Address: 27-29 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LS, United Kingdom
Phone: +441904670914
Rating: 4.4
based on 161 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"By far the best Italian food I've had in York."
"The king prawns starter was the highlight for me, just brilliant; fresh, plump and juicy king prawns served with a lightly toasted slice of fresh bread."
"The food was amazing, generous portions and good value."
"The burger is incredible as are the garlic mushrooms."
"The food was delicious we had asparagus and poached egg to start and I would definitely recommend the Carbonara."
"The lobster ravioli was delicious, light and well balanced."
"The pizza is thin, crispy, fresh and full of flavour."
Cons:
"The food was nothing special and is extremely over priced."
"This dish lacked taste and was swimming in water."
"The pizza wasn't very warm all in all poor for an expensive pizza."
"wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy the Bolognese was bland the calzone was bland the dough was raw."
"Not everything was homemade."
"The base and dough was not fresh."
"Tastless mushy Bolognese tasted reheated."
Service
Pros:
"Atmosphere was brilliant and we were a big table but the service was still amazing."
"Staff were excellent and worked hard to bring great service."
"Great service from the staff and the food was great."
"The staff were prompt and friendly."
"The service was excellent and prices very reasonable."
"The staff were fantastic and the food was excellent."
"Waiting staff perfectly attentive without being overly so."
Cons:
"Some of us felt that the chefs or whoever was behind the kitchen bit were staring and talking about us."
"Service was slow and there was a huge lack of social distancing or even mask / face shield wearing by staff."
"The service was appalling. We had to ask someone to bring us the desert menu after sitting and waiting for almost 30 minutes after our main meal."
"Service was a dismal, we booked a table but when we arrived it felt like we were a hinders that we were there."
"Service is OK but the food portions aren't fantastic and the drink prices were awful."
"No one came to check on us after we received the food."
"The waiter serving us was a bit on the rude side."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Nice little Italian restaurant, food is great and the atmosphere is friendly."
"Relaxed atmosphere, lovely music and staff."
"Busy and lively authentic feeling Italian restaurant."
"Great atmosphere and if we come back to York again we will definitely visit again."
"Fantastic, flavorful dishes in a delightful atmosphere."
"The atmosphere was wonderfully Italian."
"This place has a great atmosphere, with very kind, helpful staff and food is always amazing."
Cons:
"The decor needs an upgrade - chipped paint soft seating etc."
"Could probably do with a little makeover inside but that didn't matter at all."
"Place too bright with spotlights could do with diming."
"The restaurant just needs some tlc with maybe some lights outside to add kerb appeal."
"First impressions weren't great as the exterior is looking very tired."
"York was quieter as was the restaurant which affected its atmosphere."
"We stood by the door for a good 5-10 mins and the service felt hurried."
Value
Pros:
"The meals are well priced as are the range of drinks."
"Very impressed by this lovely restaurant and will return next time we are in York."
"The food was amazing, generous portions and good value."
"Being reasonably priced as well, I can thoroughly recommend Caesar's Italian if you happen to be in York."
"The service was excellent and prices very reasonable."
"The food was fresh, properly prepared and a great value for the price."
"All servings a generous size and great value."
Cons:
"House red was nice but as always in a restaurant expensive."
"Over priced food."
"It seemed to be pricier than some restaurants (especially the drinks - eg. over £7 for a pint of draught lager)."
"The wine was £22.50 for a £5 supermarket quality merlot."
"Beware drink prices! Examples, bottle of Moretti £6.95, half a lager £4.95."
"Very expensive final bill for 3."
"Guys, extremely over priced - 15 pounds for a pizza that is honestly a standard pub level of pizza."
Special Dietary Options
Pros:
"Very good service and I was pleased that I could get a vegan pizza with vegan cheese on very fresh ingredients and it comes nice and hot."
"They have deals on cocktails as well and vegan and gluten free options are also amazing."
"My mam needs Gluten free and they had many options and even changed some of the none GF to GF... Also halal."
"They have added very good gluten free pizza since our last visit."
"Vegan section in the menu as well, which was great as we were a mixed group."