Ambiente Tapas in York

Great brigade and staff turning out well cooked and presented Tapas. The industrial decor belies the very Iberian food and great range of sherries. The menu ranges through meat, fish and veggy tapas. We tried a good variety and all were good, served by the helpful and knowledgeable staff.

The restaurant is nice and comfortable the staff is super friendly and very nice. The service is quick and the toilet upstairs are nice and clean. The food was fresh and the ingredients where good but the cooking was not the same quality. For my taste I found everything or a bit uncooked or a bit burnt. Not sure if the cuisine style should be like this but I found it a bit unpleasant. I wouldn't go back there. Shame because the staff and the place are amazing 👏.

Hidden away on a side street. The food was nice, loved the iberico pork. The way its presented doesnt feel very "tapas" but thats just me. (normally when you say tapas, I expect the small brown round dishes but most of the tapas we ordered arrived on rectangle white plates. Probably just me stereotyping a tapas plate lol.

Everything about this tapas place is excellent. We ordered 4 dishes each and could barely finish so portions are generous. All our dishes were really good but the green beans, the shepherd's pie and the chorizo were our favourites. The wine was really lovely too. Staff were excellent - attentive and friendly. Highly recommend.

We did not have a table booked, the restaurant was very busy and they were flexible enough to give us a table! I am so glad that this was possible!Staff were quick, friendly and efficient although they were extremely busy.We ordered 6 vegetarian dishes and some bread.Each dish was presented perfectly; each dish was different and had distinct flavours.Definitely worth investigating!

A little overcrowded when we went during the summer holidays but I only say this because the staff seemed very stressed and overworked. The food was all lovely and came out pretty quickly, and their pimms was so nice during the hot weather. A little on the pricey side, but tapas always are outside of Spain, and definitely worth it for the quality!

Really great staff that are knowable with everything they serve. Great Tapas, decent size and sherry to go!

29/08/2021 update. Similar experience, but worth people understand almonds should delivered with the drinks (as ordered), and tomato bread is not a dessert (should be served with food, asked the waiter and corrected and voided from my ticket, which is very kind)Well my wife and elder lad visited today, lunch time (we're Spanish). In summary:- Booking is done over an app that retains £10 per booking/ visitor if cancellations aren't done with notice, or you don't present on the time agreed- Polite and attentive service- Order is done over a browser/ table QR ticket provided that works as a piece of cake (free WiFi on site). From aperitif, to main, puddings, included hot and cold drinks- Great quality, and fresh food (except Santiago pudding which texture was too hard, and clearly in poor quality conditions)- Waiting time is on the long side (for the hot food)- Price is on the expensive side, seeing the 10% service charge on the bill straight

The food was excellent. Packed full of flavours and deliciously cooked. The paella is big enough for four people.A couple of issues, the prices are not on the menu, so the bill might come as a surprise, especially as they add a 10% service charge.Will definitely go again.

First meal on our trip to YorkAbsolutely incredibleFood was perfect I can’t knock anythingAll made fresh to orderWasn’t a fan of the Sherry but enjoyed trying the flights paired with the food!Service was brilliant and everyone was really friendlyMy fav dishes are the olives and tomato bread starterThe prawns were out of this world and croquettes are tasty! But to be honest every dish was perfectThanks…our new go to in York 😋