White Cross

I have lived in Guiseley for 37 years and have visited this pub many times before and after the business was taken over by Ember Inns. Where to start? The pub atomsphere has become more up market which is all very well but the workers are not. It was never a place I nor many people would go to before as it had a bad reputation among our local community. Now the pub has changed hands and employed new staff who don’t live within the locality I do find certain staff and to my horror even the management unprofessional, miserable, unhelpful, the food is not always cooked to a high standard and the choice of music in the evenings does not support the most common age group (over 50s). Recenty it was brought to my attention, there are several unpleasent rumours around the area about the staff here from our youngsters without going into any detail so this has been just as off putting. To make matters worse and confirm my suspicions I have also observed a link to a website called
and the subject line was under ”reviews of white cross hotel”
(which of course is not a hotel business) nonetheless a lady back in 2005 has spoke of the pub before the Ember Inns changeover, above the members comments posted by some ignorant and worryingly inconsiderate person working for the branch in Guiseley was a defence in respect of the pub being family freindly. All I will say is I wouldn’t take my grandchildren there at anytime it is not worth the arguement or the hassle of the attitude from the White Cross Pub Staff :)
In the summertime, motorists passing the pub have seen children in the beer garden around smokers and it is not the best image for the White Cross Pub it only reflects on a bunch of nonsense hypocritical staff who change business ethics and policies each week when it suits their mood. Oh dear.
I have reported to the above site administrators to have such a statement removed immediately due to the slander and personal abuse which on both accounts are illegal content, I have not heard of anything like it before from a pub business or any business.
First Impressions of this pub are OK, try knowing a few insiders and you will never want to bother stopping there again. Good Luck folks.
Some advice. We much rather park ourselves at the Fox and Hounds pub in Menston, the service is less impersonal much more decent and freindly and better food served in a timely fashion. The staff are more responsible to the jobs they are given and my sons and daughters and freinds families prefer there rather than The White Cross for somewhere to relax and feel more comfortable.
Mr Hackleton.

I don’t like chain-​run pubs, but of all the chains, Ember Inns appears to be the best. Luckily for the White Cross, they are part of this chain.
Neighbouring world famous Harry Ramsden’s chippy, the White Cross is a family orientated pub in a family orientated suburb of Leeds, and so it works well. Stylish and modern inside, and simply attractive from the outside, the place does the important things well, something I have come to expect from Ember Inns pubs.
The food is definitely above your average pub grub, yet it is priced as if it is no better than some of the rubbish you get served all too often in other pubs — I wolfed down a mixed grill without thinking and loved every bite. They also offer cheap deals on certain nights, including curry and steak nights occasionally.
A word of warning to those who want to get smashed however — this probably isn’t the place to go. It’s very much an eat-​and-​have-​a-​couple of-​quiet-​pints sort of place.

One of a chain of public houses ‘Ember Inns’ the white cross situated on the roundabout on Bradford Road opposite the famous Harry Ramsden resturant. The Pub has ample car parking and is local to the famous market and historcal towns of Yeadon, Guiseley, Otley and Ilkley. The pub it’s self provides a warm and friendly envionment in which family and friends can relax and enjoy a drink or even a lovely meal. The envionment is modern and relaxed. The food is of a high standard and on various nights of the week offers meal deals, these tend to include steak nights and curry nights which include a drink with your chosen meal. The staff are friendly and the service is timely.