We needed to find somewhere reasonably priced in York to eat last minute when staying there for a few days. We didn't want 'posh' food out to spend a long time there, and this fitted the bill perfectly. The food was really tasty (a risotto & a pizza), the service good and there was plenty of choice of gluten free dishes. The only minus to it was that it's very very cramped and the tables are on top of one another, and chairs are not very comfortable. It means it's noisy, not private and not the sort of restaurant to go to for a romantic meal or if you want to sit for a long time comfortably. However the good thing about the fact that it's busy is that there's a lot of atmosphere. The fact that it was almost full on a Wednesday night shows it must be popular.Dietary restrictions: Plenty of options for gluten free, including the risotto, gf pasta and pizza and the staff were confident about it .
Michael Callighan
Incredible restaurant. Have been coming here for years and the food & service never disappoints! A must visit in York.
Tyler Schimpf
Great food! I want to go back for the lasagna! Absolutely awesome. Great atmosphere and good times.
John Lawrenson
It is cosy and small and has a vibrant atmosphere.It is very busy and difficult to get a table at your selected time so book.The menu prices are reasonable with more expensive special meals. The food is really good and comes piping hot.10% service charge was added without any declaration of this on the menu which is a bit sneaky.Don’t buy garlic bread to nibble on, unless you really want it, as it is 80% of a meal price.Staff are very attentive, happy and pleasant.We were asked to move tables. This was no problem to us but despite 2 staff apologising with the offer of a limoncello for the inconvenience it never arrived.
Ana Ganta
The most delicious food of York.love it ❤️
Elena Ganta
The best restaurant of York. Delicious Mediterranean food , the staff very friendly, clean and imaculated. I love this restaurant and them food them make . Recommended 1000%
Felix Wowk
Wow! Just, wow.I love my food. I particularly love Italian food. And this place just stole my heart. By all intents and purposes it's not much to look at from the outside, which in some cases may lead you not to go in. But please do. This is some of the best Italian food outside of Italy that I've ever had.The specials board apparently changes daily, depending on which chef is on. After reading it we immediately discard the normal menu. We started with a sharing burrata pizza bread, had a sardinian sausage pasta and beef filet pasta for main and shared a fresh made tiramasu for dessert. Each dish was faultless. The pizza bread base perfectly crisp with lashings of basil oil and wonderfully fragrant marinara.Rich and perfectly balanced pasta sauces and delightfully light tiramasu completed the best meal I've eaten in a long time. All for a very reasonable price considering the quality.Anyone who hasn't been before needs to make it their go to Italian of choice. Run, don't walk people. ?
Jackson
I will never go to this restaurant ever again.First, the manager Steve is so friendly. My friends and I used to go there quite often, and I always give extra tips because I really enjoyed the experience.However, my last two visits were absolutely terrible. The manager I know weren’t there (not sure if he left or just having day-off). The food is same as usual, but the service was totally unacceptable. The staff treated us like we were there to beg for food.I didn’t take that seriously, as people could be having a bad time. Plus, the previous experience was real good. Therefore, I went there again to give it another try.But it turns out the same!I don’t know if the staff are not happy working there, something wrong with the management or they are simply not respecting customers at all. But none of these can justify their bad attitude towards customers.Thus, I will never go back and tell my family and friends not to visit this restaurant.
Jamie Gutteridge
The Godliest of cuisine. I could get hit by a bus on the way there and the thought of the dishes on that chalk board would be enough to make me crawl on my hands and knees through that door. Have been about 5 times now, will always recommend to friends, but only the ones I deem worthy of experiencing the best food in York, let alone Italian. Starters, incredible. Mains, even better. Even when you’re inevitably completely stuffed like a happy cat, you can always make room for one of their desserts. The cannolis are a particular fave. Honestly, walk in, close your eyes and point at a random dish on the menu and you will love it. Fondly referred to as “Cash Only”, the only thing that makes this place any better than its menu is the atmosphere and staff. Great relaxed atmosphere in the day, really fun atmosphere in the evening, but you probably won’t notice because you’ll be too busy eating to notice what’s going on around you or bother talking anyone on your table.
Isabel Castle
Delicious food. Very good indeed. Gluten free pasta was very good too. Also they say the do gf pizzaDietary restrictions: Does gluten free pasta and piza
All our meals were outstanding, what a little gem of a place.
Richard Dixon
Best Italian restaurant in York by a country mile. All the staples plus an amazing and ever changing specials board. Service is consistently above and beyond, quality of food unsurpassed and very reasonably priced. Just remember it's cash
Phoebe Campbell
Wow what a meal! We had the specials and both were incredible.Priced well for what you get.Great service, lovely staff. Good drinks selection. Will be back again.
Audio Hubert
The place was recommended to us by a person working in Indigo Hotel where we stopped for a weekend break a year ago. Don't get fooled by a look of this place. It may not be a fine dining restaurant, but the pizzas we ate were one of the best we ever had and we visited many places around the world. In fact, I have not eaten a better pizza in the UK. Everything was fresh and tasted just great. Service was fantastic and the prices were very reasonable for the quality of food served. We also had few alcoholic drinks. Good atmosphere was a cherry on the cake. We will definitely come back to eat there again during next stay in York. Highly recommended place! PS. We observed Chef preparing seafood and it also looked delicious. ?
Lee B
Got recommended this place from a market trader in York. We were not disappointed. Food and service were beyond excellent. I’ve travelled in Italy quite a bit and the seafood risotto was on a par with the best in Italy if not better. Visit this place next time you are in York. Proper 5 star find.
