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3.9

Based on 1.318 opinions finded in 4 websites

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Nº 818 in 1137 in York

Nº 185 of 240 Other cuisines in York

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH..coffeegarliccarbonaraladypizzachickencheesespaghettichocolateyorkpasta

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Excellent food. Efficient, fast and very friendly service. Restaurant clean and welcoming

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Lynne Leslie . 2025-04-02

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We were kindly gifted a voucher for a three-course meal. We visited on a Tuesday afternoon, we didn’t catch the waitress’ name, but she was delightful and very competent. The food was delicious and atmosphere very nice too.

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Philip Marshall . 2025-04-01

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We visited the York branch and were impressed by their vegetarian gluten intolerant range of meals. The staff are very welcoming and knowledgeable. The Morello Cherry Cooler mocktail was heavenly!

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Raine Hilton . 2025-03-31

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Libby was our server, she was new but was very good and helpful, would defiantly come again

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Jade Kelly . 2025-03-28

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Megan, who served us, was absolutely outstanding. Despite the restaurant being visibly understaffed. Even when we had to send a meal back, she handled it with warmth and professionalism. What truly stood out was her genuine concern, she noticed one of us hadn’t eaten much (due to sending it back) and proactively offered alternatives to compensate so we wouldn’t go hungry. Her caring and proactive approach is rare to find and made a real difference to our experience.

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Daniel Abraham . 2025-03-27

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Yesterday 22nd March, I was sitting at a table in Prezzo; we had booked a table for seven family members. I was very disappointed they couldn't or wouldn't allow us to add an eighth family member to our party. Our party included my 80 y.o. husband and our two adult children - our son, his wife and our two grandsons aged 10 and 8. My daughter made up the seventh and she had called the restaurant, the day before, and asked if we could add another guest. It was her husband (he was unable to join us at the time of booking as he works abroad but came home earlier than expected). Despite pleading with the manager she would not budge. I then rang in the evening but to no avail, my daughter said it was the same person she had spoken to. The reason given was that there were already two large parties booked in. The excuse given was because of the 'pressure on the kitchen', and there was simply no room to add an eight person. A table of eight, apparently, was too much for them to cope with. I suggested we have two tables of four. The manager's response was as they were really busy, we could have one table upstairs and one table downstairs. This was utterly bizarre and a deliberate and stubborn attempt to not to acquiesce to our request. On our arrival we were shown to our table. I could not believe my eyes. There was room for another table at the end of our table. Please see photo, my husband has his back to the camera. The seating is fixed to a wall, and where I was sitting, there was more than enough room for my son-in-law. Plus, there were so many empty tables! These tables were not occupied throughout our two hour stay (3.30 - 5.30)! I took many photos over the two hours, and those tables remained empty. I asked one of the staff members that, if we had walked in with an extra person, would that person have been accommodated, and 'the response was absolutely, 'yes'. I then told the staff member about the suggestion the previous night re 'a table for four upstairs and one downstairs' comment, and he apologised. Shockingly, from my seat, over the two hours, I could see potential customers looking at the menu in the window. When these potential customers entered Prezzo, the lady manager (black jacket, grey trousers) farcically looked on her screen and turned 32 people away!! Yes I counted them all! They were mostly couples, including one young man with a toddler, two ladies with a pram and a toddler (I counted).All these people were turned away by the manager. As we were leaving at 5.30pm and the evening began, a young couple was allowed in, the next couple not, and so on. As evidenced by my photos, the first one shows the end of our table as we were about to leave and all the space available. The table under the window was empty the entire two hours. One of the photos shows my husband's back in the distance and the available space. As an aside, when my daughter and I both rang the previous day to add my son-in-law, the manager's excuse was they already had bookings for 'two large groups' when these these 'large' groups arrived, seven people at 16.45 followed by four people, then as we left at 5.30, another group of 6 arrived. Presumably these were the two large parties the manager had referred to. These two groups did not impact our time there at all as we were leaving. A very mean and petty act in not allowing us to add our son-in-law on a special family occasion. If the manager's response is that it was busy upstairs, then it's a LIE, there was no activity on those stairs for the two hours we were there, our table was alongside the stairs. What a shocking way to run a business. There were five servers downstairs, doing what? Incidentally, we had to wait far too long for our food. Also, I needed to ask a staff member to replenish the toilet tissue in the ladies, and the entire floor was wet! We will never return - our afternoon totally spoilt by this mean act. Some people are just not suited to working in the hospitality industry. Finally, I did have a chat with one of the servers - which I will pass on to head office.

