The Hockney in Bradford

Friendly staff and good service

Never again, very rude the person behind the bar, the place very dirty

Should be an option for zero stars. Horrible pub. Very aggressive and dangerous customers looking for trouble. Please be careful if you are ever in or better still. Don't go.

Didn't particularly like the place. Went in at 6.30pm on a Saturday evening, when an old DJay, started playing music which didn't represent the age group of the clientele in there. We drank up and went somewhere else.

Nice pint cheap enough will visit again

Really good customer service off Thomas. Lines get cleaned regularly and nice pints only place worth going round Shipley

Friendly staff. Good atmosphere. Enjoyed my visit as customers were friendly too.

Decent enough casual boozer plenty of pool tables well priced

Quite a large pub that is hidden away. A big beer garden and seems very friendly

Sunday 24th March 2024 This teal ale music pub is a friendly 1 large roomed pub The staff are good and obliging. At the rear of the pub is a secluded quiet beer garden, which is a great place to drink if you want to talk to your mates

They have a pool table. I like to pool.

This place could be so good, spoons round the corner closing the owners should jump right onto this! Toilets need attention, seating is torn and ripped, service leaves a lot to be desired, often one person on the bar or in this case nobody now the girl has cashed up at 17.00 on a Sunday and no drinks can be served until the next person comes on….. Owners pay attention, not a bad bar , but of spit, polish, attention to service could be a gold mine!! Loads of crap at top of stairs also, just a bit of attention to detail when spoons closes you could be cashing in, just need more staff!

Friendly atmosphere with some real live characters 😁

Its wonerfu the staff is brilliant kind and considerate and very very caring

Nice furniture and top friendly staff

Standard modern pub. Decent beer. Good service.

Great place to see a live act; we went to see the Motives which was an excellent gig. Not a pub I would frequent just for a drink though, just too big and non-cosy.

Cracking do, warm, comfy, cheap booze and even some entertainment from the alki's in the corner.

Nice staff, clean, and just a good place to drink and chill with family or friends

Nice place for a quiet drink. Cosy atmosphere

My favourite pub. Always has friendly staff not to mention the great drinks too.

Was nice and quiet. Reasonable priced drinks

Excellent service clean and tidy polite bar staff 👍 young guy 👦 needs to pour a pint better but ok music brilliant football ⚽️ Excellent x

Great bar in shipley ,cheap, staff lovely and polite 😀 we have had great days/nights out here

OK pub very quiet, got locked outside in the 🚬 area

Very dark, cheap beer on a Thursday, but don't bother, its not nice, i will not go again

The bouncers on the door and smashed window was a bit unsettling, and my feet stuck to the wooden floor as I walked towards the bar. The whole place seems stuck in the late 90s with outdated decor and strangely the lingering smell of stale smoke in the air. I'm not sure why it's called The Hockney as the only thing that I can see referencing David Hockney is the sign outside. And I presume if ask the regulars about Hockney they'd probably tell you it was a medical condition to do with the kneecap. Regardless of this, drinks are cheap - but don't expect much past the usual swill water largers - and I didn't get glassed, so it has that going for it I suppose.

Too big and not very pleasant very cold feeling

Nice place to meet a friend/friends for a drink or two

Ok place. Not too expensive and I'd visit it again.

I would like to praise Melissa and Matthew for the extent of hospitality iv been coming here over five years and not had the warm and comfort before Thank you please keep these people on as they keep wRm and happiness x

Very good place to have a few drinks

People are friendly. Local pub for local people

Great bar, good atmosphere and reasonable priced drinks. Friendly staff and the pub is nice and clean.

Good service new people ive met. Plus Amanda behind the bar what a grafter and all ways with a smile.

Its local and reasonably priced

Nice friendly pub, only had a cup of tea but would go again when I'm in Shipley.

Very noisy sports bar, met my hubby here after football match, not my cup of tea.

Nice and chilled place for a pint with friends

Never been in here before but very resonantly price beers in comfortable seating spread around,football was being shown on the big screen but volume turned down so it didn't inter fear with our conversation

Great place to watch they football and great staff

Staff stood in there phone, one staff shouting & swearing at a customer she was small with ginger hair. Place wasn’t hoovered, still advertises it sells food but sadly it does not. Highly disappointed.

Liverpool v Manchester United kicks off in 15 minutes and there is one member of staff working. Disgrace !!!

How can a pub not have any ice? Not the first time either, warm spirits and bottles are not nice, especially in a heat wave that we have had.

Recent trip to Shipley, popped in here twice (Friday afternoon, Sunday evening). Good selection of beers at reasonable prices. On the occasions I visited it was fairly busy but easy to find a seat. Good service. An ok place...

I've popped in here once or twice whilst waiting for my gf at the gym. Nice, pleasant and not noisy. Not been down on busy nights as that's not my thing but if you fancy a few pints without the hustle and bustle whilst reading a paper or just twidling on your mobile then its much more relaxed than the Wetherspoons further down. Very reasonable prices too!

went for drinks while waiting for a train, for a saturday evening it was dead, more staff than customers, never again

Really nice bar area, big TV screens, service good, toilets spotless, only downside, really cold, heating either not on or on low, probably watch footy somewhere else in future

Recently been taken over or refurbished, not sure which, always been a good pub & the food here is still good old pub grub

Just had Sunday lunch in the Hockney. Roast beef, Yorkshire pud with all the trimmings. Well cooked and presented. No complaints. A plate full of wholesome, fresh food. Good service and pleasant atmosphere. Will definitely eat here again.

