Friendliest pub in WY. Possibly friendliest in the whole of Yorkshire…read more Donna and John make you welcome from the moment you arrive. They're quick with your order but quicker with a smile. Donna and John can make anything -- and make it well. Polly is a mixology genius and artiste. -- ask Polly to make you her special chocolate caramel shooter. The building is older and next to a plant, so, it's not the shiniest coin; however, it's in good repair. The parking area is a little small. The bar main area is large, clean, in good repair, and well lit. The chairs and stools are comfortable. Three large screen TVs play sport or MTV Classic almost constantly. There at least two overflow rooms and an outside beer garden. The overflow rooms are clean. There are games in the main and north rooms. The bar itself is clean and adorned with sport memorabilia. They have a good selection of draft and bottled beers, and spirits. They have a small selection of bar snacks. There's no hot food, but they are exceptionally willing to help you choose a takeaway and order for you. Taxi service was fast. The clientele are phenomenal. They welcome strangers and embrace them as friends. Go on Castleford Rugby night and have the time of your life!

This is probably one of our favourite restaurants in Wakefield. Everytime we've been the food is…read morealways lovely, the vegetables are always fresh and the prices are very reasonable. The staff are friendly and helpful and the pub and upstairs dining room are both equally as nice to spend a couple of hours over a meal - try their Sunday dinners!!

I was not impressed with this French restaurant. Kept correcting my friends pronunciation..... it's…read morenot his fault he can't speak French this is triggering to him because he dropped French so bringing up French brought back bad memories and he proceeded to pronoun a perfectly English word in French! This is unacceptable. Was served a burger that resembled Gandhi's flip flop and the waitress somehow managed to change appearance halfway through the meal, it's like a mystery!! We shall never know if it was the same girl or a different one. CONSPIRACY THEORISTS UNITE

Almost exactly a year ago the family celebrated a birthday at Bella Italia at a different location…read moreso when we were deciding where to go for this year's birthday feast the choice seemed obvious..... OH DEAR! How can i even begin to catalogue our disappointment? I can but try. Perhaps i should start by observing that if a restaurant is going to have it's kitchen on view then it needs to make sure those working in the kitchen are maintaining a good standard of hygiene. Half my group were facing the kitchen and soon got heartily tired of watching one of the chefs repeatedly wiping his nose on the back of his hand whilst serving food.. Service was incredibly slow and, although this was apologised for (and a complimentary drink given) I don't accept been busy as a valid excuse because a restaurant should have sufficient staff and resources for the number of settings it has. When our food arrived several of the dishes were cold had had to be sent back to be re-heated (not good with pasta). One dish arrived with the wrong sauce and the child's pizza was more poppadom in it's consistency and would have lost out in a fair fight with a supermarket basic pizza. My own chosen meal of Calzone Carne was a disappointment even though it was one of the minority of meals served to us that wasn't suffering from a major fault. Bella Italia is one of those places that add a service charge to the bill but we knew this and deducted the charge. It took them a while to get the bill right as they originally seemed intent on over charging us by approx £50.

The Swan Hotel is a hotel, pub and restaurant. The food is absolutely fantastic and well worth the…read moremoney. There is a restaurant upstairs which has a set menu but is slightly more expensive than the bar meals downstairs. At lunch time there is a carvery which has some really tasty dishes, not just joints of meat but there are home made pie dishes and pork in mushroom sauce and many other dishes to chose from. You can have two courses for £5.99 which may have gone up I haven't been over the last few weeks but the desserts are also delicious. I especially enjoy the plum crumble with custard but there are lots of choices. It is nice to go at lunch time if you have the chance and is very warm and cosy. The waitresses are dressed in complete waitressing outfits and really know what they are talking about when they describe the food. I love it there!

Quaint country pub with a wonderful roaring fire to greet and very friendly and accommodating…read morestaff. Due to only recently taking over the pub a few things weren't available or were in process; the staff were very apologetic about this, although I did feel they were being a little hard on themselves given the recent transition. The food (sea bass with Cajun veg) was reasonably priced and good quality; not your average pub grub as such, but not overly pretentious or overpriced. I thoroughly enjoyed our visit. If I lived closer this would definitely be my local!

