Three Cottages, Meanwood Park

You'll find Three Cottages doing exactly what it sets out to do—no pretence, no Instagram nonsense. It's the sort of place where regulars prop up the bar on a Tuesday afternoon and families wander over from the park on weekends without it feeling forced. The setting's genuinely lovely; you're sat among actual greenery with views that remind you Leeds has proper parks beyond the city centre. The drinks list leans into proper British ales and ciders, and the food sidesteps the usual gastropub clichés in favour of straightforward stuff that doesn't overcomplicate itself. It's become a reliable favourite precisely because it hasn't tried to become anything it's not.