It's not every day that you call on Buddhist monks to bless the opening of your revitalised pub, but this is Leeds and the unexpected can happen.

Basically this is what looks not unlike a former post office, but probably isn't and either way it hardly matters because the fitting out has been done with skill, and a comfortable pub on the ground floor serves as either just that, a place where classic British food is available together with Thai, or the portal to a very attractive restaurant upstairs with Thai cuisine as its primary offering.

Chai Dangsuth's team on the first floor go for a fusion of Asian influences, incorporating dishes from India, Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Singapore. They specialise in a range of 'feast' menus, which makes the restaurant very popular with the party market. Look for duck breast on a bed of Chinese greens with honey and soy dressing, Thai-style stir fried chicken with fresh ginger, black fungus mushrooms, spring onions and garlic.

The combined cuisine menu in the bar downstairs offers salmon and prawn fishcakes, fish and chips, still a great dish in Leeds, Thai green curry and a universally popular chef's pie of the day.

A well travelled wine list offers plenty of choices by the glass, all at prices that recognise reason. A visit to this well-blessed pub and restaurant is very unlikely to disappoint.