I stayed at the Indigo Hotel right next door to the Spread Eagle for a week and during this time I…read moreusually started and ended my nights of drunken debotchory at the Spread Eagle. It's a wonderful dive bar with a very diverse crowd of regulars. I had such a great time drinking here and carrying on conversations with everyone I met; quite the cheeky crowd it is. And a couple of the nights I visited they had some really good bands. Definitely worth checking out and relaxing. Just be cool.

Myself and my gf went here as 1 we loved the name and 2 it was right next door to our hotel…read more * Drinks prices excellent! * DJ was spinning some awesome tunes on the Sunday night we first went in * Bar staff very friendly * Nice big beer garden out the back Great little place and will defo be back!

As of July 2025, at a different location than indicated in Yelp. Now near the Museum Gardens at 14…read moreLendal. Three level pub will great selection of beer. I found an 8% abv IPA from Deya that was the best beer I've had in the UK this visit. Funky decor: lots of antlers, crucifixes, cherubs, and paintings of nude women. I'd definitely go again for a pint. Didn't try the food.

Fantastic ambiance and decor. This multi level bar is not a bar per se but beer and gin joint. It's…read morein need of a bit of a cleaning but at night your probably don't notice, lol. All in all kinda a fun hang out.

Place with a decent atmosphere, and it looked quite nice too. Enjoyed the distinction between the…read moretwo public pars, being the shallow end and the deep end. Music was alright. Abbeydale Moonshine was the only beer option, but if you only have one, this is a pretty decent one! Used to be owned by Nick Banks of Pulp.

Kicked out after working at the establishment for seven years and being close friends with all of…read morethe regulars / most long-serving members of staff for briefly touching a bottle of Baileys that my mate was pouring. Thoroughly disgusted at my poor treatment at a venue I have been loyal to and never had any problems at before. Door staff were as bewildered as I was. If you want to visit a fairly managed pub, I'd steer well clear.

My family still haven't got over the fact that I chose to celebrate my birthday one year at The…read moreTemple. They would have understood if I'd chosen a restaurant or a nightclub with a dancefloor but a bar that used to be a public toilet? That threw them completely. To digress, The Temple used to be a public toilet many moons ago. In the nineties however, it was converted into Manchester's smallest bar. Accessed via a blink-or-miss-it stairwell off Oxford Street, it's a bustling place with an intimate atmosphere and shabby chic interior. There's a tiny bar with great bottled beers and spirits, a cool jukebox with lots of Mancunian rock and roll, a cluster of seats for about 20 people and standing room for about 20 more. Suffice to say, nights here to be fun and messy - which is why I chose it as the perfect birthday venue!

The place is called Temple, it is a bar which used to be a public toilet, it is underground and…read morelooks very grungy and dark inside and of course serves alcohol ---- I love the whole concept (Note: I was born and raised in a Hindu family and Temple is a place of worship for Hindu's). I would love to bring one of those conservative Hindu priests here just to see his reaction (would be comedy gold). I am a big fan of its sister bar Big Hands and that is one of the reason I decided to visit Temple (obviously the name intrigued me too). They play funky rock music, have a good selection of beers and good enough seating arrangements (don't expect to get a seat post 8 pm on any day). Yes the bar is quite crammed and small but that kind of has its own appeal according to me -- It definitely keeps you warm on a chilly winter night! The beers are reasonably priced, though some may say its expensive for the kind of space it has, but I guess being ghetto and grungy is upmarket these days (explains the price). The crowd is usually quite nice, mostly working professionals around oxford road, you might find the masters and Phd students hanging out here too but definitely not a place where 18 year old's are screaming and shouting! Verdict: You should definitely go there for the novelty of the concept!

