The Salt Cellar, Shipley

Traditional two-room pub (lounge to left, public to right) that may well have been quite plush a few years ago but looks rather worn round the edges now and quite scruffy in places, the attractive bar an honourable exception. Six ales on - Copper Dragon, Harvest Pale, Guzzler, GK IPA Gold, TT Golden Best, Hobgoblin – the quality wasn’t much to write home about, both the usually-reliable Castle Rock and Copper Dragon beers were both out-of-condition. Reading other reviews it seems like this place has an issue with retaining licensees (the friendly chap in here had only been in situ a few weeks) and attracting customers (I was the only one at 3.30pm). It’s in the GBG but, much like the nearby Fanny’s, I began to wonder just how much the local branch get out. Still, there’s a lot of potential here. But are there enough customers to go round?

Fine-looking pub on the eastern outskirts of Saltaire, presumably just beyond the original restrictions of Sir Titus's planned township. Retains a twin-bar layout, with comfortable furniture and decor in the lounge (although the last refurbishment must have been some time ago as parts are starting to look a bit threadbare). Pool table in the public bar. Four of six handpumps were on, offering Wainwright, Hobgoblin, Flying Scotsman and TT Golden Best (£2.60). Overall, despite it being (perhaps unsurprisingly) very quite mid-afternoon on a Monday, you get the impression that it is a decent sort of place.

Seems to be aiming at the ale-house market, probably to compete with Fanny's across the road. The décor is plain rather than quaint and the choice of beers is a bit pedestrian, being biased towards nationals and regionals, for the ale house market. Having said that it's not a bad place for a drink but I think as part of a crawl rather than a destination, it was late afternoon but the atmosphere was a bit stilted and the service sluggish. It's open plan with lots of old pine stained wood and some nice stained glass, probably a later addition. The right hand bar has a pool table.