***Edit*** Exceptional. And I mean exceptional. Beautiful location next to the canal and lovely industrial decor. Service was excellent from the moment we stepped through the door. Greeted by a lovely gentleman who seated us, even pulling out our chairs. He was incredibly nice explaining the background of the restaurant and the ethos behind the good. Wine was excellent and, maybe an odd comment, it's strange how quickly you get fussy about glasses and these were excellent. I had a sous vide duck egg on ham hock and it was cooked to perfection. Wonderful balance of smoky flavours with a thick and creamy yolk. To follow was venison from a local estate with potato terrine and other vegetables. The venison was SO incredible, just melting away- barely had to chew. Amazing quality. Actually the best venison I have ever had. Rhubarb Fool to finish. Again excellent, sharpness cutting through the sweet. At the end of the meal the chef came out to talk about the tasting menus he is putting on and the English wines he is promoting. Cost us around 90 for two and this included wine. You have to pay for quality and it was worth every penny. I use the word EXCEPTIONAL sparingly and it fits this venue perfectly. In my mind the food and service here is matching the likes of Home, Bibi's, Piccolinos, all still firm favourites of mine. And I would say one of the best meals I have had for a while. Wholeheartedly recommend a visit. We are so going back for their English wine and tasting menu night. **** So we went back for the tasting menu. Each course was exquisitely crafted to have balanced flavours and, as you can see in the photos, looked stunning. Have some criticisms though. The portions sizes were small even for a tasting menu. Smallest we've had by quite a degree. Secondly the food servers didn't know what they were serving which was disappointing. We'd ABSOLUTELY go back again, though, as the quality was spot on. Maybe would eat a bigger lunch beforehand.

Never had food like this. New to the area and was blown away by the staff and the food. So genuine and welcoming.

This is a real find. Taken here by friends and wasnt sure what to expect. When I found out it was under an old gym in the basement of an old canal side mill was even more dubious. I was wrong, very wrong. Greeted by the host, who's name I didn't get (my fault), who immediately put you at ease and obviously enjoyed chatting with his customers. The dining area is simple, I've read reviews that complain about the decor, it's a mill basement, steel beams bare walls, air con ducts. Some places pay designers a fortune to make it look like this. And then the food. Mine host brought us an espresso cup of the best tasting mushroom soup. "Sumat a bit tasty". Starters and main courses were ordered, one vegy, two fish and mine black pudding and bacon salad, I dont like sharing. Mains. Two fish, one vegy and mine three versions of hogget, (look it up). Every dish was excellent, better than some high end restaurants. Then cheese and three puddings. Awesome. It's a family run place and Paul the chef is a fantastic cook, (he's worked at several Michelin Starred places, his father in law brags) and it's a justified brag. Please try it and if you dont believe me, read Giles Coren's review; "There was one other couple in there (brave to open for lunch on a Tuesday in February, not many small local indies outside London do that) and good 1980s music playing and I felt comfy and well looked after in the corner with my view of the canal and pops-in-law for company. “This is what is technically known as an amuse-bouche,” he said, laying two deep-fried battered mushrooms with a swirl of wettish duxelle before me. “But up here we call it ‘summat tasty’.” I have no idea how he had rumbled that I wasn’t from these parts, but the mushrooms were delicious, thank you very much. The winter menu was exceptionally well balanced: five starters of which three were vegetarian with one fish and one poultry, and five mains featuring one veggie, two fish and two meat, plus the offer of more vegetarian and vegan options on request. I had a couple of starters, a lovely rare pigeon breast (£7.50), full of gamey flavour, with a good crispy, spicy pigeon samosa (the chef might consider dusting it with icing sugar and calling it a pastilla for added poshness – although maybe the Indian reference is more relevant for Bradford) with cavolo nero and blobs of mushroom ketchup (the same stuff that I poncily called “duxelle” a few sentences ago – I’ll have to get over meself), and also the bubble and squeak cake (£6), which was chunky and fresh tasting with some carrot for sweetness and colour and a perfectly done duck yolk on top with just a circle of the white left round it, with winter chanterelles and a white bean puree, all presented really, really prettily. For my main, I had cute, rare, sweet noisettes of butter-poached local venison loin (£18) with a sweet carrot puree and red wine sauce that came with a shepherd’s pie of braised leg (or possibly shoulder) meat. Not a little pie of the kind you used to get from the likes of Gary Rhodes alongside your posh meat in the 1990s, but a proper big old bubbling shepherd’s pie in an iron skillet that you could feed a family with. Now, normally I don’t do pudding. But I just had the sense I’d have been missing out. So I had the Bakewell tart made to Paul’s gran’s recipe, which was warm and rich with terrific pastry, sitting on zigzags of redcurrant coulis with a pink sphere of ice cream on the top. A picture, it was. And then I had the rhubarb cheesecake (£6.50). You can’t come all this way and not have the early forced (as I did in York a couple of weeks ago). Paul had poached it and laid it over a really first-rate, cheesy rhubarb cheesecake, with some cubes of rhubarb jelly, blobs of custard … Magnificent. And a very good espresso, too. This place has not just charm but a real touch of class. Good local ingredients, modern ideas, regional twists, the odd gentle joke (rhubarb and custard), first-class presentation, incredibly friendly service."

