Drift-In in York

Great place for an early start to our sightseeing. Our breakfast was quickly served and was delicious.

Great cafe with a range of breakfast and lunch dishes. There is sometimes a brief wait for the freshly cooked meals here, but they are well worth it!

Good vibes, great aesthetics, friendly staff and fab food

Food was excellent, service was great with classic northern hospitality.

Loved the cute dog photos everywhere and the chalkboards, the food was brilliant and a really great price too.

Exellent food, coffee & service

relaxing environment, lovely food, great experience

Visited here for lunch today with my sister, as a coeliac I was unsure of what the options would be like however was really impressed!! Almost the whole menu was available gluten free and the food was AMAZING!

Lovely food and drinks, really cute cafe!!

Lovely food and drinks, really cute cafe!!

great food, friendly service, relaxed atmosphere. definitely coming back!

great food, friendly service, relaxed atmosphere. definitely coming back!

The best latte frappe ever, is a must try 10/10

The place is amazing. The pancakes is nothing like I had before , it’s amazing. The milkshakes were to die for aswell. The portions were quite large so you’re getting your moneys worth. We had to take out as they provide takeaway boxes. Definitely coming back and making it a regular thing. The staff were accommodating and helpful 💞💞

Good atmosphere and friendly service.

Great place to eat with great service. Love dogs too

Best Steak Sandwich I've ever eaten, just wow!! 😳❤️

I really liked the chorizo quesadilla.

Lovely breakfast, superb service and a great chilled quiet atmosphere.

Lovely atmosphere, great food, dog friendly.

Tasty food and drink in a calm space. Would recommend!

Really tasty breakfast wrap, quick service and good atmosphere

I dont understand how the food comes out fast and yet its cold?! Bread cold and Stale. Tortillas cold and Stale. Beans raw. Avocados brown and smell?! And worst of all an undercooked cold fried egg which is almost impressively bad. The staff are nice enough however untrained, nobody checks back on how the food is, probably tired of handing out refunds. This place is carried by its great location easy to get tourists coming in and never coming back however you will not find regulars here.

Ordered 2 Tea's, no sitting space downstairs but despite the whole 1st floor being empty and staff present we were sent outside to wait and have a takeaway cuppa. She gave us two teas ,teabags left in the cup and looked surprised when we asked to come in and add some sugar and takeout the teabags. Plenty of staff but service slow.

Really lovely places. The food is amazing really delicious and good value for what you get. Really Worth going. The service was good too.

Excellent food. Great Gluten free choices. Lovely smoothies. Attentive friendly staff. I can't recommend highly enough .

Had a slight queue but it didn't last long. They also went to the trouble of checking to see if there was a table free at their other cafe. Good/attentive staff. Food and coffee for the four of us was very good. My youngest needed a doggy bag.

Had a lovely salad there! So delicious and the vibes were just perfect - one of the loveliest places I’ve been to in a while!

Absolutely adore this dog-friendly cafe 🐾⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ DELISH hash brown stack and avo toast options - portions looked small at first glance but OHMYGOODNESS we were happily stuffed after clearing our plates 🍽️ Loved my soy latte, too ☕️

First time here and the food and drinks were lovely. Had the roasted veg and hummus sandwich on sourdough. Very messy to eat but delicious! Mum and auntie enjoyed the steak wrap and tuna crunch wrap, also confirmed as delicious. Very chilled place, away from the busy streets at this time of the year. And dog friendly always a bonus! 👌🏻🙌🏻

lovely cafe. order at the counter. dogs friendly. always busy but the line up moves quickly

Gorgeous turmeric latte and Black Forest pancakes, very nice atmosphere away from the busy city centre, recommended

Really cute place, well worth a visit. Great selection on the menu. I had the chorizo hash brown stack (pictured). The parts are decent, but when combined, the whole is very flavoursome and obviously constructed by someone who knows what they're doing. My partner had the french toast, (which I tried) and it was to die for!!! Can recommend the honeybee latte - a nice, simple twist on a classic. Vibe is a bit hipstery, not too warm, but efficient and polite. This is unsurprising considering how busy they were. It's quite a small place, so aim to go off-peak to reduce waiting. I would definitely revisit.

