Kendells Bistro

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. The food was amazing - honestly a shame I couldn’t get photos - but the atmosphere of little lights twinkling, gorgeous art and candles everywhere is unmatched. We came as a group of 8 and the service was prompt and very attentive. Absolutely recommend - though on the pricier side.

Lovely evening with excellent food and service. Restaurant was quiet, but staff still attentive, but discreet. The booking system's £30 per person booking/cancellation fee is excessive, and I won't book through it, until the last minute, which means the Restaurant doesn't have my reservation on its paper system.

This is the 4th time we've been here since moving back from Oz. No family with us this time, but we had a voucher from a friend so it was a cheaper night out. Bread and olives before starters. All good. Love the butter. I had a pig cheek, small portion but cooked perfectly, wifey had a rabbit terrine. Loved it. Mains came out in good time, not too long, not too quick. Enough time for talking and sipping wine and taking in the beautiful looking restaurant. Venison with celeriac mash, blackberries. She raved about it. I got beef cheek. Again I thought it was small but then a portion of mash came out of nowhere and saved it. Turns out I didn't see the mash in the menu. Very nice dish. Nothing new, but executed very well. We shared an old school chocolate fondant for dessert. Nigh on perfect. I do want to point out that 25 years ago I worked at Leodis as a chef and this owner, owned that. But I know Steve as much as I know anyone I haven't seen in 24 years. Also, one one of the occasions I came here, with my wife's parents, I had a terrible meal. Everyone else loved theirs, but mine totally missed the mark. It wasn't a hot meal as it should have been, and even though I knew the dishes from my time at Leodis, time had not been kind. But again, everyone else loved theirs so I put mine down to shameful nostalgia. So even though I've enjoyed myself 75 percent of the time here, I still highly recommend because no one else I know has had anything bad at all to say about Kendall's.

Kendell's is a Leeds institution, a place where you can enjoy traditional French cooking in atmospheric candle-lit surroundings. The service is always good without being stuffy or over-formal. On this visit the food was absolutely excellent: they really know how to cook fish. It's not cheap, but it is good value.

We booked this whilst working in Leeds and disappointed we were not! The restaurant was quieter then the weekend I guess. For us it was perfect as we could easily converse and admire the surroundings eclectic but in a good way. The huge candelabra did its best to remind us of the Disney beauty and the beast. Lighting is based on candles giving a more subdued effect. The toilets are akin to the dressing rooms of the Moulin Rouge with the theatrical take on the lighting! The wine is excellent one of the choices is a pinot noir not cheap I think it was £85 a bottle but it was outstanding such a depth to it. We ordered some starters and bread. The bread and butter were just what we needed to start and a mixture of croquette de jambon, boudin noir and oeuf aux meurettes. All were hearty starters and devoured with aplomb. Additional surprise order was the escargot ideal for the 6 of us though 2 only really wanted to try them. We braved it given the impressions you get. They duly arrived underboastry and each one in a individual hole. Taking one each the garlic butter masks a lot and probably easier to digest. And all 6 were tried and none projected back out. The mains were steaks a tournedos de boeuf and classic steak au poivre vert. Add a few sides if what seemed like aligot pomme dauphoinoise and some broccoli. The steaks were well received and left no room for desserts bit we did have a cheeky cocktail. Service was great and a pleasure to share our good day with them. Well recommended as a place for charm individuality and service be it a lone diner, couple or group

Cannot fault my impromptu visit! Staff were excellent, food really was amazing 😍, very relaxed atmosphere, did I mention the food? Fantastic, this will not be my last visit, , also NO SERVICE CHARGE. So the choice is yours! Thankyou for a great evening Just had another visit, and pleased to say, FANTASTIC. Food and service still top notch, we were well looked after, STILL NO SERVICE CHARGE! Which makes me happy to leave a tip, rather than being asked to pay for an expected service. (keep the pineapple cheesecake) Thankyou