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York Rd Kitchen

Restaurant Bar Italian restaurant Wine bar Fine dining restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Italian restaurants in Guelph


Address

648 York Rd, Guelph, ON N1E 6A4, Canada

Website

www.yorkrd.ca

Contact

+1 519-763-6333

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (569 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Saturday: 12 to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 4 to 9 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 12 to 9 pm
  • Wednesday: 12 to 9 pm
  • Thursday: 12 to 9 pm
  • Friday: 12 to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: chocolate (13) service (10) good (9) experience (7) great (6) excellent (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 K K. 1 year ago on Google
    So yummy! The food is tasty and is a must if you are a chocolate-lover. I had a fantastic chocolate cocktail and my sister really enjoyed her lava cake for dessert. The menu is really interesting and they have daily specials. The kids menu is also really great, the price is excellent and the offerings are good! My toddler loved the pesto pasta with her chocolate milk and of course a sundae for dessert!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chris S. 2 years ago on Google
    Great service with a chocolate touch to most dishes. Very good food and the most creative meal I've had in the area..... Great meal I'll be back..
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Corey A. 1 year ago on Google
    Not just good dinner, but an entirely fantastic dining experience. Every aspect of this place is incredible, from the amazing food and drinks, to the wonderful staff, and even the decor and furniture, all of it is top tier quality. Will certainly be making this restaurant a regular destination.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Courtney O. 2 years ago on Google
    I went to YRK when they first opened and was pretty unimpressed so didn’t go back for a long time, until we had a hankering for milkshakes when we were out for a walk in the OR. The staff were super friendly, the milkshakes were good and what was coming out of the kitchen looked solid so we decided to give their takeout a go to mix up “COVID Takeout Fridays” a bit. SO happy we decided to do it! They offer reusable dishes, which is great and everything we ordered was absolutely on point. The care they put into plating the takeout containers was so appreciated and made it feel like we were having the treat of eating at a real restaurant again. For the ultimate endorsement, our 7 year old said the chocolate gravy was “the best gravy after GrandMum’s” and the chicken fingers were “better than McDonald’s” - high praise indeed for a child who would live off of chicken nugget happy meals if we let him. He also called the Mango Blue Spritzer “the master drink” (I don’t know what that means but he asked it be included). Thanks so much to all the staff for making another pandemic night feel a bit more special!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Oai T. 2 years ago on Google
    Best restaurant value in Guelph. Amazing food, inventive cocktails, great service and a cozy vibe, all at very reasonable prices. Highly recommended!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Japheth K. 10 months ago on Google • 97 reviews
    We celebrated an engagement here! So happy for our friends and the staff provided excellent service. The food was pretty good, I was kind of hoping for more chocolatey creations/fusions but their staples were all spot on. The milkshakes were to die for. I had both the standard milk chocolate and mint chocolate, it was so good the first time around, I had to get another one. And the portions were quite generous. I was stuffed, and almost did not finish my meal. But instead, I ate more sides because it was all just done right. I would go back and order more milkshakes if I could. I really enjoyed it!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Harry D. 8 months ago on Google • 254 reviews
    Our experience started off with some drinks as we decided to go with the lemonade cocktail. It was tiny and didn’t offer the taste that I was expecting. Moving on to the burger I also expecting more as you have to pay 2 dollars for every additional topping. It comes pretty plain. The pork dish however was really flavourful and juicy. I also appreciated the fact that all the desserts are made in house giving you that freshness.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Leo T. 6 months ago on Google • 355 reviews
    Food is very good but expensive. Dessert is below my expectation. Deco is very nice. Different sections have different topics and styles. Service needs to improve a lot. I came in a weekend but not busy. I hardly saw my server served.

