Bankhouse Inn in Leeds

Gotta love the views and the big portions

Food is not very good here at all especially for the price point, the prices are all wrong, the sirloin steak is 1cm thick and comes out like a piece of frying steak really lethargic non of the fat cooked and pale in colour as the grill isn’t hot enough, starter felt a bit mix match deep fried black pudding with pancetta and the most boring side salad iv ever seen, the pancetta was tasteless maybe use guanciali or season the dish!, it just felt to me that the chef was very inexperienced and he’s tried putting a great sounding menu together and charging top dollar for the dishes when he can’t cook them or present them properly, the salad here is the same as mixed bag salad at Asda with a few cherry tomatoes you can’t serve this in a pub like that! The menu and chefs need work to take this place to where it deserves to be or the place will lose popularity very very quickly and I’m in this game I know, hopefully management will look into this as customers are noticing your not up to scratch but your prices are???!!!!

Great food choice, lovely service.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere. Great Sunday lunch.

Good service and competitive prices

A bit expensive, but otherwise very pleasant in all respects. Much enjoyed visiting.

A lovely country pub with a great beer garden that overlooks the hills. They serve proper pub grub with a few vegan options. I had the moving mountains burger meal, which was excellent. The bar is also dog friendly. Recommended!

Fantastic pub and food was gorgeous

Love the food. Good service. Nice staff.

Pub was packed for Friday lunch. Great Pub Grub. Usual fayre but well done. Couple of pie choices, genuine shortcrust Meat and potato pie, suet braised beef and a game pie that is a flaky pastry topped in a casserole dish, not my favourite kind of pie but the contents were tasty, best chips I've had anywhere bar none. Good range of beers, adnams lighthouse amongst them. Large portions, you'll leave not needing to eat for the rest of the day. Caitlin, Guy & Joseph are some of the hard working staff looking after you, and do it very well, they are pleasant, friendly and attentive. You couldn't ask for better!

Great pub. Food was excellent. Staff are fantastic. Will definitely be going again and again.

Large pub on the semi rural outskirts of Pudsey. The car park has a rough surface on a gradient. Parking is available on the roadside, but the road is not very wide. However it's a good pub inside, with a nice atmosphere. The restaurant menu has a good selection to suit most tastes, and the food quality is good. There is a good selection of beer at the bar. The pub has steps up to the main entrance and a small step into the restaurant area.

We went for Sunday Lunch and had the 3 courses. Every course was delicious, all fresh and hot. The service was excellent too. Really warm welcome and the pub itself was spotless. Definitely recommend.

Homemade food ( and it is ) Nice looking pub with a much better atmosphere than its sister pub the railway .

Family meal and even though the weather was disastrous we all got there and we were not disappointed with our selections. I had Gammon with all the trimmings excellently cooked and they even had zero lager on draught for us drivers. All in all a great night with friends and family for a Birthday meal.

Fantastic pub. Food was amazing, and the menu had plenty of options. We had the Sunday lunch 3 course meal. Large portions and very high quality. Also very good value for money considering the quality and quantity. Service was outstanding. Lovely old building, with beautiful views across the hills and dales.

Great Pub, great food and great atmosphere. Very obliging staff and value for money. 😀

Huge portions! Lovely food and a lovely atmosphere. Will definitely go again

I enjoyed my meal. wife not that convinced. Very noisy but that's the customers.

Food, staff, beer and location all excellent. We just enjoyed a nice relaxed midweek dinner. The staff were excellent. Friendly and attentive service even though they were fully booked. Good pub menu served to a high standard and a nice selection of ales. We’ll be back!

First visit to Bankhouse Inn, certainly will be revisiting . We had the Sunday menu, the food is outstanding , Cooked perfectly and tasty . The ambience is cosy and welcoming . The staff are pleasant and attentive . The menu for those not wanting the Sunday Lunch (5 choice of meats) is extensive . (Vegetarian, vegan and GF available) .

