The York NR2 in Norwich

Nice pub, good place to go for a nice meal and a quiet drink

A very friendly local pub situated in the golden triangle. The York serves an outstanding range of drinks and some fantastic food and uniquely no classic pub burger. The baked camambert and chorizo sausage roll are to be commended. The Woodford reserve bourbon is exquisite. The pub is decorated very tastefully and is well maintained and clean. It has a lovely beer garden which was apparently once the site of a bowls club. The regulars are very friendly and staff too. Shout out to the staff who are great. It's lovely to see a non pub chain pub that takes pride in creating a wonderful atmospheric environment. The york is full of friends you haven't met yet.

Great pub, quality staff, quality beer, quality food, great friendly staff team. Super fun quiz nights. What's not to like?

A lovely pub, when you can get in ! Twice in the last 6 weeks, evening of Friday 19th July and Saturday afternoon 31 August, The York was factored into a pub walk around the golden triangle area. On these occasions the pub was closed for private functions, why ? Both times the pub wasn’t busy, surely you can serve a few drinks, or possibly you can afford to turn away our business in a time when pubs are apparently struggling? Yesterday we moved onto the Champion, luckily plenty of good pubs in the area.

I cannot praise the York enough for a STUNNING Sunday lunch a couple of weeks back. I don’t write too many reviews on Tripadvisor but this deserves it. The meat (pork belly) was perfectly cooked, the veggies just right, the potatoes so crisp and the Yorkshire pud was the size of my head! The portions were just right. The kids had pasta which was yummy too. Honestly I rarely go out for a Sunday lunch as it’s tough to beat my partners roast chicken but the York? Yep we will be back. It’s also a lovely pub with a great garden when you want the kids to run wild. Thank you!

Gorgeous chicken with fatoush salad had by 2 of us. Chicken had crisp skin but moist chicken, lovely flavour and very tasty well seasoned salad. Pulled pork in bap with tasty salad and fries also very much enjoyed. Desserts were heavenly. Chocolate cake with ice-cream, cheesecake and Eton mess. All perfect.

There has been a sighting of the lesser spotted Isherwood here!

The York is an absolute gem that perfectly captures the essence of a traditional British pub while offering a delightful modern twist. One of the standout features is its large, sunny beer garden—a true haven, especially during the warmer months, providing an idyllic setting to unwind with friends or family. The garden is spacious and beautifully maintained, offering plenty of seating and a game of Petanque. The drink selection is impressive, featuring a well-curated range of local ales, craft beers, gins and an extensive wine list, while the food menu offers a variety of delicious, hearty dishes to cater to all tastes. The staff are friendly and attentive, always ready with a smile.

Cute neighbourhood pub, large beer garden.

A favourite. Really high-quality, well-prepared food with particularly good vegetarian options. Excellent cask ales and a nice wine list too.

Delicious Sunday lunch for all. Beef cooked to perfection, roast potatoes crisp yet fluffy, veg retained slight crunch & gravy tasty and in perfect proportion. Daughter and I shared chocolate mousse which was light and silky smooth. Pleasant, relaxed atmosphere with prompt attentive service.

The Sunday dinner is amazing!! Absolutely fab! Service is great, food is a 10! Hats off to the chef! Definitely coming again.

Fantastic food and a lovely atmosphere with great service.. Highly recommend. Definitely one of the best menus in the Golden Triangle!

Great friendly back street pub. Friendly staff. Quality real ales. Highly Recommended

Amazing two courses.... We had beef/pork/lamb roasts and they were all lovely

Warm atmosphere and best food in the golden triangle.

Lovely old fashion style pub/ restaurant in heart of Norwich golden triangle. Welcome was pleasant as was service. Orders were taken quickly and accurately but service was so slow. We ordered Sunday roast beef at £18 the meat was nicely cooked but portion was less than generous the Yorkshire puddings were good apart from one which was burnt but was quickly replaced the vegetables were al dente verging on being uncooked. The beer was good and very reasonably priced. Note service charge added to bill.

