Ahhhh... The Titus. For Infest Festival attendees it is a welcome sight for sore eyes (although I…read moreimagine it's avoided by the locals around the festival time). Located around the corner from the university, it provides a good place to grab a cheap drink and a bit of serviceable grub when taking a break from shenanigans at the festival. I can only give a review of my experiences during the festival weekend (as I have very little call to visit Bradford otherwise), but hopefully it'll give you a good picture of the pub. So, the Titus Salt is a 10 minute walk away from the Student Union or around 5 minutes from the closest halls of residence. It's on the line of shops down from the Sainsbury's and a little further down from the various fast food offerings along the way. It's actually a pleasant looking building and has a reasonable amount of upkeep (meaning it's less.... errr... undesirable than many of the other Wetherspoons offerings I have visited). It has two main areas inside. The downstairs bar and the upstairs gallery (where you can get a good look at who is coming into the pub on the ground floor). The bar takes up the length of the back of the building and they always have a pretty good offering of ale, cider and spirits (as you can imagine, being a spoons). The food is always OK, although they have a tendency to run out of things during Infest (bread and bacon being two main offenders). The service has always been pretty pleasant when we have visited and there never seems to be any problems with the locals and the visiting gothic contingent (although the clientele is 90% goths when we visit). The venue is always kept fairly clean and tidy. In summary... I guess it's nothing special - but it serves a purpose for a long weekend of dancing and drinking.

Well, its a Wetherspoons so not much really need be said!…read more This particular venue is absolutely great for us when we go un to stay in the Bradford Uni Halls though, as its so close and convenient. We go there for breakfast and lunch as they have a wide selection of dishes and the prices are good. The pub is quiet as there is no music playing-which is a welcome break. It is also well lit and spacious with high-vaulted ceilings. It's relaxing and you could easily spend quite a while here chilling out:)

okay i don't know about any other of the wetherspoons but the one in ripon is really dark and dingy…read moreinside half of it isn't even lit! anyone who has been here will agree with me on that! the food is expensive and comes on a big plate but only fills half of the plate and little of your stomach not good if your lining it! the drinks are good only a fiver for two jagerbombs and 6.99 for a pitcher (its best not to share!) if your going you must try woowoo and ameretto, my two favourites! it's good in the sense that although it's a pub and can rowdy on occasion it's bouncers are really nice (not if your being kicked out i guess lol) but also it dosent feel like a pub, or it feels like a 'posh' pub, no-ones crowded round a tv in football shirts , instead everones sat down on luxurious furniture ....who'd ever thought a pub could be sophisticated? verdict: don't bother if your a loud trouble maker or some lanky 15 year old trying to get served...it just dosent work here

This is the nicest weatherspoons i have been in. The building is very grand and has really high…read moreceilings. The menu and drinks are the same as any other whetherspoons. Good value drinks and food. The setting was really nice and was really clean. They do not show sport or have music on - there were tv screens showing the news but on quiet.

Visited our local Weatherspoons many times for lunch and think the best service we have found for a…read moreWeatherspoons. Sometimes busy at the bar area so often short waits but once food ordered, quick service and excellent value for money particularly with their 2 meals for £7.50 etc. Child friendly with family area to dine. Wider choice of food than has been previously and always been excellent for pub food. Decent priced drinks both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, often run beer festivals for local draught beers etc. Busy on weekend evenings with party-goers due to cheap drink and now play music so a little livelier than used to be. Toilets are always immaculate and this place is definitely worth a visit if you're in Halifax day or night.

Visited at about 21.10 on 15 November 2017. Not many people in there so I went to the Bar to order…read morea Pint of Beer. I waited for a while to be served having noticed only one person serving at the Bar. Another Customer came to the Bar and stood by me. eventually he was served so I decided to go else where. I was my first visit to this Pub and I will avoid it at weekends.

Highly acclaimed pub restaurant. Famous for their food, in particular their pies. They win…read morecompetitions year on year for their food. It's very busy and you have to book, sometimes weeks in advance for busy periods. The menu is extensive (not just pies !!) and all freshly made on the premises. Great quality traditional food

This is a huge pub with different sections inside - a room for dining and a room with just the pub…read moreand a small selection of bar meals. The dining room is very cosy and well thought out to give each table its own privacy. The interior is very lovely and cosy. The prices are steep but you pay for the best and this food is the best - its won many awards for its sunday lunches and for its pies. There is a booking fee when you book over the phone but it is deducted from the full price, i think this is to ensure you do come as it gets so busy they dont like to keep the tables empty if someone doesnt show up. Its not a good idea to just call in though so you really should book as it is really busy. The food menu gives a really good selection and their fish and chips are gorgeous but so big i can never finish it all. The desserts are yummy if you have room for any after the main meal. The staff are lovely and friendly if not very busy. The toilets are lovely and spacious with a touch of luxury.

