Al Volo in York

We love Al Volo, for its unusual location, wonderful views, delicious food and friendly staff. We often visit for drinks & food whilst walking or bring friends or family for lunch. The food never disappoints and they also, as a coeliac, I am well catered for.

Amazing food, unique view and experience. Al Volo is a hidden gem!

Mi marido y yo vinimos a Al Volo para una noche de citas como nos recomendó por amigos. La decoración es preciosa, con excelentes vistas del aeródromo. El personal era muy servicial y amable. Tenemos una increíble comida de 3 platos, todo estaba delicioso! Probamos un par de comidas principales especiales, que no decepcionó. Fue 10 / 10 Lo único que hay que mencionar es que solo reciben propina en efectivo y no con tarjeta.

Fantastic food, service and views. I’ve been meaning to try this place for a long time and I was not disappointed. Looking forward to returning

We went for my dad's Birthday on 17th April, What a wonderful little restaurant, lovely atmosphere, warm and inviting, great Service and amazing tasty food, Nothing was too much trouble, Highly recommend and we will definitely be going again ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Visited more for the airfield, but on discovering the restaurant decided to stay for lunch and were not disappointed. We had a lovely meal with a good view. Don't be put off by the entrance and pop up to this first floor restaurant with a balcony.

The food was tasty, however the portion size was pretty small, the service was poor, waiting half an hour just to have our order taken, and with other tables being served before us even though they had came in after us. We were only a table of 3, so not a large group. The place itself was clean with a great view, and the staff were friendly. There is ample parking outside.

Really delicious! Everything was freshly made and the seafood was top quality. The staff were super friendly and the airfield view was interesting! I'll definitely be back.

Food was lovely. Warm welcome and friendly, attentive service as always. Can’t wait to come back soon.

Party of five. 3 mothers for mother's day. All good. Interesting and unusual venue. Great food. Charming service.

Even though I've only been a couple of times, the food is always lovely, staff are so welcoming and there's a lovely atmosphere

Friendly helpful staff lovely intimate atmosphere perfect for a date night

La comida que tuvimos fue deliciosa nada salió mal fue muy llena y sabrosa me encanta. Definitivamente volveríamos. 😊 por Lily 9 años

Lovely experience & fantastic food. Fabulous service with authentic Italian hospitality. Immaculately presented food.

What a find! Fabulous food and great ambience. Second visit and now my new favourite Italian. Looking forward to drinks on the terrace in the summer.

Excellent as always. A hidden gem, the food and service is always exceptional. Even better we had the mid week early bird menu so very reasonably priced

We often walk to Al Volo at lunchtime but this was our third Sunday music night. Last night was the fabulous Janet Jaye as Tina Turner. Whoever is responsible for selecting the tribute acts is doing a great job. We also recently saw Elton John and Hannah Heart. Food as always was excellent - small choice from set menu but everything cooked and presented perfectly. Staff extremely attentive - thank you Noemy and team. Fabulous evening, so sad when our taxi home arrived before the end of the evening. AV was packed full with a great atmosphere. Highly recommended

Excellent restaurant run by Italian people

Went for the first time with family a treat for my birthday and would certainly go again 100% Highly recommend!

Absolutely beautiful food and excellent service would 💯 recommend and will be returning regularly ❤️

Lovely good good service and all round good evening both meals very filling and pleasant surroundings will certainly be back

The second time we have visited Al Volo. Lovely food and location. The staff are great and give a friendly service. We will be there again. 😃

Fantastic and friendly and staff , food and drinks always delicious, had a great night will be back very soon thanks to all the staff

I was very disappointed my food was pre salted and I couldn't eat it and for a so called Italian restraunt my food was poor I wouldn't go back

Un almuerzo maravillosamente relajado con deliciosa comida, fantástico servicio y una vista perfecta de aviones ligeros despegando y aterrizando. Un hallazgo muy especial y un montón en el menú que quiero probar, así que sin duda volveremos.

Esta fue mi segunda visita también el restaurante pedí pizza debo decir que era muy muy bueno de hecho el personal es siempre muy servicial

Lovely little Italian in a quirky setting! Food and service excellent, 2nd time visited and will visit again.

Wonderful food, great service and welcoming atmosphere

I visited this restaurant for my daughter’s 40th birthday party. The food was delicious, the staff were fantastic and couldn’t do enough for us. Would highly recommend this little gem

1st visit to celebrate our works Xmas party. The Rat Pack music party. Lovely restaurant, great food, great service, great atmosphere, great entertainment. All in all, a fabulous evening. Highly recommend Will definitely return. Thanks to all the team at Al Volo for making our evening memorable.5 stars to all. Ps the negroni was superb.

