Flying Legends in York

Had the opportunity to pop into flying legends York Clifton moor today ( 17/03/25) and unfortunately can definitely say we will not be returning. Ordered a pub classic fish and chips with what was supposed to be a sizzling plate of grilled onions peppers topped with Southern fried chicken with a side of halloumi fries and bread and butter. The fish and chips with mushy peas was very much below standard, the chips was cold the fish was soggy for some reason even though the mushy peas was lovely the rest of the meal was not up to par. The sizzling plate with a side of corn and sweet potato fries was really awful, southern fried chicken that was too crispy on one side and soggy on the other because of the wet, bland cold onions and peppers with the added bonus of the chicken been pink on some pieces with that been said the sweet potato fries was definitely better. Customer service was minimal with no enquiry on allergies and no check back on meals even though other surrounding tables received one.

Ordered food at Saturday lunchtime. They had run out of the choice I wanted, not even halfway through the weekend, I would expect this on a Sunday evening after a busy weekend, but not at the beginning. I presume they did not order enough. So I ordered the slider burger selection instead. The fries were OK, soft not crispy and very pale. However, the burgers were all awful, the patties were like cardboard having been cooked too long and were at the stage of curling up and crunchy. The chicken strips were also overcooked, very dark brown in colour, not golden. The coating was hard instead of crispy and the chicken flesh inside was dry and hard. It is not hard to cook a burger properly even if it is a mini one. I know because I have been cooking professionally for over 40 years. The restaurant was not too busy for a lunchtime so there should be no pressure. The only good thing I can say about this meal was that the slider buns were thawed adequately. In total contrast, my daughter and her partner had the sharing grill platter with the camenbert dip and it was cooked to perfection, totally different chicken strips to the ones I received.

Excellent food,very full after meal. Good value for money.

Friendly atmosphere & staff, Tony is nice

Lovely food, great staff and welcoming atmosphere. Highly recommended

Lovely food,good staff Tony was very welcoming and kind to us,food was great.

Came to eat here with my husband and baby. Ordered a large drink of coca cola with no ice and was half full in a small glass. The glass looked dirty. Portion size are too small to say I spent over £25 on two meals, Felt like I've been robbed. Never again please don't waste your money here people. Also staff look miserable!

Couldn't review food as just in for drinks but all the food coming out looks and smells lovely. Em the lovely girl behind the bar always serves with a smile as do all the staff. Great pub.

Served by Emily, who was very polite and helpful with allergens Tony served us our food with great presentation and was polite

Em’s and Harley’s attentive service and attention to detail were exceptional.

The food was ok, nothing special. The place was clean but tired, it is too big to have much of an atmosphere. The space could be split in two, it would then give a cosy feel. There were maybe 2 dozen people spread all over. The music was loud and so talking was really difficult. The staff were very nice and polite . Quite disappointed.

Food took forever to arrive but when it finally came was enjoyable

1st time I'd been in a few yrs, gone downhill IMO! Cutlery was disgusting, I had to wioe them all with baby wipes after id found yge cleanest ones I could! Also had to clear and clean the table ourselves from the previous people! Food was not great, I ordered the mixed Sunday roast, turkey ( if u can call it that) was inedible, the beef was passible, ordered a side of cauliflower cheese, it was dry and very very crunchy! The best bit out of all 6 meals was my sons desert, it was massive and he loved it !

Delicious food. Wonderful atmosphere. Rob's a living legend, give the man a pay rise

Have found a new favourite place for breakfast all this £6.99

Very good staff thank you to all staff

Had an evening meal here 23rd Feb. Staff very pleasant and hard working quick service at the bar food was nice and well cooked. prices are very good nice and cosy place to eat. 5 star rating from me.

Our lunch was very good. Freshly cooked and served efficiently. One small criticism I asked for the table to be wiped and was asked to wait, consequently the table never got wiped.

