The Blacksmiths Arms

Reviewed by Graham Coombs on 02 September 2025

Another of those rare Sam Smith's re-openings after a lengthy closure. They have done a good job on this one, stripping off the external render back to brickwork and restoring the interior to a resplendent condition concurrent to somewhen in the last... [more>]

Hickory's Smokehouse York

Reviewed by Graham Coombs on 02 August 2022

A Greene King family dining pub, previously a Hungry Horse but now a Carvery, complete with adjacent Wacky Warehouse, built around an old farm as the name suggests. Despite all that, it does what it does quite effectively and retains a good bar area ... [more>]