Fab gem of a restaurant..lovely owners and staff x

We booked a large group on recommendation of friends and thoroughly enjoyed our food. The service was prompt and friendly. The choices were plentiful and tasted beautiful. It is an unexpected bonus to find such a quality restaurant in an industrial setting. On a cold night, the restaurant was warm and cosy, the toilets a little less so. We'll be back.

Really lovely evening watching the George Michael tribute tonight. The restaurant had a nice atmosphere and the music started whilst we were eating. We made a pre order of our choices in advance. All tasted fresh and delicious!! All the tables were booked and shows how popular these evenings are! It was tricky to find the restaurant as we were driving in the dark, and the roads had lots of pot holes so you need to drive carefully!

Visited with friends for a tribute night. Not only was he good, the food was excellent. Staff attentive and friendly. Great atmosphere and will certainly visit again. Thank you for an enjoyable evening.

Good food, great service, fantastic location. Well worth the trip.

Delightful. Quirky location but a bit of a hidden gem. Delightful in every way! Visit - you won't regret it. 😋

Al Volo in York is a true gem for Italian food lovers. The warm, rustic atmosphere and friendly, attentive staff make you feel right at home. Their menu showcases authentic Italian flavors with great pasta, pizzas, and fresh seafood, all bursting with taste. Each dish feels carefully crafted, and the wine pairings add a perfect touch. Whether for a special occasion or a cozy dinner, Al Volo offers an unforgettable Italian dining experience. Highly recommended!

Superb Italian restaurant. Highly recommended!

Went with friends the place has a nice chilled vibe the kitchen is open view and there was the right amount of space for tables. The staff were attentive and friendly, and all are meals we're very tasty. Will definitely be visiting again. We did visit again for a motown and Soul Night with a set menu, good evening of entertainment, and good food 😋

Stunning meal tonight. Beef Carpaccio for starters followed by Lobster Ravioli im tomato sauce which was absolutely delicious.

Delicious food. Great value for money. Staff are very friendly and look after you very well. Also Dog friendly 🥰

An unusual location, the outside really doesn't give any clues whats inside. Once inside it's gorgeous, lovely food and service. I enjoyed watching planes and gliders landing in the sunset from the balcony with our grandson as well, gorgeous views across farmland.

Reservé un vuelo en un giróscopo y almorcé aquí después para parte de mi cumpleaños 50. Lo disfruté mucho. Tomando turnos para nuestro vuelo el resto de nuestro grupo observó desde el balcón. Nos cuidaron durante casi 5 horas e incluso me cantaron feliz cumpleaños.

Was a quiet night when we went. Would be a great place for lunch on a sunny day and could watch the airfield from the balcony, good place for kids..(.a kids menu)and any one into aircraft.

Enjoyable meal in unusual setting. Good food and excellent service!

Thank you very much we had a fantastic evening, great food and atmosphere. Xx Annie and Ervin x

Superb food and superb service, what more could you ask for.

Enjoyed our meal. Shame about the unpleasant smell on entering the restaurant from outside.

Called in before 12 and didn't realise they were closed, but the gentleman I spoke to still served me a coffee to go F.O.C. Thanks for the great service, will return when I'm in the area.

Es encantador. La comida aquí es excepcional, el personal bien informado y alegre y el entorno cómodo y bien amueblado. Las pizzas son excelentes y la elección muy buena. Muy recomendable

Visitamos el restaurante, ya que nos alojamos cerca y se nos recomendó. . . . . todo lo que puedo decir es que no nos decepcionó! ! Esta es una verdadera joya escondida donde la comida y el servicio son notables. ¡Ambos teníamos un entrante y una tubería que estaban fuera de este mundo y terminamos con una grappa para lavar todo! Si no has estado aquí, por favor, haz una visita. ¡Sigan haciendo el gran trabajo!

First appearances, it just seems to be a big metal hangar, down a potholed track in the middle of nowhere. It is. But inside.. Tastefully decorated, bright and airy. Great staff that took the time to engage. I had Sirloin, which was really good and dining companion had lamb chops which she enjoyed. Reasonable prices. Recommended

Primeras apariciones, parece ser un gran hangar de metal, por una pista bacheada en medio de la nada. -Sí. Pero dentro... Decorado con buen gusto, luminoso y ventilado. Gran personal que se tomó el tiempo para comprometerse. Tenía solomillo, que era muy bueno y compañera de comedor tenía chuletas de cordero que ella disfrutaba. Precios razonables. Recommended

Lovely chilled out afternoon at Al Volo whilst waiting for my brother and son out on a flight from the airfield. Lovely outdoor terrace area with heaters and lovely music playing through speakers. Was nice to sit and watch some of the gliders and planes taking off and landing whilst sat having a coffee and some fresh olives. Very classy and exceeded my expectations . Did not expect such a nice hidden gem next to the Hangars! Would love to come back for a meal sometime. Felt very relaxed here

Came in for tea tonight, great atmosphere. Food was absolutely lovely, amazing service too. Will be back for sure. Thank you

Lovely food as always, well worth a visit.

