Pivni, York

From the people that brought us the Sheffiel, Harrogate and York Tap among others is a centrally located pub up an alleyway just off Goodrumgate. As mentioned it has a very nice worn in feel to it with nice old fashioned features that give it a traditional feel. located over three floors the upper two are more modern with lots of seating while the ground floor has the bar and a few tables and chairs. No generic brands ever feature here with the regular lagers coming from Bernard and numerous taps of rotating craft ales from the likes of brew dog and Magic Rock. There are five real ales that are always kept in fantastic shape but are horrendously over priced. Oakham inferno (£3.80) and Tiny rebel Cwtch (£4.00) were brilliant but I would expect it paying that price. Overall a brilliant place that is well worth a visit but will begin to shun people away especially locals if it continues its outrageous pricing policy.

A delightful old building which has been converted into a pub with just the right degree of grunginess about it. It has that lived-in feel that the Leeds Brewery pubs (Duke of York and Eagle & Child) notably fail to achieve. Downstairs is the bar with beers on stillage behind; upstairs a beautiful light and airy room with old fashioned scrubbed kitchen tables and a variety of chairs of many different dates and styles. This room is wider than the ground floor, as can be seen in the photos, so there's more room than in the ground floor bar-room. Further up the stairs are the toilets and another room, with plenty of salvaged floorboards making the necessary partitions. The (foreign) barman was friendly and helpful - the light being fairly low, I had trouble discerning that two of the beers were 6.0% and 8.0% respectively - there was also a handpulled pilsner. Music on the sound system at the time of my visit: Tamla Motown and 60s R&B; not exactly contemporaneous with the building, but it suited me.

2 floor bar serving 5 real ales and "craft keg".