My wife and I stopped in at North South for breakfast in September 2024 before heading out of town…read moreon a road trip. Had a good sized breakfast that set us up nicely for the day. Delicious too. I had some kind of breakfast sandwich and my wife had avocado toast. Big pot of tea too.  The cafe had a really cool independent vibe, cozy and chill. A good mix of tourists (like us) and townies. The place was bustling in the morning, which is a good sign. Service was very cheerful and attentive. I understand this place doubles as a bar in the evening, which is a great idea. Well worth seeking out if you are in York. Our hotel recommended it and we weren't disappointed.

I had the salmon steak and my husband had the burrito.It was delicious.They had live music and the…read moreambiance was great.Service was a little slow but it was expected for a Friday night.We will definitely come back.

The Swan Hotel is a hotel, pub and restaurant. The food is absolutely fantastic and well worth the…read moremoney. There is a restaurant upstairs which has a set menu but is slightly more expensive than the bar meals downstairs. At lunch time there is a carvery which has some really tasty dishes, not just joints of meat but there are home made pie dishes and pork in mushroom sauce and many other dishes to chose from. You can have two courses for £5.99 which may have gone up I haven't been over the last few weeks but the desserts are also delicious. I especially enjoy the plum crumble with custard but there are lots of choices. It is nice to go at lunch time if you have the chance and is very warm and cosy. The waitresses are dressed in complete waitressing outfits and really know what they are talking about when they describe the food. I love it there!

Quaint country pub with a wonderful roaring fire to greet and very friendly and accommodating…read morestaff. Due to only recently taking over the pub a few things weren't available or were in process; the staff were very apologetic about this, although I did feel they were being a little hard on themselves given the recent transition. The food (sea bass with Cajun veg) was reasonably priced and good quality; not your average pub grub as such, but not overly pretentious or overpriced. I thoroughly enjoyed our visit. If I lived closer this would definitely be my local!

Very interesting walls, housing reasonably priced standard pub grub…read more It took us a while to get a menu, and there wasn't a huge selection, but my friends were very pleased with their burgers, and it was just far enough out of the centre on a bank holiday weekend to actually be able to sit down and eat, which is always a winner!

On top of my list right now: Get back and take a photo of the inside of this place! I only went…read morehere last week after already living in York for almost 3 years and practically working right next to it! It was such a great surprise to find a great pub atmosphere in here. Everywhere is super comfortable and the beers are alright but the best thing is the incredible amount of photos, art, metal figurines and some real crazy stuff on the walls. I have been back twice since last week and never found it very packed but I am not sure why that is. It's clean, the beer is alright, it's central, the guys at the bar are lovely as well. Will have to get back and find out!

I wanted to love this place. It's a historic building in an incredible location beside York…read moreMinster, but the restaurant experience was a major disappointment. The service model is impersonal and rushed. Wait staff is overwhelmed. We waited about 45 minutes for our food, and when it finally arrived, part of our order was missing. No follow up. I asked that they bring it. It never came. The food itself was mediocre and nowhere near worth the wait. we ended up having to sit outside, which wasn't what we wanted. It felt more like a tourist trap than a quality dining experience. York deserves better. I'd recommend eating somewhere else.

Came here of course because of the infamous Guy Fawkes and stayed because it was cool. This pub has…read moredark walls and cool furnishings that was the birthplace of Guy Fawkes. Located close to the York Minster. Have a seat in the "conspiring chair" and enjoy a beer!

This review is for the Cellar "restaurant" at the Judge's Lodging -- which is made out to be a…read moregreat, cozy restaurant with traditional English fare on the website -- but is actually one of the most mediocre meals I've had. First, the service was atrocious. It was a miracle if we could even lay eyes on a server once every half hour. I ate half my steak with no drink because I couldn't hail someone down. Second, the atmosphere is very blah. Feels like a bunch of separated small rooms (which is probably why the servers can't see you half the time). Not festive. Not playing fun music. Nothing. Third, half the options for food weren't even available when we came in at 7pm on a Tuesday: no steak pot pie, no vegetable pie, no duck, no paella, etc. Fine, ok -- we figured some things out. A tasteless parsnip soup, an equally tasteless (and weirdly mushy) duck and leek terrine, and a charred ribeye that tasted burnt without looking like it (speaks to a charred grill that hasn't been cleaned). Won't be back. Want a good steak? Go to the Whippet Inn. This place is a disgrace.

No elevator. No A/C. No ventilation. Great location and nice staff but they are stretched way too…read morethin. Delicious food. Beautiful historic hotel but avoid in warm months, even when the weather was 20C/70F our room was stuffy and uncomfortable.

It is so cozy here! I loved our view and the rooms were comfortable! The complimentary breakfast…read morewas the best food I have had here so far.

Boutique 12 room inn located in the heart of the old town. Surrounded by shops and restaurants one…read moreblock from the York Minster. Gracious hosts, sparkling rooms, option of cooked to order breakfast.

Ask for an upgrade. Rooms are SMALL. VERY SMALL. The concierge is simply AMAZING and can help you…read morewith all your needs. Very VERY attentive and multitasking. The hotel is old and overwhelmingly big, but the location couldn't be better and the buffet breakfast with their beetroot smoked salmon was something we are STILL talking about. One of the spa employees was a real ditz, killing a star off the review. But on another visit, we had a tour of the vault, because my curious george husband HAD to see it (that is where the manicures happen). Upgraded room was super spacious and made for a lot of comfort with all the ammenities that make a "getaway" vacation special!

This is a lovely hotel in an excellent location. The concierge and valets were outstanding-helpful,…read moreattentive, and very personable. The one gentleman shook all of our hands as we left which was so nice. We had breakfast at the Rise twice, very good, and dinner once, which was good though only as one server was working our side of the busy dining room, it was slow. We stayed in the modern wing in a family room which was spacious and lovely. In terms of negatives, the mattress was hard and lumpy, and there was the only one small hook to hang towels and robes, so not much room for our party of three. I mention this because the Grand has a sustainability focus and encourages guests to re-use towels, which we did: more hooks are needed. The reading lamps on the headboard did not work. The major problem we had was the temperature of our room: the thermostat read 16 but it was more like 20; too warm for sleeping. I called down to reception and concierge and there was no answer - multiple times - I think perhaps the phones were malfunctioning. I reached an operator who said she'd leave a note as she was leaving in five minutes. I went down to the front desk and the staff member told me she could adjust it from a control panel in the lobby (?), however, the room stayed too warm. This definitely took away from the experience as I didn't sleep well and expected better from a five star hotel. Lastly, and this is small, but the greenery out front (topiaries and flowers) and in the hallways are plastic, again, not five star. For a hotel focused on sustainability, natural plants would be much more suitable.