Pay it forward

I've seen this on blogs before and always thought it was a lovely idea and as I am putting off some boring admin work whilst burning my mouth on some very hot homemade soup, I thought I'd join in!
(thereby avoiding work and keeping my hands busy so I dont keep eating hot soup)

The rules are simple:
"Pay it forward 2012: I promise to send something handmade to the first 5 people who leave a comment here. They in turn must post this (on a blog, Facebook, Twitter etc) and send something they make to the first 5 people who comment on their status. The rules are that it must be handmade by you and it must be sent to your 5 people sometime in 2012."

I commented on Georgie's blog because she makes lovely things (you should see her Christmas tree!) and I basically wanted something lovely for free!

I have pretty much no craft skills. So I cant promise quality for my commenters, but I can promise amusement. And something made with love. Aw.

Comment below if you want a beautiful thing!

28 for 2012

Inspired by many friends on Twitter (who are actually friends In Real Life as well, I'm not a complete hermit....) I have decided to write a list of 28 things to achieve in 2012. 28 because this year (this month in fact...leave a message for my address to send presents to) I turn 28 years old.

Other participants in this challenge include @vchelms and @wandapops (#30things), @georgianafleur (#27for2012) @ebsnare (#25for2012- baby!) and @liannejhare (#26for2012) At least I'm not the oldest.

The lovely Georgiana has already uploaded her list to her blog which can be found here; the rest will be added once I have links to them. Here is Lianne's list.

Anyway, without further ado, here is my 28 for 2012:

1. Get married! Plan to do this some time at the end of the year. Keep October free if you want to come. Oh and yes, before you ask, I do have a fiance.



2. Lose weight..get healthy...eat properly...stop being a fatty...the usual.

3. Quit smoking- I'm not really a "smoker" but I need to stop having the odd one or ten when drinking.

4. Knitting!- learned to knit last year thanks to the wonderful Yarnia (@Yarnia_Leeds) and I want to finish my scarf, my knitted cat and something from this book which is on its way to me now.

5. Pickle something. (something edible obviously)

6. Find an exercise I actually like doing and do it. Want to be doing 3 lots of proper exercise a week. I am too lazy and spend too much time sitting around because exercise=sweat and I cant really be doing with any of that. Trying a boxercise class tomorrow, eek.

7. Watch every single episode of Poirot. (got into it over Christmas, LOVE IT, last ever one is at the end of the year.)


8. Visit the Yorkshire Dales. Apparently they're lovely and are pretty close to Leeds and it's a crime that I've never been. Hmmm we'll see, I don't really like the Great Outdoors.

9. Go out with Daragh on a "date" every week. (Sorry, I know, it's cheesy)

10. Have a "no supermarkets" month. If it's easy, make it a no supermarkets life. Want to shop more at Leeds Market and farmers' markets and independent shops.

11. Stop buying fresh meat from Tescos. We live next door to Tescos. It's so easy and their meat is cheap but I somehow dont think the animals involved had a very nice life. And I dont trust things packaged in a "protective atmosphere." Mmmm chemicals.

12. Moisturise every day. (I am getting old. )

13. Have a dinner party. (ditto)

14. Visit somewhere new every month. A new town, or somewhere in Leeds I havent been before.

15. Blog weekly. Lucky you!!

16. Enjoy at least one hour of uninterrupted sustained silent reading (ha! remember that from school?!) every week.

17. Drink red wine. It made me vom when I was 17 and I havent really touched it since but apparently it's quite nice and I'm sick of looking like a twat for drinking white wine with red meat.

18. Cut out good recipes from my collection of 29389384092 food magazines and stick them in a nice book.

19. Plan and go on an amazing honeymoon. Haven't travelled properly for aaaaaages, want to go to some super cool places.

20. See a puffin. Because they are the best bird after penguins and I've seen penguins.



21. Go and see some local bands because I like gigs and bands and stuff and most of the gigs are free. Or at least under a fiver.

22. Stop using my credit cards. Cut the bastards up. Oh and increase my monthly payments to more than the minimum. Maybe this way I'll get a mortgage before I'm 86.

