Whitelock's Ale House

Whitelock's Ale House is the atmosphere and heritage pick, and its roast punches above its price. Founded in 1715 as The Turk's Head, it is the oldest pub in Leeds, tucked down Turk's Head Yard off Briggate. In a Confidentials blind roast test its topside beef — sourced from Pickering's of Marishes and served pink — scored strongly, its veg solidly, and its Yorkshire pudding a perfect 10/10, the standout trimming across that test. The Sunday roast covers locally sourced beef topside, pork loin or lamb leg plus a roasted nut and herb loaf for non-meat eaters, indicatively £17.95–£22.95, with a longer service window from midday to 8pm — later than the Cardigan Arms or Cut & Craft. It sits just behind the Cardigan Arms here on overall food refinement and consistency, but wins on central location and that headline Yorkshire pudding: pick Whitelock's when the pub experience and the trimmings matter as much as the meat.