Alcuin Bistro in York

Really not impressed, coming down at 4.45 , 15 minutes left open, and staff had put all food away and refused to do any hot food. All snacks and cold food were covered up too, had to ask to remove the covers. It's the only place for patients to go with decent hot food, so disappointed. I was taking out too

A lone sign ‘50% off’ was displayed outside. Yet the shop looks as dead as a doornail. I Walk through the door into the dark takeaway, no menu to be seen and shout ‘hello?’. A man appears from the depths and reads me a menu from a lone, stained leaflet. I order a chicken, donner meat and pepperoni pizza on a tomato base. Expecting a fast handover as the place looked like it hadn’t seen an order in decades. 40 minutes later I’m sat outside and I finally hear a quiet, lone female voice call out ‘Pizza is ready’. I slowly approach the door to investigate and a pizza is handed to me. However that pizza was warmed I’ll never know. Whether it was with a hairdryer, radiator or a warm breeze on a summers morning I’ll never know. I opened the box with hope of a nice pizza awaiting me. However, I tucked in and it wasn’t right. I can’t quite put my finger on whatever was wrong with that pizza and I guess I never will. The donner meat was crushable, so burnt I could reduce it to a fine powder with a light squash and watch it flutter away into the abyss. The cheese was flavourless and stringy, what type I’ll never be quite sure. The chicken was in minuscule chunks and a 4th mystery meat presented itself atop the soft base. To top it off on my last bite of said pizza I pulled a long black hair from the crust. The rest was quickly discarded into the bin and I can’t say I’d visit again. Memorable in a bad way. Wouldn’t recommend.

The staff were friendly and helpful. The food was excellent.

Great old fashioned local pub, decent beers, good food and a warm welcome. Enjoyed a couple of pints of the special Timothy Taylor Landlord Dark which was an added treat. We ate fish and chips & a giant Yorkshire with 3 Cumberland sausages, roasties, veg and gravy. All freshly cooked and spot on. I wouldn't hesitate to revisit when back in York.

What a lovely find this was. Booked for my daughters birthday meal whilst staying in York. Very welcoming on arrival. The 2 servers were very polite, knowledgeable and efficient. 2 of us had the lamb rump and 1 the macaroni cheese. All food was cooked to perfection. Nice to see you could have a mini dessert with coffee (a lot of places don't offer this option). Would certainly recommend this place to anyone wanting good food and service.