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Nº 839 in 1137 in York

Nº 130 of 176 British in York

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We ordered a baked camembert sharing starter which we sent back as it wasn't cooked in the middle, when a replacement arrived it did look like the same one we had returned as the cooked edges had now solidified so only the middle was edible. The sausage and mash main meal was fine.

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Beryl Morrissey . 2024-11-15

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Madge likes Nicholson's pubs. Not the cheapest (£12.50 for pint of Wainwright and pint of Madri.) Always has a good range of real ale. My Wainwright was excellent. The rooms wrap around the central bar. Seven real ales. Lovely interior and well dressed for the festive season 2024. Small rear beer patio. Couple of TV's and unobtrusive background music. Great location and views of rear end of the Minster. Food, especially pies, looks good. Only my 3rd visit here in many York visits.

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MADDOGLEP . 2024-11-14

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Absolutely delicious food, great service from the ladies yesterday and today! We loved the food so much we went back the second time for lunch! The pies were outstanding, fresh, and full of flavours. Great place

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Magdalena Zotti . 2024-10-31

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Great food at a reasonable price, lovely atmosphere and friendly hosts.

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Charlotte Cheadle . 2024-10-31

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First visit to the Cross Keys tonight and was very impressed. The food and drinks were superb, but the service from Nicky and Sam deserved a 5 star review on its own. They were clearly tired and worn out from what had been a very busy day, but still managed to maintain a smile a friendly chat and a very warm welcome to the pub. Overall an excellent first impression, so full credit to them.

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Paul Hickman . 2024-10-30

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Absolutely disgusted in the service of this place woman behind the bar was ignorant serving everyone else but me there was 2 people in front of me after she served them she went to other side of the bar I tried to get her attention after she finished serving she blanked me and went to other side to serve others

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Hannah Smedley . 2024-10-29

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Great place to spend an autumn afternoon but food left a bit to be desired. Update 14 Oct. 2022. Have eaten at lunchtime on several occasions and completely nice so comment on food updated as good.

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Jay Kistasamy . 2024-10-19

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Terrible lighting made it devoid of atmosphere. Think Weatherspoons but more expensive.

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Simon Hunter . 2024-10-18

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Popped in for a drink for the first time while we were on a day trip. The staff were very friendly!

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Patricia Lievers . 2024-10-04

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Had lovely evening meal in here. Dog friendly and relaxed atmosphere

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Fiona Rooney . 2024-10-01

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This is our go to place, to meet up with family, we all travel to York a few times a year. We love the character of the place, staff always make us welcome, they seem to remember us. We really do love the food and would recommend

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Anne . 2024-09-28

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Atmosphere only 3* because it was mid week and only a handful of diners

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Linda Booth . 2024-09-26

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Popped in for a drink and some snacks on a wander around town. Located near the minster and very central. Food was amazing, had the chicken bites, nachos and loaded chips on the bar snacks deal, recommended!! Try it out if you're in the area! 🙂

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Emma HG . 2024-09-26

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Good beer choice. Nice beer. Good service.

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Simon Hyde . 2024-09-15

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Stayed at the Cross keys in Acomb, place was busy. We ordered food and it came within 20 mins food was nice staff friendly. overall enjoyed our night out.

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jonathan odle . 2024-09-14

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Nice pub, they serve a decent pint, friendly staff, the food looked good but we'd already booked to eat elsewhere. Definitely worth a visit.

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Michael Jackson . 2024-09-11

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Cask not great. Ordered Wainwrights and a Nicholsons pale. The Wainwrights was served to us flat as anything. Asked for a head to be put on it. Sat down for a few mins and within that time it went flat again to the point it looked like cider. Wish I took a photo. Husbands Nicholsons was "ok but not great". Took Wainwrights back and swapped it for something else. That wasn't great either. So just drank half of it and left. Went to a place near Shambles were it was cold and creamy to the last sip. Might need some advice from them! Shame as this is actually a nice pub.

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Jacquie S . 2024-09-10

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Excellent food and service! Staff is super friendly and food is super yum!

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J W . 2024-09-09

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Staff was friendly and there is a nice beer garden put the back

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Kev Suter . 2024-09-05

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Staff friendly and welcoming. Quick service and Sky Sports a bonus. Food quality was edible but not worth the prices. Fries were on a par with a well known chain of drive-through restaurants beginning with M. Chicken oily, overcooked and bland. Portion small and a scanty piece of garnish. Lovely pub and atmosphere but food prices should reflect the quality (halved?)

