| Cuisine : | British, English, Modern European |
|---|---|
| Open for : | dinner, lunch |
| Type : | cafe, restaurant |
| Tags : | business lunch, early bird menu, fairtrade hot drinks, local produce, separate bar, suitable for large groups, sunday roast, vegetarian choice, wifi |
| Average price : | Main course £12. Three courses £22. |
| Lunch prices : | Average main course £6. |
| Awards : | 2010-2011: Oliver Awards best cafe bar |
| Website : | http://www.artscafebar.com/ |
| Short URL : | http://iate.at/arts |
Art's is a cafe, bar and restaurant close to Leeds city center and the Leeds Corn Exchange. Food served is British/Modern European with example dishes being seared haunch of venison with buttered green cabbage, honey roast parsnips, parsnip pureé and chocolate sauce; or baked herb polenta with a vegetable casserole, lemon, parsley and feta.
The restaurant's a-la-carte menu is supplimented by a lunch menu which is served daily between 12:00 and 18:00. There is also an early bird menu offers 2 courses for £12.50 or three for £15 and is available between 12:00 and 19:00 Sunday to Friday.
There a bar area to the front of the restaurant with a good selection of wine available by the glass starting at £3.00 for a small (125ml) glass and £4.95 for a large (250ml) glass.
The restaurant runs a frequently changing art-exhibition with artworks displayed around the restaurant.
Review left on 03/04/2012 by dave (99 reviews)
I really enjoyed my meal here - really good steak with a well made mushroom duxelle and good chips. Service was good if a little busy.
Nice relaxed restaurant/bar - I will return.
Review left on 13/03/2012 by yorkshirefoodie (23 reviews)
Why aren't there more restaurants like this? Simple interior, simple menu, good food and good service.
The ribeye steak with cafe de paris butter I had here for lunch was delicious, and came cooked as ordered.
Staff were friendly, but seemed rushed off their feet when it was packed - perhaps they needed an extra person on. Gets busy, so booking is a good idea - but there is a bar where you can have a drink while you wait for a table.
Review left on 09/01/2012 by steph (139 reviews)
I ate here just before Christmas with a friend. It's somewhere I've thought about going for a while but I just haven't got around to it.
I started with a crab and cockle chowder and then had beer battered haddock and chips. All the food was very nice, but quite filling and neither of us could manage a dessert!
The service was friendly and the staff were there when you needed them, this is definitely somewhere I'll head back to.