23. Clear the balance on those pesky store cards. (Why am I so useless with money?!)

24. Do the Transpennine Real Ale Trail. Trains. And pubs. And beer. Yes please.

25. Do something "cultural" every week. eg. cinema, theatre, art, music.....

26. Keep on top of all the boring admin stuff at work before I get myself into a big mess.

27. Get myself a Russian penpal so my degree isnt completely wasted.

28. Send a message in a bottle.

There you go! Follow the progress on twitter #28for2012 or read all about it on this blog. Which I have vowed to update weekly.

Happy New Year!

Well hello there dear readers, it's been a while. Is anyone still out there?!

Anyway, I apologise profusely for not updating this little section of the internet for AGES- I'd like to claim it's because I'm crazily busy, but truthfully, I've just been really lazy and the longer you leave something, the harder it gets to get back into it!

But do I have some treats for you this year! Not only do I have a few posts left over from the back end of last year which will be posted up here shortly, but I also have a Brand New 2011 Restaurant Challenge!

So what does this Challenge involve? Well to cut a long story short, I basically want to visit as many new restaurants (ie ones I haven't been to before!) in Leeds as I can this year. A list has been compiled and is below for your pleasure, and I am hoping to cross at least half of them off the list all year (money and fear of becoming clinically obese is what is preventing me from trying to squeeze them all in!)

It's strange; I always thought I was quite the restaurant guru in Leeds seeing as I love to eat out and do so fairly often, but I was shocked at how many restaurants I still have left to visit. Obviously I have my favourite places that I visit regularly, so I'm going to try to avoid these ones in favour of trying new ones. Sorry favourite restaurants! But fear not, I will continue to recommend you to everyone I meet!

So without further ado, here is the list (beginning at the start of Jan, so a couple of places are already crossed off and reviews/thoughts are on the way):

Restaurant Name/Location
Alea/ City Centre
Anthony's/ City Centre
Apna Dera/ Harehills
Brasserie 44/ City Centre
Brasserie Blanc/City Centre
Brooklyn/ City Centre
Ciao Bella/ City Centre
Corner Cafe/ Hyde Park
Cross Keys/ Holbeck
Da Marios/ City Centre
Distrikt/ City Centre
Diva Italiana/ Pudsey
Dough Bistro/ Headingley
Ego/ City Centre
Ephesus Mangal/ City Centre
Fairuz/ City Centre
Fazenda/ City Centre
Flying Pizza/ Roundhay
Fuji Hiro/ City Centre
Halikarnas/ City Centre
Hansa's / City Centre
Ho's/ City Centre
Jaipur/ Armley
James Martin (tbc)/City Centre
Jino's/ Headingley
La Grillade/ City Centre
Pera/ Roundhay
Little Tokyo/ City Centre
Livebait/ City Centre
L'Oranaise/ Hyde Park
Merkato/ City Centre
Mio Modo/ City Centre
Moorish/ Hyde Park
Mumtaz/ City Centre
No 3 York Place/ City Centre
Raja's/ Harehills
Red Chilli/ City Centre
Red Hot/ City Centre
Red Sea / Harehills
Reliance/ City Centre
Restaurant Bar & Grill/ City Centre
Rice/ Oakwood
Rico's/ Oakwood
River Plate/ City Centre
Safran/ City Centre
Sam's Chop House/ City Centre
San Carlo's/ City Centre
Sela/ City Centre
Sukhothai/ Chapel Allerton
Sweet Basil/ Oakwood
Tampopo / City Centre
Thai Edge/ City Centre
Thai Sabai/ Headingley
Tong Palace/ City Centre
Wasabi Teppanyaki/ City Centre
Viva / City Centre
Viva Cuba/ Kirkstall
Yo! Sushi/ City Centre

So that's what I've got so far. Feel free to recommend any others that aren't on the list (but bear in mind my list of places I have eaten is much longer!) and suggest which ones I should try first. Dining companions are welcome!

And Happy New Year! (below is Delia all sleepy and full after her Christmas dinner)

TeaBox Online, Sheffield

I was kindly sent some samples of fresh leaf tea by the friendly Kirsty (@teaboxonline) who set up an online tea business based in Sheffield, called TeaBox Online. I am a massive fan of tea in any form, at any time of the day. Tea is wonderful. It perks you up, calms you down, warms you, quenches your thirst, makes you feel instantly better and is a great drink to have in a crisis. So I was pretty excited about getting some free tea in the post and then getting to write about the magic of the wonder drink. I can't praise tea enough. It's bloody brilliant.