Amazing, food was perfect, service was great - so delicious 5 Stars all the way

Great place for coffee and a bite to eat and dog friendly

Cute cafe. Girl at the till was friendly

Super cool atmosphere & wonderful staff! Food & drinks are always 10/10 :)

Cute little place with lots of space which is very appreciated when most places in York centre are quite small and tight. Honey bee latte is great (though on the sweeter side) as well as the pistachio raspberry French toast. Prices reasonable (though coming from a Londoner’s perspective!). All in all great if you’re in the area but I wouldn’t go out of my way to come here. Note** don’t accept AMEX if that’s important for you to know 😊

Very quirky cafe with unusual menu and high prices. Could do with offering more standard fare

Fantastic tasting coffee, but sadly not great service. Hopefully just an off day

I'm coeliac, so eating out is always a challenge and an anxiety, but after finding Drift In on find me gluten free, and going there myself, it was brilliant. They paid attention, allowed me the option to choose to eat there as they were concerned about their small kitchen and cross contamination, but the food was amazing, and I want to know where the gluten free bread comes from cause that was AMAZING!! couldn't recommend enough as a small, aesthetically pleasing lunch spot. Thank you so much 🙏

I drifted in, waited 35 minutes for the tiniest halloumi wrap to takeaway, and I drifted out ne'er to return. Also Google Maps doesn't seem to know where this cafe is located. If flavourless, tiny wraps are your thing head to Fat Face. This cafe adjoins it.

I loveeee Drift In but this time visiting wasn’t the best :( Love this place as a quick little lunch spot with friends but today was not it sadly… we arrived at 1.20ish and waited for a table (which we expected so no problem there), our orders were taken at 1.40. About ten mins later a member of staff came to tell us there was none of the side that we ordered left so we got a different one, again, no issue at all with that, it happens! 1.55, my friends order arrived, but the (French) toast was cold. One of the servers didn’t know where our side was going, and they asked 3 tables before they finally got to us. Only 20mins later, at 2.15 my food came, and the side salad portion was quite small. The food was fine, just a bit colder than hoped for, it was more the service that was a let down.

Sat there for 15 mins, no food order taken. Gave up and left. Very disappointing. Note for the future, people come in to eat not watch you talk to your colleagues for 15 mins and ignore us.

Came here as been before a short while ago, waited 20 minutes to be seated. Was seated at 11:44 and told breakfast no longer serving. Which is what we came for!! Very annoying having waited 20 minutes for a seat. Walked to their sister cafe who HAPPILY did us a breakfast a few mins after 11:45!

Really good vibes and food served here friendly staff highly recommended 👌

Perfect environment , quality food , great service , the food is at a good price. All these make this a brilliant coffee shop

Superb breakfast place. The avocado toast was lush.

Sirloin steak was rare, fried eggs overcooked. The mint sauce made everything worse. Service not that friendly. The place is nice but could use some maintaince.

Coffee was great and most of us had stuff that was enjoyed. Portions big. I had the special French Toast which was 'sold' to me as peaches and cream vibes but it was tinned peaches, a tonne of meringue and white chocolate sauce so just sweetness overload. Table service would be nice. Dogs allowed which is always appreciated.

Tasty sandwiches (delicious granary bread), generous portions, delicious coffee, and dog friendly!

Good vibe and eclectic menu - great combo.

Awful experience. Staff were so rude. Visit Sunday morning, and it wasn’t particularly busy. Surprised how rude the two ladies were. Food arrived before drinks and when I asked if drinks were on way. The lady was rude and didn’t even apologies. Food has gone down hill as well. American pancakes were small and very flat. Overall disappointing and won’t be returning. The lady who says take a seat (brown hair) is clearly in the wrong job as she couldn’t be any ruder. Sad to see this place go down hill recently.

Nice place for a coffee after shopping, before the bus ride home. Nice atmosphere and good service.

The food was good but the brown haired waitress we had was incredibly rude and patronising to us.

Had a lovely family breakfast and great coffee. The atmosphere was very pleasant.

Absolutely amazing food! It's a good job I don't live nearby, otherwise my waistline will get much bigger!

Coffee and food nice enough, service below average

Looks lovely but unfortunately zero on the menu if you are both gluten free and vegan. Left without ordering.

halloumi, avocado and egg bagel was the best bagel I’ve ever had - staff were lovely and friendly too

Delicious food, friendly staff, quick service and DOG FRIENDLY!! really nice atmosphere. Highly recommend. We came for brunch. Breakfast bagel 🥯 and pancakes 🥞 were great.

Really good food and drinks. A bit pricey but it's central York. Will go again

Was recommended for gluten free but menu cannot be adapted for multiple allergies/intolerances.

A wonderful coffee shop. The food is delicious and the pancakes are freshly made which is hard to find sometimes, and the coffee is just as lovely as the food. They are dog friendly which is a great bonus as our dog goes everywhere with us.

We loved the food and all the photos of dogs on the wall. The table was way too small for 4 adults trying to have breakfast and I wish the tea for two was just one big teapot for space and convenience

What a lovely cafe! Visited here whilst on holiday in York for brunch. We both went for smoothies which were really tasty. Ordered the pistachio, raspberry and mascarpone french toast which was sensational and the bacon and maple pancakes which you can’t really go wrong with. Staff were friendly. Will be back!

