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Based on 716 opinions finded in 1 websites
Nº 168 in 1137 in York
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This place is such a gem! Me and my partner visited for a trip to York and the food was fabulous! Everything was so fresh and tasty. Our servers were incredibly knowledgeable about all the food and drink they served and the whole experience was impressive. The crème brule and the mussels were some of the best things I’ve ever eaten. The sherry sangria was also uniquely refreshing. My partner mentioned that we were visiting for his birthday and they even brought his dessert out with a candle! Service was spot on, food was incredible and drinks were scrumptious. If we come back to York we will definitely be coming back!
Sophia Edwards . 2025-05-09
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Great atmosphere and good service from knowledgable staff. We particularly enjoyed the Vegetarian Mediterranean Sharing Platter (starter) and the sea bream with cannellini beans. We'll definitely be going again.
Ben Sykes . 2025-05-05
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I just had another fantastic dining experience! The service was exceptional, and the food was simply stunning. Highlights for me were the gorgeous Gambas a la Plancha and the lovely Champiñones con Manchego. The atmosphere was perfect, and everything was incredibly clean. Can't wait to go back—thanks for a wonderful evening! 😊
Sarah Littlewood . 2025-05-03
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I booked a table for four to enjoy some tapas and join in on the pop quiz, and honestly, it was an absolute blast! The food was spot on, every dish was a winner, and the staff were super friendly and really knew their stuff. The vibe was just perfect for a relaxed Sunday afternoon, and we couldn’t fault anything. If you’re looking for great food and a fun atmosphere, this is the place to be! I can’t wait to come back for more!
P L . 2025-04-28
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Visiting York and found this amazing Tapas Restaurant well worth a visit
Iain Connacher . 2025-04-24
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Just had the most wonderful meal and experience! The food was incredible and the staff we so lovely and literally went above and beyond! We had a really lovely evening! Thankyou!
Heather Metcalfe . 2025-04-21
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Ambiente are an excellent small chain of restaurants filling a much needed niche. I love sherry... and they love sherry. Great vegan menu and the best olives I've ever hed
Steve Crawford . 2025-04-20
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We visit yesterday. Lovely food freshly made. Staff lovely and friendly. Would highly recommend
Lynn Duffy . 2025-04-17
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Lovely restaurant -great ambiance felt as though we were on holiday .food was exceptional and different with great recommendations from the helpful staff . Efficient service & great location for the Barbican theatre. Easy to get there & park
Sue Lamb . 2025-04-14
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The food was really nice and the waiters were welcoming. Strangely the tapas was all served at the same time (16 plates) which felt strange for a tapas place and meant a lot of the dishes went cold by the time we ate them! It was also super quiet for a Sunday lunchtime
Lois Gaden . 2025-04-13
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Had a great time for dinner. The food is incredible with. And the staff are extremely knowledgable about their drinks
James Farmer . 2025-04-09
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A great meal in very comfortable surroundings, really appreciated the booth as it felt like we were having a private dining experience. We will come again!
Shane Clark . 2025-04-07
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Loved this place the food was delicious and a great selection of sherry!
Dean Barker . 2025-04-01
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Excellent food and great service. Would definitely recommend
Andrew Church . 2025-04-01
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Great food and lovely atmosphere. We were made so welcome and really enjoyed the whole experience.
Katie Gates . 2025-03-23
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Amazing food and impeccable service. Thank you 🥰
Courtney Murray . 2025-03-18
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The whole experience from booking a table to paying the bill was fantastic. Jim, our waiter, was brilliant. He was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable about the food and drinks and described the dishes as serving them. He made a couple of recommendations which were perfect. We will not hesitate to book again.
simon wray . 2025-03-17
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Party of 9 ordering off the Fiesta menu due to size of group. Food was fantastic as usual, great range of food and lots of it. The staff were amazingly friendly, cheerful and helpful. I'll definitely be visiting again.
G Wood . 2025-03-15
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Substantial, satisfying, delicious tapas. Specials available.
Mo Harrison . 2025-03-12
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Superb food , lovely ambience , staff were attentive and friendly but the food was delicious, the tuna was tasty and perfectly cooked .. everything looked and tasted amazing and the Sangria was perfect 🤩. Thank you to the team for a wonderful evening ! We will be back
Liyana Hay . 2025-03-10
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Staff extremely polite and knowledgeable. Food very tasty, with plenty of variety and fairly quick service. Excellent selection/"flights" of sherries to explore.
