Pickled Pepper

I went on a mission to find this place recently and since it’s in a lovely little courtyard, it was certainly a bit of a treasure hunt. But, as with all good quests, this one certainly had a pot of gold at the end. OK, maybe there wasn’t actual gold, but there was some delicious food and a truly wonderful little café. Sadly I didn’t have time to stop and take in the surroundings, which were as quaint as they were cosy, but I did take in a medley of hunger inducing smells.
They serve an array of fresh cooked meals for lunch and have a delicious list of sandwiches. I opted for the chorizo, pepperoni and mozzarella without the jalapenos and it was ruddy gorgeous. Perfectly generous amounts of all, deliciously stringy cheese and a crunchy but soft baguette. They’ve an array of lovely crisps and drinks, including organic choices such as Fentimen’s Ginger Ale and so on, and the staff were utterly lovely.
For a friendly, quiet and delightful lunch (eat in or take away) this is a great option!
*Note, has to be over a fiver for a card spend but for about £5.20 you can grab a baguette, crisps and a piece of home made cake! Perfect!

I went to Pickled Pepper for lunch today with a colleague and it was really nice. The café does a large variety of sandwiches and paninis as well as a range of more substantial meals that change regularly.
I had an italian salami, blue cheese and jalapeño ciabatta which was yummy! If you eat in, they add £2 to the cost of your sandwich but you can choose to have a salad or kettle chips served with your sandwich due to the extra cost. I chose the salad and it was delicious! I also got a can of diet coke and the total cost was £5.20 which I thought was really reasonable.
The café has about 10 tables inside but there is also an outside seating area.
If you work in the area, it’s a great place to go for a quick bite!

This is a delightful deli/​café in the Bridgewater Place/​Holbeck area of the city. The rest of the area is mostly populated by offices and a lot of the available lunch time eateries are either uninspiring overpriced sandwich places, or pretentious overpriced pubs. Not forgetting the options of Starbucks and Tesco’s of course! The Pickled Pepper is a ray of sunshine, with nice touches such as menus on the blackboard. There is a wide selection of sandwiches and paninis averaging at £3.50 to take away. Granted, this is a bit dear, but the value comes when you eat in. They add two pounds onto the price which gets you a salad accompaniment which is a meal in itself! There is also a constantly rotating hot meal board with prices generally averaging at a fiver.
Being of the opinion that when you work in an office (and sometimes even when you don’t!), lunch should always be an event to break up the day I would always recommend this very personal establishment. Visit in the summer, and you might almost feel that you are on the continent rather than in Leeds!