Meow!
I was invited by the lovely Shooters Leeds to try out their Super Bowl package in preparation of Super Bowl which is happening this weekend.
Shooters Sports Bar is a very well respected sporting venue within the North. They are the epitome of sports watching with several HD TV's and projectors, You can experience the ultimate sporting experience via your own VIP seating area. The Shooters bar has two floors. One for casual drinking and one for sports maniacs so if you love sports or want somewhere amazing to hang out and watch some good sports then I suggest coming here!
Myself and Luke travelled to Leeds as we normally do. When we got to Leeds, we thought that we do a little bit of shopping as we arrived a tad bit early so we went into Yorkshire Soap Company to start with as Luke loves there and as they have some new stuff out for Valentines Day, If you want to find out what they sell then click here. We wandered around Boots as well but we then realised that it was nearly time for Shooters as we had a reservation booked in for five so we made our way leisurely to the establishment as it was only five minutes away from Boots.
We entered the venue and realised that it was heavily packed due to a darts meet and greet event. We walked up the metal stairs and walked to the bar. As it was packed, I waited a few minutes before enquiring at the bar. I showed the email and then was told that Chris would sort us out. Chris is the lovely manager of Shooters Leeds. Chris showed us to our table and told us a little bit about Shooters Leeds. He also told us about the Super Bowl package which contains a large sharing platter and some drinks. He asked us if we wanted a Coors to start off which I obviously agreed to as I was wanting something to drink and Coors fit the bill of being in the Super Bowl theme of the night. He then also told us to take plenty of pictures which I will put throughout the post. (Remember that I aren't the best photographer within the world so please don't expect professional photos!)
I took some pictures of the venue and then decided to watch a bit of basketball as we were sat in front of a big screen which was showing basketball. Shooters has many big screens that show a variety of sport shows every day. We waited a few minutes and someone came over with food but as I zoned out I didn't realise that it wasn't our food. Oops. Chris came over and sorted it out straight away! Five or so minutes later, Chris came over with our platter which looked incredible. (Shooters also do a lot more food so if you're not feeling a platter to share then you can always get a pizza/burger/other food to eat whilst watching a game!)
The platter contained many items of food but I think that it might be best to talk about them separately. There was onion rings which I love. They were crispy and sweet. I could literally eat Onion Rings for days. There was also BBQ sauce to dip stuff in. Okay, I love BBQ Sauce on anything savoury. This one had an acidic kick but it wasnt too much that it made your lips pucker but it was nice especially when contrasted with the Onion Rings. The next thing on the platter was Mozzarella Melts/Sticks. Okay so lactose is my ultimate bad vice mainly because I can't have it due to my body not liking lactose so I love Mozzarella Sticks and I loved these ones a little bit more due to the fact that they had a little bit of a kick from some Chilli I think but it wasn't too much of a kick that the Cheese couldn't speak for itself.
The next thing was Potato Wedges. I love Potato Wedges especially when I have BBQ sauce and Sweet Chilli Sauce to dunk them into. They were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. They were pretty great but I do think that they could do with a bit of pepper. I also think that these would be great as a massive bowl on their own with dips whilst watching a game at Shooters. There was also Cheesy Nachos. I rarely eat Nacho's due to the amount of Cheese and Lactose but these were pretty great/ They had slices of Onion running all the way throughout which gave a fresh kick when the Cheese got a bit too much. The Cheese sauce that they were in was really nice and I think the sauce reminded me of Sour Cream and Chive. I do think that it could have done with either some Lime Zest or Lime Juice as I like my tortilla chips with a bit of added zing. There was also Chicken Wings They were crispy and warm on the outside and succulent on the inside. I love a good Chicken Wing especially when I have BBQ sauce to dunk the meat into. I feel like I could eat all of this platter again and again but also it would be pretty good to have when out with friends in Leeds.
All in all, I had an amazing night. Chris was amazing, the whole place was filled with enthusiasm and there was just a good vibe during the time that we were there. The TV and acoustic music gave some amazing entertainment to the venue as me and Luke decided to play a game of guess the next cover which was a lot of fun. You can make bookings for Super Bowl on the Shooters Website which I shall link here.
I hope that you have enjoyed this blog post. I can't thank Chris enough for sorting us out when we got to Shooters and I can't thank the PR for inviting me. I hope that you have enjoyed this blog post and I hope to see you next time for another blog post!
Meow!
Jamie x
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Saturday, 6 February 2016
Saturday, 14 November 2015
Filling The Pies With Sports | Shooters Sports Bar Menu Tasting
Meow!
I got invited to try out the Shooters Sports Bar to try out their Rugby World Cup Menu which is within Leeds City Centre and I thought I would tell you guys all about it today.
Shooters Sports Bar is well a sports bar within Leeds City Centre. Shooters is all about bringing the best sporting experience to sports fanatics within the North Of England as Leeds is a prime city within the North they thought it would be best to set up shop within Leeds. With HD TV's and projectors you will get an amazing view of whichever sport you are watching. They are influenced via America when it comes to their food with things such as Chicken Wings, Burgers and much more.
