Tea/Wine Crawl in York

One of my friends was up for the weekend so we decided to go on a tea/wine crawl in York as there are many nice cafes, pubs and bars some of which not all of us had been to. We then decided we would each give them a rating out of ten based on niceness of tea, atmosphere and customer service. Kind of like a come dine with me for tea/wine lovers in York.

So here are the places we have been to so far, hoping to do some more in the future.

Tea Places;

Cafe 68 Gillygate: A nice modern little cafe situated on Gillygate (no shit sherlock!). We had Yorkshire breakfasts and two big pots of tea. I thought the breakfast was good, finished off every bite and the tea was very nice and refreshing. I even spoiled myself and put a little sugar in it! We stayed a little longer as it started pissing it down outside hence the extra big pot of tea, and it wasn't too crowded so I felt rather relaxed. They also had free samples in the form of brownies at the till. I thought that was a nice touch.
Scores: Me: 7 1/2       Dan: 7     Vicki: 8     Total: 22 1/2
I think the only thing that let it down in general was that the big teapots leaked out when you poured and some of the cups were a bit mucky. But overall, very nice place indeed.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cafe-68-Gillygate/130510630340080

The Earl Grey Tea Rooms: This is situated in the shambles and is a place I've been to a couple of times, but Dan and Vicki hadn't, so I already knew I liked the place and that even on a busy saturday there would most likely be a table free. Me and Dan went for the Royalty Tea (in preparation for our impending move into the royal family) and Vicki went with the traditional breakfast tea. It's a very old fashioned place, with very quick service and a lot cheaper than we were expecting. Whilst in there we had a massive dream wedding discussion, even though none of us have secured a man yet but there is no harm in planning ahead. Especially a royal wedding ;)
Scores: Me: 8     Dan: 8    Vicki: 8 1/2    Total: 24 1/2
http://www.earlgreytearooms.co.uk/


Costa Coffee: After all that tea we needed a good walk to stretch our legs and to walk off the tea so we decided to go to the costa all the way on the otherside of town attached to the premier inn near the Reel Cinema. I had an iced latte, Vicki had a chocolate cooler and Dan stuck with tea. The service was good but I didn't really like my iced latte that much, I felt it was lacking in taste a bit. I don't think Vicki enjoyed her cooler either, from now on at Costa I will stick to regular hot lattes. Or mochas.
Scores: Me: 6      Dan: 6     Vicki: 7    Total: 19

Wine Places;
Lendal Cellar: This place has recently reopened. It looks pretty much the same on the inside, but the outside has changed a fair bit. We came here for a spot of late lunch, although only me and Dan ate. I had ham, egg and chips and Dan had some sort of beef dinner/yorkshire pudding wrap that looked very nice. The food was very good as always and at a good price. We had a nice rose white zinfadel wine, that was very tasty and fruity. Service was quick and good but I never like the atmosphere in there when its too crowded, especially when it is full of very loud drunken women. Maybe I'm getting too old for Lendals.
Scores: Me: 7     Dan: 7     Vicki: 7   Total: 21
http://gkpubs.co.uk/pubs-in-york/lendal-cellars-pub/


City Screen Bar: This is part of the cinema in the centre of town, in which a couple of our friends currently work at. It is usually busy on a saturday, due to its nice drinks and good atmosphere and also has a nice terrace area that looks out onto the river. We decided to share another bottle of Rose, and luckily since City Screen is a bit more expensive we got a little bit of a staff discount (thanks Amina!) A whole £7 off the bottle we got. This wine was very fruity and delicous, and by this time I was begining to feel a bit merry since I am quite a lightweight.
Scores: Me: 9     Dan: 9    Vicki: 9  Total: 27

Golden Lion: We texted our friend who works there prior to coming to save us a bottle or two of Rose. By this time we had been home and had another bottle from the spar and we now all a bit more merry. The Golden Lion was busy (it usually is) but we managed to grab a table. Verdicts on this wine was that it was a little dry and not as fruity as the others but it did share quite nicely between us all, especially now our friend Sophie had joined us!
Scores: Me: 7       Dan: 7        Vicki: 7        Total: 21

So overall, we had a very good day and hopefully we will do more tea/wine tasting in the future!