Karen's Diner, the deliberately rude dining experience, has seen its fair share of viral diners lately.
Having opened up in Yorkshire's own Sheffield earlier this year, the themed-restaurant has a second venue in Manchester, and is expected to come to Leeds.
To give an idea of what Loiners can expect from the opening, a family who took their unsuspecting 73-year-old grandma to Karen's Diner in Manchester have gone viral with a hilarious video from their experience.
The restaurant in Prestwich is manned by deliberately rude staff, who shout and swear and poke fun at their customers, reports The Manc.
The off-guard woman was caught on camera being absolutely horrified by the abuse she received upon walking in to Karen's Diner.
A hilarious TikTok video, which has gained more than 20 million views, shows her staring around at her family with her mouth wide open, and almost falls over in horror.
But then she goes full Nan, and starts telling off the outrageously rude waiters.
73-year-old Barbara was horrified by her trip to Karen's Diner. Credit: TikTok @jobillingtongame
In the video, Barbara is greeted by a staff member who says: "Here we go, what do you want grandma?"
After glancing back to her family members absolutely agog, she replies: "Well I'd like you to speak nicely!"
She's impolitely informed that she's 'in the wrong f***ing place for that', at which point Barbara starts to march back towards the door, shouting: "Bloody hell, who booked this?!"
There's also a brilliant moment where a Karen's Diner employee says: "Grandma, if you cry, do it in the toilets because no one gives a s**t."
Barbara also asks: "Where the hell have you brought me?"
As she's lead to her table, she turns back and scolds the staff again, saying: "You need to stop this."
"Shut the f**k up," they respond. Classic.
Once she's sat down, with an 'I remember the dinosaurs' hat jammed on her head, she soon warms up to the whole concept and starts giving back as good as she gets.
The comment section on the video has absolutely loved her trip to Karen's Diner too, with one person saying: "She looked at you like 'Are you gonna let her talk to me like that?!'"
Another wrote: "Grandma was beyond shook poor thing!"
Someone else joked: "Sis hasnt been disrespected like that her whole life."
After six years in the city, independent homeware retailer North Home is closing its Leeds city centre shop.
If you're a lover of all things home then you'll have most likely visited the gorgeous North Home shop in the Victoria Quarter.
Stacked to the brim with unique pieces from striking ceramics to stylish soft furnishings, North Home is known for its well-curated stock and great customer service.
Seriously, we've probably spent a good hour in here in awe of all the beautiful pieces.
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Last week, curious shoppers noticed the three-storey store was suddenly empty and now the company have confirmed that they have closed for good.
In a statement, they said: "After nearly 6 wonderful years trading in Leeds, we’ve made the difficult decision to close our physical store while we restructure the business and explore the next chapter for North Home.
"Retail has changed significantly in recent years and, like many independent businesses, we’ve faced increasing costs.
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"Taking this step now gives us the opportunity to protect what we’ve built and focus on the future of the brand. North Home continues to operate online and all existing customer orders will be fulfilled as normal although delivery times may be slightly extended.
"We’ve loved being part of the Leeds retail community since 2020 and are incredibly grateful for the support we’ve received. We hope to share more about our plans soon."
We'll be sad to see them go and we hope this isn't goodbye forever, but you can still shop from North Home online here.
Neighbourhood Leeds bistro hailed as ‘a bit horny’ and ‘brilliant’ by national critic Camilla Long
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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.
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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.
The Hoot -
19th October 2022 
