Wallers Brewery, Bradford

Blue Scrumpy left this review about Wallers Brewery

I approached this cellar bar from the Kirkgate end. The entrance to Sunbridge Wells is not obvious from here but there is a small gated entranceway at the junction with Ivegate. Steps descend into a subterranean world under the streets of Bradford City Centre and you enter a narrow brick vaulted passageway with a few rooms off to the right-hand side, including one with a pool table and another with a small kitchen.

The bar can be found on the left-hand side at the far end with the space opening out a little. At this point, there is lots of exposed ducting. Nevertheless, the bar is still an impressive space. There are many soda dispensers above the shelves of glasses for some reason.

Drawings of local scenes can be found on the beams around the bar. There were also a couple of fruit machines, as well as some DJ decks at the Kirkgate end. For my visit, music was playing without the aid of a DJ. Not too many were in but it was gradually filling up.

Beyond the pub, the passageway then narrows again and continues with other outlets either side until it reaches another street (Upper Millergate).

4 cask ales were on - Saltaire Blonde, Ilkley Joshua Jane, Kirkstall Three Swords & Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA. Brooklyn Stonewall IPA was on keg. The cider was Thatcher's Gold.

A bit of a musty smell was a little off-putting but I suppose that is par for the course for a subterranean bar.

On 28^th July 2025 - rating: 6
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