Next week I am taking the better half to Cyprus for a week. We are flying from Leeds/Bradford for the first time and as we have an early(ish) flight we are staying at the airport Travelodge Hotel the night before.

Quick question - is there anywhere to eat, other than the airport? Breakfast isn't a problem as we can get something after checking in at the airport, I just need to know whether or not we need to eat before we leave home, or take butties. We are getting a lift over to the airport so we won't have a car.

Thanks in advance.

There's a brewers fair pub and murgatroyds chippy just down the road mate about 10/15 minute walk.

That's great - Thanks.

Word to the wise, dont ever, EVER buy anything from that stupid, disgusting, rip off cafe when you go through.

There is a wetherspoons and a greggs before you go through check in, i would suggest that you stock up there if you want an edible meal.

It's been a couple of years since I've flown from LBA, but are you telling me they've got a Greggs in there now ?

Nope, sadly it's been and gone, went in April. Not that it wasn't doing well, it was doing too well for the other cafes etc in the airport, who objected to its presence, costing them business.

[iGregg[/i Eastwood has a lot to answer for!

The best fish and chip shop is the little fisherman on High Street. Always busy but the food is immense!!!

Im not suprised TBH, the food court in LBA is nothing short of abysmal. Fish and chips is is then.

Starting to worry about my breakfast as well now. As we don't land until 5:30pm, so won't be able to eat until 7:30pm or so (not counting the slop they refer to as 'food' on the aircraft) I think we may take extra butties for breakfast!

I guess I've been spoilt by Manchester, Gatwick and Heathrow over the years

Is there still an O'Briens there? Nice expensive bacon butties prior to check in.. sets you up nicely for a cheap european holiday!

It was in May, the last time we flew out from LBA, don't know about more recently though.

tbh an overpriced sausage sarnie & coffee is all part of the going on hols routine, last few times we went there was a eastern european bloke on the cafe check out, who cracks on to the mrs a bit, and trys a few funnies which seem to get lost in translation, she's not the happiest of flyers and nigh on 20 years experience tells me she doesn't do 6am funnies, so you can see the tumbleweed drift past the till.

Exactly. 7/8quid each on a breakfast/dinner etc is just the norm. All part of going through an airport.

I was in WHSmiths in Manchester Airport in May and this lass on the checkout at 10am was getting peeved at how many people complained about the price. She said to me "wish they would shut up, it's a f00king airport, they should expect it to be over priced".
I asked her how long she had worked there. She said "about an hour and half"

I don't think she'll be working there now as I type this.