Just had lunch with a colleague from Vancouver a city that has the best eating places in the world…read moreso was interested in his views as well as my own. Service was excellant and attentive , the food was freshly made and cooked in house. The taste of my haddock was great, the batter outstanding, the hand cooked chips just as they should be fluffy on the inside, brown and not too crisp on the outside, obviously blanched, part fried andthen deep fried to order, the tartare sauce home made and excellant. My colleague` s steak and ale pie was full of trimmed pieces of meat with a lovely light pastry. What a surprise great foof service and sensible prices , I will return and so will he next time he is over from Vancouver ... and that is some accolade Try it !

Another one of those 'destination' pubs a little out of town with publicity that seems to urge you…read moreto come and spend the day, the Needless Inn is a decent family friendly pub with nice views of the countryside that's a good spot for Sunday lunch or a midweek evening meal. The menu features typical pub grub of the bangers and mash and pie and chips ilk, with few concessions to gastropub trends aside from the odd dash of goat's cheese here and there, and they run special menus for things like Valentine's Day and Burns' Night, which is a nice touch. There also seems to be a lot of stuff going on, with everything from a Halloween party to Greek and Italian themed weeks advertised on their website, although every time I've visited it's been nicely quiet; calm and relaxed without being devoid of atmosphere. It seems to liven up as it gets later, though, and I get the impression that this is a popular pub with locals of a Friday and Saturday night.

Best pub in Leeds, I reckon. Really good selection of beers…read moreand very friendly staff. Good amount of space to sit outside if it happens to be a sunny day. Food is always nice. Sunday roast in particular is delicious. MASSIVE Yorkshire pudding!

Despite having lived in leeds for a number of years, moving out to Bramley still felt like another…read moreworld. So to have a long time resident (and now housemate) say on my first night in, "there's this brilliant pub down the road. You can go there for a drink and just to chill out", well it seemed too good to be true. It takes years to find that perfect little spot where you can get the beer you like for the price you want, surrounded by people who don't vex you or drink till they want to fight you. Where you can chat if you want, or squirrel yourself away with a pint and a book if you don't.... doesn't it? Well apparently not. I found the renovated Bridge to be incredibly welcoming. Really comfortable,an authentic pub. The staff are really nice and are happy to chat away. The beers (being Kirkstall brewery) are all excellent. Some of the "guest beers" are a little on the pricey side but that ok (Save them for your birthday). Upstairs is a very nice "proper pub" setup and the downstairs (which you could be forgiven for missing) is another bar entirely, with little nooks to hideaway in and access to outside. Its also where they keep the loos so be sure to go looking for it eventually. They have a quiz night, which is a win. They're set in a really nice area. And if you want they'll serve you next to any drink in a tankard (these things matter you see). I've not tried the food but i'm sure it'll do the trick if the rest is anything to go by. I've been three times in my first week in bramley and will probably make a habit of going much more often. Well done guys :-)

Yes its a Wetherspoon pub. In any other town in England this wouldn't be at all interesting but in…read morePontefract its big news. As far as Wetherspoon pubs go its not a bad one, reasonably cozy atmosphere rather the sterile atmosphere you get at some. With regard to food, drink, and prices; they're exactly as you'd expect. Good beer, very cheap, standard chain-pub food (read "not very good"), again, very cheap. Far too busy on a Friday or Saturday night but if you fancy a cheap quiet drink on a weekday it beats the pants off everywhere else in Pontefract.

This is even below Golden Coral. The steak was dry and only three Scotch Whiskies available.read more

We, as in my college family and I and friends descended upon this lovely pub for a 50th birthday…read moremeal for my mate. It has it's own parking lot behind the pub, with plenty of spaces, you walk in past a nice outdoor seating area with a raised well pond with carp and a waterfall and then into the traditional wood-lined bar area where we'd reserved a table for 7 off to one end of the bar. Service was great, the girl advised me on ale and the rest of the hooligans on drinks without a problem and we then decided on mains, the rump steak was a favourite with a smattering of surf and turf, this arrived in good time and the steak cut like butter it was so well cooked! the sides were equally tasty, crisp yet fluffy hearted chips onion rings and a delicious salad of baby leaves dressed with a vinaigrette dressing. That safely polished off and plate (well boards) left clean it was on to dessert and I managed to demolish a waffle with banana and ice cream, the others were equally appreciative of their choices. All in all a very pleasurable experience and a reasonable price as well, I'll be back there again when I'm next down visiting.

