Happy Valley

Great chinese food, nice atmosphere, attentive service.

Amazing chinese one of the best i have ever eaten! can’t do enough for you! the enclosed historic small buildings add to the amazing attentive staff who run passionately happy valley. having been to york numerous years this is the first time we actually ventured here whilst it was open! a must try as a takeaway or dining in near monkbar. picture of duck in plum sauce & a chow mein dish.

Little gem of a chinese restaurant in york, near york minster. very quirky and cottage like from the outside. inside ... a few stairs to the restaurant upstairs, ceiling had original beams and little areas to sit. received a nice friendly welcome, even though we'd not booked. table and drinks brought with menus promptly. three courses £26 pp. my husband had soup starter, duck with pancakes and then chicken and cashews f.rice. i ordered bbq spare ribs, crispy seaweed and sizzling beef in blackbean and garlic sauce. 😋 delish. bill £62 including 2 beers and wine. reasonable for what we had. flavours divine. thank you. would definitely return here! x

My wife and i used to be here 20 years ago (jan 2004). at that time, the food was really great. we even took a picture of their menu (small pink leaflet) and wish we would come back again. after 20 years (aug 2023), we are so happy to see that this restaurant still open even after covid. this time, we bring our 2 kids. unfortunately, the food quality has dropped drastically. but the restaurant decorations are still the same. our kids do not enjoy the food here and so are we. it's kinda disappointed. ☹️