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Dawn Clark . 2025-03-24

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Will defo be coming again, great food

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Steven McGurk . 2025-03-23

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Really friendly staff, food is excellent, and good value.

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Mackem Steve . 2025-03-22

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We are regular customers at Prezzo York and visited yesterday. Once again your menu had changed (for the worst) and we were amazed to see that fries no longer served with a burger and a charge of £4 would be applied. We enjoy the sharing charcuterie board and this has reduced in size. The friendly staff bear the brunt of complaints and deal with them in a diplomatic way. We felt aggrieved sufficiently to post this review

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Timothy Brown . 2025-03-20

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We visited a Prezzo Italian restaurant in York and the food was excellent, the service impeccable and the atmosphere was relaxing and enjoyable. We will be going back for sure. Highly recommended. We had Pizza. Chicken and Peppers with a drizzle of honey.

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Sharon (shaz) . 2025-03-20

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Lovely restaurant and fab service and food.

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Alison Craggs . 2025-03-19

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Busy. Usual Prezzo type menu options. Pleasant atmosphere.

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Ian Wheeliker . 2025-03-15

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Just ordered a delivery from Prezzo Clifford Street and it really was delicious! Ordered the Carbonara with extra chicken and garlic bread and then the trio of dips (2x hard cheese 1x garlic butter). First of all the amount of Parmesan and garlic butter I was given was a pleasant surprise, with their tubs being large and more than enough for my meal. The Carbonara was loaded with meat and the portion was very large. The garlic bread was an amazing side too. All for a very good price too. Thanks guys!

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Emily Moran . 2025-03-12

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Fuimos a almorzar hoy, esperamos casi una hora por nuestra comida. Me dijeron que no había bollos de desayuno, pan tan espeso en su lugar, este café no está particularmente limpio, piso sucio pegajoso, la comida estaba bien, pero no se apresuraba a volver, muchos otros lugares para comer en York.

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Wendy M . 2025-03-09

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Fabulous place to eat, food was amazing and the staff are all super friendly

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Jo Monkman . 2025-03-05

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Nice atmosphere, quick and efficient service, polite and friendly staff

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Shelley Brooks . 2025-03-03

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Food very overpriced for the quality/portion size and the service was a bit all over the place with things being slow and orders being messed up

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Sam . 2025-03-01

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excellent service from a lovely lady called emily in york Clifford street. she always remembered our order . absolutely never had better service in my 55 yrs than from this lovely lady.. 20 out of 10 for her. 👏👏👏👏♥️

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Bev Madden . 2025-02-26

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Quite evening, but lovely food and staff, would happily go again.

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David Hickford . 2025-02-26

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We stayed in York over the weekend and we enjoyed the most delightful and tasty meal. We on tried many of the local restaurants but this was by far the best of them all. The staff couldn’t be more friendly and the food was delicious.

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P S . 2025-02-25

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Visited with family, great service and great food

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Matt Smith . 2025-02-25

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Unwelcoming atmosphere, staff were extremely dismissive from the moment we entered and even though there were plenty of empty tables, understandably after this experience, we were made to wait for staff who seemed more interested in their conversations than in customers.

