Ye Olde Starre Inn in York

4 of us were on a trip to York and decided to have lunch here. 3 of us ordered fish and chips. 1 of our party had a sweet. The orders come. 1 sweet and 2 fish and chips. We told the young man we had ordered 3 fish. He said " so sorry about this" he went off and we waited a couple of minutes and order was complete. Lovely lunch. One draw back tea and coffee machine out of order.

Rude not to pop in for a drink when in York

Great traditional pub. Lots of history and great location 👍

Can't comment on food, just went in for booze. Nice old pub

All Green King offerings. Beer moretti £6.65 Abbot £5.50 just for the tourists now on price. Nice building.

Loved it best pub in york by far Lovely staff

Currently sitting here after eating THE best Sunday roast . Been in York since Friday and I have to say this has been our best meal by far and reasonably priced . If you want REAL homemade food , with lovely staff , this should be on your priority list . I’ll definitely return when I’m back in York . Keep up the good work guys x

From our group the food was enjoyed by 5 of 6. One had issues with the steak being well done on a medium order.

We arrived 20 minutes early for our Sunday lunch booking to be told there were no roasts available as they had sold out. Other menu options were limited. The 'salad' consisted of lettuce leaves, with a couple of tomatoes, topped with a Ragu pasta sauce, a very strange combination and at £15 very poor value ! The IPA chicken burger was tasty but very beige. Vegetarian options are very poor. Drinks were expensive.

Great pub, good indie music, good food, and Old Rosie Cider! Heaven.

Loved the place, it was very cool and old and had a great atmosphere. They had a good range of drink options and the beer garden was lovely.

This is really embarrassing I can’t give them more than 5 stars how embarrassing.. 10 out of 10

Lovely little find! Oldest pub in York, apparently. Lots of space and dog friendly, side rooms for a bit of peace! Food excellent, not too pricey and arrived quickly. Beer always good!

Absolutely awful meal. Unfortunately chose the mussels in a creamy sauce with chip. A lot of the mussels didn't open, the sauce was like dish water (in fact, even though I've never tried it, I'm sure dish water is tastier). The strangest thing of all was the bowl of 'mayo' concoction that looked like a horde of people had already dunked food into. It was served with chips which were so heavily spiced you really couldn't taste anything else. To the pub, if you're going to try to provide mussels and chips (moules en frite) please TRY to make a proper sauce and serve with french fries and bread. Alternatively go to Morrisons and buy a pack already prepared for £2.65.

Had the sirloin steak cooked to perfection very tasty great atmosphere a hidden gem

Another pub in York charging over £8.00 for a pint and a half of lager. Dick Turpine was here.

On a very wet day in York, we were pleased to see the gallows sign across Stonegate. Th very old pub is up an alley. We had a good lunch of selections from the Light Bites menu. Prices for food were more reasonable than for drinks which struck me as a little expensive. Service was good. Our disabled friend had no problems accessing the facilities.

We had the best service, best food and lovely atmosphere here. They even turned the music down for us in one of the rooms as the music was a bit loud. Fantastic service and amazing food.

The food was mostly good, my house salad was great but the chicken was very dry (prolly grilled earlier during the day). The mac n cheese were ok and the sticky toffee pudding was really good - delicious and moist. The good vibes of the place and nice staff really make up for any downers on the food side. Best part was the 'invisible mac n cheese' from the menu: ordering it gives you nothing but your 1 pound goes to a cancer charity.

Great place to eat! The food and the ale were both amazing. Shout out to Millie who is the manager on duty. She's a rockstar. There duck hash with a fried egg on it was so good!

It was ok staff need to be more friendly and talk to customers it would make all the difference 😕

Beautiful old pub with an incredible history, staff were great and the place is well maintained. My only complaint is the music that was playing whilst we were there, modern pop I guess, it did not suite the atmosphere of the building at all and soured the experience for us slightly. Other than the music a great place to visit, great ales too!

