Plonkers Wine and Beer Bar in York

Had a fantastic Sunday lunch at plonkers food was great staff are super friendly.

Great service, great food 👌 👍 well done loved it

Lovely pub in the centre by the river with a taxi rank next door great atmosphere and friendly courtius staff.

We were desperate for a Sunday roast, we were able to book a table an hour beforehand. It was delicious, my son had a pizza which was delicious. The roast the rest of us had lived up to expectations 😋. The staff were all so friendly. Would highly recommend.

Excellent Sunday roast. Good sized portion with big yorkshire puddings.

Very nice pub great staff, didn't try food so can't say anything about it otherwise great little pub.

Great pub with good atmosphere and good food.

absolutely awful experience yesterday ordered the hanging chicken skewers which was cold! waitress took it away to get another one,whilst my partner was eating he’s sweet potato chilli which was very tasty apart from the shard of plastic! the waitress was very apologetic and said it was a new chef this is not a good excuse as plonkers have a duty of care to serve food that is safe to consume!! we paid for the wine and left

Great vibe here, friendly staff including the door staff!

Lovely place, friendly staff, great food, reasonable prices, quick service. Location is great too. Only down side was the steak in the steak ciabatta was a bit fatty and uneatable, but the rest of the food was great.

Really great place , nice helpful staff the food was fantastic quality and plentiful for a great price especially for a family!! We had the Sunday Cavery which was really well presented and good quality produce ! I would highly recommend!!

Amazing Sunday lunch. £16 and you get loads, choice of chicken beef pork or all 3. Staff friendly and cute inside. Would deffo recommend.

Loved it , all 4 of us had the Sunday roast. You get loads and it was gorgeous

Book a table for 4 of us for carvery,,was not disappointed,,absolutely gorgeous food,,and plenty of it ,,the Yorkshire pudding were beautiful,,well worth the price,,the staff were so helpful and polite,,would definitely recommend Sunday carvery

Just a lovely place with yummy food and great staff! Thank you 😊

The food was delicious and the service/staff where just friendly and welcoming. We felt well looked after. Thank you

We were amazed by their Sunday Carvery (aka Sunday Roast). The gravy was soooooooo flavourful and the Yorkshire Pudding was perfect. We had their pork and chicken for our Sunday Carvery - both juicy and tasty. The portion was really good and the variety of the vegetable was impressive. The Fish and Chips wasn’t bad as well, but the Sunday Carvery was definitely the star of the meal. Will definitely go back in the future!

Great little spot, great food, great beers. Fun plaques on the wall show how deep it has flooded before! Would go back.

Good food, fun bar, great drinks. Highly recommend... It was a great way to get out of the rain and enjoy some food and drinks.

Amazing food and really friendly staff, highly recommend

I have had dinner. To share. Excellent presentation and good everything. Excellent service. I recommend it.

My first time fish and chips ever. I am not a fan of fish in general but this one was delicious. Sending greetings from Slovakia

Sorry to say, I believe I was food poisoned at this establishment yesterday. Ordered bread, salad, hummous and olives. Before that I had eaten only a croissant and coffeee. Throughout the day I felt really ill, resulting in staying all evening at the hotel.

Very friendly and helpful staff, great atmosphere, good food and drink.

Food absolutely beautiful will definitely be returning, staff very friendly, lovely evening

Nice basement bar, near the river, good selection of wines.

At 6.30 their main speciality dish was not available

Went with friends for Sunday lunch. Good selection of beers/wines. Food was tasty with meat (beef) together with a wide variety of vegetables. Service friendly.

Go to plonkers every time we go to the theatre good food good service nice place to go

Our experience at Plonkers bar and would definitely go again .The staff were very welcoming and helpful regarding food and drinks choices

I booked a table for myself after googling best places to eat near the Grand Opera House. I was met by friendly and helpful staff. My table was ready even though I was a bit early. Food choice was good, I chose the homemade lasagne which was lovely. I felt at ease and really enjoyed my dining experience at Plonkers. I will definitely be visiting again.

I visited this wine bar not having any idea what it was going to be like and I was delighted. The staff were friendly and I had the best and biggest burrito I have ever eaten. Their Plonkers lager was great too. Highly recommended.

On short break with friends, this pub was just across from our hotel, not too busy, I did book a table, just in case. Friendly service from staff, good food, especially the pie and chips, a good size portion, no room for pudding! Reasonable price.

Just went for a drink but ended up having a light snack of chicken pate - huge amount and very filling. The outside is deceiving.

Welcoming place. Hot food. Had the pie, very good size and meat tender. Just ask for gravy separately when ordering, if you dont want it, it poured all over.

