Read Reviews About York Restaurants

French Restaurants in York

1. Fish and Forest Fish & seafood restaurant in York 13 Grape Lane - YO1

“Glad to see Fish and Forest settled into its new, larger home in a more central York location” – Steven Andrews’s descriptively-named bistro shifted to this “new Grape Lane location” in August 2024 (a site previously owned by his parents and run as the 1331 Bar & Grill). He serves an “excellent, inventive and short menu” (four starters, four mains, two puds) which changes frequently based on the availability of produce. One reporter complained that there was “not enough of the forest on the menu”, but there is mostly all-round praise in feedback for the “comfortable environment, knowledgeable staff” and “some outstanding flavours coupled to impeccable ingredients that make for a lovely experience”.

Price*

£73

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Food

Very Good

Service

Very Good

Ambience

Good

2. Middlethorpe Hall British, Modern restaurant in York Bishopthorpe Road - YO23

2022 Review: “A great place for a civilised lunch” – so long as you don’t expect culinary fireworks. This impressive William & Mary country house on the outskirts of York is owned by the National Trust (and was once the residence of traveller and writer Lady Mary Wortley Montague, who introduced the practice of smallpox inoculation to Britain after witnessing it in Turkey).