Spooky season is fast approaching and Mans Market have come to the rescue and are giving us the perfect way to celebrate.
We are a huge fan of Mans Market, from their excellent bottomless brunch experiences to their fantastic afternoon tea.
The Chinese restaurant and bar concept is already a favourite in the city amongst foodies in the know, having been highly recommended by the Sunday Times.
Serving up a mix of dim sum, stuffed bao, sharing pans and ‘belly fillers’ alongside sides like triple cooked salt and pepper chips, stir fried mixed veg, egg fried rice and broccoli with chilli and garlic, we’re tempted to head down for a scran at any time of the week.
One things for certain, we will definitely be heading down on Saturday 29 October 2022 for their Halloween extravaganza, Day of the Dead brunch.
So, what can you expect? Well, a whole lot it seems for as little as £35 a head.
On arrival you will receive a glass of fizz or bottle of Asahi to get the party started. To start you can tuck into their legendary Mans Scare Box, a selection of delectable starters such as spring rolls, Szechuan king prawns and steamed chicken dumplings. Prefer veggie? No problem, veggie options include tempura cauliflower satay and five spiced fried tofu.
You'll then be treated to nothing short of a banquet, a selection of Chinese favourites served alongside fried rice, steamed rice and noodles. Choose from chicken, beef and tofu to be served in your 'Black- Magic-Bean', 'Open Sesame' and '(I'm not) OK Sauce".
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Now for the exciting part, alongside your brunch you'll be served three spooky-inspired cocktails created especially for this event. First up is the Sugar Skull, a concoction of Patron Silver, White Port, Butterfly Tea Syrup and Grapefruit Tonic. Then you've got the Coffee Alter, a caffeine fuelled cocktail laced with fig bitters and sea salted maple syrup to put a pep in your step.
Last but not least is the All Hallow's' Eve, a cheeky little fruity number with Patron Silver, Fresh Strawberry Cordial, Strawberry Bitters and Citric Syrup. And if you're still thirsty then you can order an extra cocktail for just £5 each or a bucket of Asahi to plonk on the table for £20.
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The brunch will be taking place on 29 October across five sittings throughout the day: 12:00, 14:30, 17:00, 19:30 and 22:00. So get your friends together, decide on a time that works for you and start planning your costumes for this unmissable event.
To book, contact the lovely people at Mans Market via phone or email. All of this information can be found via their website.
Those weekday Monday to Friday bottomlesses just hit different.
Once upon a time, not so long ago, if you wanted a bottomless brunch in Leeds, you'd have to wait until Saturday to get your hands on refillable mimosas and pornstar martinis and there would never be any beer or wine options on the menu.
Whilst the 9-5 workers are perfectly suited to these sorts of confined hours, many of us were left without the possibility of grabbing a bottomless. Thankfully, those days are behind us, and many of the best options for limitless lunch are now available mid-week, or better yet every day and night.
Here's some of our top picks for mid-week bottomless brunches.
Pizza Punks
Albion Street | 11am - 3pm/5pm
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Weekday bottomless: Every day 11am - 3pm (or 5pm on Sundays), £31.50 each.
The idea is that you choose either pizza or pasta, and then load up your chosen toppings and then grab as many cocktails as you can handle in your 90 minute sitting. Far from the average margarita, choose from a whopping 35 different additions to your San Franciscan sourdough, including the likes of pepperoni, rum ham hock, caramelised pineapple, garlic and rosemary potatoes.
Weekday bottomless: Main meal and bottomless Prosecco, Mimosas, cocktail of the week or Corona for £32
Bottomless drinks comes as an additional add on to any dish on the menu at Canary Bar- and there's a host of delicious Spanish and Mexican-inspired dishes to choose from. We’re talking about eight different tapas style dishes, and then there’s a further eight mains to choose from too- each of which is just as tasty as the next. To make your brunch a boozy one, it's £32 for endless Prosecco, mimosas and bottled Corona for 90 minutes, plus a main meal of your choosing.
Hoist House
Wellington Place | 12-6pm
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Weekday bottomless: endless pizza and drinks 12-6pm, £32.95 per person.
Clearly, the benefits of this bottomless are obvious. There’s over 180 combinations of pizzas and drinks to choose from and you can test out as many as you like during your bottomless brunch sitting as this comes with bottomless food AND drink. Long gone are leafy salads and tiny brunch portions: this is the bottomless where the food options are just as exciting as the beverages.
Weekday bottomless: Every day 12 - 4pm, £30 per person.
This brand-new bottomless has got to be one of the best-value options around and it's available every single day 12-4pm. During your two hour sitting, you can get two courses and unlimited fizz, apple sours and raspberry lemonade for £30.
For starters, expect a delectable choice of Korean fried chicken, Karagge chicken wings, whitebair with chilli and cumin all served as small platter and the mains are packed with just as much flavour. We’d recommend the Chicken Katsu Curry: it’s a classic crowdpleaser, but Oba’s version of the dish is one of our favourites in Leeds.
Weekday bottomless: 10am - 5pm, £35.50 per person.