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Asima Asghar . 2025-02-20

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Took my daughter for a meal last night and queued to sit down despite booking. We then waited ages for a starter which was sad to say the least- a cold bit of garlic bread and some floppy vegetable sticks. We then had to wait an incredibly long time for our mains which were dreadful. I had spaghetti bolognese which was some cold spaghetti with barely a spoonful of lukewarm sauce that I could have made better myself. My daughter had some meatballs , again lukewarm but tasting marginally better than mine. Terrible for over £50. Won’t be back.

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josey taylor . 2025-02-18

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Malwina is so lovely and looked after us as soon as we stepped through the door. Pizzas are fantastic and the meat free vegan one was excellent which my son had. I had the chicken and pepper one which had honey on, this made it taste really nice. Highly recommend.

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Andrea Reid . 2025-02-17

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Loved our trip to York Prezzo. Brilliant team, lush food. Thank you guys for making us feel welcome.

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Claire Campbell . 2025-02-16

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We ordered a pizza to share as an appetizer before the mains. I clearly and specifically asked for "a well done pizza that is crispy". We received an undercooked leathery pizza that was impossible to cut with the dull pizza wheel supplied. My main course, a featured pasta special for 17 quid, had barely enough chicken in it to make one child's meal chicken finger. The pasta was cooked properly. It was necessary to ask two different servers to get refills on our water. Unimpressed and I won't return.

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adam c renz . 2025-02-10

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Went here yesterday for the third time If anything not up to scratch then we don’t revisit Was my wife’s birthday and the staff were brilliant Food is absolutely gorgeous We don’t drink alcohol so no idea on prices The Italian waitress and long haired gentleman who served us were genuinely friendly and interested in helping Will be returning on our next shopping trip to York Deserts were also lovely and did my diet no help

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C Reynolds . 2025-02-09

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Had quite a sad looking pizza there this afternoon, apparently it was a meat lovers although evidence of the meat was hard to find. I don't think I would go back.

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Tom Sutcliffe . 2025-02-02

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Food late waited ages seemed more concerned with take aways. One of the dishes arrived cold. We waited 50 mins for our meal. Won't go again.

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helen johnstone . 2025-01-30

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The food was lovely and lots of choice. Also plenty of veggie options! The price is very reasonable and the deals make it a bargain! The drinks are gorgeous too. Our server (Sophie) was very attentive and friendly! Would definitely come back.

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Jessica Sharp . 2025-01-30

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Great meal and drinks, lots of veggie stuff too!! really enjoyed the atmosphere here and have been many times. thanks to sophie for the lovely service!!!

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Isabelle Cogger . 2025-01-30

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For food, we had a sharing platter, beef shin ravioli, chicken Milanese, followed by Tiramisu (very nice). Both the food and table service were good. However, the restaurant had no Prosecco despite (or because of) there being a prosecco offer currently?

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Richard Davy . 2025-01-30

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Really tasty food & lovely staff though a little on the expensive side

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Karen Gibbons . 2025-01-29

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The food was very nice and the staff were very friendly

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Noah Cooke . 2025-01-24

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Love the ombulance. And marvellous location. I ordered a pepperoni pizza with extra olives and chilli. I would like to say the olives and chilli were very sparse for the price for extras. The pizza was cooked just about right. However the pepperoni was very thin and pretty tasteless. My other half ordered spaghetti Bolognese. This was lacking in taste. Cheap mince Used, I would have thought they would have offered parmesan cheese to go on top, but they didn't. Plus, at the bottom of the bowl, there was 1/2 an inch of water, so it hasn't been drained properly. The reason why I've marked down on atmosphere. Was because it was terribly drafty and very chilly. And when it's snowing outside and freezing cold. They should have put the heating up a little. The service was very good and very welcoming .pity the food wasn't as good.

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Chris Wood (Woody) . 2025-01-23

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Como estadounidenses, claramente no fuimos bienvenidos, ya que se nos pidió que nos quedáramos en el frío mientras esperábamos nuestro camino. Dos estrellas por el buen café y la agradable anfitriona. El barista fue grosero.

