Ye Hornblower Tavern, Ripon

Sadly the good things didn’t last here, it occasionally still tries cask beer but fails miserably - the punters here are universally lager or smooth drinkers, the same is true across most of Ripon’s pubs with only six pubs selling any drinkable cask and one of them is the ‘spoons so a bit variable.

dATE OF VISIT 28TH 29TH OF MAY. its ok its a Smith and Jones but at the lower end staff ok customers were frendly worth a call

visited after our awefull visit to wetherspoons and must say was rather suprised the staff were very welcoming and the food was good and we didnt have to wait over an hour to get served would reccomend

The Wetherspoons effect seems to have hit the Hornblower, a wash and brush up plus the addition of three handpumps with Black Sheep, Bombardier and Hobgoblin at competitive prices (£2.10 – £2.20) although a sign outside says Cask Ale from £1.99. The ale quality wasn't as close to JDWs as the pricing though. They are also doing a new menu and introducing breakfasts.