  • 5/5 MacKenzie M. 7 months ago on Google • 41 reviews
    Went for dinner yesterday and had a wonderful experience. From the moment you walk in you smell chocolate! Loved the atmosphere as well. We got a goat cheese appetizer, a burger with add ons and side, plus a handmade pasta dish. Great price. Great food. Great staff. UPDATE: they are under new ownership now and i have had the opportunity to meet. He was very kind and helpful in aiding my companies decision to go with them for our holiday party. I have attached some photos of the foods we were able to sample. Delicious all around, looking forward to trying the new menu.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Suchi V. 1 year ago on Google • 37 reviews
    Easy to reserve. our server was very caring and polite. Ambience is so calm and peaceful. The food portion is hefty and premium quality! Mushroom ravioli was super creamy and flavourful… Chocolate lava cake would just melt away in mouth. Amazing experience!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Thai M. 11 months ago on Google
    Made reservations for 5 here last evening, originally requested for 6:30pm but was told the earliest available was 7:15pm. When we arrived, the restaurant had few people in it, which was odd that they couldn't accommodate our 6:30pm request. No big deal. They also had advertised an appetizers BOGO promotion, but was told that only applies to customers seated at 7:30pm (we were 7:15pm) - again, also strange... Although the food was excellent, the drinks, although looked wonderful, was very bland (except for the caesar). Service and order accuracy was good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Suzanne B. 1 year ago on Google • 18 reviews
    I brought my mother-in-law here to celebrate her birthday and we had a fantastic evening. It was our first time here and we were impressed by the cozy inviting atmosphere. The spacious booths and jazz music playing added to the relaxed vibe. I had coconut shrimp to start and the salmon which were both delicious and my mother in law enjoyed her fish and chips. They removed the chocolate fondue from the regular menu but thankfully it was a feature that night! An added touch was the salt scrub treatment in the restroom...my hands were silky smooth leaving the restaurant! Overall we had a lovely experience and would definitely go back in the future.

  • 5/5 Emmet The T. 1 year ago on Google • 9 reviews
    What a great spot for a date. My Fiance and I enjoyed dinner here tonight and it was a fantastic experience. We ordered the Thursday night date night dinner for 2 which we had the choice of choosing between 3 different appetizers, 3 meals and 3 desserts. The service was great, our waitress came and asked us several times if we were doing good and our food was out really fast. The deco in here is also very well thought out and kept my eyes happy. For our first time here we enjoyed every bit of it.

  • 5/5 Wendy G. 1 year ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Family friendly elegant atmosphere. Beautiful bar, excellent drinks. Our meal was delicious. We had the Pasta and Brisket. Our desserts were rich and decadent. Service was excellent. Thank you Sara and team

  • 5/5 Hondo R. 1 year ago on Google
    The atmosphere and service was mint. Food was on par with what you'd dream iflt would be. Being a person who is NOT a fan of chocolate, I HIGHLY recommend the chocolate gravy tender.

  • 4/5 Frank F. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place with friendly servers and an interesting and somewhat different menu. The service was slower than I would have liked and I had to send a draught beer back because it tasted funky, which usually happens when the lines are dirty or need replacing. We'll give them another try in the future.

  • 5/5 Amanda H. 1 year ago on Google
    Intimate atmosphere, divine smell of chocolate. Fine dining feel. Large portions of high quality homemade meals at reasonable cost. A perfect 8oz steak dinner with amazing smashed potatoes and asparagus with chocolate infused gravy was $25! Served our party of 12 flawlessly. Too notch service and experience.

  • 5/5 Jessie B. 1 year ago on Google
    We went for the date night special. The service was top-notch 👌,our waitress made sure to check in to make sure we were satisfied. I'll definitely will be returning

  • 5/5 Aayush P. 6 months ago on Google • 1 review
    Awesome food and service. Came with some friends and our table had the burger, sirloin steak, the mussel clam shrimp calamari linguine and chocolate lava cake - all excellent. The lava cake was just wow - served hot with ice cream. Will definitely come back for some more!

  • 5/5 Sue L. 4 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    A few friends and I were celebrating a birthday and we had the most amazing food. The service was great and they went above and beyond for our friends birthday. Would highly recommend. You will not be disappointed.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
    • ✓️ Private dining room
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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