Address: 13 Fossgate, York, YO1 9TA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441904611122
Rating: 4.6
based on 292 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was high quality. The most delicious Italian fresh food."
"Quality pizza, served so quickly. Always a good sign as the base was nice and thin."
"Really good food open late with a nice warm vibe and good service."
"Lovely starters, excellent pasta and range thereof, the tiramisu was one of the best I’ve had."
"The food was incredible 🙌 I had the Crostini with prosciutto, mozarella and balsamic dressing for my starter and it was insanely good."
"I had the Calzone Piccante Pizza. It was huge, packed full with fillings and absolutely delicious."
"The gluten free pasta was perfect and there were also plenty of vegetarian options as well."
"The food was amazing, even my partner ate the olives and she hates olives which is a win!"
Cons:
"The pizza, had little sauce and cheese but had an overwhelming amount of spinach."
"I ordered the salmon ravioli and my partner had the steak. The pasta was described as topped with king prawns and cost £13.95. When it arrived it had two king prawns."
"The bread and olives cost £9 which is a lot, despite it being the best part of my meal."
"I ordered the carbonara and it was terrible. It was very creamy and not how Italians make it."
"The first time the food was good service good management good. However, since then we have constantly been asked to move table mid meal so the manager can fit more in."
"Had ricotta and spinach ravioli, which came in a creamy soup, literally drowned in half a cup of cream."
"I ordered the salmon ravioli and my partner had the steak. The pasta was described as topped with king prawns and cost £13.95. When it arrived it had two king prawns."
"The food could have had more taste. I might go back but I would try a number of other places first."
Service and Staff
Pros:
"The waiter was so friendly and funny."
"Service was brilliant. Attentive as well as fun."
"The staff were very friendly and seated us promptly."
"The staff are extremely friendly and it's a shame I didn't discover this place sooner!"
"The service was quick, the staff were friendly and a great atmosphere :)"
"Despite.being full, the staff were lovely, friendly and extremely efficient."
"Staff are wonderful, so friendly and welcoming."
"We didn't book but they managed to fit us in between bookings. We still got fantastic service though."
Cons:
"One thing that did impress us with the service was that they remembered we were vegetarian and did not offer us parmesan cheese (as it is not vegetarian/vegan)."
"Both of our main courses were of a poor quality and the staff were patronising and rude."
"The host he asked how many was in our party and if we booked etc and told us to wait. We were willing to wait because it was busy, but he kept letting people in who came after us and who didn't have a booking."
"My wife's main course salad had no dressing on it and at best was an assembly job."
"It's such a noisy place too. Not ideal if you want to talk and listen without shouting."
"The Table wasn't set properly even though we reserved had to ask for more cutlery (missing knives.)"
"The staff were very nonchalant as they told us that they don't reserve tables."
"Went here for our anniversary dinner. I ordered the salmon ravioli and my partner had the steak. The pasta was described as topped with king prawns and cost £13.95. When it arrived it had two king prawns."
Ambience and Atmosphere
Pros:
"We sat at the window view, which enabled us to watch people walk by and talk to one another."
"The atmosphere inside the restaurant was really relaxed and a nice homely feel."
"The atmosphere was buzzing."
"The atmosphere and decor was very sweet and the whole experience was delightful."
"Always a lovely atmosphere in here."
"Bustling atmosphere with families, groups of friends and couples."
"Atmosphere was intimate, plenty of seating if you go there early for dinner (between 5-7PM)"
"The music adds to the atmosphere, all over very enjoyable meal."
Cons:
"Only minor fault would be that the music was slightly too loud which made it tricky to concentrate on reading the menu and having conversation."
"The place was rather noisy, the music was nice but loud and we had trouble talking/hearing over the top of it at times."
"It's such a noisy place too. Not ideal if you want to talk and listen without shouting."
"To show how loud the music was they had to ask for our orders about 3 times."
"This was a nice restaurant but totally spoilt by the loudness of the music."
"Too many tables in a small area, first meal returned as very hot on outside cold in middle so returned, second one worse than first."
"We sat at the table by the door & got blasted with cold air every time it opened."
"Great meal, that we had been anticipating for some time, ruined by a massive, and extremely noisy hen party of between 30-40 women."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Food and drinks were affordable and reasonably priced."
"A hidden gem! A must if you're in York! With affordable authentic Italian food."
"It was quite on the pricy side, but I guess it is like this everywhere nowadays."
"Lovely place and very good food. Reasonably priced too."
"Pricing is decent. Between us £60-£100 with a bottle of wine and dessert each."
"The prices were very good and the wine was not overly expensive."
"A main and a starter would be around £20."
"Good Gluten free options."
Cons:
"The prices for pudding were honestly too much."
"The prawns and linguine were barely warm but not hot and the other seafood had been added late in the cooking process from a fridge."
"My wife's main course salad had no dressing on it and at best was an assembly job."
"Her starter tasted of my goats cheese starter even though hers was not supposed to have any goats cheese in it!"
"Also, the bread and olives cost £9 which is a lot, despite it being the best part of my meal."
"We were charged for 2 deserts though and only had one, only realised after we had paid so just left it."
"We left a cash tip then realized a service charge had already been added to the bill."
"We had completed the York 10K Shine Walk and needed somewhere to eat fast. Not knowing our way around York we stumbled on this restaurant."