The Record Cafe, Bradford

In a road with many converted shops, this one is an award-winning real ale and craft beer bar. Tidily furnished and decorated with a mixture of pump clips and music memorabilia. Also has a small pavement seating area. Four handpumps offering different styles: pale, IPA, porter and bitter, with the latter being an excellent Wylam Best (£4.20). Also has seven keg taps on the bar-back and a couple more on a ceramic German fount.

If I recall correctly this was the first of the shop conversions on North Parade and as BF says remains one of the best as the Camra awards on display will also testify. It looks to have had some redecoration since or during lockdown as the furniture has improved, other than the long bench down one side although with a lot of necessary cushions. The walls on the non-brick side have been redecorated and a lot of pump clips put up as decoration. The staircase at the back still leads up to the record shop part of the bar, represented by one of the three keynote symbols that appear in various places in the premises. All four pulls in use on my visit and quality was undiminished.

What has happened to this place we called in at 7.30 on a Saturday night to find the place empty nice beer and friendly staff but no body in maybe its because its card only all the other pubs on north parade were busy

Visited again last Friday to find it exactly the same as my previous review from three years ago. Four hand pulls for cask ale, all of which were on, complemented by an extensive keg selection. All the cask options looked interesting, including a rather dangerous (for an afternoon session!) 10% barleywine, so I opted for the more sensible Moutere (NZ Pale Ale) by North Riding Brewery, followed by Maple & Walnut Stout from the same brewery. Both very pleasant! Food and Wi-Fi both still available. A slice of normality and very nice beer too - what else could you ask for?