Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds

The service was incredibly slow and the food was sub par. The avocado and eggs was simply two eggs on bread you would need to bring a magnify glass with you to see the tea spoon of avocado they generously gave.

I went here for brunch with my son who is at the university. It’s a great set up, I didn’t go inside ( made my son do the fetching and carrying - I was paying) there’s loads of space to sit outside and it was lovely. He got drinks but I noticed drinks being brought to the tables. I had mushrooms and two poached eggs ….. perfect.My son had the smashed avocado with poached eggs.All cooked to perfection and good value, only £8 each. This place is great, friendly staff, good service and excellent food and drinks.

Terrible experience at Hyde Park Book Club. They have one toilet available when there is an event in the basement. This is when there are approximately 200 people in the upstairs and outside area. Legislation states that there should be one cubicle and one urinal available for 40 males and 3 cubicles per 50 females. There are no disabled toilets either.

We went to see Ian Smith the Comedian, he definitely deserves to play venues better than this flea ridden hell hole. It smelled so foisty, the seats were damp, the toilet was on view for all to see, I left with bites from what I'm guessing were fleas 🤮 my son and I couldn't wait to get home get washed. We had originally thought we would eat before we went home after the gig but after entering the venue we very much decided against that. Grim, doesn't begin to express what I think of this place.

Really good lunch. We have the spicy home made beans on toast with egg. Just what we needed- spot on !

Always a great a vibe and great music! There are gigs most nights of the week, theres something for everyone!

Great space, lots of creatives hanging around, good food, nice drinks. Really vibey place to hang out with friends

Excellent place for coffee and vegetarian snacks (there is alcohol as well). Always a great atmosphere and as this was outside of term time and mid week it was also not too busy.

Excellent veggie/vegan cafe with a cool, laid back vibe. Perfect brunch spot with lots of books and boardgames available. The new brunch menu is great! Only downside is the tiny glasses the coffee is served in :(

I've been visiting HPBC for quite a few years now, usually either for late morning coffee and cake, lunch, or later in the day for beer and food. The vegan food is fantastic, service is great, beers are excellent, coffee is F.A.B. Wish they'd get another toilet upstairs! A nice place to eat, or have a few beers in the evening.

Lovely vibe, friendly staff, great food (esp for veggies), only came for lunch but looks like a decent events programme too

Fantastic live space with great food options too! Staff are very friendly and welcoming, love the vibe!

Such good food and a really relaxed vibe. Customer service is always amazing, staff are so attentive and friendly!

Great food, cool place and lovely staff! I had the truffled mushrooms on rye bread and one of the best coffees I've ever had!

What an amazing place, delicious coffee (free non dairy substitute!) new fully veggie and vegan menu not to mention polite and attentive staff. Wonderful for family’s in the day and then a cool bar with live music and djs in the evening.

Went in recently after not going in for ages. Atmosphere was great cozy vibe, coffee and cake was loverly!

I love this place so much! Such an awesome vibe and great food! I love the way it offers so many different things all in one day! Live music, DJ’s, food, just hanging out! Staff are so friendly.

Good food, good staff, Grrrrrreat vibes! Came here for some brunch with my gal pals and was really pleased with my vegan chicken avo bagel!

A great vibe. Loved the chess and music they played. Cute and wholesome. Food was good and short wait time.

Stopped here just for a coffee. Didn’t intend to review but the level of bad attitude from staff was awful. The wait for a coffee was an age and I won’t bother again. Had really high hopes for this place.. Disappointed.

Nice relaxing brunch. Great atmosphere even if it was obvious we were parents of a student and not students! Food and coffee were excellent.

I left this venue feeling like I could burst into tears - and I’m not an overly sensitive person. It’s interesting to read so many reviews about poor customer service as this was my experience too. I visited early October for brunch with a group...

Chilled out place that's such a delight to be in, fantastic coffee! My favourite place in Leeds and well worth visiting if you want to be somewhere quirky.

