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The Artful Dodger Pub in York - Reviews

Kevin Ireson's review: This pub is open late at the weekends. They serve a couple of lagers and bitters at reasonable prices, considering it is a town centre pub. A good selection of snacks is also available from behind the bar. The staff are genuinely friendly and willing to chat. That is when given an opportunity, it can get very busy on a weekend. There is a discount card available for purchase. A small price will give you a discount on drinks you order. This will pay for itself after a few visits.

History

As a Micklegate venue, the Dodger has been around a long time. It was originally called Walkers bar. It was named after Mrs. Walker who was the patron of this and the nightclub next door. It was an unmissable part of the Micklegate run. As it is one of the last pubs on Micklegate, it used to end up full of extremely drunk people. In the 1970's to the 1990's many a bar brawl would start in the small bar and spill out onto the street. This does not happen any more and it is quite a pleasant relaxed venue today. In 2001 Dave managed this pub and gave it some character. He turned it into a rock pub. For many years it continued to thrive as such. That was until the brewery saw Dave making a success of it and decided to put the rent up to make sure they got more of the profits. After this Dave moved on but the place still has the feel of a rock pub.

Jason tells us: I love this place too. It is not an everyday faceless pub company pub. It has character.

Meggan said: I love this place, great regulars, always good quality drinks, now has live music on Sunday night.

Alice sent us in a message saying: Best Bar on Micklegate. Friendly place, good value.

Martin sent us in his thoughts about the Artful Dodger: A vast improvement over the old Walkers Bar, now serves real ale and quality spirits amongst other things. Nice atmosphere friendly staff and caters for different crowds, students mid week, and a wide range of ages on weekends. They show big screen sky sports. Oh and there are cool little tvs in the beer pumps.

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Artful Dodger
47 Micklegate,
York, North Yorkshire

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