The first ever Leon drive-thru opened in Leeds this weekso you can now grab all your favourite healthy fast food treats inside.
The popular healthy fast food store opened to the public this week in its Gildersome location near Morley.
Leon Gildersome is the UK's first drive-thru for the chain. / Image: Leon Gildersome
The drive-thru provides tasty meals to those travelling around Leeds with access from both the M62 and M621 junctions on the A650 Wakefield Road.
At the opening, the first 100 customers received free breakfast muffins and limited edition Leon tote bags.
Inside visitors can choose to dine in or takeaway. / Image: Leon Gildersome
The extensive menu for the drive-thru includes fan favourites, as well as vegan and gluten-free options.
On the breakfast menu, the classic egg and cheese muffin features alongside the vegan cumberland sausage, priced at £2.75 and £3.65 respectively.
Carbon neutral burgers are on the Gildersome menu. / Image: Leon Restaurants
Throughout the day, an abundance of festive favourites are available to purchase through the drive-thru.
Think marzipan lattes and salted caramel hot chocolates to warm up your morning commute, along with mince pies, pistachio, white chocolate and ginger tiffin and Leon's Christmas burger: the sNOw turkey.
The drive-thru menu also features regular snacks like the carbon neutral burgers, waffle fries, grilled wraps and, of course, the lunchtime meal deal.
As part of an exclusive collaboration with Karma Soda, visitors to the new drive thru can wash down their meals with iconic additive-free flavoured drinks like that Lemony Lemonade, Gingerella Ginger Ale or Razza Raspberry Lemonade.
The Christmas menu is also available from the drive thru. / Image: Leon Restaurants
Manchester's favourite Mexican bar is about to become your newest nightlife destination in Leeds.
It's been a long time coming, but Salon Madre is officially ready to open in Leeds.
Although we may have to wait a little bit longer for Madre, the day-to-night eatery that has made waves over in Manchester and Liverpool, Salon Madre, its lively tequila bar and pool hall sibling, is officially opening on Friday 20 February.
Salon Madre, which will be located just around the corner from Madre at 114 Wellington Street, is where the party really gets started.
Image: The Manc Group
Expect tequila-fuelled nights, pool tables, lively DJs and Lucha Libre on the big screens.
There will also be plenty of tacos being flung out the kitchen to keep you going until the early hours.
If you’ve ever visited one of their venues in Manchester or Liverpool, you’ll know it’s an absolute riot and we can’t wait to welcome them to the city.
Images: The Manc Group
Co-founder Sam Grainger, inspired by countless trips to Mexico, says: “Mexico is alive with passionate artisans and cooks, mastering everything from street tacos to regional delicacies. It’s a world where traditions blend and evolve and we’ve built that ethos into the heart of both Madre and Salon Madre.”
Madre Leeds will open soon and you can even grab yourself a free margarita by signing up to their newsletter here.
We’ll keep you up to date with their opening times but for now, we'll see you at Salon Madre for a boogie, margarita and game of pool next week.
Award-winning Leeds restaurant announces shock closure just months after opening
Clementine Hall
Emba in Leeds will be closing its doors with the owner blaming rising costs and pressure on the hospitality sector.
Back in April last year, one of Leeds' top restaurants The Owl closed its doors.
Run by renowned Chef Liz Cottam, The Owl was reimagine into Emba - a trendy restaurant tat bridged 'the gap between cosy bar and vibrant dining room'.
To open Emba, Cottam opened a Crowdfunder where supporters would be awarded with prizes such as VIP dinners and merch depending on how much they donated.
But sadly just months after opening, Emba is to close permanently.
Cottam confirmed the sad news with a statement shared with customers over the weekend, saying she was completely "heartbroken".
She said: “This is no longer the right time to own independent restaurants like Emba,” she said. “Under the current conditions they cannot survive and the recent budget confirmed what so many of us already knew: no meaningful help is coming for hospitality.
"The experience of being here and the harsh financial reality of running a business here no longer stack up.
"Being award winning, popular, admired and loved no longer means profitable and as an industry if we’re honest most of us have not truly been okay since Covid."
She signed off the statement promising to return to the restaurant world, she said: “What I do know is this, I am not done. I will keep cooking, keep creating and keep finding ways to do the thing I love.”
Sophie Smith -
18th November 2021 