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Chase M . 2025-01-21

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Fui a almorzar el sábado. Habíamos estado hace un par de años y estaba bien, así que no tenía razón para no volver. Las mesas estaban muy juntas, por lo que se podía escuchar la conversación de ambos lados y había un olor a cocina muy fuerte. Camarera tomó nuestro pedido. No tenía mucha hambre así que pedí un "bollo" de salchicha como lo llamaban y un zumo de naranja recién exprimido. El bollo estaba muy rancio y literalmente no podía comerlo sin que todo el bollo se viniera abajo. Traté de comérmelo con un cuchillo y un tenedor, pero estaba demasiado seco, así que lo dejé. El jugo de naranja no parecía estar recién exprimido debido a la falta de pulpa. No hubo respuesta a la llamada y esperamos tanto tiempo a que alguien se acercara a nosotros que mi marido se levantó y fue al mostrador. Dijo lo rancio que estaba el pan que le dijeran que es pan de papa hecho y entregado diariamente y no podía estar rancio. El bollo de mi marido no se parecía en nada al mío. Pagamos y nos fuimos. ¡Le daría una amplia litera! Sobreprecio y no vale la pena.

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Inspire37084157733 . 2025-01-12

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Pleasant meal for two of us pre-theatre. Served by three different staff and service slow. My pasta was acceptable (just), but partners lasagne, not great. Nice venue directly opposite Opera House and parking close by. Overall, it's just about ok, not great. There are better independent restaurants nearby, but in a rush, it's acceptable.

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Gordon Hulme . 2025-01-05

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We had a lovely meal here earlier this evening. The whole experience was lovely. We were greeted by a friendly young man, who couldn't seat us at the time but offered us a table 30 mins later so we went, had a drink, and came back. We had a lovely meal from the set menu, a fabulous 3 courses, all delicious and well worth the price. We were served by a lovely young lady, Liv. She took out order and served us the whole time we were there, she even didn't mind taking a photo of us when I asked. She was definitely kept busy but was always attentive, kind, helpful, pleasant and smiley! She is an absolute asset to the team and anyone would be very lucky to have her. Although the food and atmosphere was lovely, Liv made our night. The only downside to this restaurant is the toilets, very VERY cold and could do with a renovation. Although, not too fussed as I didn't spend much time downstairs. Thank you for a lovely evening, all the staff front of house and in kitchen. All very lovely, hardworking people. Prezzo, you have a good team at the moment, look after them and hold onto them! And thanks again, Liv.

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Rae . 2024-12-29

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They DONT accept cash. Another company that doesn't accept pound notes ( a legal british payment method ) There was NO mention of this when we sat down to eat. When they presented the bill I handed them £105 cash and they refused the payment. Luckily my wife had a debit card on her. Due to their anti-cash policy I will NEVER dine there again.

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Matt Atherton . 2024-12-22

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Fuimos aquí esta mañana para el desayuno entró y había otras tres personas allí. La jovencita nos señaló una mesa. ¡Después de eso fue cuesta abajo! Una pareja con dos niños pequeños entró y se sentó a nuestro lado. Hemos estado allí durante 5 minutos sin que nadie nos ofrezca una bebida o tomar nuestro pedido de comida. ¡La chica se acercó y se fue a la mesa que entró tras nosotros y tomó su orden! Entonces dos adultos y tres niños entraron se sentó ella tomó su orden y les sirvió sus bebidas y todavía estábamos esperando que nuestra orden fuera tomada! Eventualmente una chica diferente vino y tomó la orden 15 minutos después de que habíamos entrado! ¡Todo el mundo después de nosotros fue servido antes que nosotros! Cuando llegó la comida estaba muy buena excepto que se olvidaron del pudín negro. La gota que colmó el vaso fue que la mesa de al lado nos pidió su factura y fue llevada a su mesa. Pedimos que nos dijeran que tenías que ir al mostrador a pagar. Lo cual hicimos, pero tuvimos que decirles lo que teníamos. En resumen, la comida aquí es muy buena personal de espera muy muy pobre!

