Lendal Cellars Reviews Summary

Ambience

Pros:

• "The cellars make for a nice backdrop."
• "What a cosy little pub this is."
• "Deseptively spacious inside."
• "Quite out the way to find but really worth the visit."
• "Beautiful underground gastro with stunning history."
• "Best ambience in a pub in York! The lights, the arches, the vibe!"
• "The atmosphere is great, it's steeped in history, with its original vaulted ceiling and remains of 13th century friary."

Cons:

• "smell was horrific"
• "Located pretty much underground, we came in on Tuesday night. Not great ambience but ok."
• "Although if you're claustrophobic stay away."
• "The whole place smelled fusty and damp."
• "It does smell a bit funky down under the arches, but you get used to it after a while."
• "The lower room really smells of foisty damp."
• "Terrible drain smell."

Service

Pros:

• "Very friendly staff, clean and welcoming venue, fabulous food."
• "Pleasant and helpful staff"
• "All staff were, friendly, helpful and polite."
• "The staff were super helpful throughout and the food was quick, well timed for the large group and yummy!"
• "Staff is quick, friendly and attentive."
• "Professional friendly staff."
• "staff very polite"

Cons:

• "Service awful. Waited a long time for waitress to take our order and then for drinks to arrive."
• "Not enough bar staff to cope with inflow of customers, meal took an hour to arrive."
• "Food service was shockingly slow"
• "Unfortunately very unwelcoming can’t be bothered attitude from I presume bar manager."
• "Friendly staff but not very keen on cleaning tables after last customers."
• "The bar service was slow."
• "Waited an hour for food, freezing in our booth"

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "They have an amazing selection of gins, which my partner greatly enjoyed trying."
• "Drinks were reasonable."
• "Good selection of ciders, beers, wines and spirits."
• "This historic site serves delicious food piping hot to your table."
• "An almost overwhelming selection of beers and ciders."
• "The food and drink selection is top class."
• "food was excellent"