The Three Legged Mare in York

Lovely little bar woth a really nice guy working, chatty and friendly

Really lovely place with nice vibe and people. Spiral staircase to the toilets so not suitable for wheelchair users.

A rainy Sunday evening, tucked up in the 3 Legged Mare, cosy, warm, decent wine & jazz- my sort of bar!

Friendly and good range of drinks

On Fridays people sing their frustrations from their hearts. Poignant!

No my first visit to this pub. Both visits there was live music. Good selection of draft beers.

We didn't have food but it's really nice pub

Nice place. Good beer and staff. Visited a couple of years later to be greeted by the rudest member of staff we've come across for a long time, so decided not to bother having a drink and left.

It's a very nice pub, probably the best in York. If you are not sure which beer to order, they will tell you to try until you find the right one. I liked a creamy stout they have there, I think it is called "Milk Stout." The bartenders are also nice guys. Good service!!

Hands down the best pub in York. I could go on and on about the black sheep ales, the cider, the live music and the relentlessly friendly and upbeat staff! But, in all seriousness check it out for yourselves they are truly worth a visit.

Visited several times during our 3day visit to York

Ciders are amazing and a great range of whiskies

The Three-Legged Mare was one of York Brewery's last remaining pubs in the City until Black Sheep bought them out in 2019, although it was sad to see the slow demise of York Brewery Black Sheep did at least invest some cash into the Mare, giving this old school boozer a much needed renovation and it's still in good nick today. The pub is named after the infamous three-legged gallows which are depicted on their sign and is affectionately known as the Wonky Donkey. It sits proudly on High Petergate between Bootham Bar and the Minster in a prime location. It's a light airy modern space with fresh white walls and dark grey half height wood panelling throughout. The warm glow from Eddison style industrial wall lights softens the simple pallet and a tough wooden bar top. With bistro style tables in the entrance area and more standing room around the large bar to the right. The Three-Legged Mare has quite a peaceful ambience most of the time, contrasting to a livelier bustling environment in the evenings, often with live music. The smart and clean toilets are accessed from the entrance room down a wrought iron spiral staircase into the basement and there are accessible toilets to the back of the conservatory, which is bright and inviting during the day but a little stark later on. Beyond this there's a tiny little yard with a couple of seats which is shame as there's much more outside space that could be utilised. The slight let-down on our last visit was the massive change on the bar, once upon a time there was a vast range of 10 casks and 10 kegs beers available, now the cask range is mostly just repeats of Black Sheep beers. Despite that the prices were pretty average and there were some more interesting beers on keg, so it's definitely still worth popping down to the Mare, just don't expect the once award winning range of beers under Black Sheep's management.

Lovely pub with great music. It got us chatting about the music we'd enjoyed over the years.

Popped in for a drink, lovely clean fresh pub with great staff and fantastic 🍸 🍹 🍷🥂

Amazing place, atmosphere, and staff! Thank you!

Quite a nice pub with a good beer selection but most tables had reserved signs on them. An increasingly unwelcome addition to a lot of pubs.

Nice place for a quiet drink. Clean and tidy.

Fantastic drinks selection & service

Of an evening an encampment of fiddle, bodhran and string players set up and open their lungs with some captivating arias. This place is also home to York’s most knowledgeable barman who talked us through every drink and more with such eloquence and erudition. There’s no real outside space here but there’s a couple of options on this street for that (Fat Badger and Eagle, next door) Enjoy!

Made for a nice place to relax from the hussle and bussle of the streets of York on a hot Saturday afternoon. A lovely pint of fruit cider went down nicely too. Friendly staff, and plenty of space to sit. Nice little beer garden as well.

Terrific trad. Irish music last night - the atmosphere was electric.

Black sheep pub, but also a fine selection of ciders.

What a brilliant place this is. Great choice of drinks and brilliant atmosphere. Well worth a visit bar staff are so nice and onna monday night is well worth popping in for the music

Amazing cider and ale selection. They feature Black Sheep Brewery's local ales. We went during an acoustic open mic night. Amazing. We had the best time.

