Trinacria in York

What a great little find, we were very lucky to get a table without a reservation, popular little place. We had some sharing breads oil/balsamic dip, carbonara and chicken wings with chips/salad. All delicious and we finished off with some gelato to take away.

Comida increíble, excelentes precios y grandes porciones! Ojalá viviera más cerca, estábamos de visita por el día desde Liverpool. ¡Esperamos nuestro próximo viaje a York para poder probar el resto del menú! ¡Recomienda la focaccia compartiendo entrante con las anchoas, tomates y pecorino!

Always have such a special time at Trinacria. The food is superb and made of really high quality ingredients, the vibe is lovely and the ice cream - wow 🤩 Always my regular! Thanks Trinacria

Always great food and service here. Had the Arancini last time. Tasty, good portion size. Quick and friendly service. Fantastic selection of homemade Gelato.

Delicious food. What a lovely restaurant.

Great spot for lunch or dinner, always serve good food, and we love the half litre option for wine. And don't forget to stick around for the gelato!

Check your bill before you leave- a few years ago we came here for my son’s birthday- a groups of eight of us. The bill was incorrect, lots of dishes had been charged twice. They apologised and sorted it. We often pop in for ice cream with the children and like the establishment, so have it the benefit of the doubt. This weekend we had seven of us again celebrating a birthday, the bill was £230. After going through it item by item, the correct bill was £140. They apologised and sorted it, but seems to me like they’re adding extra items on to get customers who might not check to pay more.

Fantástico restaurante. Comida brillante. Gran servicio. Siempre un buen ambiente. He estado un par de veces y nunca decepcionado

Fabulous meal and ice creams to die for!

Very frosty welcome on a Saturday afternoon when visiting alone for coffee. Plenty of available small tables, yet i felt quite unwelcome. A smile goes a long way. Would not recommend for that reason.

Wow - had the best breakfast in York. Had poached eggs in tomato which was cooked perfectly and had so many delicious flavours. Staff were wonderful 10/10

Food was fantastic! The place is so relaxed and friendly. Will definitely return.

Absolutely delicious food and in huge portions. I had a ham and mushroom calzone which is uncommon and right up my street - and with lashings of sauce. My kids thought it was the best thing ever! Great service too, they were very accommodating to squeeze us in. Great selection of gelato to finish.

We’re so lucky to have this as our local. It’s out of the main touristy parts of York, so good atmosphere but not too busy. Huge portions of tasty food, highly recommend trying the specials and decently priced.

An amazing find , will travel back to York just to visit. I've never eaten in a Sicilian restaurant before and was not disappointed. It is similar to Italian food, but much more refined than rustic like it's Italian neighbours. We had chickpea fritters and chicken wings to start. Loads of incredible subtle flavours. Then we had the calzoni and a mushroom pizza . The calzoni was massive but every bite was different. The mozzarella was amazing as was the rich tomato sauce. The best we have ever had of these two meals anywhere, including new York and Venice. They also have an ice-cream bar which has amazing fresh ice-cream. Average price for York, top notch quality for anywhere in the world.

The ice cream is amazing. So many beautiful flavours,all tasting absolutely delicious. A very tasty experience.

Amigable, buen ambiente, muchos muchos maravillosos - cosas que se ven en el menú además de pizza, y la gelatina parecía absolutamente espectacular. Era obvio que había muchos clientes habituales felices que regresaban, y no los culpo: este lugar es genial. Si viviera más cerca, yo también sería un visitante frecuente aquí. A cualquiera que tenga la suerte de recordar el glorioso Fiddie's, en la calle Finchley Road en el norte de Londres: Trinacria es tan buena como Fiddie solía ser, de hecho, tal vez incluso mejor! Gracias Trinacria, por una comida muy apreciada.

