Ambiente Tapas Fossgate — Restaurant in Great Britain

Me and my partner went here last night after wanting to try something different. We was told by a young man at the bar to sit there and he pointed at a table. We then sat there for a further 20 minutes without anyone communicating with us or offering to get us a drink. While we appreciate you are busy during this time two young servers in black stood behind the bar chatting with another lady who I feel was management because she was dressed differently (pink floral top, pink hair, skirt and doc martens) . The three young women actually spent 5 minutes looking at a Corkscrew, I remember this as this was the point where my partner said 5 minutes and we are walking out. Just before we was actually spoken to the server covering our area stood at the top of the walk way looking (as if to check her area) honestly I don't even think this poor lady was told we had been seated, it was as we turned to ask if we order at the bar that she realised we was new customers, and while I don't want her in trouble for taking so long to serve us I honestly believe it was poor management as the lady in the pink shirt spent more time on the computer checking tables and not directioning the staff towards the partons. Food was fast out even with one wrong order (which tbh we didn't care at this point we wanted to eat and leave) and one order didn't turn up until we had finished eating, again at this point we was asked how the food was by the server but the food wasn't that great so we initially didn't care that the food hadn't shown, we didn't eat the late food but still paid regardless as at this point we didn't feel it was even worth the complaint as the lady who appeared to be management seemed more bothered about having a good chat with the bar staff. We ended up paying an fairly high amount for food that was plesent but not fabulous and we ended up paying at the bar because after asking for the bill it didn't come. Honestly to sum this up its expensive and extremely slow service, there was still odd tables free too so it wasn't full. Me and my partner are in our 30s and we actually said to ourselves on leaving why isn't there an adult present because no-one seemed to be in charge. I'd have rated a 1* but I honestly think our server wasn't being told anything and it's not very...

Having been to this tapas restaurant before several years ago, we knew to expect good quality food and great service, however we weren't prepared for quite how incredible this place had become.

Deciding to push the boat out, several of our group wanted to try one of their sherry flights (pictured), but had very little knowledge of sherry. One of the staff members spent a considerable amount of time helping us select the most well suited flight for each person, which kicked the meal off to a great start.

Being recommended about 3-4 dishes per person and being a group of 4, we went with a conservative 10 dishes from across the menu and they were ALL to-die for. I won't mention them all but the chorizo and potatoes were great and paired with the most incredible red wine sauce, the beef empanandas had the most incredible blend of spices with a perfectly crunchy exterior only rivaled by lightly battered goats cheese; the batter was amazingly light whilst the cheese was creamy, smooth and the perfect level of salty. It's safe to say we had to order a second round of dishes!

Despite being extremely full and content, we managed to share a Santiago tart and Basque burnt cheesecake. Both were great desserts, with a chunky but enjoyable take on the almonds in the tart, but slightly overshadowed by the main course.

Throughout our meal the staff were extremely hospitable, and always willing to spend an extra minute with you to help with selection from the menu. At points we did have to wait 15-20 minutes for our plates to be cleared, a slight frustration, however it was a busy Saturday evening and we were too blown away by the food to be too bothered by this.

All in all, an amazing group of Tapas restaurants, with extremely reasonable prices for the food you get and some of the most helpful staff I've had the pleasure of meeting! Would highly recommend if you're in York, Hull or Leeds; it's...

We came for an early dinner, as we’ve wanted to come for a long time. As locals, we’ve walked down Fossgate more times than I can count and it looks lovely through the window and has great reviews.

I think if you like tapas, and have had authentic tapas in the past - you’ll be disappointed.

We had; the bread with oil and alioli, patatas bravas, tortilla, fried chicken strips, flat iron steak, chorizo and potatoes, ham and cheese croquetas. We were told 4 per person was a good amount to order.

The bread and croquetas were the best things we had. I’m not sure if they make the bread, but it was lovely, it had salt and rosemary I believe on top and was so pillowy, just what you’re looking for when dipping in olive oil/vinegar.

The bravas were like home cooked potato chunks, quite under seasoned. The tortilla was burnt on the bottom and bubbly on top - seemed to be microwaved. The potatoes in the chorizo also seemed too hot like they were microwaved - otherwise the sauce and chorizo were nice. We had to have the steak re-cooked as it looked grey, and was really hard/cold like it had been in the fridge - after they re-made it, it was so tough I couldn’t chew it, so just seemed to be a really cheap cut - disappointing to say it was the most expensive meat dish on the menu. This was taken off the bill fortunately.

When we walked out, you walk past the bar and the staff seemed to be a little frosty - talking amongst themselves. With an added service charge you’d expect to be greeted on arrival, and given a farewell.

Super highlight was our server, who was really sweet. We also had a white sangria (wish they had just a bar to go back for this), and the Alhambra was...