The Potting Shed, Bingley

Modern bar / restaurant in the former Fleece, so quite a difference between external and internal appearance. Anyway, there is one large room at ground-floor level, rather dominated by the cooking aromas from the pizza oven in the open kitchen beside the drinks counter. A split-level patio beer garden can be found through the wide bi-fold doors at the back, and there is a covered rear terrace at first-floor level. Landlord and Kirkstall's Three Swords (£4.85) offered from the four handpumps.

Fairly close to the corporate model within the confines of a smallish square room with a rear terraced garden. The counter lies down one side with a kitchen area at the end including a pizza oven. Industrial air con and cable tray with garden fencing forms much of the ceiling and there’s a few big screens with sound off although the piped music is low level constant. Three horseshoes with two pairs of hand pumps between them, all very uninspiring beers; national kegs, a 3.4% shandy like Brakspears caramac bitter and a house badged 3.8% cask from somewhere in the Marstons empire. The trademark sheds are spread down the sides and end of the garden towards the river and the condiments are in small plant pots marked with the table number. Blue arsed fly staff panicking about, although they settled down when there no punters. It benefits from a Rooftop garden terrace, a weekend Gin Parlour and toilets, all upstairs. Ok but poor beer can’t make me recommend the place.

Official site of The Potting Shed - pottingshedbar.com

Official site of The Potting Shed - pottingshedbar.com

After a £500,000 refurb, The Fleece reopened in March 2015, but is now known as The Potting Shed.