The place is beautiful. Good attention. Good vibes. Respectful of our pets. The atmosphere is super English and very welcoming. Don't leave York without visiting it

Don't order bread and butter, just pints and chips

A great, atmospheric pub right in the centre of York! With a good variety of drinks, either alcoholic or non-alcoholic at reasonable prices. Their are many seats inside with a cosy, heated beer garden umbrella's on tables (just incase of rain!) & a wide-screen T V. Washrooms for men, women & disabled. Friendly, quick service from staff! Would definitely recommend a visit!

Cosy little ancient drinking establishment just off The Shambles. Very nice fresh bar food at decent rates.

Great c1640 pub. Food menu was good. Atmosphere was great. Staff were friendly and helpful and efficient. Chef knows how to cook a real burger. We actually missed it, so if you see the banner over the street look down and find the little alley that leads through to the pub. Costa about the same as most other places in York we have tried but the food was much better. Plus it’s almost opposite the German Christmas shop.

Really good oldy worldy pub. Have to be carefull of steps inside and very tight to enter gents toilet. But still one of the great oldies.

We visited here on a Saturday night. We didn’t have food. The cask beer is absolutely first class. The guy who looks after the cellar is on point with his line cleaning and attention to his beer. The theaskstons old peculiar is on point. 11/10 from me.

Nice pub for a quiet pint. Guinness is a good pint.

Fabulous pub. Very friendly staff. Although we didn’t eat the food looked amazing. The toilets were absolutely pristine, So lovely to see these days.! Keep up the good work guys. We will be back.

Amazing experience with my familly and our dog. The place, established in 1644, is wonderful and the food is excellent. The waitresses were so nice !! We recommend without any hesitation !

I loved all the different rooms and assortment of ales. The food was great.

On the same day we visited both Ye Olde Starre Inne and Lendal Cellars in York, both Greene King pubs participating in the summer sale of Amstel lager. Unfortunately, the pint at Ye Olde Starre Inne had a terrible aftertaste. However, just 10 minutes later, the same drink (Amstel) at Lendal Cellars was significantly better. Greene King definitely needs to implement some quality control measures. That said, thanks for the summer sale! I’ll be posting this review for both pubs. Well done, Lendal Cellars!

Excellent food in a lovely old pub setting in the heart of York & Shambles. Great food & a nice pint too 👍

The staff was very courteous on a busy afternoon when we were visiting. The food came quick and was delicious. The atmosphere was just what we were hoping from a pub from the 1600s. We were so happy we we able to make it there !

Historic Old pub just off the shambles. Good food and good location.

This is a great pub and always busy which adds to the atmosphere. Good food and beer and swift service, what more could you want, well worth a visit while in York.

Cool hidden gem, well worth a visit for a beverage and i step back in time.

A unique atmosphere, a beautiful interior, delicious food and very friendly staff.

Nice small but cosy beer garden at rear.

Fabulous find with good food and selection of ales. Clean loos

Lovely pub very oddly shaped you just keep walking past different beer gardens with bars inbetween 🤣 but great atmosphere but I'm pretty sure I was overcharged for 2 pints nearly £15 or it's very expensive compared to surrounding pubs

Imagine drinking a fine beer in the oldest pub in York. Established in 1644 the pub retains the fragrance, aura and the feel of a time long gone. Yet I felt transported back in time as I enjoyed my local dark beer and a plate of homemade fries. The bartender offered me a taste of three local beers, that itself very interesting. So I chose and settled in amidst the era of nobility and enjoyed a fine drink. Why don’t you? It’s right at one end of Shabbles: the iconic street in York.

Perfect combo: Best pub meal we’ve had in the UK for years Brilliant staff/service Cozy, clean and cool atmosphere 👌

Food, staff, drinks all brilliant. And the pub was beautiful. Real shame it’s been taken over by a green king. Seems unfitting for such an old building, with horrible music blasting

Had a really good lunch here today - steak pie, chips and cabbage. Very filling.