where do I start this old fashioned pub provides an unbeatable service along with a mouth watering…read moremenu which is served all week round. The staff helps create a friendly atmosphere and makes it a extremely welcoming place to be no matter who you are and just created a sense of home away from home within the walls of this old pub. On a Sunday the pub does a carvery which you just can't miss as there selection of freshly cooked meat and vegetables allows anyone to enjoy this unforgettable variety, normally at this point of the review I would mention something I'm not keen on but I just can't everything from the staff to the food to the pub it's self is all placed at a level of standered unheard of anywhere else. This is my #1 favourite place to eat and I dare you to find better

What can I say this is a gem of a pub. Very polite and friendly staff. Warm and cozy with the log…read moreburner lit on a cold wet day and a wide selection of drinks.

My sister recommended this pub to me and I will be forever in her debt…read more I am tired of going out for dissapointing Sunday dinners, knowing I could make better at home - so I was delighted by the quality of food offered here. The meat was of the highest quality and cooked to perfection. The gravy was homemade and truely devine (no Bisto here). The Yorkshire puddings were huge and the veg lovely and fresh (no soggy broccoli for a change). This was followed by a luscious Baileys mousse with home made shortbread. It is refreshing to find a pub that takes pride in their food and offers above standard produce. I would highly recommend it and the prices are favourable too £12 for 2 courses. A lovely pub in nice surroundings, it is my new favourite Sunday haunt.

Being a veteran and lover of the Christmas german market beer hall that graces Millenium Square…read moreevery year, I was caught in two minds about going to Bierkeller. My first thought was YESSS!!!! It'll be like the amazing nights I get to have every Christmas, but I can have them any time I want! But then I stopped and thought - would this ruin the novelty of singing along to many an anthem played by the wonderful Manny and his oompah band? Would it actually take some of the joy out of one of my highlights of the year? I chose to give it a go eventually, and have now been twice. I've taken in the experience after work on a weeknight when it's a little quieter, and also on a full on weekend evening when you get the full experience. The weekday evening came first, and left me wanting. The drinks are expensive - around £8 for the cheapest stein I think they were, and I had to wait for my drink for way too long considering there were only a couple of people in the queue, and the bar staff weren't very nice when I eventually did get served. They weren't rude or anything, but there were no smiles and didn't seem to care how long it took for anyone to get their drinks. Fortunately the place itself looks wonderful - almost like a proper beer hall but smaller. This saved it from being a bit of a nightmare first trip! Anyway, after being really quite unimpressed I nearly gave up on the place for good, but decided I should try it out at the weekend before I do. Fortunately, this was MUCH more like it! First of all, the staff were far more on the ball, and seemed to be enjoying themselves a little more. The drinks were no better, but the novelty of the stein was still there. But most importantly, the atmosphere was completely changed. Once this place gets packed out, everyone is clearly up for a big silly night of singing and glass clinking (although the latter is discouraged!). Once the oompah band came out I was back to loving the experience again. So, if you were to head into the Bierkeller at any other time than a Friday or Saturday night, I'd knock a star off my score. BUT if you do go on a Friday or Saturday, add one on. Once the atmosphere kicks in it's a joy to be there, but bear in mind you'll probably have to book seats in advance as we did.

