Caesars Italian Restaurants York Reviews Summary

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."