La comida aquí es perfecta. Un pequeño restaurante bullicioso con una maravillosa gama para elegir. Mi esposo dijo que el ravioli de hongos es el mejor que ha probado. Personal encantador también

Fantastic restaurant on Bishopthorpe Road with friendly and welcoming staff. Despite being a busy Saturday lunchtime and not having a reservation, they managed to squeeze us in. Both ragu and risotto cooked to perfection, followed by wonderful tiramisu, with a selection of gelato to die for. Will definitely return. Handy pay and display car park close by.

Lovely place, super friendly staff and the food was amazing.

Got to be the best Italian food we’ve had in York! Everything was fresh, perfect textures and temperatures, packed with flavour and good portion sizes. Amazing authentic gelato for dessert. Solid selection of vegan options. Great service.

Reservamos en este restaurante ya que estaba a la vuelta de la esquina de nuestro hotel. Afortunadamente nos encajaron en temprano, ya que teníamos una reserva posterior. El servicio fue educado y atento. Gran variedad de comida, tuve la sopa minestrone y mi pareja tuvo las alitas de pollo para empezar, ambas deliciosas. Luego comí tagliatelle de marisco, ¡unos mejillones regordetes preciosos! Mi compañero tenía las albóndigas lingüinas, igualmente muy buenas. Lavado con una bonita jarra blanca de vino. Los postres eran buenos, gran variedad de helados, mi compañero tenía el tiramisú con helado de pistacho. Muy bien valorado y lo recomendaría para cenar casualmente.

Great restaurant, the atmosphere can be a bit overwhelming with loud music and dull lighting.

Este restaurante fue recomendado por Airbnb en el que nos alojamos en York - tenía un ambiente relajado encantador y el personal era muy amable y servicial - había una gran elección de comida en el menú y las porciones eran muy generosas - la comida era increíble y muy sabrosa - había una fantástica elección de helado y sorbete - sin duda recomendaría

Came to visit for lunch and was very disappointed. Ordered 2 pizza’s and they were both so sloppy and couldn’t even be picked up which was such a shame and one of them was black burnt on the edge. The waitress was helpful, however the chef was extremely rude when the waitress returned with the pizza for them to be changed. Which left us feeling uncomfortable. The flavour wasn’t bad, but unfortunately we won’t be returning.

Busy wee place, stayed right above this in an apartment, only down side is garlic 1st thing every morning right through the property!!

Mi hija de seis años y yo comemos aquí todos los jueves (probablemente la mayoría de los miércoles ) y nunca estamos decepcionados. La comida de los restaurantes es consistentemente buena ( y ha sido durante los últimos 2 años ) y si tienes espacio puedes tener el mejor helado en York como desierto. El personal es atento y te hace sentir como en casa al igual que Bepe que es dueño del lugar. El jueves es la noche de música en vivo, por lo que vamos allí para escuchar a algún artista real tocar jazz suave o música folk mientras comemos algo de buena comida. Prueba el frapato de un tinto orgánico, de la ciudad natal de los propietarios y que no te puedes perder x

Excellent with authentic Italian cuisine, we sat outside for a wonderful lunch in the sunshine. The wild Boar gnocchi was stunning, as was the calamari which was light and succulent. The staff were so friendly, it was very busy so booking is advisable on a Sunday but we hadn’t and were able to sit outside easily.

Very kindly fitted us in with no booking. Pulled a table and chairs from outside. Very friendly and excellent choice. Food was very authentic and so tasty. Recommend the tiramisu as an excellent dessert. Will definitely return...

Excellent pasta and pizzas and good to see the place busy. Staff are attentive, friendly and funny!

I have to write a review because it is incredibly rare to find somewhere that looks after and takes care of you with warmth, kindness and excellent fresh food to top it off. We turned up without a booking on the weekend with a baby and a very tired 4yr old. They read the situation and helped us to enjoy our meal and keep the children happy. We last came here pre Covid (not local to the area) a walk in again, and I remember having to tell the chef how good the risotto was. Thank you, we can't wait to come back.

