22 Yards Wine Bar — Restaurant in England

I've heard they've got a new head chef around July and having eaten at places he's previously worked (name dropping Skosh) and knowing the quality of person he's worked under I've been wanting to try this place out for a while. Spoiler... It wasn't a disappointment!

The menu reads well, a selection of small and not so small plates that you can order to share, or not! I love this style of cooking as you get to try more of the menu.

I couldn't fault any of the dishes we tried. The potato pave was crispy, but unctuous from the duck fat, topped with a delightful black garlic puree and a hefty pile of finely grated Old Winchester (a British version of parmesan - almost). The joyous slow cooked lamb belly, a slab of deep fried breaded goodness, rich but not cloying with some blobs of chutney and sauce to cut through the richness.

A classic endive, goats cheese, beetroot, dukka, and orange salad just done well. To complete, the veg tempura with a batter so thin and crispy you'd think the chef had trained in Japan. Not forgetting the brown crab rarebit, absolutely delicious, if I could just get my hands on the recipe of that one!

A classic apple tatin for dessert, well executed. Lots of wine by the glass and after a couple of glasses each £141 to pay for 3 of us seemed very reasonable for a meal I couldn't fault. I I had to be mean the scallop was just good.

Looking forward to next visit, just hope the dishes I didn't get to try are still on there.

I wouldn't pay any attention to those one star reviews just below 👇 sound like a bunch of people who value quantity over quality. £4 for four good chunks of good quality bread is pretty average for any decent restaurant.

Hats off to the chef, I wish him and the team...

People be warned !! Avoid at all cost . This place excels at ripping off tourists with its lazy, substandard , expensive food.

This place has to be my biggest disappointment in York and it worries me that establishments such as this fleece the tourists that frequent our beautiful city.

I had been longing to attend this place for a while now as it looks so appealing from the street. But you should never judge a book by its cover . The food was worse than terrible. There was no cheffing skills apparent in the small plates we ordered. The charcuterie board at £32 was an embarrassment for the city of York , lazily prepared with no presentation at all, a few scraps of sliced meats and some non descript cheese sparingly scattered on a wooden board .

The manager was an absolute mess. He hasn’t got a clue and when we brought the food quality to his attention he thought he’d try and palm us off with the promise of extra cheese … literally , not listening and just throwing cheese at the problem . This nonchalant,” couldn’t give a damn because we rinse the transient tourists” approach to hospitality is not what York needs or deserves.

After the managers pathetically weak intervention, I simply refused to pay for charcuterie board.

I explained to the manager that the other dishes had not been “cheffed” and he took that as an insult to his staff and proceeded to ask me to leave . I was taking about the food but he took it personally very quickly …. I think he and his chef are in the...

By far one of the best establishments in York.

My (now) wife and I visited for drinks a couple of times earlier this year, and found it so pleasing that we chose it to host our wedding reception last month. We were going for an intimate cocktail party vibe, with champagne flowing, good food, good music and good drinks, a brief that 22 Yards absolutely nailed.

Everything was utterly perfect from start to finish. One of their staff Hannah also happens to be a very talented florist, so she decorated the venue with beautiful arrangements that matched our autumnal colour scheme. The staff were amazing; Daniele, Lottie and the rest of the team went above and beyond to take care of our guests and ensure no one ever had an empty glass. The food was everything we wanted it to be and everyone commented on how incredible it was - the phrase 'best wedding food ever' was even uttered! The chef even took on the challenge of creating steak tartare canapés as it's one of my wife's favourites. As if this wasn't enough, we also had one of the best views in York right outside (which was very handy for grabbing photo ops with our photographer during rain breaks!).

We can't thank 22 Yards enough for helping us have the best wedding day possible, and making the reception everything we hoped it would be. We'll be customers for life now and I can't recommend them highly enough.

(Photos attached were taken by our brilliant photographer...