Valentine’s Day 2021 dinner deals in Leeds: best takeaway and delivery restaurant meals for a romantic night in

Valentine’s Day is here, but with lockdown measures keeping us all at home on the big day of romance, date night is going to have to be from the comfort of your own living room.

Actually, that takes the hassle out of arranging something this year, and with many Leeds restaurants offering takeaway editions of their most popular dishes, you can get the fine dining experience at home!

Proving that a takeaway doesn’t have to be a slap-up box of greasy junk food you quickly snaffle between cans of mid-strength lager (though, if that’s your Valentine’s vibe, run with it), these takeouts will keep everything as classy as possible.

Here are 10 of the best Valentine’s Day 2021 takeaway and meal boxes in Leeds.

Sous Le Nez En Ville

The Basement, Quebec House, 9 Quebec St, Leeds LS1 2HA

If French food is your thing, look no further than Sous Le Nez’ Valentine’s Day menu, which includes dishes like foie gras, roasted lamb rump and spiced treacle tart for you to indulge in as you make poor attempts at speaking the language of love.

The whole thing comes with a selection of cheeses and a bottle of fizz. It’s £100, and comes delivered chilled ready to be heated at home.

01132 440108, souslenez.com

Blackhouse

31-33 E Parade, Leeds LS1 5PS

Meat lovers rejoice, Blackhouse has you covered if all you really want for Valentine’s Day is a prime slab of beef.

Delivered just as succulently as you’d expect (you can even order your cut cooked to your preference), your steak will come with nibbles, sides and sauces for a full-on meaty experience. There’s even rich pudding options for dessert!

If you happen to be reading this outside of Leeds, the £75 deal can also be delivered to anywhere across the nation.

01132 460669, blackhouse.uk.com

Owt

Unit C12A&B Leeds Corn Exchange, Call Ln, Leeds LS1 7BR

For something lighter – although no less indulgent… or boozy… – Owt is offering a selection of wines this Valentine’s Day, including bottles of Château Gasqui, a rare wine of which it is the first seller in the UK.

Your choice of tipple can be ordered alongside fresh focaccia, and a selection of dips in which to submerge it, from olive tapenade to basil & sunflower pesto, all delivered to your doorstep.

01132 470706, owtleeds.com

Ambiente Tapas

36-38 The Calls, Leeds LS2 7EW

Available to collect to take back home for heating, Ambiente Tapas’ three-course V-day meal clocks in at a modest £50, so is perfect if lockdown’s got you a little more cash-strapped than usual.

Rest assured nothing has been scrimped on though, with a starter of a sharing platter of cured meats and cheeses, followed by five small tapas dishes chosen by you from a larger menu, all washed down with Cava and followed up with some sweet cake.

01132 461848, ambiente-tapas.co.uk/leeds

House of Koko

62 Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 4LA

House of Koko’s £30 Valentine’s menu is born of a collaboration between themselves and both Distrikt and Schnitfaced.

It's just a two-course affair – a camembert starter, plus five Spanish small plates for your main – though you can add dessert for an extra £8, and cocktails (supplied by Distrikt) for £14 for a fuller package.

Best of all, convenience fans can order it to be either delivered, or collected.

01132 621808, houseofkoko.com

La Casita

Arch U Granary Wharf, Dark Neville Street, Leeds LS1 4BR

You might find yourself which tapas place to opt for this Valentine’s Day, such is Leeds’ impeccable array of choice, but here's another option to add to your list.

La Casita's two-person set menu for £70 includes six small plates to devour (everything from patatas bravas to mushroom estofado), with a sweet and sticky chocolate tart to top it all off. Free local delivery for you to heat at home, with full instructions on how to do so properly included.

01132 443360, littlehouseoftapas.co.uk/lacasitaleeds

Bundobust

6 Mill Hill, Leeds LS1 5DQ

If you want to spice things up this Valentine's Day, Bundobust has you covered with their nine-course (!) feast for £55. The menu you can choose from features a raft of new specials for you to heat at home (like black dhal and kofta kadai), and a generous selection of cocktails will keep spirits high.

Orders also grant you access to a specially curated playlist, so you can try your best to recapture that Bundobust atmosphere at home once you’ve collected your food.

01132 431248, bundobust.com

The Reliance

76-78 North St, Leeds LS2 7PN

Throughout lockdown, The Reliance has remained popular with its always in-demand At Home menu, and a special Valentine’s edition of the menu (orders only opened on 9 February) is in play for the big weekend.

If you fancy a more traditional Sunday roast, they can do that too, but whatever you decide to go for, it can be delivered chilled on Saturday 13 February, ready for you to get your heating hat on the next day.

01132 956060, the-reliance.co.uk

Sarto

Munro House, Duke St, Leeds LS9 8AG

Cheese and pasta are perennial carb favourites, and that doesn’t stop on Valentine’s Day. So indulge you and your other half’s starchy desires with Sarto’s specialist pasta menu, which comes with antipasti before a delectable main featuring the best handmade pasta this side of the River Aire.

Desserts are cheeses are all included in the six-course offering, which is yours for just £65 for two for collection or delivery.

01133 452074, sartopasta.uk

The Owl

Kirkgate Market, Kirkgate, Leeds LS2 7JL

If you really want to push the boat out this Valentine’s Day, get yourself down to The Owl, whose seven-course offering may be harsh on the wallets of many, but at least your palette will be thankful.

£155 gets you everything from baked Lindisfarne oyster to halibut in caviar sauce, and it all comes with a bottle of Crémant de Limou, chilled to heat at home. The food, that is.

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