Wildwood Kitchen in York

Best food place in York in my opinion, always have great banter with all the staff whenever we visit and the food is out of this world aswell as the service

Very attentive staff. Couldn't be more happy to help.

Love their gluten-free pizzas. Taste and texture just like flour crust pizzas.

We always visit Wildwood when we come to York.My sister and I celebrated our birthday on Wednesday 27th November .Thank you to Philippa for the complementary bottle of Rose wine,such a lovely gesture.Also great to see Georgia back after having her daughter Rosie.Excellent Service on Both our visits.We will be back next year.

Lovely place. Food was mediocre and nothing special but a lovely place for a general meal with your family.

Enjoyed a lovely meal at Wildwood. I opted for the mozzarella and caramelised onion garlic bread starter and then the Christmas special of Turkey and all the trimmings. The dauphinoise potatoes were delectable and the meal was overall fantastic! Washed down with some strawberry lemonade. Really enjoyed all the different flavours. The restaurant is beautifully laid out. The only let down is the draft that brings through the cold air everytime someone enters the restaurant.

Gluten free option available was lovely

Lovely food and great cocktails

Excellent food and service. We visit every time we are on our annual trip to York and we always find the food and service to be a very high quality.

Always a pleasure coming here great food, friendly staff, gorgeous interior

I recently dropped in for a meal and I was seriously impressed! The food was top-notch, especially the Traditional Bolognese and Margherita pizza – both bursting with flavour and beautifully presented. The service was spot on too; the staff greeted me warmly and made sure I was enjoying everything. The atmosphere was just perfect for a chilled dining experience. Can’t wait to come back again soon!

Lovely food, staff, service and atmosphere

visited during the week and we ordered pasta & steak. steak badly overdone and pasta was cold. when we raised the issue with staff we received a very poor response and the manager appeared to find it all very amusing (didn't come over to speak to us, just sent waiting staff across.) overpriced and all in all a very poor experience and won't be back. used be a much better quality of food and service. take it from me there are much options for food in York

We visited on Tuesday evening, food was fantastic, staff were lovely and service was great, will definitely recommend to anyone visiting York😊

We dined twice here during a 3 night stay, so that says it all! The service is excellent, the food is good, my only quibble is with the atmosphere, which is rather lacking. And it’s not very relaxing because it’s so noisy.

A really nice restaurant that caters for people with Coeliac or gluten intolerance. Food is delicious!

Visited on a Friday evening and was greeted by a friendly server who got us a table immediately. Service was quick and food arrived promptly. Everything was fresh and hot with the seafood risotto being recommended.

Lovely place to eat if you like Italian food, atmosphere was lovely service was quick food was lovely.

Fantastic for a family meal! It was our second visit and we will definitely come back! Food is absolutely delicious with the best pizza ever (according to the kids). This is a lovely place with great atmosphere and service. 5* from us

Enjoyed a very nice Pizzetta and salad while visiting York!

Lonely little place to eat, good cocktails

Disappointment. Tuna is very watery very blad tuna taste on it possibly from quick defrosting. Arrabiata contains barely any chicken.

A lovely place to dine. Staff very accommating and friendly. Tasty food and great relaxed atmosphere.

I was enticed in with a huge electric display advertising today only specials, I'd also checked online there was supposed to be lunchtime specials. I asked for a quiet table but they were only using half the restaurant so you can imagine it was busy so no quiet table, I asked about the specials I got given just a menu with new dishes, I'd been here before so I was expecting the same kind of service and set up, I ordered just a basic pasta dish, it was flavoursome and hot, good portion, I ordered a dessert which was nice, then came the bill, full price and service charge. I explained about the advertising in the window and online, no it's full price menu today is all I got in reply, so I asked why advertise it then That's surely false advertising to entice people in to spend money, I did end up paying the full price which left a bitter taste in my mouth if I'm totally honest. The food was ok but way overpriced for a lunchtime meal, IV been here before and really enjoyed the experience and food but this was an evening and the day I went was a lunchtime and the difference was obvious. The staff were attentive The dining space and tables nice, kept clean even though we were all kept bunched up in one area, so IV kept my rating fair but if I ever chose to visit again I definitely wouldn't choose a lunchtime and I'd debate on a evening as well when there is so much competition and chose nearby.

