Fox and Roman in York

Popped in for a drink. It's lively and friendly and warm in here! Great service as always from Abi!

Great Sunday dinner. Lamb was excellent. Moved tables and shuffled bookings to fit us in last minute.

Excellent and friendly staff Very tasty food

Friendly waitresse, quick service, the food was lovely and nothing was to much trouble. Maria is a credit to the company. We will definitely return in the future

short on space if you just want a drink on a weekend

Best Sunday lunch I've had in York

Lovely staff 👌 perfect Sunday dinner

My wife and I have just had the most wonderful meal. The service was great. We've been staying across the road for three nights. I wish we had come here before. The best meal we have had in York.

Great British pub! Lovely food and very cosy spaces ...I look forward to meal here every time. Thanks George!

Excellent food and very friendly, helpful service. Will definitely go again, we thoroughly enjoyed it.

The very best pub meal I've had in a long time. Food excellent staff and waiting times excellent had menu 2 meals for £20 and 3 would be £23

Great food and great staff as usual

Stepping into The Fox & Roman in Dringhouses, York, feels like coming home. With its warm, inviting atmosphere and beautifully considered décor, this pub strikes the perfect balance between comfort and character. It’s the kind of place where you instantly feel at ease, whether you’re stopping in for a casual drink or settling in for a hearty meal. The food is everything you could hope for from a great pub—delicious, satisfying, and full of flavor. This isn’t fine dining; it’s proper pub food done right. Generous portions, high-quality ingredients, and expertly cooked classics make every meal a treat. Whether it’s a perfectly crisp fish and chips, a rich and comforting pie, or a Sunday roast that feels like it’s been made just for you, every dish hits the spot. The drink selection is just as impressive, with a fantastic range of ales, wines, and spirits to complement any meal or simply enjoy by the fire. What truly sets The Fox & Roman apart, however, is the outstanding service. The entire team is friendly, welcoming, and attentive, but special mention must go to Georgie. She is the heartbeat of the place—endlessly kind, professional, and engaging, with a wonderful sense of humour that makes every visit a pleasure. She goes above and beyond to ensure guests have the best experience possible, making each visit feel like a return to a home away from home. If you’re looking for a proper pub with fantastic food, a warm atmosphere, and top-tier service, The Fox & Roman is an absolute must-visit. Five stars all the way!

Came in for lunch with the family, Abigail was amazing, from the minute we walked in to when we left. Nothing was too much for her and she really made our visit enjoyable. Will be back and thank you Abigail

What a great place The Fox & Roman …from entering to leaving the staff where so helpful and friendly , we had a veggie breakfast it was lovely … we sat by the fire it’s a great cozy place … when we’re in the area again we’ll definitely be going back such a shame we didn’t take photos

Lovely meal served by beth very polite and helpful. Had a signature burger and prawns skewers both amazing

Dog friendly, great for meals, or just a coffee.

What a lovely restaurant! All the staff were very friendly and efficient, the service was fantastic, the food and drinks were delicious, and the interior is so lovely, cosy warm and incredibly well kept and clean. It is only slightly more expensive than other pubs/restaurants in the area, and for us this was definitely worth it. We will be back the next time we’re in York and recommending to others who visit!

after looking at the menu online, i chose this pub for a meal. because it was more on the expensive side, i was expecting really high quality food but was unfortunately quite disappointed, especially for the price! we had the signature burger and the chicken burger. the meat in the chicken burger was such poor quality, tasted very highly processed and like it had just come out of the freezer (which i suspect it had done). we were also waiting for more than 40 minutes for our food after ordering, and the pub was not very busy. we did however really enjoy the chips, the waiter was lovely, there was sufficient parking, and the pub had a very nice interior.

We were served by mainly Ella who provided excellent 5* service and was very friendly and personable. We were also served by Jakub, Sophie, Beth, Abi and Sally who also provided a great service and were very friendly.

Ella was fantastic, attentive and friendly

Lovely food. Served by a lovely waitress called George. Really great service!!!

Me and the girlfriend had a pleasant time

Great atmosphere, lovely staff, dog friendly with dog treats and bowls of water. Great open fires that are appreciated after a chilly park run. A+++

Amazing veggie breakfast, the beetroot hash are so good.

Great food, friendly staff and warm welcome.

Good tasty lunch served by polite efficient staff

Lovely place! Perfect for post parkrun breakfast.

Absolutely lovely breakfast after the York Parkrun. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Fab place for a post York Racecourse parkrun breakfast. Ultra friendly and efficient staff, great food and even a Parkrun discount on tea & coffee!

Friendly place for breakfast and the food was good quality and volume.

