The Ivy Asia, Leeds is set to open the doors to its first Asian-inspired concept in Yorkshire on Tuesday, 18 October 2022.
As of today, Tuesday 27 September 2022, reservations can be made for The Ivy Asia on Vicar Lane as they announce their highly anticipated opening date.
The restaurant will be opening on Tuesday 18 October above their popular sister restaurant, The Ivy Victoria Quarter.
The new glamorous restaurant will be open seven days a week offering show stopping cocktails, theatrical drinks and vibrant, innovative dishes from day to night.
The interior of the new hot spot is unlike any other you have seen before. Diners will step onto a mesmerising green onyx flooring dotted with cherry blossom trees which meets walls adorned with bespoke artwork and furnishings, from luxurious Asian fabrics, to captivating colourful wallpapers and antique gold mirrors.
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Whether it’s a light lunch or a romantic dinner you’re after, the menu full of small plates designed for sharing fits the bill for every occasion.
The menu, overseen by Executive Chef Simon Gregory, includes a range of dishes from luxurious seafood platters and smoked barbecue lamb rumps, to vegetarian and plant-based options such as chilli noodles with glazed Japanese mushrooms, asparagus, cashew nuts and lime, and spinach and mushroom gyozas with fragrant ginger dashi and black truffle.
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There will also be a wide range of sushi and sashimi on offer as well as a set Lunch Stack menu featuring a fresh cucumber salad to start, followed by hot & sour chicken with plum, spring onion, avocado, cucumber and asparagus sushi, and spiced salmon with shiso leaf.
To drink diners will truly be spoilt for choice when choosing off the incredible cocktail menu which will be sure to transport you to the world’s largest continent.
Cocktails such as the Beijing Sling and Matcha Smash are firm staples on the menu which join a huge array of sakes, champagnes and speciality Asian teas.
Live DJs will create the backdrop for your meal and make your evening at The Ivy Asia a night to remember.
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Will Harper, General Manager at The Ivy Asia, Leeds, says: “We are pleased to confirm that The Ivy Asia’s newest restaurant will open on Tuesday, 18 October. From today, we are taking reservations and our team is looking forward to welcoming our first guests three weeks from now.
"Whether it’s a relaxing retreat from a day’s shopping, an indulgent meal surrounding a special occasion or a refreshing cocktail late into the night, The Ivy Asia, Leeds has something to offer everyone.”
To book your table, head over to The Ivy Asia's website.
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.
Clementine Hall -
27th September 2022 
