This meal was for my friends 21st birthday there was about 20 of us having the set menu, i had duck and oliver had seabass and my oh my... the duck was sensational!
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Diners Club Card
Our diners club has been running for several years now and is becomming increasingly popular.
Once you’ve joined you’ll receive a personalised diners club card that will entitle you to a range of discounts and offers available exclusively to Diners Club members.
Diners club offers will change on a regular basis. For details of the current offers, please see your monthly e-mail newsletter, ask our staff when making your reservation or when dining.
All offers will be available on production of a valid membership card only and cannot be redeemed without a card. As a member, you will also have access to all special event menus such as Christmas & Valentines day plus be notified of when our lunch or A la carte menus have changed.
Enter your details below & await your membership card. Then you can start taking advantage of our fantastic monthly offers!
Once you’ve joined you’ll receive a personalised diners club card that will entitle you to a range of discounts and offers available exclusively to Diners Club members.
Diners club offers will change on a regular basis. For details of the current offers, please see your monthly e-mail newsletter, ask our staff when making your reservation or when dining.
All offers will be available on production of a valid membership card only and cannot be redeemed without a card. As a member, you will also have access to all special event menus such as Christmas & Valentines day plus be notified of when our lunch or A la carte menus have changed.
Enter your details below & await your membership card. Then you can start taking advantage of our fantastic monthly offers!
About the Art's Cafe
arts is Leeds’s original Café Bar. Opened in September 1994, really the first of its genre in Leeds.
Offering around 50 covers, Arts has built a reputation on offering exceptionally high quality and interesting cuisine in a relaxed and friendly environment, at affordable prices where you can always be assured of attentive and welcoming service. The atmosphere is complemented by regular 6-weekly exhibitions of artwork by local and regional artists on the walls.
Christmas Menu 2010
Starters
Ham hock & grain mustard terrine, root vegetable coleslaw & granary toast
Honey roast parsnip & apple soup with spicy parsnip crisps (V)
Crab, prawn & crayfish ‘cocktail’ with tomato, cucumber & apple
Chickpea falafel, mint raita with onion, chilli & apricot chutney (V)
Mains
Traditional roast turkey, sage & cranberry stuffing, chipolatas & duck fat roast potatoes
Roast butternut squash & sage risotto with blue cheese creme fraiche, confit garlic oil & crispy leeks (V)
Ale braised rib-eye steak, pearl onions, pancetta, thyme scented carrot puree & horseradish cobbler
Grilled sea bass fillet on buttered curly kale with a smoked haddock fish pie
Desserts
Orange & cinnamon posset with mulled berry compote
Classic Christmas pudding with brandy sauce
‘After eight’ mint chocolate brownie with blackberry coulis
Selection of cheeses with crackers & chutney
Lunch: £22.95 Dinner £24.95
Price includes coffee & homemade chocolates
Wine List
Whites
Dry, herbaceous and aromatic
175ml 250ml
Domaine Toulet Vdp des Cotes de Gascoine FRANCE Crisp & fruity, bouquet of citrus & white flowers
£13.95
Luis Felipe Edwards Sauvignon Blanc CHILE Citrus, melon , pear & pineapple flavours £3.80 £4.80 £14.50
Oben Grove , Riesling Gewürztraminer GERMANY Lime & apples with soft sweetness of peach
£14.95
Fair Horizons Fairtrade Sauvignon Blanc SOUTH AFRICA Floral aromas with lemon & light tropical fruit
£15.95
Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough NEW ZEALAND Passion fruit & tangerine with grassy complexity
£23.95
Dry, delicate and subtle
