Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Away Stand Bar - Leeds United

This is a difficult one to be objective about - Elland Road is not one of my favourite places to visit, largely because many of the Leeds Utd fans seem to be comfortable with the amounts of racist and homophobic abuse given out by the vocal minority.




However, putting my football feelings aside, the bar in the away end is actually fairly pleasant for a football stadium. We're certainly not talking about comfort or family-friendly - this is a football stadium after all. On the whole - the experience is a positive one - there's a few televisions placed at unnatural heights to watch the early kick-offs, and the bar itself is well positioned and welcoming.
It's easy for football clubs to fall into the trap of understaffing on match days, and then charging over the odds for poor-standard lager - pleasingly Leeds buck the trend somewhat by actually getting the balance of servers & cashiers about right. The beer is fine (Carling or Strongbow), and acceptably priced at £3.60 a pint.



Overall, not as bad as expected, but quite happy that I only have to go once a season.