Food and Biscuits: Saturday Lunch at Dock Street Market

Sunday 23 October 2011

Saturday Lunch at Dock Street Market - Review

Before moving to rural Roundhay, Joe and I lived in the Quays building in the centre of town, and the area around Lower Briggate, the Calls and Brewery Wharf were our local patch. There are lots of good bars and places to eat in the area, but one of my favourite selling points was Simpsons, a local shop selling fun gourmet treats and booze. Roll on two years, and Simpsons has gone, a victim of these hard times. In its place is the Dock Street Market, a relaxed cafe/bar selling food and drink in a chilled out setting.

We ventured there for lunch on Saturday to give its food a whirl, spurred on by a sneaky Groupon voucher purchase a few months ago.

The Groupon deal was for a meat and treats platter, served with a couple of glasses of wine and some coffees. The platter means you can try a couple of the sharing dishes on the menu, including the breads with oil and balsamic, cheese, meats and chutneys, and humous, babaganoush, slow roasted tomatoes and olives. It was a good tasting plate, and I was a particular fan of the babaganoush and humous, both of which were rich with garlic and lemon. The oil was a Yorkshire oil rather than olive, and a little tasteless, but that was a very small part of the overall meal. The wines were nice, as were the double espressos so it was a good lunch all in.

Dock Street Market also sell a selection of sandwiches, salads and other deli treats, including a very delicious looking range of cakes. They also have a bread counter for fresh sourdoughs and an interesting selection of draught beers. I'll definitely head back for a few afternoon drinks at some point and to sample some more of the menu and would recommend others do the same.