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Author:  LewieP [ Fri Oct 10, 2008 22:54 ]
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Anyone got any suggestions of any nice restaurants in Leeds? Preferably not too expensive, but if it's really nice I'll happilly spend a bit more.

Author:  Cras [ Fri Oct 10, 2008 23:17 ]
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Anthony's is meant to be excellent.

Author:  NervousPete [ Fri Oct 10, 2008 23:43 ]
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Didn't dine out much in Leeds when I lived there owing to really living in Batley combined with poverty. However, I recall the sushi/Japanese tapas at Japanic being very nice, and it was a pleasant bar atmos too. Plus they gave us free food on their birthday! :hug:

http://www.citikey.com/business/10281913/

EDIT: Just found its been closed and replaced by 'Viva Cuba.' Boo-urns! *Cries* :'(

Author:  LewieP [ Fri Oct 10, 2008 23:47 ]
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Anthony's is probably a bit more than I was hoping to spend, but it does looks fantastic.

I might just dip into my overdraught, but if anyone has something maybe around £50 including wine + tip that's be great.

Author:  ElephantBanjoGnome [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 0:11 ]
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Pizza express? ;)

Last time I took the (cough) gf there, 3 courses + tip was £50. That was one fat meal though.

Author:  LewieP [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 0:18 ]
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Sod it, it's only money. I'll ring and get a reservation tomorrow.

Thanks!

Author:  LewieP [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 0:29 ]
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Oh wait...It's closed on Mondays.

It's for on Monday...

Author:  ElephantBanjoGnome [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 0:30 ]
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Pizza express? ;)

I'm off to bed. G'luck with it Lewie.

Author:  MrD [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 0:35 ]
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Author:  LewieP [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 0:52 ]
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ComicalGnomes wrote:
Pizza express? ;)

I'm off to bed. G'luck with it Lewie.

I might try Pizza Express, although I don't know if she likes Pizza (and I know they sell other stuff, but still)

I've heard that the Slug and Lettuce is good. Is it?

Author:  Curiosity [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:27 ]
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LewieP wrote:
ComicalGnomes wrote:
Pizza express? ;)

I'm off to bed. G'luck with it Lewie.

I might try Pizza Express, although I don't know if she likes Pizza (and I know they sell other stuff, but still)

I've heard that the Slug and Lettuce is good. Is it?


Unlikely.

http://www.toptable.co.uk is awesome for restaurants in London. You can get some good special offers on there too.

Try on there searching for 'Leeds'.

Good luck!

Author:  chinnyhill10 [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:37 ]
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She should count herself lucky to get a bag of chips, a can of Tizer and a Finger Of Fudge.

Author:  throughsilver [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:44 ]
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Red Chilli is really fucking nice. Thai Cottage is cheaper, but more authentic. Both fantastic. I tend to eat a lot of burgers nowadays (I only really tend to eat meat when eating out nowadays), so GBK all the way for me!

Not so much with the pretty girls though. You could do a lot worse than Sous le Nez, near the station, for the dates.

Author:  Runcle [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:01 ]
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LewieP wrote:
ComicalGnomes wrote:
Pizza express? ;)

I'm off to bed. G'luck with it Lewie.

I might try Pizza Express, although I don't know if she likes Pizza (and I know they sell other stuff, but still)

I've heard that the Slug and Lettuce is good. Is it?


slug and lettuce is a chain pub affair isnt it, so expect the quality of a wetherspoons pretty much. who the fuck doesnt like pizza? although she may be lactose intolerant.

Author:  NervousPete [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:12 ]
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Runcle wrote:
LewieP wrote:
slug and lettuce is a chain pub affair isnt it, so expect the quality of a wetherspoons pretty much. who the fuck doesnt like pizza? although she may be lactose intolerant.


Or her dad may have been slain on his own doorstep by a hit-man disguised as a pizza delivery boy. Better check first, Lewie.

Author:  LaceSensor [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:17 ]
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Consider tapas.
Small portions, cheap, intimate.

I dont really like tapas and wouldnt choose to eat it often personally, but for a first date its potentially awesome.

Author:  MaliA [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:45 ]
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nervouspete wrote:
Runcle wrote:
LewieP wrote:
slug and lettuce is a chain pub affair isnt it, so expect the quality of a wetherspoons pretty much. who the fuck doesnt like pizza? although she may be lactose intolerant.


Or her dad may have been slain on his own doorstep by a hit-man disguised as a pizza delivery boy. Better check first, Lewie.


You are Jeremy and I claim my five free...

Author:  throughsilver [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:46 ]
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LaceSensor wrote:
Consider tapas.
Small portions, cheap, intimate.

I dont really like tapas and wouldnt choose to eat it often personally, but for a first date its potentially awesome.

Not many great tapas places in Leeds. Viva Cuba is pretty good, La Tasca a bit mediocre. There's a nice place in Kirkstall, though its name escapes me and it's not the most salubrious of suburbs.

Author:  MaliA [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:48 ]
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I went out with a girl from Leeds once.

