Blackhouse in Leeds

Had a fantastic evening here on a Thursday Ambience was great It looked lovely The Chateaubriand was beaut, really well seasoned And excellent service from our waitress Phoebe, would definitely recommend

Came here with my partner for a nice evening out, and we were not disappointed. The restaurant itself was beautifully decorated with an amazing ambience. We were served by a lovely young lady called Kitty, whose service was exemplary and always had a smile. We started with the Camembert to share, and it was truly delectable and perfect to start off the evening. We proceeded with steaks for our mains, a rump steak with mac and cheese for my partner and sirloin steak with the skinny fries for myself. Well! They were resplendent and cooked to perfection. It wasn't long before the plates were cleared. My only concern was the piano player who was very talented. He just happened to sing too loud. As my partner is deaf in one ear, Kitty our server had to communicate with me alone, and I then relayed the information to his good ear. While she was extremely apologetic for the singing and continued to apologise every time she came to the table as she felt my partner was being left out due to only communicating with me she couldn't have been more diligent in her duties. Shout out to a truly lovely lady. This place is definitely worth a visit but can be on the pricier side of things. All in all, a lovely place to spend an evening but the piano doesn't need singing with it. The music alone is enough to set the tone.

Is it a wine bar or a restaurant and will there be enough food? Group booked a table for 20:00, seated at 20:20, orders taken 20:55, I would say that is slow. It was complicated by them running out of food as the order was taken and then having to come to get a change of order, in my case not once but twice. My third choice main was average. Why do some items on the menu come as a complete dish and others you need to order additional sides? £4.75 for peas is a bit much. With regard to atmosphere, I didn't enjoy the background tinkling of the piano player, possibly acceptable in a place solely for drinks but for me not in a restaurant that already has significant background noise. Won't be going again as there are much better places.

We visited here yesterday for my wife's 40th birthday and can not fault the place. This is our 2nd time here and both times excellent. Staff brilliant food excellent They even brought my wife a dessert with a candle in it. Definitely recommend this place

Had a lovely evening at the blackhouse in Leeds.food fantastic and service was outstanding.we sat outside and staff always attentive.thankyou.

My experience was fantastic, I had steak there and I can say the best steak in leeds so far, perfectly cooked and seasoned. The only problem I had was, since the restaurant was a bit busy, we couldn’t get what we wanted as quickly as possible, so we had to wait. But overall was a great experience.

Amazing meal and service, attentive and well informed. Definitely worth it. Calamari starter, steak sandwich special and sticky toffee pudding all perfect.

Had a brilliant meal, staff friendly, timing good, good music not too loud, decor superb

Nice food and service portions size a little on the small side

Terrible place, terrible service and unreasonable management

Nice experience. Steaks lovely. Food hot. Pretty decent selection. Would go again.

Excellent food and service! Had a fantastic birthday meal I was provided from Derek

Had a Sunday afternoon meal with 2 adults and a toddler at Blackhouse in Leeds. We found it to be child friendly, with all the waiting staff very accommodating of our 1 year old. The restaurant is clean, airy and has a good steakhouse feel to it. We ordered Sunday roast and steak. Both were very good and the kids meal was tasty and generous - and reasonably priced. Wine options were good. We had a birthday £20 voucher and the staff weren't difficult about us using this. All in all, a option for a steakhouse in Leeds, with great service and good food. Would recommend and return.

Had such a lovely lunch at blackhouse, the lovely Phoebe was amazing as always. Very generous portion sizes on the lunch menu!

Kitty our waitress was great and the food was lovely

We attended blackhouse as an engagement celebration as a group of 4. The entire time we had flies (mainly fruit flies which is concerning) around us and a big beetle fell on my head. We told the staff and she apologised but did nothing about it. My medium rare steak was very overcooked and was well done. When you’re paying £27 for a steak alone you expect it to be cooked right.

I've loved this place for such a long time. Yesterday's visit was celebrating an anniversary. Food was fabulous. The pea croquettes were outstanding! Service was excellent, attentive and personal. Emily, thank you for making our day so memorable. Loved the cocktail tales, too. See you again soon!

