Howl Bar Leeds — Restaurant in Leeds

Cool little bar for the rock crowd! Friendly staff, and good beer. Not expensive either.

First bar I've been in where the toilets have a larger area than the bar itself. Accessible and gender inclusive on bar level, full range underneath. Smoking area out the back and tables and chairs in front of the bar on the pavement, perfect if you enjoy day drinking and watching people walk past. Inside it's decorated as a dive bar with Leeds related posters and suchlike.

Handily, has a huge cross hanging over the bar area for vampirophobes. They can sit safely and worry not 😉

Clearly however, vampires aren't welcome... Goths seem welcome enough though.

In summary, great little bar. Call in, have a few and see what you think. What's the worst that could happen...

Unless you're...

I visited during a very specific and rare event - Wrestling "Bar Fight" which was executed brilliantly. The staff were great, enthusiastic about the event and friendly. After the show the bar quieted down and I was able to make some song requests which were granted and also sparked some great conversations about music with the bar staff. I left with loads of music recommendations to listen to and would definitely head back. I've been to Howl many times, usually very late on a night but this mid afternoon to late Sunday show was a totally different experience and...

Cramped, mega loud bar, the outside area round the back is reminiscent of bunking off in a car park with a 2L - definitely needs some work to feel a bit more welcoming. Caters to the alternative music scene which is great to see. But it's a very specific niche within this scene and that made it inaccessible for me personally. The staff seemed completely disinterested in serving me and we're just chatting on the customer side of the bar, but they were friendly enough. I love bars like this but I just...