Golden Lion in York

Great place for a drink, nice busy pub 🍻

Not a bad pub but compared to the excellent ones york has its pretty average.

Amazing food and great drinks after a long and cold walk.

Couldn’t visit the pub at 4:45pm because we had an under 18 with us. Update following reply: We had a table with friends who were already at the pub, we informed the staff of this. Plenty of other establishments to spend your money at.

Nice warm bar for a light lunch. The beef sandwich was a tad light on the beef, chips were nice. Staff friendly and nice and warm on a chilly day in York.

Saturday was not a good day to this place- food wasn't worth the long wait.

The Golden Lion is a nice cosy traditional pub. There is a good selection of beers, larger and cider, including three hand-pulled cask conditioned real ales, greene king abbot ale, IPA, and Theakstons old percular. The staff are very friendly i haven't tried the food as it was very busy when i called in but it's a greene king pub and the food is usually quite good.

Day trip to York Xmas Mkt - lunch at Golden Lion - Great staff - traditional pub.

Great pub, very busy but lovely food & great range of drinks, staff very friendly.

Stopped for a quick drink and a bite to eat. Very busy but staff lovely. Friendly and efficient. Food standard pub grub but good, hearty portions.

Very busy at 5 30pm. We booked a table online but staff were not aware of the booking. We were lucky enough to have a free table available for 3 of us and our dog. Excellent service. Thank you.

A pleasant Greene King pub with a Cask Marque. Choice of four real ales. Madge got me on Theakstone's Old Peculiar. A very historic ale. One roomed downstairs bar with lots of TV's. There is an OK roof terrace. Food served but we just ate so cannot comment.

Great dog friendly pub only had drinks as all the turkey dinners had gone. Warm and welcoming pub and had a constant stream of customers.

2nd year visit to York and this bar dosent fail to deliver a nice atmosphere and good food

Just called in for a quick drink, seemed ok

Called in for a quick drink. It was quiet when we arrived, and it was easy to get served. The staff were attentive and engaging, which made for a pleasant visit.

2x 3 for £12 on small plates.... 1 glass of J2o With blue light discount @ 15%......£37.55 When challenged small plates are individually priced when using discount.... RIP offff

Un pub que nos pareció auténtico y agradable. Además de tener mucha historia detrás. Cenamos un sandwich de pollo y como no, un Fish and Chips. Todo correcto. La señorita, detrás de la barra, era muy efectiva en su trabajo.

First time visiting here, and would definitely recommend, such friendly and welcoming staff, atmosphere is wonderful! Thank you for such a great experience! Will definitely be back 😊

Pub was busy & had a nice olden atmosphere to it, dark ambiance & old fashioned decor. Food was delicious, we had a range of starters, fish & chips & club sandwich, all of which was delicious. The dumplings were too dry & the waitress immediately offered me a dessert as I didn't eat the dumplings. Excellent attention from service staff & very warm staff. Highly recommended if you like us were walking around York Minster & the Shambles & needed a spot of lunch!

Ordered the BBQ Chicken which was wrapped in streaky bacon, smothered in beer cheese with crispy onions served with vine tomatoes, chips and onion rings also had a pint of Theakston's Old Perculier. What can I say about the establishment: A warm welcome awaits, staff are friendly, polite and very attentive. Atmosphere in the pub was inviting with low music playing which is not intrusive if you are trying to enjoy a conversation with friends. Golf was playing on the TV (no sound) therefore a nice addition if you are a sports fan. The food was fabulous and cooked to perfection. I would highly recommend this establishment and you will not be disappointed with either the warm welcome, atmosphere, food or drinks on offer.

Lovely pub in the city centre, staff are always very friendly and helpful and has a lovely atmosphere. Enjoyed the £2 Carling promo!

Tables are very sticky ,staff are ignorant

Good food & a good pint of Neck Oil. Not too pricey either.

Never had food here but I saw the plates and the food looked ok Service is good, staff attentive and the drinks are a really good price for York Atmosphere: well it is always busy with lots of people because the price is good for things, so atmospheric.

The food wasn't very good. I ordered whole tail scampi chips and peas. What I got was no peas, tiny bite size pieces of scampi,the chips were nice my grandaughter wasn't impressed with her food and left most of hers 😕

Great pub . Had a couple of drinks and some lunch.. Hannah served us at our table..she was attentive and smiley and happy... an asset to the pub... Good food. Good drinks.

Lovely friendly pub, food was delicious special thanks to Zara and Ailsa

The food and setting was nice. Zara gave great service, helping us carefully with our order and ensuring that the dietary requirements of our group were met.

Great promotion on £2 a pint for Carling!

Good old fashioned pub, didn't have food because there was a 45min wait, but the food being served to customers looks appetising with plenty food on plates. Plenty draught beers to choose the tvs were showing the sky sports.

Lunch with a friend, we both enjoyed our food, & the r'ose was exceptional, we will Definitely return will recommend, to others, the staff were good, too.

