The Brownlee Arms

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “Excellent steak & ale pie .... Full of meat. Fish pies were also excellent”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Just so disappointed. We’ve been going here for a while now, for food, drinks and just to relax. The last and final time we visited, we called in for a quiet drink and got served an hour before closing. As we sat with our drinks the guy at the bar who served us told us they were closing soon. We were confused because upon checking their opening hours they weren’t closing until 11.00 and it was 9.52pm. It got to 10.20pm and the same guy came up to us and asked us to leave. We asked why and they said because it was quiet, I’m not sure why if you know you’re quiet and you and the kitchen have prepared to close and leave early, why you would even serve us and then have the nerve to ask us to leave? I asked him this and he just fobbed us off. We paid for our drinks to enjoy them, not to be pressured to get lost because you want to go home early! If you had consideration and told us, we would have gone elsewhere to relax. We gulped our drinks down and as we were leaving, all the staff were sat looking impatient and you could tell they were just waiting for us to leave so they could go home, so unprofessional and we didn’t feel welcome. Won’t be back, which is a shame because we have always had a pleasant experience there apart from this rubbish treatment. Goodbye Brownlee Arms 😔”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “We went for the advertised seafood for June. The standard was really high for seafood in Leeds. I was disappointed that there wasn't more people there for a Thursday evening. Bluntly, Horsforth's loss. The seafood platter delivered, including - oysters, lobster, prawns, mussels. The seafood was excellent. So good to get decent food, minutes from my door. The seafood is only there for June, so move quickly if you want to try. The service was also excellent. Alert staff who were interested in making sure sure your experience was a good one.”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “It was a funeral tea. Very pleasant surroundings. The staff were friendly and helpful and the food well prepared and very tasty. I do not know how much a head was charged but the quality of the food was good. We were in the conservatory section with plenty of space.”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “We had a beef and also a lamb roast dinner. Pretty disappointing for both. The meats were overcooked and chewy, two roast potatoes each! (in fact closer to boiled potatoes then roast potatoes ) I mean who thinks two potatoes is enough? If you're going to short change me on potatoes then surely, three is the magic number. No complaints on the veg or the Yorkshire pudding (thank god!!). The lamb came with a fancy square of stuffing, but none with the beef (not sure if this was by design or a simple error). Over the course of a meal we interacted with five different serving staff who were all very polite and efficient however not once during our visit were we asked "if everything was ok", no it was not! My positive thinking lunch partner was not too keen on me voicing my opinion, but had you asked, I would have voiced it, but you didn't, so here I am typing a review. And so we left, hunger satisfied? yes, food enjoyed? Not really. Which is a shame as I've eaten here plenty of times before and never had reason for complaint. Surely the foundations of a roast dinner are a nicely cooked meat, plenty of lovely roast potatoes and of course a crispy Yorkshire pudding, at £19 a head am I asking too much?”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “Came with good expectations and left massively disappointed! Burger well over cooked and dry! Pie dry! Steak asked for medium rare it came medium well! Sticky toffee pudding was dry and lacking the toffee sauce which was not edible. People not working wondering in the kitchen. Dogs roaming the eating area. No checking in from staff Just poor really which is a shame”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “We hosted my sister’s Baby Shower here last week. From the initial planning right through to the end the service and friendliness of the staff was exceptional. We hired the private room at the back which was cosy, beautiful, clean and plenty of space. The food was beautifully presented and tasted lovely with a wide selection. X”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “Pictures added were what was served and what was left! Instant mash! Meat over cooked. Vegetables not cooked enough! Gravy wasn't from meat, was instant..and altogether an awful meal! Frozen yorkshire puddins no one expects this!🙀 I get everything can't be always perfect at the right time all the time but everything been either under done or over done is very disappointing and shouldnt be expected from this restuarant.... me and my partner will denever be returning!”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “We visited yesterday for Sunday dinner, me and my mum. Starters: We had the fried brie and the scotch egg. Both were tasty and enjoyable, although they weren’t particularly hot when they arrived. Sunday dinner: Overall it was okay, but not the best. One big positive: the roast beef was cooked well and they were very generous, three big slices, not stingy at all. The downside is the beef slices were so thick they were very hard to cut, especially with the very blunt knives provided. Everything was served inside a large Yorkshire pudding, but it was very soggy, while the crust was overly crunchy/hard. The roast potatoes were huge but not crispy, and the inside was quite dry. Mash was fine. The carrots were undercooked (almost raw). There was also a lot of shredded red cabbage on the plate, which made the whole dinner taste a bit vinegary—it felt more like something you’d expect with a Christmas dinner than a Sunday roast. Sprouts were cooked fine. Gravy & service: The gravy itself was really nice, but there wasn’t much on the dinner and it felt dry. My mum asked for extra gravy, but it didn’t arrive and we had to ask again. Also, nobody came over after the food arrived to check everything was okay, and after we finished we were left sitting with plates for 10–15 minutes without anyone clearing them. In the end we had to go up to pay, and no one asked how the meal was, which was a shame as these issues could’ve been sorted quickly at the time. The staff were polite and pleasant, but overall the service wasn’t very attentive, and the roast just needs a few improvements. I wouldn’t rush back for Sunday dinner, as I think we could honestly make a better one at home.”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “A little disappointed with our visit this weekend. Whilst the food was presented well and service was great the roast dinner was quite poor. The veg was undercooked and still quite hard, the potatoes too well done and the meat really fatty and not easy to finish so most of it was left. They did take the drinks off the bill as a gesture which i do appreciate but doesn't really feel enough given that it was the food itself which was an issue.”