Beautiful food ,drink ,service and atmosphere My wife had a roast and said it was stunning with Yorkshire puddings were the size of a small elephant.🐘😂..I had the haddock fish cakes and they were delicious. The service was great and the pud is very cool and very chilled out great selection of ales . Top notch..

Visited The York with friends recently. I had heard good things about the new operators and confirm it’s a great new pub for the area. We didn’t book so had to have a drink at the bar until a table became free. A commercial offer on keg but a bit more interesting on cask. Guys had local beers girls had spritz. We enjoyed oysters and a scallop starter. We weren’t keen on the sweet potato starter. Steaks were well cooked and the chips were amazing as was the pork belly and wild garlic dish. We skipped desserts for more wine. Looking forward to our next visit

Not a lot of choice in the keg department but everything else you want from a pub and had some good food here now also

Lovely proper old Norwich pub with London vibes.Enjoyed it x

This was the third time I had eaten at The York in the last 8:weeks and I haven’t been disappointed yet. I went to try out the menu prepared by the new chef. I was not disappointed, a few weeks I went with friends and we plumped for the steak all three of us requested it cooked to our liking and all three steaks were perfect and the fries/wedges were top notch. Tonight I went for the belly of pork served on a bed of mash with cabbage served with a cider and cream sauce it was delicious and to finish it off we opted for Rhubarb Mess,, we shall be back.

Fabulous roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding! All was delicious and staff were attentive. The lovely fire and relaxed vibe were enjoyable.

Nice big garden to meet up with friends on an evening. Very pleasant staff

Love the food here. Wednesday meal deal is great. £12.00 for a main course with a pint of real ale or glass of house wine included. I had mussels tonight which were absolutely gorgeous.

came here with some family and the other half. chicken milano was something else. awersome vibes, awesome staff, awesome food.

Fabulous lunch for everyone. Pork belly x 2 tender meat & crisp on top. Chicken & smoked bacon pie, could not be bettered, chunks of tasty chicken. Sirloin steak cooked to perfection. We also had sourdough bread and homity croquettes to start, fab, and the puddings - warm ginger cake with pineapple and a chocolate pudding were delicious. Will definitely go again.

Delicious duck leg and perfect pork belly accompanied by good wine and followed by fab sticky toffee pud. Lovely warm, friendly atmosphere and good service.

Fast becoming the best pub in Golden Triangle, here on Christmas Eve, superb atmosphere, ambience and service. Lovely.

Great pub, really nice atmosphere and top quality food. So glad it has reopened!

Excellent menu, comfortable and stylish surroundings and great attentive staff. We had roast pumpkin and modules. Very good indeed. Full of flavour and well served. A good selection of wines you wouldn't find in other pubs. We will be back...on Wednesday!

Sunday lunch adult family. Excellent had roast beef and pork, all really good, tried the extra veg which was also excellent. Great wine - recommended. Shared puddings mains generous, again very good frangipani tart with clotted cream and homemade truffles!! We will be back.

The York used to be my local, so it always has a soft spot in my heart. It's been through its fair share of troubles, but the latest incarnation is worth a visit. The new team gave it a refurb, and it's looking smart. The food is decent, and they have an affordable main + pint (or small wine) for £11 on a Wednesday.

We had a fabulous lunch for ten at the York - excellent service, delicious food and a really friendly atmosphere. We'll be back soon.

Lovely pub and fantastic service but did not rate the food, beef was not tender and potatoes were very dry. I’ve had much better roasts for less money. A service charge of 12% was added to the bill which I do not agree with for a table of 2. I always tip if I’ve had good service but don’t like to be ‘told’ to do so. Would not go back.

Very disappointed with our visit. We had the Sunday roast which took 1 hour from ordering to service despite the pub not being busy. I chose the Belly pork roast. I have never seen such small portions before. The Belly pork was around 3cm square and 15mm thick. The skin was disappointingly flabby and not crisp. The "roast potatoes tasted as though they had been boiled the day before and then quickly dropped in the fat prior to serving. The food represents poor value for money. This venue also has the annoying habit of automatically adding a "discretionary" service charge! It's one of my pet hates. I will chose if I leave a service charge or not, and how much. I discussed my disappointment with the manager before leaving. He was very amiable and accepting of my comments.