The first sample I tried was good old English Breakfast. And guess what, I had it for breakfast :) D's birthday breakfast actually- I followed the instructions on the packet (2 spoons per person, add water boiled to 100 degrees) and brewed up a nice big pot in my cat teapot. I love my teapot but am often too lazy to use it- getting loose leaf tea was the perfect excuse to get it out and pretend I was a real lady pouring out cups of tea.

Anyway, the tea was lovely. I drink mine black because milk is the work of the devil (I don't understand how it looks like it should be creamy and thick but actually has the consistency of water...freaky. Yes, I probably do need some kind of therapy) and this tea was one of the best morning cuppas I've had for a very long time. It was slightly more fragrant and delicate than my normal Yorkshire Tea tea bag job, and was really refreshing; the perfect accompaniment to my banana, cereal and yoghurt breakfast. (Yoghurt. Looks thick, IS thick. Not like milk.)



D had milk in his and had it with his special birthday breakfast of bacon and eggs and he also loved his cuppa. It's so worth going to the extra effort of brewing up a pot of loose leaf tea rather than quickly squeezing a tea bag into a mug of water- the flavour is so much lighter and you can taste all the different leaves that go into making it. TeaBox have definitely found the perfect blend for a lovely morning cuppa- highly recommended.



(I now REALLY want a set of vintage china so I can feel like a real lady instead of ruining the delicateness of leaf tea by drinking it out of chunky mugs)

The second lot of tea I tried was a blend called "Fatigue Fighter." I decided to take it to work this week as I was horribly tired after trying to pretend I was still young and hip by going to a student house party and then being kept up all night by D's horrendous coughing (he has man flu- I'm being suitably disdainful of him, no time for man illnesses!) and Delia's nighttime capers. (Chasing plastic bags across the floor with massive crashes into walls? Why not?) Fatigue Fighter is a blend of Chinese white tea, Lemongrass, Ginger, Ginseng, Ginkgo, and Rosemary and promises to give you a little lift and soothe your senses that have been battered by physical fatigue.



I brewed up a pot in a rather nice teapot I found in the work kitchen and offered it around the office. Most people were up for a cup- even the Man Of The Office, who believes that tea should be black, strong and only a bit of milk; true builder's tea. Everyone agreed that the tea smelt lovely- the aroma of ginger really warmed the office. Also all my colleagues were a fan of the flavour of the tea- slightly hot with ginger, yet delicate and floral with the other herbs, and wonderfully light. It certainly did soothe, but did it fight fatigue?

Well I took a second pot into a meeting with the boss, and we both had a couple of cups whilst discussing my upcoming Important Plans for my various little projects- I went into the meeting yawning and came out feeling energised and productive. So that's a yes from me, and the boss was appreciative too.



The Man Of The Office said that although the tea tasted lovely, it didn't provide any more of a lift than a normal cuppa would. Which I guess could be true, but black tea, and coffee, and Red Bull and the like are all loaded with caffeine, whereas this tea just feels a lot purer and a lot better for you, yet does the same job with herbal ingredients. I won't be giving up my black tea any time soon, but will definitely invest in some Fatigue Fighter for those times when I just fancy a delicious tasting lighter brew with a little health kick at the same time. This tea doesn't claim to improve your health in any way, but I certainly felt a little more virtuous drinking it- and didn't notice a slump later on like you usually get after a large injection of caffeine.

I would definitely like to try some more of TeaBox's selection- they've convinced me to invest more time in making the perfect cup of tea from loose leaves instead of a bog standard tea bag, and they have a fairly decent selection of other blends. The ethos behind the company is also something I admire- they really value customer feedback and even invite customers to create their own tea flavours, and they are a small family run independent business committed to quality and good service. Highly recommended.

Manjit's Kitchen, LS8, Leeds

I have been meaning to write this blog post for weeks, but what with many changes in my life (new job, woop!) I have been mad busy and have only just got round to it now. So sorry- but hope it's worth the wait!

Manjit's Kitchen is a home delivery service preparing and delivering fresh, home cooked Indian food on Friday and Saturday evenings in Leeds. There are tons and tons of takeaway companies in Leeds- many cooking what they claim to be traditional Indian food and many delivering on weekends to houses in Leeds. So what makes Manjit's Kitchen so unique and special? And why does it receive such amazingly positive reviews?