We needed to find somewhere reasonably priced in York to eat last minute when staying there for a few days. We didn't want 'posh' food out to spend a long time there, and this fitted the bill perfectly. The food was really tasty (a risotto & a pizza), the service good and there was plenty of choice of gluten free dishes. The only minus to it was that it's very very cramped and the tables are on top of one another, and chairs are not very comfortable. It means it's noisy, not private and not the sort of restaurant to go to for a romantic meal or if you want to sit for a long time comfortably. However the good thing about the fact that it's busy is that there's a lot of atmosphere. The fact that it was almost full on a Wednesday night shows it must be popular.Dietary restrictions: Plenty of options for gluten free, including the risotto, gf pasta and pizza and the staff were confident about it .
Incredible restaurant. Have been coming here for years and the food & service never disappoints! A must visit in York.
Great food! I want to go back for the lasagna! Absolutely awesome. Great atmosphere and good times.
It is cosy and small and has a vibrant atmosphere.It is very busy and difficult to get a table at your selected time so book.The menu prices are reasonable with more expensive special meals. The food is really good and comes piping hot.10% service charge was added without any declaration of this on the menu which is a bit sneaky.Don’t buy garlic bread to nibble on, unless you really want it, as it is 80% of a meal price.Staff are very attentive, happy and pleasant.We were asked to move tables. This was no problem to us but despite 2 staff apologising with the offer of a limoncello for the inconvenience it never arrived.
The most delicious food of York.love it ❤️
The best restaurant of York. Delicious Mediterranean food , the staff very friendly, clean and imaculated. I love this restaurant and them food them make . Recommended 1000%
Wow! Just, wow.I love my food. I particularly love Italian food. And this place just stole my heart. By all intents and purposes it's not much to look at from the outside, which in some cases may lead you not to go in. But please do. This is some of the best Italian food outside of Italy that I've ever had.The specials board apparently changes daily, depending on which chef is on. After reading it we immediately discard the normal menu. We started with a sharing burrata pizza bread, had a sardinian sausage pasta and beef filet pasta for main and shared a fresh made tiramasu for dessert. Each dish was faultless. The pizza bread base perfectly crisp with lashings of basil oil and wonderfully fragrant marinara.Rich and perfectly balanced pasta sauces and delightfully light tiramasu completed the best meal I've eaten in a long time. All for a very reasonable price considering the quality.Anyone who hasn't been before needs to make it their go to Italian of choice. Run, don't walk people. ?
I will never go to this restaurant ever again.First, the manager Steve is so friendly. My friends and I used to go there quite often, and I always give extra tips because I really enjoyed the experience.However, my last two visits were absolutely terrible. The manager I know weren’t there (not sure if he left or just having day-off). The food is same as usual, but the service was totally unacceptable. The staff treated us like we were there to beg for food.I didn’t take that seriously, as people could be having a bad time. Plus, the previous experience was real good. Therefore, I went there again to give it another try.But it turns out the same!I don’t know if the staff are not happy working there, something wrong with the management or they are simply not respecting customers at all. But none of these can justify their bad attitude towards customers.Thus, I will never go back and tell my family and friends not to visit this restaurant.
The Godliest of cuisine. I could get hit by a bus on the way there and the thought of the dishes on that chalk board would be enough to make me crawl on my hands and knees through that door. Have been about 5 times now, will always recommend to friends, but only the ones I deem worthy of experiencing the best food in York, let alone Italian. Starters, incredible. Mains, even better. Even when you’re inevitably completely stuffed like a happy cat, you can always make room for one of their desserts. The cannolis are a particular fave. Honestly, walk in, close your eyes and point at a random dish on the menu and you will love it. Fondly referred to as “Cash Only”, the only thing that makes this place any better than its menu is the atmosphere and staff. Great relaxed atmosphere in the day, really fun atmosphere in the evening, but you probably won’t notice because you’ll be too busy eating to notice what’s going on around you or bother talking anyone on your table.
Delicious food. Very good indeed. Gluten free pasta was very good too. Also they say the do gf pizzaDietary restrictions: Does gluten free pasta and piza
Restaurantji Recommends
All our meals were outstanding, what a little gem of a place.
Best Italian restaurant in York by a country mile. All the staples plus an amazing and ever changing specials board. Service is consistently above and beyond, quality of food unsurpassed and very reasonably priced. Just remember it's cash
Wow what a meal! We had the specials and both were incredible.Priced well for what you get.Great service, lovely staff. Good drinks selection. Will be back again.
The place was recommended to us by a person working in Indigo Hotel where we stopped for a weekend break a year ago. Don't get fooled by a look of this place. It may not be a fine dining restaurant, but the pizzas we ate were one of the best we ever had and we visited many places around the world. In fact, I have not eaten a better pizza in the UK. Everything was fresh and tasted just great. Service was fantastic and the prices were very reasonable for the quality of food served. We also had few alcoholic drinks. Good atmosphere was a cherry on the cake. We will definitely come back to eat there again during next stay in York. Highly recommended place! PS. We observed Chef preparing seafood and it also looked delicious. ?
Got recommended this place from a market trader in York. We were not disappointed. Food and service were beyond excellent. I’ve travelled in Italy quite a bit and the seafood risotto was on a par with the best in Italy if not better. Visit this place next time you are in York. Proper 5 star find.