William Shaw . 2025-03-08
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What a great restaurant! One of our all time favourites, it is our family choice for a get together; great food (preferable to Ambiente IMHO, as food is cooked on the Plancha not deep fried) Authentic dishes, fresh ingredients, fabulous wine, all at reasonable prices and great service from Jim and his team. I recommend Tabanco fully - you wont be disappointed!
Chris Fowler . 2025-03-04
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Had a fabulous meal there on Sunday night. Enjoyed a flight of Sherry which was great. Staff were great as was the atmosphere with some wonderful music
Steven Pugh-Jones . 2025-03-03
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Love this place, tapas amazing , day time deals on. 3 dishes per person is just right for lunch. Service is polite and just around you enough. It's a must on a York visit
Duncan Turner . 2025-02-25
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Just had a fantastic meal. Six tapas dishes for £25! Tasted amazing and great service.
John Barrett . 2025-02-20
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Lovely tapas with a varied menu for both food and drink. The sherries are spectacular. Food is delicious and prepared and delivered quickly by attentive friendly staff.
Andy Collins . 2025-02-19
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This place is really fab. We loved it. Service was really great, food really great, lovely atmosphere. And such good value. £25 for 6 tapas dishes, we also ordered a "tapas wheel", in all it was more than enough for 2. Would highly recommend, especially the boar ragu with croquettes.
John Green . 2025-02-11
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Friendly staff, delicious food. I have posted the menu with marks against what we ordered, along with some food pics.
Mike Bushrod . 2025-02-03
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Absolutely the most beautiful food. Not a thing that wasn't utterly perfect. First visit tonight and I will come again.
Sarah Bycroft . 2025-01-30
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A regular visitor to Tabanco we love it and never disappointed
ALISON MARDEN . 2025-01-12
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Excellent food in a beautiful location
Nigel Whittington . 2024-12-30
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Fantastic service and sensational food
Sam Wilson . 2024-12-22
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Amazing !! The most fabulous warm and cosy Tapas Restaurant, my favourite place ! Spent a very long and lazy lunch there with friends. Beautiful and tasty tapas, great selection. Lovely chardonnay! Jim is just great, so friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about his menu. All the staff are just so friendly and helpful. Will be going back very soon ! Thanks Gill
Gillian Pinkney . 2024-12-22
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A great warm and friendly welcome from the manager was the perfect start to the evening, which got better with the wonderful staff member ELLIOT. He was very attentive from the start and his knowledge of not only the variety of meals but also the number of sherry varieties and how they compliment the food was excellent, so much so I enjoyed sampling several varieties that came by way of a flight trio, 3 glasses of different shades and flavour. ELLIOT made himself available throughout the evening, carefully timing his approach to our table. Food was amazing and the atmosphere was complemented by the subtle background music. All in all a wonderful evening which ended our weekend visit to York. Would definitely recommend a visit and enjoy.
MrSpider49 . 2024-12-21
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En joyed the whole meal experience
Stewart Forster . 2024-12-21
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Fantastic well executed delicious tapas served in a relaxed vibrant setting Staff were knowledgable about drinks and food , shouts out for Josh , Justin and Fekix really enjoyable experience. THABK YOU
Clare Beacock . 2024-12-11
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Another wonderful dining experience at this superb restaurant. Each time we visit York the first priority is to book a reservation at Tabanco. As ever Jim and the team were on hand to make the culinary experience even better. It makes such a difference to a restaurant when the staff are friendly, professional and knowledgeable. The tapas were superb along with the red wine that Jim recommended, just beautiful. We'll be back again very soon. Thank you all.
Carmen Harvey . 2024-12-10
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Lovely , nice atmosphere, well laid out restaurant, extremely friendly staff and high attention to detail made with dish presentation and customer service , Elliot who served us desert was very warm and welcoming! Give him a raise!!!!
James record . 2024-12-09
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Food was absolutely divine- the meatless meatballs were insane!!! Really nice vibe and lovely staff- especially Jim :))
Amelia . 2024-12-07
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Love all the Ambientes in York but this is the favourite Slightly higher quality of food, service and extensive sherry menu gives this the edge There are maybe 25 small plates (that generally are not small) to choose from and off you go
Jonathan Sykes . 2024-12-03
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Excellent food and water and biscuits for the dogs. 👍
Rhys Enfield . 2024-11-30
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Delicious food. Spoilt for choice. Great atmosphere and staff. A fantastic dining experience.