Well, unlike many traditional "takeaway" services, Manjit's Kitchen is not part of a restaurant, or indeed any kind of professional kitchen setup. All dishes are cooked in a secret location in LS8 in Leeds, in Manjit's very own house. No huge teams of chefs or industrial sized vats of "one sauce fits all dishes" curries- just Manjit herself and fresh, locally sourced ingredients cooked in a home kitchen and sent out with a driver to the customers. (And don't worry, the kitchen is EHO registered so your curries haven't been prepared in a dirty student kitchen somewhere with loads of rats running around!!)

Manjit's menu changes weekly- there is usually only a choice of three main dishes (all vegetarian) plus sides and extras- this week you can order kheer, which is traditional Indian rice pudding, or onion bhajis, plus rice and chapatis. Manjit also sells award winning Indian kulfi from Indie Ices- great to see small local businesses working together. In fact, the whole operation has a great local feel to it- vegetables come from an allotment in Harehills and Manjit has also sourced some ingredients from Oakwood Farmers Market.

Another thing that makes Manjit's Kitchen so unique and different from other home delivery services is that almost all of the publicity and ordering is done via Twitter (@manjitskitchen) No menus through the door, no listings in the Yellow Pages etc- this is pretty much Leeds's first Twitter based foodie enterprise! (If I have actually got this wrong and someone else out there is doing something similar, please do feel free to correct me!) But for me anyway, this innovative way of drumming up business and taking orders only adds to the friendly, local feel of the business- people hear about it through people they follow on Twitter, Manjit DMs (direct messages for those not in the twitterati!) confirmation of the order and lets you know when the driver has left with your food. Even her review page on the website is all comments taken from Twitter! There is a phone number and email address as well so don't despair if you're one of those people who hasn't even got the hang of Facebook yet, there is still a way of ordering.

Anyway, food review, that's what I'm here for right?! I decided to order from Manjit a few weeks ago, sent her a message via Twitter, received confirmation that my order had been received and would be delivered at the time I wanted and at 8pm there was a knock on the door and a delicious smell awaiting me in the kitchen!



Me and D had ordered Chana Masala (chickpeas, onion, tomatoes and spices) and Tarka Daal (lentils, onion, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, spices) with chapatis and cumin rice as a side to share. Apologies for the photo- apparently blue is a really bad background for food photography and we just kind of bunged it all on the plate- the photo definitely does not do the food justice. It was absolutely delicious. Just the right spice level, packed with flavour- each mouthful filled your mouth with such a wonderful combination of heat and spices, and the chickpeas and lentils were perfectly cooked. The rice was fluffy, light and delicately flavoured with cumin and the chapatis were to die for- I prefer them to naan in any case so was glad they were an option on the menu.

Below is a better picture provided by Manjit of her Chana Masala- and yes it does taste as good as it looks in this one! Unlike some Indian takeaways, the curries weren't greasy or oily and it really did feel like I was eating decent home cooked food prepared with care and even a bit of love!



Manjit's Kitchen comes highly recommended from me, and from various others on Twitter. The food is delicious, authentic and full of flavour; the ethos behind the service is one I fully support- buying locally and collaborating with other local businesses, and the service is impeccable. I'd get in there soon if I were you because I think this service is one which will grow and grow- I'd imagine there will be a waiting list soon!

By the way, I am interviewing Manjit herself for the Culture Vulture blog this week, so keep checking that site to find out more.

Toast Bar and Bistro, Leeds

I recently spent a cold Sunday afternoon wandering around the Reetsweet Craft Fair and the vintage pop up fair in the Corn Exchange. The craft fair was pretty busy and it was nice to see independent crafty people getting the chance to flog their wares. The vintage pop up on the top level of the building was also full of people- all stuff was reasonably priced and there was a massive variety of vintage goodies, from clothes to shoes to accessories to old books etc. I didn't live in Leeds when the Corn Exchange was a mecca for all things independent and quirky; I've only known it as Anthony's Piazza and it was great to see it looking full and with quite a few people wandering around. Others have told me that it is nowhere near as good as it used to be, but compared to a couple of years ago, the place is positively heaving!