Staff was very friendly. Food was delicious, the sous vive venison was melt in the mouth. Scallops was fresh and sweet. The monkfish was substantial too. We also ordered the black creme brulee. One of the best deserts in a long time. Highly recommend and can tell the skill and passion of the chef. Will try and visit again

Absolutely abominable service received this evening, the staff at this restaurant should be embarrassed by their behaviour. My mum and 4 of her friends ate at the restaurant this evening. They’re a group of ladies in their mid 60’s/ early 70’s who meet up for dinner once every month or two having met 30+ years ago having children at the same school. They had starters and mains and a couple of the party had an alcoholic drink or two. Shortly after finishing the mains one of the party felt ill and went to the ladies, she was found shortly after unconscious in the toilet having also been sick. As this was happening my mum also fainted and was sick. The other ladies were clearly shaken up by this and trying to make contact with family to get them home, as this was happening the restaurants main concern was making sure that the bill was going to be paid and even went so far as to say they’d be calling the police if it wasn’t immediately settled. The 2 ladies who fell ill arrived at the restaurant separately, they had not been in contact for 6 weeks or more so the common denominator is the meal that they ate there. Whilst I appreciate we’re unable to prove that it was the food that caused such a sudden outbreak of serious illness, you can understand why we’d draw that conclusion- to then treat ladies of this age in such a way when they were so ill shows such a callous attitude that I find absolutely disgusting. I’d highly advice avoiding this establishment at all costs.

Absolutely fantastic. Local produce and wine. Service great as well. It's pricey but worth every pound. I had asparagus with a crispy duck egg and pork fillet with a sausage roll which was delicious. The assiette desert option is brilliant too. Will be back when I am next in the area

Gorgeous food, attentive friendly service in a unique quirky setting. This is now our favourite restaurant in Bradford. We will definitely be back! Had the taster menu and it was phenomenal.

Utterly amazing. The best food I've ever eaten! Would like a huge vat of the lobster bisque.

Absolute gem of a restaurant! We had the tasting menu and it was absolutely delicious. Top quality ingredients and mouth watering combinations. Fantastic service as well. Would highly recommend!

If you live in Leeds, you are missing out if you don't visit this hidden gem of a restaurant in Shipley. The owner is a lovely man and his son in law chef who trained under Marco Pierre White is a talent who should be both recognised and applauded. Delicious food, beautifully cooked, can't recommend enough.

A warm welcome and a relaxing atmosphere, a pleasure to dine here. The food was delicious, more menu options than the website menu showed. Each dish had a great mix of flavours, well thought through and very tasty. Covid wise - tables are set apart, there is a one way system through the restaurant and you wear a mask to the table and also if using the facilities.

