The best restaurants serving British food in York Yorkshire and The Humber

I had the pork sandwich and was surprisingly impressed with how delicious it was... Outdid my expectations... However the service was abysmal. Took forever to make a sandwich and the seating area was carnage. Overall a mixed bag... Don't go here in a rush and I'd advise to take away and enjoy in another area of York

One of the most interesting hospitality experiences I have had. I did like the venue, good lively student / tourist vibe, busy but still room to pleasantly relax and observe all the goings on while having a drink and food. Comfortable seating, and warm, so dried out nicely from a horribly wet and windy day. It certainly did not promise well - walked up and asked for a lunch item, to be told it was table seating and they were still on brunch. After a wait my brunch order was taken and I asked for fresh orange without ice (it was a cold day outside and ice just waters down what is already a cold drink anyway). After some wait, I was told we are now on lunch menu so I ordered what I had wanted in the first place ! I complained about the drink, which had arrived full of ice down to the bottom, and due to this and the mess up over the wait and brunch / lunch turnover point, they gave me a fresh orange without ice and made no charge. They were very apologetic and couldn't have been nicer to me. The food, when it eventually arrived, was excellent, very tasty indeed, very enjoyable and a delight to eat. Don't think I can give a full 5 points, but looking back over the whole experience, I would give it 4.5 I think. In the end only the slow service let it down, as the mistakes were rectified very well.

Nos alojamos en The Nags Head. NO recibido por el propietario. Estaba en la habitación 5. Sin calefacción. Cama rota y el colchón tenía muelles asomando. Reportó el estado de la cama a la limpiadora porque la casera NUNCA mostró su cara todo el tiempo que estuvimos allí (4 noches). Ni siquiera apareció cuando pagamos. Envió a la limpiadora a tomar el pago. Ruidos fuertes a partir de las 5 am. NO es un bed and breakfast. NO hay desayuno y NO se sirve comida en el pub. Las escaleras que conducen a las habitaciones son en realidad escaleras de escape de incendios que son tambaleantes y oxidados. Lo que se llama dog friendly, solo si puedes subir a tu perro por las escaleras de salida de incendios. Muy inseguro subir caminando. Difícil subir las escaleras con una maleta / bodega. NO RECOMENDAR. ¡Encuentra un lugar más reputado que este pub!

We visited on April 24th having read the good reviews on here. Arrived just after 6 and the pub was already quite busy ( always a good sign) but we got a table to eat ok. We then had an excellent pub experience of some good drinks and great food. The 3 young ladies who were serving both drinks and food were all very friendly,polite and efficient. The food was good British Pub food. I had Sausage and Mash and my partner had Gammon and chips. The pub itself was old fashioned but in the best sense, beams and fireplaces, loved it. Would definitely recommend but might be worth booking.

Came into the black swan with some mates, not allowed a pint because my id is apparently too bendy. Fire that staff member for refusing customers service for too bendy id’s didn’t even check the hologram on our ids or raise lettering just bent my id and said it was too bendy.

Very busy on Saturday night they have sports on plus music so you find yourself surrounded with people that are just shouting at each other as you can't hear each other. Wouldn't recommend the food

Tried the fish and chips here and it was an amazing dish! The service was great, everyone answered any questions I had, about the beers and sauces. The restaurant also has a lovely "antique" atmosphere and decor, which was nice for a visit to such as old town as York.

Food was absolutely lovely and timely as well, service was great too

Paid a little visit with my mum today for NYE food. The chap who welcomed us was super friendly & made us real totally at ease. We had fish n chips & steak & ale pie with their fab big chips. Both were piping hot & absolutely fantastic! Will 100% be returning to try the Sunday roast. Thank you for a lovely welcome with home cooked delicious food.

A busy pub with lovely staff but felt sorry for the girls who were working hard but were rushed off their feet. Took my allergy seriously which was great. The garlic schnitzel was lovely…extremely garlicky but not a problem for me. Hubby’s roast dinner was good but the veg was undercooked and hard. The beef however, was delicious. We were advised the food was an hour wait and it was.

3rd time now staff have been rude paid 7 25 for aprol spritz was warm and flat served with lemon I said its nent to b served cold with segments of orange I was told suck it up and see well really I see why the pub is so quiet

We were over visiting the university for my son. We stayed next door and went in for food on two nights. The service was fantastic. Warren our waiter remembered us. The atmosphere was lovely, the service was quick and good value for money. Little personal touches made the difference. The chef was Max and as a vegetarian the food was superb. My son ate meat and it was also fantastic. Highly recommend and we will definitely be back.

Really good place. Cheap drinks and great service from Daniels! Had a great night with friends. Definitely will be back soon!

This place has hugely gone downhill over the past few years. The cafe has absolutely no atmosphere - no Christmas decorations, no music and no soul. Staff are not welcoming or friendly. No one told us to order at the counter so we sat for 20 mins waiting to be served. We ordered afternoon tea for two and it was very very average - thankfully we had a voucher, otherwise I would have been fuming to pay £37!! I ordered a kids toastie and asked for a few crisps with it (willing to pay) but was told this is not possible, despite adult toasties coming with crisps. The toilet was absolutely disgusting and had no soap - I mentioned this to the waiter and he said "yeah I know".

Such a beautiful pub on the inside and out, sadly let down by the service from one of the waitresses who clearly doesn't like to deal with the public. The roast dinners had such potential to be amazing, however the food was let down by bad tasting gravy and all the vegetables tasted of aniseed, and there was no stuffing nor cranberry sauce to accompany the roast turkey! Sadly wont be back any time soon.