The Dexter in Leeds

Not been for years. But will certainly be back. Mixed grill was just about perfect and scampi was also delicious

Nice and kind bar staff Danni especially for me come from another side of the world. Feel like home.

Standard menu item of Chicken and Leek pie unavailable

Every Sunday lunch at the Dexter is always spot on 👍👍. We luv it there. 🫶

Great food and staff .could do with a lick of paint

A nearby pub where you can have good food and drink in a warm and relaxed atmosphere.

Nice food. Pleasant staff. Clean place. Highly recommend.

We used to love coming here it was great food, great beer, great service. Today the service was very late (an hours wait without prior warning) the items we ordered turned out not to be available anymore, and we had to change our order. The preordered deserts again did not arrive for another half hour and then were not great - plus we were given custard when we had ordered ice cream, but by then had lost the will to complain. The beer was good. But nevertheless, I don’t think we will be back.

Cold drink and good company can’t go wrong with simplicity

Enjoyed the meal , waiting time was long at bar and waiting a long time for the food to arrive, also short of certain foods

1. Messed up food order - all ate separate. 2.Child's main was ordered to come out with starters and didn't. 3. One of our party's choice of starter was out of stock. Part of main unavailable and substitute side unavailable aswell. 4.When messed up food order eventually came, chips were hard. THIS IS WHERE THE FUN STARTS😡....went to complain to the so called manager, no apology or even recognition for their chain of mistakes, no offer of refund or reduction or even free dessert. Nothing. Eventually a refund for the pre paid desserts was given but this only happened because another table also complained about their food which we overheard as we were leaving and the rude manager had, had enough by this point. Rude staff, rude manager, poor service and food. Don't waste your money people.

Just had lunch...all the doors wide open and very cold and drafty. Soup was only lukewarm.

I drive past this place, every day, on my way to work, but have never called in before. Now I’m kicking myself! Had a wonderful Sunday lunch today, they fitted in seven of us at short notice, and the food was fantastic (beef on the bone was spot on) I can’t wait to go again Definitely, definitely would recommend Thank you

A ember inn and has a loyalty card. Good value for money. Big choice of menu. A very nice place with lots of tables. Would go again if it was closer to home.

Food took a long time to arrive and very short of staff

The staff are always very pleasant here. It's an OK place to go to, but it's desperately in need of modernisation inside and out. It looks extremely tired and lacks ambience. The location is great. The car park is huge . There's plenty of seating inside.

Booked a table but then got told 45 min wait for food. Was closer to an hour with one wrong order and half of meal missing which was brought after first half finished. Food mediocre at best. Things generally overcooked. Dessert order also messed up and came late. Only redeeming thing was biscotti dessert. Staff on bar great. Wouldn’t rush back

Food is spot on but service is slow

New and improved menu. Good portion size and decent quality for the money. The meals arrived quickly, and were hot,tasty and well presented. Friendly, welcoming staff, and happily interacting with the customers, but still efficient. The Dexter isn't 'posh' , it's a comfortable local and the new team look set to make it very welcoming..

Excellent place with a brilliant atmosphere and friendly staff 👍👍👍

Lovely pub. Was served at the bar by James very present and polite. Would visit again.

I visited last Tuesday and enjoyed a delicious bacon and cheese burger. Excellent service from Josephine made the experience even better! Will definitely visit again.

Went here when it was nice and hot. Sometimes, a pub lunch is the way forward. Enjoyed the food and drinks. The time went there, it wasn't busy, so it was nice. The food took longer than expected to come, but we got there eventually.

Nice and pleasant, food was nice. Staff were very friendly 😃 Will be back again.

Went with family, enjoyed with drinks and snacks.

Food is bland for money, and small portions

This place offers a good range of gluten free food.

Typical local boozer type. Service is slow, not much enthusiasm from staff. Seem unengaged or can't be bothered. Outside seating area is good. Large car park, plenty of parking.

The 33% offer was great. I ordered a Pepsi max and then the lady serving said the Pepsi needed changing and she told me she would bring it over to my table but she never did so I had to go back to the bar and ask where my drink was and she said she had forgot. 3 of us ordered haddock and chips and then we got told by the lady serving that they only actually had 1 haddock and chips in stock so we had to return to our table to then select alternative meals from the menu. It would of been better if the lady serving had told us that they only had 1 haddock in chips in stock when we were at the bar the first time ordering our drinks. We were waiting for our meals and 2 meals arrived and then the waitress came to our table and told us that we would have to wait longer for the scampi and chips because for some reason the chef thought the portion was for a kids meal , even though we never ordered a kids meal?

I had a 80th birthday celebration at the Dexter. It was a wonderful afternoon fabulous Buffet , great party area and friendly atmosphere we were looked after by Adam, Josephine , Jodie and Kyle our chefs were James , Lewis and Jason. Thanks to you all.

We only had drinks here. It seems like a really nice pub and furnished nicely as well. It also has outdoor seating and onsite parking.

