Reviews in Leeds City Centre

When I visited my parents, we came here on the Sunday and had their lunch-time buffet. It was really great! I specially liked the dhokla, channa cholé, puris and dal. This has to be the tourist attraction in Leeds. I can highly recommend this friendly restaurant.

This restaurant never ceases to impress me and can now boast the amazing achievement of having impressed my picky husband. He made short work of the yakitori followed by the sirloin of beef and greatly enjoyed the antics of the chef, who manages to make you feel like you're not waiting for your food as he cooks it in front of you. My vegetable tempura was perfect as always, as was my fillet of lamb, and the plum wine was superb. Will continue to visit regularly.

went to this restaurant 4 a friends birthday and really enjoyed our night. the staff are extremely friendly and the service is very good. the place is very authentic and is decorated beautifully. we loved the meal and especially the desserts. it is fairly expensive but it was definitely worth it for a one off occasion.

I chose Hansa’s for my birthday meal. We went on a Sunday at lunch time and had their buffet lunches. It was simply fabulous, a real treat. We shall come back again and try their evening menu.

Red Chilli is by far my favourite restaurant in Leeds and i visit every time i visit the UK! The menu is full of weird and wonderful options. And they have the normal sweet and sour and crispy beef in ok sauce which is delicious for those that don't fancy wife's lung and Pigs Maw!! The restaurant is always full through out the week and is full of Chinese people which is always a good sign. You get value for money, excellent food and an overall enjoyable evening. Wont be back in the UK now until next year but i will defo be stopping off for a trip there as i know it is consistent and the food will be as good as last time!

Well, what can I say? The food that my Husband and I ordered never came! What happened to it I do not know, but we never got it. We left and will never go back there! It is such a shame because the other Aagrah's we have visited have been great!

Visited on a Saturday night. Arrived at 9:30 and seated at 11pm. Bar area very small a crowded for such a long wait. Food when it arrived was good but nothing special. Many other places available with comparable cost and quality. I'll be going to those next in the future.

We used to have a branch of Hansa’s in Bradford some years ago, which we used to frequent. We went there today at lunch time for their buffet lunch. It was just like old times. The aubergine pakora was brilliant, as was the dal and puris. It is really good value and delicious food too.

I am pleased to say that my second visit to Kendells was as pleasurable as the first. Dining in such a vibrant atmosphere, with good quality food and the most helpful, accommodating staff is such a delight. My companion and I ordered from the A la Carte menu, and in our opinion it was excellent value for money. I will definitely be visiting again and continue to promote this restaurant to my friends.

I absolutely love this place! It is my favourite restaurant for casual dinners or just a really good feed! The food is delicious and beautifully presented, and very authentic. I can't think of anywhere else in Leeds who have White Pizza's. Even my partner, who imports some of the finest foods in the world, has a little soft spot for this place. It isn't the most modern looking place or the largest, but it is comfortable and warm. It does look exactly like many little restaurants that you'd find in Italy, and reminds me of one i found in Milan once! The prices are extremely reasonable and portion size good. The staff are very funny, and have a habit of speaking in Italian to you if you look remotely dark haired! They really take care of you - they will not allow a lady to put a coat on themselves, they're quick and attentive but not overly so, and once i went with a friend who didn't order a starter but they still brought her a small bruschetta free of charge anyway! This place beats many over rated establishments in Leeds, in many ways.

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This restaurant is brilliant!!!! I cannot put into words what a gem of a place this is! when we went it wasn't busy but there was a steady flow of people. I started with snails which were nice and garlic flavoured, my girlfriend had the French Onion Soup, which as stated earlier is gorgeous! then we had salmon and Salt Pork respectively which again were well cooked and lovely! cant comment on the deserts as were both too full! the waiting staff are great, by far the best i have seen, very knowledgeable about the dishes and cannot do enough to help! We will def be going again soon! everyone should try this place!

