The Library Pub in Leeds

We went for a bottomless brunch on Sunday. A bit of a rocky start, after not having certain items on the menu, however, our waiter Alex was amazing! Very attentive, quick service, and overall, just made the brunch fantastic. Considering they were on shift alone to start with, we definitely got the most of our bottomless brunch. Genuinely, Alex is an asset to this venue and we would probably have left disappointed without his incredible service. 👏

We did a bottomless brunch on Saturday 3rd May 2025, the food and drinks were fab and the service we got from Jakob was exceptional he was always checking if we needed more drinks, the table was quickly cleared after food, he couldn't do enough for us, we had a lovely afternoon. I'm sure we will be returning at some point this year thank you keep up the good work.

It's on the otley run so it's lively. The food is really great though

I was also here with Lisa and Olivia, Jakob was very good and food and drinks tasted great! Would recommend and my friend had a great birthday!

Jakob with a K was the best! All the drinks were delicious and the food was too. Service was really quick and I had a great birthday! Thanks!!

Very good, served by Jakob, very accommodating for my friends 20th , would recommend

Had a great bottomless brunch- would recommend. Jakob is an incredible server!

Had a lovely time at the library pub for bottomless brunch! Jacob was very speedy and ensured we were satisfied with our time. Would do it again

Jacob and Kaitlin are the best ever. Brilliant service and drinks are great

I love Jakob he’s the best server ever

came for a birthday bottomless brunch, service was incredible from Jakob and Caitlin!! such a lovely time thank you

jakob was amaze best brunch evaaaaaa!!!!

Jakob was fab xx kept us topped up all day and was so helpful 💋💋💋💋

Beau made the experience amazing! Constantly checking to make sure we were for drinks on the bottomless, friendly, and overall just an amazing server. Overall, amazing value for money, highly recommend

Amazing spot for bottomless. Cole was an angel and made our day xx

Cole was amazing and made our day

Bottomless brunch experience was great! We had Jakob as our server, really nice and attentive, quick service too!

Lovely bottomless brunch! Jakob was so attentive to our table with fast service.

Shoutout to Jakob for making brunch a truly unforgettable experience. Never before have I felt so cared for while in a public house. When one enters the Great North, they may expect cold weather, but warm people, and this is the case for The Library. Even on the coldest winter’s night, you’re sure to find refuge here. The load-bearing columns remind one of the Acropolis in Athens, and like the Acropolis, The Library has a deep history, one that’s waiting for you to uncover. All you have to do is spend some time here, and you’ll be on your way. Friendships will be formed here, possibly relationships too, but what would I know? In every person’s life, there comes a time, where you’ve got to let go, and jump in the deep end. That’s what The Library is for. To truly experience Leeds, one must go to The Library.

Server called Jess was very helpful and polite, great food and great service - can’t complain !

Fui aquí para una puesta al día con amigos y fue genial! Tener una gran selección de bebidas y la comida era deliciosa. Definitivamente iré de nuevo!

Went here to get a drink with friends, I don't drink alcohol and requested an alcohol free old mout. I was denied service by a man with curly hair because of my lack of ID as "it still had alcohol in it". I offered to show my student ID but they said they wanted passport or driver's license. Regardless place is extortionate unless you go on certain days. Wouldn't reccomend Edit: apparently the manager watches these reviews like a hawk because not even like 30 mins after posting the review bar staff approached me and argued with me about the review. Still extortionate. Like 12 pound for a cocktail unless you go on a Thursday where it's 2 for 1 On the assertion that you need to id for old mout alcohol free, that is incorrect. I work at a bar myself and the law clearly says "The Licensing Act 2003 prohibits the sale of alcohol to under 18s. It also prohibits the consumption of alcohol by under 18s in licensed premises, with the exception that 16 or 17 year olds accompanied by an adult can drink (but not buy) beer, wine or cider with a meal. Alcohol is defined within the Licensing Act as a product with an alcoholic strength above 0.5% ABV. This means that an alcohol substitute drink up to 0.5% ABV can be legally sold to children." This is from "Updating labelling guidance for no and low-alcohol alternatives: consultation" on the .gov website. The old mout website clearly says that their alcohol frees are around 0.05 abv in their FAQ section, they can even advertise it as 0% which is in display on the bottle. Though the government says this is current guidance, they also say venues have their own right to restrict if they wish, just as I have to leave this review

Staff are lovely, drinks are delicious, had a great time here!

Vinimos por alitas y bebidas con amigos, el personal siempre es servicial y el servicio es genial! ¡Buenos precios para estudiantes en un montón de bebidas diferentes también!

El mejor pub de Leeds para todo lo que puedas desear. Mi lugar para ir a Sport siendo un fan masivo del fútbol con sus pantallas y el personal es todo encantador y atento.