We tried the new menu. They certainly have up their game. The menu caters for everyone and has a huge variety. The staff are great and we only had to wait 10 mins max for our starters followed by main straight after. The food was lovely. I had the chicken strips and chicken burger and I can honestly say I haven’t tasted anything like it for a long time. My partners food also were nice.

5 of us visited today for family birthday dinner. Ordered 3 sirloin steak dinners, 2 beef roasts. Absolutely delicious, we all agreed it was the best restaurant experience since 2020. Staff were very helpful and friendly. We shall return atleast once a month. Kind regards

Luvley local pub good beer and atmosphere

Went in the other day, was served by Josephine she was welcoming and friendly and the service was great. Will definitely come again!

Took 45 miniutes to work the wbsite to order for 2 adults and 5 children. The steak was tough - even the dog had problems with the left overs. Other food was overcooked. The kids eat for £1 offer seemed to apply to one child only even though five adult / 2 children were orderd. Order by website is impersonal and ruined the meal for me.

Nice pub but very slow service. We ended up leaving without the pudding we had paid for because we'd been waiting so long. Food was nice though. Would still recommend but maybe avoid peak times

Always nice food. Served by Adam our favorite barman.

Adam greeted us with a warm welcome and promptly served us. The pub has a good atmosphere and we enjoy the vibe. The new menu has a good selection and when you use the app you can gain rewards which always help.

Came in for a Pitstop and was pleasantly surprised. Good selection of beer and friendly staff

Food slightly over cooked for our liking vegetables very wet and soggy . I think it might have been frozen veg so disappointed in that but friendly staff , nice atmosphere and clean pub

Lack lustre menu for lunches and even if that wasn't enough what they had advertised on that menu a lot of it wasn't even available. Definitely feels like the chef had given up on that day, with overcooked starters and a mediocre main. The staff behind the bar and the serving staff were polite and friendly.

We love it there the staff are lovely my grandson is autistic and they are very understanding with him and are helpful and patient with him they are fantastic

Good value and not rushed off of the table.

Beef rib Sunday Dinner was amazing thanks to chef James

Visted midweek with friends & had really nice meals at a good price. Even the beer was spot on. First time we've been for a while but we'll be back in a fortnight for more of the same.

Nice warm atmosphere with open fires dogs allowed and ample parking. Fish and Chips are great the bar can get very busy at weekends and during promotion periods and there is only 1 or 2 staff serving so waiting time to get served can be a little frustrating at times.

Ate here with a person I was supporting and his Mum. He had Shepherds pie and greens, his Mum had soup and I had a crispy chicken sandwich with chips and side salad. Food was good, I think the chicken was thigh bites (not breast) but I like chicken thighs so I was happy with it. Other dishes looked OK and were eaten up.

Lovely cosy relaxing environment. Welcoming staff. Food was hot and tasty. I ordered sausage and mash. Having to pay extra for a side of steamed greens was disappointing. Can it be included in the future. Love the mini pud and hot drink

Food was lovely, atmosphere relaxed and happy. Would definitely visit again 😊

Good honest food. Reasonable prices. Friendly atmosphere and staff

Quick service and attentive staff nothing to much to do

Nice roomy pub, seabass was very good

Lovely food. Great service and very pleasant staff

Meal with friends. Food is average pub food but service prompt. Decent parking

Waited over an hour for two cheeseburgers! No warning of any possible delays. Staff appeared to be poorly trained. Only good at saying sorry. Offered a free dessert after complaining about waiting so long. Didn’t want one. What I would like is compensation for the food spend that visit - approx £20. Please contact me for further details

Excellent atmosphere, good food. Very welcoming. There every week to meet family for coffee. Great place

The food was great but the service was slow

10 minutes to be served at the bar?? Left early as it was cold in the pub. Friendly staff.

Great food, great atmosphere. The Dexter serves the BEST steaks cooked to perfection

Polite helpful staff. Clean tables. Typical Embers inn, good value for money

Fantastic food! And great customer service! Really friendly, helpful staff - especially Josephine who went above and beyond, thanks!

Food was really nice and atmosphere was friendly too. Great selection of food at great pricing, with the cost of living as it is at the moment it's great to see places like this offer great dining at affordable prices. If you haven't been before don't think twice about giving Dexter's a go, it won't be something you look back on and regret. Definitely recommend.

Dreadful service from untrained staff, inedible food. It's a shame because it used to be a good pub. I haven't complained about food or service in 18 years, but even I had to send the food back here.

Got there Sunday at 3.30pm, no Sunday roast dinners left and had to order posh fish + chips as no normal ones available

Can not pull bitter, 3 different staff served me first was good the other 2 shocking.

Excellent service. Very disappointed that baked jacket potatoes are not served.

Always a welcoming place... a regular

Three of us called into the Dexter for tea. Two of us had rump steak and I had the Gammon. There were no tomatoes on any of the meals and no flat mushrooms on the steaks when they were served which the menu stated came with these meals They had run out of these items but nobody thought to come and tell us this before the meals were served. One of the rump steaks was supposed to be cooked medium but it came very rare and it was sinuey. Nobody came to ask us how our food was. Very disappointed with the food and by the lack of customer service.

