Edinburgh Arms, York

A large pub with a fairly plain interior - reasonably tidy but all a bit soulless and feels like it is stuck in a timewarp from not necessarily a good time. It does have regular live music, sports TV and even a dartboard but otherwise nothing much to attract. Not least on the beer front, with no cask and a keg Black Sheep as the best option.

A large two roomed pub which was absolutely heaving on our Sunday, late afternoon visit. Football being shown to a fair sized crowd in the taproom where there's also a dartboard. A live band playing in the lounge to an even bigger crowd. Pretty good they were too. No cask ale here just standard keg, but they were certainly selling a lot of it.

Two roomed basic locals pub with public and lounge bars, the public is slightly less well appointed and a bit smaller, it has darts and a screen. It is painted in the traditional white walls with red wainscoting. There was a band setting up in the lounge, seating here is banquettes rather than the sparse tables and chairs of the public, and there’s at least some decor. Both rooms are carpeted, I remember when a lot of pubs were like this. Usual national names on the T-Bars, no cask beer. A poor welcome and worse beer even for keg, means there’s no reason for me to return.

Empty at 2.30 on a Friday afternoon,Its pretty much a big empty room with a pool table and some basic chairs and tables set out along the side wall,there was a set of drums placed next to the wall to our left as we walked in presumably for some live music that evening although I didn't spot any posters to that effect, a TV screen was on with something showing on the History Channel .Two beers on Half Moon Equinox and Leeds Pale leaving two vacant pumps,the Equinox was fine.I didn't take to the pub as we found it, maybe its better with a few customers in,as it stands I won't return.

Called in as we have a friend who will be booking a stay here later in the year and we wanted to see where it was. Very sporty with football programmes all round the walls from teams of all divisions. Pool table and darts and TV's for sport to keep sports fans happy. Tried the Theakstons Lightfoot and Jennings Cumberland, both in good condition. They have John Smiths cask as their regular beer.