Becketts Bank (JD Wetherspoon), Leeds

Largely predictable Wetherspoon bank conversion but feels a bit tatty compared to some, not least as the usual splendid ceiling is rather swamped by vast industrial ducting. Guest ales were just Moorhouses Blonde Witch and Kirkstall Pale, which was very cloudy but tasted ok (is that normal, I wonder?)

As noted below this is an obvious bank conversion and needs no further description. I probably came here at the worst possible time, late afternoon on a Saturday towards the end of October with Christmas looming and a Rugby semi final going on. The place was rammed. I got a beer in and managed to find an available table so went back to order some food and another pint. They seemed to have a decent selection of festival ales on but my first one Caledonian Rare Red Rye wasn't clear which is pretty poor for a 3.9% ABV brew. The second one the Maxim John Bull Stout seemed to be in good nick. It's hard to reasonably criticise this place so I'll mention my main gripe which is the prices. The festival ales were £2.70 which means the normal guest ale price was probably £2.85. This is a lot higher than any of my regular Spoons haunts in London and the sausage and mash was also dearer. I'm sure it's not as bad as a score of 5 at a quieter time when I would probably have sent the cloudy beer back but that's what I'm giving it.

The Becketts Bank is a large Spoons that is a short walk from the train station. Once inside there is a large oblong shaped room with the bar facing,the seating is the usual Spoons type with a mix of tall tables and chairs and some normal ones,there is a small separate area tote rear right and an upstairs room. There was a decent choice of real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Kirkstall Pale Ale which went down well on my mid Wednesday morning visit,the other beers i noted were Kirkstall Three Swords,Thornbridge Melba,Thornbridge Wye,Batemans XXXB,plus the usuall Spoons regulars. I was happy enough having drink in here when it was fairly quiet. Pub visited 29/7/2015