Ambiente Tapas Fossgate

Would highly recommend this place for so many reasons. Firstly we had failed to book anywhere on a Friday night and although they were extremely busy they managed to accommodate us. They put us in a private booth which really was lovely. The service was second to none and the food was amazing. Will certainly be revisiting on our next trip to York.

Had a fantastic meal here yesterday. Really lovely place with modern yet authentic feel. Clear that the owners have passion and expertise in the cuisine. So pleasing to see a generous veggie and plant-based section! Only giving 4 stars because 2 of my dishes were stone cold when they got to me but they still tasted excellent.

Always lovely food. Good service. Restaurant was cold on arrival and took about an hour to heat up (Saturday afternoon). Only negative - the mushrooms were not advised there was I think smoked pimento in the dish, was over powering in taste and not enjoyable - I did mention when the bill was presented.

We had a great time at Ambiente for an evening meal. They managed to squeeze us in last minute (thank you guy on the front desk!) and the food was fantastic. They were busy but we were not waiting long for food. We had patatas bravas, lamb patties, mussels, meatballs, feta, dates wrapped in bacon and tortilla. They were all lovely but the patatas bravas were incredible. We also had a tasty sangria and mango vermut. Thanks for having us!

Decided to call in for a drink and a snack, while passing by. Great decision. We chose 3 tapas, I had a delicious house red and my husband had a lemon beer. We had Halloumi, feta salad and croquettes. All were beautifully presented and the flavours were wonderful. We will definitely be back while in York. Wish they had one of these restaurants in our home town.

Visited October 2023: this is one of the rare wheelchair accessible places in York so met with a friend for lunch. The staff were pleasant and our waitress helped us choose some dishes and gave her opinions on which to choose and the food was bought out fairly quickly. 3 diners and we each had 3 dishes and the bill came to almost £100 so you’re looking at £11 a dish which for me seems quite high but I’ve never had tapas before so maybe this is expected? They put a service charge on the bill which I dislike because staff are paid proper wages, this isn’t America. If people want to leave some cash afterwards that’s fine but adding service charges I feel is very tacky. Increase your already high prices if you’re not getting enough. I feel it leaves a bad taste after dining out but that’s my opinion. Wheelchair accessible and toilets are located downstairs with a good accessible bathroom.