After all the browsing and a rather nice espresso from the little coffee stand there,we were pretty hungry and decided to wander over to the West End of town for food. We rarely venture up that way, apart from when we visit the great little bar that is Baby Jupiter and we discovered that Toast was open and serving food. The bar itself is modern looking inside with leather seats and massive TV screens showing the football- it was fairly quiet but I'd imagine it gets busier on weekday evenings when the office workers nearby drop in for post-work drinks.

The menu is fairly standard- a selection of sandwiches, breakfasts, a Sunday roast, burgers and various meat and fish dishes. They also offer a "build your own platter" deal where you choose 4, 6 or 8 items from a deli-inspired selection (cured meats, cheese, olives etc) which I was tempted by, but unfortunately they don't do this deal on a Sunday.

So D and I both chose sandwiches. I went for the chicken, houmous, cheese and sweet chilli sandwich on granary bread (mainly because I was intrigued by the combination of cheese and houmous) The menu has changed slightly on their website from when I went, but I seem to remember the sandwich having a name including either Leeds or Yorkshire- considering Yorkshire folk have a tendency to put cheese on strange things (christmas cake??) I'd imagine that was the reason behind the combination!

Anyway my sandwich was really really good. Massive big thick slices of granary bread, with tender chunks of chicken and tons of melted cheese. I couldn't really pick up on the flavour of the houmous though- I think it could have done with being a bit more thickly spread. The sweet chilli, chicken and cheese worked really well together though, and would have been a delicious sandwich on its own; considering the houmous was fairly unnoticeable and I kind of wondered what the point of it was!



D chose the man's option- steak, caramelised onion, mustard and rocket. He asked for the steak medium, and it came that way, and like mine, the portion was beautifully generous- thick slices of steak, a good pile of caramelised onions and huge doorstep slices of bread. The flavours of the chargrilled steak, sweet onion and tangy mustard complemented each other really well, and D wolfed it all down before I was even half way through mine- a sure sign that he was loving it!



Our sandwiches at Toast were a perfect break from the cold weather- filling (no side order of chips needed, and no space for a pudding!) satisfying and very tasty. The atmosphere in the bar was perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon- relaxed and fairly quiet, and the service was excellent- friendly and attentive. Our food was washed down with a gin and tonic for me and a bottle of beer for me- Toast have a wide range of continental beers, and a cocktail menu as well. Although my G&T came in one of those silly short glasses- my biggest hate in bars is being given a small glass; I like to make my drinks last (plus when wandering around with a small glass I inevitably end up spilling a bit) Note to bartenders- tall glasses for this blogger please! (and yes I'm one of those annoying customers who always waits until the drink is poured and then asks for a taller glass)

I love discovering new places to eat and drink in Leeds- although I have my tried and tested favourites, it's always nice to have a bit of a change. So if anyone reading this knows of any new and interesting places for a Sunday afternoon pit stop, do comment below, and you never know, I might review it :)

Thai Erawan, Oakwood, Leeds

You've probably guessed by now that I am a bit of a wimp and don't like any form of cold, wet or windy weather. (No I don't know why I moved to Leeds either.) So it will be of no great surprise to anyone that on Bonfire Night, I elected not to go and stand in a wet, muddy and freezing Roundhay Park, but instead persuaded D to take me out for a nice meal. Oh did I mention it was cold? So I didn't really want to go very far, plus the buses would have been all crowded and slow because of the bonfire at Roundhay, so we walked the three minutes round the corner to Thai Erawan, a small Thai restaurant and takeaway nestled in a small parade of shops in Oakwood.

Despite living in Oakwood for six months now, we hadn't actually eaten in any of the restaurants here- had a fantastic takeaway curry from Nawaab Khan's one Saturday night, but we usually go either to town or to Chapel Allerton for meals out. However, Thai Erawan has recently been enjoying some very positive reviews, like this one in the Leeds Guide, so we decided to go and check it out.

The restaurant is fairly small, decorated with traditional Thai furniture, statues and pictures and was pretty much empty when we arrived- I guess most of LS8 were up at the park, as most of LS8 don't hide indoors when there is a threat of rain! We were shown to our table by a very friendly waitress, who brought us some peanuts to nibble on while we perused the menu- nice touch, except both me and D despise peanuts. (Well I do, D is one of those fairweather nut haters- more on that later!)

