Russells - Stonegate

Russells have two restaurants in the historic city of York. One is in Coppergate and is a spacious area offering everything from morning coffee to the last liqueur of the evening. The other is an elegant and beautifully decorated Victorian building in Stonegate close to York's inspirational Minster, and it houses amongst other things the Carvery for which Russells is so popular.

A meal in the evening as the setting sun warms the stonework of the Minster is an experience not to be missed. Around 15 starters could include hot smoked mackerel with horseradish, a skillet of large shell-on-prawn tails sautéed in garlic butter, hot and spicy chicken wings or spicy potato wedges and dips. A salad platter offers a serve yourself range of leaves and other salad items.

Main courses revolve round the roast table. A choice of roast meats awaits your approval. Vegetarians need not feel left out - there is a nut roast, cooked in a rich red wine sauce. Expect also to find pork Veronique, steak in a copper pot, tuna steaks, and poached fillet of Scottish salmon, all cooked to order and served with vegetables of the season or salad.

A majestic list of hot and cold desserts is there to seduce your appetite, starting with home made sherry trifle, never out of fashion, chocolate fudge cake, sticky toffee meringue sundae and passion cake. Never forget that Yorkshire has some very fine cheeses, and a cheese platter there is worthy of close consideration.