La Grillade

Wine & Cheese Tasting

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:23:12 +0000

2nd February 2012 – 6.30pm

£20.00 per person – Booking is necessary

La Grillade is looking forward to presenting a night of fine wine and cheese. We’ll take you through a selection of wines and cheeses, discussing the finer points and giving tips and advice on how to choose wines.

It looks to be a great night, reserve your place today to avoid disappointment!

For more information or to book, please call 0113 245 9707

Valentines night

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:00:34 +0000

Tuesday 14th February – From 6.00pm

Book in advance to avoid disappointment – £10 per person deposit

Enjoy a culinary feast at La Grillade. Our full à la carte and set menus are available as normal and designed to pamper even the most discerning palate.

To see our full menu please click here.

CHRISTMAS MENU

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:48:47 +0000

Menu de Noël 2011

3 courses

£27.50

To make a reservation for Christmas please fill in our ‘Christmas 2011 Booking Form’ and return your completed form via fax to 0113 242 6112 or email enquiries at enquiries@lagrillade.co.uk
La Grillade will contact you to confirm your booking.

Click here to download the Christmas 2011 Booking Form

Once you have received confirmation of your Christmas Booking please return the menu choices for your party to La Grillade using the following form. Again please return your completed form via fax to 0113 242 6112 or email enquiries at enquiries@lagrillade.co.uk

Click here to download the Party Menu Choices Form

Starters

Soupe de Légumes de Saison

(Seasonal vegetable soup)
ou

Terrine de Gibier à la Gelée de Cranberry

(Game terrine with cranberry jelly)
ou

Beignets de Fromage Frits St Chutney à la Mangue

(Deep fried cheese with mango chutney)
ou

Rillettes de Saumon à l’Aneth

(Salmon rillettes with dill sauce)
ou

Champignons à l’Aïl

(Mushrooms sautéed in garlic butter & cream sauce)

Main Course

Entrecôte Grillée au Poivre

(Grilled rib eye steak with pepper sauce)
ou

Confit de Canard aux Petits Pois et Lardons

(Braised leg of duck with petits pois and fried chuncks of bacon)
ou

Cabillaud Roti sur lit de Fenouil Braisé, sauce Vierge

(Roasted cod on a bed of braised fennel with “sauce vierge”)
ou

Goulash de Légumes de Saison et Riz

(Seasonal vegetable goulash with rice)

Dessert

Assiette de Fromage £4.50 extra

(Cheese platter)
ou

DESSERT

Le Sticky Toffee Pudding et sa Sauce au Caramel

(Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce)
ou

Crème Brûlée

MOUSSE AU CHOCOLAT

Prices are Inclusive of V.A.T.

10% service charge will be added to your bill.

LA GRILLADE 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:00:17 +0000

Yorkshire Cancer Centre

To celebrate our 30th anniversary we are very excited
about hosting two special evenings to support a charity
close to our hearts – Yorkshire Cancer Centre.

Find out more at www.yorkshirecancercentre.org.uk

Jeudi 17 Novembre

Beaujolais Nouveau 2011

Join us the evening of Thursday 17th for a selection of our favourite recipes – for only £35.00, you can enjoy a 3-course meal plus ½ a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau per person. We shall make a £10 donation from each booking to Yorkshire Cancer Care.

Menu spécial £35.00

+1/2 bottle of beaujolais nouveau

Starters

SOUPE À L’OIGNON

(French Onion Soup)
ou

SALADE BEAUJOLAISE

(Fried Chunks of Bacon with a Poached Egg & Green Salad)
ou

CHAMPIGNONS À LAIL

(Mushroom sauteed in garlic butter & cream sauce)

Main Course

COQ AU VIN

(Coq au vin served with tagliatelle)
ou

ENTRECÔTE AU BEAUJOLAIS

(Rib-Eye Steak in a Rich Beaujolais Sauce)
ou

FILET DE CABILLAUD POCHÉ AUX POIREAUX BRAISÉS ET SA SAUCE AU BEAUJOLAIS

(Poached Cod Fillet with Braised Leek & Beaujolais Sauce)
ou

TARTE À L’OIGNON

(Onion Tart)

Dessert

FROMAGE

(Cheese)
ou

POIRE AU BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU

(Pear in Beaujolais Nouveau)
ou

GLACE OU SORBET

MOUSSE AU CHOCOLAT

Prices are Inclusive of V.A.T.

