The Empire Cafe

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

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

20/05/2026

This slight change in weather has been all the excuse Greedy needed to switch up the cocktail menu, and with it, a new seasonal negroni. A take on a white negroni, with Cocchi Americano vermouth and Suze as the vermouth and buttering elements, with a blast of freshness from Yuzu Sake. Plus rhubarb & custard sweet for garnish, because Yorkshire. On the bar now

Oysters Rockefeller now on the menu - oysters poached in pale ale, topped with a buttery wild garlic sauce and breadcrum...
02/05/2026

Oysters Rockefeller now on the menu - oysters poached in pale ale, topped with a buttery wild garlic sauce and breadcrumbs before being finished over wood fire

With the arrival of Ice Cream Weather arriving during the peak of asparagus season, there was only one thing for it. Asp...
25/04/2026

With the arrival of Ice Cream Weather arriving during the peak of asparagus season, there was only one thing for it. Asparagus ice cream, made in-house, on the dessert menu now.

Venison Tartare from the current small plates menu. Hand-chopped raw venison dressed with herbs and capers, spiked with ...
04/04/2026

Venison Tartare from the current small plates menu. Hand-chopped raw venison dressed with herbs and capers, spiked with pickled celery and jalapeños, and finished with coal mayonnaise to add a bit of barbecue flavour without having to cook the venison, plus our house egg yolk jam for extra creamy, mouth-coating richness.

Best Pub 🤝 Best Restaurant. Couple of pictures from the team’s two trips to the stage at Monday night’s Yorkshire Evenin...
19/03/2026

Best Pub 🤝 Best Restaurant. Couple of pictures from the team’s two trips to the stage at Monday night’s Yorkshire Evening Post Oliver Awards, where Empire Cafe won Best Restaurant and The Laddie was named Best Pub. We never take these things for granted, and we owe it all to the teams at both venues and the hard graft they put in day in and day out. Big thanks to everyone for choosing to spend your time and hard-earned with us as well.

Fish Finger Macarons. Not to be outdone by ’s Bacon & Egg trifle, we’ve got our own little sweet-savoury mind-bender on ...
04/03/2026

Fish Finger Macarons. Not to be outdone by ’s Bacon & Egg trifle, we’ve got our own little sweet-savoury mind-bender on the menu. Noticing how similar the smooth curvature of a macaron is to a certain restaurant’s bun - not to mention the sweetness - the rest wrote itself. Classic macaron shell with a white fish, parsley and caper patty, tomato and Tabasco ganache, and all the typical hamburger accoutrements. You might have to trust us on this one, but you’ll be glad you did.

Right, off to test that the staff room drinking water hasn’t been spiked…

Huge congratulations to the team for earning three nominations at this year’s Oliver Awards, we’re uk for the big one - ...
25/02/2026

Huge congratulations to the team for earning three nominations at this year’s Oliver Awards, we’re uk for the big one - Best Restaurant - plus Best in Glass for Greedy’s continued excellent and forward-thinking drinks curation, as well as Best Social Media. Wish us luck!

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6-8 Fish Street
Leeds
LS16DB

Opening Hours

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

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