House Of Trembling Madness in York

The actual place itself is easy on the eye and comfortable, it’s just a shame the staff have to be so rude, allowing people to push in at the bar and being very abrupt when asked about particular beers, poor attitude from both behind the bar who seemed to be competing for the award for worst attitude, they should take a leaf from their namesake around the corner who have a much better work ethic, first and last visit here…. Not impressed at all !

A coolpub in a good location. Love the interior. Great range of drinks and looked like food was good. Definitely eill revisit when return to York.

We were on a family break to York and noticed the Octoberfest advertised in the pub window. As all four of us love German beer from Munich we decided to have lunch there. Noticing that Bratwurst was on the menu and that is my German sausage of choice I ordered it along with a pint of Hofbrau. Imagine my disappointment when my Bratwurst tuned out to be some kind of Bockwurst in a soggy roll filed with something that i think might have been saurkraut. If you cant get Bratwurst please dont advertise them on your menu. The sausage was nice as was the beer. The roll and filling..ugh

Don’t eat here. The food is awful. Feels like a tourist trap compared to the smaller pub above the bottle shop. Very disappointed.

2 fantastic venues each with their own vibe. From a cosy version of a Munich beer hall to a spacious 3 level venue with a stately home feel. Nice beer on tap and friendly staff. A must visit venue in York. And try the warm pretzel when you can! Can't wait to come back early morning for their breakfast offerings!

Lovely beer, but toilets a higher climb than everest, don't go unless you are fully fit

Another great find and quirky place to have a drink. Spread over 4 floors with quirky and interesting decor, this place is well worth a visit. Be prepared for an x-rated visit to the gents loo !! Again let down by some of the staff who clearly struggle with working in hospitality and can’t be bothered with a simple friendly welcome. I hope it’s just not rife across the rest of the staff as the place has a lot to offer.

What a great place, super quirky and the artwork definitely gives you something to talk about. Drinks were good, staff very helpful with lots of info about the beers. Would definitely return next time I'm in York.

Quirky yet cool bar with great beers. The ground floor smelled like a toilet, but the upper floors were fine.

There used to be a time when a Pub was warm, friendly and inviting. This place was none of those Saturday 12th October. Freezing cold with no heating on, most customers had their coats on, not a single smile from any of the disinterested bar staff, no drinks menu, just a pointed finger at the gin bottles. A hi res TV screen showed the draught, but the pumps were too far away to read without binoculars. Where has the passion gone in places like this? It wasn't too busy for the staff to engage with me and ask what kind of 'beer' I liked and offer advice.

Always worth a few visits due to its beer range as well as its atmosphere especially on the second floor which at night is very atmospheric. We ate one of their daily special stews on one night which was lovely, and well worth the money. Well-recommended.

AVOID! Absolutely disgusting food. Ordered burgers. The meat was poor quality and overcooked, I suspect it was made of cheap frozen beef of very poor quality. The patties were very slim and had an overly ground texture not like a nice hand made patty you normally get. The bun was awful and so were the chips. Did not finish the thing it was just so vile. Can't believe this place has 4.7 stars on here looking at reviews now it's probably based on older reviews and not reflecting the current poor state of the kitchen. I'm really surprised I didn't get food poisoning.

I could have stayed there all day. Great choice of beers and a great atmosphere.

Worst food I’ve had ever since I arrived to England. Peas tasted like plastic, mashed bland and tasteless and the pie was to cry for, hoping I got a bad dish I ordered another thing on the menu, sausage pieces that were swimming in fat came with stale bread and a slice of butter after which I just had some beer to kill the hunger and make me feel better. Could have gotten a nice Yorkshire pudding wrap in the neighbourhood and go here to drink the 40£ I wasted on prison food. Atmosphere was great and the waitress lovely but don’t make the mistake of ordering anything other than drinks at this place.

Called in by accident (thought I was next door!) Full of Catholic quasi religious icons and imagery...bleeding heart ♥ Jesus on the bar. Might not appeal to all tastes, but I loved it. Bring on the bells and incense...oh and a large G & T for the school of Cardinals when they're next in town 🙏🍷🍷 super ambience, good gin and good beers. Quirky decoraation, not sure the "gash" pictures in Gents (2 stories upstairs from ground floor bar) are necessary.

