The Lord Nelson in York - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Best proper family pub in York. Great “Yorkshire Tapas” evening menu. Friendly service second to none. Great village atmosphere.

Popped in for a couple of pints. Great beer garden.

Excellent food and friendly service as always.

Enjoyed our first visit to The Lord Nelson. Taps were very tasty and surprising filling. Will try some different ones next time. Coffee with a small desert a good idea. Enjoyable evening all round, would highly recommend. Must try the Sunday lunch next.

Great place to eat with lovely relaxed atmosphere. Eat there regularly and never had a bad experience. Good value for money too.

Nice evening paddle from York to this lovely little, but busy village pub. Fantastic pint of Ainsty Ales Cool Citra and cracking tapas style food. Small plate but big flavours. Order a few different things to get the most from the menu. A great experience and highly recommended.

Excellent tapas, easy to book and excellent service

Would recommend for Sunday lunch

Amazing tapas, fantastic pub. I can't wait to go back here.

Great village pub, excellent choice of drinks served by friendly and helpful staff. We will try the food next time, looked delicious

Lovely friendly pub and the Tapas was excellent very enjoyable evening great service 😀

Excellent food, friendly service, what more could you ask for?

Popped in to the Lord Nelson for a drink with our little dog as it was recommended by the campsite we were staying on. The menu looked great so the next day on our bus trip back from York we stayed on the bus the extra mile to the pub to eat. Young guy at the bar said no to the dog in the restaurant (understandable) but then no to serving us food in the bar as "it might get busy later" (it was 6.00pm and we would have been gone by 7.30). Young lady behind the bar suggested to him that we could have a table in the corner of the bar but he wouldn't budge. Very disappointed and long walk back to campsite.

Great village pub that we visited around tea time. We just had drinks but food is also served. Large beer garden round the back. Dog friendly.

Excellent, tasty, well cooked tapas. Great service. Friendly, informal atmosphere.

Friendly staff and lovely food I highly recommend.

Don’t bother emailing to book a table. Daughter emailed yesterday early in the morning to book a table, no response by early evening today. So rang for the man to say he’s just given the last few tables away. Surely when you open you’d check emails before letting people book a whole day later? They never have the evening on a Friday off and this was a rare occurrence so won’t be able to visit as the pub is shut Mondays and Tuesdays. Poor customer service

Absolutely 1st class Sunday lunch. Great choice on the menu and real ales. Red hot plates Freshly cooked tasting food. Fabulous service You would be daft not to go and their tapas during the week is immense. And Pete's just finished his pizza van for now. Great job Tom and team.

Good beer and I'm told the Yorkshire tapas is excellent!

Went with friends to see a band in the afternoon it was great The supermodels

Well what can I say, the best Sunday Lunch every. The beef/pork/chicken were all beautiful. The yorkshire puds light and crispy. The roast potatoes fluffy inside crisp outside. Cauliflower cheese yummy, lots of sauce, other veg all cooked to perfection. Extra gravy in a little jug. Pete thinks of everything and is a great cook. The starters and sweets were a gorgeous. Thank you Tom and your team we loved everything.

Very poor Sunday lunch. The beef was like watery leather. I thought it was just me but everyone else had an unsatisfactory experience. Wine and glasses sea low grade. It’s a shame as it’s a nice looking pub and staff were ok. Won’t hurry back 🤨

Excellent food and service booking probably essential, busy when we were there. Food cooked to perfection best Sunday lunch I've had in a while.

Food was well worth the walk, good selection of drink, very friendly happy staff. Recommend this to anyone.

We arrived after a recommendation from some one local. The food we had (tapas) was one of the best I have ever tasted. Meatballs, beef, chicken, prawns mushrooms, Freshly cooked and so amazing I am glad we did not have time for dessert as we were totally stuffed. Amazing restaurant amazing food. We will be back

Absolutely brilliant the tapas was beautiful and the staff were also very welcoming would definitely recommend it and will go back

Great welcome to the pub good pint and great food

A destination pub and restaurant for sure. Visiting a friend in Nether Poppleton and she recommended the Nelson. Great beers, the Michelin stsndard food was exceptional and friendly staff and all in a traditional village pub setting

Excellent all round Food was so tasty Loved it

Fabulous village pub..Great food, excellent choice of ales etc well worth a visit 😋

We enjoyed some really nice tapas food that arrived hot, fresh and tasty and we accompanied it with some bread. Our favourite dish was the crab risotto arancini. The service was excellent as was the ambience. The only downside is that it was very hot within the restaurant area and we would have been more comfortable if there was a window or door open to allow some fresh air in.

Lovely place for a sit down while out for a dog walk in the beer garden

I brought my Dad,93 , for lunch on a lovely sunny day so we ate in the pleasant garden. Interesting menu with daily specials at a reasonable price. Very friendly landlord, nothing too much trouble. The fresh crab salad was excellent and Dad enjoyed his hot pork ciabatta with gravy, chips and salad. We will be back!

