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The Artful Dodger Pub in York - Reviews
I shrugged it off and laughed a bit at which point he turned round and said I was also to gay! Well that's great coming from someone who could have passed for Eddie in the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Needless to say we left and went to the Little John. I will return again and hope they have some better staff on as we have had good nights here previously.
HistoryAs 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. Please mention Hotels in York Ltd website when you call. Thanks. Artful Dodger
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Other York PubsThe Artful Dodger | The Bay Horse Marygate | The Black Swan | The Blue Bell Inn | The Bootham Tavern | The Crystal Palace | The Brigantes | Dusk York | Gibsons | The Golden Slipper | Hole in the Wall | Judges Lodgings | The Junction Leeman Road | Kennedys Cafe Bar | The Little John | The Masons Arms | Micklegate Run Pub Crawl | The Minster Inn | Old Star Inn | O'Neils Irish Pub | Oscars Wine Bar | The Priory | The Red Lion | The Royal Oak | The Seahorse Hotel | The Snickleway Inn | Slug and Lettuce York | The York Arms |