We had lunch at the Plonkers riverside drinking & dining area and had a good time. Craft beer , nice and cold. Loaded Nachos, very good Prices , fair. Staff , welcoming and swift service. Location, you can't beat it. No hesitation in recommending.

The Sunday roast was amazing,full of flavour, home cooked and plenty on plate Best meal we had in York all weekend

Fab service excellent food very pleasant helpful staff

I went here for a roast dinner with my husband on a trip to York and we booked here as there were good reviews on food blogs which reviewed all local restaurants who offered roast dinners. So glad we did as the food was lovely! Portions are huge and service was great and very quick! Would definitely come again if we visit York again and highly recommend to others!

Definitely more pub than restaurant. It was fine, we got a table on a very busy evening and we're found an alternative table to move to when the DJ was setting up. Good atmosphere. Food great.

Decided to eat here based upon previous reviews and so glad we did. Service was efficient and friendly and the food was hot delicious and plentiful. Nice ambience in the bar with background music that wasn’t intrusive.

Staff polite friendly Food pipping hot and tasty Clean tidy great place for good priced home cooked food, defo go again

Plonkers is a friendly pub with good value food and drink.

Arrived a little early, but no issue, table was ready. Staff unbelievable, working so hard on a busy Sunday afternoon. Food arrived very quickly after ordering and was fantastic. Could not fault any aspect at all.

Very disappointed in my experience here. Had booked with Open Table although this booking was not received by the Bar. Due to the late booking (8.45 and website advertises menu available until 9pm) starters were no longer being offered. We had our dog with us and were sat close to the bar. Sadly there was a very loud and rude customer in during our entire visit. Whilst I appreciate staff can not always be responsible for the behaviour of customers there has to come a point where the other diners experience is given consideration. This gentleman most definitely should have been asked to tone it down if not to leave altogether. My husband and I finished our meal very quickly and left feeling rather let down by the whole experience.

Had an amazing meal here tonight. The meal was beautiful. We had mussels, steak and chicken kebab. Food was perfectly cooked. Service amazing.

Lovely bar and food, me and my mate saw this and decided to give it a try. Our first thought was Rodney Trotter from Only Fools and Horses. This gave us the extra incentive to give it a go. I had lovely fish and chips and a nice pint. Only a few hours later we saw a pub called the Nags Head. It's like that episode where Densil says Delboy is haunting him in "to Hull and back". Only Fools is haunting us and I wouldn't have it any other way 😉

Really good place, felt comfortable and safe

Really good relaxed dining experience, staff were very friendly and helpful, great choice of food and drink, food was very good value for your money. So overall good from start to finish. Big thanks to all at Plonkers.

Absolutely phenomenal food. Fab atmosphere, and very friendly staff. Would definitely recommend and will return! We all came away absolutely full to the brim, and spent less than £70 for 4 of us.

Definitely one of the best Sunday dinners I've had. The portion was massive and the taste was cooked perfectly. The service was very friendly and helpful, you could see that they were busy but they were the perfect amount of attentive

The food is amazing, the drinks are phenomenal, and the best of all is they have the kindest, the most patient and helpful waiter in the whole of England! I didn’t know his name but the young and handsome lad sure gave us a wonderful evening in the small town of York that we’ll never forget!

Lovely food. Steak and ale pie was gorgeous. Service great and friendly staff

Lovely inn with welcoming staff. Amazing burgers

Worst house wine. Brought it took a sip and tasted like vinegar. Asked for replacement and would not do it. Never heard of such a thing. Need better wine. Didn’t order food after that.

We had the Sunday carvery which was great. Plenty of veg and meat.

We enjoyed the Sunday roast which was a huge serving, friendly, attentive staff and the best espresso Martini 😋, all up it was a great experience 😀

Dj playing tonight exceptional me and my partner came here tonight very expensive drinks but we’ve stayed purely for the dj and his music choice, needs more recognition

Enjoyed an amazing Sunday roast which was huge, and probably the best espresso Martini I have had, staff were welcoming and very attentive.

Hidden gem. Five of us had a carvary. I was a bit apprehensive when I realised that they bring it to the table. It came with a plate of meat (choice of chicken, pork and/of beef) and potatoes, roasted parsnips, Yorkshire pudding. Then they brought a separate bowl of vegetables and a separate gravy boat each. Absolutely lovely food. Staff were very attentive.

Great little pub! Food was really good, large portions and plenty of choice on the menu. Would happily visit again when I’m next in York

Everything about my experience in this place was terrible. Such a shame as it’s lovely pub down by the river

Warm and friendly staff welcomed us and the food was great.

Food is amazing! We went back to eat here as it was so good the first one!

