A visit to 'The Drum', as the locals call it is like a warming step back in time with a richness and grandeur in the decor and atmosphere that gives you a feeling of comfort and importance. It is most definitively a place for the fanatical fish lover with not even the faintest of nods to the carnivores. You will find yourself amongst hordes of seafood enthusiasts enjoying such delicacies as whiting soup, poached sea trout, smoked haddock florentine and a wonderful seafood pie. With a wine list which is a revelation and house wines from £13.50 you will want to settle in for a while.

The Drum and Monkey was sold in the latter part of 2003 to Jan Fletcher, OBE, a local businesswoman and entrepreneur who has a passion for good seafood restaurants; her other restaurant Bryan's won the Leeds Best Fish and Chip Restaurant Award 2007. Against the odds, Ms Fletcher has carefully maintained the reputation, atmosphere and traditional hearty menu that previous owner William Fuller was so famous for, making The Drum one of the best seafood restaurants in Yorkshire.