The Restaurant Guide for Wine Lovers
The Whippet Inn
We assessed The Whippet Inn in October 2026 and this review is based on the food menu and wine list at the time of the review. As menus and wine lists change, we name styles in order for the information to remain more useful as menus change. If things have slipped you can use the Vinealto Dining app including accessing an up to date reading using 'At the Table' from the wine list in front of you in the restaurant. How we assess
The Whippet Inn is a York steak restaurant whose grill sits beside a wider menu of fish, pork and spiced plates. Its wine list is broad and easy to read, with 18 wines by the 125ml glass, half bottles of 17 of them and six sweet wines by the 50ml glass. It will suit a table that wants a good steak with a sound, fairly priced bottle rather than a list to explore.
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