I've been dining at The Blackhouse in Leeds for a number of years now but last nights starter,main and dessert were outstanding!! Thankyou for a great experience and also to your staff who were brilliant!!

Tom is one of those rare gems you find very occasionally in hospitality. He is an asset to your ‘restaurant’ - look after him, because guys like this are rare 🍔🍗

Very good service and perfectly cooked steaks, highly recommended 👌

Good place for meetings over lunch

Fantastic restaurant 3rd time coming to this place and my steak is always cooked to perfection and service is wonderful. Believe we had Tom in the last lunch trip, lovely guy, and very attentive. Just one bit of feedback is to get more varied on the side dishes as they can be quite plain

Had lunch in here today and I must say the steak was outstanding, the chips even tasted a bit unique and loved those too. Was a flying visit to Leeds so never been before but I'd definitely recommend this place for anyone reading my review. Thanks to all the staff

I found this restaurant as I was looking for some fish restaurants in Leeds. Unfortunately, when I arrived they had run out of swordfish, which was mentioned in many reviews. They do have a seabream in the Grill section, I asked the waiter if it is grilled or pan-fried and if it is the whole fish or only the fillet. “Grilled and it comes as a whole fish”. Great, I thought! I received a pan-fried small fillet. Quite disappointing. I had a tuna tartare as a starter, nothing special to be honest.

Absolutely fantastic, food 100% delicious and displayed wonderfully on the plates when delivered, staff are Absolutely wonderful happy be there and always friendly. High prices but worth it for the quality of the food. Steak cooked medium rare amazingly. Highly recommend the duck liver parfait and the rump steak.

Lovely experience. Very knowledgeable staff who go above and beyond

Fantastic place! Great food excellent cocktails and absolutely amazing staff. Me and my boyfriend went to celebrate our anniversary and valentine's all in one, the place was packed and every server apologised for the waiting between drinks and courses. They even gave us our desserts for free due to the long waits (super polite and kind). The food was so good we would definitely come again. The only fault is that we were situated right by the doors so every time it opened we got the full brunt of the cold ❄️ But all in all a brilliant place Thank you for your excellent service

Absolutely love this place. Went with friends as a party of 6. Our waitress Kitty was so lovely, enthusiastic and attentive. She was also knowledgeable about the menu when I asked about the different steak cuts. Food came quick and to a high standard. Will definitely be back soon!

Overpriced for a very basic meal on a very basic menu won't be coming back can get more choice and better food at Miller and Carter for half the price

Visited Blackhouse tonight for the very first time. We’ve wanted to go for a long time and this was our valentines meal. The place itself has a lovely atmosphere and it’s really well done out, the staff were also really attentive, friendly and quick with their service. Unfortunately, we were massively disappointed with our food. We both ordered fillet steaks, my steak came out rare/blue eventhough I’d asked for medium. I did ask if it could be cooked slightly more to which the staff happily obliged. But, both mine and my partners steaks were terrible, very hard to cut and very chewy which you do not expect when you’re paying so much for a steak. Our bill came to £110 and we also left our waiter a £10 cash tip. That’s an awful lot of money to come away feeling like you didn’t enjoy your meal.

Quite a long wait but was good on arrival .

Well this just shows how much they take customer feed back. Jasmin asked me to email her directly to discuss. I did, but guess what? You're right, did she reply. Nope not a chance. All adds to my opinion, never again. 0 stars would be better. What a very disappointing experience. Last minute decision and the place was empty. A little Xmas treat, as my wife has always wanted to have a meal in there. Drinks were mega expensive. nearly £17 - for just 2 drinks. £7 a pint really! and a glass of wine before the meal. We decided to have steaks. at £34 & £27 but to my surprise we had to pay extra for 1 - Chips x 2 2 - Sauces x 2 3 - Peas x 1 4 - beans X1 Total for extras £25.50 come on how can you charge this much. If I pay £34 for a steak I would expect to get a full meal. The steak was not the best I have had by a long way, quite poor really. Then £36 for bottle of the basic "House Wine" What a rip off! In Our Opinion (please remember that) it was an extremely expensive evening meal for what we got. I'm not surprised hospitality is on it's knees. They need to live in the real world. The waiter who served us was rather arrogant as well. I will never ever go in there again. So don't be surprised at your bill when it comes. Sorry but not for me.

