The Blue Boar in York

Live music welcoming crowd good beer. Perfect!

It was the sort of pub that as soon as you walk in, you know it was going to be enjoyable. Great selection of ales, especially Timothy Taylors. Great service and comfortable seating areas. Loved it!

I wish I could have got in to find out how the drinks were. My family birthday party (grandparents and 20something kids) was prevented from entering. Not by the security staff (who were lovely), but by a manager who was really rude, didn’t provide any reason and who the security staff member clearly disagreed with too. If we’d been a rowdy stag party or equivalent I’d have understood but we were quite the opposite. I’ll not be going back. I’ve been there before and it’s not worth the trip to be treated that way. Honestly, don’t bother.

Precioso interior, que admite perros, amable personal del bar, vino precioso y una pinta de cracking. Encantadora chica irlandesa sirviendo detrás de la barra, le dio un capricho a mi perrito. Xx

Just popped in for a drink. Nice looking pub

Really nice, quirky little pub, full of atmosphere. Only popped in for a quick drink after a night at the Opera House watching Rocky Horror. The addition of the "Dick Turpin Coffin" downstairs in the pub was fun.

Didn't have any food, went in for a drink, quite quiet. Decent service

Popped in for a lunchtime sandwich, great food and service, liked the cask beer too.

Mens toilets, stinks, no cleaning in place, hard seating, plenty of small stalls,

Definitivamente necesito sacar el equipo de limpieza para este pub. ¡Los aseos nos desconectaron comiendo! Taburetes incómodos. Bebidas de precio medio

Great little spot to visit, handy for a pre drink if your going the the Royal Oprah House 1 minute walk away.

Avarage bar, nothing to write home about, disappointing experience.

Smashing pub near the York Dungeon. Lovely service and a good range of drinks, reasonably priced. Went on a Sunday afternoon and thoroughly entertained by the singer Simon. Enjoy. M

Great service, food, atmosphere

Lovely quirky pub, interesting basement.

Visited after a recommendation while on a ghost walk, it's well worth a visit for a drink down in the cellar.

This is a lovely traditional pub, great drinks selection and the 2 young ladies behind the bar on a busy Sunday afternoon were so pleasant and welcoming, definitely one to visit when in York.

Did not eat here just had a couple of drinks. Friendly staff. Comfy seating. Live music. Nice atmosphere.

Stopped for a pint. Good value.

Good range of beers, great atmosphere

Stopped here for a very needed lunch with a hungry family. All the usual "chain" places had queues out the door. Found this place more by chance. Could not fault the friendly service or the food. Will be one to remember when we visit York again.

El, the waitress/barmaid, is honestly the most friendly and helpful server I have encountered in a long while. El made us all feel very welcome and made our visit here excellent!

Canny bar the layout with good beer and great service, quiet when visiting as mid-afternoon midweek. Would recommend a visit x

Nice old pub with very good food and reasonable prices. Highly recommended.

Staff here are very friendly and welcoming. The place feels like home rather than an inner city pub. The guest beers change regularly. A hidden gem.

Uno de los mejores Guinness de York para ser justos! Buen ambiente y personal. ¡Había música en vivo! Un buen rato todo el viernes por la noche. En marcha. Gracias

Decent old fashioned pub. Lots of history. Good beer selection. Staff friendly

Plenty of choice of beers, friendly staff

Only had a drink in here. Nice pub.

Nice little pub, A Little dated inside but fits the York vibe better I think. Staff was lovely, greeted us on entry and went above and beyond when serving us at the bar. The food menu is a little limited on choice but what we picked was really nice and fairly priced. The toilets was also clean which I've seen reviews saying otherwise.

Nice cosy little pub with very few tourists

Very welcoming, the atmosphere is brilliant, and the live bands they have are great. 10/10 would recommend

Stopped to have a few drinks and we really enjoyed ourselves. The staff were friendly and chatty. It's a very interesting place

Don't miss the coffin in the basement. :) Comfortable and perfect place to grab a beer and have a chat with friends.

Had entertainment on at 9pm good vocalist atmosphere in pub was good lively bar staff was very welcoming and friendly

Came in on Saturday and had a lovely time- music & atmosphere was great, as was the service from Rachel :) will defo be coming back!