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Shane C . 2024-12-21

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Friendly atmosphere, excellent service and good, well presented food. Good, central location.

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John Scarr . 2024-12-20

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Been here a few times waited a long time from when our starter was cleared to bringing out our mains

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Nicky Smith . 2024-12-20

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Almost empty restaurant, food took forever to come, two pizzas were dry and poor quality, burrata the smallest quantity - wouldn’t recommend to anyone

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Tom R . 2024-12-16

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They were able to offer a table to us during a busy period, which is always appreciated. Excellent service by the staff, and the food was pretty decent. Only criticism is, as ever, pop music in an Italian restaurant. Never been a fan to start with, but it clashes a bit with whatever ambience is otherwise aimed for. We shall be back :)

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Hugo Brand . 2024-12-12

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Realmente disfrutamos de nuestra comida aquí, sopa de tomate y pimientos con un tostado de queso, personal encantador y un agradable ambiente relajado en el centro de York, bien vale la pena una visita.

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Martin S . 2024-12-11

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Food nice but delivery time kept changing and arrived later than states

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Eve . 2024-12-07

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I would not recommend this place. Slow service. Food certainly not identifiable as that depicted. The food wasn’t good, lots left over which is unusual in my family Mix up with order and further mix up with bills. Food wasn’t dressed properly and a few ingredients actually left out! Reduced bill by a tiny amount for the terrible service but we would never go back

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Jane I . 2024-12-03

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BAD EXPERIENCE - ordered at 17:00 was waiting until 20:00 then said that they had delivered when hadn’t

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Macy . 2024-11-22

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Me encanta este lugar Fuimos a almorzar ayer con la familia las pilas de tortitas y pilas de hachís marrón bien valen una orden absolutamente increíble. El personal es muy amable, solo un ambiente encantador para estar.

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mrsgamble30 . 2024-11-20

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Lovely decor,food excellent,friendly welcoming staff,quick service.

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Clair Boyd . 2024-11-19

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Very good food ,very clean place

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Paula Silvia Schinderman . 2024-11-10

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Terrible hygiene, poor service , they can’t even sit you down in a empty seat, what Italian doesn’t do balsamic glaze or vinegar!!! Very dirty and poor menu

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James Manners . 2024-11-01

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Tuve que esperar inicialmente para sentarse, pedir y pagar en el mostrador y luego esperar mucho tiempo para las bebidas. El servidor vino a decir que no había salmón para los huevos reales. Mi marido pidió algo diferente que era más barato. La comida finalmente llegó y estaba fría. El defensor también estaba podrido. No hubo ningún intento de reembolsar la diferencia en el costo de la comida, no fue mucho, pero no se hizo ningún intento. Siempre dejo una propina, ya que he trabajado en la hospitalidad, pero el servicio era tan terrible y no podía justificar. Nunca volvería.

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Tracy Y . 2024-11-01

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As someone who is neurodivergent the music was far two loud. Even my mum who isn't neurodivergent agreed so I spent the whole time with my noise cancelling headphones on. There was a lot of waiting around the staff seemed to be talking a lot to each other and re doing tables that had just been cleaned. It felt a bit disorganised. We were there to celebrate my mother's birthday and it felt as though we couldn't really enjoy ourselves due to my sensory needs being so heightened. It's supposed to be waitress service but they didn't seem to acknowledge when people had finished ordering and finished there meals. Ultimately I don't think we'll be returning. The front doors are really heavy to push and so if you struggle with your co-ordination skills it can be really challenging. It does have a push button but they don't always work and the unpredictability of this does come across as a concern. We didn't even get given our free bottle of cava as the email stated we would do if we booked online. They just seemed a bit clueless and disorganised. I've been twice in the last 6 months now and I don't plan on going back until they get things sorted because it is a bit of a let down to people like myself. I won't be recommending it to my friends.

