My boyfriend and I visited this charming little restaurant last week as a birthday treat. As we were only in York for one night, and as it was a special occasion we wanted to dine somewhere that was a little 'fancy'. After reading reviews on several sites we opted for Rustique. The set menu was the biggest lure- both for price and for choice. I thought that £11.95 for 3 courses was fantastic. Both the boyfriend and I ate off the set menu, but he opted to pick a starter of the main menu so we paid full price for that (prawns- to die for apparently!) and then paid £9.95 for a 2 course set menu. I had the chicken liver pate to start with, ...  Read the complete review

Rustique is a small restaurant in the centre of York, just a few steps from Cliffords Tower. The interior of the restaurant suits the name with heavy wooden furniture, warm mediterranean colours and walls covered with French style pictures and mirrors. Blackboards list the day's special dishes. The main attration of this restaurant is its fixed price menu which is £9.95 for two courses, £11.95. Now don't let the absolute bargain price put you off. The food served is way, way above what you would expect (a) for a fixed price menu and (b) for this price. The fixed course menu is also very extensive, which is unusual, and the standard is ...  Read the complete review