Ieva Gylyte
Beautiful interior and ambience with attentive and knowledgeable staff. Lots of great wine options. I was recommended Shiraz by the waiter and it did not disappoint - Shiraz has now become my go-to choice when it comes to red wine.
Regarding their food menu, I think they have mastered their burger, which I believe should receive no less of recognition than their stakes. Their burger is packed full of flavour and its huge!
For a dessert, I highly recommend their sticky toffee pudding - it was the best sticky toffee I have ever had!
Thank you to the chefs and the front of house team for a great experience.
Becky Sharp
Absolutely delicious food, great choice of wine. What let the experience down was being in a small room with noisy people and overloud music. The Sunday lunch menu had some great options and was value for money.
Luke Murray
One of our favourite restaurants we’ve visited in recent times. Everything from the starters to mains and cocktails was superb and faultless. Although the service was slick and efficient we didn’t felt rushed, even after finishing our meal. We’d like to thank our waiter Heather for the wonderful service and friendly hospitality she bought to the meal as well as her knowledge of the menu and dishes.
Although just visiting on a holiday, we would definitely return should we be in the area and would highly recommend to anyone. A true little gem in York! Tucked away in a beautiful venue!
Shan S
Just wow! Visited for our anniversary last night and it was our first time visiting. Staff were lovely, it was a beautiful atmosphere and the cocktails and food is incredible. We both had the Tbone steak and the sides were really good portions too! We couldn't quite manage a dessert but the drinks were lovely. Definitely will come back here again next time we're in York!
Nickie Bonner
Don’t walk past.
Booked on a trip advisor recommendation for Sunday lunch.
Superb food, service and atmosphere. The staff were friendly, welcoming, knowledgeable and attentive.
It wouldn’t have been a location we would have found if it hadn’t been for research & recommendations. Definitely a great find and one to revisit when we return to York.
Gavin Chapman
Beautiful little high end bar / restaurant. The bar was nicely busy giving a nice vibe. The restaurant primarily focus on steak dishes and they were cooked to perfection. The waitress (Heather) was very attentive, polite and friendly, so good my wife and I needed to ask her name to drop a thank you in a review :)
Toby mak
Starter so detailed. Service good Taste amazed me 😋. Will try out the steak section next time. The coffee ☕ not my blend. Over all good. 👍
Kemi Blundell
Best meal I’ve had in a long time! Brilliant tasty food, friendly atmosphere and super friendly staff. Massive shoutout to Heather who went above and beyond during our meal and was very knowledgeable about the food and drinks pairings!
10/10 would recommend this restaurant!
Tony Jones
Amazing dog friendly resteraunt.
The food and service were brilliant.
If you want a high quality dog friendly resteraunt you won't find better.
The monks fish and sea bass were excellent as we're both the starters and deserts.
If your in York please give it a go, highly recommended.
Nikki Watts
The Sunday roast was incredible, highly recommend booking. The service is excellent
DD D
Absolutely beautiful the steak oh my days melted in my mouth highly recommend this place.
Mike Young
My wife and I were visiting York for a week and found The Whippet Inn completely by chance, and then dined there for five consecutive evenings. The food is superb and sensibly priced and the team running the dining area and bar, under George Lawson, are very friendly, attentive and efficient. And of course the chef deserves maximum praise. Thanks guys for five very enjoyable evenings.
martha gevaux
The best Sunday lunch we've had in York. The staff are so friendly and helpful and it's a very cosy and clean pub.
Emily Hansen
Had a roast here for Father’s Day and couldn’t fault it. The service was absolutely impeccable, the food was delicious with the most tender, flavourful beef I’ve ever eaten. The pork and black pudding starter was jam packed with flavour, with the perfect balance of richness and freshness. The caesar salad was crunchy, fresh and incredible. And the brownie was rich, gooey, and absolutely delightful. The atmosphere was lovely and the staff couldn’t have been better if they tried. Absolutely will be coming back soon.
Oon-Hui Ng
Absolutely delicious! Staff were fantastically friendly, courteous, and helpful with welcoming smiles despite what I am sure is a tiring job. Food wise, the steak (I had a ribeye) was excellent, and my starter (beef carpacio) was especially delicious! Would definitely recommend!
Dominika
Amazing Sunday roast and great vegetarian options.And the fried gherkins! The staff is very helpful and polite. A lovely place for a celebration meal or a date (or to be honest just when craving for some heartwarming delicious food)! Recommend booking at least 2-3 days in advance for Sunday roast, it gets busy. Great cocktails!
George
A thoroughly enjoyable evening! Great service (both competent and friendly). Steak and risotto were excellent and well prepared. Bread and butter pudding was a winner. Cocktails and wine were spot on, too. Definitely would return.
Bex Emma
We live in York and have been to the Whippet a handful of times.
After our visit yesterday, we again came away feeling slightly flat and a bit disappointed, mainly due to poor service.
