The Brotherhood of Pursuits and Pastimes

Great bar, love the fact leeds people are investing in the city.
Best venue in Leeds for watching sport without a doubt!

I have been thinking of going here for an age but keep not bothering because it just didn’t entice me in. HOW WRONG I WAS!
The bar staff are fab and offer cocktails not on the menu, such as espresso martinis (my fave). We had some fun trying different versions and they were goood. FYI Tia Maria can work instead of Kahlua.
They have created an outdoor area for the summertime which as a location has much to be desired (right next to a very busy road) but is still nice enough to be in the sun.
The bar itself inside is nothing to write home about and is a little dark for my taste but they do have a pool table and a table football (not many have these too and I enjoy it a lot).
I will be going back here, especially as it is dangerously on my walk home from work.

Listen, the main reason this place has got three stars is because of the daiquiri. Let’s get to that in a minute. I’ll be honest, this place isn’t really me.
Remember Gatecrasher? It’s impossible to think of how this place was that, now that it’s had a re-​fit. My mate and I were trying to suss it out and, although I like a lot of the elements, it’s a bit disjointed — there’s beautiful tiling at the entrance matched with quaint al fresco style café tables and chairs, placed next to diner-​ish booths, with a big open hall of a space by the bar, replete with Victorian boxer images on the walls. It’s all lovely, but I’m not sure it matches.
We decided it might be a sports bar for hipsters. There are TVs everywhere and lots of advertisements for the upcoming games they’re showing. I don’t know much about footie, but there is lots being shown, so I guess it’d be the whole season. Or what ever you call it. I didn’t dig the «commandments» that pop up on the screens — the cult thing is too force fed for my tastes. I didn’t like it about Reds and I’m not a fan here. I wasn’t sure I liked content of the messages, either. Speaking of Reds, that’s pretty much how I’d describe the branding vibe here, only they’re preaching footie and boxing and other sports over ribs.
What did I like? The bar staff — these guys were really solid and good fun. Hard working, fair at the bar (I hate it when they don’t serve in order), and made a damned fine drink. Before even getting started, he asked how I like my daiquiris: nice. I said a teensy touch on the sweeter side, but not crazy. He let me try it before serving — also impressive — and it was way up there in my top daiquiri times. Appleton White was the go-​to: good call. To established cocktail folk, I guess that doesn’t sound amazing. However, you’d be surprised how hard it actually is to get a decent one — even though they should always be a basic balance — so for that I was really chuffed.
Clientele weren’t my scene, but it was Friday night?
Anyway. If you want a good cocktail, seems like they’ve that covered… which feels a bit strange when surrounded by spray tanned ex-​Gatecrashers (I’m guessing?) next to Liverpool vs Arsenal (the first teams I could think of) but perhaps this quirky mix is part of the charm. Or part of finding their feet. Check ‘em out. They also serve pie, I think!