The Sidings Hotel & Restaurant

This was our fourth visit. It's unique as a venue and being right next to the east coast main line is probably not for everyone. However if that's your preference, as it is ours, you really can't go wrong. What stood out on this occasion was the warmest of welcomes from start to finish. Excellent service from the extremely friendly and helpful staff. The restaurant in the converted railway carriage is nostalgic and the quality of food well worth a visit. Thanks Sid and team for a thoroughly enjoyable stay!

Quite lovely and very intimate. The atmosphere is special and unique. If you like trains this is the place. Food was exceptionally good and the staff very friendly and accommodating. Nothing was to much for them. The Christmas atmosphere was lovely. Well done too everyone. Merry Christmas.

We sat in one of the carriages for our meze meal tonight for my birthday treat. The food was fantastic and plentiful! I even had a birthday banner above the table and a sparkler in my dessert. Every dish was delicious, piping hot and a lovely surprise. Our young waiter was great - very friendly and helpful. My partner has to have gluten free food and this was no problem. At some restaurants it's a bit of a faff but not here. Cannot recommend this place highly enough. Wish we lived closer than 70 miles away!! Thank you for a memorable evening.

This review is about the restaurant only, not the hotel or rooms. I was in two minds about posting this, as the place itself is truly beautiful, with amazing views and very friendly staff. We ordered the mezze for two, which was delicious, and the presentation was immaculate. The team were very accommodating — they even replaced the pork in our dishes with other meats and offered additional complementary items instead. Our waiter, Nathan, was fabulous. However, one thing did put me off slightly. The printed receipt showed a total of £55.20 for our mezze and two soft drinks, but the card machine charged £64.35 without any explanation. I noticed it but chose not to make a fuss and paid anyway. I just wish they had mentioned if a service charge or tip was being added automatically, as it wasn’t shown on the receipt. I would have happily given a £20 tip voluntarily if it had been made clear. Overall, the restaurant is wonderful, the staff are lovely, and they truly deserve the best. I just hope they can be a bit more transparent about the billing next time.

Quirky hotel with rooms in old railway carriages. Superb location near to a park-and-ride for York centre, and to explore North East Yorkshire. Really nice atmosphere, especially if you are into trains in any way. Located right alongside the North East mainline. The staff were all brilliant and service was spot-on. Breakfast was excellent. We didn't have dinner in the restaurant so cannot comment on that. The only slight complaint is that maintenance in the room could be sightly better, mainly electrical stuff that wasn't working.