A great evening and lovely food. Service was great and friendly. The restaurant was quiet that evening, but we were well looked after.

Visited York for three days and by chance went in Wildwoods for a meal.. so glad we did it was delicious so went again the next evening ..waiters are very helpful and efficient will definitely visit again next time we are in York and recommend the restaurant to friends. Thank you .x

10/10. Nice atmosphere, nice food and nice staff. Served by a girl with a septum piercing and excellent eyeliner. Will be back soon!

So quickly service, nice people , good food an not so expensive , good

Vegan burger was served with burnt oven fries. Replaced with a pathetic salad after complaint. A few lettuce leaves, two olives and a few slices of onion. It included the hard central core of the lettuce , normally thrown away. Absolutely no effort.

Lovely decor inside, service was good. Food was tasty and did the job, but I didn't feel it was home made more batch made. Would go back if needed somewhere quick and easy.

All I can say is this was a special experience with the perfect service and the most wonderful food. Amazing

The staff were excellent, especially Bethany: friendly and attentive, but not intrusive - knowledgeable regarding allergies too. The gluten free pizza was good but not any better than any other chain restaurant (annoying to pay extra for a GF base too!). The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere and great music. I would definitely return.

It was decent, but the steak was very chewy. Overall, the family enjoyed the visit.

Fabulous evening, great service, wonderful food and the staff were so thoughtful. Thank you x

Friendly pleasant staff, nice relaxed atmosphere , good service & lovely food , thank you

Visited Wildwood on a Wednesday night in August. I need a gluten free meal and was concerned about the warning on the menu which implied they weren't including all of the ingredients when stating things were gluten free but was reassured by the server that this wasn't what it meant. After looking at the allergen guide I ordered the gluten free spaghetti bolognese and sweet potato fries. The rest of my family had spaghetti carbonara, bolognese and chicken burger. Everyone agreed that, apart from the burger and sweet potato fries, the food was pretty average and certainly not worth the price. The spaghetti bolognese was warm rather than hot. My food came out clearly marked as an allergen meal which was reassuring though. The toilets were clean and the service was good.

Visited Wildwood on a Wednesday night in August. I need a gluten free meal and was concerned about the warning on the menu which implied they weren't including all of the ingredients when stating things were gluten free but was reassured by the server that this wasn't what it meant. After looking at the allergen guide I ordered the gluten free spaghetti bolognese and sweet potato fries. The rest of my family had spaghetti carbonara, bolognese and chicken burger. Everyone agreed that, apart from the burger and sweet potato fries, the food was pretty average and certainly not worth the price. The spaghetti bolognese was warm rather than hot. My food came out clearly marked as an allergen meal which was reassuring though. The toilets were clean and the service was good.

Fantastic meal, lovely staff and reasonably priced. The ladies serving were so friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Definitely recommend.

Great food and service. Kara our server was outstanding. Highly recommended this restaurant.

The service was fast and the food was great

Really nice food esp the sweet potato fries omg they're delicious the lasagne is really good, my partner had the folded pizza the 1st time, service was pretty fast as it was just starting to get busy, the atmosphere was nice & calming great for couples on a romantic date or just as a break for the adults, there was families there & it was quite nice would highly recommend this was our 2nd time in there & will be returning in Nov when we return to york again 😀

Such a cute restaurant with sooo delicious food and great service, I can only recommend it!

Lovely friendly staff. Great menu choice.

Very nice food, good service and great atmosphere

Absolutely amazing food ! Nice and clean restaurant with friendly staff 😊

Ordered food via Uber Eats to eat in hotel room (York Wildwood). No cutlery provided which made eating the mixed salad very messy. Ordered elderflower sparkle and received Appletiser. Only good thing was delivery. Unfortunately no way to contact Uber Eats to flag the issues.