Author:  Dr Lave [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:52 ]
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During my time in leeds (4 years ago now) I was generally to skint/studenty to go to proper restaurants vvery often. Thankfully the ladies I dated were similarly skintos.

However I can definitely say do not go to the slug and lettuce.

I'm gona text a friend to see what he says.

EDIT: I take it you are not living in leeds? If Viva Cuba is where Japanic was, then it is near the Scream Pub that is a barge on a traffic island, that could make a nice novelty drink afterwards - if she's a bit grebby/indie. At thats coming from a guy who normally hates scream pubs.

Author:  throughsilver [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 13:02 ]
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Lave wrote:
EDIT: I take it you are not living in leeds? If Viva Cuba is where Japanic was,

It is, and the Cobourg before that.

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then it is near the Scream Pub that is a barge on a traffic island,

The Drydock

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that could make a nice novelty drink afterwards - if she's a bit grebby/indie. At thats coming from a guy who normally hates scream pubs.

Depends how much she loves students, really.

Author:  Dr Lave [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 13:15 ]
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Yeah but they are students. Saying that the bestest place I went to in Leeds was North Bar - though I haven't been there for at least 2 years.

I just asked a friend who still lives there he replied:

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Dunno, we are going to brasserie 44 for xmas lunch, casa mia is cheap and good, red chiuli for chinese. Little Tokyo is good.


So they are worth a google.

Author:  throughsilver [ Sat Oct 11, 2008 13:29 ]
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Lave wrote:
Yeah but they are students.

Maybe it's just me but when I was at university I hated studenty places (maybe it was just the shitstorm of indie clubs in Manchester that soured me).

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Saying that the bestest place I went to in Leeds was [url]http://www.northbar.com/]North Bar[/url] - though I haven't been there for at least 2 years.

Always preferred Sela from that owner.

Author:  Mr Russell [ Sun Oct 12, 2008 13:18 ]
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Bar 88 on The Headrow was quite nice. A choice of Asian cuisines, but pretty good sushi in my opinion.

Author:  metalangel [ Sun Oct 12, 2008 13:28 ]
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chinnyhill10 wrote:
Finger Of Fudge.


You get to finger her fudge AFTER the posh meal, silly.

Author:  Derek The Halls [ Sun Oct 12, 2008 15:05 ]
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I'd like to know some bad ones to take an ugly girl to. Interpret as you wish.

Author:  metalangel [ Sun Oct 12, 2008 16:40 ]
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That reminds me of the tale I was once told... a bloke on Queen Street in Cardiff was being kicked in by a girl who was screaming 'you DO NOT take me to fucking KFC for Valentine's!!'

Author:  AceAceBaby [ Sun Oct 12, 2008 23:56 ]
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Quite right, it should at least be Burger King. Standards!

Author:  Scarysheep3000 [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:55 ]
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I genuinely took a girl to KFC on Saturday.

(To be fair, it was her idea, and we'd been to a proper restaurant on Friday night. Erm, but she'd paid for it. I'm not very good at this, am I?)

I like Ha Ha in Leeds, but it might be a bit too "casual" for your needs.

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:51 ]
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Runcle wrote:
who the fuck doesnt like pizza?

I like pizza, but I find Pizza Express to be the most pompous, up-it's-own-arse place currently on the high street. It amazes me that people will go there and not think "get over yourselves, it's a fucking pizza!".

Their pizza's aren't even that good.

Author:  MaliA [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:52 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Runcle wrote:
who the fuck doesnt like pizza?

I like pizza, but I find Pizza Express to be the most pompous, up-it's-own-arse place currently on the high street. It amazes me that people will go there and not think "get over yourselves, it's a fucking pizza!".

Their pizza's aren't even that good.


I am not keen on Pizza Express. it's a bit chavvy.

I'd rather go with mimi to Nandos.

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:54 ]
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Last time I went to Nando's I had some steak thing, which turned out to be a steak sandwich, and it was shit. The rice is good, though.

Author:  kalmar [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:59 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Runcle wrote:
who the fuck doesnt like pizza?

I like pizza, but I find Pizza Express to be the most pompous, up-it's-own-arse place currently on the high street. It amazes me that people will go there and not think "get over yourselves, it's a fucking pizza!".

Their pizza's aren't even that good.


It's not as bad as Pizza Hut. But why is it always full of screaming babies? Seriously, who takes their baby to a moderately civilised high street chain restaurant of an evening? Especially one which makes a point of having the entire place lined authentic italian ceramic tiles for maximum nasty shriek reverberation.

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:03 ]
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kalmar wrote:
It's not as bad as Pizza Hut.

It's far worse - at least Pizza Hut knows it's place. Although now it's rebranded itself to Pasta Hut I may have to rethink that.

kalmar wrote:
But why is it always full of screaming babies? Seriously, who takes their baby to a moderately civilised high street chain restaurant?

Hahaha you think it's moderately civilised :D
There's nothing wrong with taking babies to a restaurant, Mrs Grim... and I take the Grimlet all the time. But if he cries, one of us takes him the fuck outside until he is happy again.

