Elements in York

We have been dining at The Gourmet Bar for so long, we never thought to leave a review before. But we really should, especially after today’s gorgeous christmas treat. Myself, OH and our dog eat here mostly on weekends. For those who have never sampled the delights of the fabulous chef here ( Dal…such a lovely person and his food is out of this world! ) then you are missing a treat. The Sunday lunches are superb. Today, we had a partial Christmas menu of the chicken and mushroom Wellington ( wow!), with the trimmings, plus a dessert of the trio of chocolate and the cheese board. The Wellington was simply delicious! The veg was cooked to perfection, the gravy…well, whatever the secret is, we need to know!…..the potatoes were perfect…but the melt in your mouth chocolate mousse, it was heaven 🤩 People really don’t seem to know how amazing the food is at The Gourmet Bar ( which is in the Novotel, Fishergate York) - I’m not certain people even know of the Sunday lunch menu. But it’s absolutely worth a trip. On normal Sundays, the Yorkshire puddings are better than anywhere else in the area, which is why we, as local residents, come back week on week. But the Christmas menu, which is on throughout December, is also fantastic. There is a huge selection of drinks…it’s dog friendly in the bar area, it’s stylish, clean, very laid back, and if you are lucky enough to have Dal there cooking for you, plus the wonderful waiting staff ( Salvi & Karl are always friendly and welcoming), then you can guarantee a lovely meal and perfect atmosphere. 🙌🏽

Visitamos aquí como un grupo familiar después del Desfile del Día del Recuerdo en York. No creo que mucha gente sepa lo buena que es la comida y el servicio aquí, pero créeme, ¡es fabuloso! La cena del domingo que tuve fue absolutamente perfecto y la carne se derritió en su boca, además de que tenía un precio razonable para un hotel en el centro de la ciudad. Si no lo sabe, The Gourmet Bar se encuentra en el Novotel, Fishergate y dan la bienvenida a los no residentes. Recibimos un excelente servicio y agradecimiento especial a Monika por ayudarnos a tener una tarde maravillosa. Todos los demás también fueron geniales, pero no puedo recordar sus nombres. El Chef es brillante si producen comida como esta (ver fotos). Iremos de nuevo y le recomendamos encarecidamente que lo haga, especialmente para un almuerzo dominical.

Esta es la primera vez que hemos estado en el Novotel York, pero como íbamos a la barbacana parecía un lugar muy conveniente para una cena de teatro temprano. El hotel y el bar y restaurante Gourmet son muy elegantes e íntimos. El menú es extenso con opciones vegetarianas / veganas en abundancia. El pollo, el jamón y el pastel de puerro - un verdadero pastel - con puré de mantequilla es muy recomendable. Luego nos conformamos con el brownie de chocolate y el sundae de caramelo para terminar. ¡Era un verdadero dulce de deliciosa dulzura! Nuestra comida fue aún más agradable por Karl. Él no podría haber sido más atento, respondiendo preguntas sobre el menú y recomendándonos platos. Es un gran embajador de Novotel y esperamos que la dirección lo aprecie. Nos recomendó Sunday Lunch, dándonos copias del menú que se veía maravilloso. Volveremos Karl para disfrutar de otra comida, probablemente el almuerzo del domingo, y nos vemos de nuevo!

Mi amigo y yo visitamos con frecuencia el hotel Novotel para tomar una bebida caliente. Y a veces una comida durante la hora feliz del hotel. Karl, uno de los empleados del restaurante, era tan amable, atento y genuino, que tuve que dejar de abrazarlo. El personal del bar es muy amable también. Un agradecimiento especial a Will por hacer un esfuerzo adicional por mí debido a ciertos problemas de salud que tengo. Además, gracias a Jorvik por hacernos sentir tan bienvenidos. Salvi, no sé cómo haces nuestras bebidas calientes de chocolate... todo lo que podría decir es que... ¡está delicioso! Si estuviera en el negocio hotelero... Definitivamente cazaría a estos trabajadores y los pellizcaría de Novotel sin pestañear.

Gracias a todo el personal que hizo que nuestra comida fuera agradable. Carl especialmente tomó nuestras bromas bien (espero) y fue muy divertido. La comida era deliciosa.

Lovely food. Medium rare steak cooked very well and butter chicken curry was delicious. Excellent service and conversation with Karl. Very personable and made us feel very welcome. Would recommend highly. Thanks again Karl!

