North Parade.

Surely they are?

Towns dead most of time, without Sunday’s I think they’d struggle?

 

I think they will.

 

And if not there is a fair few bars and pubs open in town over these last few months. Give those a try. Drum winder etc.

 

Bottom of ivegate.

Not far from north parade if you find it’s not open

 

The Record Cafe is open. They are tweeting.

Great place. Wish it was in Manchester.

 

Is it just Al's, Muddy Puddle and Beerhouse that have shut or have more gone recently?

 

Honestly don't see why people cream themselves over North Parade, its always been bang average, the real ale 'overhype'. Better off going to somewhere like Halifax or Saltaire for a drink.

 

North Parade flatters to deceive. There's nothing special about it. people just hype it because of real ale and want to believe it's saved bradford's nightlife. but it hasn't really. everywhere is largely too small, and its dead like all the time.

 

But its real ale m8. The fact that most of this city's culture doesn't allow them to drink and most of the rest and the footy fans are quite happy drinking pish isn't a great recipe for real ale bars. I don't mind a pint but i'd quite happily go to the shoulder or Wetherspoons rather than pay silly money.

 

It's a real shame but there just isn't the footfall, l only go on now to pay my credit card at the RBS because I've forgotten my online details.

The NP bars are usually shut or empty, only the Record Cafe seems never to be empty. As soon as those bars started to open, the council should have closed NP to traffic, then it might have had a chance, something might have grown from there.......maybe. RBS itself is like time warp 1974 building society.

Drumwinder looks like it's been furnished by sending a 12 year old with £200 to Home Bargains.

Went to the Beehive at Shipley recently, had a good time, an absolute comical Fannys rip off but it was very busy. It'll pick up a lot of summer business when the large rear beer garden opens. Good night is Saltaire/Shipley.

 

Agree with the above. Get to saltaire really. Fair few on top road now too.

Less scum

 

Not sure people cream themselves over NP I think they just like it because there's a few decent bars with a mixed age group and normally hardly any idiots - apart from on match day after the game.

Saltaire - yes, Halifax - no, not really a short taxi ride away for a couple of beers.

 

Interesting about Drum Winder - people I've spoken to have been impressed with it and how nice it looks. They don't shop in home bargains too.