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Dill . 2024-09-01

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Great food, accomodating staff and right next to York Minster

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Tony Parkin . 2024-08-28

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Bought a pint & a coke. Placed on table and the table was wobbly and the pint went everywhere. Told the bar woman who gave me some kitchen roll & had to pay for another pint🤷Crap customer service

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Debbie H . 2024-08-26

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Helpful friendly staff. Good food and drinks

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Joan Curry . 2024-08-26

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Amazing dog friendly pub! We stopped here for a quick bite to eat and the food was absolutely amazing (especially the mac and cheese). Staff are fantastic and the music was great. We definitely will be back to try the rest of your menu!

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Milly . 2024-08-25

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Nice Victorian city pub within sight and sound of York Minster with good bar snacks and friendly staff.

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David Kirkham . 2024-08-20

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We have walked past the cross keys a lot and decided to go in for Sunday lunch. There were four of us and we got the steak and ale pie and sausage and mash and we were pleasantly surprised! Really good service and prices. A really good destination for a no frills Sunday lunch in a great location with a few drinks! It also has sky sports. Will definitely be back

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Scott Kay . 2024-08-18

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We stopped in here for lunch on our visit to York. We both had a beef rib and brisket pie which was absolutely delicious! Would definitely recommend trying this.

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Daniel Edge . 2024-08-13

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Nice pub and staff lager was spot on.only downside was mens toilet end urinal near window was leaking and pooling in the corner. Apart from that no problem and was able to watch the footy another bonus .

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cadders . 2024-08-11

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Yet another fantastic pub in York..

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Andy Fitzy . 2024-08-11

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Nice inside and that's as far as it goes, miserable girl served us not even a hello please or thank you, the glass I had was dirty. Won't be back.

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Kath B . 2024-08-07

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Friendly staff and happy. Charged me to much for a round of drinks, which I didn't realise. Member off staff come over and gave a refund. Very honest well done

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Thomas Cassin . 2024-08-04

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Great spot, kind staff and pretty tasty food as well

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Jeroen van Akkeren . 2024-08-02

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No food today, but on a very hot day, we stopped for some cold refreshment. The service was great, the staff were friendly. The premises were clean and bright...and cool. Would recommend 👌

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Susan Evans . 2024-07-28

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The Cross Keys is a grand example of a Victorian corner pub situated on the busy thoroughfare of Goodramgate in full view of the East Wing of The Minster. As a Nicholson’s run establishment it retains all its history while being fresh and modern, although some aspects of the pub have seen better days, especially the toilets. The Main room is a large airy space with plenty of seating but still leaves a good sized standing space at the large L shaped bar. There are TVs in the front room for those that like to partake in some sports, with more seating out of the way around the side and a quiet back room. Out at the back is a small walled courtyard which is partially covered, this is where you get some pretty impressive views of The Minster. But here we come to the main deciding point for the Cross Keys, the 12 hand pumps that adorn the bar which once upon a time served a decent range of cask ales. Not today though, as out of a possible 12 cask lines we were left with only one beer! It would seem they had run out of beer at 5pm on a Saturday! What is a pub without beer? Well a pretty crap one really. What was severed wasn’t great either and the prices will put a real dent in your pocket. I'm not sure what happened to the Cross Keys of late as the other Nicholson's run pubs in York are far superior. We certainly won't be rushing to return here and with such a varied choice of pubs in York I'd recommend finding somewhere else.

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Roaming the Ridings . 2024-07-25

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Visiting York for a day trip and had an amazing lunch here. The mushrooms on sourdough bread was delicious and plentyfull. Had the chicken and truffle oyster pie and chicken schnitzel for our mains and both were excellent. Highly recommend this pub.

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Samantha Smith . 2024-07-23

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Was in tonight playing Blood on the Clocktower. The staff were lovely and the pub was delightful.

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James Whitehouse . 2024-06-18

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Lovely place to stop into. We ordered side dishes, to fill a gap, nice food. One person on our table needed a bigger meal so ordered a pie dish, which they enjoyed

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Captain Kirk . 2024-06-18

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Really friendly pub! Delicious food, we had the pies! Excellent selection of beer. Good atmosphere.

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Ros Keen . 2024-06-14

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We did only stop in for drinks as we’d eaten in their sister pub down the road but the drinks were reasonable and a nice friendly welcoming pub We will come in again when we return to York

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sam b . 2024-06-11

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Popped in for a beer and lunch, great burger, staff helpful ended up staying for challenge cup final. Beer not the cheapest but good none the less would recommend

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Phil Morton . 2024-06-08

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Very nice place, friendly staff, tasty food!!

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Annemieke Bos . 2024-06-05

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Great food beers and service at a very reasonable price 👌

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Tony Howard . 2024-06-03

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Good food, service and atmosphere Shared the excellent lamb shank shepherds pie and it was a delicious and filling lunch. Even came with vegetables! Service was fast and friendly. Lovely pub environment. Recommend.

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Dreve . 2024-05-27

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Right in the centre of York next to the Minster. Went in to watch The Arsenal, they even sell Camden beers so I was in my element. Beer garden has good views of York Minster. Service was fast and staff were very friendly.

