Address: 40 Gillygate, York, YO31 7EQ, United Kingdom
Rating: 4.7
based on 129 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food is so fresh and delicious and am told is full of protein!"
"Food was delicious, huge portions, and service was spot on."
"Really great food. Was lovely to get a different meal with my partner and share because both were delicious."
"The food was very nice, good flavours and very generous portions."
"Great food as always. Always one of the highlights of going to York for me."
"It’s not often you can say you have a perfect meal but Doner Summer definitely delivers."
"We had amazing vegan food here - they specialize in kebabs and they are delicious."
"I had the bratwurst and an amazing white chocolate and hazelnut espresso martini."
Cons:
"But 2/3 dishes arrived cold."
"The food looked absolutely amazing but it was pretty tasteless compared to authentic birria."
"Whilst the staff members were all nice and polite, the food is just isn't for us."
"I had lunch here with my family and ordered the salt and pepper chicken platter, too salty and the garlic chicken lacked garlic flavor."
"For £14 I expected so much better - got a kebab and it was absolutely smothered in really bland yet overly spicy sauce."
"Over hyped and overpriced junk food dressed to look pretty."
"Ordered a meal through Deliveroo... the fries were soggy and loaded with a random assortment of toppings."
"I enjoy the food here but I've definitely noticed that they put A LOT less garlic sauce on the tater tots since the earlier days."
Service and Staff
Pros:
"The staff are amazing and the atmosphere is perfect for date nights."
"The one guy serving was friendly, helpful, and speedy."
"Service was amazing the whole way through and I even stayed for extra drinks just to avoid the rain."
"Upon arrival we were welcomed by the friendly staff."
"Our server was super friendly and helpful. If I come back to York again I will definitely return!"
"Staff were super friendly and I really like the layout of the place."
"The staff are friendly and full of laughs, the type of people you feel comfortable having a pint with."
"Staff were really helpful popped in with no booking asking for a takeaway was able to sort out for me."
Cons:
"The staff were friendly, but not very attentive, took half an hour to have our order taken, 20min wait for two beers."
"Unfortunately they were very busy and therefore slow on the drinks, but they compensated for that."
"Sat with two children, the kitchen staff had mouths like sailors f'ing and blinding, the food did take a length of time verging on unacceptable."
"The waiters were all super friendly and chatty. Heaters above the tables worked super well. Ive ordered off deliveroo lots and loved when it was in Spark but it's great to be able to have a meal out here now. I'll be back (:"
"Ate here for my girlfriends birthday and was very disappointed. Our server tried her best but the place was severely understaffed."
"We made a booking here on their website and turned up to be told they were too busy for us and couldn't honour the booking."
"Poor service. They take they're time (to put it nicely) and when the food does arrive it's all Vegan!"
"Not happy with the service here, it’s difficult to get in and the staff aren’t welcoming, I had the same issue in the Leeds restaurant."
Ambience and Atmosphere
Pros:
"The atmosphere is perfect for date nights."
"Can't wait to go again!"
"The decor was so cute and such a nice set up with large tables and really gorgeous scenery."
"And to finish the decor is something else entirely, art deco mixed with devil may care."
"The food was absolutely fantastic, we could not recommend it more! The portions were huge and very filling, great value for money."
"Nice staff, great food, nice location. Unusual 'outside but make it feel like inside' set-up."
"The vibe is great, with pink walls and a big outdoor seating area that’s really nicely decorated."
"Great little place with lovely staff, a nice vibe, and good music."
Cons:
"Only reason I did not gave 5 stars was because it wasn't very clean. The table was sticky and the glass was a little dirty."
"The tables were sticky and the glasses had stains."
"The only thing that soured the experience was automatically adding a 10% service charge."
"Music choice was interesting to say the least, it became very much so death by glee..."
"Our favourite take-away. Cannot recommend the take-away enough! Sit down experience leaves a little to be desired - the venue still feels a little rough around the edges."
"This place looked initially like a hairdressers from outside, all the seating is outside at the back."
"Lovely garden and vibe. I just don’t like how it’s all junk food."
"Loved the ambience and the Vegan food, friendly and efficient service but was surprised and disappointed to be told they didn't serve hot coffee."