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Louisa Atkinson . 2024-10-26

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Fantástico almuerzo. Sube a por un ambiente frío. El mejor sándwich tostado de la historia - mi hijo tenía el queso y jamón en masa madre y yo tenía el queso de cabra y cohete en granero - ambos excelentes. Volvimos para cada almuerzo aquí. Deliciosos batidos y sopa también. Lo que no es amar

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Susie H . 2024-10-25

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Went earlier in the week it was bang average and rather expensive. Food was alright, no beer on draught and only silly expensive beer in bottles. I'd not bother going again.

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m r . 2024-10-23

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The garlic bread was a little cold but the crab and lobster ravioli was gorgeous!

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Katie . 2024-10-21

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La comida era preciosa, la decoración era linda, y el personal era muy amable. Sin duda volvería de nuevo en otro momento para probar otra cosa.

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Amy T . 2024-10-08

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(Visited September 2024) After a previous meal, I won 40% off the next visit and so came here for tea with a friend. The Saltimbocca Chicken Sage (chicken, prosciutto and sage, potato and cabbage) was a fairly hearty meal- about as good as a chain gets, really. -- (Visited May 2024) My friend and I came for tea here as- to our surprise- Tastecard can be used on a Bank Holiday! I ordered the Pea & Goat’s Cheese Ravioli: a slightly tarte and creamy pasta dish- very enjoyable. Service was pleasant. -- (Visited Jun 2019) My family and I came here on Father’s Day: it was one of the only places that accepted tastecard. Our previous visit to a Prezzo was a bit of a let-down, but this time around we were all far more impressed! I ordered the roasted salmon fillet: this already comes with vegetables, but you also get to choose a side. I wasn’t quite sure what to go for, but I’d recommend paying the extra 25p for the fries infused with truffle oil and shavings of cheese. Although chips and veg is a bit of an odd combo, they were lush! For dessert, I went for the Salted Caramel Chocolate tart. I enjoyed it, but a bit more caramel sauce wouldn’t have gone amiss. My dad and brother got the Chocolate Brownie Dome which was an interesting and tasty-looking pudding. My Mam would have got the Honeycomb Smash Cheesecake, but there was none left. Service was prompt and friendly. We were very pleased, especially at the value for money!

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TFT . 2024-10-02

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Excellent service by 3 different staff! We were very impressed and pleased with the service here. We were first welcomed warmly and enthusiastically by a male staff who told us to wait as he was busy and later apologised before showing us to our table. Next, a very cheerful lady took our order and another kind lady served the food. Each one had a bright smile and made us feel welcome! The pizza was not too bad, although the dough became hard when it cooled down, the flavours were still great. I enjoyed the chilli oil. We felt that the gnocchi was too mushy for our liking and when we gave feedback, the staff kindly offered several options to resolve the issue and we eventually decided to refund the order. Throughout the process, the kind staff remained professional and did not seem upset with us. It was a very pleasant dining experience for us as Asians in UK.

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Tanuki . 2024-10-02

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Perfecta bienvenida, servicio y comida. ¡Qué equipo! Hemos comido aquí en varias ocasiones. Consistentemente es fantástico. El personal trabaja muy duro y ofrece una experiencia relajada y profesional. Las mesas se despejan rápidamente. Encantador escuchar a personas de todas las edades charlando y divirtiéndose. Super café. Es un desafío elegir qué plato elegir, ya que todos son deliciosos y generosamente divididos. El equilibrio de sabores es perfecto. Muy buena relación calidad-precio. Volveremos pronto.

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LIZ160 . 2024-09-30

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I would not recommend eating here, service is poor. I went in for breakfast, was told to sit anywhere as it was empty. The menu offers a good range of food. The food here is lovely, however the staff that work here are rather unpleasant and rude. Throughout eating we noticed we were getting glared at from the staff behind the counter. We noticed that they were whispering about us and rolling their eyes at us. Very little politeness, after I had eaten I went up to counter to pay, I left a tip despite the service as I was trying to be polite, but I did not enjoying feeling as if I should not have come in.