D’Vine Inzolia, Sicilia ITALY Lemon & herbal aroma, warm peachy flavour £3.50 £4.50 £12.95
Pinot Grigio delle Venezie, San Floriano ITALY Delicate flavours of apples & pears £3.70 £4.70 £13.95
Juicy, fruit driven and ripe
Kleine Zalze Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch
SOUTH AFRICA Soft & creamy, hint of ripe tropical fruit £3.95 £4.95 £14.95
Fortant de France Chardonnay, Vdp d’Oc
FRANCE Lively & fresh, citrus & exotic fruits £3.80 £4.80 £14.50
Luis Felipe Edwards Reserva Viognier
CHILE Full & aromatic packed with peach & pear
£15.95
view menuDry, herbaceous and aromatic
Dry, delicate and subtle
Juicy, fruit driven and ripe
SOUTH AFRICA Soft & creamy, hint of ripe tropical fruit
FRANCE Lively & fresh, citrus & exotic fruits
CHILE Full & aromatic packed with peach & pear
Rose
| 175ml | 275ml | Bottle | |
| D’Vine Merlot Rose delle Venezie ITALY Light & refreshing, summer fruit flavours | £3.50 | £4.50 | £12.95 |
| Vendange White Zinfandell, California USA Delicate colour, strawberry aroma, zingy & fresh | £3.95 | £4.95 | £14.95 |
Reds
Light and fruity | 175ml | 275ml | Bottle |
| Condesa de Leganza Tempranillo Crianza SPAIN Ripe fruits & vanilla hints | £3.70 | £4.70 | £13.95 |
| Landen Pinot Noir GERMANY Pale red with gentle cherry & damson flavours | £14.95 | ||
Spicy, peppery and warming | |||
| Solandia Primitivo Salento ITALY Juicy red fruit, velvet vanilla spice | £3.50 | £4.50 | £12.95 |
| Salice Salentino 35 Parallelo, Puglia ITALY Juicy, ripe brambly fruit, slightly smokey finish | £14.50 | ||
| Berri Estates Shiraz, SE Australia AUSTRALIA Blackberry and cherry with light vanilla | £4.25 | £5.25 | £15.50 |
| Finca Flichman Malbec Oak-Aged Mendoza ARGENTINA Full bodied, ripe berry character, touch of spice | £4.25 | £5.25 | £15.50 |
Medium bodied and full flavoured. | |||
| Luis Felipe Edwards Cabernet Sauvignon CHILE Deep red with ripe berry fruit | £3.80 | £4.80 | £14.50 |
| Fair Horizons Fairtrade Cabernet sauvignon SOUTH AFRICA Full of jammy blackcurrant & pepper spice | £15.95 | ||
| Penfolds Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon AUSTRALIA Spicy sweet blackberry with cherry & dusty oak | £16.95 | ||
| Don Jacobo Crianza Rioja Tinto, Bodegas Corral SPAIN Raspberry aromas mingle with sumptuous cherries | £18.95 | ||
| Chianti Superiore II Leo, Rufino ITALY Refreshing, vibrant, smooth | £19.95 | ||
| Vidal Pinot Noir, Hawke’s Bay NEW ZEALAND Structure & complexity, raspberry sweetness | £24.95 |
Champagne & Sparkling Wine
| Codorniu Clasico 1872 Brut, Cava Classic, dry & sparkling | £16.95 |
| Piper-Heidseck Brut, Champagne Young, lively fruit flavours | £32.50 |
| Piper-Heidseck Rose Sauvage Brut Champagne Ripe red fruit, crisp lively mousse | £50.00 |
| Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut, Champagne Full-bodied, rich & well flavoured | £55.00 |
Lunch Menu
12 - 6pm daily
Lunch Plates
| Fish Plate | Prawn & crayfish in lemon mayonnaise, haddock fishcake & tartar sauce, smoked salmon & potato salad, smoked mackerel pate, served with salad and bread. | £6.50 |
| Yorkshire Plate | Wilson’s pork pie, Wensleydale cheese, ham hock terrine, apple & celeriac coleslaw, marinated beetroot, served with salad & bread. | £6.50 |
| Vegitarian Plate | Olives, falafel, roasted red peppers, artichokes, buffalo mozzarella & baba ganoush served with salad & bread. | £6.50 |
| Mediterranean Plate | Parma ham, chorizo & potato salad, olives, slow dried tomatoes & ratatouille served with salad & bread. | £6.50 |
Salads & Other Dishes
| Char grilled chicken & pancetta Caesar salad (with or without anchovies) | £6.50 |
| Tomato, mozzarella, pesto, olives & mixed leaf salad (V) | £6.50 |
| Beef stifado – spiced beef & red wine stew with garlic, herbs, tomatoes & olives, served with toasted foccacia | £6.95 |
| Chorizo & potato salad, baby spinach, poached egg & red pepper aioli | £6.95 |
| Penne pasta ratatouiile with grilled halloumi & basil dressing (V) | £6.50 |