Two weeks ago I came here as part of the Yelp Sunday club. I…read morehad to come back and make sure it wasn't a one off. I am pleased to say it is still as good as I thought it was. What a lovely, laid back, lively place. (Can you have lively & laid back in the same descriptive sentence?) I was asked straight away if I would be eating but it was just me and a friend having a drink and a catch up. The bar staff were attentive and the Reliance Best Bitter was still right on the button! I think I will steal away here next Sunday with a good read and have a proper relaxing Sunday afternoon. What a gem of a place this is.

This was apparently the 2nd time I've been to The Reliance but, as I can't remember the first time…read moreno matter how hard I try, I'll have to review it from my most recent experience : ) The building itself is charming, a good open space with huge windows that I imagine can lend themselves very easily to an afternoon of people watching. The seating and tables are a nice mishmash of styles that give the place homely, arty feel but not one that is bordering on try hard- although a handful of the clientele DID look like they were trying very very hard to be as cool as possible. I especially enjoyed catching glimpses of the hip young Turk who was sat opposite me under the newspaper stand, who simply scowled over his coffee and looked for all the world as if he'd just had a personality exorcism and was trying to work out his place in the Zeitgeist. Go hipster! Go hipster! Anyway, enough of the angry little wallflowers, let's get to an actual useful review shall we? Drinkswise there seemed to be an enticing list of wines, beer and cider that immediately titillated the boyfriend and made him stroke his beard with glee. So far so good. Unfortunately I was still smarting from his Gin seduction techniques the night before so could only face a Diet Coke. Must try harder next time. We ordered lunch and I plumbed excitedly for the Fish Platter- with the promise of a hunk of mackerel, prawn cocktail, granary bread and (joy!) potted salmon. Adrian decided he wanted to rip apart a pig so leaped at the gammon and how I wish I had done the same. Ade's gammon was a succulent pink slab of juicy, fresh pork, topped with a perfectly cooked fried egg and absolutely fabulous double fried chips. It looked, smelled and tasted fantastic. But why was I eating it? Well, my 'Fish Platter' arrived and it was (for £7) the most disappointing portion of food I think I have ever had. Sad face all round. For my £7 I got a 2cm x 1 cm nugget of mackerel. Simple. Smoked. One mouthful. It was 'okay' and had it been a 2cm x 1cm nugget of white truffle I might have felt I'd got my money's worth. But it was mackerel. The cheapest fish in the world. Next on my tiny platter for mice was a mini jam jar of 'potted salmon'. Potted fish should a) be cold and b) contain fish. What I got was five or so 0.5cm 'cubes' of cooked salmon swimming in a jar of melted butter. The jar was hot so either this was the salmon that SHOULD have been going into the fridge to create 'Potted Butter with a Flake of Salmon' OR it was yesterday's potted butter that had been put in the microwave. I fished out 2 or 3 minuscule lumps but the effort of trying to fork tiny cubes of hot salmon in a jar of hot butter is really not worth it. At this point, having eaten the mackerel in one bite, I decided to focus on the tablespoon of prawn cocktail. It was okay. Fresh and nice sized prawns- the 4 or 5 that were in there. I chose to eke out the portion by spreading it on my 'granary bread' except my 'granary bread' was actually a stingy single slice of plain old shop bought brown bread. One slice. Quartered. So, in conclusion.....if this had been lobster cocktail, white truffle and a small jam jar of caviar I might have felt the portion size to be more than adequate for seven English pounds. As it was I was presented with nanograms of three of the cheapest fish dishes a restaurant can produce, the portion sizes only serving as a slap in the face given the price I had been asked to pay for it. So, I wasn't happy. The three tiny things tasted fine, just plain old fine as plain old food is apt to do. I then proceeded to plough into the boyfriend's chips and anything else I could lay my hands on. I did consider saying something about the portion size when the (charming) waitress came to clear my plate but it seemed rather moot at that point. The food was fine, it was the portion that was insulting. So instead I decided to review it on here and make this suggestion..... Do indeed order the Fish Platter but when you order say "My friend Angelina said this was quite tasty but she said I should ask for a decent portion please." You may also want to slip in that potted fish and meat are cold. Otherwise it's just potted hot butter and not half as tasty. So why the 4 stars? Well, as I wandered to the ladies I made a point of looking at the food on everyone else's plate and it looked FABULOUS. Clearly I picked the bum dish. Other diners were gorging themselves on pastas, meats and sandwiches that looked absolutely delicious, big hearty portions, glistening with all the appropriate juices, sauces and cheesy toppings. The fish made me sad, I strongly suspect any other main course would have given me a raging lady hard-on. And the clincher for the 4 stars? The pud. Banoffee Pie. Oh sweet Mary, Joseph and All the Saints we have SALVATION. A veritable SLAB of perfect cake, inch deep cream, luxurious toffee, fresh banana. You saved yourself this time Reliance!

