February 20th, 2008
It was getting close to 9.30pm when with a colleague I entered with some trepidation (not really a seafood lover), Loch Fyne on City Square, Leeds. The place was warm, welcoming and quite busy with staff immediately acknowledging our presence and offering to seat us straight away.
The first thing you noticed though as you enter the main front door is the huge fresh sea food counter, with all manner of shell fish and seafood beautifully laid out across crushed ice. Thinking I would be caught by the usual strong ‘fish’ smell you sometimes get, I was pleased to find this wasn’t the case at all.
The menu was not complicated or too lengthy. It had a nice selection of starters, main and deserts and also catered for the meat lovers like myself. However, when in Rome. We both ordered a Peppered Scottish Mackerel Pate with Oatcakes (only £5) and for mains, I went for Short Line Caught Yellow Fin Tuna with Oriental Noodles (£12) while my colleague when for Bradan Rost (kiln-roasted salmon), char grilled with a shellfish, mushroom and whiskey sauce (£13). We chose a Backsberg Savignon Blanc 2007 wine from South Africa to accompany our meal (£22).
The starters were delicious and very good value indeed. The mackerel pate was perfectly balanced and went down well. The mains proved just as good and the two of us both enjoyed our meals without question. Not being a seafood lover I am surprised to find myself saying, I will go back to Loch Fyne.
Score: 3 Stars. Visited February 08.
Tel: 0113 3917550
Fax: 0113 3917551
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