Great beer (I was on Taylor's Landlord), fantastic tapas and a great atmosphere. All of our group of 7 commented how much they'd enjoyed their visit. Keep up the good work 👏👏

We have been here several times over the last year,the staff are always very welcoming and the food is exceptional. The beer is on song 🎵 .Tapas is special. Sunday Roast to die for, highly recommended.

Tom (and family) have transformed The Nelson since taking over a year ago. A popular local pub serving a good selection of ales and wine. Reasonable priced with regular quiz nights, occasional bands and themed nights. Dog friendly and nice outside space.

Great variety of drinks all staff very friendly and welcoming, the food was amazing. Would highly recommend pub for all the family with amazing food and service. 9.7/10 (nowehere gets a 10)

First visit. Warm welcome into cosy bar area. Dog friendly. Staff attentive. Varied lunch menu. Food served promptly and well presented. Spoilt by small main course portions and the need to order extra sides. Food pleasant but lasting impression overpriced for size of portions.

Very good lunch and friendly staff cozy pub and dog friendly in the bar 🍻😁

Lovely, generous tapas which are great for sharing!

Great food, nice people, a little small

A lovely pub, well presented and excellent staff. Highly recommend this if you are in the area

Tom has revitalised the pub and at 8pm it was buzzing.

Always a great atmosphere Great food and ran by Tom with family members all chipping in friendly local pub highly recommended 👌

Friendly staff. Busy pub. Good atmosphere. We went for a tapas. Good food. Nice place to visit.

Another exceptional Sunday lunch here at The Lord Nelson. Food delicious, atmosphere relaxed and staff have got it so right. We can’t go anywhere else now as it’s always a disappointment now we’ve tasted the best. We took three first timers and they too gave it 5* in all areas. Thank you Tom and your team, you nailed it again.

A fantastic place. Great food and better ambience. Family enterprise and lovely Yorkshire tapas twist. Fantastic.

Food is amazing as are the staff 😋

Just had lunch here. Lovely food, service and atmosohere

Great place, warm welcome, lovely Ales. Delicious food and very generous portions!! Will definitely return the next time we visit Thirsk! Thank you for the lovely warm welcome. The Elder family

This is a cracking little pub - totally changed since the new landlord came in and renovated - so ignore any reviews older than a year. It’s a proper village pub - but everyone is made welcome. A modern offering (drinks and Yorkshire Tapas) but with traditional family pub values. Living in the village, I know that everyone I know at least considers this the best pub in Poppleton. Book early (like weeks early!) or try to get a late cancellation for the tapas. Have eaten there three times now in recent months - consistently delicious. Tom and his team are great hosts. Love it!

Came here for Sunday lunch to celebrate a birthday, didn't disappoint everything we had was delicious. Thank you

Our first visit to the Lord Nelson for a number of years and had a great night. The newly refurbished interior has been very well thought out and is both welcoming and cosy. The ‘Yorkshire Tapas’ menu offered something for everyone given the meat, fish and vegetable options - all very reasonably priced (£5.90-£6.10) given the quality and portion sizes. We were advised to order between two to three dishes, which was spot on with the warm bread as an additional side. The meatballs in paprika sauce were gorgeous as were the jalapeños croquettes. Nice selection of sweets/puddings rounded off a lovely meal and evening out. We will not leave it long until we return again - bookings are a must as it was very busy in the dining and bar areas!

Friendly atmosphere Food amazing

Party of 5 on a Thursday lunchtime for 2 birthdays. From the moment we walked in we felt very welcome. Ordering drinks and food was no issue, even though they were busy. The food was excellent, said all 5 people, with different meals. Apparently the sticky toffee pudding is "one of the best". A compliment if ever there was one. Total cost was less than expected, so that was a bonus, as I was paying. Can recommend but would advise ringing to book. The Lord Nelson is now on our favourites list.

We were a party of 13 for Sunday lunch. The food and atmosphere were perfect. Thank you all so much, we’ll be back.

I cannot rate this pub too highly. We came for a pre Christmas family Sunday lunch and it was perfect. From start to finish the staff could not have been friendlier, the food more perfectly cooked and the beer delicious. Every menu item that any of us picked was delicious, my squid was tender as, as was my Roast pork with spectacular crackling, and the lemon posset was beautiful both in flavour and presentation. It was lovely to gather with the new family baby, parents, uncles and aunts and grandparents, and the pub made us feel very welcome. Do not hesitate to visit this place!!

Popped in for a early evening drink and the Festive tapas caught our attention. Decided to have a couple to go with our drinks and what a good decision. Plumped for venison casserole with a rosemary dumpling and black pudding with pulled pork accompanied with...

Fabulous lunch we shall return. My beetroot Wellington was delicious. Thank you.

Great food and well priced. Really nice atmosphere and in a lovely location

Excellent Sunday lunch. A popular venue with personal service. You will need to book.

Food & service amazing. Tapas so tasty tempura prawns & butter chicken Goujons so tasty Also had Sunday lunch few days later , Pete you did us proud tasty roast chicken with stuffing roast pots, veg & Yorkshire pudding, wish we could book every Sunday for the winter. Service v good as well, Tom Pete & Hannah thank you

Wonderful family pub with excellent food. Good atmosphere and exceptional tapas on the day we visited.

