Reviews in Leeds City Centre

Came to Leeds on business, and was looking for a takeaway in the evening. Akbar's restaurant adverts were all over Leeds, and sponsoring Leeds city in Bloom at almost every roundabout. Their adverts were also in a guide in my hotel. So I assumed that they've got a lot of money to advertise everywhere, they must be quite a successful business with good food, so I thought I'd give the restaurant a try. The menu had a note attached that said that £1 will be added to main meals, and 50p to starters due to the increase in price of raw meat and poultry. I'm a vegetarian, so it shouldn't make a difference to me, but they still tried to charge me the extra cost, but they gave up in the end and let me have it at the correct price. I ordered Akbar's special vegetarian pakoras, paneer and chana balti and a family nan bread. This cost me £14.15 which is quite expensive, but my company was paying so it didn't really matter. I brought the food back to my hotel looking forward to eating it, but was very disappointed overall. The main dish was only half full in the tray, and had a thick layer of red oil on top, very greasy indeed. The nan bread was ok but a bit chewy, implying that the ingredients weren't of a high quality, as I have had really fluffy nans in the past at other take-aways. The starter was ok, and so were the 4 free dips and salad you get with it which was a bonus. There was mint yogurt, mango chutney, mint onion chutney and sweet red sauce with onion and a nice salad. Overall, I wouldn't go here again, as there food was very greasy and unhealthy. To improve, I think they should fill the takeaway tray for the curry to the top, and not use as much oil in the cooking, £6.55 is relatively expensive for a vegetarian main. This is the first time I've had a takeaway and left loads of leftovers 2/10. Very poor, don't believe the hype.

Proper portions of quality ingredients came together in what can only be described as our best meal to date. French onion soup so deliciously sweet and moreish, followed by Petit Sale (melt in the mouth pork with lentils and smoked sausage) served with the pomme frites that surpassed those eaten recently in a traditional Paris bistro only the other week. My wife had the Porc Normande (Pork cheek perfectly cooked with cider). We couldn’t fit a pudding in but if they are as good as the starters and mains then they would deserve a separate visit! Steve (The Chef) and Sharon (The Maitre-de) have created a restaurant that balances traditional French dishes and good old Yorkshire hospitality. We shall be passing on the good word to all we know. This little gem should be a permanent fixture in the Leeds culinary community. We'll certainly be back as the menu is always changing on the blackboards.

Go here every other week and it's fab. Great food, great service, great value! Highly recommended.

Viva is one of the best Italian restaurants I have ever eaten at. The food is very authentic and flavoursome, and as you shut the door behind you, you could be in Italy in a small back street restaurant where occasionally a friend of the owner comes ina nad bursts into song. A fantastic restaurant with a fabulous atmosphere, superb food at reasonable prices where you are always made to feel welcome.

Really good customer service and friendly staff.We took our own tinnies in and they kept them cold for us by putting them in the Freezer.I recommend the Chicken Tikka Masala, lot's of fresh coriander and tomatoes.Will definitely be going again soon.

Terrible!! I never really expected a lot from Wagamama's, but after a depressing meal at this awful establishment, I feel that I must inform other innocent victims not to go there! I am a fan of fresh food and if you are don't bother entertaining the thought of frequenting this place. I ordered the ginger chicken udon noodles, the meat was obviously second cuts and really un edible. I recommend that you go to Tampopo or Fuji hiro they are both far better than Wagamama's could ever hope of being.

Booked a table for 15 for my wifes' 40th birthday and we were told a party of that size would have to have a fixed menu .One of our party was vegetarian who has had tapas before and enjoyed a wide selection of dishes at other establishments .Frankly the food was of good quality but nowhere near enough dishes for the people dining , such that some of us had to split a meatball and the vegetarian diner was just given an extra serving of potatoes ! The managers' attitude to our complaints was appalling and as a group we decide that the meal only warranted a bill of £13 per head , not the £17 he wanted.He refused to give me his name and job title so I could contact his head office to register our concerns , so I addressed the diners in the restaurant as a group to let them know our thoughts on how La Vina handled this important event. P.S all our group were professionals from Leeds and Manchester who have dined throughout the world and we were all adamant we would not dine with this chain again.

