Izgara Mediterranean Grill (Leeds) — Restaurant in Leeds

Impromptu Thursday evening dinner. While there were a good few diners in we were still greeted well and offered a table. The manager was lovely & chatty and the young waiter had been in employment with them 8 years so clearly a lad who liked his job which was nice to know.

The decor is wonderful even from the entrance- very opulent. The menu was very accommodating- lots of veggie, meat & fish options and a comprehensive drinks menu to accompany. We chose the courgette & feta fritters and halloumi salad with the Mixed grill, tempura vegetables and creamed chilli spinach to follow. Service was attentive enough without being too much and the food service time was average- we probably waited a little longer than I expected for our main but it was a mixed grill all cooked to order! The starters were lovely, nice accompanying dressing on the halloumi and tasty fritters. All the meat on the mixed grill was cooked well, very tasty. The cous cous on the platter was a little dry but mixed with the sauces provided it helped. I would have liked another bit of bread- everything came in a 2 except the bread! The tempura veg was so delicious. The chilli creamed spinach was a let down- luke warm and more sauce than spinach which is a shame as the bit that we got was nice. Overall we enjoyed our visit. Lovely relaxed atmosphere in high end decor. I can see this place becoming a real gem for Garforth. £61 for 2 starters, mixed grill + 2 sides, a beer and a bottle of water I think was more than reasonable. There are private dining areas for large parties which is a good idea. Looking forward to going back again and sampling some of the cocktails in the gorgeous...

We were rushed to pay without even asked for the bill!? As soon as my knife and fork went down one waiter was taking the plates and the other brought the bill. He just stood over us while we were chatting, he didn’t even leave it with us until we sort our money out. My friend and I were taken aback and said we will pay in a bit to which the young waiter replied ‘you need to pay now and leave your table because you finished your meal! We said but we are still drinking our wine which he said no you had this table for an hour, go and finish your wine upstairs. When my friend rung to book no one said it’s for an hour only. When we mentioned that and mentioned other tables not getting asked to leave they said we didn’t spend enough and only had mains so take your wine upstairs and drink there. The bill was £64 for 2 main and 2 large pinot. The whole thing was unbelievably crazy and very unreasonable. It’s a Mediterranean restaurant not a works canteen! My friend and I won’t be revisiting and neither our friends or family. Very bad service, the manager extremely rude none apologetic he walked off whilst we were talking with him. The food is very average and it’s not worth what they charge....

We had a wonderful first visit to Izgara last night for our wedding anniversary. We were blown away with the exquisite decor, the staff were very efficient and friendly and the food was absolutely delicious. The restaurant was full so there was a real buzz and a great atmosphere with subtle Mediterranean background music. There were breadsticks with 2 dips on the table when we sat down and then we had the sharing platter to start. My husband had the mixed grill, each type of meat was tender and clearly top quality. I had sea bream, 2 fillets, in a deliciously creamy sauce with dill and we shared the cauliflower with a manchego cheese sauce and tender stem broccoli, all beautiful cooked and piping hot. The homemade chocolate brownie and churros with chocolate sauce rounded off an absolutely culinary delight. It was like being on holiday! We also had a wander upstairs after the meal where there are various classy seating areas for pre and post dinner drinks and the loos are very fancy too with gorgeous smelling soap!! A truly wonderful night out, we’ll...