Having been to a few gigs recently its a great little venue if not a bit shabby downstairs but my only bug-bear are the toilets or lack there of. There seems to be only 3 unisex toilets in the whole place so there is a...

Great coffee, excellent food, a lovely range of vegan cakes, and the service is always friendly. There's a full bar, though some of the beers are a bit pricey.

The customer service was extremely poor. It took 25 minutes for someone to come and take our order, bearing in mind we had booked and then had to go and ask someone to come over TWICE to take our order. We were forgotten about and...

I've been eating at HPBC for a few years now, but it just gets better and better. My last few visits have just been for coffee and cake, but I've really enjoyed them. They have a great range of amazing vegan cakes, the coffee is...

A chilled out place to have a meal or a drink. They have second hand books there too - so a double plus from me. We popped in for a coffee between apointments, as well as to catch up on emails etc using their wifi....

Very friendly & welcoming staff (particularly to trainee guide dog accompanying us). Eggs florentine and avocado on toast both excellent, lime meringue pie outstanding. We arrived after walking part of the Meanwood Valley trail & finding hidden treasures on Headingley Hill, so hadn’t booked, not...

Great vegetarian food - lots of choices and amazing quality. The staff were all very friendly and couldn't do enough to help. They were rushed off their feet but did not get flustered and gave customers the time to help with selections. Would definitely recommend...

Great bar staff, couldn't be nicer or more helpful. Our bar man tay was polite, understanding of our needs and kept the good times coming. 5* place with 5* staff

I have been here three times and each of which been greeted by the rudest staff I’ve ever encountered. You have to ask for something multiple times if you want it to be brought out, get shouted at by staff for asking for their attention...

I’ve been to HPBC several times now and always enjoyed it. The food is lovely, the drinks are good and I love the concept of it. I came last week, on my own, to kill some time whilst waiting for my daughter. I was made...

Been here lots of times, and always had a good experience, delicious good and great service. Plenty of vegan choices, lovely smoothies, decent coffee. Beers can be a bit pricey, and it doesn't have the most comfortable seating, but it's one of my favourite places...

It has a pretty laid back vibe... Or so we thought. We booked a table for 6pm. Due to some taxi issues we arrived at 6:15. We waited for 6 minutes till a staff member saw us. We told him we had a booking and...

Went a few days ago with some friends and was served by Josh and ‘ D man’ and they we’re absolutely amazing! Would definitely go again!

I understand that with the pan-bloody-demic going on things are stressful however we were very dissatisfied with the service this evening. We all work in hospitality ourselves and don't understand why the staff had to be so blunt with us today. There were 5 seats...

I have been to this cafe frequently and always knew the service was slow. However we waited 15-20 minutes to be served, one gentleman ignored us and we eventually left. They cater for students and no one else.

The atmosphere here is very relaxing, and has a very Studenty vibe/hipster vibe. The drinks are very unique serving local IPAs and Ales along with special fruity beers like grapefruit. The food is all vegan or veggie which is nice to see, however the one...

Just wonderful. Went to see Talkboy play in the downstairs venue at Hyde Park Book Club. What a treat to see live music again. Spent 20 minutes or so upstairs discussing how we'd come regularly if we lived closer. Whenever we've been the staff have...

For music it's great if you want to see something a bit different a fantastic jazz scene and a platform for small artists who are not yet established. Really welcoming to New and upcoming musicians. Very good brownies. But food is quite expensive and bit...

Woefully inadequate. We called in advance to check if they could cater for a coeliac diner which they said they could. When we arrived they advised that everything is cooked on the same grill so not suitable for a coeliac sufferer. We ordered anyway (as...

We sat at a really sticky dirty table and the one toilet is like the chokey torture chamber in Matilda (the film), so it’s not a place I’d like to eat in particularly. But the staff seem nice enough and despite the hundreds of posh...

The HPBC is also a music venue, with bands playing in the basement. I went with friends to see a band here, so am reviewing the sound stage and drink prices only: Not my kind of venue. The music was also ear-vibratingly loud, and the...

