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The Bankers Cat, Leeds
Leeds
LS1 5DA
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The Bankers Cat
RT @bankerscat: We officially open next Wednesday! Come on down from 6pm 11/12/19 https://t.co/lSdxclGIAl
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Reviews of The Bankers Cat (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Bucking Fastard left this review about The Bankers Cat
Thornbridge have done a really good job here and have recreated the feel of a city centre Victorian pub.There is a parquet floor throughout,the central bar has two wings,to the right an impressive chandelier at the end of leather side benches while to the left are a series of seating booths.Much dark wood fittings,the muzak was gentle and the service quick and efficient,even the bouncer on the door was respectful.
It is worth investigating downstairs where there is a pool table with a surrounding banquette and a back snug in a former bank vault with a vast metal door. The loos just marked as Toilets may well have been unisex,I saw no sign of any urinals.
The star of the show is the ale selection from 8 pumps which on my trip was from Thornbridge Market Porter,Jaipur IPA,Grand Purposes,Lord Marples,Astryd and Brother Rabbit (NBSS 4) with two guests Only with Love Galaxy and By the Horns Stiff Upper Lip.There is an impressive keg line up if that's your game.
Close to the station with a great ale line up this is a must visit on any tour of the city and I will return for a longer stay next time.Less hectic than the Birmingham branch,it seems to be avoided by the O'Neil and All Bar One crowd and was pleasantly calm on a busy Saturday.
On 14th April 2024
- rating: 8
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Bankers Cat
The Banker's Cat is situated in what is clearly a very busy area for drinking on a Saturday evening. As with most pubs and bars around, there was a bouncer on the door. All of the bouncers we met were friendly though, including here. At least we got into this one, unlike the Friends of Ham and Bundobust which were both fully booked.
Being a Thornbridge pub, this felt similar in atmosphere to their pub in Birmingham (the Colmore). Similar to that one, there was also lots of dark wood and it felt lacking in light in some places.
The central bar is quite traditional. With all tables taken when we arrived, we propped up the bar for a while, until one became free. Looking at the last review, I'm glad we didn't try searching for the toilets. The disabled toilet next to the bar was much more convenient.
Jaipur, Astryd & Lord Marples are the regular Thornbridge beers here on cask. In addition, they had Brother Rabbit, Brock & Crackendale, alongside Oakham Citra. There were plenty of craft beers on too. I enjoyed my Brock.
Another new pub visited in Leeds City Centre for me and certainly one of the best 2 of the day.
On 25th August 2021
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about The Bankers Cat
A quick visit between arriving in Leeds and catching a bus out to Bardsey, so I was glad to find the service efficient and the test & trace log in seamless, with a QR code on a table just inside the door. I was ushered to a table away from sight of the pump clips, of which there were five on the eight hand pumps arrayed on the handsome dark wood bar (with brass rails for elbows and feet). The server had to keep turning towards them as he strove to remember what was on, which makes it difficult to hear when wearing a mask. Brother Rabbit, Astryd and Lord Marples were all I could remember from my brief glimpse on the way back from the toilet a few minutes later, though I also saw Lukas on keg and I guess Jaipur would have been on in one form or another. Of the three named, I know I've been unimpressed with two of them in the past, so went for the third, which was Astryd, a pale and slightly hazy beer that wasn't to my taste though it was well kept and served. Payment is at the bar rather than using a mobile card terminal, but otherwise table service was very good. The interior is superb, with parquet floor throughout, and a wood panelled ceiling. Toilets are downstairs and initially well signed, but on arrival in a room with about six doors marked Private it's disconcerting to then eventually find one labelled Toilets in an unsuspected corner.
On 24th May 2021
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 25 August 2021 by Blue Scrumpy
- Darts : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 31 December 2019 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - Toilets downstairs - last updated 24 May 2021 by Will Larter