Nice pub proper old school,staff very courteous and friendly,nice ales,beer garden is huge good location as well

Good value. Wednesday night meal is £11 and this includes a pint or a glass of wine. We both had beef and Guinness pie with veg, then added a tasty cheesecake (extra). Friendly staff, good service.

We had high hopes for our local under the new ownership, but unfortunately left feeling underwhelmed. The dinner menu has been refreshed with higher-end bistro style options - but unfortunately the execution, flavours and service just didn’t reflect the price (£17-£20 for a main course!) The York is a nice pub, but needs a point of difference to pull customers in and create an atmosphere that makes people want to come back - we would love to see gastro-style pub food done well and events like live music, quiz nights etc to make use of the indoor and outdoor space and build a sense of community within the pub.

One to stop by, great choice of beers, extensive wine list and I heard the food is great

Best pub in the Golden Triangle. Great food, & atmosphere. New owners have breathed life back into the heart of Norwich . Highly recommend.

Only there briefly but nice atmosphere. Hoping the new management make it work as its a little jem of a pub

Excellent venue. Lots of outdoor space. Great variety of food too. Was with a large group who tried pretty much everything between them and nobody had a bad word to say.

Very pleasantly surprised at how good the food was here. Simplistic dishes with an excellent understanding of flavour from the Chef. This has jumped straight to the top of my local eateries for date night. Beer/wine & service were also very good. £80 for snacks, starter, mains & drinks

Great pub and fantastic food with friendly bar staff that make you feel so welcome.

Wonderful experience eating & drinking at the York. Best Bloody Marys in town. Exceptional food and atmosphere and a seasonal menu with high end & local ingredients which will delight foodies in the area. Not to be missed if visiting Norwich. Incredible value for the quality and variety of dishes on offer

It was OK but appreciate that it is the early days of a new tenancy. Totally adequate for a quick local pint.

The food was absolutely delicious, I had the pork chop and my partner had the steak and they were cooked beautifully, super moist, and the owner was so lovely, super attentive and was happy to chat with us, super friendly chap, super pleased to have a lovely local with a big ol beer garden near us now and can’t wait to go back again

Visit was a last minute evening meal and the pub has recently changed hands and got to say I was impressed. Was quiet but a few people were in the massive beer garden. Food was excellent and we do prefer these always changing menus to reflect seasonality. Service and staff knowledge excellent too. Will definitely be back!

I really hate doing reviews like this, the York is one of my locals, I've seen it change hands so many times over recent years and each time I get my hopes up, only to see them dashed. Popped in a week or so ago, my first thoughts were, the new decor is so dark and oppressive, dark gray really doesn't work, the staff greet you like rabbits stuck in headlights, not quite knowing what to say. Bought some drinks, average prices for the area and ordered food. This is where we have a real tragedy, my order was the pork belly, yes it looked nice, great for your Instagram profile, but in reality, what a failure. Pork belly needs a crisp skin , not a flabby bit of inedible fat, braised fennel should cut like butter, not need to be hacked and the Jus should be more substantial than a spoon of water. Generally a poor meal and not cheap. My wife's fish meal, fish over cooked, was not much bigger than a starter. All in all not very good. If you are going to do this kind of gastro pub al a carte meals, do it well or don't bother. Not one member of staff asked if I enjoyed the meal, that really sums it up. Why bars around the Unthank persist in this kind of food baffles me, none of them do it well, yet charge stupid prices. NR3 has some of the best eateries around, most doing contemporary takes on food we love. People say to me , the Unthank is for the older generation and this is the food they love, I say look at Blue Joanna, packed nightly , with a menu far removed from the others around it. Time for the Unthank area to move on.

