Heart Cafe in Leeds

I wanted a quick supper and ordered a flatbread with pulled pork- the food was really tasty! The service was quick and friendly in very welcoming atmosphere . I will go back to try more items from the menu which is very reasonably priced for the quality of the food served.

Love this place. In an old school building lovingly converted into a cafe and sort of community center. The food in the cafe is always tasty and good for all diets.

A great, laid-back and informal cafe. No doubt a popular hang-out with students but also suitable for anyone who likes a chilled out informal venue with simple but great food at a decent price. I had some kind of chicken flatbread thing the first evening, and then a couple of nights later a similar mushroom thing. Both excellent. Both freshly cooked to order. The chocolate and raspberry brownies are also highly recommended. Friendly staff, relaxed ambience, nice art work on the walls, outdoor courtyard with tables and chairs etc. Recommended.

Great venue, quiet, friendly staff and fab food. Nachos were delicious. Lemon drizzle cake was super tasty. Would definitely visit again.

The food was absolutely delicious, staff lovely and a wonderful place… The shawarma was wonderful and a good portion for £7, However, it’s a real shame that the £9.50 breakfast had just 1 sausage and the tiniest portion of beans I’ve ever seen. Still delicious, just not worth the money :(

Excelente servicio. Todo el personal es encantador y amable. Me sentí seguro (Covid) y limpio y relajado. Agradables bebidas y pasteles fríos los sábados por la tarde.

Me encanta este lugar, el ambiente y las opciones en el menú, pero hoy me decepcionó un poco cuando elegí la hamburguesa vegana. Declaró hamburguesa a base de plantas en pan de molde, con lechuga, pepino, tomate y cebolla con patatas fritas. Declaró que podría deshacerse del panecillo y reemplazarlo con ensalada, así que elegí esto. Lo que vino fue una hamburguesa delgada, dos rodajas de tomate, dos rodajas finas de pepino en la parte superior de la hamburguesa, unas seis hojas de lechuga gema y un lado pequeño de papas fritas. Sin aderezo Entonces, como esta era la ensalada que ya acompañaba a la comida anunciada, pregunté si había más ensalada para reemplazar el pan como se indica en el menú. Fue a revisar y volvió a decirme que me habían dado más hojas de lechuga, esa era la ensalada extra. Esta comida cuesta 10. Pensé que obtendría al menos un tomate entero y un centímetro completo de pepino para eso, y tal vez un poco de ensalada extra en lugar del pan como el pimiento rojo, la zanahoria rallada, la aceituna extraña o dos, hojas de ensalada variadas. . . . ? ¡Demasiado caro! Pero sigue siendo un buen lugar para ir.

Realmente quiero apoyar el café, pero el orden se perdió y una respuesta tan pobre del personal cuando se dio cuenta. No habría tomado ningún esfuerzo comprobar que todo estaba bien cuando la comida llegó después de 1 hora. Necesito trabajar en servicio al cliente y no parecer tan blas.

Este es un café encantador en el centro del corazón que vende comida fabulosa. Fuimos por los platos de carne y queso con aceitunas, ensalada, humous y galletas estaba delicioso.

Algunas excelentes opciones vegetarianas en los agradables alrededores de un café bar tranquilo, escondido en el centro de Headingley. A 1.

Al reunirnos con amigos en este gran espacio, la comida era excelente, un servicio rápido a pesar de que éramos bastantes. Pasteles sabrosos y un ambiente encantador. Una joya escondida en Headingley bien merece una visita.

Sábado por la tarde a las 19: 30, muy concurrida. Fantástica selección de cervezas, la música es un poco ruidosa y si te metes en el lugar equivocado, hay competencia entre la cómoda y la sala principal, que luego se convierte en un ruido. Vale la pena una visita.

As our son is in uni-digs in Headingley we wanted to acquaint ourselves with its eating places. We chose the Assembly Bar for lunch and first impressions were good as the cafe is in a large airy room with a relaxed atmosphere. The cafe also offered an interesting and appealing menu. However in ordering we taken aback by the sharpness of the waitress. Our enquiry about the type of soup was met with the response "It's gone!" We therefore chose the fish finger and chicken sandwiches and smoked salmon with poached egg. Although careful attention had been paid to the presentation of our meals we felt none of our choices were special in taste. We tried the chocolate and carrot cakes but again our verdicts were similar. In our overall assessment, we liked the room and atmosphere, but felt the service and food flavours needed improvement.

