Caramba Steakhouse - York in York - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Do not go on a weekday as the hot food on the salad bar looked really really stale and did not look safe to eat and the salad was dry. The cuts of meat were okay some of them were really chewy. Service was good but it looked like it was run by really young staff and no manager to be seen. I wouldn’t recommend to anyone as the price for what you get is not worth it. I would recommend calling ahead first and ask how many bookings there are if you want fresh food:

The food was pretty average, staff were polite and helpful.

We were staying near York and decided to book in here at the last minute on Friday evening for our anniversary. We were greeted nicely by the staff member (who I think was actually the manager) and shown to our table. The waiting staff and the fellow bringing out the meats were really polite and friendly. The decor was nice and we had a lovely bottle of wine. The salad bar was all really nice, not shrivelled up or past its best and the meat was cooked absolutely spot on. The lamb especially was gorgeous, but to be honest they were all really nice!. We didn’t realise the closing time of the restaurant, and ended up staying over the closing time a little, but the staff were still excellent with us and didn’t hurry us to get out. Absolutely fantastic place and I would most definitely return if we are in the area again without a doubt!

1st time visit. Evening meal. As others have said, arrive hungry! Non stop service for meat, basically all you can eat. Great food and great service from the team. Thank you.

Very tasty range of food, and good portions made available. Service was good, restaurant was clean and tidy, and the price was fair for the food consumed. Thank you. 5 well fed people!

One of the best restaurants in york, super friendly staff, good food and service. Affordable price. They can do halal menu if you ask. highly recommended.

Been here about 4 times now and each time have had an excellent meal. The staff are warm and friendly. The lunchtime deal for £15 was amazing value. The salad bar is delicious and all the meat served is perfectly seasoned and cooked to perfection. I never understand why it’s not more busy here. I’d hate it to close as it’s a great restaurant. Turn up hungry!

£20 lunch menu is absolute scandalous!! £20 for amazing food and hands down the most attentive service I’ve ever had is a steal!!. The staff heard it was my friend’s birthday and brought out a free slice of cake. Top notch service. My only problem with the place is you can’t add a tip on card !? I wanted to tip but couldn’t Cause I didn’t have any cash. It’s 2024 sort this out please!! Your staff deserve better!!

Great dining experience with excellent customer service provided. The selection of different types of meat,the salad bar and the relaxed atmosphere with music was the perfect blend for a special evening. Highly recommend!!

Food served with perception and care excellent service with a smile . Great variety of buffet food . Outstanding quality meats carved at table . We enjoyed our meal Thank you

We went for lunch and we all thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Everything was delicious from the salad bar to the meats, that were all cooked perfectly and came out regularly. The staff are excellent, so friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. It was my husbands birthday and I sent them a message and they put up a banner, gave him a card and brought out a delicious chocolate fudge cake with a firework candle, which was very much appreciated. Everything was outstanding and I'd recommend anyone to try it here. It was just such a shame how quiet the restaurant was, they should be so much busier considering the quality of food, exceptional service and reasonable price. They were also offering a Facebook offer that gave us 20% off which was a very welcome offer. We will definitely be returning and we are already planning when to come back to try the wider selection dinner menu.

Been wanting to eat here forever! We had lunch. Service was excellent. Food was insane. Never tasted rump like it. So much amazing food to try.. Sad it was so quiet. Use it or lose it! Highly recommended.

A lovely Father’s Day at Caramba with the family. The place was packed and the staff did so well to keep up with the demand. This is a family run restaurant with the owners running the grill and front of house between them and their young son serving the tables. The team work so hard and always have a smile on their face even in the busiest of times. Food is always faultless and the meat cooked to perfection. You can even request to have it cooked more well done if that’s your thing. If you want great all you can eat food , great service at reasonable prices as well as a pretty awesome Pina Colada .. look no further than this gem.

Amazing food, drinks and service!

We came here after buying vouchers from YO1 radio as we had a recommendation to go and try it. It did not disappoint. They service was very attentive, and the meat was lovely. They had a great salad bar, which also had rice and mash. Chips came out separately, so they were hot. Once we had all the meats, the waitress came and asked us if we'd like anymore of a certain one. We requested some and she came back again about 15mins later to see if we'd like anymore. We'll definitely come back.