Unfortunately the new owners have ruined this pub. It used to have a world class beer selection. Now, it's boring and generic. The food is a shadow of its former self... no more tapas. Such a shame.. one of the best beer pubs in the country reduced to average at best.

Amazing food, burger was huge and delicious, the chicken and bacon salad was the best salad I have ever had, tons of chicken and packed full of flavour & finally the steak pie was immense and stuffed full of meat served with lots of mash & gravy. Really quirky place with great food and drink.

My mate Si says this is smaller than the other one! Si is often wrong, this is bigger than the other one!

Having frequented since it was first opened I am disappointed with the new ownership and food . They have stopped doing hot sandwiches and all day breakfast you can now only get these until 12.30. Tried the tapas (which were always very tasty and authentic) however today's were very mediocre and the beef was very chewy. Prices have also increased which is fair enough if quality is good but I think the 6 of us will be eating elsewhere in future! Range of beers still very good so worth visiting but I would not recommend eating there anymore!

Came here for lunch on a Saturday, staff were friendly but overly busy. Table wasn't cleared simply because the waitress was constantly bringing orders for other tables. Food was good but bread was a little dry/dense for my taste. Drinks were good with good selection.

Good place for a beer always busy, getting ready for a refresh

Excellent place to try a new bear.

Second time here for lunch, had The Madness platter to share between two of us. Both agreed it was tasty & filling. Everything on the menu sounds good & there is not too much choice to make it difficult! The staff are very helpful. Plenty seating over 3 floors. Will definitely return another time to try something else on the menu.

It's really unfortunate that I am leaving a not so positive review. The food here used to be really good, however the last two occasions have not been brilliant. Had chalked it up to being busy, and demand was high, so was understanding. Bank holiday Monday just gone in the afternoon, when it wasn't busy means there was no excuse. We had the Steak pie and the falafel burger. The pie had hardly any filling and the burger was burnt with luke warm chips, the coleslaw was nice. The previous occasion was the same pie, but the burger (vegan burger) was a little better. Really sad about this, as the beer choice is good, and the Tapas bar on the ground floor was good. (Has that not permanently gone, I hope not)

Good food choices. Good selection of real ale.

I really love the vivid interior concept and atmosphere here. The craft beer and cider flavors are amazing too. I visit this place every time I come to York 😍

We are long time customers of House of Trembling Madness and don’t really like the new changes. Food prices have gone up and time limits introduced on when breakfast items are served. Why? Then the time limits were incorrectly applied nearly depriving us of an egg and bacon sandwich! The place still looks lovely but there has been a subtle change in atmosphere. I wish it well but may not go there anymore. I should add, that we went to it more as a cafe than to sample the impressive array of beer.

Lovely pub which also has nice thought provoking art. Including in the bathroom.

On a slightly different level to the other trembling madness, but very nice, large with a good selection.

Lovely place . Good atmosphere and staff

Cool and unusual place. Quirky decor and paintings on the wall. Lots of exciting beers. York gin. Big food portions for the relatively low prices actually (I’ve paid more for less burger at other places if that makes sense.) - son says the steak in the pie was great. Several floors so don’t just sit downstairs without checking for upstairs and downstairs. Dog friendly.

We really enjoyed our visit to this bar earlier this week. Great selection of beers especially dark ales The smaller plate pie, mash and mushy peas was lovely and great value for money. Knowledgeable, helpful staff too 😁 x

Unfortunately this branch of madness has been taken over. The new owners have removed the tapas from on the bar and completely wrecked the beer menu. Madness doesn't need 6 house beers. It goes completely against the ethos of the pub. 2 lagers? Why? London black, meh, generic craft. A pointless cider. This was a craft beer pub. It was one of the best in the country. The new owners are changing direction, in a bad way. Diversity and variety was the point of madness. Sadly this is no longer a destination pub. It should change its name, as clearly the new owners don't understand the concept. I've sent many people here over the years, but unfortunately now I'll just be sending people to the original bar.

A busy little place, so get there early for the chance of a table. Great atmosphere with quirky decor. We had fruity ciders and "tapas-sized" pie and mushy peas with gravy. Actually they were perfect for dinner. Filling and delicious!

