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The Waterfront

5 Kings Staith, YO1 9SN, England
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The Waterfront
Ranked #142 of 191 York B&B and Inns
3.0 of 5 stars 55 Reviews
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Perth, Scotland
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

I had a meal at this hotel last weekend whilst on a girls weekend away to York. The service was first class, very friendly. I had the surf & turf which was a huge sirloin with tiger prawns on top. I can honestly say that this is one of the best meals that I have ever had!!! It was a... More

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derbyshire
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

We booked the restraurant because of the reviews abou the steak. The service was great but the steak a fillet and very expensive was a let down. We where told it was only cooked one way rare which is a cop out to me as a good chef can cook to how the customer wants it to be .My husband... More

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Chester, United Kingdom
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

We have eaten in the restaurant which is supposed to specialise in seafood and steak at prices ranging from £20 to £35. Tuna steak was overcooked with a bottle of sweet chilli sauce poured over, and the ribeye steak was rump- tough, overcooked and covered in thick horrible sauce. Inedible!! Waitress was downright rude. No presentation, dessert- £12 for a... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

We were welcomed on arrival by the manager. A warm friendly welcome. He offered us the choice of two rooms as he explained one room has the view but it's noisy but the other room is quiet but no view. We chose the room at the front because it did have a lovely view of the quayside. I appreciated his... More

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chelmsford
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

Beautiful food in this restaurant. We decided to try this place as the owner is quite bullish in his claims about being brilliant. He is right. My wife and i enjoyed a stunning meal of amazing King Prawns and Scallops and the a perfectly cooked Steak for me and a whole Seabass for the lady. Perfect. Not cheap but well... More

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London, United Kingdom
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012
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We were sold this through .laterooms. as a hotel and checked it out on some websites as hotel. We were allocated a back room with hideous views of pigeon crap everywhere - the only ventilation through one window which would open only 4 ins onto disgusting view of flaking paint, pigeon feathers, dead pigeons in net, and noisy enormous extractor... More

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Ilkley
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2012

A perfectly friendly welcome from the owner/manager, who offered a choice of two rooms - one with a view, but noisy and one with no view and quiet. We chose the latter, having inspected both, then left for a tour of York's hostelries. We ate at The Blue Bicycle, so didn't try the restaurant. Sleep came easily in the small... More

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Llangollen
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2012
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people found this review helpful

Food tasty enough, but not enough of it (nor quite hot enough), and expensive for what you got. Wine list ridiculously pricey; waitress rather brash. The Bon Jovi/Kings of Leon etc music definitely lowered the tone, which all in all was rather tacky and below par. Certainly wouldn't go there again. More

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Richmond, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2012

We recently enjoyed one of the best meals we had eaten in a long time. We hadn't booked so were uncertain of a table. However, to our luck a table for two was available. The welcome and service was second to none and the food matched this. The tuna was cooked perfectly for me and my husband's steak was so... More

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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 December 2011
2
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The restaurant is cold and unwelcoming, the service from the two waitresses is the best thing about the place. Seafood starters not great and far too expensive for the quality but the steak was awful. I ordered surf and turf and was served a fatty sirloin with burnt garlic and prawns that I imagine we're frozen! Awful and certainly not... More

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5 Kings Staith, YO1 9SN, England
Price range (per night):* RM377 - 757

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