Delicious gluten free pizza and normal vegetarian, very nice stuff and professional approach to allergies

Food was quick, tasty and reasonably priced

One of the best spaghetti bolognese i have ever tried

Found this restaurant on a wet drizzly day. Me u looked good so decided to give it a go. Prompt service, lovely food. We both went for the chicken salad, lovely fresh ingredients, the nachos were a lovely addition. We also went for the rosemary garlic bread which went really well with the salads.

We ordered takeaway from Wildwood yesterday and I was excited to order the new tuna niçoise salad. What arrived was not as pictured: no egg and very paltry portions of vegetables. The potatoes were undercooked and one slice had a rotten eye still in the skin. The tuna was good but it wasn't cooked medium as advertised, so felt tough around the ages. I've normally had good experiences with Wildwood so this was a real disappointment especially given such a high price.

Very poor service. Was seated promptly but then never returned to take drinks order. Other customers came in and he order taken in front of us. We ended up leaving.

We were so pleased we were seated as we hadn't booked and it was already busy. Friendly service and a welcoming atmosphere. Great music on in the background, that was just the right volume to hear and still chat. Great variety on the menu and great that smaller portions are offered too. The food was tasty and well presented. Thank you! We want to visit again for sure!

Visited Wildwood Restaurant today Sunday 7th July Lunchtime. Always confusing with their promotions. Today I was given the Lunch Time Menu. I Ordered a 3 Course Meal which should have been £16.95. However... when I wanted to pay I was told the Lunch Menu is only Mon - Friday. Why was I given the Lunch Menu.on a Sunday. Lets Think. 1. Maybe there had been a change in the Earth's Rotation Speed.... and now it was still Mon - Friday. 2. Maybe I had missed a Point in the Labour Manifesto and to increase GDP... Saturdays and Sundays have been cancelled. 3. In order to save the Forests Menus would be limited.. and you have to guess whether the one your given is Correct. 4. Or Maybe it's me....just a Stupid Oldie who didn't check that the Menu given was actually applicable...BTW what day is it... Anyway to say I am not happy about paying the full Menu Price of over £36..would be an understatement. If you have read this to the End. You have more time on your hands than me... HOWEVER KEEP OUT OF RipOffWood.... Their Motto must be.... "Say after me".. Open your wallet and help yourself... Cheers Pilgrim

Really wish I could give it a 3.5 , unlike some of the recent reviews we found the service and food fine /good , the staff were friendly and food was decent but nothing outstanding . Would I rush back with the amount of places to eat in York mostly likely not but only because of the amount of choice but it didn’t disappoint.

I was disgusted as my daughter found a hair in her pizza which was unacceptable as I don't expect to go to a restaurant and find a hair in the food .

Lovely restaurant with a very relaxed atmosphere. Lots to choose from on the menu. Food was very tasty. Service was perfect.

Avoid at all costs, this a restaurant run by un-experienced students, when you order a chicken salad you do not expect 4 pieces of withered lettuce, 1 yes 1 anchovy and what we believed to be a vey flat piece of chicken and all for the rip of price of £14.25 tbf I’d have gotten better at subway! When we were asked if our meals were ok I explained that I was surprised that the chef thought that acceptable to be sent out I know this is not 5 star restaurant but have some pride in calling yourself a chef. When it came to paying they knocked 20% off the salad laughable and one word JOKE. Anyway avoid and take yourself up the road to pizza express where you can guarantee a good sizeable meal.

Food was delicious, hot and well presented, staff were lovely too 😀

Excellent food & Service. Wouldn’t recommend the calamari - cooked to hell and was still charged for it, after sending it back

It was good but I didn’t get to post my picture of my monster on instagram and maybe win the challenge for the new monster icon for their kids menu but I got to hang it up on a wall on the side of the wall in the restaurant and thief vanilla ice cream was good.

Uncooked pasta. Broken muscle shells. Didn't serve orderd dish.