The menu was massive and slightly overwhelming if I'm honest, but after reading through the entire thing I decided to stay away from my usual stir fried dishes and go for something a bit different. For starter I picked the crispy seaweed rolls- I was interested to see how they made the seaweed crispy- and for main I chose a "Sizzling" dish- chicken with black pepper, lemongrass, lime leaves and chilli on a sizzling platter.

The starters came fairly quickly; not surprising as the restaurant was so quiet (at this point, there were three couples including us in there). The waiter brought us a hot plate for the middle of the table and placed the starters on there so we could share- great idea but D had soup- not the easiest of sharing dishes! My crispy rolls stayed nice and warm though! I was slightly disappointed to see that "crispy seaweed" didn't actually mean that the seaweed itself was crispy, but rather the seaweed rolls had been deep fried in breadcrumbs. But my disappointment only lasted until my first bite- the rolls were absolutely delicious. The breadcrumbs were crispy and not at all greasy, the filling of minced chicken and prawn was wonderfully moist and well seasoned and wrapped delicately in seaweed which provided an extra element of flavour and the chilli sauce they were served with was the perfect accompaniment.




D looked a bit wistful as I bit in to my rolls and insisted that he taste some, and I could see he was regretting his choice of Tom Yum soup with prawns (clear spicy soup with prawn, mushrooms, coriander, chilli and lemongrass)- until he tried it! We often make hot and spicy broth style soups at home, and they're always pretty tasty and flavoursome, but they just do not compare to Thai Erawan's soup, which has an extra depth of flavour, probably down to some secret ingredient that we don't put in at home! The prawns were succulent and cooked perfectly (without the intestinal tract that TV chefs are always telling us to remove!), the broth was just the right level of spicy and bursting with flavour, and the mushrooms added a delicious earthiness to it. Both starters were perfectly portioned to whet our appetites for the main course, and I must say, after the excellent standard of the starters, I was excited!



By the time our main course arrived, the fireworks were finished, and hundreds of people were streaming down Roundhay Road, looking for somewhere to eat. The restaurant soon filled up and there was a lively buzz of conversation which improved the atmosphere no end.

As I said before, I'd opted for something a little different, and my sizzling platter did indeed arrive sizzling! Tender chunks of chicken were stir fried in the most delicious sauce I think I've ever had in a Thai restaurant- it was thick, salty, spicy, sweet...and every mouthful was like a little explosion of deliciousness in my mouth. I asked the waitress what was in the sauce to make it so tasty and she laughed and said it was the chef's secret- won't be creating that one at home then! I ordered a portion of jasmine rice to go with it- perfectly cooked and just the right stickiness- the portion was fairly large so probably best to share.



However D had gone for the Pad Thai with Pork so a lot of the rice went untouched. Now, I'd mentioned before how he claims to hate nuts...I did point out that the Pad Thai came with peanuts but he shrugged and said it would probably be nice. Ha. Fake nut hater. And yes, when the dish came, he sprinkled the peanuts liberally over the noodles and said they were delicious. Anyway, I tried a bit without peanuts and without egg (egg is another one of my Food Hates) and he was right- it was really tasty- thick rice noodles with succulent chunks of pork, crunchy bean sprouts and spring onion- well flavoured, moreish and incredibly tasty. The egg had been kind of "spun" over the top of it like a little nest (much like spun sugar) which I thought was a pretty cool touch.

By this time we were fairly stuffed so decided against pudding (partly because of this, and partly because none of the desserts looked particularly appealing; there were the usual Thai desserts like Thai custard, fried banana, and even fried ice cream, but there was also a bizarre collection of ready made frozen desserts) The service all night was impeccable- friendly waiting staff with just the right level of attentiveness (not hanging around, but not taking ages to bring you something) and the restaurant had a really nice family feel to it. In fact, someone called up to order a takeaway and the woman taking the call knew him by name and asked how his family and job were which I thought was a nice touch. I'm glad we have such a great little restaurant in Oakwood and it's convinced me to try some of the other eateries here; Oakwood doesn't have a great reputation for fabulous independent restaurants but I'm hoping that will all change once I've sampled them all. Come on LS8! (the best postcode in Leeds!)

Just thought I'd mention that Thai Erawan also do takeaway, and there is an Early Bird menu which offers great value at two courses for £7.95 or three for £9.95, served from 5pm to 7pm. They also do a loyalty card- visit/order a takeaway 5 times and receive £10 off your sixth meal. No excuse not to go now!