Great pub with very reasonably priced food

Cheep as chips ,carling £2 a pint gobsmacked

Great pub good service clean premises good food

Absolutely stinks toilets are disgusting

Was I your pub on sat the 7th of Sept, at around 2.30pm,we got our drinks and sat in a corner near the window. When we sat down there was a couple with 2 gray hounds dogs, when we looked down one of the dogs was urinating on the floor in front of us, and our feet was in the dog s urine, the people around we noticed was having meals, I know that it is a dog friendly pub but having this happen in front of people eating to me is a not nice,myself I just think it's a health issue, we're food is been served and dogs are urinating on the floor while people are eating is a no no for me, as we were leaving a girl did come with a mop bucket and mop to clean it up, this should not be happening.

Popped in on Saturday for a quick bite to eat. Was very busy so had to wait for a table, staff were all really friendly and bubbly. It's not the cheapest place in York but the atmosphere was buzzing, drinks were great and the Nacho's were just what we needed.

We visited this pub on a Saturday afternoon. It's a great place but, they allow dogs and we were sat next to a couple who had a greyhound and a whippet. The dogs were urinating all over the floor causing big puddles, this should not be allowed in anywhere that serves food. The ladies toilets were also an absolute disgrace, dirty and smells of sewerage. We won't be returning.

Great beer selection and friendly staff. Chips are tasty!

Awesome pub, great ambiance, and great food too.

Visited last week. After hours walking round York me and my daughter needed a rest and decided to get some food. It smelt damp, seemed ‘sticky’ but it was relatively busy so sometimes this means it’s a good pub. I was so disappointed. £14 each for a variation of hunters chicken with beer cheese (which we personally didn’t like). The chicken breast seemed small with a small handful of chips & 2 small onion rings. Really overpriced. The bar staff and waitress were lovely tho.

Lovely pub, had lunch special could have a bit more steak on sandwich but was tasty. This is an American writing review where everything comes super-sized! Cheers!

Quaint old pub. We liked it Delicious food, nice service and... GREAT MUSIC 👍🏻

We planned on eating here but when our round of drinks took 20 minutes, we went elsewhere. We had three drinks of which one came in a dirty glass and one was the wrong one. It wasn’t very busy so this shouldn’t have taken that long.

Louis & kirstie were absolutely delightful 😊. Smiling & very helpful. A big thank you to them. The steak & ale pie was beautiful, would have liked real mash but I ate it all. My girlfriend had scampi and enjoyed it to. All in all a great experience 😁

Really nice rooftop terrace for when the weather is good.

The waitress was lovely and accommodating nothing was too much trouble , the food was delicious

Absolutely outstanding…. The waitress (who used to work in care) was unbelievable, an absolute credit to you..!! Couldn’t do enough for my disabled dad, went above and beyond for us…very rare thing here in York as the disabled are not looked after but here, she can’t do enough for you. Food was delicious, drinks served promptly and service with a smile every single time. Thank you for a lovely end to our day. Highly recommend x

Brilliant little pub. Food was awesome, we shared the wings and ordered the steak & burger for mains. Staff were lovely and fully accommodating for requests we had. Will happily come back next time we’re in York

Pretty dismal meal, roast peppers more like picked up of the floor squashed roast peppers....chilli jam could fit on a pin head, and halloumi if they cut it any thinner it would dissappear....ye sorry won't be back...

Staff are lovely and the rooftop terrace is great. Will definitely be going back!

Lovely little pub. The roof terrace is perfect in the sunshine.

Such lovely roof top bar 🍸 👌 We really enjoyed.

Decent boozer, the upstairs terrace Is good for the sunny days.

Good food, good service, great staff, well done would recommend.

Disappointed with my steak pie, hardly any filling and the meat was not good. I think a burger would have been better.

Nice and cozy atmosphere, decent choice of beers 🍻 It's worth it to give it a try. :)

An old style pub, a good selection of drinks, and food served, but we didn't order from here. Looks like a reasonable place to have lunch, though.

Myself and wife had a meal last night I had fish and chips batter was burnt wife had scampi again dark brown as a past fish and chip owner I would recommend changing the oil staff super

Amazing place! Best place in York! Amazing name too!

The meal was good, the beer good, and their cocktails too. Rather quiet when we went there, a good place to eat!

Amazing service. Such a friendly welcoming team. Definitely make sure you visit on your next trip. Served by Jo, Louis and Reece. Definitely made to feel at home. Will return, hopefully within the next 6 months 😁

Great food and great size portions

This is a Greene King pub, nice atmosphere.

We didn't have food, but really enjoyed our drinks

Absolutely rotten! Food was disgusting. Got two steak pies, the pastry was so hard you smash a window. The meat in it was grizzle. The chips were as dry as a bone. Wouldn’t recommend. No idea why folk have gave this place good reviews! Waste of money.

Went here for lunch with my partners parents, lovely atmosphere to watch the football and the food was great pub food. A huge thank you to Louise and the lovely cleaners who handed my partners wallet in he dropped. Lovely honest community at the Golden Lion.

