Mad Frans, Leeds

Another bar and kitchen in the ground floor of one of the anonymous blocks making up the Wellington Place area. This one is a touch more down market than some round these parts. It’s a split level affair with a takeaway for food and coffee (or “bakes and brews” as they call them) section at the front street level and up a few stairs an L shaped bar/diner area. There's a counter straight area with two low T-bars, a Mahou and a Guinness solo plus an unexpected handpull with an average Taylor’s Golden Best. I thought that an odd choice for this venue but hey ho. The kegs are less predictable with a Brew York and a Tiny Rebel among the more standard kegs (Stella, Hawkstone, Inch's, Neck Oil and Wainwright); could be worse of course. The bar back has a collection of roundels so they try to do more than the standards. Cocktails of course are available, £11 each and shots (£4 or £20 for 6) or lovely Jagerbombs at £18 for 4. Beers are at a little lower than normal Wellington Place prices. Round the corner at one end I spied a dartboard next to the food prep area, this is burgers, wings, loaded fries and a few pub type classics. Low and high level tables and industrial ceilingware, there is a glitter-ball (yay!!!) and a pull down screen. So less predictable than some.

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Another new bar round the back of the Good Luck Club. Reasonable size with the bar to the rear. Two reversed hand pumps and ten keg fonts.