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Tee P . 2024-09-27

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The food was decent, not completely to my taste but it was all done well. However the service was incredibly disappointing. Both my wife and I felt very unwelcome, like we were in the way or a burden to staff by being there. Before leaving, we paid and left a tip and for the third time during our trip we were met with staff looking at us, whispering to each other and rolling their eyes. I understand the stress and pressure of the industry and feeling fed up with customers, however it was relatively quiet and aside from ordering, we hadn’t asked staff for anything else or any help during our visit. If you want to be rude about your customers, at least have the decency to wait until they leave or learn some subtlety. Overall, this trip left a very sour taste.

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Venya P . 2024-09-27

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Called in today and the coffee and food were second to none I would recommend this establishment to anyone. I will certainly call again.

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Alan A . 2024-09-25

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I visited last Sunday and had such a lovely experience! Malwina was a fantastic, amazing server and our order arrived so quickly and was delicious. Would recommend to any local, tourist or student looking for an affordable, tasty pizza experience 🍕

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maddy grace . 2024-09-25

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Lovely Italian. Surprisingly filling pizzas and nice bread and pestonnaise for starters. Lovely serving staff

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Nathan Jeffrey . 2024-09-23

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I stood in the front for 5 minutes while staff walked around me- but I wanted to follow the “wait to be seated” sign. When someone did come, they said I could sit wherever I wanted, and someone would be with me soon. I waited for 30 minutes at the table and watched the staff avoid making eye contact with me. They flipped the closed sign an hour before their posted closing time, and I waited 5 more minutes (all the other tables were still full- the one next to me having never been served either) before leaving without a word.

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Stephanie D . 2024-09-22

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Great food, staff very welcoming, quickly served and very well priced

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Cody Maxfield . 2024-09-17

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From when we entered to leaving it was a lovely experience eating here. Our server Emily P was friendly, professional and made the experience really nice. The food was amazing and would return if we went back to York

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Nikki Robinson . 2024-09-11

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This was a brilliant place to eat. The deal for kids was really good! The food was lovely a d service was excellent!

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James Kelly . 2024-08-28

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The place is very beautiful, I entered without a reservation at a difficult time since it was very late for lunch but very early for dinner (it was 3 in the afternoon) and the kitchen was open, which I really appreciated since it was very cold and I was hungry. The service could have been better, perhaps suggesting a dish from the menu or a pairing. The food (pasta with salmon sauce) wasn't bad but I didn't fall in love with it either, normal. I thought the drinks menu was good. The price, according to the area.

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Mariana Benitez Mazzola . 2024-08-22

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Great traditional Italian in centre of town

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Colin McGibbon . 2024-08-13

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The food was over priced and mediocre. The bruschetta was an oily bread with tomato’s that have been cut into 4 instead of chopped and soaked in oil. Looked awful tasted awful and not how I have had bruschetta before . Would not go there again.

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Jo Pringle . 2024-08-12

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Excellent service from LIV..delicious food...tempting desserts...absolutely superb evening...ps apologies for accidentally breaking wine glass...😎

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scotrayd larsson . 2024-08-11

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Delicious veggie breakfast! Quality sourdough toast, Herby mushrooms and delicious roasted whole plum tomatoes. Lovely decor and friendly staff as well. My husband had the pancakes which looked incredible.

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Alison E . 2024-07-31

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Very poor service bordering on rude. This was shame as food lovely. The staff did not want to be there it appeared. Took 3 requests to order food which arrived an hour later. Table next to us left as waited so long.

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John W . 2024-07-29

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Decent Restaurant in a Central Position. A little pricey for the Food we ordered.

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Martin Arnold . 2024-07-29

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Front of house staff were 5 star & very apologetic with the poor standard of food. Chef was 1 star & rubbish with our gluten free options. Burnt the starters & didn't even manage a decent pasta dish for main course.

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Justin 778 . 2024-07-27

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Fantastic service, food brilliant. Couldn't have asked for better.

