Restaurant Recommendation

Maybe best to cross Italy off your holiday list.

 

Used to be amongst my favourites but I haven't been for about six months now. Particularly liked the Sunday lunches until twice on the trot we went, booked in advance, and both times they had run out of something, either the roast beef, roast spuds and even the Yorkshire puds.
Its a different menu on a night time and the place is quite lively atmosphere wise but again, the last two maybe three times we have been the service has been appallingly slow. So we now give it a miss. Locally? Cognac, the French place on Chanterlands Avenue is decent, but again like a lot of places these days, it's either smaller plates or smaller portions, but it is still pretty good value.
Someone mentioned the Westwood above. Nice place but vastly overpriced in my opinion. On my last visit I ordered steak and chips, cannot remember the actual cost but my half towards the bill for a table of four was well over £200 and we were in and out in an hour. Steak came, very nice and the chips came in a tin mug, and that was it, nothing else on the plate. Next day I was in Three John Scotts Wetherspoons in town and the steak and chips was the special, £8.99 with a pint, and it was as good, if not better.
Pub grub? Dog and Duck in Beverley, £8.50 steak pie and chips, excellent. But you have to book in advance.

 

£100+/head is well into Michelin star prices, unless you were drinking Chateau Rothschild?

 

It is a Michelin Star establishment and we did have a rather nice bottle of red, and a couple of gins but fair play to the place, it is something special and the service is top class, but my paricular choice of steak and chips, was just that and in my opinion overpriced.
Probably my fault, as pointed out by Egon Ronay below, that I misread the menu and the onion rings and mushrooms were extra. Hold my hand up, I didn't know. Still dear, though. Having said that, we are back in a fortnights time and now pre warned.

 

So like I said the steak is overpriced. Mind you. I don't look at the price, like you.
And I may have been hungrier in Wetherspoons, where on price, their steak was excellent value.

 

Alright, it used to have, it is still considered as one of the best places to eat in East Yorkshire, or are you going to argue that point aswell?

 

Whites in Beverley used to have one I think. Dunno if it’s open.

 

Fair enough, and I've ammended my original post, I've been a couple of times, and as I never take my reading glasses, I honestly didn't know that the sides were extra. We are back soon and I will pay more attention next time. Daughter of mine was in there whilst the races were on quite recently. Couple of pikey's on the next table were sexually abusive to her and actually threatened her husband, who isn't a fighter. Spoilt their night completely. The manager was excellent and although the pikeys were not thrown out, my daughter and her husband were moved to another table and the bill wavered. Just shows that the price doesnt keep the riff raff out.

 

Never did, some places even let me in

 

I'm surprised they let me in.

 

I do smile at comments about 'paying for quality' as there was one restaurant locally that people used to say that about that was known to bulk buy Asda smart price meals.

 

Same guy, John Robinson who has owned Whites since 2008. Was there 4 weeks ago. 9 course taster meal £75. Excellent

 

Apparently ordering a cappuccino after noon is a big no-no.

Decent grub, but the menu never bloody changes. We've started using The Star at Sancton more recently.

 

****e vegan options, so not had my custom.
Tip that Ernesto

 

I was in piccolo on kingswood at weekend the worst service i have ever known.....wont be going back there anytime soon

 

Roadhouse on Newland is decent - but you get A LOT of food, so go hungry.

That Brazilian place on marina is also belting.