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A en-route stop for food. The Four Alls is by the side of the A64 York-Scarborough road. It’s very food-biased, catering mostly for travellers. This doesn’t mean it’s the usual soulless chain-pub nightmare: there’s friendly staff, decent food, and cask ale (sadly I was driving). The food is decently priced too, and despite the ‘kids eat free’ there wasn’t a crowd of hideous little shites crawling everywhere. There was a sign asking parents to not allow them to run/jump on the furniture, but thankfully, this wasn’t needed on our visit.

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Wandered in here after the Railway Museum. Nice beer (Jennings) and a seperate restaurant- even though food is available in the bar it feels like a pub. Friendly staff and good prices too.

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A pleasant backstreet pub. Decent beer (including Staropramen…Nom) with pleasant customers and staff. Nicely away from the main drag so not packed, but busy.

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This really is an Inn, or hotel- you can stop there- but it feels like a pub. There’s lots of small rooms, which is nice, and some nice beer. The place was in fact rather nice overall, marred slightly by the prices and the miserable bastard of a barman.

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A very old-looking pub in the middle of town, with an alarming lean to the front window and the floor.

We only stopped for a quick pint, but it was pleasant enough- good choice of beer and pleasant staff.

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One of a small chain, this is a pub and brasserie, but the bias is towards the pub. Mixed clientele, excellent beer (both ale, belgian beer, and German lager), good food as well. The staff were friendly on all of our several visits too.

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More ‘spoons than the nearby ‘spoons, this is part of the Great Value Pubs chain.

There’s just the usual suspects beerwise, loud TV and music (at the same time), and really nothing to reccomend. It wasn’t actually dreadful but there’s so much better nearby.

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A converted church on Mickelgate. We had to visit: the phrase being ‘shall we go to church?.

Good points were the not ridiculous prices, and the conversion of the building, and the staff that were friendly despite their parents seemingly walking in.

Bad points: Loud music.

To be fair, it’s not aimed at 40 and 50 year old couples. If you’re 18-25, and single, you’ll probably love it.

A ‘spoons in York:

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This was a pub JDW took over, and it shows. It has all the normal JDW stuff: Good beer, cheap and OK food, but it has a bit more soul than the average ‘spoons house, and no career drinkers as well.