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viv fairbairn . 2024-07-26

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We had a lovely brunch, mine was veggie, with half decent decaf coffee. The food was lovely, the staff very welcoming and friendly. The food doesn’t come quickly, but it was well worth the wait, and freshly cooked. Would go again when in York (in fact we went there twice).

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jonsnell . 2024-07-24

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Great food, and good service. Very pleasant surroundings and atmosphere. On the pricey side.

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Margaret Baker . 2024-07-20

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Great restaurant for a pre theatre meal. Friendly and welcoming staff, relaxed atmosphere and great food / wine.

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Mick Saunders . 2024-07-02

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Came with my partner. We ordered a bottle of wine and two pizzas. The bottle of wine came right away, however, the pizzas arrived an hr later. Despite the place being virtually empty and having to leave my table twice to look for a waiter to ask where they were, they still couldn't get it right 🤯 Overall, a hugely disappointing experience, with not even an apology.

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L B . 2024-06-24

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Enjoyed pizza, salad and olives on Saturday 15th June. Was not too busy and food was very tasty. We were looked after by the waitress who even asked if we had any vouchers and told us how to find vouchers for money off our bill. Thank you for a good time.

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rachel ziegler . 2024-06-18

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Had as a delivery to our hotel as it was really near. Didn’t give size of pizza, usually massive so just ordered one and fries. It was tiny, barely enough for one! Hardly any topping. What a complete rip off, saw us coming!

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Lyn Szczesnowicz . 2024-06-10

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Delicious Italian food, accommodating service and friendly atmosphere. The veggie and vegan options are a delight!

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G B . 2024-06-09

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Nice enough Italian, meatballs could have been seasoned a little better, pizza was nice but not very hot. Good service and fairly quick

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SIMON PRATT . 2024-06-08

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Disappointing! Full English breakfast with poor quality bread, no butter on the toast and only one anemic-looking egg. Expensive and poor quality.

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V N . 2024-05-26

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Best pizza I’ve ever had , goats cheese

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Katie . 2024-05-12

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Waiting 15 minutes and didn’t get served. Went to the counter and was just ignored by the waitress . I wouldn’t have minded but there were only three tables and all three were already eating .

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Sarah W . 2024-05-10

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We went on a tranquil night at the end of April 2024. Since it was late in the evening, there were only few customers at the restaurant. Food were good but not outstanding, the service was good. The atmosphere was unremarkable.

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Cristina Cacio . 2024-05-08

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Disappointed - avoid!!! We have been at Prezzo in London and we thought that in York we would have the same experience, unfortunately we didn’t. The pizza was ok, however, we ordered a Tiramisu that we just couldn’t eat! The cream was tasting so bad, sour and at the first bite we noticed that it was spoiled. I paid for it because the waitress was so nice, but we will never come back.

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Ana Mann . 2024-05-05

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Fantastic food and service, the chicken alfredo rigatoni I opted for was absolutely delicious, the rigatoni carbonara and chicken burger are also recommended by my fellow diners. Would definitely come here again

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James . 2024-04-22

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Excellent Italian cuisine in a city centre location.

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Rupert Bobrowicz . 2024-04-18

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Really lovely staff. Popped in for some food while away on a work trip. They were a bit understaffed but really lovely and did their best. Great meal

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Becki . 2024-04-16

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Used to absolutely love it here, but they have done a refurb and sucked all the character out of the place - it's now just another overpriced italian chain restaurant which is such a shame. Won't be coming back.

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Sharon Dawson . 2024-04-15

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Felt a little sorry for the (young) staff, as there clearly wasn't enough of them and could really do with a experienced manager walking the floor

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Neil Wood . 2024-04-06

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An amazing atmosphere with lovely staff and great food.

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Thomas Ramsay . 2024-04-03

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The food was mediocre, but the service was abysmal. Our requests were not accommodated, and the wait time for our food was excessive.

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Ashlesha Mahadar . 2024-03-31

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