We’ve visited York many times and have just left this place. We ordered a hot chocolate which was just warm milk - all the chocolate was congealed at the bottom. We had ordered a bottle of wine which we had to open and serve ourselves, not the service you’d expect in an Italian restaurant paying over the top prices for a wine that tasted like it was a £3.99 bottle from Aldi. Food arrived, we had to request a bigger table because of the size of the garlic bread plate, the waiter had tried to place my meal against the wall at a 45 defeat angle! We had to practically move everything over to the new table ourselves, not much help from the waiter. Garlic bread was very undercooked, we had to send it back and ask to be cooked more. Seafood linguine came with chilli pieces that were far too big for a person to eat, muscles that were either empty or closed and only a couple of small prawns added to it with three pieces of squid. Told the waiter when asked if it was okay that it wasn’t and he said he would let the manager know. A lady we assumed it was a manager returned with our garlic bread now cooked and told us she would let the chef know, however no replacements to the missing or closed muscles appeared or any alterations to the poorly delivered dishes either. At the end of the meal the manager came over to us with the bill and told us she had applied a discount which turned out to be just taking off the service charge that they automatically add to every meal. Another waitress came to take our money and I told her I wasn’t happy about this as a discount of £7 for a £63 meal that wasn’t up to standard and service that was far from adequate was literally taking the proverbial. The waitress then said she would have another word with the manager who then sent her back over to tell us they had taken off £20 from the bill. When I questioned where the manager was and could she not be bothered to talk to us herself we were met with no comment. The restaurant was empty aside from ourselves and one other table and the manager was just sat on her backside pretty much the whole time. As a business owner would have made the effort to deal with the complaints myself and correct them immediately instead of sending over poor staff several times and I also would have replaced dishes or sorted out the discount correctly first time without having the costumer need to mention it at least twice, it was embarrassing for us and your staff. Shocking behaviour from her leaving her poor waiters and staff to deal with any complaints instead of dealing with them herself, no wonder the place was empty. Everywhere is struggling to gain business and this kind of service and sloppy food delivery has certainly made me think twice about spending my hard earned money in a place that doesn’t care about what it delivers or how to make the customers feel. Do yourselves a favour, there are over 600 places to eat in York, do not make this one of them and save your money and go elsewhere! We certainly will!

We’ve visited York many times and have just left this place. We ordered a hot chocolate which was just warm milk - all the chocolate was congealed at the bottom. We also ordered a bottle of wine which we had to open and serve ourselves, not the service you’d expect in an Italian restaurant paying over the top prices for a wine that tasted like it was a £3.99 bottle from Aldi. Food arrived, we had to request a bigger table because of the size of the garlic bread plate, the waiter had tried to place my meal against the wall at a 45 degree angle! The table was far too small for the plates and glasses. We had to practically move everything over to the new table ourselves, not much help from the waiter. Garlic bread was very undercooked, we had to send it back and ask to be cooked more. Seafood linguine came with chilli pieces that were far too big for a person to eat, muscles that were either empty or closed and only a couple of small prawns added to it with three pieces of squid. Told the waiter when asked if it was okay that it wasn’t and he said he would let the manager know. A lady we assumed it was a manager returned with our garlic bread now cooked and told us she would let the chef know, however no replacements to the missing or closed muscles appeared or any alterations to the poorly delivered dishes either. At the end of the meal the manager came over to us with the bill and told us she had applied a discount which turned out to be just taking off the service charge that they automatically add to every meal. Another waitress came to take our money and I told her I wasn’t happy about this as a discount of £7 for a £63 meal that wasn’t up to standard and service that was far from adequate was literally taking the proverbial. The waitress then said she would have another word with the manager who then sent her back over to tell us they had taken off £20 from the bill. A much better discount and what was expected. When I questioned where the manager was and could she not be bothered to talk to us herself we were met with no comment. The restaurant was empty aside from ourselves and one other table and the manager was just sat on her backside pretty much the whole time. As a business owner myself I would have made the effort to personally deal with the complaints and correct them immediately instead of sending over the poor staff several times and I also would have replaced dishes or sorted out the discount correctly first time without having the costumer need to mention it at least twice, it was embarrassing for us and your staff. Shocking behaviour from her leaving her poor waiters and staff to deal with any complaints instead of dealing with them herself, no wonder the place was empty. Everywhere is struggling to gain business and this kind of service and sloppy food delivery has certainly made me think twice about spending my hard earned money in a place that doesn’t care about what it delivers or how to make the customers feel. Do yourselves a favour, there are over 600 places to eat in York, do not make this one of them and save your money and go elsewhere! We certainly will!