It was good I enjoyed it and I had an orange juice. This was my sons review whilst we waited for my daughter at her drama class. What a lovely place. Great range of wine and beers. Lovely atmosphere and lots going on. Great community resource.

Lovely place to relax and chat with family and friends. Both the cafe and the garden are accessible for wheelchairs and Heart has a super chilled atmosphere

Nice set up and atmosphere. However the meal was very ok-ish, ordered a jacket potato which came at least 10 minuets after my friends meals. I was the smallest potato I’ve ever seen and it was cold. I didn’t want to say anything as the staff were very nice. I’d only go back for a tea maybe, sorry.

My first visit here was for a healing talk. Firstly I am pleased there was a disabled space free as walking is tiring for me. In the reception there were many plants for sale. On the walls there were several paintings displayed . We were in a small function room with a courtyard view. The presenters were friendly and made us all relaxed. I would like to come again and try the food or another event.

Heart is a great venue and is good for all kinds of visitors. It is very family friendly. The events there are also great and I've been going to the cafe for years. The food is usually very nice and the staff are lovely and very accommodating. It is clean & welcoming. That all said though, I'm afraid recent(ish) price hikes have led to my visits decreasing. Whilst I don't begrudge this lovely place making money and fully appreciate they have to survive in today's climate, it has placed Heart, price-wise, on a par with some of the 'trendier' venues in Headingley. I'm also less inclined to spend £7-10 on a sandwich there when I can buy a freshly made baguette at another nearby venue for only £4.50. My partner recently also ordered the mushroom, egg & truffle ciabatta & was shocked to find it was such a small dish (thin, appetiser sized portion of toasted bread) for a whopping £6. Perhaps we would have expected to pay this for a small starter at an Italian restaurant but not in this cafe. I also feel the cake has gotten a little uninspiring over the last year or two and it tends to be the same options. I do love Heart despite all this and will keep going, albeit not as often as I once did

Tasty food, reasonably priced, very chilled cafe, where you can also grab a craft beer or great glass of wine as they have a bar too. The walls are lined with regularly changing art work. If you go in the evening they also have a...

We love the Heart and come here often with our children and grandchildren. Most days its full of babies and toddlers (and their parents) bringing a bright and lively - if not exactly tranquil - ambience. It's great for a quick coffee or a meal, and you know that there'll be an instinct for what is both ethical and wholesome. The Heart is a local arts, culture and education centre which makes for a stimulating environment. There are even secondhand books for sale in the foyer!

Visited here for a quick breakfast and coffee before spending a day at Headingley Stadium to watch the test match. Google Maps led us to a bland, community-centre-esque frontage, but do not be put off!! Upon entering the décor, layout and music were all tastefully chosen with a pared back and modern feel in mind. Friendly and fast service, great coffee and fabulous food! Given the chance, I would certainly pay another visit.

Visited 3 times. great gig venue, wish I lived closer. Cafe is very pleasant, food nice, prices ok but portions a little on the frugal side e.g. an extra veg sausage and slice of toast with breakfast would make a huge difference. How about a breakfast/hot drink deal? On one recent visit, furniture started being adjusted around me to accommodate an event, organisers kept knocking my chair, not an apology or acknowledgment, very rude and ignorant! Please take these comment as constructive as I do like this cafe.

I have been here three times for meetings. It's clean and reasonably busy with a wide of people including small children.

Excelente comida y buen servicio. También tienen una buena variedad de cervezas cerveza (y a veces) a mano. He estado aquí unas cuantas veces y actuaban muy buena; el concurso (cada tercer miércoles del mes) es demasiado alegre.

Asistí recientemente y era la primera vez que este lugar había puesto en tal evento fue increíble y espero que se organice más. Precioso vinos y quesos son suministrados por la compañía que ya stock café corazón y una atmósfera fantástica. Una gran relación calidad-precio y en general, una gran noche a mitad de semana. Siempre puede confiar en corazón para algo diferente que hacer :).

Un amable, acogedor café escondido dentro del antiguo edificio de la escuela primaria de Headingley, ahora corazón, donde la comida siempre es maravillosa y el servicio excelente. Me encanta el ambiente acogedor, cambiando el arte muestra y el espacio hermoso patio, perfecto para disfrutar de una cerveza de artesanía en el sol! También me encanta la gama de eventos y clases que se ofrecen en el centro, y especialmente la nueva adición a las noches de martes a un pastel y una pinta seguido de música en vivo, perfecto!

