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Napoleons Casino And Leeds

Napoleons Casino And Leeds

2 Bingley Street, LS3 1LX, Leeds, United Kingdom

Pub • Sushi • Drinks • Vegetarian


"Overall a lovely evening with friends, food lovely, waitresses great. But just a couple of points that niggled me. Used to come a lot here before covid and always used to do “dine in style” as we did this evening. Bread and butter used to be complimentary but now it’s charged for. Don’t get me wrong, I totally understand cost of things have gone up and I was more than happy to pay, but if I was to say “I’d of liked some bread with my butter” would you know what I mean?… 4 mouthfuls of bread, ie 1 per person (as the menu does state, serves 4) was not impressed by that. The 3 courses we had though were spot on… all beautifully presented tasted as good as they looked. Service, as always, very good, waitresses all very happy friendly and extremely attentive. My next point that annoyed me slightly was when we went down to the casino tables. Love a game of roulette, used to be a 25p, 50p £1 table… now all tables were £1… then to be told our £5 chip that we got in our dine in style package couldn’t be changed for £1 chips the £5 had to be played in one go. All for places needing to build money back up after covid, cost of living increases etc… but in all honesty it could potentially do more harm than good. May sound daft after having such a nice evening, but I won’t be as quick to head back, and unfortunately where I used to rave to friends family about how good it was, that will be the thing now, how good it “was” and not “is”…"

The Man Behind the Curtain

The Man Behind the Curtain

3rd Floor, Flannels, 68-78 Vicar Ln, Leeds LS1 7JH, United Kingdom

Wine • Fish • Asiatic • British


"now it is not every week we visit a michelin star restaurant, so this was a special event and it lived quite a lot up to the expectations. the man behind the curtain, now in the cellar and not in the top floor, was wonderful. it was a Wednesday night, a table and we were two couples. we are not sure, but possibly a cancellation, as we only booked a few weeks in advance and the place was full. the decor is very much, polished concrete walls with, for me to represent an art deco feel. sofas are rich white leather with felts (fake, obvious) and beautiful chairs. we had a round drink, as the taxi took us there a little early. we have the menu. it is a set cup menu and all tabs have the same. this menu gave a look over the dinge to come, drinks, wee etc. we have selected the standard wine pairing, but not the less that is per head. they said they were going really well. not to take the wee we thought would not have given the overall fantastic experience. each cure was wonderfully described by each cook, beautifully presented on plates, in dressed and in boxes. every wein for the cure was well described by sommelier. it was a fantastic experience with aromen that burst out of every dish and every wein with its unique taste pairing beautiful. Not to disable any cursor, but to call some favorites. tuna nigiri, dali after delhi (roy garn), ajo blanco. (some cold consommé with a lot of garlic), black caesar (pork, ei in black dust). Puddings....Tiramisu and a chocolate grenache. a great experience. we were there, so it was there, and we were the last there. just a few points for me. the tables are quite large and the sommelier and chefs have really not brought me the description of the table with background noises and music on the side. secondly, I felt the last hour or so there was a urgency to move us between curs with shorter times. actually we don't get all the wein from the previous cure as we were served for the next. I would recommend a previous booking. a great night outside and one should experience them definitiw"

The Agora

The Agora

207 209 New Road Side, Leeds, United Kingdom

Greek • Turkish • European • Vegetarian


"As is usual for this time of year – time for our annual visit to the Agora on Christmas Eve to enjoy the wonderful fayre this restaurant has to offer. Warmly welcomed on a cold blustery evening and arriving somewhat windswept, we were shown through to our table which was very nicely positioned in the window next to a lovely warm radiator! As is the norm, we ordered a bottle of Cankaya to be followed by starters of Prawn cocktail and Lamb Keftedes. Mains of choice on this occasion were the seabass feta and Adana. Starters suitably delivered they were well presented and nice and hot. My keftedes were smothered in rich tomato sauce were very tasty. Sue’s prawn cocktail was also very good, lots of plump prawns with flavoursome Marie Rose sauce. The bread that was supplied separately was used to good effect to mop up the excess sauce with all dishes left spotless before being returned to the kitchen. A short while later the mains were delivered. The seabass was very good, two fillets stuffed with feta accompanied with potatoes and vegetables. My Adana was also lovely, nice flavoursome kebab on a bed of rice and small side salad. As always both dishes were enjoyed very much with plates left devoid of all that went before. Another very nice meal at The Agora, really lovely friendly hosts with whom we enjoyed chatting very much supported by tasty well presented food that provides a real taste of the Mediterranean. Visited 24 Dec 2023"