The Aspley, Aspley, Huddersfield

This is one of those formulaic family orientated pub restaurant chain places with a standard pub fare menu and various special offers designed to attract people and their little ones in during the week or early at the weekend. In saying that the Aspley is actually a decent example of the genre and thankfully sits some way above the dreaded Harvester. It benefits from a very good location situated in the Aspley canal basin and several of the window seats and the outside decking tables give good views of the basin and canals. Internally it's a decent sized modern interior design with lots of separate areas and alcoves where large families can be seated and make noise without distracting other diners. We actually used it when staying next door in the Premier Inn and was able to utilise yet another special offer for breakfast and dinner special that is available to guests for just £24 The menu is the usual family pub comfort food with all the usual favourites of burgers, steaks, curry’s, hand battered fish and chips, Steak and Ale pies with fajitas, chilli con carne, and Mediterranean vegetable lasagne thrown in. The drinks were the usual standard draft selection and only one ale available in the shape of Black Sheep Bitter, but then that's not what these places are about. The food we experienced was pretty decent for the price and I would probably give it four stars on Trip Advisor, which is where I suggest you go and look for reviews if you intend to come and eat here. As a pub I’d probably give it a 5 on here and 3 of them would be for the view of the canal boats, but that would be unfair to do as this place really is a restaurant for the guests of the Premier Inn next door and for the young families escaping from the Kingsgate shopping centre opposite.