If you're participating in Galentine's Day this year, there's really no other way to celebrate.
Treating your bestie to a one-off experience is always better than some chocolates and flowers- it shows you care and gives you the chance to head out for the day and have some much-needed chill time with them.
Neighbourhood have clearly been thinking about this too and are hosting a Galetines themed bottomless brunch event this weekend to help us celebrate the girls (or guys) that mean the most to us in the best way possible- with unlimited booze.
Image: Neighbourhood Restaurants
A full ninety minute sitting will be available on Sunday 13 February, so there's no excuses not to book in for a weekend session.
On arrival, guests will be treated to a themed cocktail before moving on to embarking on a mission to see how much gin and Prosecco you can fit into the bottomless.
The lovingly themed cocktails come as either a 'P.S I Love You' drink with Pampero Blanco, Frangelico, Bailey, Kahlua, milk and ice cream or the 'Strawberry Kiss' a Prosecco-based drink with créme de fraise, stawberry purée and lemon juice.
Image: Neighourhood Restaurants
Neighbourhood really know the way to our hearts (through our stomaches) and ensure you're never without a bite to eat. Whilst you wait for your main, there's Edamame Hummus to snack on with pickled red chilli and adorable heart-shaped pitta breads.
Expect main courses that truly embody 'a bottomless with the girls': they're very Instagrammable and sound as equally delicious. Think pink pancakes with mixed berry compote, chicken caesar salad with sourdough croutons and parmesan, as well as the main reason nobody can afford a house deposit: the millennial favourite, avo on toast.
Other options include a sweet but savoury southern fried chicken on a bed of waffles, streaky bacon and maple syrup; Eggs Royale and beef sliders with aged cheddar, pickles and mac sauce.
All this is served to the beat of a live DJ with bottomless Prosecco rose, gin, vodka or beer- a dreamy list of drinks that's certain to have a tipple for everyone.
If you needed any more excuses, tickets are just £40 per person and you can add a dessert for just £3.50.
Grab your Galentine and book a table 12pm - 6pm on Sunday 13 February to make the most of this exciting event- and hurry, we're certain this will be a sell out.
For more information, including how to book your ticket, visit the Neighbourhood website.
Food critic Camilla Long visited Leeds for her latest review for The Times with her sights set on Horsforth's finest - Bavette Bistro.
Ever since opening back in 2024, Bavette Bistro nestled in the leafy suburb of Horsforth has made waves across the country for its sheer brilliance.
It's pretty much received five star reviews across the board and been handed awards from left, right and centre. And rightly so.
The Good Food Guide crowned Bavette the best local restaurant of 2024, and Michelin handed them a well deserved Bib Gourmand - so it's safe to say it's not just us who think it's really something special.
So it was only a matter of time until The Times popped in for a review, and this one is truly glowing.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
The review labels Bavette as "warm, unmannered and unpretentious" as well as "authentically French".
Long describes the food as "gorgeous, confident, surprising" with a menu that "isn’t too long" and "filled with sturdy, noble dishes, whiffing mightily of the sea and the soil."
It continues: "All of it made with generosity and cheer, served fast by nimble waiters, with a long, if slightly eccentric, wine list. To bang out French dishes with this much fiddly detail and to do it to a full room is not easy. Yet all four courses came in under two hours, for about £75 a head, which in London terms is nothing.
"It’s not that this place was perfect, it’s that it was decidedly not perfect. A bit too much chat about the menus; the oeufs in the meurette not quite runny enough. But the point is: it didn’t matter. All of it came charmingly together. It felt relaxed, just right."
The review is then wrapped up with a pleasing five stars, the cherry on top of the cake.
It's a review only restaurants can dream of, and we can't think of a more deserving team - congratulations Bavette.
Team behind Headrow House and Belgrave to take over and reopen Woodside just one year after opening
Clementine Hall
The foodie-favourite restaurant and bar is now under new management.
The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that Woodside has sadly been closed for a few months.
We certainly have, and ever since December we've had a Woodside Sunday roast-shaped hole in our hearts that's been gasping for one of their glorious Marmite glazed parsnips.
But luckily, it has now been confirmed that Woodside isn't going anywhere as Superfriendz, the team behind Headrow House, Belgrave and many other top Leeds spots will be taking over. Hallelujah.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Woodside opened at the end of 2024 from the owners of The Brunswick and The Melbourne.
Labelling itself as a 'neighbourhood eatery and bar', Woodside quickly became a favourite amongst Leeds foodies and was known for its smoked meats, great cocktails and stellar Sunday roasts (do I need to talk about the parsnips again).
The menu was fresh and innovative, with oysters topped with kiwi granita and an incredibly garish banana split standing out as highlights.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
We hope that the new management continues to maintain Woodside's brilliance, but mainly we're just so glad that it's sticking around.
Superfriendz take care of a whole host of spots in the city, including proper Leeds favourites Headrow House, Belgrave Music Hall and Waterlane Boathouse.
Announcing the news to Instagram, Woodside said: "After a longer-than-expected winter break, Woodside is back and will reopen on Thursday 19th March!
"Your favourite neighbourhood bar and eatery returns with the same warm welcome, but an all new management team.
"We can’t wait to see you so keep your eyes on our socials for news on great food and drinks, big screen sports, quizzes and more.
"We’d also like to thank Sam and the original team for all the hard work that went into setting-up the venue. We hope we can do it justice."
Sophie Smith -
31st January 2022 