We decided to give Brasserie Blanc a go at the end of May, dispite hearing 2 bad reviews from friends. First impressions were good, the ambience of the restaurant were excellent and the staff were warm and welcoming. I had the starter of the pear and walnut souffle and it was like rubber - it had obviously been made quite some time before being served and had been warmed up! My choice of mussels for my 2nd course was not available (i get the impression this is a running theme at BB, things being unavailable) I opted for fillet steak which was fine but nothing more than a good pub meal. 3 of us opted for a cheesboard dessert (£7each) which came on one plate and was scarce to say the least. Having been to many excellent French restaurants in Leeds such as La Grillade, where the cheese trolley is the highlight of the meal the portion size at BB was outrageous. Bitterley disappointed even more so when the bill was £50 per person!! Would not recommend this restaurant and wonder if Raymond has ever stepped foot in the kitchen or whether it is simply his name that this restaurant lives off. Go to La Grillade its so much better.

I was lucky enough to have the pleasure of dining at this restaurant, the food is absolutely amazing and this is a true dining experience!!! You MUST try this restaurant for yourself and I am sure that you will be as impressed as I was!!!!! Lisa P

My boyfriend and I have been to Little Tokyo so many times I've lost count. I'm a healthy eater and it's sometimes hard when eating out to find things to suit my tastes, and Little Tokyo is perfect. I love their Ramen Noodles soup, which keep me full for HOURS, and their steamed clam starter is delicious. The sushi itself is always perfect, fresh, and well prepared. Little Tokyo's hidden gem on the menu is most definitely the Pomegranite Iced Tea. refreshing and sweet without being overpowering, I wish it tasted this good when I made it at home.

Boutique bar full of pretentious nobodies who obviously think they are someone why????? when they work in bars and shops?? anyway this place is way past its sell by date it is scruffy and has gone down the pan since the days of when it was Velvet. Wouldn't recommend you hold any form of private functions here I know I wont and I wont hold any of my company events there either- organisation poor from the start be prepared to be disappointed.

Came to Leeds on business, and was looking for a takeaway in the evening. Akbar's restaurant adverts were all over Leeds, and sponsoring Leeds city in Bloom at almost every roundabout. Their adverts were also in a guide in my hotel. So I assumed that they've got a lot of money to advertise everywhere, they must be quite a successful business with good food, so I thought I'd give the restaurant a try. The menu had a note attached that said that £1 will be added to main meals, and 50p to starters due to the increase in price of raw meat and poultry. I'm a vegetarian, so it shouldn't make a difference to me, but they still tried to charge me the extra cost, but they gave up in the end and let me have it at the correct price. I ordered Akbar's special vegetarian pakoras, paneer and chana balti and a family nan bread. This cost me £14.15 which is quite expensive, but my company was paying so it didn't really matter. I brought the food back to my hotel looking forward to eating it, but was very disappointed overall. The main dish was only half full in the tray, and had a thick layer of red oil on top, very greasy indeed. The nan bread was ok but a bit chewy, implying that the ingredients weren't of a high quality, as I have had really fluffy nans in the past at other take-aways. The starter was ok, and so were the 4 free dips and salad you get with it which was a bonus. There was mint yogurt, mango chutney, mint onion chutney and sweet red sauce with onion and a nice salad. Overall, I wouldn't go here again, as there food was very greasy and unhealthy. To improve, I think they should fill the takeaway tray for the curry to the top, and not use as much oil in the cooking, £6.55 is relatively expensive for a vegetarian main. This is the first time I've had a takeaway and left loads of leftovers 2/10. Very poor, don't believe the hype.

Proper portions of quality ingredients came together in what can only be described as our best meal to date. French onion soup so deliciously sweet and moreish, followed by Petit Sale (melt in the mouth pork with lentils and smoked sausage) served with the pomme frites that surpassed those eaten recently in a traditional Paris bistro only the other week. My wife had the Porc Normande (Pork cheek perfectly cooked with cider). We couldn’t fit a pudding in but if they are as good as the starters and mains then they would deserve a separate visit! Steve (The Chef) and Sharon (The Maitre-de) have created a restaurant that balances traditional French dishes and good old Yorkshire hospitality. We shall be passing on the good word to all we know. This little gem should be a permanent fixture in the Leeds culinary community. We'll certainly be back as the menu is always changing on the blackboards.