Great place, great beer, great atmosphere.

Great beer and really friendly service 😊

Good beer and service some may say it's a madness

4 bus passes for lunch. Busy ground floor bar so one person went upstairs to find that bar shut. Back down to order drink. 3 others joined few minutes later ,upstairs then had to go back down to order drinks and food. No,pies,no burgers, no platters no blue cheese….back upstairs to reorganise lunch order and back down to order. Up again after being told half hour wait. Attitude of the two bar staff was take it or leave it , basically only sausage and mash available. When it did arrive was ok . Staff shortages blamed and busy Sunday trade denuded kitchen . Other customers suffered same problems but 4 75 year olds left feeling dissatisfied and physically exhausted. Take care ….dont go here on Mondays.!

Cracking bar, loads of tables and Shed Seven's beer in cans.

Cracking bar, loads of tables and Shed Seven's beer in cans.

What an amazing place to chill and enjoy craft beer and some appetizers. IPA is really great. Tapas of the day (Pork + Chriozo is highly recommended).

Good selection of beers to choose from. The food was tasty and not too expensive. It was fairly quiet, so there was plenty of space.

Great beer, fantasticly decorated and lovely staff

This was our location for dinner on our last night in York with our family of 3. We had tried to eat at the Stonegate location but their tiny kitchen (it's an incredibly tiny establishment) was working 45 minutes behind so we left for this location instead. Go to this location if you're aiming to eat. The food was very reasonably priced and very generously portioned. My son got the meat board and was not disappointed. They were out of some menu items like the pickled chilli eggs and beer and cheese soup, so that was disappointing. But the falafel was great, as was the sausage and mash. The drink choice was excellent and affordable as well. We had way more food than we could eat and in the future would share a meal between two of us. We had a walkabout in the establishment after eating and there were many interesting spots and rooms to choose from. We ate on the first floor. The art was incredibly dark, quirky and interesting, which we enjoyed. Even the bathroom was interesting! The large windows were opened, affording breezes throughout. The staff was very friendly. They brought my son's meat board about 8 minutes before our food with apologies that the kitchen didn't realize we had also two hot meals on that same ticket. No worries. We ate some of his board. :-) The gin and tonic was delicious and concocted on recommendation from the friendly bartender. I would love to go back here if we return to York and would recommend it.

Quirky Place with Great Choice of Beers.. We didn't eat but the Menu sounded lovely!

Our new favourite pub! We visited on a recent trip to York and enjoyed it so much that we went back again the next day. Great selection of beers and very knowledgeable and friendly bar staff. The food is extremely good quality, we ordered a Yorkshire sharing platter of local Deli products which was delicious and went perfectly with a cold beer or two. The next day we both had the steak pie with mash & peas which was perfect comfort food on a wet and cold Summer(?) day. The music was great too, lots of Smiths, Talking Heads and XTC on the playlist while we were there. Had fun chatting to the team member behind the bar about our shared taste in all that excellent music - great service thank you, I'm so sorry we didn't catch her name! We will definitely be back next time we're in York. Oh and what a beautiful and historic building by the way, you can spend hours just admiring the decor on every floor..

I love this place. It my favorite bar in York. It serves craft speciality beers on draft and has a really good collection of speciality bottled beers from Belgium and lots of exotic gins. Prices are reasonable. Ambiance is really bizarre and pictures are freeky, but that is part of the charm. It serves food and prices are really good.

Just love this place. A wonderful sanctuary in busy York. Today I enjoyed a pot of tea served along with a couple of tasty biscuits ( a lovely touch, and much appreciated). Delightful staff, nothing too much trouble. Great place to chill on your own, or enjoy a meal with friends/ family. Popped in again on a wet summer's day and thoroughly enjoyed a quiet pot of tea again served with those tasty biscuits. My go to place! ☺️

Food was unreal and the pints speak for themselves. Will be back

Unbearably hot and only one cask on

Reasonable price for drinks. On the minus side the toilet were up 4 flights of stairs! And the hight of the banisters gave me vertigo!

