The Old Kings Arms, Leeds

Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Old Kings Arms

Reasonably large pub at the bottom end of Town Street with a convenient bus stop opposite for buses into Leeds.

Inside, the large room has bare boards and a few cosy corners. Ceilings are quite low, apart from a stage area where live music is performed and where there is also a large screen. Test match cricket was being shown whilst we were there on both the large screen and smaller TVs scattered around the pub. All were on mute with music playing instead. There was also a fruit machine. Signage indicated that there was a games room upstairs.

At the bar, there were 3 Kirkstall beers - Bitter, Pale Ale & Three Swords with a guest beer which was Craven Brew Hay Baler. Craft beers were Belhaven Black, Sierra Nevada California IPA, Kirkstall Virtuous & Beavertown Neck Oil. With real cider discontinued, the draught cider was Inch's.

Food is served but this appeared to be predominantly wings. Quiz nights are held every Thursday and a darts competition was also being promoted. I assumed the dartboard is upstairs as there was no sign of it in the bar.

There were a few people in whilst we were there including a couple of businessmen in suits having lunch, an elderly couple falling asleep in a corner and some other solo drinkers. With musical equipment on the stage, one guy appeared to be putting his instruments away with a woman supervising. Whether or not he had performed the night before, I'm not sure.

I quite liked this pub. It was the better of the two we tried in the centre of Horsforth.

On 27^th July 2025 - rating: 6
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