Harden's survey result
Summary
“You can feel the influence of Fergus Henderson” on Tom Hunter’s cuisine at this cavernous and carnivorous venue – also home to a small cinema – serving up “very tasty and interesting pub food and good real ales to go with it”. “The ambience is determinedly dressed down, which appeals to its clientele”, but it’s “far better than its unassuming façade suggests”.
Summary
“You can feel the influence of Fergus Henderson” on Tom Hunter’s cuisine at this cavernous and carnivorous venue – also home to a small cinema – serving up “very tasty and interesting pub food and good real ales to go with it”. “The ambience is determinedly dressed down, which appeals to its clientele”, but it’s “far better than its unassuming façade suggests”.
Summary
This sprawling bar and dining venue – a favourite of critic Marina O’Loughlin, apparently – serves “exceptional food” from a “varied specials menu”, including “home-cured bacon and black pudding” from the on-site charcuterie curing room. It also has its own small cinema, where you might eat ramen while watching ‘Tampopo’!
Summary
“What a surprise” – “buzzing” bar below, “perfect pub dining” upstairs, with a “varied menu” (“combinations I would not have thought possible”), incorporating home-cured charcuterie as a highlight. “All this and a pint of Beavertown Neck Oil and you cannot possibly go wrong”.
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The Reliance Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Turned up on spec on a Saturday lunchtime and had an excellent selection of the bar snacks plus a fish soup from the specials. Everything very reasonably priced for amazing quality. The fennel salami was delicious and the anchovies were perhaps the meatiest I've ever had. Great selection of larger portions too - would be a good option at any time of day"
"Turned up on spec on a Saturday lunchtime and had an excellent selection of the bar snacks plus a fish soup from the specials. Everything very reasonably priced for amazing quality. The fennel salami was delicious and the anchovies were perhaps the meatiest I've ever had. Great selection of larger portions too - would be a good option at any time of day"
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £19.75 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
76-78 North St, Leeds, LS2 7PN
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑9:30 pm |
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