The Empire Cafe

The Empire Cafe Feeding Leeds for over 120 years. Wall of Flame Rotisserie & Open Fire Cooking.

09/07/2026

Mark the wine guy’s back with another WOW of the week (wine of the week…of the week) - Follow Your Dreams from Testalonga wines. High altitude Carignan combines flavours of cherry, fennel, herbs and redcurrant to create something that tastes like Diet Dr Pepper. Served chilled. On the glass while it lasts.

How’s this for British Summertime. Liz and Dot are in town for a few days and their first stop was our place for a glass...
08/07/2026

How’s this for British Summertime. Liz and Dot are in town for a few days and their first stop was our place for a glass of wine on the terrace. T spotted them moving their chairs into the alley so they could have a cig and rushed over to set up a private smoking area complete with makeshift barstool table. Couple of glasses in the blazing sun, couple of cigs, and off to the hotel for a kip before hitting the town again. That’s how it’s done.

Bacon Chop. New one from the grill. Cooked over charcoal and wood until still just-pink, and served with charred pineapp...
03/07/2026

Bacon Chop. New one from the grill. Cooked over charcoal and wood until still just-pink, and served with charred pineapple, soy cured egg, and a pineapple & black vinegar sweet, sour glaze. This one replaces the ribs on the menu, because nobody wants to be getting sticky fingers in this weather - except the chefs, as evidenced by the last slide…

The sun’s beating down on the terrace, so here’s a little combo of Summery small plates that go particularly well togeth...
27/06/2026

The sun’s beating down on the terrace, so here’s a little combo of Summery small plates that go particularly well together in this weather. Lamb rump, smoked slowly over the grill throughout service and kept blush-pink ready to slice and serve over an apricot barbecue sauce, and a seasonal vibe tomato salad with satay dressing and spiked with toasted almonds. Walk-ins available on the terrace all afternoon and evening

Nothing says British summertime like a hotdog cooked over fire. We barbecue a frankfurter on wood and charcoal to give t...
20/06/2026

Nothing says British summertime like a hotdog cooked over fire. We barbecue a frankfurter on wood and charcoal to give the snappy casing a good blister and caramelisation, and serve it on a hot pepper tartare sauce with crunchy fried dill pickles. And for the full Summer barbecue experience, we’ve even captured the sound of rain dripping off a canopy in the video…

Available now on the small plates menu.

13/06/2026

Got a new selection in from - could try and tell you about them here, but Mark’s much better at it so we’ll leave it to the master. All on the list now

06/06/2026

Saoirse’s latest creation - French patisserie meets tuck shop, via the Wall of Flames. Chicken skin chocolate bar, chicken skin-spiked caramel and milk chocolate nougat covered in chicken fat chocolate, with white chocolate ganache and rendered chicken skin

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6-8 Fish Street
Leeds
LS16DB

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Wednesday 8am - 10pm
Thursday 8am - 10pm
Friday 8am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 10pm

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