Absolutely appalling service. I work for the same company (without being a cry baby about it) I came in on the otley run and tried to use my staff card. All I got was stared at and told it didn’t work, which is fine but then the staff and the manager on shift came over and told me I was being difficult, I take this very personally because I would never dream of making anyone’s job in hospitality worse. Need to work on manners and staff attitude massively. Never been treated this bad in a pub before.

Vinimos a comer sin fondo y fue increíble. La comida y las bebidas eran geniales y el servicio era brillante! Todo llegó muy rápido y era de gran calidad, 10 / 10!

Brilliant bar, very popular with students and goths. Monthly Carpe Noctem is one of the best goth nights in the country. My band have played there many times and we love it.

The staff were absolutely amazing, did a brunch on a Tuesday for my best friends birthday. Izzie decorated the table, it added such an amazing atmosphere, Alex was so accommodating. Theo and Beau were absolutely amazing for the rest of the night, nothing was an issue for them. We will definitely be back. Thank you so so much!❤️

We came here for bottomless brunch and our server Alex is one of the nicest servers I've ever had in Leeds. Always on top of things and constantly coming to see if we need more drinks on top of been a very nice person.

Servicio encantador, personal muy amable y eficiente, buena selección de bebidas, la comida era rápida y buena, sin duda vale la pena el dinero gracias Theo y beau

Was great loved it!!! Recommend

Jakob gave our table brilliant service!! Very friendly!

went for bottomless brunch. amazing service, food is lovely, and the waiter Jakob was great!!!

Served by Jakob was lovely and great service

Jakob is the best server ever. Friendly. Kind. Efficient. Couldn’t ask for more ! X

Jakob was fantastic. I’ve never had such fan service and great drinks ayyy

I was upside down and inside out when I was in here so everything was tip top 🤣

Went for a Taylor swift brunch! Amazing thank you Izzy!

Never any toilet roll in the ladies

All was going well on my trip to the Library until a man on the bar with curly hair decided to be unpleasant towards me. He threatened me with an unable to serve notice,claiming that I was over the no- serve line posters on the line- this was incorrect. Hence I must give a one star review to the Library purely due to the incompetence and quite frankly impolite member of staff on the bar at the time.

Caitlin and Jakob were amazing, love it here!!!

Caitlin and Jacob were incredible! The place looked amazing and they were so much help will be coming back!

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO CAITLIN AND JACOB WE LOVE YOU

caitlin and jakob were amazing ⭐️⭐️

had a great time, thank you caitlin and jakob!!

Caitlin and the rest of the staff were amazing - love it ! 🤪🦋

caitlin and jakob made our bottomless brunch so fun and attentive. will be returning if i know there working. best vibes!

Here for ellies 20th love it ❤️❤️❤️

Kaitlin was such a slay waitress, you should promote her and give her all the staff food in the world!

food was amazing, Caitlin and Jacob were fantastic!! will definitely be back soon

Great time such brilliant food, drink and service!! Caitlin and Jakob were so so great!!

LUU h band were playing. Excellent night

Beau the bartender was incredibly rude to me. Very dismissive and the customer service they provided was horrendous. Made me feel very uncomfortable and ruined my experience.

Heard u got 1 star for not having books. Felt bad. reading is hard

oh my goodness, what a place. the fittest bartender, Alex, served me the crispest old mout ever !!I love it !!

Came in today for breakfast had boss benedit absolutely lush will be back again for sure 5* for service quality and price

If the biohazard that is the black mould covering the walls isn't enough to put you off, there is never a single useable toilet available - even on a quiet mid week day when the staff aren't busy. No locks on half the doors, or toilet seats, and it's a miracle if there's ever a single roll of toilet paper shared between them. Disgusting. Oh, and don't forget to bring a big coat as it's always absolutely freezing anywhere you sit. Owners/management should be embarrassed.

Beau, Theo and Alex were amazing!! So attentive!! We will definitely be back here for a bottomless brunch again !!

Beau, Alex and Theo gave us the best service ever! it was a 10/10 brunch and amazing experience they were so friendly!

Great live music venue above a fun student bar.

Booked the Lending Room for Wednesday 5th February for my Grandad’s Wake. Staff were amazing and catered to our every need quickly and efficiently. Booked and paid for 20 of us the food was absolutely amazing presented beautifully and tasted even better, plenty to go round with doggy bags for people to take home too. Everyone commented it was the best buffet food they had experienced. The pricing was perfect too. If booking here with the buffet menu I would definitely recommend only paying for half of the people coming as there is a lot of food. Would recommend this place 100% and I for one will definitely book again for any upcoming events.

As a meeting point after work or whilst waiting for the bus (or the one after that) for me. I'm generally there earlier on in the evening after finishing and always find a pleasant atmosphere, good/plenty of sports on TV and both student and patron offers/nights all week.

