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US$3 - US$14
CUISINES
Mediterranean, Turkish, Greek
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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Reviewed 18 August 2023 via mobile

Do not book this restaurant, it seems to be closed despite the fact bookings accepted. Wasted my evening walking to the restaurant tonight to find no signage or notice saying closed ? Open table accepting bookings / reconfirming emails…

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 6 June 2023

Fantastic from start to finish. Great food, great service, great atmosphere, very friendly staff.

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 30 April 2022 via mobile

Not sure what has changed here given the other reviews, but it was expensive with small portions. Much better options all over York.

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed 20 December 2021 via mobile

What a fantastic meal we had on the Friday evening. Everything was hot, delicious and mouth watering. I think £6.70 for a cider is too much but apart from that an excellent establishment which I recommend wholeheartedly.

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed 19 December 2021

As part of our pre Xmas York trip we visited Zills for an evening meal. The food, service and atmosphere was all excellent. The staff there were friendly and the food came promptly and tasted superb. Would highly recommend Zills to anyone visiting York. Thanks...to the staff and especially the chef for a great evening.More

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed 11 December 2021 via mobile

Loved this! Came for my birthday meal here with my boyfriend and it’s definitely one of the best birthday meals I’ve ever had. I love tapas and this stuck gold with me, hummus, tzatziki, goats cheese, halloumi, olives… all so yummy. I’m vegetarian too, could...not fault it, so many vegetarian options. Got all the ‘dips’ and 3/4 ‘vegetarian’ options. Could have eaten it all again straight after. All followed by baklava. Delectable! Go here! Don’t delay. Fast service, lovely staff, nice vibe with music. Loved this meal. Will definitely be going back and recommending my friends to come here!More

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed 7 December 2021

We pre-booked to have dinner here on a Friday night, while visiting in York. We were really looking forward to a Tapas style dinner, but were left disappointed. We were seated and ordered a jug of Sangria to share, we were sat near the bar...so witnessed our sangria being made which consisted of half a jug of lemonade, some red wine and a handful of fruit. Not how I have had before nor tasted, it wasn't great and didn't warrant the £16.95 price tag. We ordered 6 dishes between us, as recommended, so chose a selection of dishes, calamari, bread, filo parcels, arancini, halloumi and some sort of chorizo potato dish. Food took a while to arrive but when it did were underwhelmed. The food all tasted frozen and cooked to an inch of its life, nothing tasted fresh and everything was in odd numbers, so weird if you are sharing, i.e. we received 5 1/2 piece of bread for 2 people, why not 6? especially when you are charging nearly £5! We also found it really bizarre that every dish was accompanied with a pot of spice mayonnaise, literally everything came with a pot of this stuff, not very imaginative and it didn't suit all the different dishes. During our meal we heard one of the tables offering criticism, they were complaining about the food they had ordered to which the waitress replied 'that is the chef who makes the decisions, not us', we also heard the chef shouting through the hatch 'what is their problem', which we found unprofessional. Sadly, would not recommend, over priced frozen food.More

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed 3 December 2021 via mobile

Great service and food was lovely. The ambience was exceptional and we wpuld highly recommend this restaurant

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed 30 November 2021 via mobile

Me and my friend were served by Adam and Izzie they were absolutely lovely, felt very looked after especially considering it was a relatively busy Friday night and it looked like they were the only people on the floor. Would definitely come again, very cool...little spot in York.More

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed 29 November 2021

Loved the potato chorizo so much they even gave me the recipe . Gutted we can't visit more as we were on a weekend away . We will be back though

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed 22 November 2021 via mobile

Wonderful restaurant, not huge and fealt very intimate, especially as we opted to eat in the 'courtyard'. Food was excellent, we opted for 3 dishes each, as suggested on the menu, and there was plenty for the 2 of us. There is a good selection...for non meat eaters. Nice desert options, we chose baklava, which was excellent. Will definitely visit again the next time we're in York.More

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed 21 November 2021

This place was really hit and miss. It was as if they had completely overbooked and couldn’t seat people at the tables. Everyone was swapping and changing tables all evening. We were served by a lovely lady and all the staff were friendly but it...didn’t feel very organised at all. Our food... Greek salad was really basic with jarred olives and was tiny, bread- see picture £4.90!!!! Really small tapas dishes. We ordered the recommended amount and left feeling hungry. Very disappointed.More

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed 14 November 2021 via mobile

The food was lovely. The two youngsters front of house were overrun and brilliant. This place deserves to suceed. The posh seafood chain could learn a bit about customer service from this place

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed 6 November 2021 via mobile

This is such a nice little place that has a lovely atmosphere. The food and wine were delicious and the staff were all friendly and welcoming. We’ll certainly pay another visit next time we’re in York.

Date of visit: October 2021
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Reviewed 31 October 2021 via mobile

A great little unique find. Whilst a limited menu in comparison with other tapas restaurants, the food was perfectly cooked and served, all home made. If I could give a couple of areas to improve; Lighting was poor in parts however appreciate that this fits...in with the ambience. The service was incredibly good and friendly however, the gent that served us seemed a little ‘wired’. Not a criticism but a little creepy. Would throughly recommend!More

Date of visit: October 2021
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Kurt G, General Manager at Zills - Spanish Greek & Turkish, responded to this reviewResponded 5 November 2021

Hi dan, thanks for your review. Im glad you appreciated the home cooked food with efficient service. Due to it being halloween weekend I dressed up as a creep. Its great to see you noticed my choice of outfit. Kind regards Adam - Manager

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We were based out of town but the restaurant is on Gillygate which isn’t too far away at all.
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Zills - Spanish Greek & Turkish is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4.5