This was our second visit to this hidden gem of a restaurant. Our party of four were once again wholly impressed by the service, food and friendliness of the staff. When I booked I was asked for any dietary constraints which was a nice surprise as the majority don’t ask. I said we would require one gluten free and one vegetarian meal. No problem they assured me. Our meal was superb and at every course our waiter assured us my friends food was gluten free. As this was our first meet-up since before lockdown we had lots to catch up on and spent a good three hours chatting, eating and drinking and laughing! It was great, we weren’t rushed even after the kitchen closed and we were the only ones left. Thank you again for a five star experience, we’ll be back!

So great to find a resto in the area that focuses on fresh, locally grown and produced food cooked to the highest standards. I had Coley that was done with a nice burnt skin with a lovely moist texture — perfectly cooked. The wine selection was varied with lots of good reds and whites by the glass, unusually so. Definitely will return. A local gem.

Nice food but service let it down. We arrived early hoping to sit at bar area which they said was OK but felt rushed to sit at table which was right next to the toilet, strange when only one other table in venue being used. Food arrived and was far from cooked medium as described on menu which was fine for me, as I can eat rare steak (see photo) but my partner asked for his veal more well done as was very pink and was made uncomfortable for asking by 2 different waitresses, one of which challenged his request from the chef and the other saying the chef may refuse entirely! In the end food was nice though, once cooked to my partners taste (which was still pink after recooking) On asking for the bill the waitress assumed my partner was paying and asked for payment before he had even looked at the bill, then assumed it was a card payment as returned with card machine minutes later making us feel rushed to leave even though we had drinks still. She then stood watching him input details and asked if he wanted to leave a tip making him feel quite awkward. Most restaurants, certainly of this calibre, should know it is polite to turn away and not hover when putting in details into machine. It did top up my partners annoyance that as we were leaving 2 new tables were seated in much nicer positions, spaced well apart, and certainly not right night to the facilities. Safe to say we probably wont be back, but not from fault of the food particularly which was very tasty, although meat very rare which is fine if you like it that way.

Absolutely lovely food. My friend and I shared the steak for a main and asked especially for blue as many other restaurants cooked it too much so it wasn’t properly ‘blue’ but this steak was one of the nicest steaks we have had in a long time. For starters we had the prawns which were presented perfectly and the salad was spectacular. Service was attentive, friendly and overall excellent. Would definitely recommend to others and going to visit again for dinner soon hopefully!

We visited here in mid August on our holiday from NZ with our very good friends from Guiseley who are frequent patrons of The Waterside. The meal, presentation and menu were excellent. The ability to sit outside in peace and quiet or enjoy the lovely ambience of the interior are both positives. It is so near Saltaire and is well worth making this the venue for lunch or evening meal after a visit there. I'm sure the local community support this hidden gem and show pride in its existence. Liz & Hein Bremen

Absolutely amazing food! I had the caramelised onion and goats cheese tart, braised belly pork and pistachio tart with pistachio ice-cream. 11/10!

Fantastic family run up market restaurant. Not cheap but we've enjoyed every dish we've had there. There is a taster menu. Great location on Leeds/Liverpool canal.

I had risotto which was tasty but underseasoned. My auntie has chips, the texture was spot on but was overseasoned with salt. The service was exceptional, very friendly staff that regularly checked on us. The atmosphere was perfect, not too big so you could enjoy a conversation but enough people to feel like a popular restaurant. I also had a strawberry cheesecake which was very good. I have given it three stars because I'm not sure if I'd come here again.

This place is little gem the staff are kind helpful very welcoming they also do gluten free food they are very knowledgeable and made sure all foods they cook was separate. so felt at ease and able to enjoy lovely meal the lamb joint I had was so amazing melted in mouth and really recommend this place 💖

Lovely evening! We both had the tasting menu, which was excellent. Welcoming and friendly host and delicious food. I particularly liked the fish course with Yorkshire caviar.. and the pistachio bakewell tart. Thank you!