Chinese restaurant Tattu unveils launch date for Leeds city centre venue

Chinese restaurant Tattu has officially announced it will open on Friday 9th June in Leeds city centre.

The new bar and restaurant is located in Minerva House - part of the new Bond Court development on East Parade in the city centre.

The 180-cover, split-level restaurant has created a total of 80 new jobs.

The restaurant’s executive chef has also revealed three new dishes that will feature on the à la carte menu, inspired by locally-sourced Yorkshire produce. Comprising a dim sum, small plate and main course, each dish will be available when the restaurant opens in June.

The Yorkshire beef puff dim sum is a slow-cooked Yorkshire beef short rib, combined with shiitake mushrooms and a cumin-spiced jus, encased in a buttery pastry.

The new addition to the small plates menu are Kimchi crab cakes. Using Whitby crab, the cakes are spiced with homemade Kimchi and finished with a soy aioli.

Finally, the main course dish is a Yorkshire pork ribeye steak, served on the bone, chargrilled with a sticky soy glaze and an apple teriyaki sauce made using apple cider.

Clifton Muil, executive chef, said: “Yorkshire is renowned for being home to some of the finest produce in the world.

“We feel extremely privileged to have such an abundance of flavours now on our doorstep, so wanted to ensure we use these ingredients to create some really unique dishes that demonstrate Tattu’s fusion of traditional and contemporary Chinese cooking to our new guests.”

Adam Jones, owner and managing director of Tattu, added: “Since opening our first restaurant in 2015, we have made it our mission to be unique in every way.

“It’s important that we introduce a new perspective of our brand to the city of Leeds that celebrates everything about this part of the UK.

“Along with the new dishes, we have commissioned Tattu’s own Yorkshire rose created for our launch by a talented tattoo artist, and a library of new artwork that will feature heavily throughout the venue in many interesting and immersive forms.

’We have also expanded the use of white floral elements with a unique white cherry blossom and a white rose garden that will provide the perfect backdrop for diners at Tattu, while the external terrace with canopy will deliver an alfresco experience for guests this summer.“