We had a lovely night here. The food was incredible, service (Karl) was so lovely and couldn’t have done any more to make our visit more enjoyable.

Great time at the Gourmet Bar at the Novotel. Karl was particularly lovely and really engaged with us all and our children. Thank you very much 👍🏻

Cracking service and accommodation, friendly staff, Karl was a brilliant server. Will revisit with no hesitation, parking also was reasonable.

Great friendly welcome and efficient service from Karl, great food and lovely surroundings both in the bar and on the terrace, hope to plan a return visit again soon.

Excelllent and professional service, would highly recommend the treatments Katie provides, 5⭐️ treatments xxx

Great food and lovely staff, really helpful and professional while dealing with a lot of big groups - still looked after us well!

Stayed here every time i come to york for work. Stayed here march 10- 14, great service, nice selection in the breakfast and the dinner menu is good too

Lovely afternoon tea for my Mums birthday! Very tasty and such amazing customer service. Phoebe was phenomenal from start to finish and was very accommodating even with us being early! Thank you so much for a delicious afternoon tea and a great day.

Breakfast was wondering friendly staff, clean and tidy, would come again if travelling here again well placed within the area

We came for the Sparkling after noon tea, which was lovely. Amazing service and friendly staff. The scone with jam and Cream was our favourite, this was brought out warm so even better!

Visited the Hotel Restaurant after checking in late… was pleasantly surprised. Karl was attentive and friendly. The food came quickly and was tasty.

Lovely afternoon tea great value for money, lovely staff very friendly & were very attentive, easy place to fine & free parking

Excellent polite service. Been here three nights on business and it has been fantastic. Great selection for breakfast.

Freshly cooked hot breakfast. Service was amazing… particularly Vanitha who served the most perfect black pudding 🙂

Lovely afternoon tea, good selection of drinks, nice food. good setting and decor. Very friendly staff. A nice afternoon.

Well, what can we say , ordered food just before closing time at 22.30 and food was absolutely amazing, really really top quality food cooked to perfection and served with a smile. Couldn’t do enough for us to ensure we were happy. Breakfast next morning was again wonderfully freshly cooked and we were attended to By Renita, Renita was the perfect host and ensured our every whim was attended to. Thank you so much, will return.

The cooked breakfast was plentiful, warm and very tasty. The continental selection was varied and nice. The staff were very welcoming.

Lovely afternoon tea. Lots of nice cakes and a large scone with plenty of clotted cream. Some more sandwiches would have been nice.

Ideally located for touring the city. Friendly, welcoming staff. Comfortable rooms with all mod cons. Restaurant staff were efficient and helpful. They provided a delicious bowl of porridge when requested. Particularly George and his team on Saturday 24th Feb.

Karl was so attentive and really made our experience of dinner and drinks so much better. He engaged well and was able to tell us what meals were available and what they were like.

Smart place, good service, nice early supper, very convenient for evening performance at Barbican, York and easy to find. Prices reasonable.

Staff very friendly . Really make you feel special. Food was plentiful and delicious. Would recommend to family and friends.

Great service, all the staff were really attentive, They were busy with big groups but made sure they made everyone feel welcome.

Everything was excellent. Service, food, happy and helpful staff. George and all the team made it a pleasant experience.

Amazing service, we had a really wonderful breakfast on our 2 day trip to York. The food was really fresh and tasty and all staff were polite and worked really hard to make sure plates were cleared away and food was replenished. The food itself...

Lots of options and staff were always on hand and very friendly. The four of us enjoyed our meals and would highly recommend. A great restaurant with staff who go out of their way to make sure you have a pleasant sit down while you...

Staff extremely friendly, helpful and genuinely care. Very refreshing. So good to see hospitality service returning to competency and actually caring about customers. Well done Novotel York

Gorgeous breakfast and George can not do enough for you. I wanted porridge so it was made for me and was lovely with honey yum yum. We had afternoon tea the previous day and our server was very friendly and as it was my birthday...

George alongside his team were great hosts. Showed us round and went through all the food options. Lots to choose from and plenty of options for different diets.

Fantastic hotel great location. Breakfast was amazing lots of choice something for everyone.Really nice bar area to relax and unwind in after a busy day.