Julie Edwards . 2024-11-28
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Thoroughly enjoyable visit with my friend . We were recommended that we try a sherry paring with our Tapas. The food was top class , excellent service and very friendly .
MILTON HOUSE B&B STUDIO APARTMENT SUITES. . 2024-11-24
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Pescado, the seafood paella ARE NOT EVEN FULLY COOKED PROPERLY. So we changed it to the pollo paella LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 24/10 AND 12/11 POLLO PAELLA . The first time I tried the pollo paella was on October, it was delicious and tasty. Look at the paella today, it’s horrible and very very salty. PATHETIC. We recommend the other dish in the menu but NOT the paella
Night Chan . 2024-11-12
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We had a wonderful meal here - the food was absolutely delicious, and the service was amazing with very friendly, chatty and welcoming staff. We had called ahead of time to ask for a corner table as we were bringing our rescue puppy, and nothing was too much trouble for the team who went out of their way to make us and the puppy welcome. I would recommend Tabanco to everyone and anyone!
A Cooper . 2024-11-12
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Food was delicious, loved the brown shrimp risotto. Very friendly service.
Alix Crisp . 2024-10-31
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Absolutely fantastic tapas bar, reasonably priced and with a great selection of wines - especially the sherries!
Ian Haigh . 2024-10-30
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Lovely place, lovely food, lovely wine, lovely people.
Mat Northcroft . 2024-10-19
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We've been to the other places in York, first time here but it won't be the last. Very nice experience all round and good value for money. Thank you.
Richie Has . 2024-10-12
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Came here for our wedding anniversary and was treated to a fantastic meal. The manager was very knowledgeable and attentive to us and treated us to some lovely Vermut! Libby was lovely and couldn't do enough for us. So much to choose on the menu and the food is fantastic, must try!
Lloyd Davies . 2024-10-06
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Excellent meal and service at The Walmgate restaurant. Great value for money. Well worth a visit. Best meal we have had since we came to York.
Pauline Lamb . 2024-10-03
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Wow - what a great restaurant! It was really near our hotel so we came here late and so glad we did. Everything we had was delicious and tasty - fish tacos and the salads being really memorable. The pricing was really on point as well. Quality food at reasonable prices. You may need to walk slightly out of the city but it's worth the extra effort as we tried one of their other branches and this one was significantly better!
Wing Pang . 2024-09-29
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Loved it. Great food. Our Waiter was fantastic (Guy from Romania. Didn’t catch his name) and our dog was mad a fuss of.
dy . 2024-09-25
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Enjoyed a fantastic whisky, sherry, and tapas event hosted by Ambiente and York Whisky Club. Amazing food and drinks, wonderful service in an excellent atmosphere, and a brilliant event overall.
Phil Thomas . 2024-09-25
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Fantastic food, friendly staff, wonderful experience. We'll be back!
Suzanne Thomas . 2024-09-22
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We ordered an espresso tonic that had a spider in it, which was only taken out and served right back. Great tent!
Muhammed Yılmaz . 2024-09-14
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First visit and will be back. Great service to ensure we made it to our show at the Barbican fed and watered on time, really appreciated :-) Fab food and drink. Bit of a gem a little off the main drag but well worth the visit.
L Ryan . 2024-09-07
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A deserved five star review. Visited as a couple to celebrate a birthday in York for the day and had such an enjoyable meal. The tapas was outstanding, the Pimiento del Piquillo Relleno and Chicharrón particularly. The wine offering is huge, as is the sherry and the tasting selection useful as first time sherry drinkers. Such friendly, helpful staff and a vibrant atmosphere. It’s in a nice part of the town that’s a bit more relaxed, I’d absolutely recommend to visitors.
Lewis . 2024-08-25
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We had a delicious meal at Tabanco, our first visit. The food was out of this world and Ruby, who served us, was so friendly, helpful, and a delight. This was our first night out in ages and we had a really lovely evening. Will definitely return.
Tam Ryan . 2024-08-25
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Birthday treat with friends. Lovely food, staff. Would highly recommend.
Paula Wilde . 2024-08-22
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fantastic food and reasonably priced
Kat . 2024-08-22
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Tapas food dishes were very tasty. A nice venue for lunch. The food was paired with a selection of sherries (3) with a very good selection of dry - sweet sherry on offer.