Joke of a place… went in Friday with two mates, got to the bar to order, was waiting in next to the bar and was next in the queue to order. There were two servers on the till and both had customer. Natural you would think that any normal person would serve the next paying customer, but instead another person was served next to me and I counted an additional 3 people to my right where served before me. Asked the bar staff if I was invisible and asked to speak with a manager - spoke to the ‘manager’ and was told we just serve people in front of us - I asked “was I not in front you” they then replied “yes, but I don’t see you”. Said the staff I am not putting money into here and ended walking out. Rude staff. Terrible service (albeit no service) and would not waste your time. Far better places to eat for a quick bite.

Proper pub grub, steak and ale pie was delicious proper chunky pieces of steak! Cracking pint of ale to wash it down. Ordered on the app using the QR code is provided! Found Callum and Beth very helpful!

Not the best greenking pub for food and customer service. But okay for a mediocre meal.

Visited this lunch time, we had meals from the lunch menu. Both delicious the service from Callum and Amber was great both very attentive.

Fab place to bring the kids. Food has always been quick and hot. Great value!

Good quality food at a reasonable price.

Visited today, ordered food via the app. Food was prompt. Big portions& great value for money.

A tasty and atmospheric restaurant. A great place for families with children. Prices completely within everyone's reach, lots of offers and daily deals. I recommend it for a quiet getaway.

Was served by Molly, very helpful and lovely great food and buy one get one free burgers on a Friday! We will definitely be back again.

If you are hungry adult. expect a 99p Iceland type meal enough for a small child.... the staff are brilliant atmosphere really nice... food I would feed to a pet

Lovely evening meal with my 2 sons . Harley gave great service and always has a smile on his face. Nothing was too much trouble for him

Great food Harley was a great server always with a smile on his face

Great pub, cheap and cheerful and lovely food. Me and my partner bring our daughter here often for a play in the wacky and then some food after - they do a lovely lasagne! Staff are great and always happy to help. The Manager Callum is also super nice and helpful. Great place will continue to dine here!

We popped in for a beer and some food all right at first, but ordering a second drink there was no staff behind the counter eventually a bartender appeared and just served the nearest customer to him, didn’t have the grace or manners to ask who’s first. We pointed this out to another staff member and took our business elsewhere.

Great food every time we come twice a month

Great lunch very quick service and nice hot food, very tasty. Will come again 👍

Food is wonderful here but there should be an adult only section. I didn't come for a meal to listen to screaming kids. I wouldn't have sat my kids near all the adults if they were screaming

Sunday dinner with drink £10. Excellent price well worth the price.

We were a party of 4 and from our arrival we had a lovely meal and experience - the food was delicious and cooked perfectly, the staff were friendly and polite. Because we were so impressed I have already booked us in for Christmas Day this year.

Meal was quickly presented and exceptionally hot. Food tasty however the mushroom pie didn't contain a full mushroom was mostly juice which was disappointing.

Never disappoints coming here. Food is great

I was very impressed by the efficiency of booking and the courtesy and welcome we received. As two families meeting together, one from Sheffield and one from Durham, York is an ideal venue and having a Wacky Warehouse to keep the children entertained while we waited for food, was brilliant. We were a party of 19, 16 adults and 3 children and were accommodated in a separate part of the venue so we could all talk and interact freely without disturbing other customers. This had been carefully thought through by the staff there and it was an excellent idea.

Can't go wrong with their £10 Sunday lunch and a drink offer

Perfect, callum, Danny,leah,Jordan and Carol were brilliant, food was so good, definitely book next year, and we'll done to the chefs smashed it, see you next year!

Good food and good atmosphere, friendly staff and enjoyable trip. Enjoyed options, chose burger sizzler combo, a belly buster.

Perfect service, food was better than usual pub grub

Super quick service and great value for money. Lots of different things to choose from, and decent size portions. Would recommend

Food good, me like food. Yummy in my tummy

Despite being busy service was super fast! Food was really tasty in good portions sizes for the price. Cannot fault our visit here ☺️

The service was excellent. They had a function on later that evening so lots of tables were reserved but they tried hard to seat everyone that came in. They had lots of staff who were very attentive and checked we were OK. We come regularly and always have great service.