Great night out with friends for the Elton John tribute show-who was fab also!! Beautiful, plentiful food with exquisite service....and gluten free for me!! We all had a fab time and felt we had had great value for money. Thanks guys, keep being amazing!!

Great place .Excellent food and very friendly staff. 5☆☆☆☆☆

We had a lovely meal on the terrace, both the food and service were excellent.

Lunchtime visit was absolutely fantastic. Fabulous food and restaurant in the most unassuming of premises. This place is well worth seeking out. With a lunchtime, evening and A la carte Italian menu options to choose from the quality of the food and service puts many city center competitors to shame.

My experience at Al Volo was quite interesting and mixed. When we were arriving, the road was very difficult to drive on with a poor surface and the directions were also hard to follow. The atmosphere however was very good with nice music in the background and very busy with happy diners. However, when we ordered simple starter of bread and olives it took 35 minutes to arrive which is really quite long for a starter which should take minutes to prepare. We ordered our main course at the same time as our starters and it took a frankly ridiculous time of over 1 hour and 20 minutes to arrive. When it did, one of my family members received the wrong dish which meant everyone else had already made their way through their dishes by the time her's had arrived. My food was mediocre. The chicken was well cooked but the dish overall really lacked flavour and certainly wasn't worth the tiresome waiting time. The salad ,which came with the dish, was really poor, with it just being some limp oily leaves again being bland. Though, a relative who had the Fritto Misto thoroughly enjoyed it. The staff were nice but there definitely weren't enough to serve the amount of people dining. I understand that Saturday nights are often hard due to the high amounts of reservations and diners but surely there should be some regulation over bookings with less people on the night. Overall, while there was potential, I was all in all rather disappointed with my experience.

Lovely staff, excellent food only let down by synthetic bought in desserts!! Good but limited wine menu! Unusual location but we'll appointed.

I brought my 90+ year old parents to their favourite restaurant for lunch on a Thursday. Don’t be put off by the barely metalled approach road, or the hangar appearance of the restaurant - inside is a real gem. Very friendly service & lovely Italian food. The sea bass special was excellent, & my parents enjoyed their usuals - meatballs & lasagne. If you have a 99 year old dad, they’ll even lift him into your car for you! We’re very grateful. Thank you.

Good food. Very different Italian menu. A welcome change. Fabulous cocktails and great wine selections. Definitely worth a try

Great venue, excellent food and good size portions. Would be good to have some more vegetarian choices such as veg lasagne or carbonarra etc and for desserts to be labelled as vegetarian. Staff very attentive, place is dog friendly and reasonable prices. Food all cooked to order and authentic. Would recommend and will be going. Would go again.

This is the closet food I have had in UK, to being like you are eating in Italy..... It's fantastic

First time visit for lunch following a recommendation and it won’t be our last. We chose from the classic menu (two offered) - the meatballs were excellent!! A good and varied choice of mains and a number of Italian favourites for desert - the tiramisu and chocolate mouse were both as good as we’ve had. Coffee on the terrace outside on a sunny afternoon- what could be better. Really friendly staff in a nicely decorated interior. Well stocked bar and lift available.

Absolutely amazing service.Exquisite food, the staff were very nice,especially naomi.Very welcoming atmosphere and a great playlist. Very clean facilities.

Incredible food, friendly and super attentive staff, can't wait to go back.

Lovely meal. Great service. Well worth a visit. Dog friendly is a bonus.

Amazing place, great food and staff amazing. Highly recommend

Great food, great atmosphere, great views, great service. Our favourite!

Sorry to say our tuna salads were very disappointing. Very basic and something anyone could do better at home. Leafs, a few halved cherry toms, cucumber, half a tin of tinned tuna and some black olives. No dressing, no delights, no effort. Just extremely boring.

Great food and well priced. Don't really see where they could improve.

very good, nice and crispy pizza! As I like it!!!

One of the best Italian restaurants I have ever been too, original home cooked Italian food, quirky location but adds to the atmosphere, but so so good highly recommended 👌

Surprisingly I had the best pizza in UK there! Great food and brilliant service at Al Volo Restaurant! I highly recommend this place to anyone who is looking for very good italian food!

***** I recently dined at this Italian restaurant and had an exceptional experience. The rib eye was cooked to perfection, tender and full of flavor, while the seafood linguine was a delightful blend of fresh seafood and perfectly al dente pasta. The ambiance was cozy and inviting, and the service was attentive without being overbearing. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a top-notch Italian dining experience. The chef and staff were amazing . The service was exceptional . Without a doubt the best restaurant in York . Worth every single penny .

