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About Cardigan Arms
Cardigan Arms is a pub in Leeds at 364 Kirkstall Rd, set in an old, historic building with traditional pub decor. Kirkstall Brewery beers are on the pumps, with cask ales and a full bar alongside them. The building has several separate rooms and corners, which gives drinkers a choice of spaces for a quiet drink, and it also hosts gigs. The kitchen serves fish and chips with curry sauce on the side. Large groups can reserve a table. The pub is open daily.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention kirkstall brewery beers, fish and chips, cask ales and historic multi-roomed interior.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention kirkstall brewery beers, fish and chips, cask ales and historic multi-roomed interior.
Customer Review Summary
Kirkstall Brewery beers and cask ales draw the most praise, with reviewers calling the pints spot on and the selection excellent, and the brewery sits just down the road. Close behind is the fish and chips, which two diners call excellent, one adding that the regular portion was plenty and the curry sauce on the side was a good call. The multi-roomed interior, with its old rooms, squeaky floors and proper old boozer feel, gets repeated mention, alongside friendly staff and quiet corners for a drink. One reviewer also likes the gigs held here. Cost is the main complaint. One reviewer says three drinks came to eighteen pounds and describes the pub as grimy, tired and half-empty, with a dimly lit rear smoking yard and worn, stained furnishings. Another finds the prices and beer on the high side but understandable given portion sizes, and says the toilets need a revamp. Another describes a locals pub where everyone knows the barstaff, with little welcome outside that bubble.
Customer Review Summary
Kirkstall Brewery beers and cask ales draw the most praise, with reviewers calling the pints spot on and the selection excellent, and the brewery sits just down the road. Close behind is the fish and chips, which two diners call excellent, one adding that the regular portion was plenty and the curry sauce on the side was a good call. The multi-roomed interior, with its old rooms, squeaky floors and proper old boozer feel, gets repeated mention, alongside friendly staff and quiet corners for a drink. One reviewer also likes the gigs held here. Cost is the main complaint. One reviewer says three drinks came to eighteen pounds and describes the pub as grimy, tired and half-empty, with a dimly lit rear smoking yard and worn, stained furnishings. Another finds the prices and beer on the high side but understandable given portion sizes, and says the toilets need a revamp. Another describes a locals pub where everyone knows the barstaff, with little welcome outside that bubble.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“A Pub Slowly Dying on Its Feet 😢 Grimy, tired and expensive. That pretty much sums the place up. Three drinks came to £18.00. Eighteen quid. In a pub that looks like it has been slowly losing the will to live for the last decade. I remember when this place was full of life. It used to be packed, buzzing and difficult to find a seat. Now it feels half-empty, with students making up most of the crowd and an atmosphere that feels more like a waiting room than a proper ale house. The rear yard is the designated smoking area, which feels less like a beer garden and more like a dimly lit ginnel where you'd hesitate to walk alone at night. Not exactly somewhere you'd choose to linger over a pint. Inside, the furnishings have clearly seen better days. The history of the pub is written into every worn surface, stained corner and tired piece of furniture. There's a certain charm to an old pub having a bit of character, but this feels less like character and more like neglect. And then there are the prices. At £18 for three drinks, it's difficult not to wonder who they're expecting to keep coming through the door. With pubs closing at an alarming rate, prices like these certainly aren't helping. This place feels like a pub that has been left standing after the life has already drained out of it. The lights are still on, the pumps are still working, but the soul seems to have quietly slipped out the back door. Not long now, I fear.”
- Google user
“Outstanding old pub, oozing character, with an excellent selection of quality cask ales. Well worth a visit.”
- Google user
“The fish and chips were excellent! I got the regular-sized portion and I'm a big guy- it was more than enough. The curry sauce on the side was a good call as well. I had a few beers, which were also great, as was the friendly service.”
- Google user
“Was grand. Felt like a real locals pub with everyone knowing each other and the barstaff and little welcome outside that bubble. Pints were good and no complaints about the cask beers.”
- Google user
“Great to see this pub still going. It's old school, friendly welcoming staff and great local beers (kirkstal l brewery). Plenty of corners to have a quiet drink. I visited before cinema for a pint.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Location
Bars near Cardigan Arms
- Bridgewater Arms3.81,9480.2 mi
mixed grill, cowboy burger, kids meal with dessert
- The Highland Laddie4.84491 mi£10–50ReservationsOutdoor seating
sunday roast, pork schnitzel with anchovies, guinness and craft beer
- The Pack Horse4.23141.1 mi£1–20ReservationsWheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
live music upstairs, cheap pints, large beer garden
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardigan ArmsWheelchair accessible | 4.61,098 | — | — | kirkstall brewery beers, fish and chips, cask ales |
| Bridgewater Arms | 3.81,948 | 0.2 mi | — | mixed grill, cowboy burger, kids meal with dessert |
| The Highland LaddieReservations · Outdoor seating | 4.8449 | 1 mi | £10–50 | sunday roast, pork schnitzel with anchovies, guinness and craft beer |
| The Pack HorseReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.2314 | 1.1 mi | £1–20 | live music upstairs, cheap pints, large beer garden |
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