I am soo excited to be writing this review about this FANTASTIC restaurant!! My partner and I popped in after a cinema visit,and ,after recently developing some food intolerance, I was a little apprehensive about my first experience of eating out,I couldn't have been more wrong!! We had a lovely young lady as our waitress who was very well informed and gave me a really helpful guide to the salad bar and also the delicious meats,in addition also to very visible written guidance in front of each food item.This made it very simple for me to enjoy a lovely selection of fresh salad,and rice,I really did appreciate her genuine interest and wonderful service.The meats were absolutely beautiful and my partner and I were served with a wonderful choice of tender and succulent meats which were cooked and served perfectly by the lovely chef.This was a meal we won't forget, for all the right reasons,and we are already planning our return for next month..... I'll be paying for our meal next time but I will do so very happily indeed!! Thank you again for wonderful service,excellent food and a very positive personal experience all round,love Jane and Jayne xxx

Came in for the lunch menu, the meats were incredible and brought out with just the right amount of time in between. The cold sides in the middle were actively replaced and not just left until empty. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Will definitely be returning.

I visited this restaurant for the first time with a friend of mine. Someone we know recommended it to me. It was an amazing meal, great service, clean. I will be going back soon and I think it has become 1 of my favourite places to go to.

Really enjoyed Caramba excellent value

Don't look at the dessert menu. There's no way you'll be able to eat one!! Marvellous.

Lovely experience. Delicious meat and accompanying food. Go hungry, you'll be well fed .

Amazing food, great Value, great atmosphere 👌 👍 😀

Surprisingly, london is cheaper

Great place for lunch, staff incredibly friendly and welcoming, great value meal, would Definitely go back

Never fails to be fantastic- love the food and the service. If only more people would go! 10/10 every time. Meat cooked beautifully and a class a salad bar.

Highly recommend, wonderful experience. The all you can eat lunch was amazing, they also do an evening menu, with more choice

What an amazing restaurant, immaculately clean and spotless. The staff are very friendly and certainly know their menu, service was very efficient and our order was taken within 5 minutes of us arriving. The salad bar is fab and well stocked and the skewered meats that are served at your table are succulent, and flavoursome. Will definitely be re visiting with family very soon. The waitress Ruby was a credit to the restaurant, friendly, polite and nothing was to much trouble she was always available for repeat drinks and food. Thank you for a wonderful visit and wonderful food.

Fantastic meal. Fantastic service. Food came out thick and fast. Honey pork and minted lamb wow. Everything amazing

Found this excellent restaurant by chance - what a find! This is an owner managed business with a second place in Selby. Firstly, choose your salad from a well stocked and varied salad bar. From then on, freshly cooked meat is delivered to your table straight from the kitchen (mainly on skewers) This continues till you say no more. No limit!!! Despite feeling “well satisfied”, you are then presented with a substantial dessert menu! We really enjoyed our evening and will come again when back in York.

Lovely food & meat, only issue is they are very stingey with the meat, you only get one tiny thin slice or a little chunk of meat & when we asked for more slices he cut the tiniest bits more off and you felt uncomfortable about asking again, came round fast enough with more but by the time they came back round you’d already eaten your little slice and was sat waiting for the next meat, you NEED to have the garlic mushrooms wow amazing!

Just wow, the atmosphere is lovely, staff super friendly, the salad bar, was clean, well stocked with a excellent choice. fthe 7 meat selection amazing, the while experience was fantastic. out of this world. All you can eat lunchtime menu £19.99

Great place and very helpful staff. Wheelchair accessible, and with plenty of vegetarian options as well, and very reasonably priced for the quality of the food.

We’ve been to Caramba Selby quite a few times over the years, but today we though we would try the York one, wow we weren’t disappointed the staff were brilliant and the food out of this world, can’t wait to come back

My second time visiting and it was lovely. Friendly, happy staff and really nice food.

2nd time we have been here and the experience and food is just exceptional and great value. My best advice is don’t have breakfast before you go.!!

