This pub has it all -- good food, great beer, more atmosphere than you can shake a stick at, and a good location in the historic city of York. Our annual trip to Yorkshire wouldn't be complete without a visit! More

The Black Swan public house is a brilliant location for any group looking for a meeting place for a meal!! Our group of around 25 people needed a place to meet and eat and this pub was the perfect location for it!! We used their upstairs conference room for an afternoon and weren't even chraged a booking fee or asked... More

The Black Swan is my favourite York pub. It is very ancient - dating back about 600 years, very picturesque, and is extremely cosy, historic and atmospheric - in winter the main bar has a roaring open fire. The building has connections to historical figures - the most famous probably being General James Wolfe who won the Battle of Quebec.... More

I've walked past this place loads of times, but if i'm honest i've never really given it a second glance. It's been reccomended to me by lots of different people so a group of us decided to go for a meal on a quiet december night. The dining room is really cosy and very much your traditional yorkshire pub with... More

Stayed for 2 nights. The room was situated off a function room which made it awkward when we returned after an evening out and also the noise was intrusive. We were informed on arrival that they were fully booked for evening meals. The following day when trying to book a meal, we were informed there was no dinner served on... More

I went here for a christmas meal with work colleagues. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was amazing (I strongly recommend the steak and ale pie!) and there are some great entertaining ghost stories for the pub. Strongly recommend a visit. More

I have just returned from a visit to York with 3 friends and we stayed at the Black Swan. All of the staff were helpful and accommodating (even cooking me chips and baked beans for breakfast and sending someone home to get some peppermint tea bags as they had none in). The room was quirky with the most comfortable bed... More

We visited on a Thursday night and had no difficulties in getting a table. Food is ordered from the bar rather than the table and therefore its a bit of a mess around, but hey - its a pub! The staff we encountered we very polite and engaging. The food was good; large portions to be sure. My only disappointment... More

We were entertaining foreign visitors, 2 who had never visited York before. It was our first visit to the black swan, we were very disappointed, the food was ok, nothing special (large portions aren't everything). The barman was ok but the other staff not friendly at all. It wasn't a busy night but we had to wait an hour for... More