Wayne Wilde (The Restaurant Critic) . 2024-08-19
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Was in York for friends get together and ate on the Friday night, made really special through Jim the Manager and excellent host. Very knowledgeable about food and wine and Sherrie’s. It was so good we booked the Saturday night and had the same excellent experience. Jim and the staff were superb
Glen Macdonald . 2024-08-18
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Lunch deal was great value, food was delicious, and our waiter James looked after us well and gave us lots of great recommendations for our time in York
Christopher Brown . 2024-08-17
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Amazing tapas in York. Seafood paella was excellent.
Nil S. . 2024-08-13
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Fantastic food, very authentic, very reasonably priced, highly recommend, will definitely be back.
Craig Marcella . 2024-08-11
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Absolutely unbelievable meal. Cannot tell you how good this place was to eat. Every dish was delicious. The service was really good also. Tha is to Ruby who made it a really good experience. Cannot recommend this place enough
Paul Norris . 2024-08-11
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Just returned from a lovely experience. The food was delicious. Sooooo tasty. Delightful service from Amy. Would highly recommend.
Miriam Pullin . 2024-08-05
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This was one of the best tapas place I have been in the UK! The food is delicious but the croquetas with spinach and blue cheese are off the scale! And I don’t even like blue cheese… Also, the portions are bigger than what we are used to see in London. Ruby was incredibly friendly and made great suggestions abou the food and the wine. I will certainly go back there next time I am in York.
Lola Mattos . 2024-08-04
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Amazing menu. Loved it here. Great food and wonderful service.
Jonathan Comer . 2024-07-24
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Such a fab time here. Recommend every dish, all incredible. We loved Ruby, our server. Thank you so much 😊
Dawn Murphy . 2024-07-21
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Great food and service, would highly recommend
Nicola Aldgate . 2024-07-19
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Great service even during peak time on a Saturday evening. Very tasty food!
Alisha Morrow . 2024-07-14
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Had a lovely meal highly recommend this place
Grant Inglis . 2024-07-13
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Delicious food, lovely atmosphere and really knowledgeable staff - who knew sherry could be so interesting! Great value for money and friendly and welcoming waiting staff. Excellent!
Karen Riley . 2024-07-12
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Lovely restaurant with amazing food and service.
Freyja Last . 2024-07-09
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Actually other dishes taste not bad, but the seafood rice smelled wired. Truly, the fish was smelly so I even did not finish the seafood rice. The manager didn’t talk to us for it. Are you serious? If you told me Paellas all the world are smelly, Ok, chef, that is my impression to spanish food.
宇岸 . 2024-07-08
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Wonderful service, great selection, delicious food and relaxed atmosphere. All the staff are brilliantly friendly and welcoming, happy to answer questions and make suggestions to help you make the most of your visit. We demolished a wide range of tapas and a jug of sangria between us. Make sure and book to avoid disappointment.
Ken Saberi . 2024-06-28
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What a great atmosphere and delicious food... top restaurant if you like tapas.
Atie Kievit . 2024-06-27
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Beautiful spot with well planned out seating areas. Great staff and amazing tapas 👍
paul stanger . 2024-06-24
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Lovely restaurant with amazing food which was very reasonably priced. Great service by lovely staff, especially Max who was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Will definitely be back next time we are in York! I can highly recommend, you won’t be disappointed.
Lee Leonard . 2024-06-12
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Most amazing tapas restaurant ever!@
Amanda Jones . 2024-06-12
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Exceptional tapas. Leave room for an ice cream and dessert wine pairing, they are to die for.
Will Scott . 2024-06-06
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Had the best time and the best food! Thank you for such a lovely night (especially our beautiful servers/ bartenders Maggie and Oliver) cannot recommend enough
Angharad W . 2024-06-01
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Delicious food and excellent Sherries! Ronnie made my 9 year daughter and I feel really welcomed - his service was spot on. It was quiet but we were very early and it still felt lovely.
Liz Lock . 2024-05-30
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All the great tapas menu from Ambiente wirh a more fun interior decor.
Nicholas Merriam . 2024-05-21
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Perfect place for a nice evening, chatting with friends and having good food and drinks! But I would like to give a special thank you to our waitress- sorry I forgot your name - that’s from Czech Republic and was so charismatic and sweet. She spoke a bit of Portuguese and was able to interact with my Brazilian parents, my mum was so happy she could finally speak to someone else and was full of compliments about you. Thank you so much for making us feel so comfortable, you’re amazing at your job and a lovely person.
Marina Miotello . 2024-05-19
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Good selection of great food, plenty veggie options. It was busy but the staff were excellent. Will visit again.