Ploughman’s lunch. They didn’t have the Scotch egg with black pudding and I it told me some time after I paid, which was quite annoying. But when it came it was excellent and quite large. Well worth it, even if I did get a substitute pork pie.

Great pie and mash Great beer and lovely atmosphere

Always a favourite spot! Quirky, food is great.

I liked it, service good & the chorizo & and chicken tapas we had was superb!

Cracking place!!! Loads of craft options.

Only had beers this visit but can recommend the burgers

I’ve not eaten here, only had drinks. 1st visit 6 months ago was lovely. Coffee was well made with luxury biscuits to accompany the beverage. I e reduced the rating on the basis that my last visit was to meet with a potential landlord over hot chocolate. The wait was 15 minutes and when presented with the hot chocolates, they’d spilled all over the saucer, the hot chocolate was barely warm and we were told that was the best they came out as hence the wait. Poor guy I was with bought them and profusely apologised and I felt bad he’d suggested it. The server didn’t ask if we’d like to order something else as stated there were issues making the drinks. We didn’t have spare time to make complaint and order another beverage. So my experience has been 50/50. Will give another visit next time to decide I think. Atmosphere is cosy, intimate, interesting and industrial, curious Victoriana theme.

This is a beautiful and quirky bar with a great selection of ale and fun decoration. We stopped here for a couple of drinks on the way from the train station to our hotel and just managed to get a seat. A friend who lived in York recommended this place to me and we weren’t disappointed.

Always enjoyed drinking here and eating but you can tell there are changes. Used to love the thick yummy bread that came with the tapas but noticed that has changed. Hope there won’t be many more changes.

Not the cheapest but had a good selection of drinks available and is a lovely venue, though can get busy on popular days.

We stopped in for drinks just on the reviews and the name. We were expecting something so very much more exciting and quirkier than a Wetherspoons look alike It was over priced but that is down to it’s location There are much more exciting places to visit

Fantastic. Have the pork pie with stilton! And of course beer - good selection. Amazing interior.

A decent pub located between the station and the shambles.

Excellent craft beer bar / shop / cafe. Multiple rooms with different decor and vibes.

Great selection of craft beers, lovely place to sit and have some drinks and chat

Terrible food couldn’t see so called mashed potatoes & mushy peas for gravy. First time & LAST time absolutely terrible there’s plenty of great restaurants in York & THIS isn’t one of them

Beautiful inside and nice ambiance. The food are good! We had the beer&cheese soup and bangers and mash, portions and priced were good! They have a wide selection of drinks too!

Tried this place for first time today 1. Had to pay for meal but I may wanted a piece of cake & coffee later but no I had to pay separately 2. Had pie & mushy peas & mashed potatoes, when it came could see pie but peas & mashed potatoes you had guess as you couldn’t see for gravy. 3. Mashed potatoes was lumpy So first time & LAST time

What a truly amazing pub, unbelievable choice of first class beers. I had a gorgeous stout, next time I will have the cherry and peppercorn beer. The art work on the walls is stunning. Service very friendly and helpful, giving samples to try before you buy. Can't wait to take my partner back, he will love it.

Awesome & craft beers not too shabby either 🍻

Loved the place, great atmosphere and some really nice beers, with some quirky ones thrown in.

Nice enough. Food and drink were very nice. Atmosphere was friendly. Usual city centre high prices.

The food here was marvellous. The choice of drink was fabulous. Quirky interior. Love it

Easier to find somewhere to sit than its sister bar, a great selection on tap!

A lovely place to go for a fruit beer and a tasty plate of food - love the decor, ambience and service!

Brilliant craft beer free house pub. Meals were excellent value and tasty. Two bars on two different levels with different beers on offer. Friendly capable staff and a wild atmosphere. Loved it! One downside, don't accept cash.....

Unfortunately the one we wanted had moved we walked and found it easily enough but to be honest the staff weren't very welcoming. We changed our minds about eating there. Cold boring atmosphere hardly anyone talking. People came in with dogs which was nice to see. Went in for craft beer to be honest not the best for the price.

Lovely find off the main street with a lovely atmosphere

Called in to the Lendal for breakfast at 10 am on the 16th May The girl behind the bar was most unwelcoming. The Yorkshire Rarebit we ordered turned up after 30 minutes and was only just warm. There was plenty of chat going on between the people behind the bar but not really interested in the customers. Complete opposite to the experience in the Stonegate Bar which is superb, lovely and friendly people and excellent food. Very disappointed.