Pizzas were amazing and drinks were lovely too!

Service was fine. Food tasty but served just about cold! Will go elsewhere next time in York.

Quite pricey for pizza but very nice

As a business owner it is with regret that I have to leave a one star review, but I feel compelled to as lessons need to be learned. Having walked just under a mile and a half in the rain we arrived at the Wildwood at 3.50pm. We were greeted by a female member of staff who said "We are not seating anyone until 4.00pm" That's okay we'll have a drink at the bar I said, we don't have a bar, she said. Okay fair enough despite scores of empty seats that we could have sat and waited we had to leave. I can honestly say we will never darken your doorway again.

Fabulous evening in York to finish our trip and the food and service was great.

Fantastic place and amazing for us as a family as they do the BEST gluten free pizzas ever! Service on the food was quick, so quick it arrived well before our drinks. Staff were great and knocked the drinks off the bill as an apology so can't complain with that!

When we went in, I was served straight away. My husband and son said their food was good but my daughter and I had a pizza that tasted like cardboard. My daughter's pizza had black hair on it. When I said to the waiteress about she just said sorry.

Nice pizza, relaxed atmosphere.

excellent food too good makes me wanna go again nd again.. nice atmosphere & service was also good.. we had pizzas nd tiramisu in desert both awesome taste 🤩

Nice atmosphere, very delicious food, and friendly service. I highly recommend

Time got changed after placed order 10 minutes before order was supposed to arrive food got here and was cold in hospital aswell so there is no way can even warm food up

We didn't book a table and turned up about quarter to 9 and they very kindly accommodated our party of 4....staff were lovely even spoke to the chef...the food was very good too...would visit again on our return to York

The food is delicious with more than ample portions. The Ammerero Sour was delicious. Lucy and Beth were amazing and treated us like royalty on our wedding anniversary. Thank you so much!

The food was amazing! Everything we ordered was so tasty and great portions. All the staff were attentive and friendly. I couldn't fault anything. I think I have a new favourite restaurant :)

I like the place cause you can get a seat and food quite quick, I normally like the taste, however I don’t know why the bill come to 27 pounds when I order a lasagna for 15 and a drink at 8 🧐 Do they charge the water? Not sure. Do they charge automatic service charge when service didn’t really deserve it? Not sure

Food was absolutely fantastic and service was great! My partner is coeliac so we are limited to where we can eat together. Server was very nice and checked that all food was totally gluten free and informed us that she had told the kitchen. Both of us had the prawns to start which were very tasty and a very good portion size! My partner had a gluten free pizza to which she said is the best she has ever had! I had the minute steak which was again very tasty and a good portion size. The server was extremely polite, attentive and in my opinion very good at her job! We will definitely be returning next time we are in York and I will definitely recommend this place to friends and family that visit often. Thank you

Walked in for lunch whilst visiting York. Good menu which covered a family of 4 and various food preferences. Nice interior, staff were friendly.

They forgot about us (they said it was a glitch error in their computer). We waited 45 minutes to get drinks and then food. They did comp us for the initial drinks which was a fair gesture. However, they forgot about us for a half hour to give us the bill. Experience lasted 2 hours 15 minutes. The server was nice about it, but I had to track her down to get the bill so we could leave.

The place itself is lovely, but the the food is very average and bland for the price you pay.

gorgeous food, lovely staff and nice atmosphere- bonus that they played Taylor Swift the whole time we were there.