Very disappointed. Long wait for food, food presentation could be improved and more love put into…read morethe food. The chilli was bland, the gammon and eggs were tasty but dry meat and the eggs were more like scrabbled than fried and the garlic mushrooms were burnt in places. My daughter enjoyed her burger and the Sunday roast had tender beef, but very crunchy sprouts. Most meals come with a free drink and they offer discount for nhs workers. Friendly staff but needed more experience running this type of business.

Recent new owners and its brilliant! Food is a great , the landlady is a trained chef and you can…read moretell. I have eaten here a few times and each time its been great, lots of choice and the quality is great. Cant fault this little pub as its my local. Staff are friendly and if you like a cosy pub, this is the place to come

I've never realy been to the hotel part of it and I've heard some things about the food but I think…read moreit is good ad a pub so 3 star if you could do half a star then 3.5 star. The Service is good you get you food/drinks quickly ide say.But for me I think it is way too Loud.

Went in this evening for a cheeky drink with the other half while the the in-laws were looking…read moreafter the little one. Great cosy atmosphere inside that makes you feel right at home. Drinks reasonably priced and paying by card wasn't a problem (£5 minimum spend - contactless payment would be a welcome improvement). I'm working on trying out more of the pubs around Woodlesford/Oulton/Rothwell, but The Midland is definitely one I'd be happy to come back to again.

After a long day, post-launch for Yelp's Passport Event, I was in need of some serious sustenance…read more A few folk had already planned for a few pints in The Palace, so after the clean down, I bobbed along to join them and grab a drink. (Non-alcoholic sadly, still on antibiotics.) There, gleaming on the side of the bar, was a Sunday Roast menu-happy days! Of course, that was exactly what I desired. We all picked our fare, from the choice of lamb, beef, chicken and nut roast. I opted for the beef, which came in at just under £8. Fortunately the kitchen was still open at 8pm -if it's busy they'll serve until about 10pm, but things had quietened off due to the rain. Even so, we were grand. The chicken, it has to be noted, is a whole half a chicken and the lamb (just under £12) is a lamb shoulder -so if you're hungry, go for those options. The service was fabulous; all the staff we dealt with were super friendly, helpful and full of smiles, which goes such a long way. The range of drinks is fantastic -there are plenty of good ales to choose from, and the pub itself is a beautiful building. They've tons of outdoor space for the summer months, with tables and umbrellas out front, and a sheltered space out back. The only let down, unfortunately, was the food. I'm still a fan of this pub, as the locals seem pretty friendly, and it's a great place for a pint, but I doubt I'll dine here again. The 'roast' potatoes clearly came from some kind of Aunt Bessie's style frozen packet, the Yorkshire was a little overly crispy, and the beef was a little tough. It was late in the day, so that perhaps accounts for the beef, but the overall standard of the food just wasn't quite worth the £8 paid! The gravy was delicious, and I thought it was a reasonable portion, though. Somehow, if I'd have paid £5, I'd have felt it was worth it. Perhaps I'm a roast dinner snob. I've not tried the quiz, so can't comment on Hannah's poor experience, except that hopefully no one else has had similar treatment! Regardless, this is a fabulous spot for an excelllent pint, and plenty of warmth and welcome from the lovely bar tenders -if anything, definitely go along for the range of ales and proper pub style vibe.

Came in at 1pm and it was quiet, ordered a Peroni which was minging like vinegar so took it back…read more The barman could not have been more apologetic and sorted it right out resulting in me having a good pint. Asides the staff testing the beer before they open I could not expect better service so credit to the guy with the long blonde hair behind the bar. Can't comment on food etc but the other customers seemed happy. There was a few regulars in too so if you are in the area and want a beer get stuck in. There's a good selection of lagers and 10+ hand pulls. (While I am editing this for spelling mistakes please may I add: Pay rise please for the long blonde haired lad behind the bar. Unless he was the landlord. )