Good Restaurants in York

[VetteG]

The Missus and I are popping down from Edinburgh for a couple of nights mid week and we would like a recommendation for some good food. We like most food, especially fish. Price is not an issue but value is, if you see what I mean and oh yes, we dont do pretentious.

Thanks in advance,

G

[Ruskie]

Blue bicycle is very nice mix of fish/meat and 200 yards away is a restaurant called Loch fyne (I think :-/) which is more of a fish restaurant. Either would be good. Which hotel are you staying in?

[VetteG]

Hi we are staying at the Marriot on Tadcaster Road. Loch Fyne is a Scottish restaurant chain which we are very familiar with, they are quite good but would prefer something more individual.

Cheers

G

[Ruskie]

You will need a taxi ride into town then.

Blue bicycle has a very nice atmosphere , quite small but not cramped. Delicious homemade flower pot bread to start and try the beef.

[VetteG]

Thanks Ruskie, we will give it a try.

G

[robsco]

I've heard a lot of good things about Luigi's. Never been personally, but I've yet to hear a bad word said about it.

[falkster]

The Blue Bicycle is great but The Grange is even better!!!

If you want a taxi drive out of town Hazelwood Castle is the best Ive ever been to!!

[Ruskie]

VetteG said:

Thanks Ruskie, we will give it a try.

G

No worries. Let us know how you get on.

[YRRunner]

falkster said:

If you want a taxi drive out of town Hazelwood Castle is the best Ive ever been to!!

Hazelwood Castle? Really? The Sous Chef couldn't even cook salmon correctly and made an early exit out of Masterchef The Professionals the other night. Hazelwood hasn't been good since John Benson-Smith left. Several years ago now.

[anonymous-user]

I would suggest a stroll along the road that the Blue Bicycle and Loch Fyne are on (Fossgate), there are some other nice places to select from. My personal choice on there would always be Masons Bar & Bistro but Meltons Too is worth a look so I am told by a lot of people that refuse to go anywhere else.

Sometimes there is nice fish on the menu at No.7 on Gillygate, but not every week.

On the outskirts of town on the ring road at Poppleton you will find a branch of Wetherby Whaler fish and chips - depending on what type of fish you meant, that might just hit the spot for one meal!

[boobles]

Plunkets is worth a visit.

[VetteG]

Thanks guys, it looks like we have a fair selection now. Local know;edge is always worth getting
we will let you know how we get on.

Cheers

G

[VetteG]

Well we just got back this afternoon, the Blue Bycycle was excellent, their Kedgeree fishcake was very nice and their turbot was magnificent. We looked at Plunkets but didn't fancy the tex-mex (we do a lot of that at home) atmosphere looked good but... Masons again looked nice but a menu of mainly steaks and burgers was again not what we felt like. Eventually we went to Cafe Concerto near Plunkets and had an excellent meal there. I had the Cuban chicken, while my good lady had the slow cooked lamb shank, both were very tasty.

A nice break with some good albeit cold weather with lots of interesting things to see.

Thanks again for you good advice,

Cheers

G

[boobles]

Glad you both had a lovely time.
If i wasn't a 5 hour drive from York, i'd be in Plunketts most weekends.

[nixy p]

J Bakers is good apparently, I love italian and one of my faves is Lucia's just off Stonegate. It's very relaxed and friendly but lovely food.

http://www.jbakers.co.uk/

[sambaman]

also try ''Piccolinos'' on ouse bridge fantastic food....have to agree blue bicycle is lovely ....

[ellroy]

Loch Fyne in York is not that great, Piccolino's can be OK, but another chain.

Blue Bike is great, Harville's is good to.

Melton's is pretty good as well.

[Ruskie]

VetteG said:

Well we just got back this afternoon, the Blue Bycycle was excellent, their Kedgeree fishcake was very nice and their turbot was magnificent. We looked at Plunkets but didn't fancy the tex-mex (we do a lot of that at home) atmosphere looked good but... Masons again looked nice but a menu of mainly steaks and burgers was again not what we felt like. Eventually we went to Cafe Concerto near Plunkets and had an excellent meal there. I had the Cuban chicken, while my good lady had the slow cooked lamb shank, both were very tasty.

A nice break with some good albeit cold weather with lots of interesting things to see.

Thanks again for you good advice,

Cheers

G

Glad you had a good one!

[nixy p]

forgot to mention Cafe C! My favourite place for lunch but never been on an evening. They have a luxury apartment upstairs that they rent out for weekends as well!

[supersport]

nixy p said:

J Bakers is good apparently, I love italian and one of my faves is Lucia's just off Stonegate. It's very relaxed and friendly but lovely food.

http://www.jbakers.co.uk/

J Bakers is good, but they have a crap way of making reservations. Either my their website or answerphone. You can't actually speak to anyone which is very fustrating as they didn't confirm my reservation for our last wedding anniversary and got fed up with not being able to talk to anyone. Went somewhere else in the end and they had the cheak to phone and ask where we were.

I could accept the cock up, but they guys attitude was appalling. A real shame as the food is very good.