Great 👍 Hotel, been many times. Friendly staff, clean, lovely food 😋 Had evening meal, cannot fault anything. Breakfast really nice, much variety 😋 the gentleman who looks after you for breakfast is great 👍 think he's Italian. Well done to everyone 👏

The food was lovely and Fresh and the lady who served us was very polite and helpful. We will definitely be visiting again

Beautiful location for breakfast it's a wonderful spacious area. We were greated by the lovely staff and he made us feel at ease. The breakfast is fantastic and an excellent range of food and gluten free options! We will definitely be back again.

Great breakfast. Wide range and fresh produce. Good for children. Full English breakfast was delicious. Nice range of drinks

We had a lovely afternoon tea today at Novotel in York, the service was excellent, very friendly staff and nothing was too much trouble. We were offered unlimited hot drinks with our afternoon tea. The afternoon tea consisted of sandwiches, some of which were vegetarian...

Great atmosphere and nice to do studying in the lobby too Thank you to Ambar and Monika they are very friendly and always smiling

Great atmosphere, very nice and friendly service, delicious food. I would highly recommend. I will definitely be there many more times.

We had a lovely afternoon tea. Served by lovely friendly staff. Thank you for making it special. Meg & Karen

Christmas lunch excellent. Fresh beautifully presented and great choices. All the staff were lovely most especially Max, who couldn’t have been more charming.

Brilliant Christmas meal. Quality of food was outstanding. Staff warm, kind and efficient. Wonderful experience 🎅😊

Came on Christmas Day for lunch with family. We had a fabulous time, the food was excellent and we were looked after well. A very relaxing experience.

The Christmas dinner was the best we had ever had everything was perfect! We took my 2 year old daughter she received an amazing present and there was a dedicated children’s play area the service also made it the staff were so jolly and helpful...

Absolutely amazing beautiful day and level of service was absolutely fantastic very warm and welcoming throughout the day Excellent.

Christmas Day! Came for Christmas dinner for the second year running and it was even better this year. Food absolutely fantastic and staff really friendly and helpful. The kids even got a really nice present afterwards. The staff couldn’t of done enough and it was...

Great Christmas lunch, food was well prepared and carved in front of you, the staff looking after were very good too, See you soon

Always stay at this hotel but this was the first time dining here and it did not disappoint! Lovely food and great service 5* and would dine here again.

Afternoon tea was great, I'm stuffed full of festive treats. Fantastic service, attentive and friendly without being in your face.

Came here for Afternoon tea and we were very well looked after. The food was delicious and the service very good.

Food was great, waitress was very friendly and the overall atmosphere was pleasant as well. Would recommend coming here for more.

Excellent Christmas party night, great location, fantastic food and outstanding service by all the staff teams. Highly recommend and we will be back. Thank you

Came in for dinner in the restaurant after a very hectic journey and it was the best food we had tasted all week! The service was impeccable, the food came fast and the waiters were so kind they really took care of us. An overall...

Fantastic afternoon/ evening with family. Had delicious meal made to feel very welcome by the staff

Our group of 100 Aviva Fellowship pensioners were having our annual Christmas lunch at the Novotel. The food and service was excellent with friendly staff and would certainly recommend this venue.

Fantastic afternoon tea. Lovely, friendly and attentitive staff. Excellent food. Would definitely recommend.

The food was absolutely fantastic, and the service was outstanding! I want to express my sincere gratitude to Vanitha for her amazing hospitality. She was incredibly friendly and went above and beyond to ensure that we had a wonderful dining experience. Thank you, Vanitha, for...

York Novotel - Great location for work and travel. Karl in the restaurant was most helpful kind and served me with a smile throughout. A top bloke who thinks of the customer constantly!!!

Lovely Sunday dinner food was amazing and very quick. Great service from Monika, Joe, Ewa and Karl would definitely recommend!!

Great food today for the Sunday lunch. Great service from Joe, Monika, Ewa and Karl. Very friendly and speedy!

Would highly reccomend this hotel we came for dinner and was truly looked after by KARL brilliant customer services by him he even was entertaining the children well done KARL

Stopped for something to eat. Lovely meal, great bar and really looked after by Karl. Would 100% recommend. Will be back.

Stayed overnight for work purposes and was pleasantly surprised with the restaurant. The service was exceptional, particularly Rishi who was very attentive. The menu choice was vast with reasonable pricing and the food tasted lovely.

Wir waren hier zu dritt. Zwei erwachsene und ein Kind. Das Essen war sehr gut! Sehr guter Service vor allem Herr Rishi sticht mit seiner netten Art heraus.