IMO a touch pricey even for York centre👎

Dog friendly. Chatty helpful staff. Food was good & good portions. We enjoyed our break from walking & meal. Scampi was lovely

Great place to eat while there is a live match ! There was a good vibe in it and the staff is very cool ! I recommend

Live sport on large screens placed in great locations set up so you could see 2 sports at once football and darts on Thursday 09/05/24 just let down with no sound service excellent.

Fantastic place with extremely polite staff, which added to an enjoyable experience 😀

We visited the Golden Lion twice during our visit to York. We enjoyed lunch (steak sandwich and halloumi wrap) and enjoyed some homemade cakes which were next to the bar raising money for Macmillan. We popped in later that night when we heard music pumping out courtesy of DJ Russ! It was a really great atmosphere and all the staff are great and friendly.

Lunch was perfect, service above and beyond, I have a chilli allergy which most places dont highlight. The staff were on the ball when asked if my order had chilli, turned out it did have a chilli glaze so we changed the order, the checked again and the chutney also had chilli so offered other condiments that were chilli free. We will definitely visit again when we're in York.

A typical pub food place. Similar to Weatherspoon but drink is not included as n price

Had a brilliant time here last Saturday. Great range of drinks & couldn’t ask for a more helpful, friendly team to run the pub. Keep smashing it 🦁

Poor service. I came to visit York and lost 3 hours waiting for the food to come. Don't wast your time to eat here just drink and go.

Nice little pub spoiled by having to wait 45 mins for 2 sandwiches and a bowl of chips, the one waitress was off with us, hence 2 star service, but the manager was polite and apologetic. Saying the food possibly went to the wrong table..how? as all tables numbered, there was a 40 min wait on food again how? when I was the 4th customer to order. When the food did arrive it was OK. The manager offered us a full refund but as we had eaten and she had apologised we only took a discount.

Went to the golden lion for a meal. It didn't disappoint. The food was lovely and the staff very friendly and helpful. There was a good selection of drinks and enough choice on the menu. Prompt service without feeling rushed. Reasonably priced.

Great pub brings back memories of meeting future wife in 1972 on Christmas Eve then named the 1900.

Just popped in for a drink. The girl behind the bar was so friendly and let us try a couple of ales before we decided which one to have.

Wonderful food at reasonable prices. Very friendly and helpful staff. Definitely would come again. Good Vegan selection.

Amazing find, I go to greene king pubs a lot at home and happened to come across this little beauty. Definitely recommend to people visiting York

First Pub I visited in England, Pie and mash was very good and I liked the liveliness of the bar itself. Fun place to come in the night.

I had an evening meal here, as the place had an nice atmosphere. You pay for your food & drinks, when you order. Get there early evening; because when I arrived they had to cross off several items from the menu, as it's very popular. The meal was barbecue chicken with a beer cheese sauce, with accompanying tomatoes & two onion rings. It had a strong barbecue taste, but the beer cheese tempered it out. I found the soft drink (large coke - pint) a bit pricey; wandering if it had a unlimited refill policy.

Large, one roomed inn in the heart of York. Staff were warm and welcoming and our food and drink spot on.

Great food, lovely friendly staff and warm and friendly atmosphere, dog friendly too so big bonus for us.

Absolutely one of the best nights I've ever had thankyou Ross the DJ.hope I got the name right.played every song we requested

A lovely pub with a freindly atmosphere and decent prices.

Excellent place. The bad thing is that they didn't have all the dishes.

We can a fantastic time here special mention to Tom the quiz master 10/10 quiz presenting skills would quiz again! Brilliant night

Visited on Wednesday afternoon for lunch. Ordering was simple at the bar, service was quick, food arrived in a great time and tasted great, staff very polite also, an enjoyable experience Thank you

The first time we ate here I gave it 5 stars and was looking forward to coming again. The 2nd time we ordered the steak pie again. It looked amazing. But when I cut into it there were only 2 decent size pieces of meat and 3 tiny pieces. The flavour was still good but definitely not value for money. Very disappointed.

We had sharing dishes and they were a good size. Staff are lovely.

Not even worthy of one star. Ordered four adult meals and five Childrens meal deals , main course , desert and drink £4.99 was told the children couldn’t have an ice cream because I didn’t ordered it with the main even though I’d payed for it. On top of this we stood for at least 10 minutes waiting for a member of staff to show up when we arrived.

Greene King prices are never competitive always expensive. Atmosphere was flat. Beer was average. Avoid and go elsewhere

The pub had a very friendly atmosphere. It didn’t take long to get served, and the lady that served me was very friendly and helpful. The food was reasonably priced and delicious. I’ll definitely come back.

The Golden Lion in York is in the city centre, near the Shambles, but it is absolutely not a touristy pub. It is a large pub with a simple, large square bar. The decor is old-style with all flooring, walls and furniture in dark wood, with a few decorative glass panels to break it up. Style-wise it is a sports bar with multiple televisions, which is why I came in. Although clearly in need of a refurb, it was clean and tidy and the service from the young lady behind the bar was friendly and efficient. I was particularly impressed that, although she seemed to be on her own, she kept all tables clear and spotlessly clean. I’d be more than happy to come in again.

Thanks for having us, Kevin and Tam from Thailand. Great place!