| Baked field mushroom stuffed with soft cheese, spring onion & herbs with rocket, parmesan & balsamic salad (V) | £6.50 |
| Wilson’s pork & leek sausages with creamed mash, shallot & red wine gravy | £6.95 |
Sandwiches
| Choice of Foccacia or Granary (add fries for £1.50) | |
| Arts Café Club Pancetta, chicken mayonnaise, beef tomato, homemade chutney & iceberg lettuce | £5.00 |
| Wilson’s pork & leek sausage with tomato chutney & grain mustard mayonnaise | £5.00 |
| Pan fried halloumi cheese, baba ganoush & baby spinach (V) | £4.50 |
| Prawns & crayfish in lemon mayonnaise with iceberg lettuce | £4.50 |
| Provencal vegetables with rocket salad & balsamic dressing (V) | £4.50 |
| Tomato, mozzarella & pesto (V) | £4.50 |
| Arts Café Burger 6oz homemade burger topped with parmesan, red onion & tomato relish | £6.00 |
Sunday Roast
| Served every Sunday from 12pm with all the trimmings | £8.95 |
A La Carte Menu
12 – 10pm Sun – Thurs & 12 – 10.30pm Friday & Saturday
Early bird menu is available Sun – Fri 12pm – 7pm
2 courses for £12.50, 3 courses for £15.00
• Indicates the dishes included
Starters
| • Homemade bread with extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar & mixed olives (V) | £3.95 |
| • Soup of the day with homemade bread (V) | £3.95 |
| Spiced crab & ricotta spring roll with sweetcorn, chorizo & coriander salsa | £4.95 |
| • Courgette & feta fritters with radish & gherkin salad, raisin & almond vinaigrette (V) | £4.95 |
| • Chilled beetroot & apple gazpacho, feta cheese & pickled baby vegetables (V) | £4.50 |
| Warm smoked trout filletwith dill & horseradish potato salad | £5.50 |
| Simple smoked salmon with brown shrimp & caper dressing served with granary bread | £5.50 |
| • Pressed ham hock terrine, celeriac & apple coleslaw, piccalilli & toast | £4.95 |
| Warm new potato & leek tarte fine, truffled goats cheese, chive & balsamic dressing (V) | £4.95 |
Mains
| Lightly curried sea bass fillet with Bombay potatoes & spinach, mint pesto & crispy fried paneer | £11.95 |
| • Roasted aubergine filled with provencal vegetables, parmesan crumb, watercress & basil salad (V) | £9.95 |
| Char grilled rib-eye steak, grain mustard & garlic butter, balsamic roasted tomatoes & hand cut chips | £14.50 |
| • Tarragon gnocchi in green peppercorn sauce with courgettes, spring onion & glazed brie (V) | £9.95 |
| Pan roasted hake fillet, sauteed chorizo, white bean & spinach with sweet potato puree, red wine & black pepper oil | £10.95 |
| • Fresh linguini pasta tossed with wild mushrooms, leeks, broccoli, spinach & Yorkshire blue cheese (V) | £9.95 |
| • Garlic & rosemary marinated chicken breast with fricassee of wild mushrooms, pancetta & baby leeks | £10.95 |
| Twice cooked pork belly & sauteed crayfish tails with pear & sorrel salsa, saffron potatoes | £11.95 |
| Slow cooked duck leg & grilled local black pudding with beetroot & pea shoot salad, orange dressing | £10.95 |
| • Beer battered haddock, hand cut chips, mushy peas & homemade tartar sauce | £9.95 |
| Polenta chips with aioli | Hand cut chips or fries with aioli | Green beans & gremolata | Sautéed new potatoes |
| Celeriac & apple coleslaw | Rocket & parmesan salad | Mixed seasonal vegetables | Mozzarella & tomato salad |
Desserts
| Selection of British cheeses with crackers & chutney | £5.95 |
| • Warm honey & treacle tart with horlicks anglaise & crunchy honeycomb | £4.50 |
| • Toffee apple sundae with rum & raisin ice cream, toffee sponge, apple compote & toffee sauce | £4.50 |
| • Chilled banana custard, roasted pineapple & raspberry compote with popcorn crumble | £3.95 |
| • Chocolate fudge & peanut butter brownie with strawberry jelly & peanut butter frosting | £4.50 |
| • Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce & vanilla ice cream | £4.50 |
An optional 10% service charge will be added to your bill after 5pm.
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