It’s a bank on the corner of Park Row and Greek Street. You probably won’t miss it.
Becketts Bank is another Wetherspoon’s. With this chain you know what you’re going to get, and what you’re going to get isn’t bad.
The building is a very grand bank conversion on Park Row and it’s a massive space inside, with a large ground floor including a separate dining room at the back, and a mezzanine level with more seats. It definitely needs this space, though — on a Friday or Saturday night or during sporting events it is very busy indeed, which tends to put us off. But on a Sunday evening it’s quite pleasant, and one of the few places round here that’s actually open at that time.
There’s a really big projector screen that was showing the news while we were there, but is also used for sporting events. And there’s a massive neon picture of a wild boar. Does anyone know why?
Panoramic view from the mezzanine! That pink glow is the wild boar.
The cask selection is great: 9 or 10 ales, including a lot of very interesting local guest ales, most of which we’d never seen anywhere else. The rest of the beers are OK but nothing much to speak of and the food is, as usual, varied and decent with breakfast available.
So this review probably didn’t tell you anything you didn’t already know. If you’re looking for a Wetherspoon’s, especially for the food, this is likely to be less busy and noisy than the station, but we’d probably still suggest heading up to The Cuthbert Brodrick. Unless you really like neon art.
Tags: arcade games, breakfast, coffee, food, free wifi, sofas, sports, sunday roasts
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More space than the Cuthbert Broderick and a decent venue as an initial meeting place. Given the surfeit of options and discounts around Leeds to suit all tastes and wallets there’s almost no reason to buy food in a Wetherspoons unless the choice is out of your hands.
This pub sometimes does good bottled German beer and occasionally good ales. Everything else is workaday at best.