The Bingley Arms

We tried two dishes, the Rump Steak Imperial and The Steak and Real Ale Pie one with mash and one with the Bingley's famous chunky chips all cooked to perfection. Great food, great service all round terrific experience.

Food was lovely, staff really friendly and helpful, service was just a bit slow considering the restaurant was only about half full - we booked for 2.15 and didn't leave until almost 5pm. I would still recommend though!

Good atmosphere and extremely helpful staff at all times. Table ready and set up on arrival despite it being Good Friday and obviously a busy time.

the whole experience was excellent from start to finish. food is all freshly presented and is delicious. staff are very attentive and polite. we have booked for Fathers day, can't wait. yummy.

Excellent staff who were all very friendly and welcoming. Very nice food and lots of it. Great atmosphere in the Tap Room, the locals made us feel very welcome and made a fuss of our dog......which he loved.

Setting and atmosphere was great. Food was ok but not outstanding and service was a bit hit and miss with cutlery missing and side orders not quite right but resolved fairly quickly.

Very friendly / helpful staff, Food excellent main course too much for me but very good. Beautiful historic setting to enjoy Easter Sunday lunch .

Nice beer garden, part of it had a lovely sun trap. Freshly cooked food. And Full of character. My elderly mum & 2 daughters loved the history of the place.

Gorgeous food friendly staff cant wait to go back soon

If you would like to eat at a table surrounded by noisy foul mouthed drinkers, be served by a rude middle aged waitress who flies into a hissy fit when you inform her of the language you have endured. then addressed by a totally disinterested manager/owner, then this is the place for you. Three tables of diners adjacent to us also complained about the noise and behaviour of the drinkers, the response was a shrug and "what can we do? we've had a word with them........" The food was average and overpriced, we left most of our main courses as we couldn't wait to leave. The evening was further enhanced by one of the drinkers sitting by the exit to the smoking area, smoking in the bar with the door ajar. When I told the waitress, she said that this could not have happened!! if this site would accept a zero rating, that is what I would give. A never to be repeated experience. One final tip, book online, it guarantees you the worst table in the place.

The restaurant may have a valid claim for being the old pub in Britain but the place looked drab and ready for an update on the décor. Booked a table for 13:00 and arrived on time but it was 13.25 before someone took our drinks and food order. Not offered a menu on arrival, we did ask for some menus at about 13:15. Even two Ladies who left the Pub at about 13:20 (who frequently had Sunday lunch at this pub) commented that we had not any food served, in response I said they have not even taken our order yet. We all (3 people) had the same main course, steak and ale pie, which was served hot and in reasonable time after we had ordered. It was sound pub grub but not my idea of Gastropub dinning. We only had the one course and finished off with teas and coffee. When I asked for the bill I had at least another 10 minute wait as the staff were having problems in printing the bill from the electronic till. The pub was clearly doing sound business for a Friday lunchtime and my review is not consistent with what I have read in other review. However, I did a 240 mile round trip to take my 90 year old Mother in Law out for lunchtime treat for Mother’s Day and the experience fell well below expectations.

Are you looking for somewhere to go for Sunday lunch, we'll look no further the menu choice catered for everyone and we even had room for a dessert! Fabulous pub with friendly staff.

Very nice, helpfull staff, comfortable surroundings, good food, just what i expected. Easy to book a table. Perfect place to meet my family, I think we'll be going back at som point.

We had a fantastic roast for Mother's Day with very friendly and attentive staff. Wide choice on the menu too. Would highly recommend a visit to England's oldest pub!

Excellent quality food, massive portion sizes. Really friendly staff and good service. It was our first visit and I'm sure we'll be regulars in future. Excellent

Disappointed by the experience having had to wait for 50 mins for a simple main course meal of lasagne, fish pie and sausage and mash. Rather expensive too for the food quality.

From the moment we arrived the staff where warm friendly and attentive ,we orded four different meals they we all brilliant. ,I would recommend the Bingley arms for a great atmosphere thank you .

Absolutely brilliant evening - the menu was well thought out and covered all tastes - thoroughly enjoyed and will be back again soon, the staff are excellent and made the evening even better!