Cute lil pub, clean and great atmosphere

Visited during a weekend away in York. Nice little pub in the city. Good atmosphere, there was a table at the front full of people playing instruments and music. Fantastic selection of unusual and tasty cider flavours.

Eerily quiet pub (though this was more than likely bring it was not showing the England football match - which is why we visited), but as a Black Sheep bar it kept the beers well. The beer garden was very small so if you want to sit outside this is probably not the pub for you.

Fantastic pub. Lovely guy behind the bar. Will def come again x

Great pub in perfect location serving Black sheep brewery beer

Great place and atmosphere, would recommend! A wide selection of ciders too

Popped in for a pint while sightseeing. Ale & draught selection was spot on, bartender really knew her stuff, and the atmosphere was perfect and cozy. My new favorite pub.

Small welcoming bar that serves good beers, notably Milk Stout, and "events" some evenings such as Open Mike and traditional folk music. Well worth a visit.

Traditional old pub.Near the Minster. Mainly local beers.small outside area. Popular with locals and tourists. Not for foodies.

Great little pub, near the gates, Black sheep ale on tap, lovely

I Visited last Month on a recent trip to Northern England and York, and was very Impressed. Barman was very knowledgable, And was great in helping me with choosing a pint of Cider and Ale. Friendly locals and a great Staff. A Great Pint of Black Sheep Ale or Stout to be had.

popped in as they had some good ale on display, really nice couple of pints, would definitely revisit. Fine selection of ciders and real ales as well as plenty of keg beer.

Last known Black sheep Brewery pub according to barman, may 2024. Some good ales on, plenty of choice. light and bright pub. Metal spiral staircase down to the toilets. Would visit again.

Great Ale on tap, with musicians jamming 👌🏼

Fantastic pub with a great selection of beers in pleasant surroundings. We returned several times over the weekend.

The best pub in York. If you like a good pint this is the place to go

Great selection of ciders and beer was really good didn't try any food just drinks

Beautiful environment, friendly staff, super music.

The last Black Sheep pub standing and it's such a good one too. A full range of Black Sheep ales and ciders were available along with a couple of guest beers were available when I visited. The staff were amazing, very friendly and knowledgeable about the beer. The beer was very well kept. I could have stayed there all afternoon watching people and drinking the beer.

Fantastic real beer and a welcoming atmosphere.

We didn’t eat here but enjoyed a fabulous Friday night being entertained by a huge Session of drop-in musicians. Everything from Irish reels, Old English laments, sea shanties and Appalachian banjo reels were played by an incredibly talented bunch of people. Thank you to the Three Legged Mare and those musicians for making our first night in York the best ever! Hubby went back a few days later when there was no music and enjoyed the atmosphere there. It’s relaxed and friendly. Definitely gong back.

Looked lovely, acoustic jam being played but totally ignored at the bar (which was quiet being a Monday), served the locals instead it seems, which is a shame because York is fabulous.

Really nice place to pop in and have a pint. Didn't have any food, so I can not comment on that. The staff was very friendly and the beers were excellent. The Riggwelter was delicious! Will definitely stop by again the next time I'm in York.

Great staff. Excellent selection of drinks.

Excellent pub with superb traditional beers on. Folk Friday is a highlight and thoroughly worth a go.

Great cider choice and good beer choice. Black Sheep was very good. Salt Water Taffy Brass Castle was less to my taste.

A pub that really shines in a city full of pubs. The Barman Nathan, had an extensive product knowledge about the about the type of beers they had on offer. He hit the nail on the head and I would fully recommend “Respire”.

I first came here after watching a game at York City twenty years ago and been a few times since. Boothroyd tells me that the Three Legged Mare was a hanging post for the times when having an opinion the ruling class hated was enough to hang you. Now coming back into fashion in the 2020's Woke State. Madge remembers it as a York Brewery bar but now Black Sheep .. two guest ales. I had a Half Moon Brewery Pale Ale. Long bar with another room to rear.

Great pub, great atmosphere and friendly staff. The beer was very good too, definitely will return.

Lively and comfortable pub in the centre of York. Plenty of character, friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommended.

