Salvos

Anonymous

I have been there many times, and love it. It is a great place for all the family to enjoy a fine dining with kind people and great waiters. The food is truly delicious, a real Italian dish, and the service is very quick so you won't be waiting ages! It may seem like just any old restaurant at first glance, but is isn't. It is a beautiful place to escape to Italy, right here in Leeds and if you don't go you WILL regret it.

Jellybean

Why why why did they feel the need to 'fix' something that clearly wasn't broken!! We went to Salvos on a whim last Sunday afternoon. The fact that they could accommodate us at short notice should have been a warning! The refurbishment seems to have left them with less space than before and has more of a cafe/ canteen feel than a warm, welcoming restaurant. The menu seems to be have been reduced somewhat as well. As neither of us were inspired to try anything else, we shared a couple of pizzas, which took longer to arrive than seemed acceptable given how quiet it was. They were very, very good pizzas I am happy to say but still left us thinking that for a very good pizza there are plenty of other places closer to home that we could go to. Shame really.

well done to Salvos for winning the F Word best local Italian restaurant heat!

Mouthofthesource

Upon initial inspection, Salvos appears to be a friendly, family-owned, slightly classy Italian restaurant at the side of a busy road. This is just a cover. The truth is, Salvos was born to the sounds of thunder in a cobwebbed laboratory by some balding genius who had eaten too much Parmesan cheese before bed. It is a creation, not a business, designed to crush, destroy and laugh-at all the other "italian" restaurants in Headingley and if it had ears, there would be two bloody big bolts behind them. It's fancy, it's friendly and it knows it. Salvos caters to two groups of Headingley diners; people who like cricket and the parents of middle-class-white-students (or is that just one group?). A warning I wish I'd received before my first visit: this is not an eatery reserved for "sugar-daddies", those are their daughters. The service was experienced, efficient and convivial in all the right ratios, testament again to the genius of the Salvos "creator". The food, however, lacked the 'spark' that was felt elsewhere. It was as though, on that stormy night, when Dr. Salvo-stein watched the bolt of life-giving electricity pulse through the building, it didn't quite reach the kitchen. My aubergine with Ricotta and rocket was nicely smokey, but a little cold and was SCREAMING for a balsamic reduction or a citrus-y dressing to kick it up the bum. My main of traditional pesto spaghetti with pan fried greens was not-so-traditional and, instead, came with pan fried cream. A fellow diner's whitefish chowder tasted good, but looked a little like one of those Sunday morning, Baileys coloured puddles outside "Tequila" or "Tiger Tiger". I'm exaggerating, but honestly, if I were to go again, I'd just ask for a basket of the amazing complimentary foccacia (from the Salumeria?) and a bucket of oil and vinegar. Alas, it seems we have learned nothing from those gothic tales of artificial creation; we should know not to ask too much from a beast which has been built in a lab. Perfection is more easily stumbled upon than manufactured.

Anonymous

They were in The Times last Saturday, as the best pizza restaurant in the UK, so we went on the following Monday. It was 'heaving', a good sign for any restaurant on a Monday! The pizzas were fantastic, and the staff gave us great service, Bravo Salvo's

anonymous

Very nice food, but don’t take bookings so generally a long wait for a table at busy times, but definitely worth it

lucy

Great!

Salvos

Salvos is a lovely restaurant. We love dining there. The food is gorgeous, the staff are always very polite and friendly. There is always a lovely atmosphere. Top marks for Salvos.

Salvos

Have been eating here for years. It is always great. The owners (John andGyp) are always there and if you get chance to talk to them you know they care about quality. This shows in the quality of their food and the service. Easily one of Leeds best Italian restaurants.

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