Service was excellent.... The assortment of meat was very good... Just a little heavy on the salt.... Salad bar has plenty of choice... We will be going back... Thanks

We visited as a family for lunch, the staff were very polite. We couldn’t fault this place in anyway. My daughter doesn’t eat a lot of meat and the waiter kept bringing her fries. Salad bar very fresh and the meat was perfect. Highly recommend

This is an experience, not just a meal. We went for dinner and were very happy with our choice of restaurant. Delicious meat and plenty of it. Friendly service and never felt rushed. Recommend making an evening of it like we did. We were so engrossed with eating that we had barely touched the bottle of wine we ordered by the end of the meal, so we were able to spend another leisurely hour chatting and drinking our wine. It's a treat but we'll worth it. We plan on returning.

Excellent place with delicious meats. Manager and staff were very courteous and looked after us without being overbearing. Highly recommended!

Food here is absolutely delicious. There selection of meat is always great and cooked perfectly. The salad bar has a great selection for all tastes. The drinks are great quality, especially the cocktails. The service is just fantastic, no matter how busy or quite, they always make you feel welcome and valued. Just remember, that it is best to try everything in smaller amounts so you don't miss out, then after you have trued everything, you can request more of your favourites. Sadly have never tried deserts here, as the mains are so amazing we always forget to leave room. And the value for money is great too.

We went on a quiet Thursday lunch. Food and service were great. We normally eat at the Selby Caramba but this one is very nice too

My sons favourite place, great meat, salad bar, service. Enjoy it whilst it's there!!!!!

Delicious food and lovely pineapple

Salad bar was great lots of choices Drinks service Very slow The meat was good but very limited. It was like you were only allowed so much then they stopped serving you even if the card was green This was a failure by the staff Plenty of free parking was a big plus

Over priced for what u have. And spent most night with staff at table and struggled to understand what they was saying .

Nice concept, enjoyed the variety and salad bar. Lunch time menu contained a good selection and all you can eat at £19.95 for adults and around £10 for kids, was good value. Staff were friendly and attentive.

Arrived for a 7pm booking and shown to our table, fairly busy but staff were amazing. Drinks order taken quickly. Salad bar and hot sides were help yourself and were gorgeous. Meat was lovely too. Also had dessert (!) which was very good. Staff are a credit to this place. Would recommend and visit again

An unremarkable offering of grilled meat and salad at a truly remarkable price of £33 per head (£30 + service charge of 10%). Decent venue and pleasant staff raise the rating from the minimum one star to two. Definitely a one-off for me.

Brilliant food and the friendliest of staff. Highly recommend

Amazing. Me and my partner came here after being recommended by friends. Soon as we walked through the door we was greeted by a blond woman who was extremely welcoming and friendly. We sat down and got our drinks and proceeded to the salad bar. All items were well stocked and very tasty. The meat arrived shortly after. We manage to try every single one (even the chicken heart!) there was a little bit of a wait for the meats as the restaurant ended up rather busy. But the staff managed it perfectly - cracking on and apologising for the wait. (Which they couldn’t help) We would like to say Thank-you for making our night a very pleasurable one and we can’t wait to visit again soon!

Made a special trip to visit this restaurant. It's a bargain price for children (Was around £10.95) and my son ate plenty, adults were around £30 each (so it's an eat out for a treat kind of place). They come to your table offering each of the meats and then the waitress comes back once you have tried each meat and askes which ones you want again. There is also a plentiful salad bar. Drinks service from our waitress was pretty slow, but came eventually. I would definitely visit again if I was in the area.

Really impressed with the service and food at a reasonable price

Great food and friendly, efficient staff!

Excellent salad bar and tasty meat.. we did get caught out by asking for a little more of the steak though as the 14.99 lunch bumps up to 19.99 when you have any seconds even if it is just a small extra slice. Best to get plenty of your fav fist time it comes if that's allowed.

Even though there weren't many people in at the time, the atmosphere was very friendly and relaxed. Food was great and the staff were really lovely 😊

Lovely place to eat unlimited amounts of different meats available, salad bar open great service all around 😋 xxx

Loved it , just a shame it's so expensive or we would visit more frequently. They did squeeze us in on new years eve which made our night just great !!!

It was absolutely delicious dishes,it very decorated overall it was 10/10 the staff were very polite hardly recommend. Thank you very much guys.

Fantastic from service to end, phillpe was an amazing waiter Staff bringing food out was amazing, food amazing nothing was too much for them. Friendly and hasty staff, answered any questions we had

Visited as a family of 4 after the cinema with a 4 year old and 7 year old. Price was just over £100, but that did include two glasses of wine and two ice creams. Meat was very slow out so we didn’t get more than half of what was on the menu offered and the meat we did get was very chewy and poor quality. Drinks staff very attentive, but unfortunately we wouldn’t go back as quality of the food was poor. Did provide a nice ambience, but really poor quality meat if you like a nice steak etc.

