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Stayed here in July (2017): great place very friendly owners/ managers at the moment.good breakfast. Good room. Fantastic welcome and you can''t beat the location. Always a winner. And Guido Fawkes was born here- you want history, I got history!
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Had a lovely meal in the restaurant here last weekend. Excellent service and food beautifully cooked and presented. Gas light and candles added to the atmosphere.
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Another good York pub. This one appeared a bit more upmarket than most others. But nevertheless, it was comfortable and had a good range of ales - Saltaire Raspberry Blonde & South Island Pale, York Centurion's Ghost Ale, Timothy Taylor Boltmaker & Black Sheep Best Bitter. Copper Dragon Golden Pippin ran out as we arrived.
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yes it gets VERY busy, mainly with touirsts, but its busy for a valid reasons.
this place looks fantastic inside and out, and at night only candle lights are used which gives this place a great charm, the atmopshere was warm and friendly, and the beer selection was good too (a mix of local and other). the restaurant area looked very nice, more candles and dark walls. friendly service too. all in all i really liked this place.
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Historical and very close to the Minster therefore a bit touristy. Quite dark inside even on the lightest of days. There's a yard out the back along with Guy Fawkes cottage. Had a nice meal by candlelight.
Friendly with several beers on offer. I had a very nice Golden Pippin. Rudgate Ruby Mild, Ossett Blonde and Dark Force Treason were also on offer.
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A bit on the tourist walk of York where a lot of people might not know a decent micro brewery beer if it hit them. There are a lot better ale houses around or as we found most are outside the city walls. This is an historical pub and has a courtyard garden.
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Pleasant old pub, and exceptionally friendly, just let down by average local beer. Well worth a visit and will try again.
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Popped in on a crawl Top pint of Black sheep Bitter also a good selection on ,nice pub a bit busy for my liking
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This pub is apparently the birth place of Guy Fawkes hence the name.
4 handpumps on offer including a stout and a porter. both well kept. Friendly student bar-staff offering pleasant conversation. Got chatting with a bloke from London but was originally from Rep of Ireland.
Candles are used extensively to give the place the whole Guy Fawkes period atmosphere.
Definitely worth a visit.
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Visited this pub at the weekend.... the bar was in good order with some decent and well kept beers...however, its on the tourist trail and can get a bit busy at times. Its a large pub with lots of little rooms at the back, however, these are all candle lit affairs and not always aimed at gangs of people having a few beers.... its best to stick to the 2 rooms at the front.
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I popped in for a quick half as it was busy (Friday night) but I didn't wait long to get served and my beer was fine but was �3.20 a pint which I tought was expensive for this part of the country (but it is a touristy pub in York of course!). This is a dark and sultry bar with old furniture and gas lighting and which can get very crowded - I can never understand why busy bars put bar stools out on a weekend evening sesssion - you always end up with a bunch of people hogging the bar!! Anyway it is an atmospheric place and according to the plaque outside Guy Fawkes was born here!
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Pleasant enough place, although a little crowded and awkward to move around in on a Saturday evening. One fairly small bar serving a number of other rooms. I'm not sure who the loud music in the bar, which made communicating with the bar staff a challenge, was supposed to benefit - the staff seemed to enjoy it though. Well kept beer.
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Good pub but not totally convinced about all the Guy Fawkes stuff but it keeps the tourists amused. Good beer but can be a bit of a lottery as to what is on. Not impressed with the menu on a recent visit or the service, but still worth popping in.
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Me and some friends were quite impressed with this place when it reopened a couple of years ago.
Too be fair, it's an interesting place and the food is good.
However we have since crossed it off our list, because we are fed up with the very slow service, and the fact that several beers always seem to be off when we go. The last time we went in it took us 15 mins to get the 1st pint and 15 to get the 2nd. The barman didn't take note of whose turn it was, and when we commented seemed to ignore us even more. We havn't been in since, (this was in March 2011), and don't intend to.
Also the prices are very expensive, for what we thought was fairly mediocre swill. We think all this real ale stuff is overated, but that's our personal choice.
