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It was lovely to sit outside by the terrace. Friendly staff

Disappointing Experience at The Viceroy I visited The Viceroy recently with a friend and was left feeling quite disappointed by the experience. From the moment we sat down, the service felt indifferent. Not once were we asked if we were enjoying our meal or if everything was okay, which is something I'd expect at any restaurant, especially when it wasn’t particularly busy. I ordered the Murgi Masala and specifically requested it to be made mild, as stated when I ordered. Unfortunately, the waiter was less than accommodating, insisting it should be served medium hot "for the flavours." Despite my clear preference, the dish arrived as medium hot, and as a result, I could hardly eat it. Yet, when our plates were cleared, no one asked why I had left so much of the food untouched. On a positive note, we started with the pickle tray, which I enjoyed, and my friend found his Chicken Balti to be acceptable, but overall, the meal and service fell short of expectations. I had hoped for a more customer-focused experience, but sadly that wasn't the case.

Visited as part of a group of 12 this weekend and WOW!! Everything was incredible. 12 extremely happy guys, many of whom suggested it was the best Indian food they'd ever eaten!! Delicious food, incredible service....5 stars isn't enough. We'll be back!!

Only attended funeral lunches lately but food pub and staff all great.

Unfortunately did not have a great experience here due to mistakes that could have been avoided, we booked a table for a work celebration there was about 20 of us, we preordered based off the menu online. I had preordered penne marinara from their online menu, as I am from England I understood that this was just a tomato pasta sauce, and there is nothing on their online menu to suggest marinara is seafood, however I received a penne pasta with tomato sauce and seafood. My sister is allergic to seafood and I don’t eat it to keep her safe. I told them I didn’t order seafood penne, he became angry and shouted at me that I did, I asked to see the menu when he showed me, that’s when we all realised their online menu is different to the one in the restaurant, he brought me a menu to say marinara is seafood, but this is not mentioned on the online menu we used when we preordered, and unfortunately being English and not being Italian, marinara in England is just tomato garlic sauce not seafood like it is in Italy, my fault for not knowing marinara means seafood in Italian but the manager or owner who was serving us just began shouting at me. A female waitress apologised and moved him away from me and brought me just a tomato penne pasta said sorry again and understood what had happened and fixed the issue without an issue, clearly a mistake on both parts. After I’d eaten it the angry manager came over and asked me how my seafood pasta was sarcastically. 3 or 4 of us preordered the online menu tomato garlic bread to start, and one of us ordered a tomato garlic bread for their main. But when it arrived in the restaurant it was a plain garlic pizza bread, as their menu in their restaurant is different to the one online and doesn’t include tomato. Also despite pre ordering two of the starters were missing and had to be chased up 10 mins or so after we had all eaten our starters and the same happened again for our mains, two were missing and a side of chips which we had to chase up. We spent about £582 and just didn’t feel we had a good experience despite pre ordering and we even brought our pre order on a document with us to make sure we were organised when we got there. Food was excellent however and we had a good time. Just a shame to be shouted at in a restaurant by the manager at what clearly was a genuine mistake, as I don’t speak Italian.

This place is amazing. Amazing staff who are happy to help and assist in any way. A welcoming and friendly place to enjoy some delicious food and drink. One of York’s best kept secrets. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

This review is based on my recent experience on Sunday, October 13th at about 2:00pm. My husband and went to the Hairy Fig for a Sunday lunch. This was his first time there, mine was the second. I had already been there with a friend a few weeks ago and it was all great so I was quite keen for him to try it. At that time it wasn't that busy so we got seated straight away. A lady approached us and said that there were a few items off the menu (pies, sausage rolls etc) so we were OK with that. As I had already been there, I knew they had gluten-free options (the sandwiches are also available on GF bread) so I was going to order the bluecheese one. I was the one who ordered first and, to my surprise, the lady said that they didn't have GF bread and she said that she'd give us a few min to read the menu again. At that point, I sort of knew I didn't have many options. I thought about the quiche but I would need to ask if it had gluten. When she came back again, my husband asked what the options (for me) were. She said that they had GF crackers and that they could serve the cheese platter for me and/or soup with crackers. Unfortunately, we had to leave. I was expecting to have PROPER lunch like I did the first time I went there (a toasted sandwich with salad and crisps on the side). My whole issue with this experience was the lack of proactivity and the overall poor service. I did not understand why she would just leave us to to read the menu again when my options were so limited (she could have said it from the beginning). What was the point of waste time when my second choice (quiche) was not suitable either? Had I ordered it, would she have stepped back to let us read the menu again? It was quite a disappoinment. I know the food is really good but, once they run out of GF bread, there's a lack of choices for people who can't have gluten. Also, the service wasn't the best. It is not that they were really busy so they have no excuse. We ended up going to Mannion and Co. There, we were greeted by a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable man who got us sorted straight away. Such a shame we didn't experience something like this at the Hairy Fig. After this incident, we won't go back or recommend it to anyone else.

The Swan is one of a clutch of York pubs, often dotted around the edge of the city centre, which can be described as good old-fashioned boozers. With pleasant wood-clad rooms & small back yard all served by a single bar it prides itself first and foremost on the excellent quality of its ales. Snacks including crisps, wasabi peas, pork pies and other delicacies complement the fine ales on offer. No background music/TV/gaming machines or other public house distractions. Dogs are welcome.

We ate well although some dishes lacked a little flavor. Quite a variety on the menu. There was only one waiter and since he wasn't there it took us quite a while until we could ask him for the bill and we couldn't order another drink while we were eating. Taking all this into account, somewhat high price. Still I will try again.

had breakfast here and got to say it was very nice and was freshly made and it was at a good price, the service was very. a nice place for breakfast

Ok so this was our first time here and it is an amazing place. It has a calm rustic appeal - cosy might be a better word. We parked at the Shambles which was about an 8 minute walk and was pretty straight forward. The staff were attentive and the times between ordering, finishing and following up were perfect. You never felt rushed but you also never felt like you had been forgotten either. The food was delicious and well presented, the main portions were generous. Pricing was really good as well, we had starters, main course, dessert and some drinks with the price coming in at a tad over £100 which was really reasonable. We really enjoyed the whole ambience of the place and will definitely come back again. Highly recommend.

What a fantastic independent venue. The Reuben was good, the coffee great quality and the staff super friendly. Exactly what British business should be.

The price is very expensive comparing with other HK-style canteens in UK. Food is ok, but definitely not value for money and it is overated.

Food is ok but ordered a delivery through Deliveroo and they left off half the order. I called the restaurant and they basically said they’d do nothing about it and I should contact Deliveroo. I told them that the delivery wasn’t the issue and it was the missing order (that I paid for) and just wanted the rest of my order and they told me they wouldn’t help. It’s really good enough to be honest.

We went to Molly's Tearooms for lunch one Saturday. York was packed and it was a bit hard to find because of all the people milling about, but we were glad we made the effort. We decided on jacket potatoes with creamed mushrooms and the lady apologised and said they only had one potato left, but offered us the mushrooms with toast instead. She said the mushrooms came in a separate dish so the toast wouldn’t get soggy. Our meal arrived very quickly and we shared the toast and potato. The mushrooms were absolutely delicious and plenty of them. Very pleasant staff and a lovely little tearoom. We recommended the place to our next-door neighbours who went two days ago and they also thought it was great. We’ll be back!