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All these bottomless brunches in Leeds include unlimited pornstar martinis

We've hunted high and low for the best bottomless brunches, here's our top picks of those that include pornstar martinis in Leeds.

Sophie Smith - 10th February 2022

The humble pornstar martini is a cocktail classic for a good reason.

The passion-fruit-flavoured cocktail is made with vanilla-flavoured vodka, Passoã, passion fruit juice, and lime juice- and let's face it, it deserves a place on the bottomless brunch table. Sadly, there are few places in Leeds that are willing to put it on their unlimited menu- but that doesn't mean they're impossible to find.

We've hunted high and low for the best bottomless brunches around and in that time we've found a fair few with our beloved pornstar martini cocktail on, so here are our top picks...

Canal Club

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For ninety minutes every Saturday and Sunday between the hours of 2pm and 6pm, take a seat and listen to the tunes of Canal Club DJs mixing the latest House anthems, all without your cocktail ever leaving your hand. Choose from the likes of Kir Royale, Aperol Spritz, Long Island Iced Tea, as well as Meantime Lager, Pink Prosecco and the classic bottomless essential that we're all here for: Pornstar Martinis. Brunchers are also invited to choose a main meal from the Brunch menu, split into four sections that represent the worldwide inspiration of the cafe-club, during their sitting.

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Mans Market

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One of the cocktail upgrades on Mans Markets' bottomless brunch is the Kobe Tai: a pornstar martini done Hong Kong style (there's no difference but the name). Elsewhere on the bottomless menu, you'll find unlimited fizz and house lager, as well as black bean and pepper with tofu, chicken or beef, or Mans Market’s ‘around the world chicken curry’, served with your choice of egg fried rice, steamed rice or noodles.

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Better Days

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The amber jewels in this crown of bottomless brunches are the pornstar martinis on the menu. This is the only bottomless in Leeds that includes any and all cocktails on the menu and there’s no shame in taking full advantage of that. In addition to this, expect a whole lot of pizza, Prosecco and pints- not that anyone is complaining. Choose from either sweet waffles drenched in Nutella, strawberries and a whole lot of sugar or a sizaeable pizza with all your favourite toppings like.

Gaucho

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Dishes to feast on here include the likes of stuffed burrata with a truffle-infused tomato salad, or the Choripan sandwich (chorizo sausage, chimichurri mayo, crispy shallots, brioche roll). To wash it all down with, in addition to our favourite, the Pornstar Martini, you can also grab unlimited cocktails like Aperol spritz, Elder spritz, and bloody marys, plus staples like bottled lager, Ketel One peach and orange vodka with soda, Jack Daniels no.7 and lemonade or the house Domaine Chandon (Argentinian sparkling wine).

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The Liquorist

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To wet your appetite there’s four drink options available: Peroni, Pornstar Martini cocktails, pink gin and tonic and Prosecco. The Liquorist promises that their “attentive team will ensure your drink is topped up for your entire stay”- so expect to get those glasses refilled as many times as you want. The excitement doesn’t stop there. Throughout the ninety minute drinking experience, you have the choice of eight different small plates- and you can have three of those included in your bottomless experience.

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Dirty Martini

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The Martini options at Dirty Martini are impressive to say the least, but given it's in the name, we'd hope there were at least a few options. Of course the classic passionfruit variety is on offer, but it comes in addition to the likes of Espresso Martinis, Perfect Ladys, Berry Cosmos and G&Ts aplenty. Your food options include beef and cheese sliders, arancini, tortilla strips and more served inside a birdcage.

Revolution Electric Press

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The newly renovated Revolution has been transformed into a 'vodka land' fairground with a decent bottomless brunch list. On their cocktail upgrade (an extra £10 to their usual deal), you can add pornstar martinis to the brunch's ninety minute sitting. Elsewhere on the menu, you'll find brunch pizzas, pancakes aplenty and avo on toast between glasses of Ketel V&T, Aperol Spritz, Prosecco and Bloody Marys.

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Get Baked’s viral ‘Bertha’ cake has a sister on the way – and she sounds just as cheeky

She's big, she's green and she's ready to ruin your figure.

A lot of you will have seen the viral ‘Bertha’ cake by Leeds born beloved sweet treat specialists Get Baked.