Escondida en Bennett Road en el centro de Headingley, este café es espacioso y con buenas instalaciones. El personal es amable y atento. El café y los pasteles son para morirse. Hace poco tuve era un flan flan y salados mi mente soplado. Yo también tenía el dedo de pescado y sandwich de halloumi en otra visita, que era delicioso. El cambio muestras de arte son un toque agradable. Es acogedor y cómodo. Y hay estacionamiento. ¿Qué más se puede pedir?

A very friendly cafe in a lovely community setting. I was pleasantly surprised at its modern decor and scrumptious treats on offer! Very nice place to sit and grab a coffee or catch up with friends. Lovely experience!

Love the new look! The cafe has recently been spruced up and redesigned and it has certainly made what was a nice space before even airier and brighter. There’s now a regular turnover of new and interesting local art on the walls and everything about the whole place just feels a lot fresher and better organised. Beyond that it’s still got the same lovely food, great staff and opening welcome atmosphere it had before the revamp. Highly recommended!

I have been visiting HEART off and on for the past year and find it to be one of those places where you could spend every day. Just about every night of they week they have great music or films or special events. It's a perfect place to have a quiet dinner or a business meetingnor even a wedding! HEART has something for everyone.

Friendly family atmosphere, really nice lunch. 16 month old devoured the tomato hummus. Fish finger and halloumi is a new one me but tasty. Never had anything but tasty food yet!

Another lovely visit to HEART today. Love going here for coffee & cake. The staff are always so welcoming and friendly. The Café is great for chilling out reading a book or for families looking for somewhere to take the kids for the afternoon. Amazing Christmassy lattes available at the moment. Love all of the classes and events available here. A great Headingley venue :-)

Today we had a group 'get together' for lunch in the Heart Cafe. Unfortunately, we did not all receive our meals at the same time & as the waitress had a confrontational attitude had to prove that we had paid for all the meals. When the butternut soup finally arrived one could have mistaken it for a curry soup! All in all a disappointing experience. We won't be going there again for our next lunchtime get together.

I love this place as it has an enclosed outside area which is great for a sunny day and a really friendly café. Its off a quiet side street and you need to go looking to know its there.The only down side is lack of cheaper none sweet snacks like toasted tea cakes etc as the warm snacks are all around the £5/6 mark.They do have a nice refreshing menu suitable for all, its child and disabled friendly.

We drop in here for coffee and cake when we're in the area - just off the main road but easy to find. Nice friendly staff and a paved garden to go out into during the nice weather.Good prices and lots of vegi choices.

Well I must say this little humble treat was something extraordinary!! Something about this place just made the hairs on my back curl. (In my country out hairs curl with joy) me and my business associates somehow found our way to this cheeky little cafe and threw us back! The splendid cakes on offer which I assume we're made by the lovely Jewish gentleman in the kitchen. ( think they are called snakey in Israel excuse me for the bad attempt at translation) but we would like to congratulate this fine young man with his crafty hands! Well done sir well done!! Recommended by Margaret and her adoring husband and his beautiful Porsche (german sports car for those who don't know)

Woooooooweeeeee now that was a lovely experience. Me and my very desirable wife Margaret fancied a bite to eat after working up an appetite on our anniversary so we decided to give this lovely place a visit. I drove down in my powerful German convertible, it was a hot day so I had the top down (you tend to stick to the leather upholstery if you don't have the top down on hot days) and my wife Margaret loved the ride down to this place. Very ample space for my purring beast (the Porsche, not Margaret).The food was excellent but I was a bit disappointed at the lack of any authentic Mongolian cheese based dishes. I would definitely re-visit this establishment, the hearty meal definitely gave me the extra energy to properly enjoy my anniversary with my exotic temptress Margaret.

The Heart Café is tucked away on Bennett Road, Headingley forming part of the Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre. It has a good selection of salads and hot food including Vegetarian and Vegan choices. However although nice, the cakes are very expensive.

Good choice of snacks and hot drinks. Local artists host craft events. Decent prices for drinks and free wi f

We both had an all day vegan breakfast, which was very tasty indeed - vegan sausage, bread, hummus, baked beans with fried onion, and speciality mushrooms.Coffee wasn't great, but the food was really good, especially for the price.Nice relaxed, low key atmosphere, plenty of space, and suitable for relaxing with kids (there's a mini sofa / play area) or working on a laptop.

