Templar Hotel, Leeds - pub details
Address: 2 Templar Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7NU [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 35921) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Leeds (0.6 miles), Burley Park (2 miles), Headingley (2.7 miles)
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> Current user rating: 7.1/10 (rated by 11 users)
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| An old style drinking man's pub on the fringes of the city centre reminiscent of those Tetely Bittermen ads of the late 70's. Seemed only appropriate to try a pint of Tetley's whcih was okay (though not sure where it is brewed these days). Snarling_Mallard - 8 Jan 2012 11:06 |
| Slightly to the north of the main pub "circuit", the Templar Hotel is a splendidly traditional street corner pub. Externally, a splendid tiled exterior tells us that this was formerly a Melbourne's pub with separate "lounge" and "vaults" entrances. It's now a Tetley's pub. Inside, we find a lovely wood panelled Brewers Tudor carpeted and comfortable interior with leaded decorative windows and stained glass screens creating a number of drinking booths. It's a long, narrowish bar with a room on the end at the left which has fixed seating around the edge of the room and retains old bell pushes. An information board tells us that the premises became a pub between 1809 and 1842 and that it was previously owned by Leeds and Wakefield Breweries, the Melbourne's, and then it was sold to Tetley's in 1964. Various prints tell us the story of the Knights Templar. There's numerous small TV's dotted around the interior and, on my recent June visit, some of these were showing a World Cup game and others an England cricket one day international, thus appearing to satisfy all wishes. The ceiling was draped with flags of the various World Cup countries. On the beer front, it's a Tetley's pub and the Tetley's Bitter - £ 1.95p - was being sold in copious quantities. Tetley Mild was also on and, surprisingly, guests from Bateman and Saltaire Breweries. The Tetley's was in good form. This is a real drinkers pub, full of character, with more of a pubby feel than most around here and it's pretty near the top of my list for a re-visit when I'm next in Leeds. JohnBonser - 12 Jul 2010 12:20 |
| A lovely pub that was doing a roaring trade early on a Monday lunchtime. The beer (Saltaire Blonde) was poor - I paid for a pint and only drank half of it. It's lack of taste suggested all the flavour had been removed by a tight sparkler. Rather disappointing. Haywain - 8 Jun 2010 10:49 |
| I have to say this is one of my favorite pubs ( its certainly in the top 5) and go in here at least once a week, a proper pub, always a good pint and always busy. we have seen this type of pub rapidly vanish off the map but fingers crossed the templar is here to stay. The retro wood panels are from the 1930s i believe. stevenlufc - 11 Dec 2009 21:41 |
| I was last in the Templar twenty-five years ago, but revisited last Friday. The Tetleys is just perfect; it's increasingly difficult to get a good pint, but this was spot on. The only less than perfect comment I would make is that the language in the place can get a little "salty", Not somewhere to take anyone that's not broadminded. StephenE - 31 May 2009 17:55 |
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