The Riverside Café-Bar is a perfect place to unwind, whether you're looking for a pre-movie meal and a drink, or just a cup of coffee and a slice of cake. Our glorious outdoor terrace overlooking the river is one of the best places in York to soak up the sun with your beverage of choice, be it a glass of wine from our esteemed suppliers Bibendum or an ale from one of York’s local breweries.

Our chefs create unforgettable dishes using the finest Yorkshire seasonal produce as well as the best ingredients from around the globe. Our seasonal menus and specials always have a wide variety of vegetarian and vegan dishes, and we offer gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan alternatives to the majority of our dishes.

Sustainability and ethics

Our fish and seafood come from the East Coast of Yorkshire fish markets – caught or farmed in ways that consider the long-term vitality of harvested species and the well-being of the oceans. We source free-range chicken and eggs from the Yorkshire Wolds, bred and reared with access to the outdoors and freedom to roam as they please. Our prime Yorkshire beef is grass-fed and reared in the Vale of York. We only engage with Yorkshire outdoor farms that operate to RSPCA Freedom Foods standard for our pork, where piglets are born outdoors and reared on straw, have lots of natural space in which to roam, root and wallow, and are healthy and as happy as pigs can be.