I can't really review the food, as we were never allowed in to try it. Twice. The first attempt was at about 8:15 on a Tuesday evening. They had customers, but not like a line out the door. We were asked if we had a reservation. No, it's a pizza joint. Oh sorry, we're fully booked. Ok.... The (very good) Thai place had room for us. Two days later at 6PM! We were again asked if we had reservations! It was practically empty. They can't make a pizza for two without prior notice? No room, go away. I suggest you take them at their word, and go elsewhere.

Donatella (a mixture of chocolate and Hazelnut) was a delicious flavour to try, lovely staff and fast service!

Limited seating but great food. Excellent gelato bar. A favourite place.

People are nice and the ice cream is probably a 5 star. The risotto is one of the best in york and the pizza is also ok.

Superb gelato ice cream. Service could be better as some staff stood watching whilst the queue gets bigger.

This really is a gem of a restaurant just outside the centre of York. The road itself has a nice feel and the restaurant encapsulates it nicely with a warm and atmospheric feel that does feel authentically Italian. The menu is extensive but not overwhelmingly and food is reasonably priced. On this visit I ordered the diavolo pizza (with added anchovies!) and was one of the best pizzas that I’ve ever had. All other meals were excellent, freshly cooked (in the open kitchen) and served promptly. Service was warm, friendly and efficient. We topped our lovely visit off with an ice cream each which is an absolute MUST for anyone visiting. The meal came to £70 for four who all had a main meal and a drink. Fantastic place that we consistently recommend to friends and we can’t wait to return.

Fantastic cappuccino with creamy froth & ice cream heaven, such a wide range of gelato a must for Italian food lovers 🇨🇮

I just popped in for a quick lunch, the food was good the ice cream amazing , I will come back with an update when I will go again to try other stuff from the menu.

Great night great food - the chicken pea fritters were like hash browns - delicious

A perfect summer lunch, fresh n fabulous and finished off with their amazing gelato

Fabulous freshly cooked Italian food . Also icecream which is out of this world . Friendly service . Reasonable prices . That was our 5 th visit .

The restaurant itself is quite nice, and the live music that evening was also really nice. However, the pizza I had was absolutely bad! It was so mushy and extremely greasy. I definitely would NOT eat pizza here again!

Rarely do I eat something as rudimentary as a carbonara and exclaim "this is ruddy delicious!!". Possibly the best I've ever eaten. Our lass had the mussels (looked and smelled delicious- sadly I cannot eat them). She said they were divine. Great selection of wines. Simple menu- every dish I saw looked lovely. Great friendly, unobtrusive service. High quality food, and good value to boot. Looking forward to more summer evenings outside this gem.

Had not been for a few years but took three 10 year old boys for ice cream recently and it’s still amazing! The Gelato is divine. Whilst it was heaving when we arrived, we still managed to find a table and the service was quick and efficient. Loved to see that it was as good as ever!

I had risotto which was delicious, however the two pizzas that were ordered for my daughter and boyfriend, were very sloppy and uncooked in the middle, the chef said that’s how Italians cook pizza🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ after saying something another pizza was brought but was not cut!!!! Since getting home my granddaughter has been sick everywhere (she had some of the UNCOOKED pizza ) first time there my daughter has said she will never go back!!! NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE AT ALL

We were given the food and drink menus and were only allowed to sit outside with the dog. The menu has something for every taste! The food, we had pizza, was brilliant!!

Food looked great and tasted good,must try the ice cream,yummy,keep up the good work.

Fabulous family run Sicilian restaurant. Still the best gelato I have found apricot tart was the special yesterday. Great food and service.

Wonderful place, lovely staff, super chicken wings . Excellent pizza, so tasty great ingredients and ti finish off gorgeous ice cream top-notch food would definitely recommend highly. 😉👍

My sister and I came here for lunch and I'm so glad that we did. We shared a margarita pizza and chips which was yummy. We then both got some gelato which was marvelous. The staff are friendly and kind. I highly recommend this place and will be back for sure.

Always delivers great service, food, choice and awesome Gelato (ice cream) and Arancini. Closed on Monday but any time is good. Book early for Jazz Fridays.