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Phil Lamond . 2024-05-27

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A lovely pub which we always call in for a drink at when paying a visit to York. It's right in the centre of the city and it has a lovely beer garden as well as cosy snugs within.

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Angie J Cooke . 2024-05-13

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Lovely pub, with a great little beer garden which we made full use of. Staff friendly and helpful. Good choices of drinks. Although we didn't eat the food look delicious and people seemed to be enjoying there's.

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tony plumridge . 2024-05-13

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Lovely pub in Central York. We enjoyed a drink here recently. Whilst we didn’t have a meal, we watched a lot of food being served, and I must say it looked amazing. If we had time I would definitely return.

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Joshane615 . 2024-05-13

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Really nice location, but the food and drinks are way overpriced for what you get. £3.5 for a 250ml 'lemonade' that is room temperature is outrageous.

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Adriana Ag . 2024-05-11

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Great pub with excellent live music. Spot on!!

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Jay Bull . 2024-05-05

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Great pub, staff so friendly and food excellent. Can't fault them on anything

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Karen Gee . 2024-05-05

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Typical English Pub where you can spend a quiet evening

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Raffaele Dalia . 2024-05-04

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Maddie served us well and found me a special 50 pence from her till. Our food was hot and delicious 😋! Highly recommend and know we would frequently visit, if we lived closer!

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Andrea Rice . 2024-05-04

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Lovely friendly pub great sports tvs and the best Sunday roast.

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Zie Hurley . 2024-04-29

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Delicious food, small tomatoes are very delicious. But the service is not very good.

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Mxx Maamoomxn . 2024-04-28

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Had a fantastic time at The Cross Keys with a group of friends! We easily booked a table for 8 on a weekend and enjoyed watching the footy together. We started off with some duck croquettes, which were delicious and served in generous portions. The atmosphere was lovely, and the staff were friendly and accommodating. Looking forward to visiting again when the weather warms up to make the most of their outdoor beer garden. Highly recommend for a relaxed hangout with good food and a great vibe!

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Dazneyland . 2024-04-26

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A very clean well set out pub. Visited a few times and the staff have always been friendly. A really nice place to relax in and perfectly situated near to some of Yorks landmarks. An impressive looking menu that i will definitely try on my next visit.

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Johnny . 2024-04-24

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My go to place when I want a simple pub meal and the football when in York for an evening. Nothing fancy but an honest pub, service, food and good enough choice of beer.

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Dogsdinner7 . 2024-04-24

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Typical modern City centre gastro-pub wannabe. Sunday night pub quiz trying to happen when half of the customers are enjoying a family evening meal didn't work. Lovely staff though! I would not recommend this place to anyone with mobility issues, the Gents is up 2 flights of stairs.

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Ian Bradley . 2024-04-22

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Lovely food and staff, great beer

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Phil Crawford . 2024-04-12

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Lovely pub with great food. Cost of food fairly reasonable. Pints a bit pricey but they had a good selection.

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Tracey Williams-Macklin . 2024-04-07

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Beer and drinks pricey but nice place.

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Animated Science . 2024-04-07

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Really warm and really busy but quick bar service

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Gary Griffin . 2024-04-02

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Really liked the pub, we both enjoyed our meals of a vegetable cottage pie and the steak and ale pie....both were very good, a nice chilled atmosphere and welcoming & friendly staff.

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Ken Ashton . 2024-04-01

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Great place to have lunch, the pies were really special and would recommend them as a must have when visiting York.

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Leslie Drewery . 2024-03-31

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Great pub! One of the best in york.

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Lee Toone . 2024-03-19

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Great day watching super Saturday 6 nations games with friends. Great food and drinks with great staff.

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Glen OHara . 2024-03-17

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One of the best establishments in York Great food and lager

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Christian King . 2024-03-17

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Sam and Christian where absolutly fantastic.Very welcoming and chatty. When ever me and my mum visit York we always come here to dine. The food I had a change as always wanted to try the pie. Which was cooked by Gav. Steak and ale I tried this time and it didn't disappoint. The carrots where lovely. Me my mum and pooch ruby will see you again soon.

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Cheryl Marcus . 2024-03-06

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Lovely pub, excellent live music.

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Susan Athanasiadi . 2024-03-03

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I tried traditional pie. It's a big portion and pretty tasty 😋 It was atmosphere place

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Инна Бакум . 2024-02-29

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Extremely helpful member of staff regarding an item of lost property. Thank you!

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Tracey Stinchcombe . 2024-02-28

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Ridiculously expensive for what is essentially a wetherspoons

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Scarlett Walsh . 2024-02-24

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Had lunch today sandwiches are lovely and staff friendly. It has a nice atmosphere.