The mansion is one of those rare gems of a place that completely gets it right in so many ways. If…read morenot for the fact on a beautiful day like the today you can sit outside and breath in the fresh air of the park, but in my opinion the Sunday beef roast is as good as it gets. When I think Yorkshire I think Yorkshire puddings, rich gravy, and a nice bottle of dandelion and burdock. To me the roast is the stuff of dreams. See as I'm getting into this whole Yelp thing I'm guessing a big thing we do is share our love and experience of foods and services. If you haven't been to the mansion yet do check it out. It's not the cheapest of place. Don't be expecting the local pub carvary 7.99 all you can eat. But if you love quality, good food, then this is a must. They say a picture say 1000 words so I've attached some.

Lovely setting. The cafe part does good cakes, nice tea and proper crockery. Clearly this place is…read moregoing to be more expensive than your average Joe's Greasy Spoon, but it is probably not far off what you would pay in Starbucks. Agreeable place to end a bracing walk around the park.

Hands down my favourite pub in Leeds. Friendly staff and customers, good beer, fun events and -…read moremost importantly - dogs! I will always go out of my way to visit the Chemic if I fancy a relaxing evening. The entertainment they put on too is top notch - local acts and some from further away, including folk music and open mic nights where anyone can join in. It's also next door to the best chip shop in Leeds (which is veggie friendly!), and you can take your chips in to enjoy with a pint. If you're looking for a lovely place to have a nice evening, you couldn't go far wrong with the Chemic.

This is a tough review…read more Not because I'm unsure if I like the pub or not but simply because I fear that my review might attract people to the place and I love it just the way it is. The Chemic Tavern is in the Woodhouse area of Leeds. Woodhouse is not known for it's excellent pubs and neither is neighbouring Hyde Park. They both mainly consist of student pubs with no soul and flat Carlsberg. Not good. The good people at The Chemic Tavern have managed to remove themselves from these other kinds of pubs and have created something bloody lovely. First things first - the beer. They always have a great selection of ales on. Timothy Taylor's Landlord is always there and then usually two or three others. You then have a selection of decent lagers, wines and cocktails - all reasonably priced and well maintained. It's just nice to walk in to a pub, stroll over to the bar, look at the options and not think to yourself 'ahh bugger. .' but instead think 'ooh, what shall I have first?'. The staff are legendary. It seems all to often nowadays that being polite and having a friendly chat with your customers is a bit too difficult for a lot of places. Not with The Chemic. On every visit I have been made to feel like a returning friend and I love that. You instantly feel welcome and relaxed. It appears The Chemic only hire nice, chatty people. This is a very clever move - albeit a very obvious one. The music is always good too. There's no jukebox but you will often hear Motown, Blues and good Indie tunes. They have live music nights there as well, come to think of it. Ska nights, Irish nights and other things will go on in the back room that also features a darts board and an array of board games (if you fancy a geeky night down the pub, playing Trivial Pursuits). The other really nice thing about the place is that everyone who drinks in there appears to be very happy. I think this is because they're all aware that it's the best pub in miles. The Chemic appears to only attract people (and lots of them at the weekend) who are there to have a nice, enjoyable drink (or six) with their mates. I could go on and on but I fear it would just end up sounding like that I was considering proposing marriage to the pub. Which is obviously a ridiculous idea. . . isn't it? Yes, of course it is. How would I fit The Chemic in a church for a start? So I will end this review by adding that the pub has an amazing fish and chip shop (Arkwright's) next door and you're allowed to buy food from there and eat it inside the pub. Good stuff. So if you haven't been here before and you like proper pubs, I urge you to check this place out. Not too many of you, mind. .

Simple food - cooked well. Good portions, good price and…read morevery friendly staff - if you're a meat lover then you'll love this pub as you certainly get your money's worth.

If you are looking for a posh night out don't go to the Unicorn but if you want to spend a pleasant…read moreevening in a friendly, traditional pub and eat excellent, freshly cooked food then head for Carlton. The chef\owner\barman\entertainer is happy to discuss any special dietary needs (he advised phoning ahead so he can be well prepared) and, although it seems an old fashioned attitude, he obviously takes great pride in his art. Looking around it appears that there are lots of music nights, quizzes etc at various times and the Unicorn has had some great themed nights.