Excellent pub serving some great beers. The barman in particular was very friendly and knowledgeable about the beers.

Great service and drinks, open mic night on brilliant.

Fabulous pub great selection of drinks & Nathan knew his stuff on all the spirits ,beers ipa etc lovely calm atmosphere & clean highly recommend

1st there but liked it nice atmosphere and relaxed will return next time in York

Staff are great, service is second to none. Superb atmosphere in this pub, very friendly and easy going feel. The folk night was amazing as was the acoustic singer the following night. Keep up the good work all, You do an amazing job.

Fabulous open floor folk night (every Fri I think) Fantastic vibe, friendly & great beer to boot

A group of us visited here on 16th December, we were sat on a small table in front of the bar chatting and drinking. We had come on the train from Sheffield to visit the Christmas markets and to go for a few drinks and food. As women do, three of us went to the toilet together and went into the cubicle together as girls often do. TMI but we were chatting and stuff whilst using the toilet and one of us came onto our period whilst in there. As we came out of the toilet one of the bar staff were outside waiting to use the toilet. We washed our hands and I noticed a basket of tampons on the side. I told my friend to take one and save it for later as she did not have any as was not expecting to start her period. She said she would be fine and I again said take one and save it for later to which she agreed. We rejoined the group and one of the group went to the bar to order some more drinks. Another of the bar staff then approached the table removed only one of the empty glasses then came back for another and said "just to let you know my college thinks you were sniffing in the toilet. We won't kick you out but don't do it again" and abruptly walked off before we were able to even defend ourselves! We were then declined service at the bar! As you can imagine we were shocked and annoyed but thought to ourselves there are many other pubs in York so it should be fine. Oh how we were wrong!!! The next place we tried to get in to refused us entry. At this point we were tipsy but in no way rowdy or overly intoxicated. When we questioned this, the bouncer explained we had been reported to all bouncers in York as a group taking drugs. We asked how they could possibly have known it was us, and the bouncer showed us a picture the bar staff in the Three Legged Mare had taken of us. We asked if they really thought we were taking drugs and the bouncers said not at all but they still couldn't let us in. So overall, we were refused service in a pub and blacklisted from all pubs in York for three girls using the toilet together! The bar staff who was outside the cubicle when we left was also a girl which baffles me even more as I'm sure girls going to the toilet together is a universal experience. Thank you for ruining our trip to York with your false accusations. Will not be returning.

Great entertainment and selection of drinks!

What a warm welcome in this quirky little pub, brilliant atmosphere, great choice of drinks, just a perfect place for a stop off in York - the Christmas period made it challenging but didn't wait long to be served, definitely worth a visit 😊

Fantastic service from jack and his team ,although town was busy the pub was welcoming and friendly with a great selection of beers and a great Xmas atmosphere superb pub and would highly recommend a visit.

Great range of quality beers - including a selection of Christmas beers. Friendly and efficient service.

What a fantastic pub and the manager jack Merry was so welcoming and staff so friendly . Also clientele really friendly .we wished we could of stayed longer but we had a coach to catch !

Cosy and welcoming, excellent live music with a friendly atmosphere, highly recommended 👌

We popped in on Friday while waiting for Kevin Sinfield to finish his first 7 in 7 at York Minster. Jack Merry was such a welcoming host and all of his barstaff were incredibly friendly too. When Kevin was due to arrive Jack and several of his lovely customers said we could leave our drinks and belongings on our table and they would look after them until we got back! When we got back Jack invited my group of friends to go behind the bar to have our photos taken. He then gave us a full tray of Rob Burrows IPA, and lots of Rob Burrows beermats to share between us as souvenirs! Above and beyond kindness!! The friendliness and banter was brilliant and we will definitely be back the next time we are in York. Thank you Jack and thank you to your fabulous staff too.

Lovely bar. Had a wonderful time. Great ambience.

Fabulous service and great range of drinks. Busy because of Christmas market but staff were amazing and knowledgeable.

We are frequent visitors to York and the Wonky Donkey! This is a fantastic pub with a great selection of hand pulled beers which we love. It was busy when we visited but Jack is a credit to the industry maintaining his wit and banter whilst always being on top form serving people in turn.If you like dry Yorkshire wit this is the place for you.