So much choice at the salad bar and with the meats brought to the table. Friendly staff, clean and tidy venue, beautifully decorated and plenty of parking.

One of my favourite places to eat in york always good food and always nice staff

Fantastic food. Went as part of a work event and the staff were great, food was amazing and over all great environment, would recommend

Didn't know this Brazilian restaurant was around the corner from my home, which is a bad thing, lol. I'll be visiting here quite regularly because the food is fabulous 👌🏾. Brazilian restaurants are heaven for carnivores, like me. Stunning steaks, sausages, chicken, salads, rice, and vegetables, as well as a delicious cheese mashed potato. Eat as much as you want for £20. Great space to eat well 👌🏾 😋 and relax. I highly recommend paying these guys a visit if you love your meat full of flavour. Make sure you go with an empty stomach, lol 😆 😉

like the title says Meat Heaven, all you care to indulge for the Meat eaters out there. great service every time we have visited. We are so lucky to have this place in the Area, will be definitely be visiting again very soon.

Loved it,nice place and the food was excellent

Defo recommend this place. Been 3 times and never disappointed. Knocks the Harvester salad bar into a cooked hat!!

Visited here on a Friday evening with my partner. Place was quiet (England were playing in world cup), but server saw us to our table, explained the concept and gave us a drinks menu. We could help ourselves to a buffet of cold and hot accompaniments (salad, bread, nachos, rice, mashed potato, sauces etc). The chef came out with various meats on skewers that he carved at the table (beef brisket, sirloin, lamb, gammon, chicken sausages etc). The meat was so tender and super tasty. You can ask for as much or little as you like. He kept coming back frequently with more meat as our cards were green. Once we'd had all the selection the servers came back and asked if we'd like more of something particular. We loved the minted lamb, it was amazing. Chips came with the food too. I was a bit sceptical at first after reading some of the reviews but we thought it was excellent and will definitely be back. If you're a meat eater you will love it.

Visited while at Clifton M, overall enjoyed, and food was nice. They do seem reluctant to bring round a second round of meats. Other than that all 👍

Great place, nice atmosphere. Professional service, waiters took great care of each guest. Food fresh and tasty.

Overpriced for poor quality cuts of meat

Very quiet on a Sunday night. Friendly front of house. Approx, every 5mins a guy appears with a bite size bit of beef/chicken/sausage/pork/lamb/gammon, the experience got a bit tedious rather than stomach getting full. I would prefer having less variety, but larger pieces steak, so won't be going back. One minor irritation was that we were told we had been served all 15 different meats so our evening was coming to an end - we'd kept count and it was only 11, so felt a little short-changed. If you just want a nice edium rare steak go elsewhere.

I wrote a Facebook post bringing my issues about a recent visit up and it was deleted. Visited with my partner as we usually frequent places like this. The man cooking the food was also the one serving it while the girls stood behind the...

Visited knowing nothing about the place, was all new to me, but really enjoyed it. Good food, expected a bit more spice, but everything was very tasty. (Except the SUPER salty sirloin! 🤢). Great service, attentive staff. Music was far too loud for a quiet lunchtime! This made hearing our waiter properly very difficult & meant having to talk much louder that you'd expect in an almost empty restaurant! Kinda spoiled the atmosphere tbh. Looking forward to going again nonetheless!

Absolutely worth every penny. Fantastic place. Try it!

Fantastic customer service, warm and friendly. Amazing meat selection and the food is full of flavours. Overall a wonderful experience. Will definitely be back again.

Very nice, all different tasters and unlimited meats and salad £20 for aduly, much recommend!

Popped in for a quick lunch left bursting a gut but happy next time we will go in a evening time and take our time foods was great mouthwatering meat's cooked to perfection nice friendly guys unexpected treat to our selves

Fantastic food, can highly recommend.

A great experience. Loads of food.

Extremely clean and tidy, relaxing cultural environment with amazing g food and fantastic staff. The staff were welcoming and did the venue proud.

