Visited on 22/1-2013 on The Jorvik Trail. Cosy little down town pub, close to the cathedral. Most taps from York Brewery, but guest as well. Tiny beergarden in the back, with a lovely painting on the brickwall. Friendly, laughing staff and great atmosphere.

A modern style, comfortable and relaxed pub close to the Minster. The Three Legged Mare (aka the Wonky Donkey) is my favourite of York Brewery’s three pubs in the city centre. It has nine hand pumps and when we were there they had five York beers (including the Wonkey Donkey, brewed especially for the pub) and four interesting guests. If the choice is too daunting you can order four samples of third pints for £3.80. The eight keg taps are mainly the usual big brewery staples but they also had BrewDog Punk IPA and amongst the 25 or so bottles there are some from York Brewery plus others from Belgium, the USA, Scotland (BrewDog) and Australia (Little Creatures). It’s a relaxed place with quite a modern feel. There’s an area at the front with comfortable seating, high tops made out of barrels by the bar and at the back and a conservatory, all lit with tea lights. The toilets are downstairs, accessed via a short spiral staircase. There’s free wifi, a quiz night on Mondays and live music on Fridays and / or Sundays when I assume the bright red upright piano opposite the bar comes into its own. The place feels a bit studenty, although the average age of the customers when we were there was a bit older and I liked it a lot. The bar staff were friendly, efficient and polite young men. They didn’t flinch when a group of language students came in and a Japanese girl asked for “yellow beer”. She took the Pennine Amber Necker and seemed quite happy with their recommendation. (Visited 23 February 2012).

nice york brewery pub.

Was pretty quiet. Beer well kept.

Modern, light coloured pub not far from the York Minster with a nice conservatory in the backyard; a good selection of local real ales ( in July 2010 they had the Wonky Donkey on tap) is available there. A good stop after climbing the crossing-tower.....

Rather modern, light-coloured pub on one of the busiest pedestrian street of York’s center. The couple of well-chosen old pieces of furniture manage to give the place a warm and friendly feeling. Excellent selection of top beers from the great York brewery. Superb service, a rare young, beautiful red-haired English waitress that seems to enjoy what she does and smiles all the time while throwing a sarcastic joke from time to time. My favourite waitress while in the UK, this has to deserve a 10. Also a couple of solid guest ales from other Midlands breweries. My favourite stop in York.

Visited on the way back from a festival at the Crown Hotel in Malton. Picked up 2 York beers here including a Winter seasonal one. It’s in a lovely setting with the York Minster nearby. Good selection of ales and a pleasant place to stop for a drink or two. Nice that they have guest ales in addition to the York beers.

Lots of real ale choices. Certainly not to be missed. The structure is ok, but it is the ales that require the visit. Loved the Centurions Ghost.

My second favorite place to drink in York. While it lacks the traditional pub feel I love the place. Its new looking but still cozy. The men who work on the bar staff, (I’m not sexist) also seem to know a lot about the beer that is coming and going. never had food there, but 9 handpumps always means there is something interesting. They often have Crouch Vale beers avaliable here as well. a stellar place to drink in York

One of three pubs in the city owned by York Brewery. This one is smack opposite the Minster, so it gets a fair amount of tourist trade. Converted from a shop in 2001, its a clean and light place. 9 handpumps will include 4 or 5 from York brewery, including an exclusive house beer called Wonkey Donkey (which unfortunately wasn’t available when I visited), a couple from Castle Rock and guests. The keg offerings include Bernard beers from the Czech Republic. Also some foreign bottles. Food available. The newness of the place, and its origins mean its not the cosiest or most traditional pub in York but well worth a visit. Worth noting that the three pubs in York owned by York brewery do not all carry the same beers, so its worth visiting all three.