Reserved a table physically by going into the pub the day before for my family and I for the following day . Turned up on time with my wife and two children the following day and the staff said there was no reservation for me , despite my family and I being regular patrons since the establishment opened . There were empty tables , yet the staff said we could sit at the bar on stools and eat there , my daughter is only six years old , hence sitting at the bar was inappropriate . I asked to speak with the owner and the staff said he doesn’t deal with customers . Absolutely disgraceful , the staff even recognized that we were loyal , good and frequent patrons of the establishment , and my family and I had to leave … very hungry . We won’t be visiting again , and Pudsey being a small community , I will certainly spread the word of my disgust and incompetence with this establishment having been treated like this with my family . Disgraceful

Went with a friend for a casual catch up lunch. The staff were very efficient and friendly. We had jacket potatoes and the food was of good home cooking, clean and fresh. It wasn't very busy mid afternoon so we weren't rushed to leave our table. It did fill up as we left which speaks volumes. Would I go again - yes definitely

Cosy pub at fulneck beer garden overlooks golf course. Lovely food

Food and service here is fantastic! Great warm pub with great views. Sizeable beer garden too. Must try the fish and chips, some of the best around!

The food was absolutely lush! Treated my mum and was so nice to see her loving the food (fussy old codger) and very reasonably priced too with lovely vegan options

Another great lunch with family at this lovely pub.

It's a lovely place with excellent food and drink. We had booked for Sunday lunch, and enjoyed every minute. Thank you. 😊

Not been since the refurb (yeah I know), definitely worth a visit, much improved over the previous incarnation pre 'vid

Nice country pub with plenty of ales on tap and good pub grub. Service was excellent.

Lovely pub, great food and drinks. The beer garden is fantastic with amazing views.

We came to the Bank house for the first time yesterday and it definitely won't be the last the food was sublime and Joseph who served us was friendly polite informative and very quick to come and ask if everything was ok what a lovely young man well done Joseph !!

First time being here. The photo shows what I had to eat. It was filling. I could have done with a bit more gravy (I don't know why I didn't ask for more - I love gravy). There was plenty of space to move around as there were loads of us. Great view if you were to eat outside.

Fantastic service. We were greeted on arrival and the staff were attentive throughout. The food was delicious and very generous portion size as well. A gorgeous pub in a gorgeous location. Highly recommend!

Beer was awful and tasted like the lines hadn't been cleaned or not pulled through properly.

Very nice 50 yrs since i was in last Service was very good will be back 🍻👍

Definitely be going again food was lovely service superb

It was good to find a pub that actually serves homecooked food. I had the meat & potato pie, which was gorgeous and full of meat. My partner had the homemade fish pie, which really enjoyed. It was a little bit cramped in the part of the pub where you can sit with dogs,especially when there were people sat at tables that didn't have dogs. There were a couple of mums in with there children who parked them on one table and went and sat at a different one. It would be a great place to sit outside when the weather is warmer. We would go back again.

Really nice food, with lots of gluten free options. Nice atmosphere.

Can't comment on the food as we didn't eat here, but a beautiful pub with friendly and welcoming staff, and amazing views over the surrounding countryside. (Although the food we DID see coming out looked fantastic.) Edited to add: since been here for Sunday lunch and probably a 7/10? Vegetables a bit sad, but Yorkshires and meat spot on. Please don't serve gravy over the Yorkshires though without asking if you're reading this, Bankhouse! 🙏

This was our second visit to the Bankhouse, and it just gets better. The service was welcoming and friendly, and the food choice menu was impressive.

So glad it's back open. Lovely place to sit in the sun and the food and service was brilliant. The home made cheesecake was amazing.

Traditional style pub with great views, didnt try the food but looked nice

Food and service was great shame about the barking dog

Great food, great service, a real must to go. Lovely outdoor seating area to look at the views and have a meet up and a drink.

Really negative experience. Very undog friendly. Dogs have to go into a pocky part of the bar. Asked to then eat in the garden, the staff decided they weren’t going to serve the garden food…this is July….at that point gave up and went to the Greyhound. Greyhound very dog friendly and great food.

My first time trying the Bankhouse since it reopened! Beautiful views, really fresh food and lovely drinks + friendly people behind the bar and out n about in the restaurant/beer garden. This is probably one of the best beer gardens in the Pudsey area - the sounds of birds are so enjoyable as you look out onto the valley. For a non alcoholic summer drink I recommend the blackberry spritz - very sweet and refreshing without being too tangy. The club sandwich was DIVINE and the chefs hadn't scrimped on fillings. The meat was trusting and the salad leaves, cucumber and peppers were fresh and crunchy. The chips were the same vibe too! The portion size was nice and filling after a walk. It has always been a perfect location for a post stroll bite to eat but very enjoyable. You can expect to pay around £12.95 for dishes like sandwiches but the other pub classics are a bit more, you're looking at around 17/18 quid :)

Stopped for lunch, in the garden. Very good service, food well presented.