Staff were brilliant. Lovely service and food was beautiful

Incredibly rude staff and poor customer service. When speaking to the bar staff regarding an issue with our meal, the staff refused to help us and then called us rude for bringing up an issue. If you wish to be treated poorly by staff, come here.

We did the brunch for my friends birthday, Alex took care of us and made sure we were never without a drink, he was lovely and I’d definitely come again!

Not really my sort of place but service was great. Good choice of drinks but I'm an ale drinker and there was nothing. Typical for this type of bar, looks like food would be decent if this is what you want

Awesome bands always on and the food is lovely

Shocking pub to be honest. Especially when watching a game. guys behind bar are meany guys

Bottomless brunch was amazing! Thank you Jakob, Issie and Beau!!

El brunch sin fondo fue fabuloso! Jakob, Issie y Beau eran tan agradables y lo hicieron tan divertido! Tengo una hamburguesa vegetariana y era tan yum recomendaría!

Jakob Issie and Beau made our bottomless brunch amazing

Nos divertimos mucho en un viernes por la noche espontáneo! lugar concurrido, gran diversión y un mejor servicio, gracias a izzie por hacer nuestra noche tan memorable. nada era demasiado y volveremos tan pronto como podamos!

Great venue. Went to the lending room which is a small venue upstairs...loved it. Small venues like this are the lifeblood of the music industry

The library has decent food , what you’d expect from a pub grub so would have food from here anytime. The service is great with the staff being on hand at anytime and no rudeness. The only bad thing about the place is the atmosphere, there’s a lack of it except from on their student night.

bouncers were really aggressive towards my friends- treating women like that is disgusting

the bouncers are very aggressive towards girls which ruins the atmosphere of the whole place. i would not go back because of the bouncers

Pricy. We attended Leeds University open day. Had a couple of drinks & 1 pizza.

Vino aquí hoy y fue gratamente sorprendido. El servicio fue excelente! Gran selección de bebidas y por £ 30 valió la pena. Ahora a la comida. Pedí la hamburguesa rebelde de ternera y enseguida pude saborear el moho del pan así que lo dejé todo y me comí las patatas fritas. No me preguntaron por qué lo dejé así que nunca dije nada porque no esperaba que la comida fuera brillante de todos modos. Mejor ir temprano en un fin de semana antes de que todas las cenas Otley vienen de alrededor de 4

We came for a bottomless brunch and it was amazing!!! Eva, issie, Jakob and paddy were the best were the best servers, they all made such an effort to make it special, would recommend to anyone! xxx

hannah was absolutely lovely, loved my time here <3

Great service from Alex. Thank you

Jacob and Izzy had unreal service

Alex and Caitlyn were amazing with helping us out with our pub quiz last night! Thanks so much :)

Thank you so much Izzy and Jacob!! Legends !!!!

the BEST bottomless brunch in leeds. Beau, Caitlin, Alex and Paddy were so friendly and super attentive and we were so lucky to go when we did! so surprised it wasn’t busier.

Servicio increíble y muy buen brunch sin fondo y bebidas increíbles con personal muy encantador, especialmente Beau, Caitlin, Alex y Paddy!

Food was good and there were various deals making the price pretty reasonable. Staff friendly and quick service. The mould in the girls toilets desperately needs tackling however.

Visited a uni of leeds society event at the lending room. Good vibes and good service. A good selection on tap, especially berries & cherries. Alex and Caitlin were especially cool and friendly.

Alex and caitlyn’s amazing, I love them both so much. They made my night! Honestly, couldn’t ask for a better bartender. Love you lotss guys x

The staff were amazing! Great food and drinks. Thank you so much Beau, Caitlin, Alex and Paddy! I had the best time

Nice pub near the university campus.

Great, food, great drinks, great atmosphere & great staff. What more can you want!!

Good bar with a great atmosphere. The staff are attentive and the building is full of character.

Lovely meal after getting my daughter established in her halls of residence - will definitely return.

Very clean, good selection of drinks and very nice food. The staff are all very welcoming and friendly.

Alcohol poisoning. Not very clean. Some good live music from smaller acts. Situated in a student area by the park, plenty of takeaways available if you don't want to try their own food. This is a theatre type venue with limited parking. They have a pool table for killing time and this pub DOES feature on the world famous Otley run so bare that in mind. Regular drink selection but out of the multiple different pints my group tasted, it all tasted terrible - like the lines haven't been cleaned in years. Recommend drinking before going to see bands or only buying bottles when here.

Lovely pub always has such a nice atmosphere and good music.

Muy buen lugar! Me encantó mi tiempo aquí volvería cada semana! La elección de pintas y comida es impecable y el personal es aún mejor!

It picked up in 2014 by diverse management. Upstairs still have live acts. Kitchen in view with chefs. Clever seating and TV screens. Small beer garden at the front.