First White Cloth Hall
📍 Kirkgate, Leeds LS2 7DJ, UK
About First White Cloth Hall
First White Cloth Hall is a significant historic landmark situated in Kirkgate, Leeds, thoughtfully repurposed into a vibrant social space. This impressive Georgian building, originally constructed in 1758 for trading undyed cloth, now offers a unique blend of heritage and modern hospitality, drawing visitors into its beautifully designed environment.
Guests can enjoy a diverse selection of food and drink from various independent vendors operating within the hall. Visitors frequently praise the superb food offerings, which have included everything from rendang curries and pizzas to delicious tacos, olives, and focaccia. The welcoming environment and relaxed atmosphere, complemented by good beer and wine selections, create an enjoyable experience for all. The service provided by the team is often highlighted as brilliant, contributing to a pleasant visit.
Visiting Information
While specific opening hours are not provided, the First White Cloth Hall is designed for an inviting and accessible experience, featuring a wheelchair-accessible entrance. Payment options are not specified, but guests can expect a range of choices from the individual vendors.
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📍 Kirkgate, Leeds LS2 7DJ, UK
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Showing 5 of 19 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 8 February 2026.
We’ve been a few times now and really enjoyed it. Brilliant service in a really welcoming environment, the food is superb in particular the rendang curry and pizzas! Highly recommended
Mixed bag it’s a beautifully designed place, thought the security guy was lovely who greeted us as we walked in and advised on food options. As always with Leeds the usual suspects on the beer front which is sometimes disappointing to see when there’s so many great offerings out there and a chance to do something different. Food was poor and we’ve all ended up with sickness throughout the night. Not sure which vendor it was from but we had the Malaysian food which was very average. Pizza was ok, but wouldn’t be in a rush to try it again. All in all quite disappointing for the first food hall in Leeds to be honest.
We were visiting Leeds and stumbled across WCH. We had a couple of drinks and lovely food, olives and focaccia slices from Morty’s and some amazing tacos from the Mexican food vendor. Great experience, relaxed atmosphere , tasty food, good beer and wine. Will definitely be returning.
Went on opening weekend with friends and understand you get teething problems. So we went with 2 out of town friends from London and I am afraid to say apart from the bar this is overpriced crap. We waited ages for things and when they came the pizza was burnt , how do you burn a pizza, the Oysters were OK but you don't have to do much for them to be very good but all is well overpriced, left the place hungry so then went for a proper meal. The place is a gimmick if the owners cannot see this then they must be blind. The drinks were good though. Will never go again, there are much better places in Leeds.
The venue it's self was lively and the selection of drinks were good however we waited over an hour for a plate of Tacos which arrived cold. £12 for 2 Tacos, I expected better service and more food for that price.