Boar & Fable, Bradford

Someone here must be a fan or perhaps just a reader of Pubs Galore as a list of opening hours has appeared on the door, very useful in a street of bars with rather erratic and changeable opening hours. Post pandemic things are still weird of course. Bench seating down one side with a mix of wooden tables, opposite has tables with stools, upholstered benches, art work and a biggish screen. The counter is still across the rear with 7 keg taps on a T-Bar plus a Paulaner ceramic tap of three parts. There’s also two new hand pulls, one from Turning Point and the other from Shadow Brewing, don’t get your hopes up I heard Bradfield mentioned as coming next, however supporting small Yorkshire breweries is a good thing. I can’t complain about the beer quality either. There’s a laser display screen at right angles to the counter, so not visible until you’re at the counter and can see the pumps anyway.

Official site of Boar & Fable - www.boarandfable.com

Official site of Boar & Fable - www.boarandfable.com

Was going to visit last Friday, but the door sign said "Closed" - despite Google and WhatPub showing the pub as opening at 12 on Friday (I was there around 2:30pm). Unfortunately their own Facebook page doesn't list their opening hours! There was a chap sat in there (presumably the owner) but when I walked past later on the shutters were half way down. Whether they had an issue that meant they were unable to open, or whether the opening times are incorrect, I have no idea. Come on guys, it doesn't take much to put your opening hours on your Facebook page. There was a chalkboard in the window to tease me with a beer menu that was unobtainable, however it did list a couple of interesting looking cask beers so will definitely be worth investigating again, another time.

Facebook page of Boar & Fable - www.facebook.com

Facebook page of Boar & Fable - www.facebook.com