First time here and really enjoyed it! We were in town for Leeds United match coming from Chicago, USA. We stayed at the Crowne Plaza hotel close by. Concierge recommended we go for dinner, good service and really great food and drinks! Started with garlic bread, peppers, then prawns, chorizo and calamari starters, all were very tasty. Fish pie and pork chop were outstanding. Finished with raspberry creme brule, chocolate mousse and cappuccino for dessert. The place has an excellent vibe and great energy, definitely worth coming back for a visit.

Came here for a Christmas jolly. The starters, mains and dessert were all really nice. I’d highly recommend

Nipped for a meal with friends, I enjoyed the atmosphere and the food was good, can someone explain why a service charge is added? Why do we have to pay extra for something your boss pays you to do?

10/10 throughout! Amazing food and great service! Table of 11 and not a single problem. Would definitely recommend and will certainly return.

Bit torn on this as originally we wanted the Ox cheek but were told it was sold out (it probably is as good as it sounds then. The dishes we then went for lacked alot of flavour and it would be hard to see this just being a one off. Also seems like they tried to put too many tables into the space they have, so it also felt quite cramped. Below par for what I originally expected.

The steaks were cooked nicely. Decent char and juicy inside. The menu was limited for selection and not a great amount of sides to chose from. Service was slow, took a while to get our drinks but the servers were nice.

Lovely atmosphere, very attentive and polite and friendly. Gorgeous food, highly recommend

Food was excellent, service very poor , took 20 mins to take initial drink order , which then didn't arrive until after the starters were on the table

I still believe the drinking area is too small

Christmas menu was outstanding - quality food and well looked after by the staff

If you are looking for a relaxing atmosphere with good quality food and wine at reasonable prices then this is not for you. The waiting staff were attentive which is it's only good point. I accept it is getting into the Christmas season which accounts for the noisy corporate clientele but even the background music was too loud. It was a struggle to talk over it all. The only choice was a three course set menu which at £37.50 per head was very disappointing. Wine at £33 was at least drinkable!

While the food was nice, the waiter was surly and impatient. Towards the end of our meal they told us they were hungover. They also told us they are no longer doing crackers for Christmas meals as it's a pain to clear up afterwards. We also had to ask for our bill to be corrected.

Excellent restaurant. I find steak houses to be hit and miss, but the food here was fantastic. The steak was cooked perfectly and you could taste the quality of the ingredients. I recommend the Black House chips and roasted carrots as sides. Would recommend. (Marked down on atmosphere because they need to turn up their heating and the gents WC's has faulty lighting.)

Very enjoyable. A little surprised when we requested an extra slice of toast for the pate and were charged £1.50. Overall, it was a great place to eat and food very good.

Took hubby for his birthday. Meal was gorgeous and service was impeccable

Food was good but not exceptional for price.. Enjoyed my steak and drinks

We ordered Ribeye and Ox Cheek. They were great notably the steak. To conclude, we tasted Raspberry Creme Brule which was amazing as well. Highly recommended.

Had lunch today, all staff, were lovely. Jess waited on our table and she was very friendly and efficient. Excellent service and food 👌

an ideal meeting place on a dreary wet afternoon nothing too much trouble for the staff who were friendly and efficient. food exelent.

Enjoyed a meal here with colleagues last week. Great atmosphere and food. Good - but not excellent - choice of drinks. Friendly service.

