About Howards Bistro
The dining scene in Leeds continues to go from strength to strength, and one of the major strings in the city’s culinary bow is the quality of the local ingredients available to the chefs of Yorkshire. One such British restaurant in Leeds is Howards Bistro on Richardshaw Lane in Pudsey, where they have a menu filled with favourites from fish & chips to beef stew and cottage pie. Throw a fair few international classics into the mix – chicken Kiev, vegetable tagine, goats’ cheese bruschetta – and an extensive drinks selection, from local ales to cocktails and soft drinks. Pay them a visit by taking the train from Leeds to New Pudsey station before making the short trip over to Howards Bistro – just remember to book a table before you arrive, as they can get quite packed from time to time and it pays to be prepared.
Opening Hours
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday 17:30 - 21:30
- Wednesday 17:30 - 21:30
- Thursday 17:30 - 21:30
- Friday 17:30 - 21:30
- Saturday 17:30 - 21:30
- Sunday 13:00 - 20:00
Further Information
As the Leeds restaurant scene grows and grows, the reputation of the city as a dining destination blossoms with it, and one of the main reasons behind this renaissance is the continuance of new openings all over. One such entrant into the competitive restaurant market is Howards Bistro in Pudsey, where they are bringing the best of British to Richardshaw Lane. You can enjoy a menu steeped in Yorkshire tradition: from a Scotch duck egg, wrapped in locally-sourced sausage meat to start, Yorkshire belly pork served with bubble and squeak to follow and Kirkstall Pale Ale to wash the whole lot down. It’s more Yorkshire than Alan Bennett and Geoffrey Boycott spending no money at a forced rhubard farm.
Of course, the fare on offer at Howards Bistro is not confined to God’s Own County. There are specialities to devor from the world over, and to that end, let us present an alternative, globetrotters menu that can be enjoyed. Starting in France, we can pick up some duck liver and port pate or deep-fried Camembert to commence, and a suivre, we can go to Ukraine for a chicken Kiev, Morocco for a vegetable tagine with couscous and flaked almonds or Italy for a chicken, pesto and mozzarella burger. Even the drinks are suitably internationalist, from German beer – Veltins pilsner – to American ale, in the form of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Book a table today to enjoy the best of British and international cuisine at Howards Bistro on Richardshaw Lane for one of the best bistros in Pudsey, if not the whole of Leeds.
35 Reviews
Excellent meal and service Staff very at tentative Thoroughly enjoyable Experience I would recommend this to my friends and will be returning as soon as possible
Brilliant Sunday lunch, home cooked food, great friendly service. Faultless. A hidden gem in the Pudsey area. Has a good size menu. Food is served piping hot in generous portions. Will be back.
the food was lovely and the portions plentiful , lovely service . they cracked a bottle when the found out it was our 45th wedding anniversary . will go again .
Our first visit to Howard's Bistro on Saturday and it was just excellent. The food, drink, staff and atmosphere are all to be recommended. We shall certainly return and more than happy to spread the word.
As a new restaurant I would want to give it the benefit it of any doubt, I think improvement is required and I'm sure it will do so. It took 45 mins from walking in to getting our first course which was a little too long in my opinion and left us feeling slightly unappreciated. The food was good and the restaurant was busy which made for a decent atmosphere although this was slightly soured by the table which felt they had to complain in an over the top slightly inebriated manor rather than a more polite taking aside. Would I go back? I would give it a few months to pick up its game a little but will most probably return.
Lovely restaurant, we had the specials for starter, the tandoori chicken being particularly good. The chef excellently cooked my steak blue (and I'm a fuss pot about steak). It's such an improvement from those in the location beforehand and we will be back regularly.
Very pleasant atmosphere. Service was very good. Meal was very enjoyable. We will certainly be returning. Only critisism which we discussed with them was the lack of custard with a berry crumble dessert, it wasnt forgotten, they just didnt serve it with custard or cream. It needed something. Otherwise a good meal!
