The Golden Beam Jd Wetherspoon in Leeds

I tried breakfast just newer have the eggs 🤦

It's a very beautiful grade listed building. In typical spoons fashion they have bought an old run down piece of history back to life. Fantastic job. Food was nice and service was decent. Highly recommend

Callum was a super friendly, professional and helpful team member. He has a great product knowledge and was able to assist me make great choices. Thank you!

Called in for a coffee prior to going to a meeting, lovely building

Love this spoons best one in leeds. The quiz master is so funny!!

There chicken burger has give me gastroenteritis and I csnt go to work this week..avoid there chicken they put no effort into making sure its cooked could feel it was bad after first few bites

It’s like a library , students taking up booths with 1 person in each booth on laptops with a glass of water and endless cups of coffee when paying customers can’t get a comfy seat with friends for a proper drink

Had a lovely breakfast well spaced out sit where you want only thing that spoilt it a big group of lads put the tables together with chairs blocking off the disabled toilet two or three had to get up so i could get through not ideal

JDW is strong Improving, mixing any time better quality with very fair prices.

Meg helped me today when I had a problem. She was very polite. She made me leave with a smile so thank you Meg 😊

Cleanest toilets I've ever seen in a pub.

Stunning building and great atmosphere

Really big place, food came out fast but wasn't the best.

Persistently cold food. Great pub, great beers but poor food. Been like this for weeks. Needs to improve.

Plenty of tables, no Otley run groups

Arrived and was told to wait in a cue to get in despite there being visibly empty table. Was told to wait 15 minutes from the bouncer as the manager had told them. In that time we counted 50-60 people leave the venue. After 15 minutes we still weren’t let in. After we did get in there were plenty of visible empty tables and it wasn’t what you would describe as busy. When we sat down the app had been stitched off and were told it won’t be on the rest of the night. The food took nearly an hour to arrive and when it did there was items that we had removed on our plate.

Daniel behind the bar served us, was very helpful and handed customer complaints politely and professionally - thank you !

Nice food shame the place is full of helmets

Great place in a lovely location, building displaying localised history. Food is nice at a very reasonable price. Highly recommended and I will be visiting again.

I’m not usually fussed about Weatherspoons, however, I spent most of the 2010’s sneaking into abandoned buildings and urban exploring and the ELC Building was always on my list of places to visit, but was always sealed tight with sheet metal and would have been pitch black indoors anyway. Kudos to Spoons for breathing new life into an old building - it’s architecturally stunning inside and out, honestly. Well worth a visit just for a wander around inside, plus, it’s one of the few bars that sells Bumbu (the best alcohol ever) and the Halloumi Fries never miss

Slow service, food missing from orders, coffee machine not working

This JD Wetherspoon is probably the most beautiful in all of Leeds

Not usually a fan of Wetherspoon establishments, but this was a pleasant experience. Food was fine, it’s what you expect from them and for the money you pay. Parking is available and free, although I’d imagine is limited during busy times. You just need to enter your car reg. on the screen at the end of the bar. Service was good too. The standout feature is the building itself, which has so much history. Inside and out I was amazed. Kudos to Wetherspoon for bringing this building back from the brink and helping it serve purpose once more. Well worth a visit, but make sure it is when the students are out of town as I think they probably clog the place up. I went over the Christmas period during the day and it was nice and quiet.

Always visit here when visiting son .great choices on menu.

Cracking brekkie. Really well cooked traditional fry up

They took my money and didn’t give me the drink or my money back. I will never return. Mark my words.

Standard Wetherspoon menu. Parking is available at the rear of the restaurant. You need to enter your car registration in the reception.

Student bar mainly, just off the headlingly scene. Beautiful pub aesthetics however, Typical wethersoons. Cheap food. Cheap drinks. No music. Pretty standard.

Unfortunately they didn’t serve my good friend Jesus Christ. shameful

They tried to kick my friends and I out with unreasonable cause, then accused us of doing drugs in the toilets to try and get us out. Their reasoning was "on the cameras, we saw your friend touch his nose when he walked out of the bathroom" (they were already looking at us on the cameras before and "caught" my friend). While confronting them, one of the workers actually admitted to me that the staff has bad communication between each other. We were some of the only young customers there at the time and they assumed we would be doing drugs and breaking the rules so they closed my boyfriend's account when he tried to order drinks, told us to leave, then accused us of doing drugs. This situation really scared me and I even told the worker who kicked us out and he clearly didn't care about his customers' experience. Meanwhile, there was a man passed out in the toilets the entire time we were there but the staff didn't care about what he may have been doing in the toilet for so long, only the young customers. If you are of University student age DO NOT GO HERE, you WILL be profiled just because of your age.