Also the Gent's toilet is far too small for a pub of that size.
Perhaps they were just having a bad day.
The Lamb and Lion near Monk Bar was done up at the same time as this place by the same company, (which subsequently went bust), but is much more organised and well run.
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Always enjoy a visit to this pub.
Try the Guy fawkes alel brewed by the great heck brewery; very nice
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Visited recently and not a bad pub at all. I went to the first bar on the left on entering. Small area with a nice bunch of people. Plenty of newspapers were provided to idle away the hours. Comedy duo serving at the bar, friendly efficient service. Deep fried parsnip chips at the bar freshly cooked and very nice. Seemed to be doing a good trade in food although I did not dine. Had two pints of well kept ale. About six ales on tap with some local and unusual flavours. Would definately recommend this pub.
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Interesting comment about the smell in an earlier post, because we had the same experience a while back;
But on the last visit, no problems. Friendly and helpful bar staff and a good selection of real ales (bit pricey but hey, this is York)
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went sunday lunch very quiet but not dissapointed with the beer selection a range from leeds, marston moor , great heck, black sheep,york,brewerys tried a mild and it was v good friendly staff,right oppoite the minster , only moan the 2 pints i bought came to 20p short of �6 but i suppose you have to get that in a tourist hot spot.
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Atmospheric, dimly lit pub in the shadow of the Minster that was closed for several years but has now reopened. I would describe it as contemporary rather than historic, although the atmosphere is a good one.
It retains a bar room, a lounge to the left and a rear area that seems to be reserved for dining. Candles light the tables in the front two rooms, definitely a modish touch in York at the minute. The lounge also has a real fire that wasn't burning on my last visit. The window seats afford fine views of the Minster. No piped music made for a peaceful atmopshere.
A fine range of ales on my visit included Leeds Best, Saltaire Ruby Red, Hambleton Stud, Great Heck Stout, Black Sheep and Rudgate Jorvik blonde- all from local microbreweries save the Sheep. Tried the first two of these and enjoyed them both.
Would have to agree with the previous posting that somewhat directly states that there was an unpleasant smell in the pub, although this was confined to the bar on my visit, the lounge was OK- I expect this to be a temporary problem and it shouldn't put you off visiting, for this is a fine all-round pub
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Good, lively old fashioned pub with an excellent selection of ales but let down
(on our visit) by the smell. Was as if someone had opened several packets of shitbiscuits.
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Called in on 23rd as we found this pub on our last visit to York when there was a beer festival on so wanted to try it again, and we found an excellent choice of beers on the bar. Enjoyed Naylors Pinnacle Blonde, Rudgate Battleaxe and Ossett Treacle Stout. Called in again on Christmas Eve and the beers were running out, but managed Cropton Rudolphs Revenge and Copper Dragon Golden Pippin before going over to the midnight service in the Minster. Very busy and lively but a good cheery atmosphere. Shortage of loos only fault for a pub with so many rooms and drinking areas. Only 1 ladies toilet led to queues, and I believe the gents had little capacity too.
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Visited while on holiday in York, and this wasn't really on my list of must see's, however, I'm glad we popped in. There is a lively, but friendly atmosphere with plenty of Real Ales to try. The bar staff, whilst flirting with a bunch of guys, managed to keep everyone happy, I loved the still working gas mantles, the comfortable rooms, good stuff. This has brought the pub amongst some of the better pubs in York.
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Visited this pub while staying in york.The interior was beautiful, lots of atmosphere, good beer and excellent food served by very nice staff, however, on a return visit the following night, what a change, the staff were totally differnt in their attitude, it would appear that there was a whiskey tasting evening going on in the room where food is usually served.No interest shown to any other customers unless they were tasting whiskey, we even saw a couple of customers virtually bundled up a corner so that the chairs could be used in the dining room, very rude, what a differnce a day makes!!
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A much improved pub. Its current incantation seems to be making a really successful go of it. The real ale selections is very broad, with lots of emphasis on Yorkshire beers. The gas lighting and simple dark funiture is excellent. And the food seems very nice as well.