I visited the cafe in July with a friend and ordered a veggie sausage sandwich. The place was virtually empty but the order seemed to take ages to arrive. My sandwich arrived but my friend's didn't. I was one third of the way through my sandwich when the waitress sauntered over to tell me that she had got the orders wrong and I was in fact eating a meat sausage! I was utterly horrified - having been a strict vegetarian for the last 40 years! She did apologise but it was too late. 40 years of being true to a cause with which much of my life's work has been concerned, tainted by incompetent staff. When my veggie sausage sandwich arrived, it consisted of just 2 halved sausages in bread- nothing else! The waitress didn't make any effort whatsoever to placate me by serving me with a delicious veggie sandwich, or offer that I may have a refund as a gesture.I have eaten in restaurants all over the world but I have never experienced this kind of mistake in the 40 years that I have been a veggie. What would have happened if someone with a nut allergy had been given something with nuts in 'by mistake'? They need to take people's dietary requirements seriously! I am furious!

This place is very family friendly. It has good if not exceptional food. The coffee was average but I'm a bit of a snob.

Very child friendly - Nice cake and beer. Fairly decent lunches but nothing special and a smell of fried food...

The HEART cafe is a great place meet and eat. The food is lovely, and good value, and the service good. It's the only cafe in Headingley with a nice outside space, boasting a rather pretty enclosed courtyard - lovely for sunny days.

Great facility if you "belong", wear the right sandals and utter the right formulae. As for food it's made and served by people with few people skills who overcharge for mediocre food served with indifference and a sense of better things are happening behind the counter. No atmosphere, no inclusiveness and certainly no gritty daily realities. Great place for intellectual, political and artistic cliques to meet and conspire their latest lefty indulgence. So if you're gluten sensitive, socially hypersensitive, self righteous, vegetarian and morally superior you should fit in hand in glove. Nice and clean too.

Our son took us to this lovely little cafe on our return to Leeds Bradford Airport. We canLeed in for a late breakfast. It was really lovely. The goats cheese and dried tomatoe omlete...delicious. Poached eggs on lovely toast...very nice end to our Leeds visit.

the cool interior on a warm day (in Leeds!) and the cake and coffee are good. Why isn't this more popular? I think it is poorly signposted - almost a hidden treasure.

I've had the honour of performing my poetry at the Heart centre on several occasions, the cafe is bright, good sized, stylish and the staff have always been very helpful. People who have been using the cafe for other purposes than the poetry event on those nights have always been respectful of the performances and in turn the people enjoying eating and meeting at the cafe have been treated with respect. Is it family friendly? Yes it is, but I don't think any venue that serves food and beverages later in the evening - 7,8,9 pm can be entirely family friendly, the mere fact that at 9pm people don't expect to have very young children in public places allows for more adult centred events to be popular. i have nothing against small families, I was small once too and can only imagine how hard it is to settle a two year old late in the evening, in a very quiet event such as a poetry reading. The poetry night is set up so that there is a break every fifteen minutes in which people talk, buy drinks, open and close the doors etc which is great as it allows for that stifling silence to not run on too long, allows people to leave if they want. There simply are not enough free events like this that support local artists in the community. It's very hard to forge a career in the arts and when I was just starting out, this place gave me a chance to try out performing in a comfortable, welcoming environment. It helped launch my career and i think the staff at the centre, and the people that work for free to set it up need to be praised.

The Heart is a beautifully reconstructed old building....architecture with heart. The coffe is splendid. And so is the cake. One of its main attractions for me is a monthly poetry evening where published and award winning writers from all over the country and abroad read their poems. It brings an audience from a wide radius. I've met people from Cumbria and Leicester, for instance, who've made special lourneys for these evenings. It might be an idea to let people know in advance that for just one night a month it's not precisely the place for a party. One night was spoiled for me and my friends who had travelled a good distance for one of the monthly readings....a small party kept up a chat throughout the evening, their very young child was understandably fretful, and appeared to be resentful of a very polite request to do something about it. But The Heart is a great place, and a great poetry venue into the bargain. Shame about some customers.