Best Tapas in the UK. All staff are friendly and inviting. Highly recommended.

Outstanding there are no other words!!! The staff are wonderful, very friendly and can’t do enough for you. Food is scrumptious , from lunch during the day to tapas in the evenings and then the most delicious Sunday lunches. You won’t find better!!!! Thank you Tom and the team for always looking after us.

Great little pub, highly recommended.

Very welcoming, good atmosphere and lovely food

Had a lovely tapas meal at the Lord Nelson which has recently been taken over and updated to serve food. The tapas was very tasty and well presented, the service was great and the food extremely good value.

Super place for good food - tapas style. Really lovely and friendly.

Went tonight for Indian tapas omg beautiful staff so helpful and food amazing will definitely recommend and be back so much choice 😊

Nice village traditional type pub, great service, good selection of drinks and food

We had a fantastic meal last night, every dish was cooked to perfection and tasted wonderful! We had 10 dishes between the four of us (all adults) which we felt was the right amount. Two of our party are vegetarians and the choice was excellent....

Food was amazing, staff lovely.

Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and fabulous Tapas!! Will go back x

Great food, good selection of drinks, friendly atmosphere.

Lovely lunch menu, great atmosphere and an amazing, friendly team.

Nice pub, had a lovely pint of Ainsty Ales Cool Citra. Food menu looks very tempting, will probably be back.

Had a superb lunch here today with great beer.

A great village pub that catered for our family wake. Very accommodating,delicious food freshly prepared. All staff extremely helpful and friendly, and it goes without saying great selection of beers,wines and spirits. Thankyou Tom, Dan,Nicky ,Pete. Your kindness will never be forgotten.

Food always superb. Service is excellent. Great pub, great staff, and brilliant atmosphere. Cannot recommend highly enough.

We went for a midweek lunch, it was pretty standard pub fare but very nicely cooked and good value for money. Service was also very good. They do tapas in the evening, and on the basis of this, I'd be happy to give that a go.

Dog friendly village pub. Has some outdoor seating to the front on the grass verge. There is much more outdoor seating, some of it sheltered, to the rear in a fair sized beer garden. Car park to the side. Live music venue. Very smartly decorated inside, nicely done and the wallpaper in the ladies loo is very attractive. Friendly barman. The handpulled cask beers were Timothy Taylor's Landlord and Ossett Brewery's White Rat. Free dog treats available to keep the canine punters content. Recommended.

What a fabulous evening with amazing tapas food by Pete. Made with a real passion for food as it should be. Tom our young landlord is a shining example of how a pub should be run. Well done all, can't wait to come back.

Had a lovely Sunday here for a friends engagement party. Perfect village pub garden with a great relaxed atmosphere and a delicious buffet provided. Will definitely be returning for a Sunday dinner! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We were so impressed with the Lord Nelson. We had lunch there today (Wednesday). and it was quite busy for a week day. The pub is clean and run by very friendly staff. The food was very good and most of the tables were occupied....

Great. What a difference a few years make. Keep saying we must come for food, and probably catch the bus! I still can't get over how nice the gent's loo is now - should have been done decages ago :)

What an amazing place hidden gem! Visited yesterday for my friends wedding. Tom and the team created a beautiful food offering along lovely welcoming atmosphere! The garden really is an asset and great to sit back relax and enjoy a beer! Will be back!

Returned to a village I grew up in to attend an engagement party. The food was lovely and the back was pretty it's a real shame about the outside of the pub, it's still shabby and could do with a face lift to compliment the inside. That said it was great today as the sun was out however not sure what would happen if it had rained.

Tapas was amazing, great service & beer garden at the back. Will definitely be coming again

Having been let down by another establishment we made fortunate decisions to try the Lord Nelson. We were made so welcome and had very attentive service. The food was excellent and coffee too. We will definitely visit again with other friends.

Went to try the Tapas night, really enjoyed the evening.Friendly welcoming pub. Excellent food, all made to order. Highly recommend it.

Very nice small public house with large garden including a covered area for cooler evenings or if there is rain. Excellent beer and food. Car park to rear of pub.

Looks good after it's refurbishment friendly staff good food

Super Tapas evening, excellent range of dishes to choose from and reasonably priced. It was a very busy evening, all credit to Tom who is making a great success of his new venture, good luck for the future.

Really good meal here tonight "Yorkshire Tapas", good selection, all excellent, and great service.

Fabulous food. Great atmosphere. Lovely family run pub.

A fab independently owned village Pub! .... serving fantastic local beer! 😉

We heard the owners used to cook at the White Horse at Upper Poppleton, so we had to try their Sunday lunch, which was 10/10. The beef was tender & had a wonderful selection of veg. I did have the sticky toffee pudding, which was...

It is a lovely pub. The food is good and reasonably priced also it has a beer garden with out door covered area

The most delicious Sunday Lunch and Tapas in the area 😋😋