SARTO

Visited Sarto Leeds recently and left very disappointed. The pasta was undercooked and overall extremely underwhelming, especially considering the £50 bill. I ordered the duck leg ragu pasta, which lacked flavour and felt poorly executed. The focaccia was alright but very plain and nothing memorable. Service-wise, the staff were overly attentive to the point of discomfort, being asked how everything was every couple of minutes felt intrusive rather than welcoming. Once would have been perfectly sufficient. The sitting is also giving sitting plan. feels like i’m back in school The atmosphere was alright, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to make up for the disappointing food. Overall, not worth the price and unlikely to return.

This place is fantastic. The food is spot on (the sort you can’t stop thinking about afterwards), the staff are friendly and helpful. We were looked after so well. Being vegan, it’s often difficult to find a decent choice but Sarto have plenty of choice of food and drinks (including good vegan wine) I had the spaghetti confit aglio e olio, chilli which for a simple dish was an absolute taste sensation. I honestly can’t recommend it enough! I don’t have a sweet tooth so the sgroppino was the perfect dessert for me. (Lemon sorbet whipped with vodka and Prosecco. What’s not to like?) Can’t wait to go back and eat it all again!

We eat at Sarto frequently and the food and service is always excellent. This review though is for the catering they did at our recent wedding at The Chapter Hall. The whole experience was wonderful. We had so much fun deciding our menu at the tasting evening, where they were very generous with their time (and portions!) and then on the day itself the food was exceptional - totally matched our style, and I've had so many comments from our guests about how delicious it all was. Especially for the cashew cream pasta - honestly the runaway favourite! Thank you so much to Sarto for feeding us and our guests so well and as always for your great service. Special thanks for Sam for helping us organise it and just being lovely throughout :)

Had a wonderful meal here on New Year’s Eve. Fantastic menu and food as always. Great service from Sam and the whole team. We will be back soon !

I was craving some authentic Italian Pasta and after a lot of browsing, came across this wonderful restaurant. Nestled in a cosy corner near Leeds bus station, this place is a gem for all pasta lovers. Honestly, we made a reservation at the last minute and though we ended up arriving a bit early, we were seated right away. The Arancini, we ordered was delicious and so was the Fettuccine pasta with wild mushrooms. We got a seat adjacent to the window and enjoyed our meal whilst watching the moving traffic on a Sunday afternoon. Would like to try the other items on the menu on my next visit.

Called in here last minute before a gig at the wardrobe. The staff were very friendly and although all the tables were full, made room for us to sit in the window seating to enjoy our dinner. The food was gorgeous, very tasty, decent sized portions. Everything tasted homemade and well thought out, pasta was fresh and cooked to perfection and the sauces were delicious. I am not sure how often dishes change but I had a lamb ragu dish which I really enjoyed, my friend had a gnocchi which again she thought was gorgeous.

I really wanted to enjoy this place especially after hearing good things from friends and seeing reviews online. Unfortunately, it was difficult to find many positives from our visit. We ordered two starters, two pastas, and a few drinks. The crudo looked impressive, but felt like style over substance, just a few tiny pieces of fish and some burnt garnish. The arancini was bland, which unfortunately set the tone for the rest of the meal. Both pasta dishes were underwhelming. The ragu was overly sweet and lacked depth and the "fresh" pasta tasted stale. The fettuccine seemed like it had been drowned in double cream and put on a plate. At no point during the meal were we asked how our food was. The staff appeared more focused on chatting with each other across the bar than checking in with guests. They seemed quite young, so perhaps the more experienced team members were off that night, which may explain the overall lack of attentiveness. That said I did have a great negroni so shoutout to however made that.

Have been here three times, last year there was a special ravioli which was excellent and brought me back to Sarto a second time. However, without that special ravioli, the other typical dishes were sadly underwhelming, you could get better Italian elsewhere. Recently been again and got the pre-theatre set which was a good deal for a starter and a main, but like what the other reviews mentioned, the duck pasta was too sweet and lacked depth of flavour. It was a decent portion size for me and others getting the same main, but one of my friends got a significantly smaller portion being the only one who got a different main.