This is my second visit. Had arranged to meet 3 other ladies for lunch and said if you would like to eat good quality, home cooked food, totally unpretentious then I could recommend Plonkers. I am so pleased we went. The venue was very quiet and it was good that we could support an individual venue rather than one of the chains. Great quality food, good value prices and great service. I can 100% recommend.

Good choice of beer Good staff would recommend well done.

Great staff, very friendly and welcoming and lovely selection of food and drinks. Brilliant place!

No table service or cutlery. Had to take the menu to the bar to order and ask for cutlery when the food arrived at the table. Nobody came to ask if the meals were ok or clear the table once we were finished. Had to go back to the bar to pay the tab. Food was good decent pub grub, generous potions and value for money.

Service for drinks outside is absolutely abysmally slow

We booked very last minute as another booking cancelled on us so we were grateful to get a table. Food was good pub type food, very nice and big portions! Toast with pate would have been nicer if it was not sliced white barely toasted. Bread with muscles could have been better too but otherwise food was great and really good value. Shame one of the waiting staff seemed to have a real attitude. Slamming drinks down, looking annoyed when we asked for cutlery and generally making us feel we were unwelcome and an annoyance. The rest of the staff seemed lovely.

Lovely food Great atmosphere Good choices at a good price for a night out Staff friendly

Quaint little bar . Small menu but perfectly well executed. Better to have a small amount done well. Service was excellent and the food was great. A hidden gem.

Great food & friendly service Lovely place to meet friends

Great food lovely atmosphere quality food and drink

We had a lovely couple of hours here and the food was fabulous. Will definitely come back again

Nice place for some pub grub. We had the steak and ale pie, which was hearty. Service was very friendly. We liked the music playlist!

Two of us ate here for dinner The food was lovely The service was brilliant Would definitely recommend

Absolutely great meal and friendly and welcoming staff

Disappointed today, having previously visited we’re impressed before so returned. Daughter asked rather sullen waitress what choices of non alcoholic drinks were available to which she said just lager. Thankfully a girl with good customer service came over from behind bar to let us know better options. Cauliflower soup was like drinking water, nobody came and asked if meal was ok. Mam had to drink from the bowl. Apart from friendly girl behind the bar today it was all very average. Not sure if I’d return again.

Me and my partner visited York for the weekend and I booked a table, We had a fantastic time at Plonkers. When we arrived we were instantly met with a warm welcome. They had a great selection of wines, spirits and beers. I tried the plonkers larger which was refreshing and we both shared a bottle of the picpol white wine. The food was amazing, we shared the homemade pate and my partner had the lasagne and I had the homemade beef & ale pie. I didn’t manage to finish it as my eyes were too big for my belly and we had a late lunch. But I would certainly recommend this place fantastic staff and great location. Thank you to all the staff.

Atmospheric bar/restaurant close to the riverside. The service, ambience, food and drinks were very good. The portions were generous and great value for money. The starter of a a full baked Camembert with sourdough bread and canalised onions was excellent. We will be back!

Excellent home cooked food for a party of 7 ladies, one of whom had the veggie choice. I was really pleased we had selected this venue as an alternative choice to the Ivy. Generous portion sizes and good quality ingredients. The restaurant was quite ish with ambient music which was turned down as I think one of the serving staff realised a speaker was very close to the table. A very positive experience.

The staff were welcoming & we were shown to our reserved seat. Menus and choices were great. We had a pescatarian in our group and as it was a Sunday, we opted for the roast dinner. There was a choice of chicken, beef or roast pork or a combination of all three. For the non meat eater, loads of wonderful veg and 2 Yorkshire puddings, plus veggie gravy. The Yorkshire puddings were, as you would expect in Yorkshire fabulous, the vegetables were cooked perfectly with bite still to the carrots, cabbage, cauliflower cheese & broccoli. As we love our vegetables, this was a plentiful and great selection….so nice. There were parsnips and roast potatoes on the plate, extra jugs of gravy and sauces. It was the tastiest roast I’ve had in years and at £16, great value. We were stuffed so couldn’t manage a dessert. I wish this place was local to me as I’d eat there regularly. I highly recommend it. Well done to the chef and serving staff. First class. Thank you .

We hosted our friends hen do here — the buffet was great and the staff could not have been nicer. Thanks for making our friends day so memorable

Had a lovely lunch here today. The staff were really friendly and the chicken salad ciabatta and chips was delicious. It was a gorgeous warm sunny day and sitting outside by the river just topped the lunch off.

Expensive drinks & my burger wasn’t cooked properly& adults food come before children meal so we waited till there’s came

Well worth trying their Sunday lunch. The do call it a carvery but it's actually plated up and brought to the table. Very generous servings, good quality and fair prices too.

