All the meat! The…read morefood scene has drastically improved in Leeds since I moved to London. When I was a student, we had a choice between a chicken kebab from Lucky's or a pizza from Gangsters, (where the chicken tasted like tuna). Nowadays students in Headingley are spoilt for choice for awesome food, the best of which comes from Red's True Barbecue. After being disappointed at the prospect of an Oak BBQ burger or tandoori regret from Tariq's, I lumped off to Red's for a healthy portion of sticky fingers and meat sweats! I feasted on succulent baby back ribs with a pair of chicken wings that terrified me at the thought of how big chickens can actually get, both choices were excellent. I also ordered some burnt ends, some of which were disappointingly tepid in temperature but tasty nevertheless, and a brownie milkshake that was decidedly average. It tasted ok, sure, but at £5 it needs to blow my mind like an Oreo shake from Byron, and sadly it didn't come even close to stacking up. The service was very friendly and attentive, and the food was good. I look forward to visiting the one that opens in London very soon.

Who one earth would put a burger between two burgers ?? This…read moreplace really messes with your head !! Nothing is quite what you would expect ! It's fantastic !!

Frankie and Benny's is an American-Italian style eatery that leans more towards the American size,…read morehence the wide range of of burgers, steaks and other grill stuffs, the huge portions and the franchise-style impersonality of the place. There's no hiding from the fact that the service in this place is slow - the bar, the food, even getting seated took longer than it should have...perhaps it's not as efficient as other American franchises in this respect. I found most of the food to be pretty special, however, and decided to mix up American and Italian over two courses by going for the tomato and herb soup followed by a proper thick, grilled steak. Both dishes were impressive and satisfying to the point that I couldn't stomach a desert, despite the fact that they looked like they might be the best part about the restaurant. But unfortunately, it is the slow service that you remember over the food, and the fact that it's so family orientated that you feel those with kids get faster, more attentive service just annoys you. Unless you've got kids of course.

One glance at the "amazing skins" on the menu set tone for a hyperbolized meal. The eventual potato…read moreskins were dry, flavourless and unimaginative. The Americanized menu featured either cheese, beef, bread or potato in every dish. The Neapolitan chicken covered in cheese and served with spaghetti offered a strange choice of sides between fries, jacket potato or salad and proved a dissatisfying carb loaded meal. The repetitive birthday serenade was garishly loud and ruined any opportunity for conversation. The meal overall was overpriced.

Nothing comes cheap, but this humble take out is not what it looks like. Don't let the ugliness of…read morethe decor fool you. I recommend the Tikka chicken kebab with nan bread (with no salad in it, just red sauce- to be specific). When I tried it it was mouthwatering, hot and fresh, I instantly said: this is a one time thing, because most take outs care less about consistency. But, here, it is all about consistency, the second time I ordered (delivery as usual) the same thing happened, the food was hot, fresh and delicious. I just love it when the chef knows what he's doing and does it right every single time.

Food was great, tasted great and arrived on time. Value for money.read more

Good, if slightly slower American food can be found in this permanent stand in the Trinity Kitchen…read more Given that most of the places in the Kitchen do quick lunch food for people on the go, this one does require that you have a little more time to wait, but it's well worth it. As the name suggests, it's all about the ribs. I'm sure the chicken wings and so on are great, but I think I've been here five times and every time I've had to order the same thing because it's really good. I order the ribs meal with barbecue (rather than spicy) ribs. This comes with an great big serving of good, crispy fries. Fortunately, you also get handed a stack of napkins and a lemony wet wipe for when you've finished. This is not a meal for people who don't like getting their hands dirty. It's messy food but as fas as I'm concerned messy food is often the most delicious.

It's much slower than the other options at Trinity Kitchen, but the barbeque sauce is great! I…read morealways get the chicken sandwich here -- recommended!

