• 31 Castlegate

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Fine dining restaurant located in the heart of historic York. Has a vegan set menu with four options for starter, main course and dessert. Open Tue-Sun 11:00-15:00, Tue-Sat 17:30-21:30, Sun 17:30-21:00. Closed Mon.


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14 Reviews

First Review by LittleLScott

trouvien

Points +289

Vegan
31 Oct 2023

Decent cheesecake

Came here since I'd heard about them having vegan cheesecake. Google said they do takeaway, but the staff reported that they don't, which isn't too surprising for it being called fine dining. They were still willing to send me away with a slice of cheesecake at least, though I expect the garnish and presentation would have been a bit more special if I'd dined in instead of getting a slice of cake in a box with two berries LOL. Still glad I tried it, qnd their other vegan options also looked interesting if I'd had more time to sit for a proper meal.

keep_it_tdy

Points +9139

Vegan
09 Jul 2023

Pleasant Experience at a Decent Price

We had the three course vegan menu and they even through in an extra dessert for us as it was a special occasion.

MrsFraser

Points +39

Vegan
04 Jun 2022

Birthday treat

I loved the vegan choices and the sticky toffee pudding was amazing! Will definitely go again.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Reasonably priced set menus, Amazing vegan pudding choices

SaffronSummer

Points +535

Vegan
28 May 2022

vegan 3 course meal

nothing out of the ordinary but lovely to sit and have a relatively cheap 3 course meal and cocktails! we went in march 2022

Pros: vegan menu, inexpensive , nice atmosphere

Sisibutch

Points +20

Vegan
25 Sep 2021

Worst ever dining experience

Having read positive reviews I was really looking forward to visiting this restaurant. Table booked for 7.30, kept standing at the entrance with no attention for 10-15 mins. Shown to table and ordered cocktails after a wait. Asked about vegan wine and told they didn't have any then saw some on the menu! Ordered a bottle, waitress brought red (we ordered white), took it away then said they only had enough left for 2 glasses of the vegan wine we wanted so had those. Ordered main course and dessert together as busy and thought it would save time. We waited an hr for our main course (I ordered a salad, my husband a paella). In the meantime by checking online we saw another (not marked on the menu) of the white wines was vegan but at that stage the service was so slow decided not to order. We waited until 10pm for dessert but nothing appeared so went without. Shocking service, the worst I have ever experienced. Bad end to a lovely few days in York. Strongly recommend that you avoid this restaurant. Very disgruntled customers (and we weren't the only ones).

Updated from previous review on 2021-09-25

Cons: Dreadful customer service and negative experience

DaniRobinson

Points +104

Vegan
03 Aug 2021

Amazing Vegan Set Menu

Was a great place to be able to have so many vegan menu options, and I loved that the vegan wines were also very clearly marked. The food was fantastic and a lovely restaurant with very helpful staff.

Updated from previous review on 2021-08-03

Pros: Vegan set menu with lots of options, Clearly marked vegan wines

MarkFisher25

Points +40

Vegan
20 Dec 2020

Superb

Fantastic food and superb value. Fixed price Vegan menu with 2 starters and 2 main courses, both superb and really flavoursome.
Service great and great price.
Will definitely return.

Pros: Vegan fixed menu

AdamWood

Points +22

Vegan
24 Sep 2020

Great meal

Has the 3 course vegan set menu. Really great tasty food and at £20 for 3 courses it was good value for money. Great service and will definitely be back.

Pros: Good vegan set menu , Good service

NatalieSparkes

Points +22

Vegan
14 Nov 2019

Book ahead, it's worth it!

This traditional French restaurant also has a separate set vegan menu. You can choose 2 or 3 courses for a fixed fee. And the food is absolutely fantastic! The crispy seitan starter is hands down some of the best food I've ever eaten!
And because they also serve meat, my omni partner was very happy

Pros: Excellent food , Friendly staff

Cons: Book first

LizLloyd

Points +9

Non Veg
26 Oct 2019

Great meals

I’d give them 5 stars if I could
We were a mixture of vegan, vegetarian and lactose-free omnivore (and a pescatarian child). We had various options from the vegan menu and they were all delicious - special menu for the seitan with sesame seeds and Asian-style salad, and the chocolate brownie. The child’s fish and chips was a proper fillet, not fish fingers,served with proper ketchup and vinegar. High chair provided without fuss.
The serving staff were patient and helpful.
The service was a bit slow, but it took us a while to choose our meals and we weren’t rushed. It was a shame the vegan menus weren’t put out without asking for them, as there were a lot of foods that non vegans would enjoy.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Food tasty and well-presented, Patient serving staff

Cons: Service a bit slow

avocado_jess

Points +2904

Vegan
30 May 2019

Three course vegan meal

Had the vegan set menu of three courses. They also cater well for gluten free. Good range of vegan wine and beer. Very tasty fishcake and meatballs (pictured), and delicious apple crumble and custard. Lovely staff. Good central location.

nathanjh13

Points +447

Vegan
17 Feb 2019

Good menu, ordinary

Good choice here but fairly ordinary fare. Nice staff, bit pricey, slow service.

Pros: Vegan options, Staff, Central

Cons: Nothing special, slow service, pricey

Dafyddcaerdydd

Points +48

Vegan
23 Jan 2019

Excellent place for vegans

A good vegan menu with good choices. Very pleasant decor, a place you could happily come to for a special occassion. Would give it five stars if this was allowed.

Pros: Exceptionally good value for money.

Cons: None.

LittleLScott

Points +23

Vegetarian
02 Nov 2018

A great meal

I ate here with my family. I was really impressed with the vegan choices on the menu, unfortunately they were sold out of most! I could knock them down for this but the food was that good I just can’t. I had the tofu pie, mash and gravy. Dessert was a great highlight... warm chocolate brownie and ice cream! I would absolutely go back.

Pros: A range of vegan options , Good value for money




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