Highly recommend Welcoming pub , food and staff are amazing

Everytime i come in here i always have amazing experience from food to service to everything else.. simply an managerial masterpiece from callum and all his staff 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Been here a few times never been disappointed Callum and his team make this place what it is.. never been in such an all rounded well organised and perfectly run hungry horse .. smashed it 👏👏👏

Well what a disappointment to finish our weekend away in York!! The bar staff were friendly however the 2 girls working clearing tables and bringing out food looked like they certainly didn’t want to be there. Rude and arrogant. Get another job girls because you certainly aren’t happy in the one you’re in. The food was ok but the carrots were very very undercooked and we saw quite a lot of other guests also leaving them. The puddings were different when we both ordered the same and when we asked why we were just told ran out of cream. Surely you either apologise as you’re putting it down on the table or ask us beforehand. The toilets were awful too. The word legend in the pubs name certainly needs to be changed. I certainly won’t be visiting here again and they certainly didn’t want to hear my complaints !!!!

Fabulous food.. I havnt been to the flying legend for years... The quad burger was to die for with salt n pepper chips topped with man n cheese.. We couldn't finish it so the lively staff gave us some foil to take them home.. 100% going to come more often xx

Always good value for money and amazing food for the price yes its not mitchelling but these chains arnt you get what you see . The staff are always so helpful and are usually ran off their feet. They do seem to get flack off the undesirable customers who also make an awful mess . But most appreciate them . I would say it is by far the best pub chain place to eat in York easily.

Just been in for lunch at the Flying Legends. Had a small hiccup with our order but the Manager was incredibly helpful and apologetic and resolved the issue immediately.

All good had a nice meal not overly busy good value for your money didn't have to wait long and nice healpfull staff, easy to find on maps, and nice place to take the family, I took my niece out as I live in Northamptonshire so it's nice to treat her once in a while didn't have any problems getting a table at short notice it was a week day/ evening so might be different at the weekends 😀

Good food service quick and friendly

Right well I booked a table for a 16th birthday.the service was bad from go .the food come out cold ! Accused the 16 yr old with me Of swearing 🤬 the manager lied and was out of order !! I was told I would get a refund for the bad food . experience was bad here !!!

food is vile n all the staff do is lie n watch you eat

Very friendly and helpful staff,

Quality of food has significantly improved compared to the last visit which was a number of months prior to this visit. Staff seemed much more engaged and helpful

Great Breakfast, great experience, recommend

Nice food, friendly bar staff. Our waiter Al or Alex was lovely, spoke to the children, really attentative.

Been out Christmas 🎄 shopping popped in for tea both had 11oz rump steak cooked exactly as ordered Lovely friendly service from Danielle very helpful will be back again 🙂

Good food managed to fit large table for 10 people in. Friendly service

Would never visit again!! Only given 1 star as I couldn't give none!! I was in a group of 8. My own meal came out freezing cold as did all 3 of my children's meals! They were sent back 15 minutes later they were brought back out luke warm!! One meal was missing completely but the sauce that came with it was sent out which went cold, when asked for a replacement as it was no fault of our own they took it away and microwaved it leaving thick skin on the top so still couldn't be used. We all ended up eating at different times due to their negligence! We ordered at 8pm finally getting our last order brought out at 8.50pm my children were starving! The manager was pleasent and helpful but the waiting staff were rude rolling their eyes because their food was not even satisfactory!! Definitely avoid

Came in for a quick Monday night grill. Food was good value for money. Natalie was exceptionally welcoming and friendly.

Family meal following our daughter’s wedding. Wonderful food, great portions, good value for money. Very helpful staff as always.

