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Colourful, Caribbean, beach-style restaurant serving jerk pit BBQ dishes, curries and cocktails.
attractions: Trinity Leeds, Victoria Leeds, The Merrion Centre, Leeds Corn Exchange, The Grand Theatre & Opera House Leeds, Leeds City Museum, O2 Academy Leeds, St Johns Centre, The Core, Leeds Art Gallery, restaurants: Estabulo Rodizio Bar & Grill - Leeds, Beckett's Bank - JD Wetherspoon, Fazenda Rodizio Bar & Grill Leeds, Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen, Wetherspoons, Tharavadu, Bill's Leeds Restaurant, Bundobust, The Hedley Verity - Lloyds No.1 Bar- Wetherspoon, The Cuthbert Brodrick
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Colourful, Caribbean, beach-style restaurant serving jerk pit BBQ dishes, curries and cocktails.
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This place is amazing for cocktails! 2 for 1 every day, pretty much all day apart from their busiest time which is 7pm - 9.30pm. Many cocktails to choose from and they're all amaaaazing. I would definitely recommend the Kingston Solero (pictured) which literally tastes like a Solero ice lolly and the pineapple daiquiri is too good to miss 🤤 I've not tried the food, but must admit it smells gorgeous every time I've been in. I recently tried the strawberry daiquiri and it's to die for! *UPDATE* I finally went for bottomless brunch and it was fab! My friend and I shared a Shake Stack Burger and the Chicken Roti Wrap. Both were nice but lacked a little flavour. The West Indian Hot Sauce they provide on the table really helped though! We got the chance to try cocktails we wouldn't usually try and found that we like many of them although we will be sticking to our usual when we next go. Our server, Shey, was really helpful and guided us through the process. She was amazing. Hope we have her as our server next time we go! **Update: do not try the Mac and cheese. It's absolutely awful, has no flavour and is so stodgy. The Kingston Chicken is nice though 😊
Jenna Louise WardJenna Louise Ward
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I had been waiting to go try the food for years but finally I managed to get a table for 3 of us. We ordered - 1x jerk out prawns(starter), 1x jerk out wings, 1x half jerk chicken, 1x mac and cheese, 1x West Indian curry goat with rice and peas, 1x West Indian curry goat and spicy fries, 1x festival THE GOOD… Firstly I couldn’t complain about the service as our server was really nice and on point. The virgin raspberry reggae mocktail was ok. Garlic pit prawns were just ok THE BAD… The jerk pit wings tasted burnt lacked flavour. Didn’t taste of real jerk. I have never tasted such bland CURRY GOAT. Tasted really off. The meat had a lot of fat and was chewy. The onions were soft and left to soak so were crunchy. There were little square and rectangle potatoes that just tasted bland and hardish like the were thrown in for 2 mins. The sauce hadn’t been left to marinate long enough and/or the spices where not authentic so it lacked any real flavour The Mac and cheese looked more like macaroni cheese than anything. My friend had the jerk chicken. The chicken was fine but it wasn’t jerk it was literally jerk with a marinade topping. Nothing soaked in and the chicken just tasted more burnt than anything. Rice and peas, well you may has well have just given me packet rice because that wasn’t good either. I should have known better when the place had not one Caribbean chef :( Presentation was nice but food tasted bland. I don’t waste your money. NOTHING TASTED AUTHENTIC. Better food can be ordered at the yard food shop for less than half the price we paid. Gutted!!!! I WOULD BE SCARED TO RETURN AGAIN even to just try a different dish. Put me off for life. Unsure how it has got such high reviews but I’m guessing it wasn’t from people who have tasted true authentic Caribbean dishes.
AmbAmb
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Love this place - coming over to Leeds from the US and this place is always on my hit-list of places to visit. The food is fantastic; the cocktails are delicious; the bar staff are swift, efficient, and super at managing the bar and drink orders from the tables; and Scott was masterful at making sure the restaurant was running like a well oiled machine. It was stupendously busy for a Tuesday evening, so if you are expecting hand on foot wait-service in those conditions, that's definitely unrealistic. The food was awesome - plantains were sweet and tasty, the ribs fell off of the bone, the cheese and jerk fries has cheesiness on the top and soaked in jerky juices at the bottom, and the curried goat had some real spicey kicks to it. Fandabydosey!
Andrea LandAndrea Land
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Fantastic food good diners alongside we had food and cocktails I had the goat curry very tasty. I didn't take any pictures this time. Our host was Amy but Amy was finishing her shift Amy took the time with us to help wife with turtle bay app. We then had Becky as the next host who was just as efficient as Amy these girls do a good job constantly on their feet. We are planning on coming back but for bottomless brunch Friday 15th September I will have this for my birthday. Came back 15/09/23 and again 22/09/23 bottomless brunch both times. The second time our host was Anna, you know actually all staff in this turtle bay are fantastic even the chaps behind the bar recognise and remember us 😉. This is such a chilled out place.
Andrew WesternAndrew Western
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Fantastic caribbean food in a wonderful vibrant restaurant. It was our first time here and we didn't know the chain but we absolutely loved it! We were looking for somewhere different to eat, to make a change from the usual pizza, pasta, burgers, etc, and chanced upon the restaurant in the middle of the city. The service was super fast and friendly and the decor and atmosphere just put a smile on our faces. The food was excellent - new tastes and smells and that was before testing the different sauce flavours. We will definitely be back!
T FoulkT Foulk
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My birthday celebration at Turtle Bay was truly unforgettable, thanks to the exceptional service provided by Archie. From his warm welcome to his expert recommendations, Archie's attentiveness and knowledge made our dining experience extraordinary. The flavors of the Caribbean cuisine delighted our taste buds, and Archie's attention to detail ensured a flawless evening. Turtle Bay and Archie exceeded all expectations, leaving us eager to return. Highly recommended!
Marlena KMarlena K
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Nearby Attractions Of Turtle Bay Leeds
Trinity Leeds
Victoria Leeds
The Merrion Centre
Leeds Corn Exchange
The Grand Theatre & Opera House Leeds
Leeds City Museum
O2 Academy Leeds
St Johns Centre
The Core
Leeds Art Gallery
Trinity Leeds
4.4
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Victoria Leeds
4.5
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The Merrion Centre
4.1
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Leeds Corn Exchange
4.4
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Nearby Restaurants Of Turtle Bay Leeds
Estabulo Rodizio Bar & Grill - Leeds
Beckett's Bank - JD Wetherspoon
Fazenda Rodizio Bar & Grill Leeds
Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen
Wetherspoons
Tharavadu
Bill's Leeds Restaurant
Bundobust
The Hedley Verity - Lloyds No.1 Bar- Wetherspoon
The Cuthbert Brodrick
Estabulo Rodizio Bar & Grill - Leeds
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Beckett's Bank - JD Wetherspoon
4.0
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Fazenda Rodizio Bar & Grill Leeds
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(1.9K)$$$
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Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen
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4.6
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+44 113 242 6000
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Website
turtlebay.co.uk
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