The Three Tuns, York

Although there's a decent choice of beers on here (six over seven hand pumps, with one duplicated), I was not very much impressed with the atmosphere here. This is probably more to do with the dreadful pop music that was playing at an inescapable volume than the attitude of the staff or customers. Perhaps I was put off by the high price of the beer here (£1.85 for a half, compared with the already expensive £1.75 encountered in the other pubs sampled in York on this occasion), but I felt the pub was trading on its "ancient pub" status, with little effort made to enhance the experience.

Traditional interior with a low ceiling. 7 real ale taps. Food served.

Beers were all from the Marston's stable, but we did find a new one for us, Wychwood Piledriver which had Rocking all round the world, and Status Quo on the pumpclip, and was a decent drink too. Quirky sayings around the walls, and beer was available in 3 x third pints if you wanted to try 3 of the Banks, Pedigree, Piledriver and Boondoggle beers on. Good food menu.