You have to put things into perspective. There's no Martini Rossi or tomato juice. On the other hand there is a good choice of J2O, white wine, beer etc, served by welcoming staff. It's an experience to be saying goodbye to 2 bouncers on leaving! We enjoyed our time here! Many thanks!

A wonderful establishment with lots of history. Really helpful staff and top notch food. Highly recommended.

Came to the Blue Boar with my friend for a burger and some live music. Was the best decision we’ve made in York. Lovely pub with a great atmosphere. Charlie behind the bar was super attentive and had great banter. Couldn’t recommend this place any more!

Came in for a drink after a long, long, long day at work you know when you just need a pint of wine. Lovley service Charlie was very accommodating and kept my glass full. Great food !!! As Charlie would say “you can’t be drinking us dry on an empty stomach “ I’d recommend the munch box can’t go wrong . Absolutely Devine

best bar in york for food, drinks and service :) always have a really great time!

A tad disappointing We were passing and the outside looked like a nice pub Sadly when we got in all the history had been removed and a bland interior aimed at students remained We looked at the menu and thought not Shame could be so much better I appreciate that not all pubs can be equal but this was so disappointing after the outside looked so good

Great atmosphere and good food. It wasn't too busy and the staff was lovely. We planned to go out for drinks somewhere else but decided to stay and no complaints about the drinks either! What a good spot to finish a weekend in York, I'll keep this one bookmarked for another time, for sure!

Love this pub, great service and atmosphere, will definitely visit again next time we are there.

great place with really lovely staff. definitely worth a visit

Nice pub on the edge of the city centre with good variety of beers on tap.

The service hers is top-notch, and the atmosphere is so warm and inviting. It's the kind of place where you can relax, have a great time with friends whilst drinking a cold beer.

Fantastic pub, great atmosphere.

Very nice alcohol selection and the live music is great

Cute pub, very unexpected! Great atmosphere, the music was fantastic. Bar staff were helpful and easy to chat with. Service was great. Didn't try the food but it looked good too.

Got a pint of still cider. Didn’t want or ask for ice. When I mentioned it the young lass behind the bar she looked at me like I was daft- real cider MUST have ice. Worst pint ever, think there was maybe a half of something in there….

Visited for a quick drink, "for old times sake". The pub was very quiet and we were served quickly with our drinks. Since our previous visit the place has been refurbished and it looked good. It was nice to spend time reminiscing.

Popped in for a beer before the York Dungeons, lovely vibe, good staff and great selection of drinks. Will definitely come again

Came here for a poetry night and really enjoyed the vibe. Decent drinks, good toilets, friendly and efficient staff. I'm not sure what else you can ask for an evening service from a pub!

Friendly staff, pub grub menu with good portion size. Furnishings a little tired and worn. Visited mid afternoon so not too busy. However the blue boar is dog friendly.

Popped in for a beer during an afternoon session 😉

Called in for a drink and something to eat whilst in York beer was good and the baguette was delicious Only thing stopping it getting 5 stars is the lack of comfortable seats

Life is too short to spend any time in this pub as there are many better venues in the city. Cold room with uncomfortable seating and no ambience. Television on with no one watching. Only one cask ale on offer. Friendly and efficient bar man.

Been a few times now. Great range of beers. Good food and if you’re a live music fan this place is for you. Awesome

Called in for lunch on our way to theatre and we really enjoyed our first experience and will definitely recommend it

Menu was fairly basic but the food was good. Excellent choice of Ale’s. Nice setting, friendly and polite staff and excellent value for money. Worth a look when looking for some pub grub in York.

If it was possible, it would -10. What a terrible pub

Good service. Descent selection of food and drink.

Great food and excellent experience. Top notch staff and incredibly friendly. Brought headless mannequin wife and child in and they were extremely accommodating Would go again.

Friendly, welcoming staff and a decent selection of reasonably-priced drinks by York standards. Dropped in here as part of a large-ish family group, including a couple of littlies and the bar staff were super-helpful. Clean, nice atmosphere and decent tunes. Last went in when it was still The Little John - probably in the early 2000s!