Post parkrun breakfast. Table service with a parkrun discounted tea or coffee. Great service. Lovely food. And a real fire. Good choice on the brunch menu.

Lovely food and very friendly helpful staff xx

Fantastic pub staff was amazing 👍🥰

Great pub, good atmosphere. And the barmaid Abigail was awesome, friendly and so switched on to what your previous round was. Very good service.

Great evening out with mum & dad - nice food but limited veggie options available

The service and food were excellent.

We visit The Fox and Roman on a regular basis, it's always friendly and great service. The food is amazing. Abigail is a credit to the company, infact all the staff are

A fantastic pub which also serves great food. Friendly staff and really nice customers who are always up for a chat. Can’t recommend enough.

Had the Sirloin Steak and a pint of guiness. Service was excellent too.

We came for Sunday lunch as somewhere different to the chain carvery at the other side of the city but we definitely made the wrong choice. As it is considerably more expensive, I expected the meal to be superior. The meat was (on the most part) dry, parsnips I couldn’t cut through and the crackling was so hard I might as well have had a plastic ruler on the plate. Minimum amounts of gravy as well. Yorkshire pudding was tasty and there was plenty of green veg. Won’t return again for Sunday lunch.

Roasts were nice. Skewers and very expensive £30 steak dreadful. 5 very over cooked, dry and crap prawns on the skewer. Steak full of gristle and had to be chewed for ages… my Dad spat a huge mouthful out and left it in the end after 3 mouthfuls as it was really poor meat.

The welcome, the service, the food and even the farewell were all perfect. I honestly could not suggest any area of improvement! See you soon, for sure

Visited here today, enjoyed the fish and chips, brownie dessert and a coffee, with a friend who had similar. We both enjoyed our food and the general vibe of the place. But the real highlight was the service. Jacob/yacob? Was an absolute delight and a credit to the pub, very attentive & personable, with being very professional at the same time. We visited a place before, and we left due to the lack of service after being left standing around to be seated, which I’m now glad about. Keep up the good work.

Visited here today, enjoyed the fish and chips, brownie dessert and a coffee, with a friend who had similar. We both enjoyed our food and the general vibe of the place. But the real highlight was the service. Jacob/yacob? Was an absolute delight and a credit to the pub, very attentive & personable, with being very professional at the same time. We visited a place before, and we left due to the lack of service after being left standing around to be seated, which I’m now glad about. Keep up the good work.

We were staying at the Holiday Inn opposite and decided to come here for our evening meal as my mum can’t walk very far. From the moment we arrived to the moment we left we had a lovely waitress called Sophie, who couldn’t do enough for us. Our food was all very delicious and the prices were very reasonable for both main meals and my dessert. I loved seeing the Roman relics here but I feel it could do with a little light on in the glass cabinet as it was a difficult to read the information. I highly recommend coming here and downloading the Vintage Inns app as I was treated to £10 off my main meal and also you get a loyalty card to use for future use.

We were staying at the Holiday Inn opposite and decided to come here for our evening meal as my mum can’t walk very far. From the moment we arrived to the moment we left we had a lovely waitress called Sophie, who couldn’t do enough for us. Our food was all very delicious and the prices were very reasonable for both main meals and my dessert. I loved seeing the Roman relics here but I feel it could do with a little light on in the glass cabinet as it was a difficult to read the information. I highly recommend coming here and downloading the Vintage Inns app as I was treated to £10 off my main meal and also you get a loyalty card to use for future use.

We had a lovely visit here, Maria was so helpful and friendly, we had an issue with the app but she resolved it straight away and was very attentive throughout our visit!

Had an issue while ordering but Maria came over and provided excellent customer service and understand, resolving the issue and ensuring both the food and our evening was good.

Great place and friendly staff, had a nice few drinks with colleagues but a lot of the menu wasn’t available which was disappointing

Came here for a meal before our daughter returned to university. Whilst the company and conversation was lovely, sad to say, the food was not. It is our local but it’s also part of a pub chain so you shouldn’t expect much…but even so… Very poor starters, garlic mushrooms on toast were both gelatinous and “stalky” at the same time - a remarkable achievement. I’d only had a light lunch, so hoped to fill up on a “double up” on the house skewers of king prawns and also halloumi & peppers. The halloumi, peppers and onions were all undercooked to the point of being raw, the half dozen prawns that turned up on a foot long skewer (despite not being signposted as such) turned up “full shell on”making it ridiculously admin heavy. When they were eventually shucked there was clear evidence of a dirty intestinal tract in the carcasses. Safe to say I erred on the side of caution and left them. On the plus side our son enjoyed his rib eye and our daughter enjoyed her pizza., the service was also friendly and helpful, but offered no alternative when I pointed out the shortcomings of some of the dishes. My partner was equally as unimpressed I was with their prawn skewer. Verdict would be - visit for a pleasant drink and a bag of crisps but definitely go elsewhere for any type of meal - not cheap and cheerful either, for a basic pub meal - 3 starters, 4 mains and 4 drinks c£145. Avoid.

