The Grove Inn, Leeds

Excellent traditional local with good beer and close to the station. Still has nice separated rooms

Absolutely excellent back street boozer, selling a decent range of beers, all in top condition. I loved the stripped wood floors, basic seating and feisty pub dog that greeted us on entry. I could have stopped here all day, but as 3rd pub in an 8 pub crawl, we had to move on, despite the inviting dart board.

The Grove Inn is made up by several rooms that are accessed from a central corridor. To the right of the entrance are a small room with seating and another slightly larger room beyond. To the left of the entrance is the bar area where there is some more seating. The bar also serves the corridor which leads to the largest room in the pub which houses a piano and a stage area for regular live music events. There is a dartboard in the bar and there was some background music playing throughout the pub during my recent Friday lunchtime visit. The bar is stocked with standard draught and I counted nine hand pumps. I cannot remember what I had to drink, but it was a decent pint and the service was very friendly. The pub was busy with local office workers when our large PuG crawl wandered in, but the staff took it all in their stride and served us all promptly. Food is served during the week from midday until 14:00 and there is a quiz every other Sunday. This pub has the feel of a proper local’s boozer and I would make sure of a revisit if I find myself in the area again.