Very dried out cakes, ginger, lemon & honey tea not made properly (big chunks of ginger do not work, it needs to be finely chopped or grated. Staff happy to chat amongst themselves and ignore customers. Will not be returning

We only went to this cafe because of great reviews. Ordered some sandwiches,the worst sandwiches I have ever had... sourdough was great,but thats the only thing that was great about it. Plain bread,no butter ,no sauces, 2 thin bits of bacon, half a seathrough tomatoe and one piece of lettuce!!! AWFUL. My bf had steak sandwich,that was slightly better,more filling. I mean how hard is it to make an amazing loaded sanwich with sauces and stuff??? Coffees werent bad,but not the best either. Would not recommend. There are millions of much better cafes and with much better food too.

Great breakfast when it finally arrived. Friend's drinks took twice as long as everyone elses to turn up. Then his breakfast order also came incorrect.

Delicious coffee. Cute cafe. Cookie was pretty good too.

We have been before and left a good review but this time was really lacking! We come here as I have allergies so it is fab to find someone that caters.. The service was poor, the girl that served me seemed like everything I asked was being annoying.. the other staff were helpful and didn't roll thier eyes! my food was gorgeous and i thought that made the visit worth it, but within 10mins of leaving the cafe I was incredibly ill!! I had to seek help, and be taken back to my hotel later, where I was dosed up and put to bed! Something was clearly amiss!

Very poor flat white coffee. Tasted weak like a Costa latte. Nice building but I won’t return

Husband, toddler and I came for coffee, coffee was weak like that hadn't changed the beans after the last drink, service was horrendous ,the lady who served us with dark brown hair, clearly hated her job. Cannot emphasis how awful the coffee was. Would not recommend

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Nice place, opens earlier than some others and they allow dogs in.

Really good food and pets friendly

Popped in for lunch and had a gorgeous halloumi bagel that was very tasty and totally hit the spot. Would definitely visit again!

An absolute gem. We visited the smaller cafe and had the best latte I’ve ever had, we loved them so much we had two! Also had two breakfast sandwiches on sourdough and took home 2 slices of bakewell. Staff were lovely too. Definitely a must!

Delicious food, friendly and efficient service.

Nice looking place, and the drinks were decent enough...but the English Breakfast was very lacklustre. Bacon "fried" in clumps, meaning some was less than well cooked, sausages were luke warm, as if they'd been sitting on the counter side for some time. Disappointed.

Good menu decent food but glasses were dirty which spoiled it a bit

Really lovely food! My daughter immediately asked if we can come back later!

Coffee was alright but the floor was dirty and the staff didn't seem too bothered.

Great place, delicious food, friendly service, relaxed atmosphere. Enjoyed thank you

First time customer, very friendly staff, nice atmosphere. Ordered eggs benedict, eggs cooked to perfection.

Lovely brunch stop, highly recommend the hash potato , onion avocado breakfast.

Lovely atmosphere, pet friendly, lovely drinks.

Busy cafe with good quality breakfast options I really enjoyed my full English breakfast

Very nice coffee shop with very interesting plates and great atmosphere as all kinds of dogs welcome there, big or small 😍

Great food and fantastic service.

Pop in for a quick coffee and cake

I have been to plenty of restaurants and cafes in York and I have never met such a rude member of staff, making us feel unwanted from the moment we stepped in. We only had drinks so I am not able to comment on the quality of the food, but even if it was amazing, I wouldn't return here.

The breakfast food is amazing. Good selection for vegans too.

Our visit was on a calm Tuesday AM. The food was piping hot, the drinks wonderfully created and the cookie (cheeky purchase) ticked all my boxes. Run by very down to earth guys and gals. Lovely atmosphere and a good price.

delicious food and lovely staff, the decor and atmosphere is very cosy. there was a bit of a queue as it was busy around lunch time but it’s so worth the wait as the food is amazing. the steak sandwich is my favourite and was perfectly cooked 10/10

Saw this place on the way and wanted to stop by for some food. Was kinda expecting for the prices to be slightly expensive, however as long as the food was it it would’ve been okay. I ordered the pistachio pancakes, which unfortunately turn out to be quite rubbery, and came with half a pot of mascarpone, not sweetened or even fluffed. The pistachio sauce was also questionable. Aesthetically it was very pleasing however the taste was nowhere worth the price. My partner had the ham and cheese toastie, which once again looked great, but they’re wasn’t much cheese in it at all, and the crisps that came on the side were stale :( The water glasses also smelled weird. All of the staff seemed lovely and the place itself looks nice, it’s just unfortunate that the food was a let down.

Superb pancakes and breakfast. Nice place with good atmosphere too. Pancakes a must try as they are soft, yet chewy.

Absolutely delicious food at a reasonable price. Well worth a visit.

Lovely cafe in York. We visited for lunch and it was quite busy but we managed to get a table upstairs. Staff very friendly and food was lovely. Very reasonably priced too. Will visit again in the future.

Very nice full English, home made baked beans are lovely