In terms of category, Santiago's is a cocktail bar, but I couldn't find the appropriate…read moredescription. Another trendier Leeds bar, in the same vein as North Bar, Mojo, any Call Lane bar etc. I think Santiago's has a bit more to it than many. Mainly due to the fact that they have live music, and cluttered yet trendy-cool posters and pictures littering the walls. Another haunt you can add to your tequila swigging, Mojito sucking list, Santiago's gets incredibly busy, particularly at the weekend. With the friendly barmen, and the occasional promotional offer (I got myself a pack of Sailor Jerry cards this weekend), it is a friendlier place than some of the others labelled above, that evidently sees quite a few regulars. The upstairs room is available for hire for private shindigs.

This place is bad ass. Or, at least it was on Saturday, since that was the evening of their Bad Ass…read moreDirt Ass Trailer Trash Party. My word, it's been a while Santiago, but you never let me down. I don't often end up drunk as a lord, much as it may seem otherwise, but Saturday heralded a night of such excess that there are parts missing. Fortunately, those parts occurred whilst en route homeward, so I was safely away from endangering myself about town. (And hopefully, not shaming myself in Santiago, although my dancing was likely so wild some may have been offended. I was really going for it.) That's what you get for drinking Talisker alongside lager pints. Wowzers. Firstly, these guys know how to roll out a party. There were several live bands playing as part of the event, and although the travesty is that I only knew one of them (and haven't since discovered the names of the others), each and every one was fantastic. There's nothing like a soulful singer blasting it out, to be followed by some seriously bluesy action to make a proper night of it right there. The bluesy action? Those guys are called The S.S.S.S.S. and they're second to none when it comes to all out fun. Dan Beesley-legend. Add into the mix awesome bar staff, face painting, and friendly as you like folk to complete the party. An extra boon is that the toilets (the ladies' at least) are super clean. An important note -it's cash only. Thinking about it, although I don't come in often enough to be classed as a regular, I've not had a bad night in here. Get yourself down and catch some of Leeds' best live music, amongst reprobates similar to myself, for an all out drinking session. Love it!

Have been coming to this bar for a few years now and never had a bad experience, however me and my…read moregroup of friends went in today to celebrate a birthday and had a horrendous experience. At first we were rushed to order when the bar was not busy with a snide remark from the woman behind the bar telling us to look at the board when my friends were unsure what to order. Two of us decided just to drink water as it was 1pm and did not want to drink, with the woman then saying 'or buy a non alcoholic drink were an independent business our staff need paying' with a disgusting attitude. 5 of the group did however buy a drink so uncomfortably we went upstairs to drink these. When we walked out of the establishment the woman behind the bar was giving us the finger behind our backs and then shouted thank you, which we should've realised we needed to do since she made our time there so horrible :)

Stood at the bar for 10min and was just ignored. Shame really nice bar but service was non existentread more

This is more of a brief update than anything else, but it's worth a mention since things have…read morechanged a little since my initial visit! Finally, it seems that Leeds has caught up with a hot trend in the U.S., wait for it... yes. We have our very own tiki bar awesomeness in the city. I was really excited to hear that this was the plan and couldn't resist checking it out some weeks ago. My first tiki bar visit was in New York last year and my grasp on this concept is that they are Hawaiian themed bars, complete with coconut shell cocktails, random skull objects, a bit of a 'cool dive' atmosphere and a large helping of straw to line the ceiling. That, minus the skulls, is what you'll find upstairs at the Call Lane Social. The décor was so fresh you could smell the straw as you entered, and as far as trending goes, this is it. It was packed - absolutely body-to-body, wall-to-wall. So it's certainly popular! This would usually mar my experience; I'm much more of a sit and natter over some decent drinks type-girl, but the atmosphere and life about the bar was very catching. Since there were no seats you either beat them, or join them, and so I duly danced away. Tons of fun! I didn't get a chance to sample the cocktails but next time, yes, next time I'll go all the way. From the downstairs speakeasy vibe, to the upstairs tiki mayhem, this bar is one to watch. Even the staff are seriously cool. Enjoy!