Ridiculously expensive prices . Exact Same beers nearby are nearly £2 A PINT CHEAPER . ! -And that’s just regular pubs not Weatherspoons ! Don’t bother with this place unless you have money to burn .! OR more money than sense…. That said it’s a nice place; and could be great , but until they charge a fair price for beer then I will not be returning- so I’ll watch the reviews to see if prices become cheaper first …

They’ve recently reopened under new management, the drinks menu was really wide and varied as well as being well priced. The beer garden was absolutely fantastic - loads of tables but well spaced with some chill music playing. The service was also great. Could do with a couple more vegetarian options on the menu.

Great service and amazing food !! The snacks part of the menu is brilliant definitely recommend the olives marinated in jalapeño they are delicious!

I would like to thank the York traven today for judgement you had with my partner and myself because we had primark bags , we just wanted lunch ,never going to return

Shall we light the candle Share some starters and desserts Sign, good vibes only Directors cut, line 3: Don't put that in your haiku

Great local pub, will be a shame if it closes :-(

Food was 10/10. Had a Roast, beautifully cooked. The Madri on draught however was tummy churning. Cleaner or limescale in the pipes. Shame the kitchen has closed.

I found the wine over priced also the food. I did have an upset stomach after the meal but no one else in my party did. We did have different choices. It's a personal choice but I wouldn't go again. The service and staff were good.

Good pub with a small selection of cocktails. Has a bit of a lack of atmosphere though.

Friendly staff, goof range of beers and good food

Clean airy & bright, good food, pleasant staff.

We visited with friends for Sunday lunch. Very enjoyable. Quite a small menu on a Sunday, will try again on another day to check out the weekday menu. Our roasts were all good (we had a selection of chicken and beef between us). Only one criticism was it said with cauliflower cheese on the menu and there was none! Sticky toffee pudding dessert was lovely. Staff friendly and attentive. Nice atmosphere.

Nice friendly staff. Clean and modern with an open fire, making for a cosy atmosphere.

Good pub food from a small menu with specials for Christmas

Really nice Sunday roast with gorgeous roast potatoes. Not too bad on price. No car park but parking in the street close by for up to 2hrs. Friendly staff.

Heard good things about the roast but unfortunately today we were a little disappointed, for the cost of £15. Main issues were… 2 thin slices of pork which were largely fat, three big potatoes which were cooked through, but lacked any sense of roasting on the outsides, carrot and parsnips were hard and everything seemed to lack seasoning. It was presented nicely and service was good.

A midweek meal with daughters and friends. Excellent food. However wine was disappointing as was the manager’s unwillingness to change the wine. Will think twice about returning. Customer service below par.

Very nice local pub, recently refurbished so it is actually clean! Fantastic garden. Food is good… Portion size too big for me. Very friendly staff - chat with them!

Good drinks, good food, great outdoors space. Avoid kids meal sausages 🤮

No parking. Less than friendly. I can't comment on the fayre as I didn't/couldn't stay .

Not great, but not a bad place either. Just came back from a birthday celebration of a friend there and I must say I wasn’t impressed. They stopped serving food all of a sudden. Food is not something to die for there anyway but you need something to eat with drinks. Hassle of ordering and paying everything at the counter before you receive your order makes it very difficult to like this place. It’s not a bad place, it’s a good place with a potential to be the best but they gotta accept that they need to improve their services.

My family and I came in for a meal. The six of us had a full three course meal and every part was brilliant. Not only was it a good price for the meal as a whole but it was worth it. The staff were...

Lovely selection of beers with a lovely atmosphere and staff

The food was amazing. Such great flavours and choice. The staff are fantastic. So friendly and welcoming. A brilliant pub to bring all the family.

First time for sunday lunch. Roast pork was melt in the mouth, vegetables were very good, as were portion.sizes. Service was excellent, nothing too much trouble. Will 100% go back, and recommend to family and friends

Great out door space. Lovely staff. Food and drink excellent

Pub garden is the best in the area. Food was quick and to a high standard.

A complete ripoff, undersized meals, and overpriced drinks. Well wish that I had taken my phone so that I could have taken a picture. Two tiny potatoes, tiny bits of carrots, little meat and the rest was also under sized! For £13.95 was a child’s meal. Outrageous! Please, please don’t waste your money there!

