This is another place that I have been meaning to go to for ages and I don't know why I haven't been before. It looks from the outside to be a little cozy family restaurant and on the inside we found that is exactly what it is.The decor is a little bit old fashioned but has an authentic charm to it. Sorry if if the descriptions of the food in this post are a bit loose, but I never take notes when I dine and usually refer back to a restaurants menu online for details and prices - Viva doesn't have a website. (So OK, we had come from North Bar so I might have been a bit tiddly and I had only had 3 1/2 hours sleep after a night shift the day before and that is also why I can't really remember a lot of the details).
We shared a starter of calamari which was what I would call 'continental style' i.e. all the little tentacles still attached. It was a simple dish but it was spot on, crisp batter, soft squid, nice garlicky dipping sauce.
For the main course I had a chicken Calazone pizza- this is a pizza folded up like a Cornish pasty and stuffed with cheese, meat and veg. Again pretty simple but done exceptionally well, with a big pool of tomato sauce on the side.
The triumph was Liam's 'surf n turf' type meal, huge prawns and a big piece of steak, all cooked perfectly, it was a few quid more than the other dishes from what I remember but we thought at the time worth every penny as it was delicious.
There was a traditional list of puddings. I had the affogato- a scoop of ice cream 'drowned' in espresso and amaretto, Liam went for the vanilla ice cream - nothing ground breaking but all really nice.
*Traditional family style Italian restaurant
*Delicious food
*Great service and atmosphere
9-11 Bridge End,
Leeds,
LS1 7HG
01132 420185
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I walk past this place all the time but have never ventured in.
I must admit it sounds 'ok' but £54 does seem a tad expensive. Howq much was the surf n turf?
So I have been back past, the calamari was £6.50, fillet steak with king prawns was £21, pizza £8.95. The early bird is Mon-Fri before 7.30pm 3 courses for £15
I passed by a few days back and was looking in the window and at the building with the two large 9's on it, had been photographing the owls on the bridge for a client.
Never been here and I quite like Italian food, I must catch the early bird one evening. Paul at Leeds in Yorkshire daily photography
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