Excellent staff and the pizza was spot on.

Amazing lunch on the balcony. 😎😋 Frankie and the family look after you like you’re part of the family.

Amazing food and the hosts were brilliant! Will definitely be coming back. Diolch yn fawr.

We had a lovely night here - I wasn't sure what to expect, but we were very pleasantly surprised. A lovely venue, very friendly and attentative staff and the food was so good: Beautiful presentation, good sized portions and everything was perfectly cooked and delicious. We will definitely go back. They just need to get the road sorted and some sort of lighting for the car park to complete the 5 stars all round!

Hidden off the main road at the side of of Rufforth air field in part of a hangar it's definitely a bit different, we only just got in as we took the last available slot for the evening (so make sure you book). They have a lift for those who cannot manage the stairs. We are thinking of going back on one of their entertainment nights where they have different tribute acts on. *beware the road in is full of pot holes so drive carefully. The food and the staff were all lovely and the food came in a timely manner, we shared a started, both had mains and desserts 🍨, he had a bottle of wine I had a soft drink, we also both had a coffee and it was just over 100 pounds. All the food was delicious. Will definitely be going back. Give yourselves a good 2 hour time slot. Be aware main courses don't come with vegetables you have to order from the sides.

Struck just the right balance between friendly and unobtrusive service, superb food and a lovely setting. Would definitely go back next time I'm in the area!

Called in here on our way down to the York designer outlet. Everything about this little place is great. We will definitely call again sometime

We visited on a Saturday afternoon as a family of 5- pizzas were made fresh and lovely, unfortunately the lasagna was not great but the Manager (I think?) came over and apologised that this was not their usual standard, which I believe given the standard of the other food, and rectified this. Due to this I rated as a 5 as I think we were just unlucky. Portions were generous and we took leftovers home. The service was excellent. It does look a bit strange when you arrive as it is quite off the beaten track, but worth the journey.

Best Italian food I have had in York .Ive been twice now & had a beautiful risotto & the linguini & the pizzas .Everything perfect even the ice cream was delicious & locally made . Specials worth trying as they are freshly cooked to order . The view is great straight onto the runway & if you’re lucky you will see gliders ,microlights & gyrocopters . The staff are so friendly & helpful. Do not be put off by the entrance-this is a really good find - have done a Friday & Sat lunch & both times quite busy with a great atmosphere. The family meal was a birthday & in typical Italian style they made it very special. Also worth going for the take away pizzas -best I’ve tasted

Well I booked it on line to go today Saturday lunch time the booking was so easy to do and after reading other reveiws I thought we would go and try it as we don't normally eat a lot of Italian food but after being for lunch a true convert the service and the view of the air field was impeccable and the food was so good my wife has food allergies that they catered for no problem at all it was good finding this little gem thank you for all see you again soon

Staff very pleasant and enjoyed the food. Service was slow and one of our meals arrived a bit after the others. Apologies given for delayed food.Road to the restaurant in very poor condition.

First time for a meal with friends who go to Italy on a regular basis ..perfect evening .great food .great ambience.one of our friends had not had better in mainland Italy ..

We had a special 90th birthday lunch here on a Saturday. There were 26 adults & 13 children & the team made it an exceptional family gathering. We hadn’t met up for ~5 years so there was lots of milling about & children all over the place. This didn’t seem to bother the team at all! The arrangements were all made via email with Alessandro who was very friendly & accommodating with the timings, the menu etc. The food was excellent, the staff were excellent & the ambiance was also & it was great value. If you’re after a group lunch/diner, you should try Al Volo.

Excellent meal, wonderful ambience and pleasant staff.

We came here last night for my daughters birthday meal, we had a lovely time. The food is amazing, the staff are lovely and the atmosphere is so relaxed. We will definitely be back soon. Thank you for signing to my daughter and bringing her ice cream....

Beautiful evening 💗 delicious food 👏👏👏👏👏💯

Excellent, I recommend it to all lovers of good food, competent and kind staff

A lovely location, fabulous food, super staff - we really enjoyed our first visit today & will most definitely be back! Thank you 😊

First visit, great find. We will be back. The food was excellent. The staff were so helpful, knowledgeable and professional. Alessandro thank you.

This was our first visit and we were both delighted with this experience. The food is fabulous, the staff are super & the location lovely. Highly recommended, thank you.

Went for our Christmas work night out . The food and the service that we received was amazing, and the entertainment was brilliant, tribute to the Rat Pack . Will definitely go for another night out.

Had a family birthday meal and the food and service was excellent, will definitely go again. Only negative was the lighting and signage on the way in was poor but the food more than made up for this 🙂