Characterful pub in the centre of York. Rude staff and dirty.

Beautiful beer garden, great food and service

Love this place, little hidden gem. Belly pork is great 👍🏻

Wonderful service from the team who found a table in the corner for us all which was a lovely touch. Food a little pricey, but very nice. Lovely character to the place.

Great old inn, well worth a visit..

An almost hidden gem (their sign spans stonegate so you can't really miss it) on one of Yorks busiest shopping streets but you may miss the entrance. As well as the pub itself, there are 3 little courtyards for you to enjoy your beer and dog friendly to boot. Pricing is light on the pocket and the atmosphere during the day is peaceful, perfect for a small break and to put down those shopping bags. At night, it can be electric, great for those wanting to start their evening with a buzz of excitement before venturing out for further entertainment.

Very typical English Pub : good beers 🍻, very nice food pub, absolutely great and joyful play list 🎵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥂✨️

Lovely place deceptively big would highly recommend

a historic pub. although we were served by a learner, you could easily tell she was dedicated to her job and did her very best. our food arrived a little later than expected due to understaffing, but that doesn't take away from the quality of the food. the onion rings were the best I've put in my mouth, by the way. the outside seating made the tables wobbly, but what can you expect. the music was subtle and cheerful but not fitting to the name "oldest pub in york". overall, I would come back here wanting more onion rings, good for a humble night out.

Amazing old pub, that does nice food

Great old pub. Beer was nice, friendly staff.

Nice old pub in the heart of York, a bit cramped inside but there are several spaces outside, which is a big plus. Good beers.

Great place, super friendly staff and delicious food. Would highly reccomend.

Didn't have food just called for a drink. Great beer garden in the middle of York

Dining out to celebrate daughter and son in-law 's 3rd wedding anniversary. Staff were friendly and welcoming, happy to talk and have a laugh. The food was seriously delicious 👌. And the premises were quirky. Would definitely recommend it

Didn't have food but always pop in for a few pints when in York

Food was lovely, the crab pate was beautiful. Highly recommended.

Busy place with lots of nooks to hide away in. Good vibes, beer cold and well poured. Food coming out looked lovely but didn't order any ourselves so unable to score this.

Great pub not too busy and really friendly staff.

Old fashioned York pub. Good pint of Guinness.

We had lunch yesterday at this pub, it was a lovely old pub. We sat in the sunshine outside enjoying the atmosphere but unfortunately the food was poor. The steak and ale pie didn't have any meat in it. I didn't make a fuss as we were with some lovely friends and I didn't want upset our day. If you order the pie , remove the top and check inside. Unfortunately we won't be going again, we are local to York but eating out is expensive and a treat for some people please bear this in mind.

Lovely old pub. Great choice of wines and beer. Had a light lunch which was also good value for money and tasty. Our waitress was excellent and very friendly.

Stopped here twice during our visit to York. Lovely old English pub and food fab.

Sensational boozer. Great vibes, great beer, can't recommend enough

If you want to eat really delicious fish and chips, you won't find anything better than this, and the special selection of beer is exceptional. The place is the oldest in the city, truly authentic, we definitely recommend it, it was a great experience. Congratulations to Pub. Thank you for the experience.

Lovely pub though just popped in for a drink so did not eat. Sat in the beer garden, very pleasant.

The epitome of a classic British pub. A jewel of a pub with an amazing range of cask pulled beers including my all time favourite Old Peculiar which is always in perfect condition served by the very friendly landlord. Having experienced the food it was excellent served by smiling happy staff. Highly recommended.

Such a lovely little pub, the pie was delicious and the beer was yummy! Fantastic service and staff! Would definitely recommend and we will be back!

Nice pub plenty of outside space

Didn't eat here but the food looked very good.

decent place but proper spenny. Paid £9.10 for two pints of coke. The nature of a Greene King pub is that the beer range is deeply mediocre and rather spenny. Good location but little else to say about the place

What a welcoming place. Absolutely banging beer. I'll be back next time I'm this far north for sure!