I had heard good things about this place, so one rainy afternoon I popped in with a couple of…read morefriends for the full German experience. It was mid-afternoon so I knew it was unlikely that we'd see the full musical show or get the full atmosphere, so we were just expecting a pleasant pub experience. What we had didn't come close. The venue itself looks like a lot of fun - long wooden benches, ceiling beams, brick archways, It's theatrical rather than authentic, but I think it works - I'm pretty sure it's designed to poke a little bit of fun at itself. And I can imagine it's a memorable experience to glug a tankard or two, cosily squeezed between your friends in a corner. We sat down where we could fit on a bench, shimmied off our soaking raincoats and muscled in between two guys who'd clearly been there a while (indicated by the empties around them) and a few girls who were surrounded by shopping bags. Being underneath the Sports Bar, I imagined it being a little male-orientated so it was nice to see some post-shopping ladies grabbing a beverage next to us! However, then I laid eyes on the waiting staff. All the men were dressed smartly in black shirts and black trousers and they were all a wide range of ages. All the female waiting staff, however, were basically teenage girls trundling around in poor-quality skimpy leaves-nothing-to-the-imagination leiderhosen. Talk about your double standards! And I know it probably sounds prudish - buxom barmaids are quite the stereotype and I appreciate it can be seen as "part of the experience", but it was just plain tacky. Really tacky. More than anything, not a single waitress could muster a smile the entire time we were there. They just mooched about by one corner of the bar looking fed up and miserable. ...which then leads on to the terrible service! We couldn't actually get anyone's attention to come up and serve us for a start. We tried to make eye contact, we waved, we shouted when the waitresses passed us, but each time they had their eyes down and strode right past us. Eventually we did manage to order drinks and food and we found that being able to pay for a round of drinks at the table is a really nice touch. And the menu itself was exactly what you'd expect, bursting with bratwurst and schnitzels and pretzels. However, the food really wasn't anything special. I had fries and a frankfurter and they arrived lukewarm and pretty average. For average pub food prices, I knew it wasn't going to be gourmet, but I expected more for my money. The place was only half full and it was late afternoon, so it wasn't like they were struggling to get orders out to a busy restaurant. Overall, I would never go back there. It's tacky, the beer is overpriced, the service is appalling and there are too many wonderful bars/pubs/more-appealing rainy street corners in Leeds to bother going back to the Leeds Bierkeller.

On the recommendation of a work colleague my girlfriend and I went here for dinner last night…read more(13-5-10). I stumbled across the reviews on here before we were due to leave, but decided to give it a chance. Well I don't know if they have bucked their ideas up since the previous reviews, but we thoroughly enjoyed our meal. If you expect a two-for-one type dining experience then you will undoubtably be disappointed, but if you want good quality freshly cooked food then this is the place for you. I had a starter of chicken liver with black pudding, main course of pork fillet with vegetables (and a superb black pudding mashed potato) and then a berry pavlova to finish. Even on a Wednesday night the place was pretty busy, the staff were polite and friendly, and mercifully happy to leave you alone to enjoy your meal without constantly badgering you. Price wise as I mentioned, this is not your two-for-a-tenner type place, so for most people (including us) best saved as an occasional treat. But what a treat it is. We will be returning in any case.

Popped in for a lunchtime sandwich last year. Not the cheapest I've ever had but this isn't part of…read morea pub chain with production-line food. In short, the best beef sandwich ever! I've since been back to the posh bit upstairs. Wow! It is a bit confusing to review as really there are two venues here, the pub downstairs and the restaurant upstairs. In my experience the food in both is exceptional but they address different markets. Go to Montagu's expecting pub food and it will seem expensive, go downstairs expecting "fine dining" and you may be disappointed with the experience.

Called here on the way to Manchester airport before a holiday, 5 mins from M1 easy parking and a…read morefriendly welcome. My wife ordered Steak and ale pie and I had the Gammon steak and chips The food was served quickly and looked very appetising. The gammon was thick and well cooked, the chips were huge and home cooked and was served with a soft fried egg and a spiced pineapple chutney. The plate was cleared and every mouthful was enjoyable. My wife'a steak and ale pie was piping hot and full of meat. The mashed potatoe was creamy and the veg was well cooked. All in all a very nice dining experience. Better than a motorway cafe!

The bloke that runs this place, Ron, is awesome. Really funny, very amenable, and he clearly runs a…read moretight ship. He also cooks a mean full english. There are only 4 bedrooms on offer, and they're clean, well furnished and comfy enough, although a little bit dated. TO be fair though, the tariff was only £65 B&B so I'm not going to complain. We'd been at a wedding at another hotel and came back pretty late, but Ron had given us his number so he could let us in. Ooh and the Ploughmans (£8.95) is delish.