Good food not bad price will go back.

Keeley always makes customers feel at home. Food good, but place looking VERY TIRED

New menu, excellently cooked, relaxed atmosphere, will continue to visit and highly recommend 👌

Great pub!! Very modern pub with great service!

A very friendly pub, with pleasant, hard-working staff.

I ordered vegetarian linguine pasta and it was the most horrible pasta I had in my whole life. For the sake of vegetables there were 4 pieces of vegetables and some terrible readymade sweet sauce in it. Will never have food there again really bad experience.

There was three of us two had chicken curry one had the steak one had chocolate brownie and one had the apple crumble all ever nice going back again 👍👍👍

Kitchen was being revamped not much food served

Really lovely bar staff and food was good.

Ordered and paid by the QR code. The service was good. The food presentation was good. I ordered the lasagna, which looked delicious. Unfortunately the pasta was very “spongy” and there was lots of grissle in the mince. Very disappointing

Lovely pub dog friendly and the food is great

The restaurant is quite nice. We went there for their lunches and ordered a fish & chips and a chicken tikka kasmis style curry. They were delivered about 20 mins time. We quite liked the foods. Just that the oil for the fish was a bit much, that all. See photos :-)

Decent food decent pint, but a bit on the pricey side

Lovely food I've been many times now The staff are very friendly and welcoming and it's a dog friendly pub too will definitely be going back again

Great location with a nice interior!

Absolutely lovely food Edited because my son in law booked for 23 of us for my daughter's birthday, a few days before her birthday the Dexter called him and cancelled the booking because they had a larger booking. Absolutely disgusting. We then had to scramble around to find somewhere else to go.

I really enjoyed the food very good service 😊will be eatinh defoe again there we had no waste it was that nice 😊

I came here a few weeks ago with my husband, I chose the veggie burger, on the menu it said " all burgers come with chips" Mine arrived with salad, I asked the waitress about the chips and she said as mine is vegetarian it comes with salad not chips, I showed her the menu and showed her that it doesn't say that, it quite clearly says "all burgers come with chips" She argued with me, saying it was clear that it doesn't come with chips as its vegetarian, I asked her how am I supposed to know that the vegetarian one comes with salad and the meat ones come with chips when it doesn't say this on the menu she said they cant guarantee the chips would be vegetarian as they have 2 friers so they do a salad instead, I said that didn't make sense why cant the chips be cooked with the veggie burger or are you telling me that the veggie burger isn't vegetarian now as its been cooked with meat She kept arguing the toss with me, I told her the menu should make this clear then shouldn't it, she said all the menus are like this, I told her to forget it as I'm obviously in the wrong. she walked off in a moody. Food wasn't very nice anyway, so I wont be back. Change the menu so it clearly says what the burgers come with eh,

Food was nice but for £14,99 for mix grill to find plate very little on it

We go once a week for lunch... The staff are really lovely, (Keeley is always extra helpful) ... the food is always excellent, we feel very welcome, and the kindness and service we are shown is second to none. I never write reviews but feel they deserve this.

Top boozer, great food and lovely st8

Try the wings there banging.. lovely venue and staff

GREAT PLACE FOR RACISTS TO COME TOGETHER, I've lived in Alwoodley for 40 years and tbh I've always used The lord Darcy (Jester Primleys for those who can remember) 5 british born Indian guys on quiet Monday night 3 of us not drinking 2 were, order our drinks so far no problem although the single malt selection was restricted to say the least. Stood at the bar of a more or less empty pub to be told by a old fat guy to keep your noise down and then keep it under your turban, so i let him know to watch his mouth but I'm not into beating old short fat pensioners only to be attempted to be manhandled by the most disgusting excuse of a manager who was female and agian I was not going to punch her lights out but I did let her know we weren't going to stand for racist behavior, very poor show. Stick to lord Darcy a much better class of clientele and proprietor.

I love the food we ordered the dipping burger we have had this a few times but on the last visit it was no way nearer the quality from the last time

Went for Sunday Dinner... It was alright. The food took 45mins+ to arrive and was average.

Got some great deals on, check it out, popped in for a drink after a long journey and was relaxing. Plugs available for charging. Warm friendly atmosphere.

Quiet reserved. Turn up the music please!

We took my mother in law there as it was her birthday. It was very busy. It was very nice but the chips were lively and hot but the fish and scampi wasn't hit and the peas and mushy peas were only lukewarm. A little disappointing it's the first time it has happened.

Vibrant atmosphere with good selection of drinks. Downstairs loos would be good

Great range of drinks, very clean and tidy pub and fantastic staff

The risotto was really nice but the portion was tiny, to the extent that I wondered if they had cooked it then realised there was supposed to be 2 not 1 serving and just split it. The barmaid seemed a bit dozy. Gave the wrong info about drinks. Another member of our party got a meal different from what he ordered.