My wife and I visited Ambience for lunch recently and found the quality of the food to be first class as well as the service. We were able to sit in the garden area which was very pleasant and we would thoroughly recommend this to any visitors to the area.

Knowing we had a weeks holiday booked in York, we Booked for one of Guy's bistro nights and decided to save it for our last night. We were lucky enough to get a window seat which got our evening off to the perfect start. The waitress was extremely lovely and very attentive the whole time we were there. We enjoyed... More

Had the three course early dinner special at Ambience this evening, on the recommendation of TripAdvisor. It was excellent and well worth the $21 GDP. Started with the chicken liver pate, then the cod & seaweed, ending with the summer pudding. I have been eating out for the last two weeks in Great Britain (on vacation) and this was the... More

York has many eating places, most of them overpriced and often too crowded to appreciate. But if you are willing to venture a little way outside the city walls you will find this little gem of a place where the service is quick and friendly, the menu unpretentious and the food delicious. And Gillygate itself is a charming street full... More

While walking along Gillygate towards York’s centre to find somewhere to eat on the evening of April 25 we came upon Ambience and, liking the look of the short but interesting menu, decided to eat there instead. The small neighbourhood bistro proved an inspired choice. As we wanted only a light meal we decided against starters, our only mistake of... More

we called in here on Tuesday for lunch well impressed the food is local produce meals made fresh to order.very friendly staff,will defo be calling again next time we visit York.

We stopped for a drink here while passing on a weekend visit to York. I had a rose lemonade and husband had a sparkling water (not very exciting are we), our not quite 2 year old had ice cream. We can't review the food but the service was great. One scoop of ice cream wasn't on the menu but it... More

We stopped here off for coffee and cakes. Great service, excellent coffee and cake! The afternoon tea looked good too. Need I say more?

We are York residents and eat out regularly in town always choosing locally owned businesses over 'chain' restaurants. As previously stated here, this is a cafe by day which becomes a bistro a couple of evenings a week. This is the first time we have tried the bistro and we had an exceptional meal this evening, dining out with friends.... More