Horse & Trumpet, Leeds

Official site of the Horse & Trumpet with menu - www.horseandtrumpetleeds.co.uk

Official site of the Horse & Trumpet with menu - www.horseandtrumpetleeds.co.uk

Stonegate pubco outlet that doesn't look much from the street, so I was pleasantly surprised by what I found within. On entering, you pass a screened snug on the left and a semi-open room with a fireplace on the other side. Bar and further seating areas beyond. Plenty of cheap food and drink offers. Six handpumps offering a reasonable selection of Tetleys Cask, York Centurians Ghost and Leeds Gathering Storm (excellent value at £2.60) in addition to EPA, Doom Bar and TT Landlord.

I was glad to see this pub has had a bit of a makeover from its previous rather scruffy incarnation and some Victorian splendour has reappeared. Mostly open plan but with a snug to the left on entering, a dining area to the right and the bar, which is mostly devoid of furniture straight ahead, there is more eating space beyond the barand to the right. Nicely decorated with tongue and groove, open fires and a few pictures of Victorian theatricals as the famous City Varieties is behind the pub. As has been mentioned the atmosphere is very like a smaller 'Spoons but with better staff and staffing levels, this includes the same type of table “decorations”, cheap beer and food deals and even a curry night on Thursdays. This resemblance may explain its 2010 GBG entry. Unexciting cask range from Tetleys, Greene King (OSH) and Deuchars, my Taylors Landlord was sadly past its best. Usual kegs from Carling, Carlsberg, Stella, 1664 etc. The possible source of the name Horse & Trumpet and the link with the City Varieties is given on a board outside.