Relaxed bar and venue. Sells vegan hot food and cakes, plus well priced drinks. There is a gig venue downstairs and they have events on upstairs as well. Another great independent in Leeds.

Went to a gig here this weekend and though I hadn't been before I was not sure what to expect. It may not be perfect but is ideal for the intimate gig that gives you a certain buzz an arena can't give. The service was...

Firstly, I didnt know that it was possible for toast to taste SO BAD but the toast I ordered for my little girl was horrible. She refused to eat it and when I tried a bit I understood why. The tea was also not particularly...

First time in Leeds as we had booked tickets to see a band at HPBC. I was expecting a big(ish) venue however I found a small cafe/restaurant with the music venue in the basement. The drinks were great value and not expensive. There was loads...

I visited with my daughter as it is near her student halls. We had walked past on a number of occasions and not gone in. Anyway there we were and we popped in for a bite to eat. We had our dog with us and...

Called in for a quick bite. Ordered the fritters and chicken both were delicious. I shared mine with my daughter which I regretted because it was so tasty. The staff were absolutely lovely, all of them. Atmosphere was chilled Nice pint Want to go back.

Nice veggie menu with interesting choices and specials.Portions are generous, so didn't have room to try the cakes which looked great. Friendly staff and book and plant sales.Limited parking.

Went to see Laura Gibson here on Saturday night. I’d never been here before but it is slap bang student central so I was expecting it to be decent prices and full of hipsters but I was only half right. (The craft beers are over...

Visited this establishment for a gig recntly and have to say it is a really friendly place. The staff were all extremely helpfl and the draught lager (not the mangoe one) was really very tasty (incidnetally its called House Lager) The venue downstiars has a...

Nice place and friendly staff. Parking issues let’s it down, ask to move car politely but on leaving noticed car parked in a strange place. Why no parking bays??? Issue solved!!!

Me and a few friends visited this place at lunchtime on a Saturday. We ordered some food and after 45 minutes later still no food! We ended up cancelling our order and going elsewhere. Such a shame as we’d heard excellent things. Hope to go...

Staff are very friendly and helpful, the venue downstairs is also very nice and the music programming is great! Also super useful with the free parking outside!!!

I was excited about the all vegetarian menu, but disappointed that the veggie hot dog was very small for £5, although tasty (very hot mustard). My friend had a curry that she said was very bland. The atmosphere is relaxed and pleasant.

The food was tasty, and reasonably priced. There was also a good selection of beers. The space is nice, and it’s in a good location. We ordered a cheese burger with beans, and a hot dog with cheese; they were out of slaw. The burger...

Ate twice here two weekends running while visiting daughters at Leeds uni. A nice stroll across Hyde Park in the sunshine from the uni gets you here in 10-15 minutes. Based in an old petrol garage, the building has been broken down into a few...

We liked the atmosphere and the friendly relaxed style,We took the burgers home to Newcastle! I'd like to go in the evening to see the comedy and hear the music but its a long travel!

I was there for a musical event and decided to try the much talked about veggie burger and am glad I did. Without a doubt it's the best I've ever had! The venue is relatively small with a very friendly staff. Next time a round...

Visited mid afternoon on a Saturday. This place was able to provide us with somewhere to hang out for a couple of hours. The coffee was good with a price to match. The chocolate brownie was a little expensive for its size; but was pretty...

Arranged to meet a group of frie ds on a sat morning for a bike ride here. Arrived early for breakfast to a nice chilled atmosphere. Very boho chic and no fuss. Limited vegetarian menu but it covers the basics nicely. Goid coffee and friendly...

I love coming to the book club in the evening - good intimate atmosphere and reasonably priced drinks. Great coffee too. Definitely worth a visit.

Even though place makes a good first impression, the service is just terrible. The other day I went to read the book and asked about traditional Indian tea, that should be prepared on milk with a lot of condiments and spices. I have been told...

My dad steered us in the direction of this bistro/cafe by reading the reviews on trip advisor. We went for some lunch and sat outside in the sun. Me and my mum had a large sharing platter consisting of various cheeses and salad which cost...