Tiki bar? No, more like dive bar wants to go tiki but don't let that put you off…read more After necking a few drinks elsewhere, I'm not actually sure how we got here but we did and it was a continuation of our good times. Upstairs is the music you never heard of (aka eclectic - this is not for the hipsters either) downstairs classic commercial tunes pumping up the vibe. The drinks were okay. The service was fine. The toilets were minging. Anyway, this place gets quite busy - as normal on a weekend night in the centre of town. It was all good while we were here because for the third time we observed that Milk does a body good but just how much are the men in Leeds drinking? Woo to the hoo!! This place is good fun in a line of bar crawls.

Just stumbled upon this place, was greeted to amazing service by a young lady who was just so…read moreaccommodating! Came to this restaurant with a vegetarian friend who doesn't usually get to eat at BBQ restaurants, but the menu had a wide selection of alternatives. Meals were impeccable, would 10/10 eat again. The decor was fun and different, made me feel like I was eating at a diner in the deep depths of the South of USA. Will be back :)

Being American born and bred, and having been to all of the barbecue Meccas of the American South…read moreand Midwest, I can state that this is authentic Q. The flavor and smokiness of the meats was spot on, and passed the "no sauce" test easily. All meats had a good smoke rinThe ribs were my favorite, followed by the chicken. The breast was tender and juicy, no dry at all. The brisket was satisfactory, good flavor, but I like it a bit fattier than what was put out. That's a very tough cut to get perfect, but it was perfectly edible as is. The sauces were god; complimented the meats well. This misses one star for the slaw. It is a Carolina style sweet & sour, but it wasn't quite sweet & sour enough. I applied some NC vinegar based bbq sauce, which improved it a lot. The staff was efficient and very pleasant, and provided great information about the food and restaurant. I'd come back, and will state for the record that this is true American style Smoked BBQ.

Good vibes, good service, good pricing. Location is perfect in Northern Quarter. Live music on the…read moreweekends.

After a lovely dinner at Superstore, we went for a few drinks at The Whisky Jar…read more Situated next to El Capo on Tariff St in the NQ, this bar, and the ones that around it, have been established in an old mill, which gives the bar some great wooden and brick features. The main bar and seating area is small, but luckily it wasn't too busy when I went here on Saturday and we managed to find a comfy sofa to relax on. There is a basement area which seemed to be much busier and louder than where we were sat upstairs, so this bar seems to cater for everyone's needs overall. The drinks menu in here obviously concentrates on Whisky - which isn't really my thing, but there were some yummy cocktails on the menu too. I ordered a Cookie Jar - a light yet creamy cocktail served with a cookie! And right up my street. They have live music on here sometimes and an open mic night every Tuesday from 7.30pm - so i may have to pop down for that!!

With Doncaster having only really two places to cater to the alternative / rock crowd, vintage…read morereally shines in the scene. The place isn't sparkling clean but that only adds to the homely feel of the place, with band stickers and alcohol logos everywhere. It's not obvious to newcomers that there is also a bar downstairs, where the stage is for local acts and the toilets. Avoid the toilets if you can, as you can smell them from 10m+ away (my friend Loz was so disgusted by the smell that he got a can of air freshener from the bar, and he was stood in the crowd at the opposite side of the room!) Back upstairs, there is a dj booth and pool table. Vintage is the only place (probably) where you'll find Pink Floyd graffiti in the womens' toilet! A really nice place to hang out when I (rarely) have a spare night in Doncaster.

This is probably one of the only bars along with The Priory which offers something a little…read moredifferent other than the typical 'chart and tart'. It plays mainly indie and alternative music and also on some days gets bands in to play. It isn't my cup of tea really but i can see why it's pupular. There's a great friendly atmosphere and not stuck up like some cool retro themed places are. One of the negatives is that the location of the pub is a bit off the typical crawl a bit but thou shall be rewarded!