Riveresque — Restaurant in Leeds

After a quick Google search for best full English in Leeds and this place being on the list in the results, we decided to give it a try. Not particularly swayed by the fact that Danny from Rate My Takeaway has given it 10/10 on the basis of the fact that he would probably eat himself if he couldn’t find free food three time a day, and my oh my, has his rating proven to be the misinformation of the century, and one based on how much food is on his plate, rather than what it actually tastes like!! The ingredients used were objectively all of the very poorest quality imaginable, the toast wasn’t even toasted, the whole thing was akin to a Blackpool front hungover tourist breakfast, the dossauges and chopped tomatoes genuinely should win an award for the worst tasting food in Britain. The lady behind the counter was friendly enough, but I did notice enough waste food wiped off the chopping boards to feed an army of starving people! (Probably why it’s got a Three for its Food Hygiene Rating) and I almost didn’t order for that reason alone. I should have gone with my gut feeling, which incidentally is now feeling a bit sickly. In accordance with their displayed prices, we were also overcharged by a couple of quid and the coffee tasted like it had been served with the river water that the premises is named after. In fact thinking about it the name could very well be a stealth method of describing the flavours of its wares. The menu on the table looked like it had survived a war and probably had enough germs on it to stun a Rhino. Genuinely staggered by the number of great reviews and I can only deduce that there are a high percentage of people who haven’t yet actually had the opportunity to experience what good food should actually taste like. I would say more but I think I’m now going for a tactical vomit now to get this muck out of my body. You’ve probably guessed, but I wouldn’t eat here again if they dragged me in on a rope and glued £20 notes all over me. If you know the difference between good and bad food, then avoid this place, if you think you know the difference, then you may well be happy enough to join the other reviewers in celebrating the...

English breakfast 🍳!!!! It’s a picturesque cafe with views over the River Aire, but how does Riveresque’s breakfast offering compare?

Riveresque is one of those little cafes you might well walk past without noticing. It’s tucked away on Bridge End, just before you hop on over to the south side of the river, and while it may have a bright yellow frontage, it’s likely to be the smells sizzling out of its front door that get your attention.

At around 9.30am on a Tuesday morning, it certainly grabbed ours. As we crossed over The Calls approaching Riveresque – the smell of sausages reached us long before the cafe came into sight. That alone was enough to get us salivating, and by the time we reached the cafe, our stomachs were rumbling.

You order at the counter, before taking a seat in Riveresque, so as soon as we stepped inside we set about craning our necks to the blackboards that wrap around the top of the cafe. The left corner is dedicated to breakfast, while the rest covers their considerable lunchtime options of sarnies and the like.

Riveresque breakfast

It’s not the most comfortable thing, pondering over options while stood at the counter, so it might worth taking a look at their menu online before you visit. I settled on their standard full English, with a couple of hash browns thrown in for good measure and a tea, while my breakfast partner plumped for scrambled eggs with salmon on the side and a macchiato.

Once that was done and dusted, we went to find ourselves a table. There’s plenty of space in Riveresque, with two seating areas, one upstairs and another down, but they also have a little gem up their sleeve that took us a little by surprise. They’ve taken advantage of their space just by the river, so if you venture down the stairs there’s a doorway that leads to an outdoor seating area with quite stunning views of the River Aire going up towards Calls Landing.

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Terrible customer service. They do not listen properly to orders, seemingly hearing brown bap, not white, which I had to correct; poor quality ingredients, totally missing out the salad and extras I requested (which I would have been prepared to pay for), instead just a bit of egg mayo and a smattering of cheese. A VERY poor quality sandwich, which they think justifies a charge of nearly £5.50? Worth £2.50, at most, and despite admitting that, "It's my fault, I pressed the wrong button", he initially did not want to do anything to rectify the situation. When I pushed, explaining that even though "Well, you didn't pay for the salad"; it's free" the point is my ENJOYMENT and SATISFACTION of being provided with a fulfilling, and as requested sandwich, is important. I did not know the salad was free, and I contest that, as it really ISN'T free, with the price and quantity of the fillings being extremely inflated, thus the price of the "free" salad is clearly included in that.

I was ripped off, and I should really look to get this money back from my bank, as the service provided was not what I paid for.

Used to eat here regularly, many years back, and food quality, service and rectifying of any mistakes didn't take them checking out what the customer looked like, on the CCTV, before deciding whether or not to rectify the problem (Needless to say, I refused the extremely reluctantly made offer of "A free salad when you're next in.." Mate, you TOLD me the salad is free, so what would you actually be giving me? Set of jokers. I will never attend again, and have made sure my family and friends are aware of the poor service I received.

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