Reviews in Leeds and Yorkshire

Under new management and rejuvenated! Visited the pub for the 3rd time in as many weeks. Tuesday's and Friday's is Thai night, though English food is still available. The new chef has certainly put the Blue Bell back on the map and you are wise to pre-book a table to avoid disappointment on an evening. The food is exceptional value for money also. This is a great pub and a beautiful village location and is once again enjoying the ambiance of a full house. This has to be one of the best pubs around the Pontefract area now for eating. Try it for yourself, you will not be disappointed.

I am sorry to say that the Magpie restaurant must have too much custom; because even before being seated, and whilst waiting for a table the reception staff were offhand and terse and offensive in their treatment of waiting customers. A real 'us and them' approach. In view of this we refused to eat there,walked out and went down the road to the Moon and Sixpence. What a turn up for the books, and what a find.

Had a wonderful meal at The Vixen restaurant at the Fox & Hounds. Apparently the new owners there have only been there for two months but it's a lot better than when we last went there. The food was really well prepared, had a steak and sea bass and they were both excellent. They've re-decorated and have a new Lounge with leather furniture to relax in too. Would recommend.

Not bad food but have had things overcooked , slightly expensive for what it is

Lovely restaurant run by cracking people. Food is always great, had the banquet there many a time, best Chinese around

Very good food, very nice atmosphere Definitely worth eating at Meze

Very poor. Slow service (didn't manage to get food in time on my lunch hour), crappy attitude from staff when complaining about this, no discernable leadership/management and simply not good enough to charge what it does for food and drink. Saw kitchen staff smoking indoors downstairs and bar staff checking mobile phones when customers were waiting. I don't remember it being this bad when I was last there. What's happened?

Excellent- Good value 3 courses with Wine 19.95 every course was good could not find fault

The Station its self is a very nice place the food is delicious and the staff are very friendly. I would not advise anyone to go to the clairvoyant evening. We went and I we were very disappointed, having been to several meetings elsewhere we know we were conned. £7 to get you there then to be told £20 for a reading and £25 for an indepth mtg; My late mother was a medium and I soon picked up this lady was making things up as she went along. We had a £1-00 raffle that would have been nice if the proceeds had gone to a charity. Looking into the future no we will not be attending another mtg.

Love this place. Really good decor and atmosphere and absolutely brilliant food and service! Usually have steak when I go - and I love the peppercorn and dijonaise sauces! I really, really like the salads in the starters as they're always a bit different but absolutely delicious! I think the prices reflect what you get - I'm always full to the brim when I leave here!

delicious fresh food with brilliant service, at busy times expect a small wait.... well worth the wait though... very pleased Prego is now open on a friday lunch! starters, mains and desserts all freshly made.. best restaurant in Wakefield by far.

BEST RESTAURANT IN HARROGATE BY FAR UNPRETENCIOUS MENU, GREAT FOOD , GOOD ATMOSPHERE

I agree with comments of your previous readers. What a delightful atmosphere to enjoy good food and attentive service. I think one would need to get there early to eat in the conservatory. Prices are a bit above average but with a high-life 2-4-1 card it's a bargain.

I've visited La Locanda a couple of times. The restaurant is smart and comfortable and the menu makes good reading. Unfortunately, both times I've been there, I've come away feeling slightly ripped off. The food is decent enough, though not really any better than that, and the service is friendly and efficient. The problem for me is the price, which can very quickly mount up once you've added a couple of side orders (veg, potatoes, salad etc). The bill for two of us came to over £90 for a fairly modest meal, with maybe just a single bottle of wine, and not even any coffees. The big insult to me was a cocktail advertised at the bar as a 'champagne cocktail' - there was literally ONE TEASPOON of champagne in it!! For this we were charged £4.50. Unbelievable!! The quality of cars in the car park should tell you that most of La Locanda's customers aren't particularly price-sensitive, but for the price you're being charged, I'd expect a whole different level of quality from what's on offer here.

We visited Kendells Bistro for the first time yesterday and were very pleasantly surprised. We didn't even know it existed and chose it for its convenient location near the Playhouse and what looked like a good value pre-theatre menu (£12.95 for 2 courses, £14.95 for 3). The restaurant was empty (a pity) but we found the decor quite warm and enjoyed the French music. Service was courteous and attentive and we munched on very fresh baguette with butter while waiting for the food. The roquefort salad starter was light and fresh (so often, blue cheese dishes are overwhelmingly heavy) with very crisp, mild chicory. Our main courses were belly pork, a gratin of potatoes with blue cheese, and salmon en croute. They were all tasty and nicely presented. The salmon was delicately cooked and subtly flavoured, and wrapped in thin homemade pastry. A small green salad and freshly cooked carrots and broccoli accompanied the dishes. We followed the main courses with a densely chocolatey 'pot au chocolat' and a comforting apple and almond tart ('tarte normande') with vanilla creme anglaise. Again, the pastry in the tart was crispy and delicious. Overall we thought the food was nicely presented, fresh, simple but very tasty. The portion sizes were just right and we thought the menu was good value for money. There were many other a la carte choices on a blackboard menu. We would definitely recommend the bistro and plan to visit again soon.

The Sunday lunches are the best and great value you must try the Steak Pies...i've tried others recently in other pubs and they do not compare... also the lemon blossom cheese cake and the wotta a lotta toffee dessert is to die for!!! they are open now during the week for more excellent food..will have to try going for tea one night.

we were very disappointed with a meal we received at the weekend while visiting with friends who have always had very good meals there. they had run out of what we first ordered and when our second choice of meal came all the veg were almost raw and cold and some veg and gravy advertised on menu was missing. we complained and reordered but the second meal was not very hot either although the veg was better but as we had been waiting about 1hr 30mins and were hungry we ate it. I would like to praise the waitress who attended to us as she was very friendly and apologetic but this was not her fault. something was very amiss in the kitchen and should be sorted.

I would recommend the Kings Arms for the food but not for the service. We ate there last week and there were no vegetarian options, no childrens menu ON SUNDAYs only. I wonder what vegetarians and children do on Sundays in Wakefield? When asked what was for dessert, we were bluntly told 'I have no idea'. When I asked, so can you tell me how I find out, the bar staff reluctantly rang the kitchen and found out.. We were about to hand over another £30 but decided to promptly leave after several rounds of actually trying to spend some money..