Giorgio's Ristorante Italiano - Leeds

On a recent Friday, my boyfriend and I were at a standstill on who would be cooking dinner. We decided to try out a new restaurant instead.

An excellent alternative to the typical chain pizza restaurant in Headingley.

I recently had lunch with my dad at this restaurant and I can't believe we didn't come here sooner! We must have been drawn in by the enticing offers.

I know lots of folks that have dined at Giorgio's (on coupons the cheap stakes) but Marty D does not do that (unless it's a buy 1 get 1 free). Yes the pocket does take a bit of a hit on price especially when you're paying for both yourself and a female companion. I found the service excellent from taking a seat in the waiting area to being seated at the table. 2 courses almost turned into 3 due to the quality of food and customer service but I was full/game over. If you're ever in the top end area of Headingley on an early evening, why not see if theirs a table free you wont regret it.

On a recent Friday my boyfriend and I had played our usual game of who is going to cook the dinner? and came to a stalemate where neither of us were willing to do so. In the end we chose to browse the interwebs for the cheapest deal we could find and came across a fabulous one from gopher deals here at the relatively recent addition to Headingley, Giorgio 's. Since we had no printer we photographed the deal voucher on our phones and called ahead to ensure that it would be alright, which it was! The deal was fifty percent off the food bill, which allowed us to enjoy all three courses without fear of breaking the bank. Our starters were huge. I chose the garlic bread and it was basically a huge garlic bread pizza and wouldn 't have looked out of place as a main. For the next course I chose the lasagna and he had the penne pasta. Sadly for him the penne, although generous, was a touch on the bland side, whereas mine was excellent! I felt guilty enough to share half of mine, which was perfectly cheesy and creamy, but it turned out that this was a good idea since I was so stuffed! We chose puddings also, like gluttons, and I had the vanilla and pistachio ice cream. In a twist of fate I ended up feeling jealous of my boyfriend 's ice cream as it was utterly fabulous, the strawberry was out of this world. Apparently it 's proper Italian gelato, which is massively exciting since I don 't know anywhere else that serves gelato. Yum! To top it all, the service was excellent. We were warmly welcomed, promptly seen to, there was banter aplenty and everyone here was wonderful!. With light fresh decor, fabulous staff and generous meals this place is a winner in my book!