Last night R and I had impromptu drinks and tapas to celebrate the sun which was gloriously beaming down. Unfortunately I left my camera at work so the photos below are the best from my phone.
We started at Calls landing which is a pub overlooking the Ouse for a glass of wine and Cider. Unfortunately it was so packed that we found ourselves standing rather than being able to enjoy the benefits of the outdoor seating. This is one of my favourite places to relax with a drink in Leeds when the sun is blasting out.
We then progressed to Ambiente Tapas Bar next door for some indulgent tapas. We started with a jug sangria opting for the rose version, although there was also a tradtion red wine sangeria and unusually a white wine version the sangria went down a little too well. The resturaunt has a great selection of wines and if you are so inclined sherry.
We indulged in frijoles fritos (blackbean fritters with cashew sauce), suppi (mozzarella and risotto coquettes), caldosa de verdarus (Mediterranean vegetable risotto), manchago cheese with quince jelly, pastatas bravas and patatas y chorizo (caramelised chorizo potatoes)
Last time I went there with R we were both grossly hungover/still drunk and could not finish the dishes we ordered, fortunately no such problem occurred this time and we cleaned our plates. There is also an Ambiente tapas resturaunt in York and
We then went for a cocktail at The Alchemist which is a bar that I have tried to go to on a number of occasions but the queue has always been too so I have given up and opted for somewhere more low key. We opted for the colour changing cocktail.
This cocktail is a real experience, as you get to mix your own cocktail. The barmaid provided us with a glass containing a mixture of ice and small dry ice cubes as well as two chemistry class flasks containing a lemon looking potion and a blue potion. We were instructed to pour the cream coloured flask into the glass first and then the blue potion.
The result is a cloudy bubbling pink concoction that had the fellow bar goers cooing and gathering round. It also tasted pretty amazing too.
If your interested they do a cocktail master class which if the colour change cocktail is anything to go by should be a pretty amazing experience. If your interested you should look at the website which has all the details. There are two Alchemist bars in Manchester and the one in Leeds but I suspect that they will be spreading across the Uk soon.
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