Alan and I have regularly enjoyed trips to a little tapas restaurant which opened up behind York Minster a couple of years ago. It was vibrant, with an excellent choice of tapas, both hot and cold, with a wide selection of wines and sherries to choose from to drink. It was therefore with some interest that we noted that Ambiente had opened up a newer, larger premises, closer to our house, in Fossgate. We decided to go and give it a try.
I fear that we may have attended on a dud night. The food was perfectly reasonable, but dull. We ordered a selection of bruscetta style nibbles, with a few other items on the side, including calamari, goats cheese and patatas bravas (not pictured). It is hard to describe what was wrong with the food (with the exception of the calamari which was, frankly, so distasteful to me that I couldn't eat it - and I'm a calamari fiend) - but it was just 'meh'.
The bruschetta items were particularly disappointing. The bread was thick and the too doughy, the toppings too little to cover it. Perhaps some of it was our choices of dishes, but the whole thing felt rather starchy, heavy and unappetising.
In addition, we also suffered from some fairly inattentive waitressing and had to wait a long time for the food which, when it arrived, was disappointing.
As far as we are concerned, the Ambiente Tapas at Monkbar in York continues to be excellent. This new venture? Still needs some work, I think.
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