Malcolm Lippett . 2024-05-12
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Absolutely amazing service!! Tasty food and friendly atmosphere. 100% recommend to everyone
Daisy May . 2024-05-03
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Today we had lunch there, the experience Today we had lunch there, the experience was wonderful! The waiter Zdenka attended to us in detail, explaining each dish and giving us excellent recommendations. If I owned the place, I'd hire people like Zdenka. She not only helps us with the dishes, but also sells them to us! It is worth a visit, not only for the tasty dishes, but also for the service.
Cristina Cacio . 2024-04-28
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What an awesome place for an authentic Spanish tapas. We had quite a big feast - starting from Pedro Ximenez Sherry flight, ordering a few different dishes and ending with Basque cheesecake. Boquerones tasted just like in Malaga, so did Victoria Malaga beer (yes we did mix two types of alcohols, but both Sherry and the Malaga beer were too tempting to refuse). One thing I would perhaps change is serving bread in bigger amounts and charging for it less at the same time, as it is used pretty much as an utensil when having tapas.
Filip Brzoza . 2024-04-27
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Level evening at Tabanco on a Saturday night. We didn't have a booking, so we ended up having a drink at one of the counters facing he window while we waited - they had a good selection of cavas (if you are into thar sort of thing). We had de caramelised chorizo and the grilled prawns as starters, which were really good, but the star was the black pork paella which was amazing! We usually go for the seafood one, but this is well worth the try and everything you would hope on a meaty.
Sofia O. . 2024-04-21
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Just round the corner from our Hotel, Tabanco by Ambiente has a lovely atmosphere and great choice of food and drink. Mikhail made our visit an amazing experience. His suggestions and knowledge is outstanding and made our visit the most wonderful and relaxed evening, trying food we would not usually order.
Lynne Horn . 2024-04-18
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Always amazing food in all of the Ambientre restaurants but this one is my favourite. It has such a great buzzing atmosphere, without being too loud and overwhelming.
Natalie Chambers . 2024-04-17
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I enjoyed a very relaxing lunch here with friends. We were all delighted with the food but also have to say that the service from every member of staff was fantastic . A shout out to Max our server who took exceptional care of us all and went above and beyond to ensure that all of my selections were vegan. My two co-diners were highly appreciative of his sherry recommendation too. Thank you
Heather Sharp . 2024-04-14
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Very good food and wine with first class service from Max, Paula and the manager. Nothing was to much trouble. A lovely evening in this first class Tapas restaurant. Thankyou
keith carne . 2024-04-05
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Had a lovely meal here, the manager in particular was really friendly & knowledgable of the huge selection of sherry's on offer. Served cold, with dry and light varieties, I was a complete convert and drank Sherry all meal, moving sweeter towards end. All the dishes were beautifully presented and delicious, and it was so good I've booked to come back 5 of us for my birthday in 3 weeks time, see you then ! Highly recommend.
Tristan Cairns . 2024-04-04
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We had such a wonderful last dinner in York here! Lucie was amazing to talk to and really helped us navigate the menu. We definitely ordered too much but I'm so glad we got to taste so many dishes (we had just eaten a big lunch about 3 hours before lol): - Wheel of tapas: BIG! So good. Really loved the tomato bread under the toppings, took me back to Spain. The anchovies were really nice and fresh (as were the other toppings). - Lamb patties: solid, loved the rice they were sitting on a lot. - Octopus - It was good but probably our least favorite dish - I prefer my octopus not sliced/chopped but in a big meaty piece with some char on it. This was slightly fishy. - Iberico secreto: OMG SO GOOD just get it!!! - Patatas bravas: I'm never a fan of these because I find they're always kinda bland, but husband likes them so we order them. I've probably had 50 versions of this dish, and these are by far the best version we've ever had. Every single component on the plate was well seasoned and super flavorful! I couldn't stop eating them! - Monk fish cheeks - Soooooo good. Sweet, soft, and the piperade under it was so flavorful. I didn't know a pepper could have so much flavor! Lastly, drink wise, we love the Complot IPA, the sherry flight was super fun, and the sangria was perfect - not too sweet for us ;). I wouldn't hesitate to come back here on our next trip!
Lindsey Barlow . 2024-03-31
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Had a really good time with the family, the food was lovely and authentic and the staff were enthusiastic about the sherries they had on offer, I learned a little bit about the different grapes and processing methods used which was really insightful.
Alex . 2024-03-23
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Great place to visit, good atmosphere and very tasty food like in Spain 👍
Cichy Cisiel . 2024-03-22
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