Adelphi, Leeds

Just over the river out of the main center of town is the large grand Victorian pub the Adelphi. I had wanted to visit here for a while, seeing it in many good beer guides and heritage books for its interior. the pub is very grand with numerous rooms full of tables and chairs and high seelings. one feature i didnt like was the rather cheap synthetic covers over the comfy bench seating that took some of the origional old charm away and made for a very tacky feel. Overall an architecturally very impressive building. The main bar had five hand pumps with a further two round the smaller side bar in another room. On the smaller bar was Doombar (a regular beer) and one i failed to note. the main bar consisted of Fulllers Olivers island, Thwaites Wainwright, and two from harveston, old engine oil and bitter and twisted as well as another i cant remember, but strangely no local ale for a supposed real ale gem. The Olivers island was very expensive as other have said coming in at £3.75 for a 3.8% beer, very expensive for a Yorkshire city. sadly although kept very fresh this was far to warm and really had the temperature of a beer that had not been cooled in any way, quite disappointing. Overall a bit of a let down of a pub, I was expecting so much more.There was no one else in on a Wednesday at 4:00 which does not surprise me judging by there cellar skills and pricing policy this really could be a fantastic pub that anyone would be thrilled to visit, sadly it was somewhat a disappointment.