Reviews in Leeds and Yorkshire

we dined here on a surprisingly busy Monday evening and although in plenty of time for the early bird menu, we opted to dine from the main a la carte menu with the option of choosing from a specials board. i chose the fillet of beef which was outstanding! and something i would definitely opt for on our next visit! the wine list held a good selection of new world wines and i picked the Spanish rioja reserva reasonably priced at £20.95 which was recommended by the waiter. the staff here are great and an asset to the pub, polite, professional and with good knowledge of both the food and drinks. the gray ox is in an excellent location in the countryside and somewhere we will be visiting again in the not too distant future, - well recommended!

This place is well known with us students, being as you can take your own alcohol! We have visited on many occasions and the food and service have always been good. Yet, somehow, every time we eat there- the bill miraculously gains extra food and sides ( all written in Indian and/or illegible shorthand) and upon asking for a detailed run-through the waiter always apologises for the extra items. (same excuse being, lack of communication between waiters.) I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt, and say that it's a genuine mistake, but it has happened everytime we have eaten there. So, I will stick to ordering Indian from Moonlight tandoori (cottingham road) and eating out at Last Viceroy (Beverley road) as their food and service are very good.

i have dined here once and was very impressed with the Italian authenticity and the friendly and efficient service. the food is not the best Italian food in Hull and the setting is a little bland, but it's cheap, cheerful and offers good value for money.

Some might say, that with Chiquito's being a chain restaurant, the authenticity is lacking. Well, it may be true that it's not the most original place: the chef's are British and the place looks like an overly done up Mexican wedding venue. But, this said; the service is prompt and efficient, despite the fact that on every visit it has been very busy and the waiters and waitresses are friendly and on the ball. The food is a tad expensive, but the portions are big and the food is delicious. you don't have to be a fan of all things spicy to come here, the traditional American chicken dishes and mashed potatoes are fantastic. If you order fajitas, then it arrives at your table sizzling on a platter. I should also mention that the cocktails are amazing, original and fresh- i recommend the strawberry daquiri! If it's your birthday, then all the more reason to go- You get a free drink, balloon and a chorus of happy birthday from the staff! Chicquito's is always alive with chatter, music and people out for a good time. It's suitable for families, as they give out free childrens activity bags and great for a group booking or girls/boys night out.

The food was great. But for some reason the staff felt the need to put on some in house entertainment. One dressed up as a fat santa, the other as a pig with breasts and they danced up and down the bar, play fighting with brooms and hitting each other with a string of sausages - all to the musical stylings of the crazy frog at top volume. (No I'm deadly serious here) They then repeated this four times. It really frightned us and totally ruined the meal! I'm still at a loss as to understand what the hell was going on!!! Please never do this again!

El Bareto is a top place , a really nice atmos to eat lots of choice classic Spanish tapas. would recommend as a good start to a night in Leeds

I just wanted to thank kate horsfield the owner and her staff for a lovely do on new years eve. It was a buffet and dj with dancing and lots of fun. The food was excellent as usual and the staff so friendly. my husband though kate's party dress looked wonderful!! I highly recommend the potting Shed day and night, we are regulars from holmfirth and it makes a nice day out for us now we're both retired. good location, free parking, wonderful hand crafted oak decor. well worth the trip

the best Indian restaurant experience that i have had in years 5 star

Very smelly and dirty and messy. definitely would not go there again. I recommend an orange coloured cafe called fiesta cafe on holderness road opposite lloyds tsb. clean and quick service. you dont even have to pay until you've finished your dinner. best cafe in hull. for pubs well there is john pauls restaurant in cowden which is cheap and very swiss.it is beautiful.

Been here for the buffet a number of times. First 2 times were in groups and I wasn't that impressed - too many dishes seemed decidedly un-Asian and the prawn dishes tasted off. However, have since learned to pick and choose what I like and as a result have had some great value, great quality meals. The vegetarian dishes in particular are excellent and there tends to be a couple of non-mainstream meat dishes too. They no longer do the prawns! Thoroughly recommend and they are good with kids too.

We went to the black bull for the 4th Xmas day in a row knowing that the company had changed hands recently. What a disgrace !!! The bottom line is that there were no staff which impacted on service , the standard of food and lack of interest. We had a table booked for 2pm and got there for 1pm for pre dinner drinks . By 3pm we were still waiting for our starters which resulted in literally enough soup to cover the base of the bowl - the same as a childs portion. There were 6 in our party and 4 had finished they're soups by 10 minutes before the other 2 members received they're 2 chicken skewers.We had to ask what was happening 3 times. The meal came and was ok at 4pm 2 and a half hours later, by this time we were completely frustrated and ruined our day - terrible terrible terrible and so disappointing at £200 for a party of 6

Very good chinese restaurant serving generous portions of good authentic chinese food and dim sum. Whenever I have visitors we never fail to frequent Maxis. Pity the Leeds branch is no where near as good!

Could be bucking the trend here...Went to Akbars in Bradford twice, the first time we left straight away after being told it would be 40 minutes for a table and the bar was full of people who were a bit too worse for wear. Second time we went on a quiet midweek and got straight in. Food was average and the impression was that it came a lowly second to decor, lighting and gimicks. Last year I went to the one on Greek Street. Again, had to wait in a crowded bar (complete with floor sticky with spilled beer) but when we got a table it was far quieter and the food was better than the time before. Went to Eastgate just before Christmas. Had calamari starter (daft choice I know) and got 3 unspiced rings of frozen calmari with a very small soaking wet salad (water ran off the plate). The keema main was better but fairly bland. The gimmicky naan bread was actually nice. If you want to pay over the odds for very average food served amidst trendy/funky/kitsch decor then this is the place to go. The emperor's new clothes of restaurants?

We used to come to Est Est Est about 7 years ago when we lived down the road and it was always good. Having now moved back to the area we went back yesterday. I was expecting something that was ok but expensive. We didn't choose the most expensive options: pizza and salad for me, asparagus salad for partner,wines and juices, olives, make your own pizzas for the kids, ice creams for them, coffees and liqueurs for us but the bill was about £10/£15 less than I'd have expected. The pizza was lovely, mainly because the dough was perfectly cooked, and the salad fresh, crisp and well dressed. Definitely worth returning.

Went to the CR in the Light after the theatre a couple of nights ago. We really enjoyed it. It was late on a Sunday night and quiet. Service was fine. Really good wine available by the glass, an excellent steak frites, excellent tarte tatin, good coffee and good quality ice creams for the kids. Ok, its a chain of ersatz French cafés but, at least on this occasion it felt and tasted pretty authentic. Except for the gren beans I ordered, which were good but I'd expected them to have been finished in a little garlic and buter in the true gallic manner. Will certainly go back.

Unbelievable food at very reasonable prices!! been going here for years from Barnoldswick, The chicken tikka kebab are out of this world, and the seekh kebab starters melt in ya mouth!!! highly recommend Shimlas to anyone after top notch food.

the staff are friendly, but one of the owners is not very nice, young lad. pleasant evening not recommended for important or special events.

excellent food,everthing to a high standard. ideal place for a special occasion.fantastic!