lovely steak and chips , 50% off voucher to , great meal will be back

We had a very warm and friendly welcome and were shown to a table in the dining room near the fire as we had requested. Menus were already on the table and he took our drinks order which he brought back fairly quickly. It took some time for a waitress to come and take our food order and we were not told what the soup or pie of the day was. I over heard another waiter telling an adjacent table of diners so we found out that way. Once we had placed our food order there was a reasonable wait for our food. The portions were very generous, looked appetising and presented nicely. Food was hot, tasty and we thoroughly enjoyed our meals. The waitress did come and check during the meal to make sure everything was ok with our food. We decided not to have a dessert and our bill was brought promptly and paid. We would definitely return especially for the 50% off main courses during January.

really friendly staff , all made very welcome including our Dog Noble They are all Definitely Dog lovers

Lovely food. Good prices. Had voucher

Lovely venue, fab food & lovely staff 😁

We love coming in here! So welcoming and service always with a smile. Our dog feels right at home here which is just the best! Team keep doing what your doing x

Food was absolutely lovely and timely as well, service was great too

Local Friends said the food was hit or miss and unfortunately for us we went on a miss day. It’s such a shame as the pub is so cosy and welcoming, just a shame the food wasn’t great on our visit. Maybe just drinks and nibbles next time. Eating out is too expensive to risk having a poor experience again.

Good for food but not great for pure drinking lots of roofers and tradesmen. There’s not enough tables for the bar, would like more throne type chairs at the bar. Other than this had a good time

My wife and I had a meal at the Fox and Roman. My wife had the beef rib bourguignon and I had the Moroccan spiced chicken breast skewer. We were very disappointed with the size of both portions particularly the beef which was no bigger than the size of a beer mat. It was also rather fatty. The portion of vegetables was also a lot less than we expected. For £24.95 and £18.50 respectively I have had far better meals for a lot less money elsewhere.

It was all very nice and no complaints at all

We came for lunch today 31st Dec, It's the 1st time we ve been and I must say what a lovely pub , lovely staff and very nice food , can not fault anything .

4 Adults and 1 Child (4 year old) all had food. Everything was served Hot and well presented. The Food was cooked beautifully and was very tasty. Couldn't fault it. The atmosphere was Warm and Welcoming and the Service was Slick and professional 👌 We enjoyed everything about it.

We had a lovely Christmas dinner there . Top knotch. Staff were great and very cosy. Same time next year

Food was ok but didn't reflect the price tag. Service was friendly and polite but very slow.

Had a family meal for 10 on Boxing Day have to say it was amazing most of us all had different dishes 3 courses no issues at all everybody was well pleased service was first class will go there again. Amazing value for money. THANK YOU

We absolutely love the fox and Roman York.The staff are amazing so friendly and such a warming atmosphere. We highly recommend and will be coming here for many years to come .

Many thanks to the and many Thanks to the Fox and Roman team in particular Sally who looked after us. The portion size was perfect and the food was delicious. Value for money. Looking forward to coming next year.

The pub is just few minutes walk from the hotel we stayed at. The food is good but not as nice as the photos they showed on their website. The girl who serviced our table is very sweet but they are obviously short of staffs so the service is a bit slow. We had their festival menu and it is just okay in general. Atmosphere with fire place is warm and cozy.

Amazing food and great service! One of the best burgers I’ve ever had.

Fabulous place. Food, staff and venue.

Amazing food and really really kind staff.

Friendly staff, not the fastest service, I think partly because they were cooking the food. The vegetarian in our party felt there was a lack of choice for the non-meateater, that said it is a pub. Atmosphere was convivial. An enjoyable lunch!