Warm welcome, attentive staff, great food, amazing views across valley,

Absolutely delightful. Not too busy, but we turned up around 3 pm so may be busier early lunch, great food, perfect sizes

Had the loveliest day for my birthday today. Excellent food, brilliant accommodating staff and lovely atmosphere. Newly crowned my favourite pub in Pudsey!

Clean, cheerful, classy, comfort food.

1st timer. Service, spot-on, friendly, polite. Attentive. Food, fresh, tasty, good portions. The venue when you arrive I thought. Maybe small maybe rundown, HOW WRONG I was. It's a TARDIS. Lovley decor. Also when weather is good then beer garden is big, lots of seats and some sheltered seating. We will be back!

Lovely meal friendly service. Sure, we'll be back.

Ale selection good and well kept.Good place to call for a lunchtime meal and a pint on a nice day.

6 of us booked table .Good service lovely outlook and food we had choice of small or large which is good for people with small appetites .We were served quickly and efficiently

Lovely pub in a fabulous scenic position. Well kept beer and the food is nice. Staff are lovely... what's more to say? Great place!

I have been to the Bankhouse on 3 x occasions over the last 2 weeks, and had a variety of meals on the menu. The Roast Dinner is personally my favourite. They are also very clued up on allergens too, which was great. I felt very safe to eat here. The staff are very friendly, dogs are welcome (but not in the main restaurant) and it even has a lovely beer garden (which fills up fast in sunny weather!)

Lovely little pub hidden in Pudsey. We ordered the chicken kiev with chips, giant Yorkshire pudding with roast chicken and veg and the sausage and mash. The Eton Mess cheesecake was hands down one of the best cheese cakes I've had. The service was a shame, very slow for a Sunday afternoon. Great menu with lots of options, especially vegetarian/vegan options.

Cosy, quiet place, a lovely stop when you are on walk 🚶‍♀️

As a couple we visited at 1.45pm on a Saturday for a pint, coffee and sandwich. We were informed we could have a drink sitting at the bar but there were no tables and no timescale for one coming free. There were at least 2 waiters standing doing nowt so they weren't run off their feet and if we could sit down at the bar with drinks we could have been served a sandwich. Despite several attempts to change their mind we had a robotic refusal. Had been many times over the years but WILL NEVER GO AGAIN

Booked a table for 9 people. We were told on the phone the table is only for 2 hours which was fine but we were also told 3 more times whilst we were there! The food was mediocre at best, decent portions but not great, the steak wasn't seasoned and was well done even though I'd asked for it cooked medium, the veg was also over cooked. 3 people ordered the barnsley chop and none of them enjoyed it, my aunt told the staff hers was really fatty and she couldn’t even cut through it and he just said, "they're supplied locally so are all different." No apology or anything. We wouldn't return for food which is a shame as it's so local, Definitely expected better.

What an unfriendly place. Rude and unwelcoming.

This was our first visit, no problem getting a table for 2 with a dog. Staff were extremely helpful, friendly and really looked after us, especially the young girl who helped us initially and took our order. We had 3 courses with roast dinner as our mains, all were good size portions and awesome quality. Would definitely recommend and we will be back.😁

Great pub with brilliant views. Food was delicious too.

Came over from Sheffield to meet some friends. Lovely pub and food was brilliant!!

Sirloin steak was a huge disappointment, more like a minute steak, thin, tasteless and chewy. Would not recommend. Staff were polite but being a party of 11 we were crammed into a corner and food was rushed. Won’t do again.

Friendly staff and fabulous food 😋

The pub was a bit quiet the day we went, but plenty of real ale! The food was great and good portions. I would recommend it.

Spur of the moment stop for food, so glad we did. Great service, good choice on the menu and they had a very good Theakston Ale on which pleased the husband. Very good price-wise with excellent views thrown in. We will definitely return and recommend.

Lovely place! I manage it is excellent in the summer sitting outside with those beautiful views. Our food was really tasty! We had fish pie and chicken tikka salad, both extremely tasty! Highly recommended

Great food, great service. I love chilli n they did it with chip or rice, but let me do 50/50 made my day 🤔 🙃 OMG lovely crispy chips to die for

Spot on. Used to go to the Bankhouse many moons ago. It has closed and opened again a number of times but to be honest this seems to be the perfect combination of real ale options coffee and proper good honest food. Friendly staff and a great atmosphere. Would highly recommend a visit.

Great local; nice food, good staff and quality beers

Fish and chips were gorgeous as were the burgers and desserts

Great food, friendly and helpful staff and dogs!