Lovely comfortable feel great staff warm welcome very helpful would definitely recommend 100 percent

Dog friendly pub good snack food great 🍺 to will always call back here

The staff are fantastic and the doorman is great who they have on every week

Nice pub, live stuff and open mics, great food

Perfect little find. Just one back of the madness at the end of the night. Live music that you can appreciate the songs and singing. Super friendly bar staff. Shout out to Tom. Excellent. Thanks.

A bit too flashy for me. But would suit a gin drinker perfectly

Called in for lunch after being here for drinks a few times on previous trips to York. This time we were here for the Christmas market. The staff are always welcoming and the food was yummy, good prices too. Definitely recommend and will be back next time we visit York.

Popped in here on early evening Friday. We only had a few drinks, was going to eat but got told food had ended. The place is nice and cosy with a lovely vibe but not the best toilets! Recommend 👍🏻

Nice little pub and had a singer on

Amazing little place food was absolutely amazing

We only pooped in for a quick beer on the way to our hotel. Atmos seemed nice, a lot of students.

Outstanding bar, came here on a Friday and they had live music on which was outstanding. Great service from the staff as well. Highly recommended 👍🏼

Called in to this pub with family on a visit to York. What a find! Brilliant ambiance. Only had drinks as we had plan’s elsewhere but the food that was coming out looked amazing. The information on Dick Turpin in the cellar was fantastic. Will definitely be back. Highly recommended 👍

Great little pub always visit when in York

Lovely choice of food and drink. 5 stars to the fabulous Barnan with long hair and black nail polish. Give this man a raise!

Staff friendly. Good live music.

Friendly staff great beer good prices

The guys were so nice with us! Great service from them Excellent drinks 🥰

Lovely pub. Spotless, great food, great prices and lovely staff. Oh toilets are spotless. Very welcoming atmosphere.

Leuke pup met prima lunchkaart.

Super little pub in the heart of York and the only one we tried that had an ordinary dark rum! Everywhere else only had the spiced sort. Good music playing, food was also lovely and Dick Turpin's coffin in the cellar was a nice twist.

Popped in for a put stop and a nice beer, good selection of drinks and happy welcoming staff

legends, the man with long hair and one of the bouncers let us in to use the toilet as we really needed it, even without buying something. they’re amazing we’re coming back again. legends. york really is super safe.

Food was amazing!!! Definitely recommend the toasties! Unique because had some history connected to Dick Turpin in the cellar seating area.

Wanted to visit due to historic connection, very friendly staff great atmosphere highly recommend, visited for 2nd time in 2 days. Had lunch great food fair price and very friendly helpful staff again. Thank you

What a lovely pub! Great atmosphere and the building itself has so much character. Great range of drinks so lucky to have found this place. Would definitely come back again.

Stumbled upon this place and really enjoyed the ambience. Open mic time and we were treated to a great singer. Normal costing drinks. Sat outside on a small bench in a little courtyard area. Just really nice.

Lovely little craft style pub. Went in for some food and had a couple chicken burgers and some fries and was not disappointed. Great selection of beer (which we definitely enjoyed) and the staff were lovely and could have a good chat. Will definitely be returning!

Came in last Friday and had a great night. Had a couple of burgers and melts which were great and a fair few pints afterwards. Staff were very friendly and could have a good chat. Will definitely be going again!

Had a lovely snack meal , and great service from the barmaid, very polite and very helpful, prompt service, great to find a little gem.

Such a fantastic find in the centre of York. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The food was fresh and delicious. There was live music with a fab atmosphere. We will definitely be back!

A great wee place, tucked away from the main thoroughfare. Very friendly staff. They didn’t have an extensive menu choice, but that suited us because they had what we wanted, it was served quickly and really tasty.

Perfectly situated venue and at the perfect size. Great place for a few drinks or even a lunching spot. Live music acts are just right for the space and couldn't ask for more hospitable staff.

I’d never been in this pub before, despite being to York on numerous occasions. Got to say this is a fantastic find. Lovely pub, friendly staff, nice range of beers and to top it off, a unique tale to tell about Dick Turpin (I won’t spoil it, pay a visit). In the cellar. It’s also close to York Dungeon and the river, so a win, win in most departments. Will definitely be returning here on our next visit.

Great spot, tucked quite closely to the castle museum. Plenty of history, cool decor, especially downstairs. Staff were lovely, food and drinks were nice.