The Cross Keys, Holbeck - pub details
Address: 107 Water Lane, Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 5WD [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 27131) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Leeds (0.3 miles), Burley Park (2 miles), Cottingley (2.2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
Pub suggested by NorthernSoul68 on 22 Dec 2005
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> Current user rating: 7.8/10 (rated by 16 users)
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Midnight Bell, Leeds (0.0 miles), Grove Inn, Holbeck (0.2 miles), Wetherspoons, Leeds (0.3 miles), White Rose Bar, Leeds (0.3 miles), Scarbrough Hotel, Leeds (0.4 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Cross Keys, Holbeck
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| Pleasant pub with an excellent choice of 4 beers from small breweries. I tried them all and they were in excellent condition. Staff were really welcoming and service was excellent. Food was nice if a tad pricy, but the one gripe was that the "OLd Spot Sausage sandwich" should either be re-branded to include the word "mustard", or said mustard should be offered as an option on the side. Some swapping of mustard/ non-mustard bread helped resolve the problem, but there was still a lingering mustard taste ruining an otherwise excellent sandwich. I will be back next time in Leeds, but much more 'mustard-aware'. Dylanwing - 13 Nov 2010 23:27 |
| Run by the same people as the North Bar, this pub is somewhat different to that tiny bar on New Briggate; A more traditional boozer layout which has been sympathetically refurbished, with exposed beams and low tables & stools. The outdoor courtyard was packed upon our visit so we elected to remain indoors. As with the North Bar, Roosters ales play a large part and Foghorn was the chosen ale. As my flatmate worked his way through the variety of exotic lagers, I enjoyed two delicious pints of Abbeydale Speculation. Little Valley brewery (Hebden Bridge) was also represented at the bar. I can see myself returning many a time; An excellent pub, modern yet still charismatic. ChrisP87 - 3 Jul 2010 17:10 |
| Visited on Dec 19 as Saints were in Leeds. The below review is very accurate. Beers were Roosters Outlaw Boneshaker IPA, York Three Kings and Acorn Old Moor Porter, Barnsley Bitter was off. A selection of foreign bottled Christmas beers were listed on the blackboard. Good pub. GuideDogSaint - 28 Dec 2009 08:14 |
| In ambiance the Cross Keys is very like its near neighbour the Midnight Bell but not quite so stylish, lots of exposed brickwork, light coloured ceiling beams, quarry tiles and a spiral staircase leading to an upstairs function room. This is named after James Watt, the Scottish engineer who worked mainly in Birmingham, not sure what his connection with Leeds is however. Two downstairs rooms, one a cosy bar the other a larger room with bench seating and tall stools beside a drinking shelf. There is also a patio or “sunny courtyard” which is very pleasant on a sunny afternoon. The rooms have plenty of seating on cream coloured leather benches and lots of short stools. Four handpulls in the two bars with a changing range of mainly Yorkshire microbrewery beers, Elland, and Roosters on my visit. The beer was slightly warm but still in good condition. Also on the bar; Erdingers, Lindeboom from the Netherlands and the super Kuppers Kolsch, plus a range of Belgian bottles. Although slightly less overtly foody than the Midnight Bell, unlike there the Cross Keys staff have more of a restaurant ethos but still work well. oldboots - 15 Aug 2009 13:48 |
| Interesting pub with good beer. Before 9pm on a Friday evening it is a standard gastropub, but suddenly it empties out. Our party ordered food at 8.30 and it took an age to arrive (perhaps the last order of the evening). My oxtail stew was tasty if not very warm. Still worth a visit simontheeditor - 12 May 2009 19:36 |
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