RestaurantsNorth YorkshireYorkYO1

survey result

Summary

£77
 ££££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Hidden away on one of York’s least-photogenic streets” (their words), and spread across “several cosy rooms”, this decade-old establishment revolves around “very tasty steaks” featuring flavoursome and ethical beef from ex-dairy cows sourced in England, Galicia and France. The owners also run The Stone Trough Inn in Kirkham Abbey.

Summary

£65
  £££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “owner-operated pub that’s now basically a restaurant” is noted for its “great steaks”, with cuts sourced from ex-dairy cows in England, Finland and Galicia in Spain that are put out to pasture for two years after retiring – providing ethical beef with a fuller, more developed flavour. “Fantastic wines” complete the deal.

Summary

£62
  £££
3
Good
2
Average
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This exposed-brick steak and ale house – they have a 14s-and-over-only policy, so leave the kids at home – turns out a “good value and interesting menu” where Yorkshire meat is the star. Top Tip – ‘Let’s Get Roasted’ Sunday lunches, running until stocks dwindle, around 4pm.

Summary

£50
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Better-than-average pub food” – especially the main event, making the most of Yorkshire meat – is the draw to this “very popular” and trendy brick-walled steak and ale house (14+ only, so don’t bring the kids).

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Have you eaten at The Whippet Inn?

15 North St, York, YO1 6JD

Restaurant details

Yes
14
No dress code
14

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£14.30 £24.50 £4.90 £9.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £27.00
Filter Coffee £3.50
Extras  
Service 12.50%
15 North St, York, YO1 6JD
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Opening hours
Monday5 pm‑11 pm
Tuesday5 pm‑11 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm
Thursday12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm
Friday12 pm‑12 am
Saturday12 pm‑12 am
Sunday12 pm‑10 pm

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