What a fantastic quirks place . Having a drink and meal in the taxidermists room . Being overlooking by the birds and the beasts heads . Drinks were very interesting at anything upto £7.00 ish a for 400ml . They are stronger than your normal John Smith's beers . Food platers are very interesting and quite large best to share them . Only thing to think about . Stairs very steep and loos at bottom of building. Yet for me great quirky place to go .

What an excellent bar! The craft beer selection is well thought out, my pint of Left-handed Giant IPA was delicious and reasonable priced compared to Norwich.

Just brilliant!!! Quirky, incredible selection of ales and tapas - but be careful, in Spain tapas size portions need three for a meal - here you only need one! So many rooms to choose from and SO many entertaining touches! We’ll be back! 💃🕺 I came back today and was welcomed and served by Theo. And the food is as good as ever!! 🤠

Enjoyed the pie & mash, as usual. Alas, no more venison pie, only steak pie. Beer was OK. Always visit here when I go to York.

Well kept beer from cloudwater today.

It's one of my favourite places to visit on a night out! Although, I'd love a pint of mainstream beer. But there are multiple ales to choose from and the decor upstairs is amazing!

Always an excellent place to visit

Great little place to try some new beers, beautiful atmosphere and welcoming staff! Highly recommended when visiting York!

Fantastic range of drinks, friendly staff. Highly recommended

Excellent beers and food. Well worth a visit.

Popped in for a drink one Saturday as we were doing the tourist stuff. Immense selection of beers, ales and brews. A busy place but lots of nooks & crannies to sit in as it’s quite a big building. Lots of interesting stuff to see on the walls and I’d definitely recommend a visit.

This is our usual first stop when heading into York. Excellent food and drink, staff always great. And the artwork is eclectic and fun.

Lovely place! Came to York for a short visit and this place was recommended by a local. Great service. They customized my food - Ordered the Yorkshire Rarebit and the be very friendly girl behind the bar replaced the bacon with tomatoes for me when I said I didn’t eat bacon. She also gave me genuine suggestions on foods when I said I couldn’t tolerate alcohol - she double checked and told me the stew had alcohol in it so safer for avoid it. Enjoyed the food! Beer cheese was tasty but also made the food too salty.

Only order on line probably one of best beer selections on line

This is a unique place spread across two public floors. We had a daily special of venison and bacon stew one evening which was chockful of meat and tasty juice. That night and at other times, we tried several beers, finding the bar staff very helpful, friendly and welcoming. Very well-recommended indeed !

A good selection of beers, charming decor, great chocolate cake!

Great pub with a lot of great food and drink variety, and a very unique collection of paintings.

Absolutely my favourite place to eat and drink in York! Beer is astounding - by far the best selection in the city and the food is perfect. The staff are always helpful and knowledgeable.

A sure-fire prime craft destination in York is the exquisitely renovated Georgian craft beer mansion of Trembles Lendal. Winner of the York Restoration Design Awards in 2018. Spread over three luxurious floors with a bistro style café on the ground floor, the main bar area is upstairs with several stunningly decorated side rooms. Each is finely presented in the grand Georgian style but with that quirky Madness shining through with a smattering of taxidermy and quite disturbing renaissance gothic artworks of several levels of debauchery. Naked woman kissing a goose? Man eating a baby, it's all here. Despite the pictures they are actually family and dog friendly. The facilities are up another level, I don't usually include photos of the toilets but these are some of the grandest pub toilets you'll ever visit, worth all the stairs to get there. But what we've really come here for is the amazing range of craft beers, usually over 12 keg line split between the floors and 3 cask offerings. If you want a wide range of beer styles from all over the country and Europe, there are always a good few classic Belgians on, then this really is the place to be. It's not the cheapest place by far but it's certainly worth it to us. With this awesome range and their top quality food you really could spend an entire weekend just at Trembles. Don't go to York without visiting or you'll regret it!

Friendly, knowledgeable staff, great beer, plenty of space and interesting decor. Highly recommended.