Reviews in Leeds and Yorkshire

Best Indian I've had in ages. Starters were delicious, lovely crisp onion bhajis. Main course was even better, more than generous proportions of meat and the breads were fresh and light. Bit pricier than your normal cafe type curry house but that's not what this place is. Staff were excellent also - highly recommended.

Extensive menu, great decor, very friendly staff, excellent value food.

Having read the reports on Volare we decided to give it a go. The restaurant has a lovely cosy atmosphere and the service was good friendly and attentive. The menu is extensive with a full suite of Mediterranean options. We chose calamari but found them to be of the deep fried heavily battered variety and had been cooked before the fryer got to temperature resulting in a fat laden offering which was refunded when we were asked if it was good. We also chose the mussels - which were delicious but we had to request the crusty bread offered with it in the menu as this had been overlooked. For mains one went for pizza and the other went for salmon. The pizza was felt to have been the pre-frozen variety and had the soggiest of soggy bottoms and little taste - the salmon however was superb. Overall the meal was disappointing and this might well be the result of having too large a range of options on the menu resulting in the use of many pre prepared meals. £46 for 2 people seemed a lot ( including £14.00 for a bottle of wine) however if the food had been up to scratch this would have been OK. Shame really - the restaurant has many redeeming features but we doubt if we will take the lotters of it's food quality again by returning.

This shop holds a Fish and Chip Quality Award from the National Federation of Fish Friers. You can be confident of the quality of food and service available at this shop.

Great food, fantastic hospitality & a very well stocked bar. We discovered this little gem last year while navigating the Leeds & Liverpool canal so went back twice in the same week this year & we were not disappointed. To say that there were 4 families that all descended at the same time we were met with a very warm & accommodating welcome. Good choice off beers & superb wine list compliment the excellent menu. This has to be one of (if not the) best pubs in the area.

I went there with family in eid day absolutely rubbish starter haleem was ok all waiters are untrained this was my last vist

Last stayed here about 15 years ago and it was nice to get back to this beautiful part of the world. Helmsley is a pretty little market town and the Black Swan is an ancient pub that overlooks the main square. It now has a lot more rooms than before and we stayed in one of the more modern ones overlooking the pretty garden. The restaurant is excellent with great service, good food, plenty of space and a good wine list. They also have a new tearoom which wasn’t there before.

Restaurant visited with a 2 for 1 voucher for their Sunday Roast offer, which is actually a bit of a tourist con. Contrary to the illustration on the voucher the actual food on the plate for £10 was a slice of rare beef (which was very good) a dried out Yorkshire pudding and three 'seen better days' roast potatoes and no other vegetables. The service was almost adequate, but dismissive when points about the menu were raised and the drinks service was appalling. The setting looks nice; decent brickwork and typically York old building stripped bare, but nonetheless uncomfortable seating. Much better choices of places to eat exist on this street. I for one will not be returning.

Eat here regularly and it's fantastic every time. Only disappointment was the last visit (27/8/11) where they announced a supplement for scallops (no problem in principle) but the scallops were tiny & tasteless.

What a great way to spend the last night of our holiday. The food was fantastic, good portions and very good value for money with desserts to die for. The landlord made our visit just that little bit special welcoming all thirteen rather loud, excited holiday buzzing guests. Try it, it really is well worth a visit.

I took my visiting son to a drum workshop in Halifax one Saturday morning recently and on the way out he fell into conversation with a young lady called Tigger. They soon discovered they were both vegans and Tigger suggested we try D & B for lunch. Off the 3 of us went and oh, what a great place. It was nearly empty but still had bags of atmosphere and the food was delicious. I am just about to book for my birthday. Thanks Tigger.

Best Chinese restaurant by far going for years now with grandchildren so very welcoming and food is very good value for money especially the buffets.

been with family loads of times, the food is nice except the biryani it looks second class like left overs etc, rest is ok

We have had a meal there more times that we can remember and never had a bad meal yet. We think the food and service is amazing and would recommend Fratellis to anyone that doesn't want to be disappointed.

Went here in a group of 10, which didn't slow the service down at all. We used the two-course deal and I had the tzatziki (delicious) followed by chicken izgara and saute potatoes (lovely). Would definitely come back.

This shop holds a Fish and Chip Quality Award from the National Federation of Fish Friers. You can be confident of the quality of food and service provided in this shop.

This shop holds a Fish and Chip Quality Award from the National Federation of Fish Friers. You can be confident of the quality of food and service provided in this shop.

We've been several now to the pub for food and every time it's been excellent. The roast dinner is great value for money - the beef was so tender and you get a great sized portion as well (and we eat a lot!) I had the pie and there was loads of tender beef in a yummy gravy. It's also a lovely traditional little pub with friendly staff. Well worth a visit.