Went here with a large group and staff were very accommodating and made sure we had space. The calzone was amazing, especially with the chilli oil they serve on the side. Highly recommend this place!

Never fails! One of our favourite restaurants in York and it never lets us down. It’s hands down our favourite Italian, the pasta Norma and mussels in spicy/tomato sauce are our favourite. They always have some tasty specials going too. What a gem, we delayed moving away for a few months purely because we were so sad we couldn’t pop round after a hard day at work! Side note… the gelato can’t ever be missed!

Staff was friendly and the place was very clean. The best part was the food. Three of us ate there and all got different things and we agreed that the food is excellent. You will not be disappointed with this restaurant. Well worth the time and money to stop here.

Lovely food and attentive staff. Nice to eat in a family run restaurant rather than a chain. Restaurant is quite crowded inside and felt slightly hemmed in. Nice atmosphere with lots of people chatting away. Live music also played while we were there. The pizza are 13" so quite large. Only downside was that the pizza had too much tomato for me and this made the base soggy. Still a lovely pizza and I cleared my plate.

Great gluten free pizza. I mean REALLY GREAT! Service a little erratic, but friendly. Busy, even on a Tuesday.

This is absolutely rubbish with disrespectul Italian restaurant in York. We have ordered the take away pizza its because they said its all fully booked, However there was a seat in front of ice cream area. and a group of people came in and someone just cancel the seat and they can have them. What a lie and we have been just watching them. I get why they took them because they are local but the manager should have taken us first! And pizza didnt came out for 20mins and they served other tables but we don’t ! It was above the oven!!! Highly do not recommended this Place.

Disappointed that we got there too early for lunch on a Saturday, but the brunch did not disappoint! The poached eggs in tomato sauce with sausage, as well as the sausage panini were both phenomenal. The sandwich was simple but a generous portion and made of high quality ingredients. The egg dish was packed to the brim with flavor (and also quite grande)! I wish we had learned about this place earlier so that we could have come back again during our trip and try the pizza and pasta.

We were in York for my birthday. We stay there alot, often at Rowntree Park in our Motorhome.We have had breakfast at Trinacria on many occasions, it's just round the corner from the site. We went for lunch for a change and chose Ravioli and Meatballs respectively. The food was amazing. So well cooked and presented by authentic chefs. Well worth it for a treat.

There were three generations at lunch and everyone enjoyed their food. The atmosphere was good with lots of families eating and many young children.

I was so disappointed by this restaurant, after reading all the amazing reviews I had such high hopes so I booked to go for my partner’s birthday. It took forever for the server to come over for our drinks order and in the middle of taking it her friends turned up and she stopped to hug them and say hello before finally turning back to us, it took nearly an hour to take our food order and when the food came it was very average. Overcooked calamari, spicy red sauce mussels when we had asked for them in white wine and the plain garlic bread covered in tomato sauce. The mains were fine but not fantastic and just throughout the evening I felt we were not being seen to. We had to flag down servers to get more drinks and had to go up to the bar to get the bill because our server had sat down with her friends and was of no help that evening. I really hate leaving reviews like this but we will definitely not be going back here. Just feels like a waste of time, effort and money for everyone.

A really relaxed, yet vibrant restaurant. Food was delicious, service was spot on. Live music was a bonus. Best pizzas in York!

Small restaurant with Italian / Sicilian specialties with an adjoining ice cream counter, most likely with artisanal ice cream. Small atmosphere, homely but attentive service and good food with careful attention to the speed of raw materials Price in line with high UK standards

Really enjoyed our meal (seafood spaghetti & risotto). The restaurant was very busy and quite noisy but the service was quick and the food was delicious.

Carbonara was amazing! Incredibly delicious! I ordered it every day when I came. Also liked Minestrone, Zuppa di cozze, Le Arancine Prosciutto e Formaggio, and for dessert - ice cream and Cannoli.