Ye Olde Starre Inn has EVERYTHING! authentic historical atmosphere… thanks to the ancient 17th century location, beautifully prepared food with variety a plenty and best of all, friendly, helpful and knowledgeable staff who just add even more to the whole pleasant experience! I highly recommend thee to all!!

Picked this place out of many for a Sunday roast. Considering the price point of £16 we thought we were in for a treat, unfortunately we were wrong. We both got the beef and it was tough as rubber. They had ran out of carrots and decided to just not tell us until we asked where they were. All of the items that accompanied the beef were very small portions apart from a huge wedge of charred Cabbage that they used to hide the fact that there was barely anything else on the plate. First and last time eating here to say the least.

Recommended this fine tavern by a morris dancer.....yep 👌

What a gem of a find on a very hot day, lovely meal and view of the minster. A great stop for the dogs too....ice cooled water and shade they loved it

Been many times over the years and old interesting pub. Staff friendly. Including the regulars especially one very kind gentleman who bought my sister and I a cake each from Bettys, there are nice people about!

Food was lovely and portions where big, staff where extremely helpful and a great atmosphere

Had 2 pints. The 2 lads serving behind the bar wanted to talk and have a laugh with each other then listen to anything I had to say. Disappointing.

Great, quirky hidden gem in York!

Great pub with decent food and amazing service.

Pub with plenty of atmosphere and good beer

Was looking for somewhere authentic to bring a group of foreign friends for food. Chose here primarily because of the menu offering. They loved it.

Cosy traditional pub in the centre of York. Chosen because it is accessible for wheelchair or those with walking issues. Ground floor toilets. Difficult to find in York. The food was good ( peas were hard) , beer was nice. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Food terrible chicken Kiev dry barely any sauce served with brown lettuce and 15 chips kids meals 4 chicken nuggets and ten chips and 2 sausages and bone dry mash well over priced for quality that is not obviously important

Nice pub with a nice little beer garden. I only rated 2 because it was so expensive. We had 1 cranberry juice and 1 pint of camden ale and that cost £11.15 which I thought was a complete rip off, especially for a greene king, I'm convinced the staff just put in any price and ripped us off. We went to Lendal Cellar, also a green king and also in York centre and that was £9.80 for half pint of lillys cider and a pint of IPA which makes me think even more that this pub purposely overcharged. Wouldn't return based on price

My wife and I went into this lovely bar whilst visiting York on 7th June. Decided to have a couple of starters and wow they were fab. We got chicken wings with peri peri sauce and also the halloumi bites. The portions were big, I can't imagine what the main meals portions would be like. It was amazing. The atmosphere was good and the staff very friendly. Well worth a visit G

Really poor patronising service by bar staff

Love the history in this pub! Even the walk into the front door starts to transport you into the past! Old fashioned decor helps to create a historical atmos! Loved it

June 2024 first visit & it did not disappoint. Occasion was a birthday meal .. service was fantastic! Every member of staff were polite & helpful. The atmosphere in the heart of York was just great, steeped in history. The food was above & beyond expectation & at a good price. Would definitely recommend a visit to this gem of a pub. (Price is total food & drinks)

Basic pub food, mostly. The steak and ale pie is common in British pubs, and theirs was good. Could have had a bit more meat, but it was good. The vintage burger was surprisingly tasty. It was a good-sized burger. The fries/chips were cooked perfectly.

I like the soup but it is the same as what they describe on the menu. First of all my soup is room temperature the same as the ciabatta. The Menu specified "with warm ciabatta". My daughter likes her Steak & Ale Pie. My husband's Vintage Cheddar & Bacon Burger is delicious and juicy. The service is slow.

If u like waiting 45min for average food then this is ur place to go. Cold peas over done chips and had to ask for my side orders after nearly finishing my meal.