Don’t Tell Titus, Saltaire A Pint Of Ale Pub Review
A nice-looking, fresh bar but Don’t Tell Titus offers no real ale and a dull selection of beers.
Saltaire, a World Heritage Site, was developed over a period of 20 years in the latter half of the 19th century as a village to house the workers of Sir Titus Salt’s mill on the banks of the river Aire. His village was cutting edge for the time: houses being better quality than nearby Bradford, Titus also provided a hospital, library, wash houses with running water. One thing was missing though, a pub. The popular reason is that having strong Congregationalist views and being teetotal, it was Titus’ religious beliefs that provided for this oversight. However, the real reason was probably that he understood that the trade union movement picked up pace within the cosy confines of the local boozer, so the temptation was removed from his workforce!
A lengthy history lesson perhaps, just to give background to the name of this village bar! The bar is light and airy with comfy leather sofas, cosy fireplace, soft curtains and flat screen TVs pumping out some trashy American sitcom with subtitles. The Saturday papers were in a rack on the wall providing some reading matter. The food menu seemed decent, but there were no real ales provided. On tap were Hoegaarden, Franziskaner, Leffe and Belle-Vue Framboise, which sadly can only be expected in a bar of this type.
In all, the Don’t Tell Titus is a cleverly-named, up-market aimed, comfortable bar with an airy atmosphere but just lacking the real, hand-pulled taste of a decent pint!
Also known as: Titus Bar and Lounge, Saltaire