I've loved Hyde Park book club since the week it opened, around that time is quite small, but for what it lacked in size, it always made up for in charm and the fantastic service of food and drinks, as well as great events. HPBC...

The vegetarian burgers are the best I've ever had, there's a nice selection of beer and there are always really interesting and great music events going on here. Really happy it opened just round the corner from me!

Great quirky little cafe! One guy running the show when we visited today and he was incredible, keep up the good work guys!!

Such a cool little cafe. The staff are all so friendly and the food is amazing! Not only is this a cool space for food and drink but it's also great for club nights, live music and gigs! Highly recommended for all. These are the...

I live in Headingley and find myself going to Hyde Park Book Club on average about once a week - mainly for the live events! Good selection of ales and also do a top notch breakfast. One of my favourite places.

I regularly pop in for a working lunch and the staff are always super friendly and helpful. Great veggie and vegan food- would recommend to anyone (and I regularly do!). The vegetarian butcher range is awesome too.

Popped in to get some coffee this morning. After waiting 10 minutes, coffees arrived and they were tiny! At £2.60 a pop this is ridiculous, this is the standard size, no large or medium available. To the coffee......poor is the word that springs to mind,...

as the title says very welcoming staff veggie and vegan food, interesting quirky place. will be back when in the area.

I love this place and call in often, what a pleasure to have a cool and relaxed place with tasty food you can see being made in front of you by staff who are equally as cool, but not remotely pretentious! Friendly, cosy and welcoming...

This place has a great selection of beers on at a reasnoable price and the staff are really friendly. Would recommend for to all my Veggie/Vegan friends as they have great Veggie options!

Was just passing when I saw this unusual café complete with DJ and mini-cinema. Decent coffee, tasty snacks, very friendly staff, eager to make this your stop-off of choice.

Popped in briefly to get 2 coffees and a tea. The decor was either designed by students or created for students. So, I wasn't expecting it to cost £7.20 The girl who was serving seemed clueless, and the drinks that arrived were on the small...

Only stopped for a quick drink. Really cool and quaint place. Staff very friendly. The best decaff latte I've ever had.

Been here a few time to sit down for a coffee and a bit of reading. I always feel particularly motivated by all the philosophy books along the wall. Love it here.

Had a great meaty veggie burger here. The staff were very accommodating to a group of 7. The decor and atmosphere is very relaxed and cosy. I would come again, next time to see some live music.

I only went during their grand opening, but I think this place must have really taken off since them. I often see people sitting outside, enjoying the sun (when we get it!). They have a great menu and snacks. I also love their juice availability....

I like the concept and the food sounded good although this visit was just coffee and snacks. Main thing is, I hated the coffee. That's the main thing for me cos I'm a coffee person and Ill go almost anywhere for a great one :)...

Tried their vegan burger and it was awesome - an excellent substitute for a hamburger, the difference is negligible. Even though the interior is a little small, having a huge open area of the petrol station just outside made it feel more open.

I visited briefly just to take away some (excellent) vegan food and I was really impressed by the relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. I will definitely return for a night out!

I like that shabby chic cafe style ,also its a vegetarian cafe ,which should be supported there are far too many carnivorous eating establishments around this area,who needs more meat ?.The,sandwich(tofu I think) was good ,funky music in the background was a bit loud ,but...

Visited on a Sunday for Brunch few months after opening - service was okay, but seemed staff generally weren't that interested in working there. Food was poor with veggie english breakfast somewhat cold and toast was more like stale bread, and was told that they'd...

The HPBC is a place I've wanted to go for a while. It had a chilled out vibe, which is what I was looking for and the music was really good - played at a few notches below "loud". Alas, the coffee was simply awful....

We came to do some work on our laptops. Sunday afternoon was pretty quiet (which was kindal of perfect for what we were doing) great drinks selection and the full menu is vegetarian. We shared a sausage wrap, there wasn't a lot but it was...