Leeds House Cafe

This is a little cafe on the edge of the market square in the centre of Otley.

I was in a bit of a rush and told the lady at the counter this when I arrived and asked if I could place my order. She told us to sit down and someone would be over. After 5 minutes no one had arrived so I went back to the counter and asked again to order. The lady looked a tad peeved and said someone would be over to take the order so I did as I was told and sat back down.

The girl who came to take the order was much more polite and took the orders and bought the bill back over so we could pay straight away. She warned us that there could be a 20 min wait for the food which we accepted as by this time I was probably going to be late anyway.

The menu was all pretty simple toasties and sandwiches. All priced reasonably and all coming with a nice amount of salad and coleslaw.

I can only assume the presentation of the club toastie was in honour of the Rugby World Cup, as otherwise the skewers poking from the top would be ludicrous... and we weren't entirely sure what had taken 20 minutes to prepare.

Anyway, the food was all very nice and as I say priced quite reasonably (About £16 for the total bill). The location is nice with views over the market square. The buildings old character and charm is marred a bit by the 'trendy' interior but I wasn't too bothered by this.

All in all I have mixed feelings, as the food was cheap and cheerful and it was nice to sit with a drink and watch people go by, but the terse greeting and the long wait for what was a simple dish put a dampener on things a little.

Leeds House Cafe
*Simple cafe menu
*Pleasant surroundings
*Service needs improvement

Market Place,
Otley,
LS21 3AQ