MISTÅL Kitchen — Restaurant in Leeds

So many times I've cycled past this cafe, but never have I been in. My preconceptions of Mistal have always been that it was generally a day trippers lunch venue with nothing to offer a long distance cyclist in a rush; and I've never once seen bikes parked up there, just enormous SUVs. I ordered a coffee cake and tea for one with extra milk; the waitress kindly asked if I had enough milk, which I didn't, and more arrived promptly. As I sat looking at what I had for my £6.75, I couldn't work out what overheads and direct costs the business might have to justify such a price, but the service was quite prompt. The cake was gluten free, as is the fashion now, so it tasted like it had been frozen or left out in the sun too long, but the coffee buttercream was very good. Due to price this is unfortunately not a cyclist cafe, but if you need fast calories then venue itself is...

Have visited Mistal kitchen a number of times recently and am always impressed with the quality of the food, coffee and cakes . You can tell that a lot of effort is being made in the kitchen . However, have been less impressed by the customer service on the last few occasions. It’s not unusual to wait up to 45/50 minutes for food when it’s busy and when I suggested it might be an idea to inform customers of this at the point of ordering it did not seem to be received as a positive suggestion but as a complaint . On the next occasion we visited when it was actually pretty quiet the member of staff who served us was quite ‘brusque’ . Nevertheless a great place to eat if you aren’t too bothered by indifferent...

Love that the menu is vegetarian so I can choose anything on the menu. It’s generally busy so book if you can - as a result the service can be a little rushed. I had hash browns eggs benny which was really delicious - I added halloumi which was a generous portion. My boyfriend had the spiced potato burger which could do with more of a hit. The only issue was the drinks - I had hot chocolate previously which was lovely but this time it tasted like instant which was disappointing. Wasn’t sure whether there was a problem was the barista machine but it did let it down.

Overall well worth a visit for the glorious food alone! Try and find a quieter day and...