Hands down the most lovely Italian. Nice and relaxed welcoming atmosphere with attentive and friendly staff. We ordered pizza and ravioli and they were delicious. The gelato was the nicest we've had since visiting Italy and took us right back to our holiday. Will be back next time we're in York!

Lovely pizza and very friendly staff

Most excellent lunch, veggie capricciosa pizza and the tomato, caper and onion salad, both super tasty and arrived really quickly. Friendly staff and great service, nothing not to like :)

Fantastic to have (clearly labelled) vegan options! The Norma pasta was especially tasty.

Cute little establishment seating around 30 covers. This was the first time I've been into this place, and now probably won't be the last. Very brief run down coming up. 2 mains ordered. Spaghetti carbonara, and the spaghetti with mussels in a spicy tomato sauce. Both are very good. An ample amount of mussels, but for me, a little more spice in the sauce wouldn't have gone a miss 😉. 1 dessert of chocolate ice cream. Right up there with some of the best I've ever eaten. I've heard great things of this place before, and now I'm glad to have finally ventured in.

Fantastic food and Fantastic service

It was a great night for my birthday. Staff were kind and brought me out an ice cream cake. I recommend the chicken Caesar salad.

Sehr leckeres Eis! Wir haben bei einem Lüneburgbesuch diese Gelateria auf Empfehlung aufgesucht und wurden nicht enttäuscht. Wir haben draußen gesessen, auf einem kleinen Platz mit Blick auf eine Kirche und alte Häuser. Die Bedienung war sehr freundlich und das Eis schmeckte wirklich gut. Wir würden wieder kommen.

Absolutely amazing. From the friendly, smiley service from all staff, to the amazing fresh, authentic, and delicious food. Such a gem and in a quieter part of town which is nice on a touristy weekend. Didn't try the gelato but it looked incredible and lots of other visitors had it. They also managed extremely well with our large group, with all meals coming out at the same time. Highly recommend

Great gluten free options on mains and superb ice creams to follow. The second time we've been here in two visits to York and would definitely go again.

Very busy Friday night but all seemed calm in the open kitchen. Everyone enjoyed their food. Gelato first class.

Had an eary dinner with 3 grandchildren. They enjoyed the garlic bread starters, pizzas not as good I'm afraid. Adults meals OK but can not put up there in top York Italians.

Absolutely amazing food, fantastic place and nice service. We are sooo grateful for such a delicious food. We definetly back!

Gelato was really nice, thank you.

We try to come here every time we visit York. The Sicilian/Italian food is very good. Nice buzzy atmosphere. Kind staff. It is often busy but you would expect that. Proper Italian food cooked by people (Sicilian I think) who know what they're doing. Good value. Fantastic home made ice cream if you are into that.

Amazing!!! Highly recommend!!! From food to ice cream, everything is delicious!!!

Waited half an hour to have my order taken and another hour to have my mains served. The pasta was way too overcooked.

What a lovely place!food was fabulous,staff were so helpful and a lovely ambience.will be back!

Great meal at Trinacria last night. This lovely local restuarant never fails to please, the food is fresh and full of flavour, the staff are friendly and the ice cream is fantastic! Looking forward to coming back again soon.

The arancini is out of this world!! It is a must try!

Really disappointing experience after a previously good meal here. We waited over an hour after being seated to receive any food. The system in this place is ridiculous, giving drinks quickly but unwilling to take food orders; there are obviously problems in the kitchen and with communication with the small service team. The restaurant was very full with one large party and 2 smaller ones but if they can’t deal with that number of customers they shouldn’t take reservations. The food was only adequate, though not special; the lasagne being very sloppy. We will not return.

Called for a table late in the day, they went out of their way to get us in. Had some nice pitza, one was veggie base, couldn't fault them, hot, tasty and a good topping for us. The ice-cream is a definite, loads of flavors and the ones we had were great.

Found this restaurant by chance on our trip to York.We really enjoyed a simple evening meal of pizzas and ice cream. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Recommend this small independent restaurant.