I really hate to write a negative review, but as I've emailed the restaurant twice and had no response, i feel i have no choice. I used to be a big fan of Blackhouse but the quality seems to have dramatically dropped. I ordered the Monk fish, which was honestly the worst meal i've ever had in a restaurant. The portion was small, the fish had clearly been frozen with zero flavour (was tiny), the cous cous had zero seasoning. I was out with a client and our table was COVERED with flies! It was embarrassing that my client was swatting flies from his face throughout the meal. Like i say, i've expressed these concerns via email (twice) and feel disappointed i've not heard back.

Good, pleasant and well-served cuisine, pleasant staff and pleasant room

Terrible experience last night, waited well over an hour for our mains, was sub par food, most of the steaks were cooked wrong. Totally different experience to last year, which was phenomenally good. Meh.

Great steak and service was good. Slightly quiet although it was a weeknight.

Food on was point ,atmosphere was great

7 of us went and all 7 starters, mains and deserts were truly exceptional. Would highly recommend as one of the best steakhouses in the UK

I really wanted to like it here, and I really wanted it to be a cut above the Miller and Carter we went to a few days before. Even more so because we took relatives who were visiting from abroad. Unfortunately however, once we got past the lovely ladies on the door, everything took a bit of a nose dive. The atmosphere was a little subdued, but then it was a Wednesday evening so we'll let that slide. The waiting staff, though they were going the motions, didn't really appear to want to be there. I don't know if they had just had a dressing down or a bad meeting but something was clearly off. The food came out in a timely manner, but other than the nice pork, was very average. The steaks were gristly and a bit tough, also all three steaks were under done and lacking a little in flavour. (Sad looking food pictured) To add insult to the average food and the sullen staff, was the above average price followed by an even further above average (undeserved) service charge. Overall, if you want better steak, more attentive staff with probably over 20% off and, in some cases parking... Go to a Miller and Carter. Would have been 3 stars if the service charge wasn't rather rudely put on the bill automatically.

We shared an amazing chateaubriand. They even had salt on the side of the plate to season ourselves. Our waiter was great, think he was in more of my pictures than my wife!

Our waiter Tom was excellent. The food/kitchen however simply isn’t up to the price level. As others have reported (wish I’d read the reviews before coming), the ‘medium rare’ steak I ordered came out ‘well done’. Not only is this a very basic chef skill, for an advertised specialist steak house to do this is a massive red flag. Especially when beef is such a rare privilege to eat AND you’re then asking the customer to pay £27 for that steak (there is another ‘Premium’ steak you can choose for even more money). There are much better, less pretentious and more sincerely ‘sustainable’ places in Leeds to eat this sort of food.

kitty was the most lovely lady, been served by her twice now and her approach is simply amazing. What a lovely lady! couldn’t recommend enough, so confident and friendly xxxxx

It was so yummy all around. I had the fillet.

Three of us had a Sunday roast, which was delicious. But what let it down to only give 3* is the lack of gluten free. Instead of providing an alternative bread with my starter, or using cornflour to make the Yorkshire pudding, they were simply removed! I am finding more and more good restaurants removing items than doing the right thing and truly giving a great experience for dietary needs. Had you done this, 5* all the way.

Had the bottomless brunch this afternoon, 8 of us celebrating my wife’s birthday. Absolutely fantastic time, great service from walking in to leaving, the food we all had was delicious and the drinks were regularly topped up, not sure of the girls name who looked after us but she was brilliant. Thank you.

Nadeem and Jake wow what fabulous people who felt part of the party in the best way, both of them made the day , thank you for a truly great experience x

Lovely place and friendly staff✨ Would recommend two delicious dishes, ravioli and chicken with mushroom sauce 👌🏼 However the Swordfish wasn’t as expected

Came here for a date night and had a lovely evening. Tasty food, fantastic service and a good atmosphere. We will definitely be coming back

Average food Starters. Calamari over deep fried , fish tacos good size portion Pork belly needed to be crispier , Rib eye average but blue cheese sauce disgusting more like cheese slice sauce Other places better for this price point

Acoustics made ir hard to have a conversation which was a shame as everything else was amazing.

