House Of The Trembling Madness // Stonegate (The Original)

House of the Trembling Madness in York, particularly the original Stonegate location, offers a unique and atmospheric experience. Tucked away in a historic building, the hidden bar upstairs has an extensive selection of craft beers, real ales, and ciders, often showcasing local breweries. The ambiance is rustic and cozy, with wood beams, dim lighting, and a laid-back vibe perfect for both casual drinks and special occasions. The knowledgeable staff are always happy to offer recommendations, and the selection is well-curated, ensuring even the most discerning beer lover will find something to enjoy. The combination of great drinks, friendly service, and a charming setting makes it a must-visit for anyone in York.

House of Trembling Madness is a proper hidden gem in York! From the outside, it looks like just an off licence, but head upstairs, and you’ll find a quirky little pub full of character. We stopped in for a few beers, and the selection was incredible everything from German and Belgian brews to Irish classics. The downstairs shop is a beer lover’s paradise, and upstairs, you can enjoy the same great selection in a cozy, medieval style setting. If you’re into your beers, this place is a must visit. Definitely recommend!

Not many bars have a lion’s head above the bar. A fun place to visit, the decor is unique, never seen so much curio in such a small space. A great selection of beers with varying strengths, prices are fair given the location. You need to access this place via the ground floor bottle shop. Staff very helpful with the speciality beers and you can sample first. The food menu looks fun, so we’ll be back to try some next time.

Even as a Belgian myself, I was impressed by their extensive collection of Belgian beers, some of which I had never seen before. Similarly, their prices are more than fair, and in some cases more affordable than back home. We had a lovely local drink from the cask upstairs, under the auspicious gaze of a whole zoo of taxidermied heads. Feels unchanged since it was built centuries ago.

Looks like you're just in an off license until you realize there is a bar upstairs. It's a very cool place, unbelievable selection of beer wines and spirits busy place day and night bar snacks and hot meals very old building

This is an unusual bar, hence the name. Ic and Flic have been a few times. The basement and ground floor are a wine, beer and spirit shop. I remember buying a bottle of Dimple here. The bar is up a steep and rickity staircase. Toilets in the basement. The bar is a good size one room plus an alcove. Very atmospheric. Three real ales and a couple of ciders. Very busy the week before Christmas.

Great place for beer both to drink and take out. They have a large bottle shop on the ground floor, bar is on the first floor. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable about the beer. A great place with unusual decor. Excellent beer.

Found this place by doing a google search of best pubs in York. We weren’t sure if we had found the right place as you go into a shop selling all sorts of alcohol and the pub is upstairs. It’s very small but really lovely, we had two pints of the haufbrau (I think it was called) which was really good, it had a great atmosphere, we didn’t eat but the stew the guy opposite was eating, looked absolutely delicious!!