Had a fabulous penne arrabiata here. Service attentive and friendly and lovely seating. My friend has the pizza salad combo and loved it. Really good value and nice wine too. Would recommend

Great service , very polite staff . Pizza was delish had 18 inch stretch instead of round which different but very tasty . Would definitely go again .👍

Delicious food, everything was freshly made. Even my mum-in-law really loved the food although she usually doesn't eat in restaurants 🙂 I had Cobb salad, I was surprised I got a grilled corn in it not from the tin 😁 Strongly recommend

Great service good food would definitely recommend and visit again

Lovely meal, staff were super helpful and we’ve managed 3 courses whilst the children were settled. Nothing was too much trouble. Food was fantastic.

If I could give a lower rating I would. Not usually let down by food in York, but this made an exception. Food was luke-warm when it came out. The penne pasta went cold within 5 minutes of touching it. We asked for the caramelized onions to be taken off their £8 garlic bread. They disregarded the request. Once we had grudgingly complained, the waitress was apologetic and would say they would inform the manager on duty. The manager didn’t have the decency to acknowledge or apologize for our poor experience and we were left with paying £40 for two cold pasta dishes and a stone-cold garlic bread. Save your money and time and go elsewhere!

I would just like to say we had an absolutely fabulous meal it was the Valentine menu that we tried and me and my husband had a brilliant meal with yourselves, so thank you so much and a very very big shout out too our server Beth who went above and beyond as we happened to mention why we were out, as we had been together for 44 years that day and we'll of been married 40 years in July which she thought was so sweet, speaking of sweet we were just so full after the meal we didn't manage a sweet but that is more of an excuse to come back sometime to dine with you again so once again thank you so much for making our special day a one to remember

Absolutely fantastic, mouthwatering food. So please we chose here to dine this evening.

We visited wildwood yesterday evening. Our server Shaniah was very attentive throughout the entirety of the meal, and was very friendly and made our experience dinning at wildwood a lovely time, ensuring our glasses were never empty .My wife has a gluten intolerance, and Shaniah was very knowledgeable and offered gluten free alternatives for my wife and my wife was very pleased with the food. Also the Philly cheese steak pizza was very tasty and great value for money. Will we definitely be visiting again!

Had a meal here tonight 15-03-24 lovely food,great service,only visiting for the week ,but wish we had come here sooner.

Great gluten free and vegetarian options. Reasonable prices. NHS Blue light discount and UNiDAYS discount. Friendly staff. Good service. Only improvement would be the toilets need some attention.

Awesome meal, loved the primavera pizza. Brooke really went above and absolutely made our evening. Really excellent sweet potato fries!

Lovely Italian restaurant. Good food nice staff.

Good food but the lunchtime service could have been better. The staff seemed unsure as if they were training, we seen 3 of them and 2 didn’t seem to know what they were doing and kept forgetting things. Would have been better if they were shadowing some people who are experienced. Was also not great that the service charge was automatically on the bill. This should be suggested and if not desired I certainly shouldn’t have to ask for it to be removed. (I know this is common in many places now) Anyway, if you want good food at reasonable-ish prices then for Italian cuisine I would recommend here.

The carbonara with chicken portion was for a child, not an adult. There were about 4 small pieces of chicken in the whole portion. The pasta portion was also too small. Taste was OK, but the value for money was terrible due to the size of the portion. The child pepperoni pizza has spicy chorizo on. I was not told why at the time, but he didn't eat half his pizza. The size of the pizza was appropriate for a three year old, not seven, your old. When I asked him at home, he told me his tummy hurt because the pepperoni was spicy. I tried a piece which I brought home and it was extra spicy chorizo. NOT APPROPRIATE for children. Too many drinks were not available. the temperature in the place was too cold. Service was OK but incredibly slow. We arrived at 645pm, ordered soon after arrival, and only got our main meal at 8pm. Again, it was not appropriate, considering it wasn't that busy. Most of the food was luke warm and not served hot. Would not recommend.

Great food. The allergen free options could be extended further but staff were knowledgeable and careful and chef did a great job of adapting to suit my needs.