Staff couldn't do enough, cosy atmosphere, really good hearty food. Perhaps a slightly more expansive menu would be welcome but it's on just opened so I guess that may come in time? I will definitely be returning though, and recommending to friends, I think it will quickly become a local favourite.
We went as a party of 7 including three children. Scott the waiter was excellent and looked after the kids brilliantly. The food is best described as very good British pub food. It would benefit from having a kids menu, they did cater for the kids but no official menu.
Service was really good and always with a smile. Menu very limited which i like but the specials menu had another 6 or 7 options. Food was ok, nothing special, I didn't think wow to any of it , it was just a nice meal out with family.
Food and service was great, but they had a large group in before us so half the blackboard menu was not available, also the wine was very expensive we ate out the following day at a restaurant in central leeds and the wine was a lot cheaper.
Lovely atmosphere, great food and the staff are brilliant. It has improved massively on its previous incarnation as an Italian restaurant, and benefits greatly from the management of Howard and Gina, both of whom are well regarded locally.
A family run bistro We had a fantastic Sunday lunch and a very yummy desert, excellent service , would reccomend to all ages, this was our second visit and will be returning
Lovely relaxed atmosphere, very friendly and helpfully waitress ! Normal menu choice, with large selection of chalkboard specials. Food was lovely and very good portions. You won't be disappointed!
Would highly recommend this Bistro, high quality food and super friendly service. Warm and friendly atmosphere. And a good different range of alcoholic beverages. Cant wait to go again.
Lovely quaint restaurant with good ambient atmosphere, service very good and the food was excellent with a good blackboard selection. Portions on the large size, but cant complain at that, I would go again.
Howard's is a delightful family run bistro. The staff are lovely, welcoming, friendly and nothing is too much trouble. The food is AMAZING and we will definitely return.
This is a treasure of a find for us,the food is above average tasty it's close by and the staff are excellent Well done to Howard's Bistro
Great food, everything was fresh and cooked to perfection, good size portions too. Very friendly staff, extremely attentive without hovering over you. Such a warm homely atmosphere.
visited for the 1st time last night. Great good, great staff. The specials menu had a lot of good choices. Lovely little place Just what pudsey needs.
Delicious food, I had the deep fried Camembert and the Onglet steak with twice cooked chips, varied menu and attentive and friendly staff - would highly recommend!
Fabulous food everything was tasty and good value menu varied with a good specials board. great service lovley place everything was faultless will definitely be returning
My third visit to Howard's Bistro and will be visiting again very soon, great food and service, cant fault anything my steak was cooked perfect mmmm!
Excellent, the food was great, the staff were very friendly and helpful and it has a lovely atmosphere. We will definitely be going again, soon!!
The service was excellent and the food was excellent, and not too pricey. We all had a lovely evening and will definitely be going again.
Howard's Bistro have great food and excellent service, I would highly recommend this bistro, good prices and atmosphere we will be returning again with freinds
Amazing once again! The food was delicious and plenty of it, service brilliant and excellent value for money! Can't fault it! We will be back.
Lovely food and plenty of it. pleasant staff which couldn't do enough for us. Overall we had a really good time. Would definitely recommend it to friends and family.
I went with three friends and we all had a lovely meal. Good value for money and lovely staff. This is the third time we have been.
The meal and the service were first rate. The beer was disappointing. I would choose wine next time and the visit would then have been perfect.
Good service and food served in a pleasant atmosphere. Large portions for all courses but wine and coffee are slightly over-priced. Generally, however, a recommended restaurant
Lovely meal ,service could be better, not cheap but what you get is good quality food,clean and friendly environment, menu could be a bit more varied.
Really good service and lovely food , the portions were really big and the quality was amazing. We will definitely be going back for more.
What an amazing place! Great service and the food is out of this world with a lovely atmosphere. Highly recommended!
Relaxing environment,food good but service slow. Staff very pleasant and friendlY. Need to improve speed of service to improve whole experience as competition already has reputation for slow service