
Upscale chain brasserie serving a classically French menu devised by celebrity chef Raymond Blanc.
Hours
| Friday | 12–11 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–9 PM |
| Monday | 12–11 PM |
| Tuesday | 12–11 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–11 PM |
| Thursday | 12–11 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 4, Victoria Mill The Embankment, Sovereign St, Leeds LS1 4BJ, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 113 220 6060
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: brasserieblanc.comopentable.co.uk
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Starters were decent — the escargot and cheese soufflé were both enjoyable and well cooked. We shared the Chateaubriand for mains and the steak itself was cooked exactly to our liking and tasted great.
Unfortunately, the extras let it down. The Roquefort and peppercorn sauces were watery and underwhelming for the £1.95 charge, particularly the portion size. The charred cabbage side was soggy and very bland, which looked disappointing as soon as it arrived. Again for the price I hoped for better.
Service was okay — polite but fairly unremarkable. We wouldn’t rule out returning, but it’s not somewhere we’d be in a hurry to go back to.
When we arrived at the restaurant, we were just left standing in an open space while the manager deigned to wander over to us. She asked if we had a booking, then made a show of checking whether she could fit us in.
We were offered a number of tables for two people, which she clearly thought were not great, as she said it was not possible to give us a larger table at that time. To be fair, the table we chose suited us fine and provided a great deal of privacy, with a view of the outside and the rest of the restaurant.
The fabric of the restaurant is looking tired and worn, and the furniture is not only worn but grubby in appearance. This reminded me of the old adage: ‘If they don’t keep front of house clean, what is the back of house like?’
After we had been seated for a while without any attention, a waiter arrived and managed to rescue the situation. He quickly brought us drinks and menus, and also suggested we order soon so as not to get delayed, as there were some large parties coming in who would soon be ordering.
We both ordered a starter and a main, and the food was excellent, but we declined pudding as we would have been eating it for the sake of it – though there were a few items I would have liked to try.
The only other disappointment was the wine, which was not chilled, but the waiter was quick to bring ice, which he topped up without being asked.
I was paying, but it turns out they don’t accept cash – though neither I nor my guest had seen any sign to this effect. This meant my guest had to pay on their card and I gave him the cash.
While we enjoyed the food very much, the overall experience could have been so much better, and without much effort by being a bit more attentive.
However, it was an enjoyable lunch, and I believe, very good value for money.
Photo of worn and grubby seat, all the similar seats I saw were in this condition!
The mains were OK but skin was left on my plaice and we were all left quite hungry by the time we got home. Everything was drowning in butter with little acidity to cut through.
The floating island dessert was odd – a thickened custard, not much vanilla, slightly grainy and small meringue. It all felt like it has shifted from what it used to be to being mass produced.
Service was VERY slow and surprisingly unfriendly. Took over 2 hours to get a couple of courses. Other tables had lots of friendly chatter from waiters so maybe we just seemed not worth the effort.
When the bill finally came it was completely wrong, took another 15 mins at the end to sort out.
The food was delicious and the service received from Stephanie and Josh was excellent.
Happy hour is 5pm to 7pm, and the drinks offered are great value priced at 2 for 1.
…. Returned tonight and enjoyed everything just as much! Again great attentive service from Ryan and Barry.
regarding the cask beer was full of honesty, and he refused to serve it as it ‘just wasn’t quite right’ being the last of the barrel.
We all had various plates of food but most went for the Sunday lunch and my roast beef was excellent. We arrived early but we were enjoying ourselves in the bar area, chatting and drinking; the staff let us continue and moved our appointment time back to allow us to continue our enjoyment until ready to sit down. I can’t add any more other than highly recommended.