A curry house in Yorkshire has been rated one of the best in the world, it's been revealed.
Located in Wakefield, Syhiba restaurant was awarded a Traveller's Choice award for 2021 after it came in the top 10% of every attraction listed on the Tripadvisor review site.
According to reviewers, the Pakistani and Punjabi restaurant is the place to go for a curry - with loads of people absolutely raving about the food here.
First established in Halifax in 1996, the Wakefield site opened in 2017 and has achieved nearly all 5-star reviews since.
Image: Syhiba restaurant
Offering a good selection of traditional and authentic dishes, curry choices at Syhiba include the likes of chicken hyderabadi or gosht; chicken tikka masala; saffron gosht; butter chicken and gohst jalfrezi.
Chef specialities here include a punjabi chicken and a shahi korma.
Lots and lots of reviewers have mentioned the excellent serice from the staff and said how much they enjoyed the food, with one noting that they found the early bird menu to be excellent with no compromises.
One rave reviewer said: "packed to full capacity on a Wednesday Evening....the other Curry Houses must be so envious.
Image: Syhiba restaurant
"Every course was outstanding and Habib and the Boys were so couteous and obliging.The three of us had a great time.Habib...please give me your special recipe for your onion bhajis.....they are yummy."
Another wrote of the restaurant, "the staff are very friendly and the food was excellent too [...] all of the curries were very different, the atmosphere is very good as well 10 out of 10 will be going back."
A further review said, " I can honestly say the food was outstanding, there was no compromise.
Image: Syhiba restaurant
"We all tried something different and the quality was consistent throughout. I will certainly be returning to this gem of a place - very soon."
Someone else said, "I visited Syhiba with friends after a recommendation from somebody at work. We were absolutely blown away with how good the food was."
To see the full menu for Syhiba and to book a table, click here.
Manchester's favourite Mexican bar is about to become your newest nightlife destination in Leeds.
It's been a long time coming, but Salon Madre is officially ready to open in Leeds.
Although we may have to wait a little bit longer for Madre, the day-to-night eatery that has made waves over in Manchester and Liverpool, Salon Madre, its lively tequila bar and pool hall sibling, is officially opening on Friday 20 February.
Salon Madre, which will be located just around the corner from Madre at 114 Wellington Street, is where the party really gets started.
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Expect tequila-fuelled nights, pool tables, lively DJs and Lucha Libre on the big screens.
There will also be plenty of tacos being flung out the kitchen to keep you going until the early hours.
If you’ve ever visited one of their venues in Manchester or Liverpool, you’ll know it’s an absolute riot and we can’t wait to welcome them to the city.
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Co-founder Sam Grainger, inspired by countless trips to Mexico, says: “Mexico is alive with passionate artisans and cooks, mastering everything from street tacos to regional delicacies. It’s a world where traditions blend and evolve and we’ve built that ethos into the heart of both Madre and Salon Madre.”
Madre Leeds will open soon and you can even grab yourself a free margarita by signing up to their newsletter here.
We’ll keep you up to date with their opening times but for now, we'll see you at Salon Madre for a boogie, margarita and game of pool next week.
Award-winning Leeds restaurant announces shock closure just months after opening
Clementine Hall
Emba in Leeds will be closing its doors with the owner blaming rising costs and pressure on the hospitality sector.
Back in April last year, one of Leeds' top restaurants The Owl closed its doors.
Run by renowned Chef Liz Cottam, The Owl was reimagine into Emba - a trendy restaurant tat bridged 'the gap between cosy bar and vibrant dining room'.
To open Emba, Cottam opened a Crowdfunder where supporters would be awarded with prizes such as VIP dinners and merch depending on how much they donated.
But sadly just months after opening, Emba is to close permanently.
Cottam confirmed the sad news with a statement shared with customers over the weekend, saying she was completely "heartbroken".
She said: “This is no longer the right time to own independent restaurants like Emba,” she said. “Under the current conditions they cannot survive and the recent budget confirmed what so many of us already knew: no meaningful help is coming for hospitality.
"The experience of being here and the harsh financial reality of running a business here no longer stack up.
"Being award winning, popular, admired and loved no longer means profitable and as an industry if we’re honest most of us have not truly been okay since Covid."
She signed off the statement promising to return to the restaurant world, she said: “What I do know is this, I am not done. I will keep cooking, keep creating and keep finding ways to do the thing I love.”
Georgina Pellant -
1st October 2021 