They recently opened another site in Manchester's Northern Quarter, where queues literally formed round the block of hungry punters wanting to get their hands on the infamous sugary treats.

And now it's going to happen all over again, as they've recently unveiled their newest flavour which is sure to go down a storm.

We’ll give you a hint: it’s a current food and drink trend that’s about as big as Bertha herself – it’s not matcha, it’s not hot honey (duh), and it’s not Guinness…

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Images: Get Baked

Yes—scratch that; HELL YES! Get Baked is set to welcome Bertha’s equally beautiful twin sister, and she’s officially a pistachio girlie.

Having started out life simply as ‘Bruce’, after taking inspiration from the iconic scene from Matilda, this thing has become a phenomenon in its own right, and who doesn’t like more flavours of a good thing?

Probably one of the biggest foodie crazes going at the minute, thanks to the popularity of pistachio cream, cookies, lattes and the similar social media sensation that is the ‘Dubai Pistachio Bar' people are rather fittingly going nuts for this particular flavour of almost absolutely anything.

With that in mind, the Leeds-born bakery and dessert shop – founded by Rich Myers over in Headingley back in 2011 – have shown no hesitation in hopping on the bandwagon and creating a new twist on their own viral menu item.

Teasing the full details in a post on their Instagram this week, they wrote: “What’s big, green, and is going to destroy your life in a couple of weeks’ time? Pistachio Bertha. Strictly limited to 5,000 slices. Coming oh so soon. GB.”

In case you were wondering just how mad those with a sweet tooth could possibly go for a slice of cake, just look at the recent queues when they finally launched in Manchester city centre:

@the.manc @GET BAKED® are giving away 1000 slices of Bertha right now at their new store in Northern Quarter and Manchester, you turned up 👏 #themanc #manchester #getbaked #giveaway #newopening #bakery #queue #manchesterfood #manchestereats #cake ♬ original sound - The Manc

Speaking on the grand opening here on our turf and his partner Amy’s hometown, Myers said simply: “Manchester, what a launch. Thanks for much for the warm welcome. Stay baked.”

Read more: The Swine That Dines announces the official opening date of its brand new restaurant

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The Swine That Dines announces the official opening date of its brand new restaurant

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Much-loved Leeds Bistro The Swine Bistro, formerly known as The Swine That Dines, has moved to a bigger space in Headingley.

Although it’s gone through a few name changes over the years since launching as The Greedy Pig cafe in 2012, this independent spot has long been a firm favourite for Leeds locals for some time now.

Run by chef couple Jo and Stu Myers, they’ve been operating out of North Street where it’s all about cooking seasonal produce simply and with an added ‘little bit of sunshine’.

But now Swine Bistro has moved up over to Headingley, taking up a unit previously occupied by Jam hairdressers on Otley Road.

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And the time has finally come for them to open their doors, as they announce their first service will take place on Friday 4 April with bookings open from today, Thursday 20 March.

The Myers will be welcoming head chef Kirsty Cheetham, who won Observer Food Monthly’s Best Sunday Lunch award in 2018 and 2022 when she ran The Queen o’t owd Thatch in South Milford, Leeds.

The expanded space in the restaurant has allowed the team to curate a bigger wine list which will include natural wines from Wayward Wines and Latitude Wines as well as local beers from Ilkley Brewery and Horsforth Brewery.

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The team remains passionate about locally sourced ingredients and has partnered with a variety of Yorkshire suppliers including R&J Yorkshire for its fresh meat, Tarbetts fishmonger, cheese from George & Joseph cheesemongers and beans from micro roaster, Chipp Coffee Co.

Jo Myers, co-owner of the Swine Bistro said: “It’s taken a huge amount of time and effort to realise our dream to revamp what was previously a hairdresser into a fully functioning kitchen and restaurant. It’s been a wild ride but we’re excited, and slightly nervous, to finally open our doors.

“We love the vibe in Headingley and the time out has allowed us to have fun with our menu as well as take part in lots of essential taste testing of ingredients and drinks from our brilliant local suppliers. We can’t wait to welcome guests into our new restaurant!”

Bookings for The Swine Bistro can be made here.

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