Yesterday the service was slow, the place wasn’t busy and we seemed to be waiting a loooong time for each element of the meal (ie, drinks, food, pud). We ordered a pint and a half from the beers available (having asked what they had), the waiter/Barman then came back and advised us that the beer my husband had picked had finished and been changed last night, so offered us an alternative new beer. He also offered a replacement if we didn’t like the new one, which we ended up taking, as the new beer just wasn’t very good. The replacement beer then didn’t arrive and when we reminded the bar man, about 15 minutes later, he seemed totally bemused that we had asked for it. He then disappeared off and appeared to top up a pint which he had partly pulled earlier. I’ve been a bar maid and waitress, I know that hand pulled pints have to settle a touch before being topped up, but this one had seemingly been partly pulled, left for 15mins, and forgotten, whilst he was doing something else. We were in on a Monday lunchtime so the place wasn’t full or particularly busy as we were probably one of 4 tables eating.
I had the chicken trio which was nice, but whilst the pie was piping hot, the rest of my meal was lukewarm at best.
That said, my husband enjoyed his steak, and mine was nice despite not being very hot. Wine was also very good.
It’s a shame really as the Whippet is a pleasant place and could be really good if service, and moreover attentiveness, was just improved a bit. Others have clearly enjoyed their visits, so we have maybe just been unlucky...
Tara Louise
It’s our first visit to York and we’ve not been disappointed.
My son has food allergies and other food issues related to his Asperger’s Syndrome so eating out can be difficult.
Not only were the staff incredibly knowledgeable and helpful but the food was AMAZING.
We both had rib-eye steak and just raised our eyes at each other with the first mouthful. The best steak we’ve ever had and the rest of the food was just as good too.
Our waiter told us the menu had been revamped recently with a view to being more mindful of allergies, vegans etc. Well done. It got s huge thumbs up from us.
It was also lovely to be able to know we could eat in an adult environment!
Melodie Hampson
Had dinner here on Sunday as a party of 8. They’d put us in the private dining room which was probably for the best as we were quite noisy! The food was simply fantastic. Our waiter was knowledgeable of both the food and wine and he was great fun. I think we all had steak of some kind and every plate was clean. One thing worth mentioning... no cider. If cider is your tipple make sure you have a back up!
Mark O'Reilly
Great little place. Service was very good and the food was first rate. Steak was a little overcooked, but when I spoke to the waiter, they comped our wine, which was very good of them..
The food really was lovely with a great menu and a good selection of wines. Great steak selection too. Just make sure you emphasise if you want it very rare. I think they overcooked mine to be 'on the safe side'...
Other than that, 5*...
David Hamilton
Superb food, beer, atmosphere and staff - just a stone's throw away from the heaving town centre. Brilliant, and well worth a visit. :-)
Sue Wheatley
Great food, friendly staff, very attentive. The best steak I've ever tasted! This was our 3rd visit and it has never disappointed I'd give 6 stars if I could!!!! We will definitely be back again hopefully soon
Dee Middleton-hall
2nd visit and at the same table!! The service was second to none, the knowledge was top and the food was just the best! If u want a great steak, a lovely evening with the other half or a group of friends this is the place. Just the toptastic night!! Definitely would go back again and again. Thank U for a perfect night! X
Tasha McMullin
Had an amazing meal here last night for my birthday! Found it by chance after meeting a couple in York who recommended it, called to book the same day without realising the high demand, lucky for us there was a cancellation for the same night! Service and food were great, Katie was a great waitress and very accommodating and knowledgeable in all things steak!
Probably the best steak we’ve had, no faults!
Bartender knew about all things gin and what to pair it with, amazing rhubarb gin and ginger ale (or 4)
Very glad that we found this for our last night in York! Highly recommended if I could give 10 stars I would!
Steven Derek
The food was gorgeous probably one of the best steaks I've ever had and The service was fantastic would definitely would recommend it
Vivica Taylor
We were recommended to come here for our anniversary dinner! We were not disappointed! The staff were very professional, the food was gorgeous!! Highly recommend!
Andrew Donachie
Absolutely beautiful restaurant. The steaks are second to none, Cooked perfectly. The staff are friendly and welcoming. Their selection of gin is awesome too. Would highly recommend. Will be coming back next time I’m in York. 5 start all the way �
Louise Farman
Absolutely brilliant, we had a super time here for a Birthday meal. We could not fault the service and the food was amazing. We would highly recommend the Fillet steak.
KevinandTracey Waite
Went on Friday for an early dinner, had a fabulous meal - struggled with what to order as a starter as nothing appealed to us, however we just went with nibbles instead of olives and deep fried gerkins which were delicious. 2 fillets steaks with whiskey and mushroom sauce and to finish a delicious banana cake dessert. Thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish
Steve Fielding
The food was great the beer excellent especially the vanilla porter. The service was attentive and quick. It was a great find straight across the road from our hotel.We will return when next we visit York
Yorkie_Traveller
Super Steak!. We decided to try here after hearing good things about it and I also love the fact they use local Yorkshire produce. <br/>We dropped in one lunchtime through the week, it was pretty quiet, but that didn’t detract from our experience and preferable to a packed high street chain elsewhere in the city centre.<br/>I had the 40 day aged fillet steak (rare) and it was simply amazing, up there with the best steaks I have had anywhere in the world, the accompanying chips were ‘proper chips’ too!<br/>Both meals were excellent, so good in fact we went again before we returned to Australia (I had the fillet steak again!)
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