Quick info
About The Three Tuns
The Three Tuns is an old pub between the river and the city centre on Coppergate, set in a part of York that draws both locals and passing trade. The kitchen keeps things simple, serving burgers alongside the usual pub offer, and the team works on a walk-in basis, with no reservations taken. Live music acts play on Saturday nights, bringing the room to life at the end of the week. Dogs are welcome inside, so the pub draws a regular crowd of walkers and city visitors heading out together. The building itself carries the look of a long-running local, with low ceilings and worn-in corners that come from years of use rather than design.
Good to know
- ParkingPaid parking garage · Usually difficult to find a space
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Menu & Prices
40 dishes · mains £8–17- Minestrone Soup£8.45
- Highland Vegetable Soup£8.45
- Traditional Fish & Chips£16.45
- Homemade Braised Steak£16.95
- Homemade Chilli Con Carne Or Homemade Mixed Bean Chilli£15.25
- Wholetail Scampi£15.65
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention old riverside pub building, burger, fish and chips and live act on Saturday.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention old riverside pub building, burger, fish and chips and live act on Saturday.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers describe a beautiful, old, cosy and friendly pub with lovely staff, and one praises an excellent live act on a Saturday night. Food draws complaints: one found the burger had little flavour, and another called the fish and chips small, thin and dry with chips that weren't cooked. One family reports being refused entry with their child in the late afternoon.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers describe a beautiful, old, cosy and friendly pub with lovely staff, and one praises an excellent live act on a Saturday night. Food draws complaints: one found the burger had little flavour, and another called the fish and chips small, thin and dry with chips that weren't cooked. One family reports being refused entry with their child in the late afternoon.
Featured reviews
- Paula L
“Beautiful old pub between the river and city centre. So cosy and friendly - a real treat to visit.”
- Tom Earnshaw
“We went in at 1.30pm and were welcomed before taking our son (aged 5, super well behaved) to Jorvik. We tried to call back in after but were told we couldn't bring children in at 4.30pm - yes, 4.30pm - because it was "too busy". Other guests were shocked. We had a table and no one was standing, it was in fact busier and rowdier at 1.30pm. Really poor, anti-family in peak daytime hours, won't be back.”
- Grant Raby
“18 pound for the worst fish and chips I’ve had in England . Small thin dry and chips weren’t cooked”
- Keith giles
“Excellent live act on Saturday Night can't review food as I didn't eat”
- Johnny Shakedown
“This pub is very lovely and old, and the service was pleasant. Their sign outside says their burgers are really good. Based on this, I had a burger; even with cheese, bacon, mayonnaise and added salt and pepper, I found it to have little flavour. For the price, I was heartily disappointed.”
Highlights
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Live music
- Live performances
- Trivia night
- Popular for solo dining
Amenities
- Paid parking garage
- Dogs allowed
- Dine-in
- Food at bar
- Cozy
- Onsite services
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- Beer
- Food
- Live music
- Trivia night
- Solo dining
- Restroom
- Offerings· 4
- Alcohol
- Cocktails
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Atmosphere· 1
- Casual
- Crowd· 4
- Groups
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Tourists
- Transgender safespace
- Parking· 1
- Usually difficult to find a space
- Dining options· 1
- Seating
- Highlights· 3
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Live performances
Location
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- Social 8 Lounge4.71810 mi£10–40ReservationsWheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Three Tuns | 4.52,088 | — | £10–20 | old riverside pub building, burger, fish and chips |
| Howl | Wine Bar & Bottle Shop | YorkReservations · Outdoor seating · Wi-Fi | 4.9153 | 0 mi | £20–30 | wine selection, meat and cheese boards, mulled wine |
| Social 8 LoungeReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.7181 | 0 mi | £10–40 | cocktail menu, live music on thursdays, chocolate birthday board |
| The Stone Roses BarWheelchair accessible | 4.42,803 | 0.1 mi | £1–10 | standout bartenders, accommodating bar staff |
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