Disappointed. Didn't realise the Valentines Menu was a set one. The menu should have been displayed on the website. The only choice was the main course, all the other courses were set and not to our liking.

Well what can I say. We had booked a weekend away in our touring caravan for our anyversary, and when booking we looked online at nearby facilities. The Bingley Arms the local pub/resteraunt. I looked online and noted that Bingley Arms was the oldest pub in England which really appealed to us with its traditional character and charm. We booked in for Sunday lunch and was pleasantly surprised at the decor and facilities. The food was amazing along with fantastic service. I would recommend friends and family to eat here and I will be coming back in the near future.

Excellent service and food nice friendly atmosphere. We will definetly go again when in the area. Four of us visited and all had excellent meals

Lovely old historic setting and food absolutely fantastic. Best steak pie and lamb been served ever!! Staff very polite and friendly and very relaxed. Definitely recommend A+++++.

Was really forward to visiting this pub. M,having heard great things about the food. Lovely waitress,really friendly &helpful, unfortunately the food left a lot to be desired, Sorry!

I booked a table on the internet without any problems and from the comfort of my armchair. This was for a walking party and after a pleasant 5 mile walk 10 of us had Sunday lunch. Te service was very good, the choice of venue was very good and the portions were very substantial. The food was very good and hot. I would recommend the Bingley Arms and will bee making a return visit very soon, as will the members of my party.

Great meal , staff very attentive , table prepared with baby chair and baby was well looked after. Only drawback was room was cool as we asat down to lunch. The weather outside was cold and the staff provided additional heating but this could have been done before people arrived for lunch

The food was excellent though a lot of it , the staff helpful , the atmosphere great a truly pleasant experience! We would definitely recommend the Bingley Arms !

Limited choice of dishes and this makes it so good because what they offer, they do well. Excellent food and service. Great value for money. Lovely atmosphere too. We will be back and recommending to friends.

The 'special' pheasant pie was full of tiny sharp bones. My guest who had ordered it didn't want to complain as everyone else had had an enjoyable meal. I did not want to embarrass her by raising it yesterday. However it was inedible and thus very disappointing. The other 6 six enjoyed their meals: main courses, sweets and coffees. Service was pleasant as was the situation of our table.

Electronic booking system went smoothly. Food was very good with a great selection in accompanying vegetables. Children's meals a little disappointing - pizza had obviously been overcooked as the edges were burnt and there was extra cheese thrown on to disguise this. The chicken goujons portion was quite small - but then not for a younger child! Overall, it was an enjoyable meal, good service and a very pleasant ambiance. We'd definitely recommend and would visit again.

we had a lovely evening out .the staff were very friendly and attentive we will be visiting again in the near future.Best Regards . Joe Ellwood

Our food was plentiful, of very high quality and had clearly been freshly cooked which explain why service, while attentive and friendly was just on the edge of being a bit slow. The choice of wine complemented our meal very well and overall we had an extremely pleasant extended lunch, and will definitely be back for more.

the bingley arms was easy to find and parking a plenty. Amazing food and wonderful atmosphere. Service was a tad on the slow side. Will definitely go back

Very poor and disappointing ....5 meals and only 1 didn't get sent back. Such a shame as the venue is charming and well laid out.

Our only critique is no background music but food excellent and very good value. Lovely old restaurant with interesting history and ideal location for North Leeds- plenty of parking

Excellent afternoon tea - we had to eat absolutely everything! Staff very busy but we were not waiting too long. This is very popular and I can understand why.

Great friendly and welcoming service, Lovely Sunday lunch with a great choice on the menu, something to please everyone. Will be returning again very soon.

The food was fine but the service was very poor. Kept waiting for an hour after ordering with no sign of any apologies or updates. When the bill came we noticed that another tables drinks had been included, adding £15 to our total. Again no apologies. Very disappointing.

It was very interesting visiting a pub that has so much history. The food was delicious and reasonably priced and the service was great too. I'd definitely go there again.

I was dining with a date and wanted to impress , ......! the meal was very basic and not tasty at all and the salad was not good either... only good thing was the Desert...

We went on a Saturday early evening with family. Lovely food & excellent service. Great choice of specials. Very good value. Will definitely be back soon.