In the centre of Leeds, there is a gorgeous little award-winning tapas bar that is giving every other bottomless brunch in the city a very good run for its money.
El Gato Negro, the AA-Rosette award-winning restaurant group by Simon Shaw, hosts its ‘tipsy tapas’ every Saturday where you can get ninety minutes of bottomless drinks and three tapas dishes of your choice for £35 a head.
Not only is there an extensive list of drinks options, the tapas selection is more than generous too – spanning some premium options like jamon iberico croquettas, crispy fried baby squid and mini Catalan chorizo with aspall cider. Just looking at the menu has us drooling, honestly.
As for drinks choices, whether you’re into beers, wines or cocktails there’s plenty to get stuck into. Options include glasses of house wine, lager and prosecco, plus cocktails like bellinis and sangria – the ultimate Spanish brunch beverage.
In total, on the food front, there’s a whopping fourteen dishes to choose from with plenty of options for veggies as well as meat-eaters.
Non-carnivores will enjoy getting stuck into the charred and salty padron peppers, a house must, alongside the likes of chargrilled sweet potato with mango, chilli and yoghurt, patatas bravas and navarrico chickpeas in harissa tomato sauce with caramelised cauliflower florets.
Other dishes we’ve got our eyes on, meanwhile, include the house meatballs in a red wine fritada sauce, salt cod croquettas and harissa spiced chicken wings.
Available every Saturday between 12 and 3 pm, you’ll need to book in advance to secure your spot – but trust us, it’s completely worth it. To make your booking, head over to the El Gato website and make sure to select ‘tipsy tapas’ when checking out.
The restaurant also does an amazing three for £15 deal that it runs all through the day on Thursdays and Sundays, as well as until 5 pm on Fridays – so if you can’t manage to squeeze in for brunch, that’s another way to get your chops around some of the best tapas in the city at a very decent price.
Find El Gato Negro at 35 Park Row, Leeds LS1 5JL.