The food was average. I was unlucky that my steak was overcooked, but the taste was just right. It is genuinely a nice restaurant to go to. Normally I would recommend this restaurant and go here more often myself with clients. But.. There are standards of decency, and the staff at this restaurant have, in my opinion, gone way too far beyond that. When I indicated that I wanted to pay, I received the payment terminal with a pre-filled amount on it. I was not given a receipt or any kind of specification prior to paying. When I indicated that I wanted to see the specification first, I could tell from the waitress's attitude that she found this uncomfortable. I understand why. The receipt said £24.58 "service fee" which turned out to be tip after inquiry. It was only then that the waitress said I didn't have to pay for that. Because of this incredibly rude action, I did not leave a single tip. You can put a tip on the receipt. But then not giving any specification and then wanting the customer to pay is not okay. Skip this restaurant, I read in the reviews that this is not an incident but happened more often.

Staff and service were great. Atmosphere was good with a live music. Sitting at the back of the restaurant you’re a little out of it, but the server was happy to move us when requested. Food was unfortunately average.

The manager and staff at this restaurant and bar are exceptional.

Great place for a meal, I had the great opportunity to stay at the Dakota hotel next door and the team at Blackhouse kindly provided me a takeaway which was very much appreciated. Everyone must try their chicken ceaser salad and add blue cheese 🧀 as a topping (A bit too expensive I would say for a salad... but definitely worth a go!).

Food was good. Service was fair. Service requests were ignored/forgot by the same waitress.

Food not of the standard to reflect the prices and 12.5% sevice charge which is optional,we decided to refuse to pay and reward the waitress independently,we felt the kitchen did not warrant a tip .

Lovely lunch with friends, we all had the same 😂 Amazing waiting staff

Had a fantastic dinner here last night. Lots of menu options. Very well priced too. Outstanding service from the moment we arrived. Super friendly and attentive staff. Special mention for Dom our waiter. This place really knows the definition of hospitality.

Very friendly staff. I ordered a sirloin steak and it tastes wonderful. Definitely recommending it.

Excellent steak, staff all brilliant.

Steak (fillet) was nicely cooked, but not very flavoursome in itself, and the peppercorn sauce wasn't to my taste, but the sticky toffee pudding was delicious... And the cocktails were also gorgeous...so strongly recommend these items. Service was excellent, with the waiter, Dom, going above and beyond and I was absolutely happy to pay the service charge for him! We were able to sit outside with our dog because it wasn't busy and they were the only steak place out of about 4 we tried that would accommodate us with that. He ate chicken and loved it!

Absolutely loved the food and experience while visiting Leeds, a must spot to eat at.

Great food, lovely staff- Kitty was very friendly and helpful.

Great food, great service. Worth every penny.

Ate at the restaurant for Valentines Day. We got food poisoning and notified the restaurant the next day. We were told they would tell the kitchen call us back and we have yet to hear back - that was more than 3 months ago. We have received 0 help, empathy or compensation from the restaurant. Terrible experience and would not recommend.

Absolutely beautiful food, everyone at our table got a beautiful tasty meal, steaks cooked exactly how we expected. Good portion sizes, and amazing desserts. Went and tried the panna cotta and was stunning. Definitely one of the best sticky toffee puddings ive had, and the ice cream was quality, didn’t melt too quick. Service…. Kitty looked after us amazingly, nothing was too much trouble. Thank you.

Staff .... So friendly, polite and couldn't do enough for us Food... Absolutely beautiful.. everything cooked to perfection and to each individuals taste, the steak was off the chart and the sides .. just stunning The venue .. Immaculate, cosy and eye pleasing and with a fantastic pionest who with his choice of music kept the atmosphere so relaxed and pleasant to be in xxx

Eaten here several times and the food is always spot on. Ribeye steak is gorgeous and the roast potatoes are to die for and I'd just eat a big pile of those 🤤 Cocktails were ok, toilets are downstairs and quite dark. Have a foisty smell but was clean.

