it, and the food is all reasonably priced. My brisket was really nicely cooked, and the gravy was good. As it accommodates "evening activities", the interior isn't probably the best, and you could almost feel your feet stick to the floor! Other than that, it was ok. Service was relatively quick and friendly. If you're around the area for some food, give Garbos a try!

Very good choice of draught lagers which seem to be little of in this area of the old town…read more Food is good with friendly staff Been a number of times we have come to see a band, which they advertised and found the band had not shown up