31 Castlegate Restaurant

beautiful food excellent service can't believe I haven't been before. will definitely be returning.

Food good, friendly staff. Impressive to have a vegan set menu but you have to ask in advance.

Très bonne cuisine, parfait. Accueil chaleureux, gentillesse et professionnalisme. Je recommande vivement.

Food & service excellent will definitely go again next time we are in town

2nd visit cannot fault it still as good as the 1st

really enjoyed our visit we will be back it was our first visit and it wont be our last very nice

Fantastic food and a lovely atmosphere. Do not walk past!!!!

Excellent food, attentive but unfussy service. Highly recommended, no reservations.

A warm welcome.Lovely meal-delicious duck breast. Waitress Charlotte was great

Excellent food wine and service Very nice would def go again

We booked here for our visit to York because of the vegan menu but not long before our visit my daughter was also diagnosed as coeliac therefore required gluten free options. The restaurant were so good & she was able to enjoy a 3 course gluten free vegan meal. Highly recommend & we would definitely return when next visiting York.

Lovely atmosphere. Great food superb service. Excellently situated in middle of city.

Lovely meal and staff great, catered for all needs, thanks!

Love this restaurant, food is always lovely . We had the set menu fantastic value Highly recommend it !

Lovely setting, friendly, excellent service and really good food beautifully presented. I wish I lived locally so I could be a regular.

Very good food, too many hen runs, too much noise.

Unfortunately we never hung around to find out. We arrived early and were asked to wait outside.

Execellent restaurant and would definately recommend. We Will be back

Lovely food fish cakes for starters amazing good service would definitely recommend

This is the second time we have been here and we love this place, the food was amazing the steak was nice and juicy, the staff were very friendly and helpful, can’t wait to come back to York and eat there again

Good food. Staff attentive, but three quite unimportant errors made.

Lovely tasty well cooked food served in a friendly environment.

Fab vegan options, lovely puddings. Reasonably priced - especially the set menu

Had a wonderful time. Great food and very friendly staff.

I chose this restaurant to celebrate my partner's birthday, before going to the Grand Opera House. We live in York and this is one of our favourite restaurants here. That's the best recommendation I can give.

Lovely friendly staff & really great food at a very reasonable price, good selection on the set menu for all tastes. Would definitely recommend and would visit again when in York.

Did not live up to the expection I had of a ‘ extraordinarily charming atmosphere’ as quoted on the website Arrived at 2pm for our 2.15 booking, and asked for the vegan menu. Was asked if we had mentioned at the time of booking (used online booking and it didn’t mention we had to) and was told as there was no base ingredients everything had to be made from scratch (sounds unlikely) and that as they closed at 3 we probably couldn’t have a pudding.... so felt rushed from the start (it was completely empty) The starters arrived very quickly (so obviously had prepped) and they were fine, the main I had (chickpea burger) was very thick, dry and just in a dry bun, no sauces offered to go with, the chips were lukewarm and not crispy (I couldn’t eat it all as it was dry and I have a huge appetite and was starving) so that says something,even the McDonald’s veggie burger comes with lettuce and sauce etc! Ended up with 30 mins spare but even so didn’t want a pudding after the experience so far. I found the service a little OTT, the gentleman sat typing on his laptop near us (in an empty resteraunt) which wasn’t idea for our early valentines meal! The all back tables etc showed lots of dust, a weird combination of music on, quite loudly, all in all the menu sounds promising but did not deliver and certainly didn’t enjoy the experience, went straight to True Story for pudding, which is the complete opposite vibe. I want to support places that we’re trying to have good vegan options but I certainly don’t have cash to waste on dry food and weird service, sorry

Easy to find and well located. The greeting was friendly and the service good. It was Friday lunchtime but it was quiet only us and a table of five. The decor was dark and shabby and lightening up the colour scheme, renewing the carpet and furnishings would help. The choice was limited but varied and the food was good. Price was very good.

Everything was perfect for our daughter's 21st birthday celebration - thank you. Two of us had the vegan set menu and the other 6 had the main set menu and it was all delicious, as well as good value. The staff were very welcoming and made sure it felt like a special celebration. I'd recommend it to all.

Lovely food, well presented. We all felt sorry for the person who served us, who we assumed was the owner, as he was rushed off his feet and could have done with some assistance. However as a family we don't get chance to get together too often so the slower service suited us. If you are a vegan I recommend you mention this when booking. The vegan food looked tasty and there was a good choice but we had to wait as this was prepared from scratch to order. This was my fault for not mentioning it so I have no complaint about that. I would certainly return.

This was my first visit here. Great food and friendly staff who made us feel very welcome. Lovely birthday lunch with friends. Will definitely come again.

The food was absolutely gorgeous, the place has a lovely atmosphere and the staff were really nice, I can recommend this place highly, it’s a little gem

Lovely food. We went at lunchtime to celebrate graduation. My son is Vegan so fantastic that there was a vegan set menu. Everyone in our party of 4 enjoyed what they ate. Staff very helpful and attentive

Just one word excellent food and service we ate on New Year's Eve 2018 and really enjoyed couldn't fault it the restaurant was busy so a good amosphere Thank you

Very pleasant staff and upmost service; highly recommendable will be happy to return in the near future. The quality of food was fantastic and enjoyed the rooms decor too

Lovely Christmas meal. Pretty room and helpful staff. We really enjoyed the Christmas menu. Finished off with some good cheese. We will go again. Thank you

Sea bass was fantastic. Great service . Very enjoyable lunch! What more do you want! Good choice of menu, would recommend it highly, restaurant nice and busy would suggest booking.

I have eaten here many times, and love it, The food and service have always been superb. This time I took four friends who were new to the restaurant. They all approved of my choice!

A lovely restaurant, a wonderful meal, excellent attentive but subtle service. Food was beautiful, although we were too full too sample the deserts 😊 very reasonably priced. Thank you

The restaurant had a Lovely environment, great wine and great food! We had the steak and venison which was delicious. Reasonably priced for a good meal out

the food we had was great would defiantly recommend. Great service by all staff everyone was very friendly. Will be back next time we are in york

Our last night in York, a fantastic weekend rounded off by a fabulous meal at 31 Castlegate, exceptional food (especially the venison assiette), very friendly staff and superb wine. Great food, great ambiance and great night, highly recommend.

Thoroughly enjoy visiting this restaurant every time we come down to York. We have never been disappointed.....food always gets 10/10 from us. Will be back

A beautiful location for six of us to enjoy a lovely 50th birthday meal with excellent value and service. Thanks for helping us celebrate our special occasion

Very relaxing dinner! We arrived early but the staff welcomed us. Very friendly staff and it was a delightful dining experience. Food was great and value for money. Recommend this cozy place!

The place looked a little run down and we were squashed in a corner. I could taste the stock cube/soup mix in the meal I was eating, which wasnt too good. Very nice staff.

Fantastic food quick service and great staff they are very helpful and polite. Prices are very reasonable. Love the decor and the restaurant is very clean

Excellent evening- attentive friendly service. Delicious set meal - confit duck with a balsamic jus, followed by sticky toffee pudding balancing a tuile of ice cream in a moat of butterscotch sauce - such great value.

We really enjoyed our meal at 31 Castlegate. The food was very good and the service was excellent. We ate early evening before a show and the waiter very helpful in getting us served on time.

Very good restaurant. Now I have found it I will be going back. Owner was very polite and friendly and was quite willing to adapt the menu to suit our requirements.