We went to this establishment on 25/11/24 at18.15. We went in as a family of 5 and were shown to out table and asked if we wanted drinks and we did. Vintage inns had a black Friday deal where you could get 40% off main meals, which was a bonus but not totally the main reason as we DID use Vintage inns quite regularly. We then waited 20 minutes for an assistant to ask what we would like to eat. We said 4 fillet steaks and a kids beef burger, only to be told there were NO steaks of any kind. We then decided we would have gammon..NO gammon. at this stage we said we will have a starter of calamari while we decided...NO calamari . At this point we had finished our first round of drinks and asked what they DID have, which was pizza, pork bellies and a Thai curry. To cut an already long story short.... food came (after 1 hour 30 mins and again asking for the manager, and having to get another round of drinks). pizzas dry as a bone came. pork bellie (the most tender part was the crackling) and a just passable Thai curry. We complained to the duty manager who agreed to not charge for the inedible meals but would for drinks and barely passable curry (unbelievable). DO NOT USE THIS PUB. I have since complained to headquarters in Birmingham and after three complaints, Manager of pub. Manager of pub again who offered us £30 for the inconvenience (not accepted, would not even buy us a starter each) and then to the area manager WHO HAS NOT HAD THE DECENCY TO GET IN TOUCH AFTER 5 DAYS. As of 17.59 on 16/12/24 i will be taking this to a higher level as a matter of priceable and will encourage ALL of my friends and colleges, ( who are numerous, due to the company i work for) NEVER to use Vintage inns again. This is a shortened version, i could go on about other people leaving and also leaving their drinks because no one was at the door stating they had no food but waited till you had paid for a round of drink. Absolutely disgraceful

Lovely atmosphere and the food and service is fantastic. I really highly recommend the fox and roman pub and plenty of parking

Booked table for 5 people - had the set menu BUT 3 people decided to have a starter which were delicious, the main course potatoes and parsnips too hard to consume, and then when the other two people decided to order desert- not available they were charged £27.50 for a very poor turkey dinner. Obviously we complained but the manager was rude, unhelpful and obviously use to complaints! Never again - avoid, avoid, avoid!

Lovely family meal to celebrate my son’s birthday. Great food and brilliant service as always. Thank you so much Maria and George.

The food and service where both brilliant truely a cracking Christmas lunch.

Wonderful food and service, thank you Ned and Angela

Fantastic food and amazing attentive service the whole time. Our 2nd year coming for Xmas dinner and we will be back again next year

The Fox and Roman is so friendly. We were there last night for my husbands birthday. The food was excellent. The staff are so friendly but professional especially Sally and made sure we had everything we needed.

We had a fabulous work team Christmas meal!

Lovely staff very helpful, but waited an hour for food when wasn't busy and then only luke warm.

What a lovely find this pub dies fabulous food staff are exceptional

December 2024 - All pretty good. 1 ale needed to be returned but that was switched without a fuss. We have a good time, thank you. ----- Previous visit Nice meal, Timmy T kept well. As ever, friendly staff. Chris is a card. Same again

Excellent pub. Thank you Ned and Abi!

Food was excellent, a bit disappointed our first choices were sold out, but place was very busy. 2nd choice was delicious, desserts were outstanding, would recommend leaving room for dessert. Staff very friendly and attentive

fantastic food amazing service and a beautiful pub. could not recommend it enough.

Lovely food and excellent service

Lovely Christmas atmosphere at our local pub. Great food and whilst there was a little issue with the steak this time it was put right straight away by the staff who are very helpful and friendly. Thank you

Marie was amazing and so so lovely would defo come again just for her service

Phoned to see if we could have a table for two an hour before we went. The bloke hummed and haad a bit but said he could fit us in. It was pretty quiet when we arrived. My wife and I are both disabled so chose a table near the toilets. My wife went to the bar and ordered the drinks and meals off the festive menu and 2 alchoholic drinks and a glass of water.It took her 3 journies to bring the drinks to the table, no offer of help. There were no condiments or cutlery on the table but were provided when asked. The food was fantastic, belly pork for the wife and ribeye for me but the 2 blokes could do with a bit of coaching in customer relations. Will not stop us going back but please fellas, buck your ideas up !

We were staying at the Holiday Inn & were looking for somewhere to have an evening meal. Booked online as it appeared to be very popular, the service was excellent, by far exceeded our expectations & the food was fantastic

Wreth Making with Glen & Richard, definitely in the Festive mood x

Wreath making at the Fox & Roman with Glen & Richard is amazingly good fun and definitely put me in the Christmas spirit. Would recommend and cannot wait to book for next year. The food was superb and Maria is a superstar.

Do not, DO NOT order a takeaway from this place. At absolute BEST it'll be at least an hour late and completely cold!! Edited to respond to Maria: Food was ordered for delivery at 6:30pm less than 10 mins away from your pub Courier was there at 6:15pm Courier didn't leave you until around 7:25pm Food finally arrived around 7:35pm, cold Also missing the extra side of roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings (who serves 2 roast dinners with one small Yorkshire pudding between 2 people?!!)

Amiable service from Marie, who, while I was eating alone, found me at a quiet table. Food was also good

Marie was a lovely waitress, so friendly and welcoming. Thank you

Marie was fantastic! Great service and friendly!