Author:  Dudley [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:05 ]
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Grim... wrote:
kalmar wrote:
It's not as bad as Pizza Hut.

It's far worse - at least Pizza Hut knows it's place. Although now it's rebranded itself to Pasta Hut I may have to rethink that.


It really hasn't, although it does appear to be a massive success as a publicity stunt.

Author:  Cras [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:06 ]
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The Pizza Express Tortellini is bloody good.

Author:  kalmar [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:10 ]
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Grim... wrote:
kalmar wrote:
It's not as bad as Pizza Hut.

It's far worse - at least Pizza Hut knows it's place. Although now it's rebranded itself to Pasta Hut I may have to rethink that.

kalmar wrote:
But why is it always full of screaming babies? Seriously, who takes their baby to a moderately civilised high street chain restaurant?

Hahaha you think it's moderately civilised :D


:D

Where I come from, Pizza Express is about as civilised as it gets..

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:19 ]
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Dudley wrote:
Grim... wrote:
kalmar wrote:
It's not as bad as Pizza Hut.

It's far worse - at least Pizza Hut knows it's place. Although now it's rebranded itself to Pasta Hut I may have to rethink that.

It really hasn't, although it does appear to be a massive success as a publicity stunt.

The one down the road from my office has changed its sign.

Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:21 ]
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Grim... wrote:
The one down the road from my office has changed its sign.
They've changed a few hundred branches apparently, but only temporarily. The menu changes though (i.e. a lot more pasta options) are permanent.

Author:  MrChris [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:23 ]
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How old's the Grimlet now, Grim...?

First Born's at the age (21 months or so) where he's now a massive pain to take to a restaurant not because he'll start screaming but cos he's up and about and won't sit fucking still for five minutes. It means he's awesome fun at home, but makes him an impossible dining companion. Last time we went out for a meal with him and a bunch of family people we basically hired a room at the back of the pub, so he could whizz around. He spent an hour sat in the fireplace playing with brass things.

Author:  Dudley [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:23 ]
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Yes, 30 of them will be, very briefly.

It's a slightly more advanced version of them pulling the same stunt in the US in April.

Author:  Dudley [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:24 ]
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richardgaywood wrote:
Grim... wrote:
The one down the road from my office has changed its sign.
They've changed a few hundred branches apparently, but only temporarily. The menu changes though (i.e. a lot more pasta options) are permanent.


30. Not even a few hundred.

Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:27 ]
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Dudley wrote:
richardgaywood wrote:
They've changed a few hundred branches apparently, but only temporarily. The menu changes though (i.e. a lot more pasta options) are permanent.
30. Not even a few hundred.
Ah well. I actually think this is a clever move by them. For a start, here we all are talking about it.

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:30 ]
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Mr Chris wrote:
How old's the Grimlet now, Grim...?

7 months in a few days.

Mr Chris wrote:
First Born's at the age (21 months or so) where he's now a massive pain to take to a restaurant not because he'll start screaming but cos he's up and about and won't sit fucking still for five minutes. It means he's awesome fun at home, but makes him an impossible dining companion. Last time we went out for a meal with him and a bunch of family people we basically hired a room at the back of the pub, so he could whizz around. He spent an hour sat in the fireplace playing with brass things.

I honestly don't understand parents who take their kids out to eat and then just ignore tham while they run all over the restaurant.
I may understand more in a year or so, of course.

Author:  Cras [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:34 ]
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richardgaywood wrote:
For a start, here we all are talking about it.


We're not in Pizza Hut, though.

Author:  MrChris [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:35 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Mr Chris wrote:
First Born's at the age (21 months or so) where he's now a massive pain to take to a restaurant not because he'll start screaming but cos he's up and about and won't sit fucking still for five minutes. It means he's awesome fun at home, but makes him an impossible dining companion. Last time we went out for a meal with him and a bunch of family people we basically hired a room at the back of the pub, so he could whizz around. He spent an hour sat in the fireplace playing with brass things.

I honestly don't understand parents who take their kids out to eat and then just ignore tham while they run all over the restaurant.
I may understand more in a year or so, of course.

Because toddlers will sit still and eat for maybe 30 minutes in total at the very most. You're still eating for another 30-60 minutes over that, so you take turns in playing with him on the floor in between courses. If you don't, you don't get to go out unless you can get a babysitter. Which is difficult when your babysitters are having dinner with you.

We wouldn't have done that in a busy restaurant, though. Or anywhere that wasn't a private room, come to that.

Author:  kalmar [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:36 ]
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Craster wrote:
richardgaywood wrote:
For a start, here we all are talking about it.


We're not in Pizza Hut, though.


It's Pasta Hut now apparently.

Author:  Scarysheep3000 [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:47 ]
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STOP MENTIONING THIS! YOU'RE HELPING THEIR SHITTY PUBLICITY STUNT!

Author:  Dudley [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:11 ]
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Whose?

Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:14 ]
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Dudley wrote:
Whose?
Pasta Hut's.

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