BITE user comments - taponoth
Comments by taponoth
After being a regular for many years the sheer length of the wait everytime I needed to get to the bar finally took its toll last December and I haven't been back since nor shall I. The food went from fantastic homemade fayre to microwave meals by numbers and they cannot even get that right - I cannot remember the amount of meals I have seen returned........... A large selection of real ales yes but not served particularly well and priced at the very top end of the scale (nearing �3). With a landlord that is hardly ever present and a distinct change in clientele since the student flats and particularly the budget etap hotel was errected over the road in my view a pub best avioded - especially if you knew this in it's heyday.
13 Sep 2010 19:37
Overly trendy addition to Leeds Brewery's growing number of pubs. Neither appeals to the camra real ale crowd or the trendy city drinker but is worth a visit too and from Leeds City Railway Station. Was a bit bemused the other week to see a dj strutting his stuff on a small table beside the bar..............
13 Sep 2010 19:30
One of Sam Smith's 3 pubs in Leeds City centre and probably the best of the lot though if you know of the other 2 the phrase "damning with faint praise" may come to mind. Cheap beer with a nice landlady and nice female member of staff but unfortunately also a very surly barman best avoided. The clientele are eclectic to say the least but a cheap no frills beer can be had and if your lucky and there is both sunshine and space you may be able to sit outside. Food is served but doesn't look inkeeping with the punters at �6 & �7 a head.
13 Sep 2010 19:26
Although this bar both shows live sport and has a great veranda overlooking the River Aire it is somewhere I will definitely not be revisiting. The overly trendy food menu (if they are serving) is overpriced along with the beer. They did offer one hand pulled ale last time I went it but at over �3 a pint I don't think that will last long.
13 Sep 2010 19:17
An amazing facade and great bar now alas trendied up with eclectic furniture, board games and wasabi peas. I have found the bar staff to be less than pleasant and although hand pulled bitter is still offered it is not served to any standard and the price at �3 and above is downright disgraceful. Somewhere to go once in your life to see what is left of the great interior decoration but definitely not somewhere to venture back to or linger in...........
13 Sep 2010 19:14
The Duck and Drake, Leeds
Nice to see a pub formerly owned by the real ale TFC pub group back to it's best. A real mecca for real ale and live music fans alike. On the live music front they have a jam night on a Tuesday, new band night on a Wednesday and live bands every Thursday, Friday, Saturday (usually around 21:00) and Sunday (usually around 18:00) all performing on a purpose built stage area with lighting. The bar staff are efficient, polite and on the whole very good looking and serve an ever changing list of around 8 real ales. Yes the prices do keep creeping up (but it is still cheaper than it's near neighbour the Palace) and yes sometimes the music is a tad too loud but this is definitely one of the pubs you must visit before you die!!
13 Sep 2010 19:44