10% service charge will be added to your bill.

Vendredi 18 Novembre

SOLD OUT

On Friday night we have a very special guest – British
playwright, screenwriter, actor and author Mr Alan Bennett.

CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION – 7.30PM

DINNER – 8.30PM

TICKETS £110.00 PER PERSON

(Food and drink included)

“You cannot beat classic French for a good meal”

admin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:25:32 +0000

You cannot beat classic French for a good meal and La Grillade is about as classic French as you can get. This bijou establishment has been on the Leeds food scene for many years and is a bit of a legend.

As the name suggests it’s a grill, if you like your meat you’ll be happy and we were very happy. It was my 30th at the weekend so the Lady took us out for a treat so we went all out. I ordered a bottle of their cheapest champagne and all things considered it was pretty good.

To start I went for the Rillettes, I love Pork Rilettes so I really had to have this one in all honesty. Rich and creamy with pork fat it was served in Quenelles, how retro is that, with some hot toast it was near to perfect but could have been a bit more peppery.

The Lady ordered Escargot, she literally eats everything so I was not surprised. I tried one and I can safely say I still hate them, I really don’t see the attraction.

She did say they could have been more garlicky. For mains we went for the daddy of all steaks Château Briand, served rare with Frites. It was spot on and there is nothing more to say on the matter.

I think you can tell from my blog I’m a man of simple tastes and pleasures so it won’t be too much of a surprise when I tell you I had the Crème Brulee for dessert. It was a delight I’m not going to say any more on the matter.

The Lady had Tarte aux Pommes, which was delicious and the portion was just the right size considering it’s richness. To heighten the sheer class of the evening Alan Bennett was eating at the table over the way from us, he is pretty much in the premiership of top old Yorkshire men so it was a classy affair.

All in all La Grillade is delightfully decadent and deliciously retro and surprisingly good value as our meal was £112 including service charge which I was more than happy to pay, the service was excellent as well with actual French people at the helm.

Of course the company was excellent as always and my spirits were high because of the occasion but I definitely think this is a place to try if you haven’t been before.

“A hidden gem”

admin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:10:48 +0000

Fabulous menu choice. May not look much from the outside but is beautiful atmosphere inside. Would go back again and again….

“Superb Dining Experience”

admin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:08:32 +0000

We used to go frequently to La Grillade but drifted away. We returned last night and the place is unchanged. It is situated in a basement and is atmospheric if you like France and things French. The best bet is the meat which still in my view is unsurpassed in quality. It is simply done with a bowl of lettuce and a bowl of proper French fries (i.e. not chips). Try the vin de patron – it is “only” vin de table but, like their compatriots, in France you seldom get other than enjoyable wine as house wine. The cheeseboard is still pretty extensive and absolutely superb, served with proper French bread – NOT supermarket baguettes! The service was excellent – polite and attentive – but perhaps this was because we had a Polish waitress and not a French one. Our bill for three courses, (including arguably the best meat in Leeds), wine and 10% tip was £72 which I felt was wholly acceptable. We will return!

“I’m a big fan of La Grillade”

admin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:50:19 +0000

I’m a big fan of La Grillade, though my visit this month was the first for about a year. It had lost none of its qualities though – good food, cooked well and not messed about with. The wine list is put together very thoughtfully with a good variety to suit all budgets. For me the best thing to have is some of the grilled meat, especially the lamb cutlets. These are always served with chips and a lightly dressed salad. The puddings are good although I’m not entirely sure how French bread & butter pudding is but, as it’s one of my favourites, I’m not complaining. The cheese board is great too when one has room after pudding (which I nearly always do).

“… La Grillade is still at the heart of Leeds’ restaurant scene…”

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:40:44 +0000

“Thirty Years on, La grillade is still at the heart of Leeds’ restaurant scene – long may it continue.”
North Side Food & Drink

“… a corner of his native France…”

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:39:48 +0000

“Guy Laval has created a corner of his native France in the basement of the Former Wellelsey Hotel.”
The Times