Fish and Forest

1. Absolutely delicious food, where every single bite is an extraordinary experience. We with my partner were positively shocked.

   I’d say, fish and forest definitely should be on “must visit” list if you ever visit York.

   The team in the restaurant is super friendly and they kindly found seats for us despite not having booking reservation.

2. I went for a Saturday lunch and had a delicious and varied set of dishes, all of them well worth trying. The tuna, mallard and dessert with oat biscuits were both particularly great and worth visiting for those alone.

   I would caution that the wines are not great, though, particularly in comparison to other York restaurants of similar quality which both serve better wines and pair them better. Both our white (I forget the name) and the Pinot Noir were fine at best. I also strongly recommend that they install some sound proofing, as a loud group near us reverberated throughout.

   The cocktails (Peru to Japan and Chocolate Old Fashioned) were brilliant though, and very inventive.

3. Food was fresh and tasty. Some interesting pairing of flavours, which really worked.
   Staff were very friendly and lively. Special shout out to Steph who looked after us! On point all evening.

4. Without a doubt some of the best fish of our lives (and one of us is from Spain and have had 100s of kgs of fish!) 🙌🏻

   The flavours came together in an amazing way across dishes! The blue fin tuna belly melted in our mouths, the tomato tomato tomato dish with tomatoes, basil sorbet, strawberries, red onions, capers, and a pepper strawberry “jus” was next level, and the plaice was the most tender, fall-off-the-bone fish I’ve experienced in my life. And oh my lord, grenobloise sauce is just a buttery drop of heaven 😍

   The team was amazing and a chat with the head chef and owner Stephen and the lovely chap in charge of drinks (didn’t catch his name) after dinner was just the cherry on top for a perfect evening.

   We had some different, very boozy, but nonetheless fantastic cocktails with our food and the warm, buzzy feeling in our cheeks left us with no regrets.

   Thank you Fish&Forest! We hope to be back someday 🩵

5. Best dinner menu I’ve had in York for a while, Fish and Forest are now at their new (former 1331) venue in Grape Lane. Our cocktails were excellent and a nice pre dinner treat. Staff we’re charming and thoughtful, the atmosphere relaxed and purposeful without being too formal. The crab bao starter was a gorgeous seafood flavour bomb and well executed. The monk tail was meaty and packed with flavour. The venison main was beautifully cooked, moist with a delicious sauce. The plaice was fantastic – I was given two pieces to make up for a small one. The fish was cooked on the bone and all the better for it – the rich, creamy sauce with capers and a burst of redcurrants worked really well. Overall the standard of cookery was excellent, fun and much higher than I expected, so good value as well. Go, you won’t be disappointed. Thanks for a fab evening 😊

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