nothing but good things to say about this little gem hidden in Horseforth, located at the top of horsefoth's town street it has taken over the once very popular stuarts winebar, a risky decsion as it has completly changed and it works well. It has a bar that seems very popular` with drinkers of all ages, where you can comfortably sit at the marble covered bar or on one of the many leather sofas. drinks are reasonably priced with a cocktail and shooter menu available. Tapas is well priced and the bar menu runs untill 5pm serving paninis and a fantastic chicken tandoori salad which was served in a popadom basket. The bistro has a vibrant atmosphere and was well staffed by eager waiting staff, what most impressed me about this place though was the menu and the price. it is well balanced with something for everyone even numerous vegetarian options that seem to of had a little thought put into them. with the prices at five pounds for a starter and ten for a main course and four for a dessert its fantastic value, the wine list has been carefully chosen to offer good quality wines at a very good price. for a starter, i had the sauteed king prawns with garlic chilli and lime butter, five enourmous prawns came out drizzled with a fantastic fragrant butter, i followed this with the salmon fillet, crushed potatoes and saffron mussel sauce. this was awesome, the fillet was huge! the potatoes were so tasty i asked for more which arrived quickly, the mussels in the very yellow and deep tasting sauce were huge and juicy, unfortunatly we couldn't fit a dessert in even after much persuasion by the staff but a fresh ground coffee was too god an offer to refuse, when the bill was asked for it arrived quickly and to my suprise it had only come to a total of £ 62, an amazing price for a very well cooked meal. i will definetly be coming here again and bringing my friends to my new found eating heaven.
Bar 166 and Bistro – Horsforth