I’m just on here to shout out a woman who looked me up & down as if implying I don’t have a disability when I used the disabled toilet today. Wind your neck in - not ALL disabilities are VISIBLE. Apart from that it’s a brilliant pub, staff excellent.

Come to quiz on Wednesday, big up Aaron (quiz host) 💯

This Weatherspoons opened in a large building which had not been in use for a number of years. The main area is open and spacious. There are also more intimate areas. The main area has organ pipes for wall decorations, from the buildings original use. There are also framed information panels covering local history. The rear wall is almost completely glazed with a view over the valley.

Good food at affordable prices.

Lovely restaurant. Aaron is a wonderful employee

gorg pub. love the quiz. food is fantastic and so are the drinks!

fun quiz! great quizmaster! would recommend! plus cheap drinks :)

Big Spoons innit Cheap food and drinks Huge

Nicest spoons I've been to, very nice large interior

Tonight I ventured into a realm I’d only heard of in hushed tones—The Golden Beam pub quiz. Let me tell you, it was not an evening; it was an experience. Imagine, if you will, stepping into a crucible of intellectual chaos, where brains are forged like steel and egos shattered like cheap pint glasses. The night began innocently enough. Pints were poured, the 2.99 wings were shared, and there was a sense of camaraderie in the air. But then, Darren emerged—a figure both revered and feared. With the commanding presence of a minor deity, armed only with a microphone, an encyclopedic knowledge of fine art, and a dog called Bailey, they set the rules of engagement. It was clear from the start: this was no place for the weak-willed or the Google-dependent. 10/10 quiz will come again.

Always a fantastic quiz, general knowledge on a Wednesday! Would like to see a gavin and Stacey one ❤️

love the quiz at the golden beam, aaron does a great job with the quiz every week!!

Great quiz- lord of the rings quiz next please!

The quiz master is the goat, golden beam is amazing.

Pub quiz fue muy bueno! Buena gama de preguntas. El tema de Harry Potter era genial. Mejor quiz master. Todo el chirrido. ¡Buenas bebidas!

Positives: The pub is clean, spacious and the staff are really friendly. Negatives: There's no shelter for anyone smoking or vaping.

Good real ales. Massive space in old girls high school.

It is what it is, Decent food and drinks at a very fair price, very pleasant staff and a lovely building. Well worth a visit. Remember to input your car registration at the bar and you will be just fine. Recommended.

Not a fan of Tim Martin's politics but I enjoyed a decent quality, very reasonably priced curry and beer and good service too.

It’s local with a good choice of beer. It’s one of the better spoons I have been in.

Best deals of pub food and alcoholic drinks in bright and cheery halls

Magnificent pub full of history, good selection of beers. Staff amazing

A golden beam of bargain beers and nice food. Thankfully the students that go here seem to sit quietly on their laptops rather than shouting UNAAAYYY and vomiting in cocktail pitchers.

Love all the different areas within this beautiful building. Good service all round

An excellent place to go for drink food and comfort. No Otley runners and NO Undesirables people. LS6 💯🖖🖖🖖

Pedí un plato de pollo pegajoso coreano de comida. Mi orden fue tomada eficiente y exactamente, el pub que es enorme, estaba ocupado, pero mi comida se cocinó rápidamente y se llevó a mi mesa. La comida sabía bien y estaba bien presentado. Un edificio precioso. Gracias.

Mostly Students but always a free table.

Very nicely done building. Great to work in a morning with booths/power for laptop and also great prices for unlimited coffee

Decent pub and loads of seating

A big Wetherspoons renovation in a busy location. Beers good and cheap I didn't eat there, so I can't comment.

Que mis amigos no son un gran fan de Cuchara creo que se pierden en este. Hermoso interior en un entorno único. Y si quieres evitar grandes aglomeraciones o gente ruidosa puedes elegir la hora de tu visita porque su defo no es así ni todo el día ni todos los días. Lugar encantador e increíble en Headingley. Asegúrate de revisarlo. Puedes encontrar otra gran arquitectura victoriana en la misma calle.

Aaron is a great host with a brilliant set up. It's tried, tested and a good Wednesday evening. Never fails.

We love the golden beam quiz! It’s my favourite quiz out of all the quizzes ever! And that’s saying something, because I have been to a lot of quizzes. Well done golden beam, 10/10 would quiz again? lots of love Edward Quizzerhands

Come here every week for the quiz!! Aaron is so great! Aaron you’re that DIVA! Amazing atmosphere x

Quiz is fun but bloke who does it is so good looking I get distracted from the questions.

Love the pub, good quiz, hate leaving reviews

Aaron was amazing. Weekly Wednesday quiz is elite.

