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Aiming to serve top class french cuisine, to make you feel like you are eating in the heart of Paris, Rustique is a cosy little cafe bar restaurant two minutes from Cliffords Tower. It boasts a reasonably priced set menu along with a delicious a la carte offering and successfully marries the Parisian atmosphere of a quaint cafe with the historic architecture of York.
Address: 28 Castlegate,
York
Website: Click Here
Telephone: 01904 612744
Opening Times: Mon - Fri 12 - 3, 5 - 10pm
Sat - 12 - 10pm, Sunday Closed (except Bank Holidays)
Serving Times: Mon - Fri 12 - 3, 5 - 10pm
Sat - 12 - 10pm, Sunday Closed (except Bank Holidays)
A little bit of Paris in York 
After about forty-five minutes of strolling around York in the early evening, my friend and I settled upon this restaurant, more out of hunger than desire, but we weren't to be disappointed. Greeted by a truly gallic maitre d' we were seated in this atmospheric, and truly French, restaurant. Adorning the walls were numerous French prints and paintings - even an intimidatingly large container that once held brie - the only thing missing, perhaps, was a Les Miserables poster.
True to form, an aperitif was in order (well, when in Rome). A glass of South African Sauvignon Blanc was my choice and not a bad one if i do say so myself. At £4.95 it wasn't cheap, but certainly not the most I've spent. Soon a waitress, of questionably foreign origin, descended upon us and due to issues of starvation starters were skipped and we both plumbed for the Confit de Canard (£10.95). The duck was slowly cooked and quite exquisite, but at this point i have to confess something; usually it is served with dauphinoise potatoes and green beans in a port and redcurrant sauce, but having noticed the hand-cut chips elsewhere on the menu i traded one for the other. Unfortunately, standard French fries appeared, yet it took nothing away from the rest of the dish.
With still a spot of room for desert I browsed the finest France had to offer and chose the remarkably French "Le 'Sticky Toffee Pudding'" (£4.25). Having last dined on this while working in a pub back home, my expectations were quite low. Suffice to say it was a fine end to a wonderful meal and the sticky toffee pudding was somewhat better than Somerfield's finest. All in all a remarkably enjoyable experience, and at £20 for two courses and a glass of wine, a sophisticated alternative to getting plastered at Gallery on a Thursday evening.
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