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The dog-friendly Leeds bar with 2-for-£12 ‘on-tap’ cocktails, craft beers and falafels

Sophie Smith Sophie Smith - 14th March 2023

There's few places around Leeds that'll serve you up a cocktail for less than a tenner these days, let alone two for another £2.

SALT Granary Wharf is not only the rare exception, but brings a selection of eight different 'on-tap' cocktails to the table in the same amount of time it'd take another bar to make just one.

Choose from the likes of Espresso Martinis or get into summer mode with an Aperol Spritz, the choice feels endless- and given the ease of grabbing a cocktail on-tap, you can head to the bar without having to wait in line and work your way through the list of drinks to find your favourite.

But the reasons to get yourself down to the waterside don't even begin to stop there.

As one of Leeds' most-loved bars, SALT pride themselves on serving something for everyone, including...

Falafel Guys

Falafel Guys is one of Leeds' most popular spots for Middle Eastern inspired dishes, and for good reason. / Image: The Hoot Leeds

Serving up a wonderful combination of wraps, salads and delicious Middle Eastern inspired dishes, Falafel Guys brings bags of flavour to this waterside hangout spot with a 100% halal menu.

Choose from fillings like halloumi, donner and chicken shawarma before your wraps and salads are filled with copious amounts of salad and three different types of houmous (yes, three): original, charcoal and beetroot.

This is now the only place you can find Falafel Guys inside a bar in the city centre, so this reason alone makes SALT Granary Wharf well worth a visit.

Craft beers

A pint of SALT in the sunshine.
A pint of SALT in the sunshine is the ideal way to end the day. / Image: The Hoot Leeds

SALT is known across Yorkshire and beyond for its standout craft beer selection. Predominantly brewed over just a short drive away in Saltaire, SALT bars all have a wonderful selection of ever-changing ales, lagers and craft beers to choose from.

The Jute Session IPA is always a great all-rounder to end the day with. Named after the versatile fabric, this hazy classic is a light, session IPA that makes up just one of the selections on offer.

The Final Straw is another pale ale perfect for any occasion- and all for a good cause. Teaming up with Seven Clean Seas, the world's first 'Ocean Clean-Up' organisation, every beer brings in a donation to help combat plastic pollution in oceans around the world. So if you've ever wanted a good excuse to grab a pint, this is it.

Bring your pooch

a dog sat at the table.
A watering hole favourite for dogs and humans alike. / Image: The Hoot Leeds

If you have a four legged friend that loves the pub just as much as you do - SALT Granary Wharf is the perfect spot to hang out and while the night away. Grab yourself a pint and a bowl of water for your pet and take a seat on the wide benches or find a cosy corner for you to both stretch out and unwind after a long day's graft.

Whilst all SALT venues are dog friendly, this is perhaps one of the most exciting bars for your pet to sniff around. There's plenty of outdoor seating for those that can't get settled indoors and there's stretches of greenery and a fresh view of the River Aire to go for a quick stroll between drinks too.

Quiz Night

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Quiz night starts at 7pm every Wednesday. / Image: The Hoot Leeds

Every Wednesday night from 7pm there's the chance to win a £50 bar tab and test your knowledge with a quick-on-the-draw quiz. Taking place on a smartphone, there's rounds of general knowledge, pop culture, sports and everything in between.

Make sure to assemble a team full of your smartest mates for this one, with a £50 bar tab on the line, every Wednesday is the most competitive you'll see this place.

Private hire

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Celebrate with free private hire every day of the week. / Image: The Hoot Leeds

The only thing better than hanging out here with your mates is having the whole place to yourself. Available every single day of the week for private hire, SALT Granary Wharf is the perfect place to celebrate with your nearest and dearest.

Whether you've got a big birthday coming up, looking for a place to bring the whole team down for a private work event or want to host a party to impress, you can work with SALT to bring your vision to life.

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Here’s how you can get FREE Tony’s Chocolonely and Yorkshire Tea in Leeds next week

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In honour of National Chocolate Week, two big brands are joining forces.

Fancy a freebie? Silly question, of course you do.

Tony’s Chocolonely and Yorkshire Tea have joined forces for National Chocolate Week to ask Brits to declare themselves a ‘Melt’...yes, really.

It comes after the brands discovering a new Gen Z dunking trend, with research finding that 80% of 18–24-year-olds say chocolate is their preferred tea-dunking treat.

To understand why the perculiar pairing has become so popular, the brands recruited Associate Professor of Psychobiology, Dr Lorenzo Stafford, to investigate what happens when tea and chocolate come together.

Associate Professor, Dr Lorenzo Stafford said: "It's fascinating to see how much thought Brits put into what makes a great dunk. Flavour, texture and temperature all shape how we experience food, and the combination of hot tea with melting chocolate creates a particularly enjoyable sensory experience.

"When it comes to dunking, tea and chocolate have great chemistry so it’s no surprise young people have embraced it."

If you want to try it out for yourself, then you can for free - but there is one catch.

From Monday 19 to Friday 23 October, anyone who walks into one of Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds and says ‘I'm a Melt’ will get a free mug of Yorkshire Tea and bar of Tony's Chocolonely.

Not only that, but the first 100 customers will also get a limited-edition ‘Melt’ cap.

Yorkshire Tea & Tony’s Chocolonely said of the partnership, “Brits love their tea and their chocolate and now the science shows why. This National Chocolate Week, we’re inviting everyone to give it a go, embrace their inner Melt and discover just how well chunky chocolate and a proper brew can work together.”

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Leeds Bradford Airport strikes will NOT go ahead following ‘late offer’ over pay

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This weekend's strikes at Leeds Bradford Airport have been cancelled.

Around 130 workers were set to walk out this weekend, Unite said, but this has been suspended to allow air traffic controllers to consider a new pay offer.

The Unite members planning on to go on strike were a mixture of air traffic control workers, customer experience staff, security staff and cleaners.

The workers involved in the dispute had recently come out of a four-year pay deal, with some of the departments having fallen behind other airports in equivalent roles.

Pay talks have been happening since December 2025, with the airport's formal offer not going far enough to address the lack of pay parity which led to the decision to strike.

However, as of yesterday 15 October, the workers have been given new pay offers from the airport and the strikes will not take place to allow a ballot on the offers.

Air traffic controllers and hourly paid staff are being balloted separately on their respective offers.

Unite regional officer Neil Whitaker said: "After receiving offers from Leeds Bradford Airport, we have suspended this week’s strike action in good faith to allow members to vote on pay deals.”

In a statement, Leeds Bradford Airport said: "While the ballot process continues with certain members of our frontline colleagues, we remain hopeful that a positive outcome can be achieved and that an agreement can be reached which works for everyone involved.

"Regardless of the outcome of this ballot, LBA has a robust contingency plan in place and will be operating as normal this weekend.

"Our focus remains on supporting a smooth and reliable experience for customers while maintaining safe and efficient airport operations."

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