Just arrived in York for a four night trip to see The Bare Jams. Would thoroughly recommend coming here. What a great start to the weekend 🤗

Been a few times now before theatre visit only problem I have is the tables downstairs are a bit low. Food service are excellent

The food in Plonkers is delicious !! Lovely decor…right beside the Grand Opera House where we were going to see a show…my only complaint is their reluctance to accept Scottish bank notes…I didn’t have time to go to an ATM and withdraw English notes…they accepted them but not without comment…I didn’t have any problems spending Scottish currency in any other venue in York during my stay there…but other than that I would recommend Plonkers as the menu choices are excellent !!

The food was really nice, red hot, well presented and the place was in a fantastic location. They maybe could've done with a couple of extra staff but they handled the business well.

Very welcoming and inviting bar, both the food and service were outstanding and contributed to a very enjoyable evening out in York.

Really nice little bistro, no fuss service and great food. Steak and ale pie was amazing!

Really poor experience, staff looked so miserable, we wanted to eat and there was nothing showing on the menu for gluten free - just ask staff , crazy they have all these signs to be respectful etc yet they can't get the basics right. Were a little rude to my children also at the bar when they asked for a menu, seemed to be an inconvenience. Asked about gluten free as my husband has celiac disease, the girl answered ' I don't have a clue and ill ask' odd really as 1 in 2 have this so I am sure they have been asked this before- hardly unusual - even small amounts of gluten can cause MS or diabetes, I was shocked by her shrugging attitude to allergies. She came back and wasn't really sure still and said oh well we can maybe swop this with that - very dangerous and very scary!! If you have any allergy this isn't the place for you - left without eating and went elsewhere that took it much more seriously.

This little bar has stolen my heart from the moment I stepped in , from the warm, inviting ambiance to the impeccable service, every detail at Plonkers is crafted to the highest standard. But what truly sets this place apart is its exceptional food and vibrant atmosphere. At Plonkers I found myself delightfully surprised by the culinary offerings here. Each dish we ordered was lovely, bursting with flavors. The menu boasts a tantalizing array of options, to ensure everyone has something to choose from. One of my personal favorites was the Mixed Bean and Sweet potato Chilli, a mouthwatering creation that perfectly balanced savory and spicy flavors. Paired with a nice glass of Merlot, it was a match made in culinary heaven. But what truly made my experience memorable was the lively atmosphere. Whether you're looking for a cozy spot for date night or a vibrant setting for a night out with friends, Plonkers offers the perfect backdrop for any occasion. In summary, Plonkers is more than just a place to grab a drink; it's an experience. With its delectable food, inviting atmosphere, and exceptional service, it's a true standout in the York dining scene. I can't wait to return and indulge in another unforgettable evening at this little haven. Thank you very much to all Plonkers staff

Really slow service on food bearing in mind we were one of two tables. The food was burnt and not the best felt like some of it had been microwaved

Overall a nice trip to Plonkers, the sun was beaming, the, I guess you could call it ‘garden’ by the river is stunning, it was very busy which is a testament again to its popularity. The staff were also lovely, especially considering how busy it was and how rude some of the other customers were because of this :| I have one main issue, the wine I had was god awful, it was the house (I assume) white, Sauvignon Blanc, awfully acidic, especially for £7.50 a medium from a place that considers itself a ‘wine bar’. I'd have rather scathed a barely palatable wine from Spoons for a fraction of the price. I have to say I can't speak for all of the wines there though, if you do go don't go for the ‘house’, and you should definetly visit if you want fantastic York laid back vibe in the sun by the river (one the few days of the year that it's out), there could just be some better choices of wine stock at the offered price points. Thanks for a great day Plonkers.

Fabulous food, great service, live music, say no more!

Staff were very friendly, booking online stated that it gives an option for downstairs or upstairs but to ignore this as it depends what they have available. Ended up seated by the bar. My meal was a bit too salty but pretty affordable. Biggest gripe was being sat by the bar while a very loud patron did a terrible Borat impression for about an hour straight. Not really the romantic meal out vibe me and my partner were aiming for. Drinks menu was good though, would recommend this place for a few drinks with friends. Not for you though if you're after a "restaurant" experience.

The wait staff was very nice. They were great. The food was horrible. It was essentially all frozen food heated up. The nachos were store bought tortilla chips and canned salsa and guacamole. Really bad. The burgers were dry and awful. The ribs ,chips , kebab, and fish and chips were just bad. Again seemed like frozen food reheated. I hate writing bad reviews but I hope they fix their kitchen because the staff was lovely