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.
A new Souvlaki Corner is set to open in south Leeds.
If you're a Leeds local who loves food, then you'll have most likely heard and dined at Souvlaki Corner.
It's an absolute gem of a restaurant and takeaway, situated in Wortley selling fabulous authentic Greek food at a great price.
And now they're opening a new site in the nearby town of Morley which is going to be even bigger and better. Get in.
The new site will feature a bigger space with more seating, offering both dine-in and takeaway options, as well as a brand-new bar.
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Now you're talking our language.
Souvlaki Corner told The Hoot: "We’re excited to confirm that Souvlaki Corner will be opening a new site in Morley, Leeds. Our targeted opening is in around four weeks, although we don’t have an exact opening date yet and will confirm this closer to the launch.
"One of the highlights of the new restaurant will be a traditional Greek spit where we will cook whole lamb in the proper Greek way. It will be cooked over charcoal to give the authentic Greek flavour that people would experience in Greece.
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"Our chefs are Greek, bringing authentic knowledge and experience from Greece. The interior design will also reflect the style of the Greek islands, so when people visit they will feel like they are stepping into a little part of Greece."
They continued: "Souvlaki Corner was created to bring authentic Greek street food to Leeds, focusing on freshly grilled souvlaki, gyros, and traditional flavours served quickly and affordably. Since launching our first location, the response from customers has been fantastic, and Morley felt like the natural next step as we continue to grow."
Neighbourhood Leeds bistro hailed as ‘a bit horny’ and ‘brilliant’ by national critic Camilla Long
Clementine Hall
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.
Georgina Pellant -
1st October 2021 
