Angel Inn, Leedsback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
The Landlord & Landlady have lost control and many regulars now go elsewhere. The bar staff are generally too busy talking to each other about weird music, etc.
Pity it's going downhill again.
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Great pint,Decent student lively atmosphere...... Ruined tonight by the 'This is England' skinhead appreciation society -taking up the front bar space for a couple of hours.....LEEDS- get your city sorted!
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Tucked away down an alley, between two shopping precincts, The Angel is a large city centre pub comprised of four rooms over two floors.
Decor is unashamedly traditional and with the leather chairs and high ceilings feels almost like a 'gentlemens club' from a bygone age.
As it's a Sam Smith's pub there was just Old Brewery Bitter, as a real ale, on my visit. Unfortunately, it was the familiar tale of decent beer served far too cold. Couldn't argue with the price though, at £1.33 a pint.
Food looked pretty standard, but with a few Mediterranean twists and spicy touches.
The barman was pleasant enough, if oozing world weariness.
I was struck by the real mixture of punters: Shoppers, professionals, builders etc but primarily those there for the cheap beer. As was mentioned below, some of those drinking at the tables in the alley would be off-putting for a casual visitor.
In short, I liked the pub, but the temperature of the beer would stop me returning. Price isn't everything.
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Reopened after many years in 2001. Typical Sam Smith's pub, geriatric crowd in the daytime, much younger emo crowd at night.
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The Angel is a charming establishment, with agreeable decor, friendly staff and a decent snacks menu. The traditionally-made Samuel Smith's bitter and cider are among the finest beverages on sale in Leeds. Despite the low prices (less than £3 for two pints) the pub attracts a good range of clientele and is to be particularly recommended to students who are tired of the usual student pub experience: no loud music, surfeit of gambling machines or pretentious poseurs here. The place is, in short, one of Leeds' best-kept secrets.
anonymous - 24 Sep 2006 18:44 |
sams are so good at making a new pub look like its been there for years!! why can't the big faceless chains do this, only downside for this pub is it's rather hard to find if your'e not local, other than that its the usual good priced sams ale house.
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Heaving with people attracted by the cheap beer (not all of whom you would take home to meet Mother !), and upstairs and downstairs are often full.
Hell of a trek to the cellar for the gents.
Takes a bit of finding.
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Looks ancient but in fact opened from new about 5(?) years ago on site of long gone pub of same name. Usual Sam Smith's arrangement, value for money guaranteed. The outside seating is good but shoppers using the alley as a shortcut from Briggate to Commercial St can run the gauntlet from er.. "livelier" customers!
anonymous - 19 Mar 2006 10:32 |
Great range of beer at excellently low prices. As a non-smoker, finding a place to sit and not be in a fugg can be a problem, especially when the aircon blows the smoke from one room into the non-smoking area!
AngeK - 31 Jan 2006 17:09 |
Great place to sample the wide range of offerings from Sam Smiths brewery.
The Sovereign and Old Brewery Bitter are both good.
Mixed clientele, no troubles ever seen.
The courtyard is popular on a good day.
The food looks OK, although I've only ever eaten the snacks.
If you stand with your back to Harvey Nichols and look across the paved road (Briggate) you'll see the entrance to the Angel Inn Yard.
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A top quality pub, definitely worth walking round in circles for a bit trying to find it...
I have only been in on a lunchtime, and though it is uaually quite busy we have always managed to get a seat. The food here is top notch, and the OB is great (though always served in the short, fatter cylinder glasses, which is unique).
I think describing the location is a spoiler - half the fun is finding the place - and it's worth it!
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This pub is my personal favourite in the entire city. The mix of drinkers is unrivalled- anyone will feel comfortable drinking here. The actual set out of the building is very good (already touched on i won't mention it in detail)- lots of space but not too open- cosy but not cramped or cavernous!
+the staff are very friendly and often good for discourse.
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Probably the best pub in leeds friendly people, staff and beer!
mike stevens - 12 Oct 2003 14:27 |
I work here so I am biased, but this is easily the best pub in Leeds City Centre (I say that as both employee and customer). Consistently low prices and consistently high quality can't be argued with! (btw, if you do argue I'm the big surly one and will hit you!!!) If you can find us I recommend you stop in, I think you will like it!
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Second all that Andy has said. Top rate food. Friendly and efficient staff. Excellent and cheap beer. All in all a throwback to a better time - by City centre pub standards. Long may it survive!
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Hidden from view, the Angel Inn is a superb pub lurking quietly in its own yard. Even when you're told that the entrance is just opposite HMV in the centre of town, you'll still miss it the first time. I'm almost loathed to write this review, as I don't want it to get too busy. :o)
It is a two story Sam Smith's pub, but unlike many Sam Smith's pubs, this one is beautifully kept, and offers cracking food. It also boasts Old Brewery Bitter on hand pull for only £1.23 a pint. On the ground floor, to your right, is the main bar - often with a door leading straight outside in summer months, where picnic tables bask in the sunshine. To your left is a darker, cooler room, with bench chairs and sash windows.
Upstairs, to your right, comfy sofas are to be found - but make sure the windows are open, as it can get a little smokey. Upstairs to the left is the secondary bar, usually closed when they stop serving food. The basement holds the toilets, so be careful on the stairs after a couple.
This is a great pub which is not to be missed. Not studenty, but students go there, not an 'old-man' pub, but the old men go there. A very harmonious mix.
Andy - 9 Jun 2003 15:07 |
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