The Old White Swan, York

A very touristy pub with two distinct bars: the Tudor bar is the cosier and includes the dining area, while the Coach bar is not quite as nice and has several sports screens. Both have lots of beams and historic junk. Usual sort of Nicholson's range of beers on offer, including a very palatable Titanic Plum Porter.

Enjoyed our visit here last month. A couple of bars serving a choice from Nicholson's range and we sat outside with our Laine Mangolicious which was fine.

this is a nice example of a well preserved old pub. dark inside with a nice outdoor yard that fills up quickly on sunny days. Contains the usual Nicholsons expensive food offers aimed at tourists but in fairness there is a reasonable selection of well kept real ales and a much less tacky atmosphere than Greene King’s Olde Starre for example. Worth a visit if you’re in York.

Not quite as good as the Cross Keys but another decent Nicholsons outlet with some good real ales.

A very old multi-room pub with exposed Tudor brickwork, bigger than the outside suggests there are groups of four pulls and various short founts are dotted round the central vaguely circular servery. Reasonable quality being a Nicholsons with mainstream regional Brewers, St Austell, Robinsons, plus Sharps from Molson Coors. Pretty much furnished for eating, there are some leather armchairs by the big fireplace and some tall tables and stools. Staff attitude is a bit "well it's a tourist city so we can brass people off while making life easier for ourselves". There's an outside courtyard appealing to the mainly young clients, off of this is a more basic bar with eight pulls big screen and machines.

Another of Yorks Nicholson pubs, the old white swan is used by us a lot in weekday evenings if we ever want a drink past 11 as this is one of the few pubs serving until 12 most nights. Being a nichiolsons pub the prices are very steep and on a recent visit Guinness was £3.95, extortionate in my opinion! There is always a good selection of real ales available but some can be a bit hit and miss and so can the quality, nothing badly kept just not as good as it could be. regular Yorkshire brewery's feature and John smiths cask and nicholsons pale ale are always available. The pub is a nice place to be and both lounge areas are very comfortable and warm but the high prices ruin this place, a shame as it could be fantastic.