Trinacria serves traditional food from Southern Italy. It is one of the best Italian trattorias in York. This time, the risotto ai funghi was outstanding. Don't miss it if you come by Bishi Road

Loved it. thoroughly italian hospitality will be back

Recent lunch could only be described as below average, lasagne bubbling hot on the outside and warm in the centre and chips which could only be described as cheap frozen rubbish, disappointing to be honest, on the plus side amazing ice cream.

I cannot begin to tell you what a let down this restaurant is. Considering its location, you’d think they would do better. We popped in for a quick lunch on a Tuesday afternoon. The food was less hit and more miss. We ordered the lasagne which was actually okay, a couple of pizzas (one gluten free) calamari and garlic bread. Firstly, you cannot call what was given to us pizza as it’s a lie. The only similarities in what a pizza is and what we were served was the shape. If you want decent pizza, go to Cresci or Spaghetti Junction which is across the road. No charring on the pizza, no cornicione with crunchy edge on the outside and light and soft on the inside. Please advertise as ‘our best effort at pizza’ and the correct methods or just don’t make pizza. The calamari….£9 for around 10 pieces of frozen calamari is an absolute joke. The garlic bread looked like it had been bought at Tesco and there was a distinct lack of garlic with oddly, a tomato sauce on it. The lasagne was their only saving grace. Let’s get onto the customer service. Disappointing to say the very least. Once we were eventually seated, we were left in the wilderness for around 10 minutes. When our order was eventually taken, the waitress was attentive although I have issues with my food and drink order taken in one go. The whole place looked highly disorganised, staff sat at the bar on their break, staff eating behind the bar and a severe lack of actually being felt like we were welcome. When it came to leaving we asked for a box for our unfinished pizza. You would have thought we had asked them to get out of a complex escape room for all the time it took. I left extremely disappointed by the whole experience. How this place is still in business is beyond me. For what they provide, they definitely shouldn’t be. What was most upsetting is that I had to pay for the ordeal. P.s. if you are going to advertise carbonara, have the decency to list with the correct ingredients. Cream and bacon don’t belong anywhere near this dish.

Just been today to try it for the 1st time. The spaghetti with mussels was very tasty and cooked well. Good wine. Unfortunately the service wasn't great. Although friendly, they just didn't seem to notice I was there despite me being at the table closest to the bar where the staff all congregate. I would have had another drink and perhaps a dessert but neither was offered to me. Had to flag staff down to ask for the bill and had to get up and approach the bar to ask to pay despite there being at least 4 staff within 3 metres of me. Just felt like a burden by the end. Maybe because I was a lone diner so less important? Not sure really. Left hurriedly without leaving a tip which is unheard of for me. Would probably try again as the food was good but won't hurry back or particularly recommend.

Great food but let down by service. I was basically ignored. Started well but could not attract anyone's attention to order another drink so just didn't bother. Struggled again to get anyone's attention to get the bill and eventually pay. Not sure why this was so problematic as there were at least 3 staff members gathered at the bar right in front of me at any given time but they just weren't paying attention which proved so frustrating that I left without leaving a tip which is not something I ever do.

Amazing! Amazing food, amazing gelato and amazing friendly service! Highly recommend. Was super busy but everything was on point 👌🏼

Delicious meal, with good vegan options and multiple vegan ice creams! The best vegan affogato I've had in years! Good wine list too.

Let down by frozen chips which where over cooked. Meals where amazing lasagne salad

We had lunch at Trinacria on Sunday, sat outside alfresco with our dog. The food was exceptionally good. I had the seafood spaghetti (from the specials) and it was spot on. The Galetto was also very good. We spent a leisurely lunch and we weren’t rushed by the staff at all. There is a small area inside the restaurant (by the window on high seats) that is a dog friendly for when the weather isn’t accommodating. Highly recommended.

Amazing service. Outside with good weather cannot be better place . Quality food. Outstanding. Keep it up guys