Vegans still want bottomless brunch- despite the limited options in Leeds.
Just because you're a vegan doesn't mean you should miss out on a bottomless brunch experience on the weekend. We all deserve to enjoy free flowing booze whilst indulging on some delicious food, right?
Whether you're just dipping your toes into the plant-based world or you're a longtime vegan looking for bottomless brunch options that include your dietary requirements (because it's surprising how many bottomlesses aren't vegan friendly), we've got you covered.
Here's our top bottomless brunches in Leeds with vegan options.
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On one of the instagrammable bottomless brunch menus around, the vegan Fox Farm brekkie is the dish of dreams for anyone with a plant-based diet. Think Beetroot Falafel, hummus, fresh avocado, wilted spinach, sauteed mushrooms, braised beans, hash brown served with freshly baked sourdough. The ninety minute experience costs £34 per person and comes with one brunch dish of your choice and free-flowing Prosecco throughout.
Leeds newest bottomless brunch also comes with plenty of vegan options. Think sweetcorn ribs with red pepper, tomato and jalapeño salsa; carrot, shallot and butter bean salads with dill and toasted pumpkin seeds and a pulled BBQ jackfruit taco with sweetcorn relish, all washed down with unlimited porn star martinis and Long Island iced tea cocktails. Bottomless brunch is available every Saturday and Sunday between 2pm and 6pm, priced at £34.95 per head.
Running for 90 minutes, the bottomless offer at Cuckoo is priced at £20 for unlimited beer and prosecco but it can be upgraded to include cocktails like the Quackiri, raspberry Lynchburg and fruit punch for another £5. On the food menu, the vegan version of the 'Brunch at Cuckoo’ pizza, which comes loaded with vegan sausage,baked beans, mushrooms and red or brown sauce is on offer, or opt for the 'Alright Jack', made from pulled BBQ jackfruit, vegan cheese, gherkins and mustard.
Choose from either the Vegan Breakfast, consisting of Quorn sausage, grilled tomato, mushrooms, spiced black beans and spinach and served with toast or the Avocado Brunch: artisan sourdough toast topped with homemade guacamole, mango salsa and diced plum tomato, with a drizzle of olive oil and cracked black pepper at Revs de Cuba for a vegan bottomless. Plus, every last Sunday of the month, the bar and restaurant will welcome the soulful New Freedom Gospel group down for an afternoon of uplifting gospel tunes to serenade your boozy experience.
The most instagrammable bottomless brunch in Leeds does come with a vegan option and it sounds delicious. The #BreakfastBowl is a berry smoothie bowl with banana, nutty granola, Soy yoghurt and Chia seeds is picture perfect, and nutritious too. Available as a bottomless with cocktails, mocktails or Prosecco (each priced differently), the boozy brunch offer stretches across most of the day, broken into two sessions: the first running from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm, the second from 4 – 8 pm.
Mans Market is the only place to go for a Chinese with a difference in Leeds and luckily, vegans can enjoy their bottomless too. The Brunch Box included in the deal comes with a choice of black bean and pepper dishes, one of which is tofu based. Although vegans will have to skip the Dim Sum sharers, it'll only give you more time to down the bottomless fizz or bottles of house lager in your two hour sitting. Plus, you can upgrade to bottomless bellinis and cocktails if you're feeling left out for £5 or £10 respectively.
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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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:
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.”
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!”
Sophie Smith -
11th January 2022 
