Leeds Seventeen

We’d booked to go to a well know Yorkshire Chef’s hotel on Sunday as a New Year treat but sadly, due to boiler problems! we had to forfeit our reservation. We were quite down in the mouth about this however had it not have happened we would not have had this opportunity to sample to delights of Leeds Seventeen!
We had called ahead to check the serving time for lunch and booked in for 2.30.
From the outside, you wouldn’t be very blow away by this former pub however even from the entrance way it’s apparent that time and planning were given to present the Restaurant well to customers.
The informal bar area is cosy yet modern, a good selection of beers on the bar (with my particular favourite San Miguel) and nice cheery staff.
We were seated straight away choosing to sit and order drinks rather than hover.
The dining room had 2 large family groups seated yet there was plenty of other space.
The Sunday menu is featured on a blackboard and had a good choice selection.
We orded drinks and on return our food orders were placed– I was a bit cheeky in asking for 3 courses but 2 of them to be desserts! I really fancied a pudding & dessert– the waitress was amused and agreed.
My Mr had a starter which was Duck terrine– it was presented really lovely but I’d say was more a pâté than terrine as it was a smooth paste rather than coarse as you’d expect a terrine to be. He enjoyed it anyway as I tucked into the complimentary bread oil & balsamic.
Our mains were the roasts of the day, his beef-​mine chicken. I definitely made the better choice however neither was a poor choice.
The meat, Yorkshire pudding & roast spuds were on one plate and a separate side dish of vegetables were provided.
I’m a big gravy fiend so I asked for some more– little did I realise that the Yorkshire pud was full of gravy and when you cut into it– it then oozed all over the plate!
My chicken was a pan fried chicken breast and the skin had been seasoned so it was both juicy and very tasty! The veg consisted of squash and swede which were nice and added a colour to the plate.
Mr enjoyed the beef which he said was cooked well.
Dessert was crème brulee and treacle sponge with the addition of the cheese board.
As per the pics, they were all delightful!
I loved the treacle sponge being served in the treacle tin– very nice touch.
Lots of crackers were given with the cheese which is always a +!
The bill was a mere £24 including drinks and i’d have certainly paid more.
We were very impressed with the food & service here and will add it to our choice of Sunday lunch venues (and the normal al la carte menu looks good too!)

Found this in the Leeds Dining out guide and wanted something out of city centre. Very nice restaurant, was very homely inside. We booked our table for 7.30 and was sat down in the bar area. We waited for 10 minutes and no one asked us for drinks order or gave us a food menu to look at whilst we waited for our friends. Had to go up to the bar myself to ask and order some drinks. When my friends did arrive, they took their drink orders along with the food orders, a bit weird but they must have let us sat in the bar area for a further 15mins before we got seated. As we got seated, I thought it was because it was busy but it wasn’t. Anyway portions were of adequate size and I chose the scallops on the specials board with black pudding, got 3 scallops (very nice) and 3 triangular pieces of black pudding — normally don’t like black pudding but it was nice. I chose the lamb for main, and the crust was really nice, big fondont potato, regrettably we ordered 2 side dishes of chips before the 4 of us, but wish we didn’t order any as we were so full. Very tender lam with a nice jus. Would definitely go back, service got better towards end of night. Would definitely recommend!

Leeds Seventeen used to be a scruffy pub on the edge of an estate (formerly the Allerton), now it’s a bijou brasserie style bar and grill on the edge of an estate, albeit still only a stones throw away from some of the most expensive houses in Yorkshire.
This place appeared to have a bit of an identity crisis when I first visited in September, or at least they did their best to confuse a little. They seemed to be going by two names — Leeds Seventeen (as in the post code) and Northern Soul Food, a gimmicky monicker that evokes images of a smokey jazz bar transplanted from New Orleans, it isn’t.
But I see what they’re trying to do here. The Northern part because they’ve sourced nearly all their food locally; Whitby crab, Swaledale cheese, Dewsbury rhubarb and so on. The soul part tries to persuade us that it’s not just some sweaty chef fighting flak in the kitchen and screaming obscenities at his minions; it’s a master craftsman lovingly preparing and massaging your chargrilled steak before it arrives on your plate. I won’t begrudge them the ‘Northern Soul Food’ thing, it’s kind of there and there’s a genuine interest in making sure you enjoy your visit.
You might have accused them of taking the local produce idea to the extreme with Leeds produced wine sitting proudly on top of the wine list, but it’s actually worth a try and very ameniable.
It’s over six months ago since I went but I do remember the food being well prepared and, importantly for a neighbourhood diner, substantial. You don’t want to come home from work hungry, pop out for a quick bite to eat and come back still hungry do you? My steak, whose origins I can’t quite remember, could not be faulted and my companions wolfed down their roast lamb loin and posh fish and chips. It all sounds like simple fare — it is but the dishes are also accompanied by the likes of sweet onion confit and smoked salmon lardons.
Leeds Seventeen’s signature desert, their treacle sponge is light, rich and served in a Tate & Lyle Golden Syrup tin — another gimmick but it does bring a smile to the face of those who are about to receive.
This is my nearest eaterie but I haven’t been back yet; this is no reflection on my experience of Leeds Seventeen, I’m just saving my return trip for a special occassion.