In short, went for a family celebration as venue was advertised as family friendly but was made to feel unwelcome for having children. Full story explained by this email I sent to the establishment:Hi,It is my son's second birthday this weekend and was one of my best friends' son's second birthday last weekend. As a joint celebration we organised to meet tonight. We researched a "family friendly" place we could visit for dinner and decided on your cafe (only after my wife had rung to confirm you were serving food until 9pm).We arrived between seven and half past and ordered our food. Soon after a poetry reading started. Whilst we made every effort to quieten our children there was inevitably noise. They didn't cry but children of two years old aren't going to be the most attentive listeners to poetry. The glances thrown back at us by the audience certainly made us feel awkward but we could live with that. However, what followed was frankly disgusting.A man approached us and announced "if it had been me I would have taken the children away" and "I just want to know if you are leaving now". We explained we had paid for our food and were going to leave when it was eaten. I have never even heard my friend raise his voice but this man really upset him and me. The looks from his fellow poetry readers and listeners left no doubt they disapproved of our presence (as an aside it is worth noting I am using the word poetry very loosely here - self-indulgent ramblings would describe it better but that is besides the point).Nevertheless, the pompous, conceited and rude actions of these people is one thing; such people exist, you live with it. What really bothers me is how you can get away with calling yourself family friendly? If you want to give your space over to these people, fair enough, put a sign on the door saying PRIVATE FUNCTION. Don't admit families on a family friendly basis, take their money and then have them freely admonished for not sitting in silence. This is not intended in any way to criticise your staff tonight whom were nothing but helpful and I felt sympathised with our position.The advertising of yourself as family friendly is nothing short of a lie. My wife, friend and I will reflect this story on netmums and other relevant forums as tonight was a night looked forward to by all but enjoyed by none thanks to our choice of venue. That way, hopefully, other families won't make the same mistake we did by attending your cafe.Thanks, Andy

on asking for information about the contentsof my drink , I was told that I was behaving incorectly and would be barred , that this was a first verbal warning !Everything is very expensive , but we are not allowed to question the assistant , another time I was given a watery coffee in a takeaway cup , because it had to be "filled to the brim ", nearly £3.00 and an insulting way of serving the person is not very nice.Well she will be pleased to know I will be bringing a flask and sandwiches in future , will keep away from the cafe.I suffer from a skin complaint and allergies and feel justified in asking when i am paying for something , i do not think this is unreasonable.

Situated inside an old school that has been renovated and kitted out to be a modern community and business space, this cafe can seem a little out of place as you wouldn't know it was there unless someone told you about it. When you find it however, you are greeted with a cosy cafe, wooden benches with tables to match. A nice little enclosed outdoor space for those warmer days (handy to take you away from the bustle of a busy Headingley). The food is good, though maybe for some they may want a more simple dish. The coffee is average, nothing special, but certainly drinkable. Card payment is an option, but if it's just for that one coffee, take cash as there is a surcharge of 50p under £5. The staff seem to be a mixed bunch as sometimes you get a smile, sometimes you get a grunt. Overall it's worth a visit and the atmosphere is nice and relaxed, but watch out for unexpected poetry nights or quizzes that may not have been on the official plan as this can make an evening with friends a bit awkward if this isn't your thing!

this is a good place for a coffee and cake ... its very child friendly with a small area set aside to keep children occupied . its quite expensive but has a good friendly feel about the place

The HEART Cafe is part of a vibrant social enterprise in the middle of Headingley - a little tucked away on Bennett Road it is well worth a visit. You can have lunch or dinner - or just coffee and cake. There is a friendly and informal atmosphere.

The table was decorated beautifully creating a wonderful atmosphere right from the start. The food was excellent salmon fishcake suitably fishy and the chocolate tart so chocolatey. Really very good restaurant standard food The pace of service was just right- no pressure from staff to rush and they dealt with our party of 14 very well and patiently.For the price of £17.50 for three courses it is was real value for money.

Heart a friendly, informal and relaxing place to go. I went on my own and felt very welcome and comfortable.I was there before joining a choir group in the evening in the centre.I walked in to the cafe and ordered tea and warm sandwich...I sat down and plunged in, it was sooo good, I was compelled to say so and I will definitely do that again and try some more things on the menu.There is a new chef and a new menu too. Thank you Heart cafe.

This is a lovely cafe in the Heart community arts and enterprise centre, in the middle of Headingley. The cafe has a friendly, welcoming atmosphere and good food. There's a real buzz in the cafe because of all the great events and activities that are going on in the rest of the building. Visit for coffee and fab cakes, or lunch - lovely salads, soups and interesting specials, including really good veggie options. Free wi-fi too!

What a fantastic meal I had at Heart Cafe! Tucked off the beaten track off Bennett Road this converted old school was a real find having just started at university here. The staff were warm, smiley and welcoming and the service great. I ate a dish off the specials board and was not disappointed. There is a fabulous range of coffees and cakes too. I spend the whole afternoon in this wonderful space and watched the world go by. It has a homely feel to it with fairy lights and jazz playing in the background. It is definately worth a visit if you are in headingley. They also have a great Christmas menu that has good vagetarian and vegan options. I will be back very soon and definatley be booking my Christmas meal there.