Only just got to know this hidden in plain sight pub, being taken up by the local wetherspoons. However, this is a gem. Sunday dinner two for ten, plenty of meat four or five veggies, etc, and plenty of gravy. They do a lovely cloudy cider, which is my main reason!!! However, chicken tikka massala is great, hot dog cheapest with a free drink.. lovely, cheesy garlic bread a nice snack. They do do breakfast too!! Plenty of space child friendly until early evening, pool table for all to play, plenty of big tv screens, different seating areas, disabled access and ground floor toilet.

beer is cheap and they always have good ales on like hobgoblin! it's always kept well too as a vegan i got the 5 bean chilli without cheese on the nachos and it was so good. i think this is all that's available for vegans but there are veggie options including veggie breakfast there's a nice decked outside bit that's lovely in the sun hate football though so the live sport isn't for me

Reasonably priced, good pint. Always an enjoyable experience, although sometimes there has been not enough staff. Still good pukka.

Called in when passing by decided to have meal, great food and plentyfull. Nice then to relax to the backroind music. No rush to leave.

Hadn't been in Hockney for a while then went in with a couple of friends for a meal, there was only one person behind the bar so took ages to get served. We ordered food which took even longer to arrive. I am a lover of real ale, unfortunately the beer tasted so bad, not sure if the pumps hadn't been cleaned or the ale wasn't looked after properly I ended up having a pint of cider. We did feel sorry for the poor lad behind the bar who was left to do everything from serve drinks, food as well as clear tables

This was our second visit,and much like the first visit,an enjoyable experience.It was 12oclock when we arrived and only another 2 people in.The young guy behind the bar was so helpful and our order of baguette sandwiches and jacket potato was soon taken,like some other reviwer said the wait is too long for tbe food to arrive,especially when no body else was eating.The food when it comes is plentiful and tastes delicious,and we go back

Called in for a few drinks after going bowling. If u like a bit of a dance they have a dj on from 10.30pm til 1 (just on a Saturday night for now) so that was good for the 4 mates I was with and the dj was happy to play requests. We had a great time and though not many dancing we had a fun time. Not eaten here since it reopened so can't comment on.

Called in on a Tuesday lunchtime, the place was quiet, we were served, by a very polite young man, and nothing was too much trouble. The food, when it eventually came was adequate, but not fantastic. It was hot, plentiful, but lacked imagination. The salad was limp and lifeless, Ok it was only a dressing to fill the plate, but it had seen better days. The burger was good, and tasty, my wifes chicken was insipid, and my mother in laws lasagne was tasty enough. I do think, waiting nearly half an hour for food, when the place was quiet, is a little too long. The place is clean, and comfortable, but on the whole, it would not be my first choice of eating place.

Always great food and drink. It's just a pity we keep getting forgotten. We only go back cos we know it's worth it when it turns up. I hope they can sort their customer service out cos this would make this place amazing.

After hearing it had re opened thought I'd give it another goLady behind bar sneered when someone next to me asked for a top up of there beerMy turn - 3 of the 4 beers "not on" and look of disdain when I asked for volume on football to be turned upLast visit for me

Once you took the hairs off the chicken the food was really rather good. However owing to the very poor customer service we won't be going back. Tips for the manager- it's useful to have staff behind the bar rather than outside smoking, customer service can be hugely improved just by a smile, provide cutlery for the customers as they generally won't want to use their fingers.... Even in Shipley and finally put a stop to patrons smoking inside, albeit with the door open its still illegal.

excellent customer service staff appeared to want to put they customers first and happy to help with food was well cooked and tasted fresh will be coming again, left with a smile on my face

The Hockey is back on the map!Called on Friday for a glass of white wine after a hard working week. Sauvignon Blanc just hit the spot.... we had a look at the menu and decided to stay and eat,the choice was very good the the price were better. had a lovely evening . Thank you & and Good Luck in your new venture.We Will Be Back.

Went for a lovely 3 course meal today. The food was lovely, great size portions, plenty of choice with an added specials board and home made food including the chips. Great value for money well worth a visit.

Just had a fantastic 3 course meal at The Hockney and wow!!! It really is the best pub food around. No boil in bag or microwave rubbish - homemade and delicious. The Pulled Pork Burger is amazing. thank you

The Hockney was until recently a food pub I have tended to avoid, but now under new management they are serving home-cooked food and the place seems much less dowdy. A good range of dishes on the menu, augmented by specials..Claire and I both had home-made chicken, ham and leek pie, which came with real skin-on chips (or mash, or baked potato) peas and gravy. Generous portion, delicious, and economical... 2 meals for £10 weekdays, plus a pint of local Saltaire brewery's excellent 'Amarillo' for £2.50 and a soft drink, our overall bill was under £14, and the quality of the food made the nearby Wetherspoons look to be serving expensive rubbish. Well. Oh, and the meats used by the chef are locally sourced (from Kearns the butcher across the market square). The staff we met were friendly and helpful; all in all a very positive experience.

Went for a meal and was gorgeous home cooked meal. Excellent presentation and very good value for money. Best meal we've had for a long time. Would recommend to anyone. Added bonus was a band playing later.

If you like surly staff more interested in their mobile phones than serving a customer, a feeling that the place is lacking atmosphere, then this is the place for you. Otherwise try elsewhere.

Went here today with my family food was excellent fresh home cooked food .steak to die for very tender and cooked to how i like it .The fish was freshly battered also home cooked chips .Very hard to find pub food at a cheap price of this high quality.

on a day time this place can be quite pleasant the drinks not over expensive for what the normal rate is, the food is nice for pub food , of a night its a bit more rowdy and lively especially on Friday night, i would recommend this pub , just a two minute walk from Shipley central taxis and the train station.

Lovely food, albeit rather expensive. The scrambled eggs and smoked salmon are to die for!! Good choice of specials daily.