Pub of the Week: Square Chapel Bar

But it’s a place you can go and have a drink, where the choice of cask ales and craft beers is wide and interesting, you can stand and chat to your mates and maybe have a bite to eat. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Built in 1772, the stunning building is Grade II* listed. Thirty years ago it was falling apart; a handful of forward-thinking people clubbed together to rescue it, buying it for the grand sum of £25. Along with the Piece Hall (next door), extensive additions and renovations were carried out between 2015 and 2017 and the cafe/bar opened soon after.
It’s a fabulous, light, high space. The long bar reaches down one side and a blackboard tells you what beers are on, and what’s coming next. On my visit, I found, among others, Howard Town’s Mill Town; Coffee Anise Porter, from Ticketybrew, based in Stalybridge; and Maris the Otter, from Brew York.
There’s a Pilsner; from Vocation; Dr Harris; from Stodfold Brewing Company in Ogden; and a rhubarb craft cider, from Pulp in Hebden Bridge. Add about 20 wines, with many by the glass, and a good selection of soft drinks from Fever Tree and Frobishers, and you’ve got something for everyone.
On a fine day, sit outside on the terrace with a pint and one of their marvellous sharing platters. ‘Fax (as we’re coming to know it) is on the map.
Bar at the Square Chapel, 10 Square Road, Halifax, tel: 01422 349422 www.squarechapel.co.uk. Open seven days a week, 10am till late.

About The Author

Amanda Wragg

Mandy Wragg is a freelance food journalist, writing and inspecting for the Yorkshire Post, Alastair Sawday, the Morning Advertiser, the AA, Cool Places and David Hancock's Inn Places. She co-writes www.squidbeak.co.uk, an independent guide to eating, drinking and staying in Yorkshire.

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