We have visited this place off and on for the past 8 years. The atmosphere is always buzzing, the service good, the drinks as to be expected but the food was average. Admittedly, we didn't go for the Sunday lunch which is renowned. The burgers...

Delicious food and generously sized portions. Small menu but enough variety to cater for different needs. The tables are nicely spread out, not on top of other people which is a selling point for me. A good place to eat with a group of friends or family. There was an outside area at the back and front. We visited on a Saturday evening and it was quiet at 6pm and started filling up around 7.30pm. Dog friendly but only a water bowl outside, we always carry our own and the waiter was happy to fill it for us.

Food was nice. Being asked to move our pushchair into another room as there isn’t enough room isn’t a nice thing to be asked as we are about to sit down at the table. The table next to us wasn’t being used so there was plenty of room for people to walk past. We have a 3 month old baby. Having to hold the baby while eating isn’t the easiest. I asked where would someone go if they had a wheelchair? No reply. Also no changing rooms for a baby so suggested to go up two flights of stairs to another bar to change baby there- which I did on the floor.

This used to be a nice pub but now more of a chain bar than local boozer. It might just not be my scene but there was nothing about this place to attract me back. There are just too many excellent alternatives in Norwich

Fantastic place with our beautiful family. Staff were lovely & the meal was lush thank you

My grandson's local eater. Really nice pub, lovely atmosphere, friendly staff made us feel very welcome. Delicious lunch with the family.

Very wide menu. Have visited for breakfast, drinks during the day, and evening food in the ample beer garden. A great local that has been updated well. Very good quality food. Can order from the table using QR code. Excellent.

The York is aiming to change from being a relaxed neighbourhood venue with a varied pub offer to providing a particular kind of 'fine dining' experience. Unfortunately, this is not made clear when booking on Open Table. The menu has light food to main meals...

Excellent from start to finish. Only had 1 roast beef left but this was towards the end of food service. Staff and service were extremely efficient and the quality and quantity of the food was excellent thank you. Will definitely return

Lovely meal on Mothers Day and bonus double gin from the York management. Thank you. Excellent service. Pleasant atmosphere. Very enjoyable.

5 stars all day long. Super duper food with fabulous service. Reasonable price for the excellent quality. Whats mot to like.

Really nice food and great cocktails!

We visited The York on a couple of days running this past weekend. We had been on a short pub crawl from home and visited the eagle and the unthank arms. Both had been short visits. Then we found our way to the York and...

Really had a good meal here though a time change for meals and menu, meant could not have choice I wanted. (Actually though worked better for me) The choice available was still good though. I ended up having the fish stew instead of a roast,...

Last night, we went to The York for their Valentine's set menu. The food was absolutely delicious, the staff were so friendly and engaging and the atmosphere was perfect. We love going there and the latest chef is brilliant!

Nice atmosphere, friendly staff, great food and Beavertown on tap. What’s not to love.

We visited the York yesterday for Sunday lunch and must say we found the food and the whole experience to be perfect. The venue is modern relaxed and comfortable. The staff were attentive, friendly and always on hand. The food was very well cooked and presented and tasted great. Highly recommended.

Food excellent. Friendly and very attentive staff.

Very very good will be back soon , well done to all the staff

My partner and I went for Sunday lunch today. We go out a lot for Sunday lunches and never usually bother to write reviews but we were blown away with the quality of the food. We both got the Turkey with all the trimmings, it...

Great food and good social distancing inside.

I booked a table tonight not really knowing what to expect. I am plant based and I asked about a vegan option - an amazing vegan halloumi and felafel dish, with mango and coriander dressing was made for me. It was absolutely delicious. The best vegan cheese I've had, and the felafel was incredibly tasty too. My partner had a turkey roast dinner which he also really enjoyed. This is not the first time at the York. We often come here because the staff is always kind and super friendly, and tonight showed me how they go out of their way to make their customers happy. Great food, lovely staff and chilled atmosphere. I'd always come back for a meal at the York. P.S: the cocktails are also amazing!