The Guy Fawkes Hotel, York

Despite the focus on tourists and the location outside the Minster, on a weekday afternoon this was peaceful and not too bad as a pub, with a suitably dark and aged interior. Even the prices now seem to be on a par with others nearby, although that is not saying much. The selection of ales was fair, with the obligatory TT Landlord and Black Sheep, plus Ossett Blond, Roosters Yankee, a house bitter and Copper Dragon Golden Pippin, while the lady behind the bar was friendly enough. Sadly that was the end of the positives, with the acrid hit of vinegar from the latter beer being more suited to a plate of chips. Aforementioned bar person actually checked it herself and announced "it tastes alright to me", but the replacement pint was nearly as bad. Moving swiftly on.

Pub is well described in previous reviews , busy with a mixture of tourists and locals on my Thursday night visit , 5 handpulls with TT Landlord , Rudgate Chocolate , Saltaire Blonde and a decent Ossett Yorkshire Blonde .

The Guy Fawkes was very busy with tourists during my recent Saturday afternoon visit. The interior consists of a bar area to the left of the entrance and a seating area to the right where punters are overlooked by a big knight. At the rear is some more seating where I managed to find some space to escape the cackling and barging of a drunken hen party. There was some background music playing and I noted that there are no televisions. The bar is stocked with premium draught and six hand pumps were drawing cask ale. Apparently Guy Fawkes was born here in 1570, hence the name of the pub and the fact that the food (around a £12 average for a main) all has Guy Fawkes related monikers. This is a historic pub, but it was too busy to properly enjoy. I imagine that the nature of the beast changes during the week so if I find myself in the area at a quieter time I will pop back in for a better nose around.