House of Trembling Madness

A craft beer paradise in York city Centre. Make your way past the tourist traps to find where the real action is. A great bottle shop awaits you on the ground floor, with an upstairs bar that carries 3 cask and 8 keg plus quite a few bottles and cans behind the bar. The emphasis is on quality, not quantity, with Deya, Northern Monk, Vault City and Overtone flowing. It’s expensive, so be prepared for that. I’d give this the title of best place in York for me, so far. Certainly a destination.

Re-Rate. Visited in 2014 and didn't have the best experience (food order was forgotten) but 8 years later we've returned and got a much better impression of the place. Ok so we didn't eat this time but we did sit on a table outside taking in the midday sun with a couple of thirds. It's ideally situated in the very centre of the touristic part of York, so if you're wandering about you'll likely walk past it at some point. Downstairs has two rooms dedicated to beer, cider and some wine. Upstairs is the restaurant with stuffed animals and a bar. Quite a sizeable range of beers, mostly modern styles and breweries. Some refrigerated. On our visit the guys behind the counter were listening to an array of apocalyptic doom ala Old Man Gloom, Fudge Tunnel and Melvins which we very much approved of. I don't think any visit to York is complete without a visit here.

This is absolute gem! Tiny place with just a few tables, amazing ambiance, just feel so cozy and have this mountain lodge vibe. There's always something nice on. It's literally one of my favourite places ever, and I mean in general, not only in York.

Small & very quirky one room bar, upstairs from the bottleshop. a historic old building with stuffed animals everywhere. Around 8 to 10 beer choices, a mix of cask & keg. I wouldn't put anyone off visiting but it's a tourist trap so families with noisy/crying young kids abound. Unfortunately.

Feels quite claustrophobic and cramped. Reasonable selection of beers on tap and the food looked good. Apparently impossible to visit in peace - there will always be a screaming child nearby.

Quirky one roomed bar above a bottles shop. Old rickety tables & chairs & no views. That's the not so good points! Excellent selection of around 10 craft taps. Bottle fridge with standard Belgians & some other craft beers. Fantastic beer snacks & staff very friendly. Worth a visit & a quiet moment away from the hustle & bustle.

Visit was on a Thursday afternoon not to busy, good selection of beers to choose from. The bar was small along with the seating area. Not sure if food was available at our visit.

Great atmospheric bar

Seriously good - particularly in the details. £1 a piece for superbly put together Yorkshire sized bruschetta. Three cask ales from the imaginative end, half a dozen taps serving cleverly chosen ales rather than ticks or new-new-new, plus some interesting bottles & cans. Bigger food looked good too. On the way into / out of Olde Yorke from the museum gardens.