So, another new discovery in Horsforth for me, and whoa - it's a popular place! So, after a…read morenightmare situation with taxis, I finally made it over for the second Yelp outing for drinks in H-town. It was absolutely packed out, full of merry drinkers, with a busy bistro. A good sign if you take popularity to mean a jolly spot. After hellos and apologies to the chaps, I trotted over to the bar with Claire R to see what treats were in store. It's a standard affair in terms of your lagers and such, with a few world lagers on, including Kozel. I initially went for the Leeds Brewery Lager, since it's a decent local brew, and crammed myself in to the table we'd acquired. It's also a dressy affair - seems to be the place to doll up, as there were a fair few glitzy outfits going on, and all the Christmas cheer on show in terms of décor. The staff were the stand out bit for me. Having gotten a few sips down on the Leeds lager, I realised it was totally flat so returned it to the bar in exchange for a Kozel. This was no problem at all, the chap explained he'd just changed it but it still seemed funky so we switched. The only downer was that the Kozel didn't fare to well either, as it was also flat. Boo indeed. Next up was the mission to get burgers. We'd assumed we needed to table it up in the bistro, so I asked about tables - without booking it'd be an hour wait, which was actually really decent considering how busy they were. I asked if we could order food in the bar, and huzzah! Yes indeed. So that's what we did. Even ordering separately they brought it all out at the same time, which was grand, and the girl at the bar needs special mention - she was extremely helpful and friendly. To the burgers. Brioche buns, coleslaw, a choice of chips, fries or salad, and a small side salad is what you get, for ten or twelve quid. (Can't quite recall the price.) The burgers are certainly of a good size, and the meat quality was evident, but there was just something missing from the flavour to fully capture my ravenous carnivore. Not juicy enough? Meat was too packed together for the full effect? It was seasoned nicely, but didn't have that beef to it, if you'll pardon the pun. Also, the cheese didn't seem fully apparent (couldn't taste it at all) - perhaps because the bacon took over. If I were to rate just the burger, it'd be 3/5. Fair. The fries, however, were heavenly. And by the look of the chips, I made the wrong choice - they stole the show. (Which was discussed as not being necessarily a good thing.) All in all, I liked the festive busy atmosphere, the front garden bit looks ace for summer, the staff were totally excellent, but the food and drinks let it down a little for me. In overall balance, it's a firm a-ok on the richter scale. Or, rather, the Yelp scale.

Bar 166 proudly sits atop Town Street, and has long been the most chilled out place on this lively…read morestreet. Retaining the same sort of relaxed vibes that it had when it was Stuart's all that time ago, this bar/restaurant is definitely somewhere to check out, whatever your needs. I've been both during the day and for an evening meal, and, on both occasions, Bar 166 impressed me greatly. During the day, it is usually quite quiet, enabling you to enjoy a coffee and a conversation in the effortlessly cool interior. If you fancy lunch, they offer an extensive day-time menu which ranges from small snacks to 'Fillers' - if you're there during the day, I'd recommend the duck salad - it's glorious. I've never eaten here on an evening, but I have stopped for a drink, and got quite a surprise at how busy the bar section was. Given the chilled out atmosphere and the well-priced booze, however, on second thoughts, I shouldn't have been surprised at all.

Sesame seed chicken is brilliant and the chocolate milkshake is so vibrant. Staff are super helpful.read more

I had dinner here a couple of times while I was staying in the Premier Inn above TGI's. It is just…read moreso handy when you are staying there. The first time I was there, I got a burger, which I thought was a bit dry. The other two times I went I had a Chicken Finger BLT and Chicken Goujons, which were extremely tastey! I did find the the chicken finger BLT which was so big, there was just way too much food for one person (which is not usually my normal complaint!) I usually like to eat all my dinner, but I couldn't eat half it! The Chicken Goujons were much more manageable! I must say, my two favourite things about TGI Fridays: The AMAZING garlic bread and the brilliant cocktails. Overall, you can't really complain! You get exactly what you want from an American style restaurant.

I'm not sure whether it was our dire dining experience in La Tasca last weekend that made last…read morenight's trip to Frankie and Benny's so much nicer than I'd anticipated or what, but no matter. Aside from a some slow service at the bar before we got seated, the whole evening was lovely. This F&B's has seen some press interest of late as it was the place where the 'lady who told some people to be quiet during Harry Potter' had bleach thrown at her. The restaurant was busy for a Sunday night though so I don't think it's affected trade at all. We had olives (delicious - all the more tasty after last week's La Tasca offerings!) between us, and then I had the tomato and basil soup with garlic dough balls in (mmm). Hot Steve had BBQ chicken wings, and they were tasty, tender and perfectly cooked. We may have got some funny looks for sniffing his smokey barbecue scented fingers throughout the rest of the evening but ah well, I reckon they were just jealous. For my main I had roast beef, and Steve ordered the 8oz sirloin with tiger prawns. The lovely manageress came over and told us that she was really sorry, but they'd run out of prawns and also yorkshire puddings, would we like to order anything else instead or would we be ok with those dishes if she knocked some money off the bill? Bless. Again, unused to being consulted about these things (see La Tasca review, again), we were delighted and settled for the original dishes. And they were lovely! Massive, but tasty, with the beef and the steak both cooked juuuuust right. We finished off with a sundae each. Sickly, gooey, and delicious. And all for under £40, thanks to some bill-shaving by the manager. I liked it, and I'm not usually a fan of restaurant chains that crop up in leisure centre complexes. How snobby of me. I shall be coming back : )

2points to make here: awful food and awful service! Went for…read moreevening meal here a few years ago and waited an hour for a pizza! Went again a few months ago as my friend told me how nice it is and I had breakfast. Everything was awful, the waiter was so miserable and rude, the coffee was like warm and not good, the breakfast was badddd. The mushrooms must have been sat on heat for hours, they were black and tasted of pure grease! I had to spit it out. Needless to say I would never ever go back there!