Great Wednesday (speed) Quiz night, with Aaron the quiz master. I have been in the Golden Beam most nights over the week and its always a good night, food is great and the service is spot on

Amazing quiz on a Wednesday night and an even better host, Aaron is the best!

A large pub - typical of Wetherspoon's. Good selection of beers

Most beautiful spoons I've ever seen. Bet the heating bill is as extravagant as the decor

There was egg shell in the fried egg, got a chicken wrap that was completely cold, got about 4 chips in a portion. food is rubbish. I would not recommend eating here at all, obviously a lack of care from the staff in the kitchen.

Always have a great time at The Golden Beam! Great vibes & great quiz - would recommend!

Great food. The building is an old school and amazing inside. Had a good time.

Breakfast is cold and everything is just poorly microwaved. Eat elsewhere

Utterly divine building and Wednesday quiz nights with Aaron are superb!

Quiz night was quizzing! It was so fire 🔥 Best Spoons in Leeds , immaculate setting 🔥

Good quiz, Aaron is great. Would recommend!

Aaron is great during the weekly quiz here, speedy service on food and drinks and friendly staff members! :)

Typical spoons, toilet upstairs 😄 Great venue and even a beer garden

Massive place and cheap. Nicer than most Wetherspoons. Upstairs booths and ok outside area.

Bloody amazing! Love it here so much, top tear spoons

The quiz here is the absolute best love this place best spoons in Leeds, great building, great staff, good smoking area. Thank you AARON <3

Had a great time here at the pub quiz, lots of fun!

The quiz is top tier and Aaron is class

Situated in a lovely old building all the family enjoyed our breakfast and later dinner on Saturday. The online phone ordering was really good and service was very quick. We will be back next time we visit.

Wow, absolutely stunning Wetherspoons. The building is massive with seating on 2 floors and has been very sympathetically restored to make a very comfortable place to come for a drink or something to eat. Lots of nooks so you can tuck yourself away if you don't fancy the large main area and outside seating too. And it's what you expect from Wetherspoons. Whether you use the app or order at the bar the staff are friendly and efficient, the prices are low and the food simple but tasty and quickly delivered.

2 of us went in for dinner after a 3hour journey and a visit to the hospital and ordered 1 x medium steak and 1 x beef lasagne. The lasagne was cold and rubbery and the steak had blood running and could not be chewed. They took it back and gave us another but terrible as well. We have 2 weatherspoons in our little town and we eat there all rhe time. We have never had a meal like this and have been eating there for more than 10 years . A real shame but will not be going back there

This is our go to place for breakfast. The ambience of the inside is beautiful. Drinks are cheap. Lovely atmosphere and the only downfall I would say like every weatherspoon the toilets are a mile away great for exercise after having a big meal 🤣🤣

As usual best and affordable. Ambience is excellent and services are fantastic. Overall excellent.

Why is this on the menu? Criminal panini

Excellent pub, friendly staff and great prices

Only went in for a pint but stayed for 2. Staff were good and atmosphere was good 👍 would recommend

Cheap beers and promos (as per any WS), but the food portion was disappointing. Even though it was a SMALL fish n chips, but five bites of fish? Come on guys! 'N no Wifi!!

Poor service. Frosty atmosphere. Clearly judge a book by it's cover here.

Parada en el Beam para un desayuno tarde a primera hora de un domingo por la mañana. El pub estaba agradablemente desierto y tuvimos la carrera del lugar. Estaba limpio y ordenado, no había desperdicio de comida en la horrible alfombra y el edificio grande e imponente era muy impresionante. El desayuno llegó, servido por el personal amable y nos arropamos. Se habían pedido dos desayunos tradicionales y un plato de tostadas y estaba muy bien cocinado, hacía calor y nos arropamos con hambre. Disfrutamos de nuestra visita y sin duda volveremos en un futuro próximo.

One of our favourite wetherspoons! Such a shame it closes earlier than most...still got a couple of pints in after the cricket!

Very good clean well done fit out of the building loads of space and different areas seating outside if you want 👍

Tables were filthy and we were served cherry coke instead of diet coke on 2 occasions

A beautiful space with cheap, tasty and a great variety of food. As a foreigner (hate me for this... but here you go...) but we sat for a long time waiting to be served. When I finally flagged someone down, they told me to use the URL Code of the table, which got me nowhere. Tourists noticing me struggling showed me where to get the actual code. I finally managed to put in my order, but to pay I had to use a verification that required me paying extra for my Canadian data plan. So we went to the bar to order. We waited and the food never came. We found out it was left under a heat lamp for 45 minutes from the lovely staff person who sorted things out for us. So - loved the space and food (once received), but not the managements ideal of "service".