Gzing Restaurant

Reviews

• Gloria L.

  star star star star star_border 28 May 2026

  Gzing bills itself as 'Leeds first and only Kurdish restaurant'. Which, if you're a taste junkie like me, should be enough to take the short trip from the centre of town to seek out the culinary delights offered here. Or you could be swayed by the recommendation of a friend who I have to thank for alerting me to this very cheap, very tasty little place.
  
  Lincoln Green estate is probably not people's first choice to find great places to eat. But just off the main road, lit up like a beacon with a bright red sign and its own car park (is it churlish of me to admit I was relieved to see the private parking?) is Gzing. The restaurant is a large room with glass windows overlooking the car park (scenic), with basic cafeteria style decor.
  
  I'm not really selling this place am I? Don't be fooled by my flippancy. As we entered we were warmly welcomed by the member of staff on the door, and chose ourselves a cafeteria table. As we were getting familiar with the menu, our host arrived with a couple of bowls of delicious vegetable soup by way of appetizer, on the house. I like these people's style.
  
  The menu features some dishes that might be familiar if you've visited Persian or Turkish restaurants. There's a charcoal grill in the kitchen and it gets well used, with a large part of the mains menu dedicated to varieties of grilled meats. Ful (broad beans), hummus and ghanoush were all dishes I recognised on the starters menu, with a number of tasty looking lamb and cereal type dishes we didn't try. Vegetable casseroles form the other part of the mains courses, with a short dessert menu featuring baklava and ice cream.
  
  We opted straight for the mains, boyfriend opting for a grilled skewer of chicken breast, with rice, salad and the delicious Kurdish flatbread/nan. I had a grilled half chicken, which was served with a bowl of vegetable casserole, rice and a flatbread. It was unseasonably cold so we fortified ourselves with delicious Kurdish cardamon black tea. The food was a triumph - tasty, tangy chicken that melted off the bone in the case of the half chicken. I chose an okra casserole, which was rich and flavourful. I suspect there was lamb in the stock that made it - this is not a place to take your vegetarian friend. Flavours are subtle, hints of lemon, saffron and cinnamon coming through. Boyfriend stopped demolishing chicken skewer long enough to indicate strong approval. I have a slight quibble with the bread - it wasn't quite fresh I thought, but boyfriend disagreed so maybe I am fussy. Portions were enough that I took half home for lunch the next day.
  
  Now here's the really amazing bit....our meal of soup, tea, chicken, rice, bread and vegetable casserole came to £11.50. For both of us. I think I almost laughed with disbelief as we paid up (yes, we did leave a tip!)
  
  Gzing also does takeaway, and throughout our meal enormous piles of flatbreads were being handed over to customers coming to pick up their order. Service is warm and friendly, it feels like a community, informal kind of place. This impression is strengthened by the existence of a shisha lounge and pool table out back. It has to be said that the community is mostly men, and whilst it was a welcoming atmosphere it was also very male (as in I was the only woman in the place!) on the midweek night we were there. I might not choose to dine there alone, although I'm sure I would be made to feel welcome. But if you want what is probably the best value tasty dinner in Leeds, in informal surroundings plus getting a bit of culture to boot, I say get yourself to Gzing!

• Tanzeela M.

  star star star star star_border 23 May 2026

  Great food! This is one of my favourite restaurants to visit in Leeds. I absolutely love all sorts of Middle Eastern foods and this is one of the best Kurdish restaurants I've been to. There are a lot of very good choices on the menu and all reasonably priced.

• Qype User (lilmis…)

  star star star star star_border 21 May 2026

  Gzing restaurant offers the most amazing value food in the whole of Leeds in my personal opinion. This little gem is located in Harehills about 2 min drive from the city centre. Oddly enough it is situated in a mainly resident area surrounded by blocks of high rise flats. Don't however let that put you off it has it own car park and the food is fab.
  The restaurant serves middle eastern food, all the meat served is Halal and the place seems to be a huge hit with the local Arabs.
  My favorite dish is Khozi Gosht, which is roast lamb leg or shoulder with pilau rice nan bread and soup and vegatable stew all for a total of £4.50 amazing value for money. Other dishes included half a roasted chicken, Bar B Q chicken, lamb shish kebab.
  The decorate is rather plain and this isn't the type of place your going to take someone on a hot date to impress them. But its great if your want excellent food that is amazing value
  
  Its open 7 days a week from 12am until 9pm