Address: 40 Stonegate, York, YO1 8AS, United Kingdom
Phone: +441904623063
Rating: 4.4
based on 312 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"The team were amazing. They looked after us, provided water, the service was great."
"Extremely welcoming staff, and food looks lovely (I didn't eat, but seen meals getting served)."
"Great staff, super atmosphere and clean toilets to boot."
"The bar staff were incredibly nice and always had an eye on people not jumping the queue."
"The staff are lovely and friendly here and more than willing to chat with you."
"Service was excellent - pub service so no table service as such but the wait staff couldn't have been friendlier nor more helpful."
"Staff really friendly and reasonably priced for the beer."
Cons:
"However the food was really subpar - the scotch eggs were badly overcooked and dry."
"Terrible service. No apology for late food arrival and missing items."
"We went on Saturday afternoon, we was served by a bar lady with CBA that's never good."
"Not great when we went. There was one person behind the bar so we had to wait ages to order."
"Pub was nice and quiet, lots of alcoves to sit in. However staff were really disorganised."
"The service was atrocious, we waited 45 minutes for our food and only then got it after mentioning our wait."
"It was a shame the barman that served us barely spoke and was pretty miserable."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Steak and Ale pie with chips was delicious."
"Food was lovely, very well cooked and filling too."
"Food was good and reasonably priced."
"Had the ultimate fish and chips and it sure was ultimate! The curry on the side for dipping was a great touch."
"Had aged steak and chips with dripping gravy, it was cooked perfectly and bags full of flavour and those chips was to die for."
"The food was lovely, the choice of beer and wine excellent!"
"The food was beautiful, the staff were friendly and engaging, and the atmosphere was absolutely brilliant."
Cons:
"Unfortunately the salad had no dressing whatsoever, and both the fish and the peas had no salt at all."
"However the food was really subpar - the scotch eggs were badly overcooked and dry."
"The 'crusher peas' allegedly cooked in butter and herbs were cold."
"Food when arrived was over cooked, chips not cooked enough and not fresh."
"The chicken sunday lunch I ordered was poor, the chicken was dry and overcooked."
"Fish and chips in here is absolutely rubbish. Burnt horrible batter and when chiseled through the batter there was hardly a bit of fish to be found."
"The steak was tough we couldn't cut it with knife let alone chew it."
Atmosphere & Location
Pros:
"You can always depend on this pub when you're in York!"
"Right beside York Minster, we could here the bells as we sat outside."
"Absolutely beautiful and well-maintained old pub."
"Lovely medieval old pub, slanted roof's, crooked doorways, old wooden floors, windows slanted, arched entrance way into a lovely court yard."
"Amazing quaint pub in the heart of York!"
"Nestled in the historic heart of York, Ye Olde Starre Inne stands out as not just a pub but a beacon of tradition and charm."
"If you want to see a quintessential English pub, come here."
Cons:
"Very busy pub. We sat around the corner from the bar.there was two women sitting on the next table and the language between them was loud and disgusting."
"Outside space felt old tatty and a bit dirty."
"It's okay but that's about it. Plenty of space, efficient friendly staff, but the interior of the building doesn't seems to retain much if anything in the way of period features."
"Umm..... Bit of a let down... Oldest pub in York taken over by a chain... The Greene King! Nothing much to it, except its title as Oldest Pub."
"Has that old pub feel but smells of stale alcohol."
"Such a shame all the chairs look like they came from a house clearance."
"The toilet facilities were worse than disgusting with screws hanging out of the wall with doors loose and the stench unbearable."
Value
Pros:
"Food was good and reasonably priced."
"Drinks were cheap compared to London!"
"Service is exceptional and prices are really reasonable too."
"Pricing was really reasonable for York."
"Everything was a good price."
"Lovely food, reasonably priced. NHS discount offered on food. Great portion sizes."
"Generous portion and reasonably priced."
Cons:
"A bit expensive, around £4.50 a pint."
"Be careful when purchasing food as this can be costly, with sunday lunches being extremely costly for the amount of food received."
"However the price of alcoholic drinks is a little on the expensive side."
"Food and drinks menu is typical of similar Greene King pubs, albeit a bit pricey."
"A friend and I were charged £11.24 for a pint of Carling and a medium wine, The Carling was dreadful, and the wine wasn't much better."
"Great pub loads of atmosphere, pricy drinks though."
"£14 for a roast beef dinner. So bad the Yorkshires were raw underneath and the portion was tiny."