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Leeds ranked in top three for bottomless brunch cities for University students in the UK
"The vibrant and buzzing university city of Leeds takes the title as the third best destination for students to enjoy a bottomless brunch, with an overall score of 8.57/10."
Bottomless brunch is a student staple- and now Leeds has been recognised as one of the most accessible cities for bottomlesses.
Often strapped for cash and obsessed with downing as many boozy options as possible for pre-drinks, bottomless brunch is one of a student-favourite way to create a value-for-money night out at some of our favourite bars and restaurants.
And why wouldn't we?
In Leeds we have every kind of bottomless imaginable available. Unlimited pizza? We have at least five different venues to do that in. Want a bottomless on a Tuesday afternoon with beans on toast? Also an option. We're yet to come across an option we're not happy with.
According to a 2021 report from The Bottle Club, we have one of the highest bar to bottomless brunch ratio, with 29.8% of our bars and restaurants offering a free-flowing booze package, and within that, over half (56.9%) offered vegan options and 80% were vegetarian-friendly.
Hoist House serves bottomless pizza and cocktails six days a week. / Image: The Hoot Leeds
"The Yorkshire city boasts a variety of brunch spots that surround the University of Leeds campus, with students being able to walk to a venue in as little as 0.3 miles.
"Students can also benefit from more boozy brunching opportunities in Leeds too, as certain locations don’t just limit their bottomless options to weekends, meaning flexible students can enjoy unlimited tipples up to six days a week at Hoist House, or three days a week at Cuckoo."
Not a bad result.
Turtle Bay is a popular student bottomless UK-wide. / Image: Turtle Bay
Believe it or not, there's a science to the scores too. Bottomlessbrunch.com conducted the study by taking 136 bottomless brunches from the 15 of the 40 top locations with the largest student population and ranked each bottomless brunch venue out of ten factors to find an average city score and determine the best student location for bottomless brunches.
Michele Cuccovillo, Co-Founder of Bottomlessbrunch.com, has said that: "Bottomless brunches are a great way for students to socialise and enjoy eating and drinking out with friends, all within their budget. That’s because most bottomless brunches are paid for in advance and once there everything is included in the cost, that is unless they choose to add anything additional."
"When first arriving at university, many students struggle to balance their social life and educational commitments, often attending nights out and missing morning lectures. Bottomless brunch allows them to attend their early morning starts, whilst still getting to enjoy the social side of university with friends during lecture-free days and afternoons."
The factors considered were: number of brunch spots, number of menu items, number of drinks, vegan and vegetarian offerings, non-alcoholic drinks, price, distance to university, reviews, availability, and Instagram followers.
Each factor was ranked by normalisation scoring to assign each a score between zero and ten.
Head of Steam offers an excellent value bottomless brunch. / Image: The Hoot Leeds
You can find out where Leeds ranked in other categories, like plant-based options or number of restaurants offering bottomless at Bottomlessbrunch.com.
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Fantastic Leeds bakery owner claps back at one-star review calling him ‘silly man’
One of Leeds' most popular independent bakeries has addressed a recent one-star review, which slammed them for being sold out of sandwiches.
Silver's Bakehouse, which comes from the same team behind Silver's Deli, suggested that the reviewer should 'work on their manners'.
The review hit out at the Farsley bakery for being sold out of sandwiches by the time they travelled 'an 80 minute round trip', describing owner Chris Riley as a 'silly man'.
The reviewer said they have been 'loyal high-spending customers since the first one opened' but wrote that they won't be visiting Silver's again after being left empty-handed.
They wrote: "It's all very good being mr instagram but things can go south very quickly silly man, make more sandwiches if you are going to be sold out in the first hour, don't risk the disappointment!!!"
Silver's Bakehouse has now publicly shared and responded to the review, stressing that they won't tolerate 'rudeness' and detailing the hard work that goes on behind the scenes.
He said: "Let me explain again for you, David…
Inside Silver's Bakehouse in Farsley. Credit: The Hoot Leeds
"We start baking at 5am and rarely finish before 6pm. Everything is made fresh, by hand, often taking days to prepare, in a very small bakery. You can literally see how small it is - and we utilise every inch.
"We make as much as we physically can. Sometimes we sell out earlier than we’d like, and we’re incredibly grateful that so many people want what we make. But there is, unfortunately, a limit to how much we can produce.
"For the record, I’m not overly enthused about being “Mr Instagram” - what a truly horrendous phrase to conjure up. I managed to avoid it for years, but needs must and all that.
"I am genuinely grateful for your custom, David. Rudeness, however, I’m considerably less enthusiastic about.
"So yeah, we’ll keep working hard. You keep working on those manners."
Major plans announced for Leeds Christmas Markets 2026 – food, drinks, stalls and more
Thomas Melia
Leeds Christmas Markets is returning to the city centre in just two months' time and some major plans and changes have been announced.
Although Pop Princess Zara Larsson might want us to believe "Summer isn't over yet", it's safe to say that the recent downpours we've had across West Yorkshire disagree.
Leeds Christmas Markets are also ringing in the new season with a jam-packed video posted to social media announcing all the current plans and changes for its 2026 schedule.
This year, outdoor events company Thor’s Tipi are stepping up as the all-new operators of this Christmastime spectacular and are organising a celebration where 'even if you’re not from Yorkshire, you’re going to leave being from Yorkshire'.
Leeds Christmas Markets are returning to Leeds City Square from Thursday 19 November with plenty of Yorkshire-centric stalls / Credit: The Hoot Leeds
Although Leeds locals already know that Yorkshire is 'God's Own Country', the Leeds Christmas Markets team are making sure that the county is represented through its food, drinks and wider stalls.
In a video uploaded to its social accounts, foodie expert and Little Bao Boy Founder James 'Jimmy Chews' Ooi was given the honour of revealing all these exciting plans.
Informing everyone that "You best come hungry", Ooi noted that some of the phenomenal vendors taking part include La Grassa and The Savvy Baker.
Real Markets Yorkshire and Stump Cross Caverns are also getting into the Christmas spirit and setting up their own stalls at Leeds City Square this November.
La Grassa is just one of many familiar foodie faces returning to Leeds Christmas Markets / Credit: The Hoot Leeds
Rated restaurants and bars are contributing to the festive frenzy too, like Cabaret Thursdays at Italian restaurant Bibi's and beer garden destination Green Room are hosting singalongs at Leeds Christmas Markets.
There will be plenty of activities for families happening all around the unofficial capital of West Yorkshire like elf-themed scavenger hunts, various elves on various shelves and lots of live music.
If it wasn't apparent already, in the words of Jimmy Chews himself, there's about to be "So much Christmas that Mariah Carey is going to look like the Grinch".
Leeds Christmas Markets are returning to Leeds City Square from Thursday 19 November and there will be plenty of exciting announcements to the upcoming celebrations ahead of the big day.
Sophie Smith -
4th September 2022 
