Rita's Beer Hall and Ballroom

You're walking into something genuinely different here. Rita's isn't just another bar; it's a full-on beer hall experience with an actual ballroom upstairs where live bands get people properly dancing. The ground floor has that continental beer hall energy—wooden tables, generous pours, and the kind of atmosphere that makes strangers become mates by the second round. It's the sort of place where you can roll in for a pint and end up dancing til late, or book in specifically for the live music and make an evening of it. On Woodhouse Lane, it's become one of those spots locals actually choose over the usual city centre crawl.