The Lamb & Flag, Leeds

The Lamb & Flag is a Leeds brewery tied house that was converted from other use. Once inside there is a curved room which has a tiled floor,the seating normal tables and chairs and some settees,there is also an upstairs drinking area. There was a good choice of real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Leeds Best which went down well,the other Leeds beers noted were Pale and Midnight Bell,i noted a few guest beers Thornebridge Lord Marples and Thornebridge Hopton. Background music was playing and the pub was very busy on my early Saturday evening visit. I quite liked this pub. Pub visited 20/8/2016

This in my opinion is the flagship of the leeds brewerie pubs top notch beer spot on in fact very nice cheers

My Monday afternoon visit found a different pub from the one visited and described by my esteemed colleagues below. Although this is a lovely old building, and I applaud it being put to good use by Leeds Brewery, my notes made at the time describe it as being at the pretentious end of the scale, with prices to match. There were four Leeds beers and three guests, and I apid £1.80 for a half of Midnight Bell. I took my beer upstairs, as I didn't feel comfortable in the almost deserted bar. The second bar had been requisitioned for a private party (on a Monday afternoon?), so I made use of a table on the landing at the top of the stairs, with a view of the neighbouring church yard. Call me an old grouch, but this didn't feel very pub-like to me. Date of visit: 23rd November 2015

Great atmosphere in here on our Sundy, early evening visit. Two storeys with a beer garden at the rear and also a beer terrace one the first floor that overlooks the cathedral yard. Flag floors downstairs and a bit mininalist in the main bar area. There are paintings on the walls eleswhere and upstairs, many of which are for sale. 8 handpumps on the downstairs bar with several Leeds beer and two or three guests. My pint was in very good nick and Ms CAMRA enjoyed the red wine. The chatty barman allowed me to have a taste of another beer even though I'd already bought my pint. I an see us visiting here again and again.

Opening in July 2015, the Lamb & Flag is another fine venture from the Leeds Brewery, breathing new life into a battered Grade II listed, 19th century building, which had lain empty for many years. Its chequered history includes two previous incarnations as a pub (The Thirteen Bells and Royal Oak) as well as a sign writer’s and a debt recovery company. The unusual wedge shape of the building hides a surprisingly large interior, which although not cavernous, is certainly TARDIS like. The ground floor is one open plan space, leading out to a verandah and courtyard whilst upstairs there is additional seating, a balcony and second bar which comes into use when the area is used for functions. The interior, overall, is quite spartan with lots of exposed brickwork and stone flagged floors and maybe just needs some ephemera and breweriana to soften it a little. Although, I suspect this will happen over the coming months, as the place gradually beds in. At the bar there were eight hand pumps, with four offering Leeds’ own beers and four dispensing guest ales. There was also a decent selection of craft kegs. Opting for Collingham ‘Blonde’ and Thornbridge ‘Brother Rabbit’, both were in good nick, but annoyingly (and almost inevitably) served in dimpled jugs. However, service from the young barstaff was friendly and attentive. A good atmosphere when I called on a Thursday evening, with a lively buzz from the post work crowd. With it being a warm summer’s day, the courtyard proved very popular. I can see the Lamb & Flag taking off very quickly and I would certainly call again when in the area.