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carol barker . 2024-02-13

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Called in for a drink early and later in the evening, pleasant surroundings, and good service. Thank you

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Josephine Dobson . 2024-02-10

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Nice pub Nice atmosphere lovely staff

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Carol Gillespie . 2024-01-31

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Very nice food and great, friendly service.

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DawnB0123 . 2024-01-30

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Nice pub. Loved that they'd made features out of the tables. Food looked nice but we didn't eat. Nice quieter pub

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Amie Mills . 2024-01-30

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Fantastic service great staff and the food was really nice! Will definitely be back

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Iain Oakley . 2024-01-30

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I thought the staff were very helpful and very pleasant and really helped us enjoy our visit.

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Raymond Ramsey . 2024-01-25

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Attend semi-regularly with a group where we use the function room, lovely space for a medium group on a quiet night. Though can be busy on a match day, but seems like a good place to watch the match as well.

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Michael Wallace . 2024-01-21

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Expensive beer (but that's my age showing!).

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North Wales Locations (NorthWalesLocations.co.uk) . 2024-01-21

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Very atmospheric pub, old worldly and open fires . Very popular so very busy , courtyard with heating out front for the over flow of people . Pricing was the same as the Cross keys further down- 3 Pints and 1 Gin and tonic (single) = £26.10 - but York ain't cheap anywhere so expect these prices .

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gary Milson . 2024-01-14

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Nice pub next to York Minster,good selection of beers

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Craig L . 2024-01-13

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Great pub with a varied range of beers. Food was great too. Good choice of menu, the lamb pie was spot on. On a cold winters day this is a cosy warm place to relax.

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Stephen Walker . 2024-01-10

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So when we visited, they Cross Keys we only really purchased a few drinks so I can not really review food items here there.

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Abigail Sims . 2024-01-01

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Your team were brilliant. They were obtrusive but quick and accurate and really friendly and helpful. The food was lovely too

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Charlotte Weatherill . 2023-12-26

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Plum porter on tap how lucky were we.

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christopher ellis . 2023-12-20

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Christmas immersion through its Christmas decorations

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Pedro Ruiz . 2023-12-19

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Was lush. Quick service. Staff friendly

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Ellen Smith . 2023-12-19

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Great service, and very busy, so 5 stars to the staff, lovely food, unfortunately they had run out of sunday dinners...... get there before 2pm if you want that, so we ordered pies, gravy and veg, well worth it, spot on.

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Adrian Bates . 2023-12-17

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good selection of beer and gins and stuff; atmosphere and christmas decorations are nice too a bit pricey but in line with everywhere else round here

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Keeley . 2023-12-12

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Cracking pub always use it when we visit York

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Richard Thomas . 2023-12-12

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Head chef was great, helped with menu advice Joan the manager was great

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Mark Wright . 2023-12-12

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Had lunch here on a day out to the York Christmas Market. A traditional Victorian pub in a busy central location, it's really handy for the Minster and only a couple of minutes walk from Monk Bar and the city walls. The outside seating area has a great view of the Minster. Inside, there's a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, traditional decor and furnishings, log fires and Sky TV. Nicely decorated for Christmas. Clean downstairs toilets. There's a roomy bar lounge, but I had my lunch in the cosy snug at the back of the pub. The staff were hospitable and friendly, and although it was quite busy, service was quick and attentive. There's an extensive drinks menu with an amazing variety of gins, real ale, wines and spirits, and they also serve hot drinks. Excellent choice of starters and mains, more imaginative than your average pub food, and a wonderful selection of homemade pies. Opted for the wild boar and chorizo pie with clotted cream mash, thyme roasted carrots and a jug of rich gravy. Well cooked, hot, good quality ingredients and full of flavour. Had a nice Merlot to accompany the meal. The desserts looked really good, but I was just too full! The price was reasonable too. Would recommend this pub for lunch if you're visiting York.

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Valerie Hinchliffe . 2023-12-04

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Had a couple of drinks here. The atmosphere was lively. Was nice and warm and the lovely young lass who served us was friendly ☆

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JODIE PINNINGTON . 2023-12-03

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Good Food and Beers. Reasonable priced!!! Love the City of York!!!!

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Julius Ames . 2023-11-30

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Popped in here a few times whilst in York this weekend. What a lovely lovely cosy pub! Atmosphere was really nice and enjoyed each visit! Highly recommend if you’re in York .

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Toyah1 . 2023-11-27

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A really warm experience here. Although we only stopped in for drinks, it was really nice. The warm radiator also helped thaw us out. Staff seemed friendly and the food looked amazing. Unfortunately never got to try the food but there's always a next time I suppose

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Mike Rouse-Deane . 2023-11-26

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Great pub, If a little pricey on the food.

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clinton lofthouse . 2023-11-24

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Great location, food and service!

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Nicholas Gamble . 2023-11-23

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