Available everyday before 5pm (last booking at 3pm), bottomless brunch at Turtle Bay is a great all-rounder choice for a mid-week tipple.
One of the best cocktail bottomless brunch options comes at its finest comes from Caribbean-themed restaurant and bar, Turtle Bay. There's two hours of unlimited cans of Red Stripe and Prosecco, as well as every single cocktail and mocktail on their drinks menu. This one is a student and professional favourite for good reason: you're guaranteed to find a drink you love, even if you rock up in a large group. Soaking up this range of drinks, guests can choose from any burger, roti or brunch dish on the menu like the Honey Bunny Yardbird, a doft bara roti stack with beach-style fried chicken with maple syrup, cream cheese, fresh watermelon and hot sauce.
Weekday bottomless: available every day 11am - 2pm, £35 - £42.50 per person.
Doors open at midday for bottomless brunch, with availability stretching until 6 pm. What’s more, with loads of cocktails on the drinks choices, you’ll be merry before you know it.
Pick from the likes of Aperol spritz, strawberry daiquiris and bloody marys, or opt for pints of Mahou, glasses of prosecco, or low-alcohol choices like their Spanish shandy and Disaronno fizz. On the mains, meanwhile, tuck into classic brunch dishes like smashed avocado toast, chorizo hash and full English or opt for something a little different – like Rev’s breakfast burrito.
Weekday bottomless: Endless mimosas and fizz with brunch
If there’s one improvement that can be made to any brunch options, it’s the ability to make it a bottomless endeavour and although its not widely advertised, If Up North do offer this as an option. Select one of their brunch dishes and add bottomless servings of bubbly: there’s the choice of prosecco, mimosas ands beer for a full 90 minutes. This offer isn’t limited to a specific day either, so you can enjoy bottomless brunch at If Up North every single day of the week. Of course, T&Cs apply and walk-ins aren’t accepted, so you’re best booking in advance in-store.
Fleur serves bottomlesses all day everyday but every Wednesday you can grab yourself a seat at the best value bottomless brunch in town, where the endless boozy options come in three different packages and are all on a 2-for-1 special offer.
Choose between unlimited prosecco, cocktails or mocktails and then select your desired delicious dish. The afternoon and evening reservations focus on an a la carte menu: barbeque short ribs, wagyu pretzel burgers and curries are all on the pan and grill or sandwich menu and ready for you to dip into as you move between drinks.
Midweek bottomless: 11am-6pm, Thursday and Fridays, £35 per person.
As well as serving up a bottomless feast on the weekend, the newly-renovated Revolution Electric Press is serving up midweek brunches at a price nobody can complain about.
Drinks-wise, the choices are just as vast and tempting. The bottomless brunch deal includes glasses of Ketel V&T, Aperol Spritz, Prosecco and Bloody Marys, and they’re all in addition to Blank Canvas drinks, pints of Amstel, Heineken 0.0% and selected soft drinks for the designated driver. For £30, a brunch item is also included, like the loaded hash browns, avo on toast and even a brunch-style pizza with a hand stretched sourdough base, Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, mushrooms, sausages, crispy bacon and a free-range fried egg. It’s intriguing and we can’t imagine anything better to line our stomachs with.
The hidden bar bottomless gin brunch inside Leeds 20s-themed speakeasy
Sophie Smith
Hidden inside the Grand Arcade, Tailor's is a clothes alternation store by day, bar by night and bottomless brunch hotspot on the weekends.
This quintessentially British bespoke tailor shop becomes a prohibition-inspired gin lounge – serving iconic cocktails from the era alongside its own house gin, aptly named Tailors- and it’s the perfect spot to grab a cocktail and have a laugh with your nearest and dearest.
Promising visitors a night of Gatsby-esque glamour, you’re invited to rummage in the vintage costume racks for the perfect tailcoat, top hat, or flapper dress, before plonking down at one of the up-cycled sewing tables for a few cocktails or perfect serve G&T- what more could you possibly ask for, apart from bottomless drinks perhaps?
And boy are you spoilt for choice. Choose from a selection of craft gin and tonics, all carefully chosen flavours perfect for a summer's afternoon. Think Yorkshire rhubarb, British berries, Seville orange marmalade, Sicilian lemon and elderflower and a modern take on Pimms, strawberry and basil.
Now these guys specialise in gin, but if there's also Mangotinis and rum and ginger iced tea on the menu too for those looking for an alternative.
Priced at £35 per person for 90 minutes of bottomless drinks, served with a special 'ring for gin' bell so you can keep topped up throughout the entire experience.
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Plus, for an extra fiver, those feeling peckish can add a stack of pancakes or waffles on the menu too with toppings like fresh fruit, maple syrup and chocolate sauce. Just make sure you book in advance so the bar is aware of your foodie preferences.
You can book Tailor's bottomless disco brunch every Saturday between 2pm and 5.30pm on their website here.
If you're bored of the usual cocktail offerings on a bottomless brunch and looking for something different this summer, Tailor's is the ideal option for a day drinking trip into Leeds city centre.
Clementine Hall -
23rd September 2022 
