... Ah well, maybe I'll have to go on a few field trips to sort some new places to review ;)
The Roman Bath is located at the north end of Parliament Street in York. Walk north from the fountain (near HSBC), then you will find a square. The Roman Bath is on the left hand side of three pubs. ... Read review
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Advantages: Near to Efe's and the city centre, with live music Disadvantages: Well, its just a bit mingin!
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The Roman Bath is located at the north end of Parliament Street in York. Walk north from the fountain (near HSBC), then you will find a square. The Roman Bath is on the left hand side of three pubs. The Crane is one of them...don't enter unless you want to arrange a contract killing.
The main attraction of the Roman Bath is surprisingly not the roman bath. Live music is on here most weekdays, and you tend to ... ...mild, you can sit out the back, on big picnic benches, and there's a small hatch so you can place orders at the bar if needs be. Or food.
Speaking of the bar, like in most pubs in York, the John Smith's/Carling combination is prevalent. However, again like most pubs in York, a range of other drinks are available at a normal price (i.e. £1.80 for a pint of bitter, £2.40 for a cider and blackcurrant). They are notably well stocked in ... more
Well, I know all 11 of you who read my ops are going to be sad to hear it, but this is my final York Pubs opinion. Ah well, maybe I'll have to go on a few field trips to sort some new places to review ;)
The Roman Bath is located at the north end of Parliament Street in York. Walk north from the fountain (near HSBC), then you will find a square. The Roman Bath is on the left hand side of three pubs. The Crane is one of them...don't enter unless you want to arrange a contract killing.
The main attraction of the Roman Bath is surprisingly not the roman bath. Live music is on here most weekdays, and you tend to get middle aged blokes who are actually pretty good. Then again, some aren't. But at least its near Efe's, my favourite kebab van (I don't know why), so you can listen while you eat your donner meat and chips.
Its generally packed, so seating is not easy to find. If its mild, you can sit out the back, on big picnic benches, and there's a small hatch so you can place orders at the bar if needs be. Or food.
Speaking of the bar, like in most pubs in York, the John Smith's/Carling combination is prevalent. However, again like most pubs in York, a range of other drinks are available at a normal price (i.e. £1.80 for a pint of bitter, £2.40 for a cider and blackcurrant). They are notably well stocked in less than fashionable alcopops!!! Always good for a sweet laugh!
Apart from the bands, the Bath offers absolutely no form of entertainment. This is disappointing. The decor also is rather pathetic...could do with a rethink I reckon.
Furthermore, the toilets are not good. This is to be expected from a pub that has suffered a rather clear lack of investment. They do, however, beat the legendary Ferryboat Inn in Thorganby......there, the urinal is a brick wall with a bit of guttering diverting fluids into a drain.
Nevertheless, the Roman Bath is one of the few places where live music can be found in York on a Friday night. However, the pub does have notable deficiencies, so you wouldn't really want to stop there for more than a half hour.
On a slightly related note, if you want to get more information on York pubs, please read my opinions in the 'Home » City Guide » Nightlife Guide » Pubs » York (Pubs)' category. Also, my opinion on the Old White Swan contains a pub crawl route around the named pubs, which the Roman Bath does not feature in, but is easily squeezed in around the Efe's period. Happy drinking!
Advantages: Very friendly staff, nice clean rooms live music, very central Disadvantages: noisy from live music
I totally disagree that the pub is minging. The rooms were very nice and cheap, pleasantly decorated with en-suite bathroom. The staff were great, very friendly and relaxed. It is in an ideal location for the attractions, restaurants and pubs etc and has the wonderful Roman Spa to visit that was excavated by builders years ago and opened to the public for viewing (very interesting).
The pub itself was noisy in the evenings because of the great rock ...
sarahfina 13.06.2005
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