Not one to share experiences but this one was awful; from service, ambience all the way to food. We got the Sunday set menu, our starter was the paprika hummus. The ratio of hummus to bread was poorly rationed and seemed to have little thought in presentation. Our mains were presented well but the beef, ordered pink, was tough and chewy. Very hard to swallow and our yorkshire puddings were burnt. All the servers seemed to be prioritising their closing tasks then tables. A server had come to ask if our food was okay, when answered, my friend was going to follow up on asking where the toilets were but the server had left us in rapid speed to get back to her tasks. None of the servers acknowledge that there was a birthday on the table, even though I had wrote it in when booking. Overall, the whole experience wasn’t worth the amount we paid.

We went to celebrate our daughter's partners birthday. I had the Burrata and then my wife and I shared the chateaubriand. I had chips and my dear had Mac and cheese. All was really good and was thoroughly enjoyed. Our daughter and her fella both had a chicken meal that they both enjoyed. Chloe was our server for the evening and she was very good. The place was quite busy, though not as busy as I remember for a Saturday evening. The atmosphere was still good and it's still a really nice place to enjoy a good meal.

Fantastic. Fast service, really good pricing for really good quality. A decent size portion and good waitron staff. Round about £50 for two people (mains and drinks). I will happily return and bring other people here!

Lovely venue, great staff, friendly and welcoming. We all had Sunday lunch but food didn’t have enough gravy! Once we started to eat I asked for more gravy, which came then we had puddings, again they were nice. Our server was lovely and informed us of the wine we had chosen was new and would like feed back, which we were happy to give.Once bill came it was pointed out about service charge, which we didn’t mind, as it goes to the staff( if you pay cash) but not happy been charged £1.00 for gravy !! It took the edge of the evening. We noticed that electric heaters were on full outside the seating area with know one there! So turn them off, that would save money but don’t change for gravy! Because of this I won’t be back. Manager pls note.. Todays date.. 11/5/23.. after been in touch with Emily regarding my review, she has been very good and said as of next week they won’t charge for extra gravy, which I’m over the moon about. She has definitely done good. It goes to show that constructive feed back can make a difference.. well done .

After eating here for years, and having previously negative experiences we decided to try the restaurant again. Calamari starter was rubber like, couldn't eat it we had to order other starter which we didn't really want. 4 single piece of chicken wings and tuna taco with a tiny piece of tuna on top, both disappointing. Swordfish main nice but the waitress said it had potatoes, it didn't. Half a chicken they couldn't spoil that!! Onion ring some overcooked some crunchy undercooked. The best part of this place is the piano player. I'll not eat here ever again. Disappointment is the word.

Excellent service and the best streak in Leeds

Meat was lovely....mac and cheese was a bit tasteless but highly recommended for the rest of the food. No budweiser either

Fantastic bottomless brunch! Also a massive thank you to our server Kitty who was great

My first impressions of Blackhouse were beautiful exteriors and interiors. Comfy seats and nice atmosphere. Staff were attentive but beware the 12% service charge, which in all fairness was pointed out to me before I paid. Menu was good. I had an oak smoked and pear salad which was delicious and priced at £12.50. We shared a lively houmous dip to start and my daughter had rump steak which although a little chewy was very tasty, £27. The steak didn’t come with anything though which I found surprising at that price. All in all very nice but pricey.

OMG!!! Hadn’t been here in years so went for a lads meal last night & we got the Tomahawk to share, medium-rare. Alongside the mushrooms, Blackhouse Chips, peppercorn sauce, chips, onion rings & the Mac and cheese. The food was on point and the steak was out of this world with the quality of the meat and flavour! We didn’t have to wait too long for the food having booking our table for 7pm on a Friday. The only downside was that our server seemed to be a bit too serious with no sense of humour although towards the end he said he it wasn’t one of his days, hence no 5 stars. He soon cheered up after I tipped him a fiver at the end?! 🤔 Would I go back again, based on food only, 100% I would & with all the food and two bottles of wine & the Blackhouse memodiscoubt, it worked out a reasonable £45 each, so I’d definitely go back again!

A great place with pleasant staff and very tasty meals.

Really nice tasty food & lovely service!