The Old Grey Mare, York

Graham Coombs left this review about The Old Grey Mare

Update Feb 2025
Reopened by Brew York and a vast improvement. The former various rooms have been knocked through but keeping separate areas and lots of them. The yard to the side has been roofed over and enclosed, while the former wine bar has been set up as a function room with its own bar. It has all been refurbished in a modern style, with a mixture of low and high tables and a few leather sofas. All very smart, although it obviously needs to weather in a bit to develop some character. As with their taproom, food now comes from a Yuzu street food kitchen, while outdoor space is provided by a terrace at the front and a fake grass bit behind. Beers are mostly their own with a couple of guests, from half a dozen hand pumps and a dozen keg taps. Several screens display the beers on offer, with prices starting at £3.90. A worthy return to the York drinking scene. Note there is confusion over whether it is Grey or Gray in the name - the pub sign is the latter.



(13 Dec 2022 review)
A big old pub that has been refurbished at considerable expense from the look of it, but not entirely successfully. The interior features a strange collection of modern light wood furnishings and very plain walls, with a few random bits of stonework. There is no real character or flow to the place, although a bit of weathering in would help. The deli converted from the pool room has already died, while the attached microbrewery is not used and lord knows what the "wine cave" is supposed to be. Some good beers from the Black Sheep range though, with BS Best, their football special and York Snowdrop, in good nick and well priced.

On 21^st February 2025 - rating: 8
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