I really can't see this place surviving. Whilst the food was enjoyable, it wasn't £33 enjoyable. An automatic 10% service charge was added to the bill (£18 for 6 people). Whilst the service was OK, trying to get extra fries proved difficult having only been served 2 small baskets between 6 of us. We had to ask 3 times and then they finally bought us 1 more but right at the end of our meal. Sadly, the restaurant lacks atmosphere. Just too expensive for what it is and better alternatives elsewhere.

Had two meat eaters and two vegetarians,all of us had a superb time with a fine selection of foods to suit everyone.

Very similar to Estabulo, but we really enjoyed the ambience, the staff were very attentive and the food was exquisite, lovely salad bar with a range of foodstuffs, the meat was superb. £19.99 for the lunch menu per person. All you can eat.

Delicious food, friendly staff can't recommend it to anyone who enjoys meat and likes a bit of everything.

The best experience I've had whilst dining out, never been before and didn't know how it worked but the staff helped and talked us thorgh, severe the best steaks I've ever eaten and they even have a scheme where you can take a break from...

This place is AMAZING! Easy to book, ammend etc.. friendly staff, nothing too much trouble, very fast service. The food...Well blown away it was amazing, so tasty, cooked well, good selection. All you can eat set up with red and green card 15 choices of meat you get to sample on the evening buffet. If you haven't been go give it a try you won't be disappointed. Thankyou to the team, we had a great experience, will be back.

We visited for the first time a couple of weeks ago. We waited around 5 minutes to be seated which was fine, then were told we had actually booked into the Selby restaurant. I thought this may have been a genuine mistake of ours but our email confirmation definitely said York, so not sure if this was a system error or something we had done. The food was good quality and the staff were friendly. I didn’t try many of the meats as I’m quite fussy but my friends said they really enjoyed it.

We walked in and didn’t know what to expect but the staff were really nice and helped up and showed us what to do. The food was absolutely delicious as each steak and meat was cooked to perfection the salad bar was kept fresh and...

A late lunch so the restaurant wasn't busy but the food and service was superb. The welcome was warm and friendly, a great atmosphere with music and spotlessly clean decor. The salad/hot food buffet, available for as many trips as you wish, had great variety and was maintained continually everything was fresh and very appealing. The selection, presentation and timing of the meat was perfect. We were never rushed or neglected. These folk genuinely cared about their customer experience. I would recommend totally over a similar local eatery where we ate last week. Everything is better at Caramba don't miss out it's excellent!

Absolutely love this place, the service is fabulous so friendly and helpful. The different types of meat were very tasty and cooked to my liking. Highly recommend

Absolutely loved it. Don't have a bad word to say about it. Great food, lovely wide variety on the salad and sides bar, meat cooked to perfection, staff very attentive but not in your face, we felt as though they were happy for us to take our time and enjoy. Will definitely go back!

Excellent service from staff, very helpful and always smiling. Food excellent, lovely variety of salads, and meat choices excellent, would not hesitate to recommend and will be back. Thank you too all the staff for excellent service 😊😊😊

We booked last minute to dine on a Saturday evening and were warmly welcomed, not rushed and of course, served the most delicious selection of meats. The sirloin and the pork firm favourites, along with one of the tastiest pina coladas I've ever had. Highly...

Food is OK, most of it is was over seasoned for me. Slow service to the tables with the hope of filling you up with the side dishes, chips, potatoes etc. It's fairly expensive for what you get, I'd be curious to the amount of...

Amazing Brazilian all you can it. Customer service was lovely. The restaurant looks amazing inside and the food was delicious!

I loved nice food and the barbecue is amazing

Excellent customer service, superb food. Cannot wait to come back.

Absolutely awesome experience. Group of 4 of us and we got there half an hour before closing (we didn't realise this till after) so very quiet (only 1 or 2 other groups). Staff were really friendly, food was cooked piping hot for us and wasn't just old food reheated as the steaks were done to how we wanted. Cocktails were really nice as well and loved that none of the staff made us feel rushed at any point and were happy to have a chat as well. Thankyou very much for a fantastic night!

Honestly one of the best meals I've had in a while! All you can eat grilled meats and hot and cold salads, potatoes rice ect! Beautiful lamb, steak gammon, sausages, pork, chicken and pineapple with cinnamon. I honestly can't rate this place enough! Brilliant for...