Food was fresh , well presented and very tasty. Price is good. Staff very welcoming , polite and friendly. Decor is lovely and the beer garden is a must in summer times. Love it all.

We came here for the first time today after a lovely walk. The food was delicious and the service was great. A lovely pub!

Lovely friendly staff though obviously busy made every effort to accommodate us. Food took a while but came as large portions. Veg a little hard but the meat was very nice

The food is amazing, the beef wellington is especially good. The decor is great and the staff are perfect

A Doggone Disappointment at the Bankhouse Inn I'm all for quaint local spots with quirky rules, but the Bankhouse Inn takes the cake... and then doesn't let you eat it where you want! We called ahead to check if our furry friend could join us, and the response was a tail-wagging yes, along with a mention of a special dog-friendly area. However, upon our arrival, it was like playing musical chairs with a twist - only three specific tables were deemed worthy of their food. The catch? Those tables were like rare artifacts – visible but not available, as they were occupied by patrons who seemed to have signed an oath to only drink. After a 20-minute wait (which in dog years felt like a century), our cider finally arrived. But our efforts to flag down a waitress for food felt like trying to catch a frisbee with no arms. When we finally got a waitress to our table, she spun a yarn about "establishment rules" that would make a bureaucrat dizzy. Only those three mystical tables could partake in their culinary delights. The reason? As clear as a foggy day in London. They could've seated us in the non-dog section (sans our four-legged companion), but apparently, the kitchen's capacity to serve food doesn't extend beyond those three chosen tables. My wife, a previous patron and a self-proclaimed fan, had sung praises of this place. Today, however, I'm left feeling like we stumbled into a scene from "The League of Gentlemen" – a local pub for local people, and clearly, we weren't local enough. Our dog, equally unimpressed, rates it 2 paws down. Would not recommend, unless you enjoy a side of perplexing policies with your drink. 🐕🚫🍽️

My partner and I stumbled across the Bank House pub and what a treat. Very nice staff, location and atmosphere, but what stood out the most was the food. Easily one of the best pub lunch’s my partner and I have experienced. Fresh and beautifully cooked food, with very generous portions. Will definitely be returning

Lovely little place. Great food and friendly staff. Many thanks.

Great food, stunning view from the beer garden, dogs are allowed!

Great views in the beer garden, good food and friendly staff

Had Sunday lunch everything was absolutely spot on staff we're 10 out of 10 will be definitely going again. Had a great time with friends recommend 100%.

Delicious Sunday lunch. Excellent menu. Service also excellent. A thoroughly enjoyable time. Thanks Bankhouse.

Had a lovely seafood pie and salad ( small) . Plenty, and really tasty. Service quick.

Brilliant. great food and nice atmosphere will definitely be going again

Long time since I have been here, but it was a real eye opener,staff great, will come again soon

Nice food good size portions pleasant service.

Outstanding. The menu is a sensation, so many good traditional options, tourists will love it here, everyone will love it here. Portions are massive, food is delicious. The only downside is I didn't have room for what looked like an unbelievable dessert menu. The service could not have been better, so friendly and attentive. Brilliant pub.

Good food, good service, good prices. Dog friendly. Bit of a wait on the day I visited for our food order to be taken due to short staff but were pre-warned about that on entry/seating. Didn’t bother our group, allowed us to catch up and enjoy the view and sun. Website wouldn’t let me order pepsi max/some soft drinks for some reason but not knocking it for that.

Nice meal a great pub with a fantastic view

Brilliant place to visit. The staff were absolutely lovely. The setting is delightful. We sat in the beer garden n it was awesome. Food was really nice, but the burger had peppercorns in the mixture and I'm not a fan of peppercorns unfortunately, but that's of course just personal preference :).

Great little pub and restaurant, fantastic location and stop for a stroll afterwards, would go again, walk maybe not best for people not great at climbing hills as is abit steep

Nice place to eat, friendly staff and clean 👌

So nice to see the refurbishment at The Bankhouse sympathetically carried out...all in keeping with it old traditions...wonderful job! Called an sat outside after a very long walk...views still amazing...food was fabulous..but the service from the staff outside was exceptional ...really knew how to work the hospitality. Thank you The Bankhouse..you were fabulous 👏

Beautiful views in a lovely area of woodlands and open fields, it's a lovely hidden jem, food was delicious and service perfect, 😋 friendly atmosphere, and dog friendly Highly recommended 👌 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Our first time since the Bankhouse reopened but definitely won't be the last.