Expect delicious food & drinks, great music and top notch service without any faff.
emba is a new gastrobar by chef Elizabeth Cottam. Hang out with us overlooking the water in Leeds city centre, whether you fancy a drink, a snack, a comforting plate of something, or full set menu with paired wines.
Our wild Hebridean halibut is here and it’s as beautiful and delicious as we hoped - creamy, delicate and I think, a little sweet. I’m serving it with smoked confit garlic sauce and some zesty, foraged rock samphire. You’ll find it on both the main menu and the set menu this week.
Putting this wine list together has been one of the real joys of opening emba. What we’ve curated is a collection of unusual expressions of familiar grapes, alongside bottles from lesser-known regions doing something genuinely special.
WE LOVE BEER. Not just drinking it (though we’re very good at that), but the creativity and contrast of the world of craft ales. We’re into all of it. Some beers go beautifully with food — especially oysters. We love beer with oysters as much as we love their fancy friend Champagne. You’ll also find...
“The crab and kaffir lime soufflé shows off the kitchen’s skill, with its satisfying punch of brown crab deftly cut by the tartness of the lime.”