The Woodman, Bishopthorpe

Only two real ales on the list, both local and one of them was off - choice of 1 - not a good start.
And so to the food ... for a fairly quiet Thursday the Burgers were out of stock, the Lasagne turned out to be a strange orange coloured sauce with very little in it (plus a token side-salad) and ... no sponge pudding.
Can't provide the very basics ?
Sorry - I couldn't recommend this to anyone.

14 Jun 2012 21:58

The Minster Inn, York

I have drunk here on many occasions.
The landlord and his staff definitely know their beer - only once was I EVER served a pint that was less than perfect - and that was quite literally snatched back from me and replaced before I could complain!
The range of guest ales changes constantly, so there's always something new ... if you ever get tired of the regular draughts, that is.
If I was forced to criticise this pub the only real drawbacks I could mention would be the outside 'facilities' (not too nice for us blokes in winter) and the very 'dog friendly' attitude (not always easy to avoid treading on a tail!) but the friendly atmosphere and real fire in the front lounge bar more than make up for this.
This should be a 'must visit' if you are on this side of the river in York.

16 Mar 2011 16:19