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The Grove Inn, Leeds
Leeds
LS11 5PL
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 9 of 10) see review guidelines
Old Boots left this review about The Grove Inn
A flying visit, my first since the arson attack and I was keen to see how the restoration had fared. I needn’t have worried, you wouldn’t know what was new and what was original unless you looked closely. Beer as excellent as ever.
On 5th August 2024
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Moby Duck left this review about The Grove Inn
The Star of the show as far as I'm concerned, a tucked away basic looking pub from the outside, inside it's a warren of small little traditionally but comfortably furnished rooms. The centrally placed bar supports eight handpumps of which shamefully I didn't record the beers but staying for two pints had Bridgehouse Blonde and Roosters Easy Going Assassin. The fairly new Landlord, five weeks at the time of my June visit, was very chatty as well as knowledgeable of not only Leeds but the surrounding towns and cities, looking at my pub visit list he gave his view on the quality of my choices and as always took these type of opinions with a pinch of salt but was proved spot on further down the line. A fantastic pub experience, It's getting a rare 10/10.
On 23rd July 2024
- rating: 10
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Rob Pudsey left this review about The Grove Inn
Recently re-opened after an arson attack, seemingly with new landlords. Visited May 24. Still had 8 hand pulls which is good to see. Had a bitter which to be honest was a bit disappointing but hopefully that was just a one off, or because they are still getting themselves sorted (visited on the day after it re-opened). Main reason for visiting is that it's a proper old style multi-room pub. Very few of these left now, especially in the centre of Leeds. Enter through a corridor, what I assume was the tap room to the left, with part of the bar extending to the corridor as you go down it. Two separate 'snug' style rooms on the right of the corridor and a further room at the back. Regularly have live music in the back room.
If you're a beer/pub devotee and have some time in Leeds City Centre, please visit it to keep it open!!
On 10th June 2024
- rating: 9
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Grove Inn
Backstreet pub in Holbeck that we'd not planned to visit beforehand. With the football special bus service dropping us off here instead of its advertised destination of the city centre, we had just a 2-minute walk to get to the pub.
You enter through a corridor with a couple of rooms either side. The one on the left has access to the bar, whilst there is also access from the corridor itself. Although you're likely to create an obstruction if ordering from there. We didn't venture any further, as there was a live band playing in the (apparently larger) rear room. We settled for one of the front bars and briefly got chatting to a few friendly locals about the football match that evening. It would have been easy to have settled in here for the evening, but I was looking to fit in another pub (or two)!
Daleside Blonde is the regular ale. Guests were Ilkley Mary Jane, Rooster's Londinium & White Rose, Skinner's Betty Stogs & Ringwood Razor Back. The cider was Old Rosie.
A decent local boozer that I hope to return to some day to explore further.
On 1st September 2022
- rating: 7
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The Grove Inn
Excellent traditional local with good beer and close to the station. Still has nice separated rooms
On 8th October 2019
- rating: 9
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Mark Davey left this review about The Grove Inn
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.
On 17th January 2018
- rating: 9
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Grove Inn
If you didn't know it was there, you could very easily walk right by the side street (Back Row) which somehow retains this great little pub in amongst the new office blocks. Very traditional, with a small bar, corridor servery and two side rooms. On this visit, I enjoyed some raucous, but very entertaining (and political) live music from a duo in the back room which I hadn't seen previously. Nine handpumps dispensing an excellent range of - mostly local - real ales (e.g. a great pint of Elland Nettle Thrasher). Overall, a 'must visit' for any beer / pub lover in Leeds.
On 15th April 2015
- rating: 9
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Strongers . left this review about The Grove Inn
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.
On 18th December 2013
- rating: 9
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Grove Inn
Still cuts it as my favourite pub in Leeds and did not disappoint on a return visit, this time on a Lunchtime. I’m still amazed how this pub going throw back survives amongst the modern glass towers of the town centre regeneration and it was great to find it being well utilised on this lunchtime visit. Good range of beers on again and for the record Daleside Blond and Elland Brewery Beyond the Pale were tried and found in excellent nick. An excellent return visit justified a rating increase to a rare top score. I really cannot see how you could improve this place, except for moving it lock stock and barrel down to North London to be round the corner from my house.
On 8th December 2013
- rating: 10
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Grove Inn
Sorry Gill, had to upstage you there and rate this pub a 10. A back street gem, the service was impeccable, in spite of all the PG crawlers piling in at once. There was 7 very well kept ales on handpump, we went for the Great Newsome Frothingham Best and Daleside. This pub had a nice traditional feel about it. Could easily have stayed here all afternoon. Also serves food.
On 23rd November 2013
- rating: 10
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