We had a family dinner here. Rishi was very welcoming and friendly. He has made a great effort to please us. The food was delicious and reasonably priced. Lovely atmosphere and very clean. We would definitely recommend it!

Staying at the hotel for a couple of days in York. Had a long day traipsing around the city. Needed a bite for the kids when we got back. Pizza ordered. Best the kids have ever had according to them (wife pinched a slice and...

Rishi was incredibly accommodating with our children who had some eating requirements that were not easy administrative. Really appreciate his efforts to make things to comfortable.

Food was very tasty and good value for money servos staff very polite and very helpful nice quiet envirment

Great service, very family friendly and Rishi was a great server! We would definitely return when we visit York again.

Fantastic Service from Rashid. Great dinner. The Lamb Shank was lovely with thick gravy. Thank you

We had a very lovely dinner. The menu was extensive with a wide variety of choices and reasonable prices, the service was great from Rashi and Ambar that were very attentive and very patient with us. I highly recommend this as an easy enjoyable dinner, especially if staying in the hotel.

We went for dinner and enjoyed stellar service from all of the waiters, specially Karl who had a great smile and was super fun to talk to. Thanks a lot guys!

The best afternoon tea ever for our birthday boy Food and staff amazing as always Five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great location, wonderful friendly and professional staff. A particular thank goes to Lauren and the team who looked after our large group so well. Food and wines didn’t disappoint, lots of options and great quality. Highly recommend to stay for either business or leisure. The...

Great variety of food hot cold fruit cereals and catered to many different groups staff are friendly and there was an abundance of food

Great cappuccino and breakfast options this is a good way to start the day of travel. The folks providing service were very pleasant!

We came here for afternoon Tea Both the Food and the service was exceptional would highly recommend this venue to anyone will definitely return when we are in York , we were made to feel relaxed and special

Karl was friendly and attentive, he made the experience enjoyable. We would definitely return for another visit. Great food, thank you 😀

Marlene was an amazing server and had impeccable customer service skills. Really good food as well. It was a lovely evening

Was here for business and The food was wonderful, ladies were amazing great service! Highly recommend!

elements is a wonderful therapy clinic, Katie my therapist is amazing, she listens and does exactly what is needed. she is a miracle worker. were the NHS has failed me this lady has stepped In

We attended the Novotel York today for an afternoon tea. Our full experience was excellent from the lady on reception to Joe who looked after us during our experience. Would highly recommend.

Food and drink on the terrace served by the lovely Karl. Lovely atmosphere in the courtyard. We live in York and this is the first time we have visited the Novotel.

Food was delicious. There was a good variety of choices for breakfast, prompt service for clearing tables. Very friendly staff.

The meals were great- salmon cooked to perfection and a great pizza. Comfortable seating , a great place to eat.

Visited the Novatel with my young family and found the food to suit all appetites and tastes. Excellent value and choice.

Lovely meal! We had the dipping cheeses, calamari then the lamb shank and crispy chicken ciabatta. Great service and a lovely spot for drinks and food by the river.

Was lovely kids enjoyed it with there colours they was given at the door nice little touch but everyone does it these days. Food was okay but little sparse in areas, which wouldn’t put myself off tho. Just order something different.

The hotel rooms are fantastic. The restaurant manager was great, very attentative and friendly. He greets everyone with a smile.

I had a fantastic breakfast here. The staff were really friendly and there is a huge variety of options to choose from. Something for everyone. They offer vegan sausages on request too.

The Breakfast was the best I have had at a hotel. The staff were so friendly and helpful, nothing was to much of the a bother for them

We had booked a table at 7.15 for 2 people, arrived at 7.10pm on a Monday evening, plenty of staff buzzing about, we checked in and asked if we could be seated outside which they said we could. We then sat there for 20 minutes...

Lovely friendly staff, food is excellent, will definitely be back again. Would highly recommend a visit.

Been having acupuncture for painful feet due to cancer treatment, worked brilliantly even after a few visits. Katie is great really professional.

We spent 4 days here at Novotel York. It was an amazing time. The restaurant is incredible. I would like to thank all the hotel staff that makes our family trip remarkable. Especially to Max, the F&B manager for his professionalism and and kindness. For...

Clean. Very accommodating staff. Great selection. Nice variety of fruits, fruit juices, and other breakfast staples.