We had breakfast, the service was great, and the food was plentiful. Thank you,

Lovely Waffle Benedict. Excellent service. I forgot to take a picture as I inhaled the food 😂

Really nice food, friendly staff and food came out quickly too!!! Good veggie options too, and tables were clean and tidy

Ordered of the super special menu- tandoori chicken sizzler came piping hot on a skillet, my friend ordered the New York chicken the breast was massive the whole menu had great value with deals every day. My server Callum was so attentive recommending me the new cherry kraken rum and asked if I’d like fries to go with my food Natalie brought over our food with a nice warm welcome. The pub is clean and well kept although could do with some investments. I will certainly be recording it to my friends.

Lovely breakfast. Very good prices. We definitely will return.

We come here often the food is always good and such amazing prices. Natalie, our waitress was so helpful. Highly recommended.

Food was great and also great value. Beer was good too. Much better than when this pub first opened. Very popular with families.

Does deserve any stars! If you want to sit there waiting along with everyone else for bad food with staff that don't care, I can recommend!

All day breakfast disgusting meat was like rubber as if off morning used on afternoon

We came whilst on holiday. Lovely food, friendly staff and quick service, overall a very nice experience and will definitely return! :)

Pretty standard quality for a chain restaurant

We had the steak meals, but there wasn't a great choice to add to them unless you wanted nachos, or corn on the cab

As a university student, I first came across this pub after going to the Vue next door. Since then it has become a ritual among my friend group to go here before/after going to the cinema. The food is good value and has always tasted amazing, and the staff have the perfect balance between casual and professional. I have since graduated from university, but came here both times I returned to York (from London) to visit my postgrad friends. Overall, this is definitely a 5 star pub and I would recommend.

Only called in for burger but was good and beer very good

Nice breakfast, good place for a quiet business meeting.

Recently visited here from the moment I walked in till I left it was by far the best experience I've had. A young man named callum was serving on the bar he was so bubbly full of life and never stopped. He chatted with myself and my friends and recommended fab places to visit whilst in York. He bought our meals across too our table leaving a card thing for us to give feedback well callum it's a ten from len 😂😂honestly the place was so clean his staff are an asset too the company as is callum he explained about the meal choices and the drinks deals and hands down he does the best baby Guinness ever 😀 so thankyou and yes we did make it for breakfast the following day back to the legends its not called the flying legends for nothing as that's all the staff do fly and never stop so keep it up and we will be back

Best place to eat if you want value for your money

Excellent food. Good value and friendly helpful staff.

Cheap and ok don't expect the world but good value for little money

Open, welcoming and friendly. Food was great, choice impressive. Nobody else there so service was great.

Very good food and very good service by Nat would highly recommend a visit

Amazing hospitality.. Warm welcoming staff specially Becca, Robert, Amber and Harley. Loved it. They all were exceptional specially Becca.❤️

Been here quite a few times and have not had any issues previously. Unfortunately 3 of our party ordered the roast beef on Sunday 13th October. The beef was awful tough as my Army boots, i struggled to eat it infact you couldn't. The other food was fine just seems the roast dinners are a let down there at the moment. However I can't fault the service just the Roast Beef.

Came for lunch Christine served us, she was very friendly and chatty great service too would 100% return

Cheap and cheerful lunch out. Being Saturday we saved approx £8 on meals in the Saturday deal. We had the crown of burgers (big meal) and the tandoori chicken sizzler (healthier option) and both were tasty and filling. Service was great and friendly. Would come again :)

Was there for someones birthday. Found it a little drafty. I had lasagna which was good.

Callum is doing a brilliant job with his staff, had a fish finger sarnie today. Tasty, good size too. Place looks really clean and tidy too!

Great service and friendly staff, with a good food selection. Tasty, but some items were colder than I'd prefer. Hungry horse franchise so families, and also has a wacky warehouse children's area

Do not order the Sunday lunch, turkey is frozen re heated Bernard Matthew’s style and disgusting, mash is smash Vegetables under cooked not al dente ( undercooked) All lukewarm warm too, not great at all sadly.

Food was really good and really well priced, they had a pool table so after a hard days work it was good to get a game of pool

I would not recommend.Horrible service and very dry and overcooked food .

Great food and value for money fantastic staff, lovely place. Leah is a very helpful lady