Lovely pub, it's just a pub pub (aka drinks). Nice atmosphere and staff were all lovely and cheerful! And a great pint too.

Came across this gem of a pub whilst strolling around York on a week’s holiday. So glad we did, lovely welcoming pub (both staff and clientele) and perfect for a few afternoon drinks. Whilst i stuck to the lager, it was interesting to see how popular the real ales were selling, maybe a hobby i need to partake in? The only downside was finding this pub a few days into the week, but will definitely be a call in point now whenever we are in York. Thanks to Jack and his staff for the welcome, see you all again soon.

Rude old man behind the bar, terrible customer service, over priced and generally awful selection of drinks. Would not recommend. York has a gluttony of great bars, do your self a favour and avoid this one.

Folk singing on a Saturday night was super

Great bar, good selection of beer.

Good choice of well kept beers.

I've visited this pub a number of times over the years, and it's always been a firm favourite. We popped in today for a quick pint, which turned into several pints! A very warm welcome from the friendly staff, great service, and excellently kept Black Sheep on cask. What's not to like!

Had a couple of drinks but a great place and great staff

Nice place for a drink as it's not too noisy. Good gin selection, I'd recommend the Black Sheep gin, superb.

What a cracking Friday night session. Five fiddle players, three guitars, accordion, tin whistle, washboard player and fabulous singers. Like Fisherman’s Friends on the lash. Weekly event apparently! Worth the train fare from London.

Nice small pub near the Minster

Manager in today treated us really badly. And asked us to leave

Great cask selection and a brilliant choice of ciders. Very friendly place and the landlord was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Had some live acoustic music (at a very mellow level) on the bank Holiday Monday we were there. Overall a great place to visit when in York.

Great folk music on Friday nights with very talented musicians.

Lovely staff and very nice beer

Lovely little place and it's dog friendly

On Saturday 12th August 2023, my Wife and I just happened to be passing this place and were drawn in by the excellent Music supplied by Reciprocals Music. Sadly this is where the good review ends. After finding a table, I approached the Bar. There were two Barmen. One with a Beard who seemed run of his feet serving customers and another who was standing there but doing his best to avoid serving. After making eye contact, I asked this Barman for a Beer and a J20. He looked at me and replied with what appeared to be a rude reply but pulled a Pint then walked off. When he came back some minutes later he asked me what else I wanted and I again asked for a J20 which he then got one out of the fridge. I had to then ask if we could have a glass. When I produced Cash he abruptly produced a Card Reader and I paid. Whilst sitting down near the Bar it was obvious that this same man was not pulling his weight leaving all the work to the other Barman. If I was the owner of thus Pub, he would have been sacked on the spot as he clearly is quite unsuitable due to his rudeness and lazy attitude !

Big venue, drinks on the expensive side but there is a wide variety of drinks. Good location

Really friendly, helpful team, good beer, thankyou 😊

friendly staff super interesting amd care about the products they sell, a great visit.

Didn't have food, but great pub and reasonably priced for central York/minster area. Staff were great as well.

Nice place. Good selection of beers.

One of our favourites. Always call in when in town. Try it, you'll like it.

Great music on the night I went

Well I asked they person I was drinking with at they time what he will drink next and he just said Black Sheep so I said they person I am drinking with requires a Black Sheep so lady behind bar stated there are more than just one type of Black Sheep in Fact there are 5 types of it I will just wait until they person has finished in they toilet then I will ask him just Black sheep for me.

Beer very good staff pleasant and friendly sadly no food. Could do with old fashioned pub food on a lunch time like pie and peas ploughman's baked potato, sandwiches etc on a lunchtime. 2 couples came in while we were there "do you do food?" Sorry no and they didn't stop. It's not rocket science. I worked in the licensed trade for over 40 years and I can spot what's going wrong.

Good selection of ales & cider. Singer was very good

My go to Bar in York. Great beers ( the Black sheep Respire is sublime ),lovely laid back atmosphere and cool live music.