The food is more than good!!! Staff are friendly and helpful. The early bird menu is the best in town.Its the best french restaurant in Leeds!!

Love the food and is really good value too! Staff are friendly - and the food comes quick but is still freshly prepared!! LOVE IT!

Good atmosphere, lovely restaurant, nice staff (although we were ignored on the way out ) but sadly food was not very interesting or inspirational. £16.50 for a boring plate of king prawns and chips with garlic mayo! Calves liver tasted nice but only the same as any other restaurant I've had it in - not sure why they are serving it with colcannon mash - it being a french restaurant - and where was the cabbage in it? Baked Alaska was a nice feature of an otherwise boring menu. The meal had a bit of the "Emporor's new clothes" about it. Will not be returning as there are a lot of other more interesting restaurants in Leeds.

Very Poor Service. Myself and my partner went in on a quite sunday night. We were seated at around 630pm,ordered about 5 minutes later, and got out 2nd(and final) course at 750pm. At one point, after 40 mins of waiting for our first course a waiter told us the food was on its way! People around us got served with quickly enough. The menu was complex, and should only be tackled by those who know their Beijing and Sichuan cuisine from standard chinese. The food was OK, but not enough to make up for the service. I would not go here again, nor would i recommend it to anyone.

This was a first visit to Wasabi Teppanyaki. I was really impressed. The food was lovely, cooked in front of you by entertaining (if rather noisy) chefs. We chose the early bird menu (available 6-7.30pm) for £18. We thought you had to choose from the menu - but you got the whole menu (apart from sweets where you did choose). Total bill for 2 £70 including wine. Only gripe was that we felt a little rushed as the area was needed for the next guests, so we were moved to another table for the sweet. Other than that was great. I would recommend this place and eat there again myself.

Our party of 10 went to Kendells yesterday evening to celebrate a friends Birthday. The food was excellent but this was completely overshadowed by exceptionally poor service. If the front of house is improved, this could be a great place. If it isn't, this place will shut within 6 months.

Just come back from a city break in leeds. Pre Booked Red Chilli, what can i say everything was fantastic. The food the best chinese we have tasted. Had the Courtship menu which was plentiful and very delicious. Service swift only fault was we could have done with a little gap between courses .

I would recommend this restaurant to everyone. My party of six had a thoroughly enjoyable evening in a very relaxed atmosphere. The food, of which there was much variety, was excellent, well cooked and beautifully presented. The service from the point of booking the table to paying the bill was friendly and efficient. We were very fortunate to meet all of the staff and treated to some beautiful homemade chocolates. I will definitely be dining there again in the very near future. Three cheers to all the staff

The food here is fantastic. I had the best french onion soup I've ever tasted and would in fact consider killing for the recipe. Everywhere else its watery rubbish but Kendells version was thick, sweet, loads of onions, a rich dark brown. I could have eaten it again for main course. Instead, I had rabbit which was delicious. Between us, our table had moules marinieres, mushroom croustade, roast leg of lamb, venison medallions, goats cheese tart and duck confit. Everything was pronounced delicious and devoured in record time. The duck fat potatoes were fabulous, so too was my personal favourite, gratin dauphinoise. The creme brulee was seriously good. The pot au chocolat was seriously rich. The service was perfect - there when you wanted it - non-intrusive, and a really good welcome when we arrived. Can't wait to go back.

Very poor. Slow service (didn't manage to get food in time on my lunch hour), crappy attitude from staff when complaining about this, no discernable leadership/management and simply not good enough to charge what it does for food and drink. Saw kitchen staff smoking indoors downstairs and bar staff checking mobile phones when customers were waiting. I don't remember it being this bad when I was last there. What's happened?

Excellent- Good value 3 courses with Wine 19.95 every course was good could not find fault