JD Wetherspoons, Leeds

I really wish I had a stake in JD Wetherspoons. This pub chain is going nowhere but up. They`ve got everything right. I`ve been to Wetherspoon's in Leeds, Liverpool and Bradford. They are a chain but each pub is of different character. This is their best asset as most chains are sickening and I avoid them like the plague (you know the ones with a 'cute' bear in the logo and that have a bouncy castle around the back so the kids can fight peacefully while you get rat-arsed). All of JDs buildings are selected for their unusualness and have an interesting former history. JDs operate a no music ... more

JD Wetherspoon - the upstanding bastion for fellow drinkers everywhere - bringing cheap booze to the masses in a uncomplicated, no nonsense fashion. No music, just good food, good drink and good company. At least that's the theory. JD Wetherspoon have pulled a blinder up and down the country by expanding into the premises left behind by the mass closures of bank branches by the likes of Barclays (the main culprit) Natwest and Lloyds TSB. Although we are reassured by a batty old woman on TV that Natwest have halted the programme of closure - there are still plenty of big old bank buildings up ... more

As with all wetherspoons this pub isn't really very different. However, I've never been in a bar that contained so many trouble causers, and thats men aswell as women, who have drunk themselves silly because of the cheapness! I would really recommend wandering a couple of metres down greek street away from this place and check out some of the bars that have 2-for-1 offers on during the week (e.g. quid pro quo). You'll probably end up paying around the same price per drink, but on top of that you'll get better clientele, food, music and cosier seating, friendlier staff and just generally better ... more