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Great pub. Six real ales mainly from yorkshire breweys. I tried a pint of fernandos which was prefect. My wife had a half of becks, she said it was better than cobra. Very relaxed atmosphere, mainly real ale drinkers. There was a group of loud students harping on about studenty things in their loud "This is the first pub Ive ever been in" manner. Talking about mars bars and golf balls and falling off the seats. But all this added to the ambience of the place.
We sat at a window and watched York Minister.
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Fine old hotel with a dark but interesting interior, renovated in 2008. Six pulls of mainly smaller brewery products of good quality and a range of both boring and interesting keg beers. Lots of rooms of varying sizes in a simply decorated dark finish with settles and tables all looking very 18th Century in style. Some rooms have gas lighting. The pub operation is food led complete with brass numbered tables but the wet side doesn't appear to suffer as a result. Pleasant friendly staff and all real ales are �2.50 a pint, I don't know if that's a short or long term offer. Now it's reopened after refurbishment it is naturally listed and mapped in the centre pages of York CAMRA's magazine �Ouse Booze�, as indispensable an item as BITE when visiting York.
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The Guy Fawkes Inn is a great looking pub with old fashioned open fires and dim gas lighting. The staff have in the past been rather grumpy but the beer is normally a decent standard, if a bit overpriced. Definitely worth a visit, especially on a cold winter day.
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I get the real sense that locally this pub is somehat frowned upon(omitted from the CAMRA list of pubs in York for example), and having visited three times in the last weekend I cannot for the life of me work out why. Superbly kept guest ales, their own brew served straight from the barrel being well worth a dip too, No such gimmicks as jukeboxes, dartboards, or that pesky artificial lighting either. Brilliant
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Very atmospheric, catering mainly for the tourist trade. I wasn't keen on going in but my better half dragged me "because it's there - and so are we". I glad we visited but I wouldn't necessarily go again, If only because it's difficult to see where you put your beer. Not bad, but in the face of strong competition from other nearby establishments it's worth a visit for the history.
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Late review from November visit, and my first time at this pub. Attracted by the sign outside showing they had a range of real ales on. There was also a beer festival for Guy Fawkes night about to start, and they had a stillage set up outside with a good selection on. Not in GBG but worthy of it. Good ale served in a proper pub with a great atmosphere.
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Really dark and atmospheric inside, with candles and a Grandfather clock in the corner. Sitting by the window with a view of an old York street and The Minster you feel like you're in the 18th Century. Had about 8 ales on. Tried one which was perfect. Staff very friendly. Only downside was that the fires weren't on, which was very tight as it was -10 outside.
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Local drinker told me that the Guy Fawlkes had been refurbished in April and several real ales added. VERY good pub with 6 pulls and all in well kep condition. Helpful bar staff! I will return to have a few more pints there! Well done.
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I�ve been in a few times and it�s very nice. It has a good selection of well kept rotating real ales and four larger fonts, all continental. It�s defiantly aimed at the tourist, with its gas lighting, open log (real) fire and period furniture/d�cor (a little ott perhaps?). The staff are very friendly and helpful, the beer prices are about average for the city centre and it does have a pleasant atmosphere. They do food, but I haven�t had a meal yet! There�s no music, TV�s or gaming machines, hurray!!! I recommend a visit. To pick up on a previous comment, when I�ve been in (Sat/Fri evenings) it hasn�t been given over to dinners, it was defiantly a drinker�s pub, it may depend on time of day?
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Amazing food! Good quality drinks. Prices are reasonable! The food really is fantastic, had sea bass and i wasn't expecting anything special, but oh my days!!!!!!!! Had great white wine too but I cant remember for the life of me what it was!!!
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Further to comment below, I went for food, and was very impressed. Is very smart looking, but not intimidatingly, and good food. Try it
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A recently re-done, bar / restaurant / hotel. Nice place to stop off for a quick-one, however, too much is now given over to diners to make it a drinkers pub.
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