1331 Cafe Bar & Restaurant

Visiting York pre-​work event recently, my manager and I went for dinner and found ourselves at 1331. A bit of a strangle layout, with an empty bar downstairs and the restaurant up a few flights of stairs, it turned out to be a good night!
The menu is quite large but we went for some sharing plates — nachos, crudités with hummus and tapenade, and baked camembert with bread. We misjudged the portion size somewhat, leaving us with an extra table to hold the food, but managed to get through the majority of it…
Crudités were simple, and for circa £10, potentially slightly overpriced. However, it was nice to have the option of some simple vegetables (great when you’re eating with a vegetarian!) The nachos were fairly simple, topped with all the usual suspects, but the camembert with the stand out, as cheese usually is; I wholly recommend ordering the crudités and the cheese as it forms another dipping option.
Washed down with plenty of wine, the food was good and service super friendly. The location made me feel slightly awkward — but perhaps that’s my naivety at not knowing that it’s known to be ‘hidden’!

Finally made it to the almost «hidden» 1331 bar for a private event.
The staff are very friendly and the venue itself is quite cool! The drinks are a little on the pricey side, but hey that’s a bar in York for you! The «secret» heated garden outside is a nice touch as well! The layout of the private function room upstairs works, with it’s own bar and toilets. It fits quite a few people without feeling crowded either!
There is also a cinema which I have yet to try out (soon hopefully!). Would come again, perhaps to try some of the food as well!

A favourite restaurant in York! Intimate dining area, fantastic food, lovely wine menu. Appropriately attentive staff. Easily recommended!

Intimate dining venue, nice atmosphere, good menu, good wine, reasonably priced. Our favourite restaurant in York. Highly recommended.

Good coffee and bar snacks, expensive beers. Quite dark but has an European feel, can be difficult to find if you are new to York as its tucked away in a back street.