Shooters were offering people a special menu whilst the Rugby World Cup was going on which was held within Leeds. The menu consisted of a pie with a filling that summed up a country that was within the Rugby World Cup and a beer from said country. If you got these two together then it came out to a deal which worked out to about £8 which is great in my opinion. `
When we finally arrived at the venue (you can probably tell by now that I aren't great going off road names thus why I take someone alongside me 99% of the time), we tried to find out what was going on so I sat Luke down and went on an adventure around the bar until I went upstairs and found a member of staff who had actually reserved a table for us which I think is amazing.
I brought Luke up and we followed the member of staff until we got to our seats in a slightly isolated bit of the bar which was amazing as the staff member explained that we might not want to be in the atmosphere of people playing pool whilst eating which made sense. The only problem I had with the seating was that it was quite dark which coming from a bloggers point of view made our photos quite dark unless flash/a torch was shining near it which probably made myself and Luke look weird to others in the bar.
We perused the menu and finally decided on what we wanted. Luke decided to go for the Tonga pie which consisted of Wild Boar And Apple (I'm guessing they eat a lot of Wild Boar in Tonga wherever that is) whereas I ordered the Japan Pie which consisted of Duck and Hoisin Sauce. I love Duck and Hoisin so I knew I was going to like it. We then nearly decided to get the beers that went with the countries as they both sounded delicious but I wasn't really in an alcoholic mood so I decided to order myself and Luke two Pepsi's because I'm that adventurous.
They did mix up the order a bit when it came as I ordered Luke's with mash and gravy and mine with just chunky chips as I'm not a big fan of mash and I'm sometimes a bit picky with gravy where as I ended up with mash and Luke's had chips and gravy. We sorted it out, took pictures and decided to eat.
I'm picky when it comes to pastry as well but the pastry on this pie was amazing, tender yet slightly crunchy on the top and soft underneath. The pieces of Duck were quite succulent. The only time I've had Duck in it's true form its always been a bit on the dry side but the pieces in the pie were succulent and chunky and almost reminded me of pieces of Beef. (Sounds weird I know but they kind of did.) The sauce was quite thick and had a deep flavour to it. I couldn't taste the hoisin as much as I was expecting to but instead I got a more resiny flavour with a deep backnote flavour of 5 spice which made it more warming than anything else and made it a great pie for when it's quite cold.
The mash was quite creamy as I had a bit before we sorted it all out. It was fluffy and creamy but I'm not a big fan of mash so after a couple of forkfuls I couldn't eat it. The chips were chunky and crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside which made them quite good. I could eat a lot of them especially whilst catching up with someone. The mushy peas were amazing but quite vinegary for some reason. I think they could have also done with a bit of fresh mint which may sound a bit over the top but it would have contrasted a bit more with the rest of the dish.
On the whole, the dish was quite good and I would give it a good 7.5/10. The whole concept of the menu was amazing and sadly it has been discontinued for the obvious reason of the Rugby World Cup finishing. If you love Sports and want to catch up with people then Shooters is the place for you. (Click here to go to their site to find out more.
I hope that you have enjoyed this blog post and I hope that you check out Shooters. Luke has also done a blog post about going to Shooters which I shall link here. If you enjoyed the idea of the pies above or enjoyed any at Shooters during the Rugby World Cup then let me know down below. I hope to see you next time for another blog post.
Meow!
Jamie x
I got invited to try out the Shooters Sports Bar to try out their Rugby World Cup Menu which is within Leeds City Centre and I thought I would tell you guys all about it today.
Shooters Sports Bar is well a sports bar within Leeds City Centre. Shooters is all about bringing the best sporting experience to sports fanatics within the North Of England as Leeds is a prime city within the North they thought it would be best to set up shop within Leeds. With HD TV's and projectors you will get an amazing view of whichever sport you are watching. They are influenced via America when it comes to their food with things such as Chicken Wings, Burgers and much more.
Shooters were offering people a special menu whilst the Rugby World Cup was going on which was held within Leeds. The menu consisted of a pie with a filling that summed up a country that was within the Rugby World Cup and a beer from said country. If you got these two together then it came out to a deal which worked out to about £8 which is great in my opinion. `
When we finally arrived at the venue (you can probably tell by now that I aren't great going off road names thus why I take someone alongside me 99% of the time), we tried to find out what was going on so I sat Luke down and went on an adventure around the bar until I went upstairs and found a member of staff who had actually reserved a table for us which I think is amazing.
I brought Luke up and we followed the member of staff until we got to our seats in a slightly isolated bit of the bar which was amazing as the staff member explained that we might not want to be in the atmosphere of people playing pool whilst eating which made sense. The only problem I had with the seating was that it was quite dark which coming from a bloggers point of view made our photos quite dark unless flash/a torch was shining near it which probably made myself and Luke look weird to others in the bar.
We perused the menu and finally decided on what we wanted. Luke decided to go for the Tonga pie which consisted of Wild Boar And Apple (I'm guessing they eat a lot of Wild Boar in Tonga wherever that is) whereas I ordered the Japan Pie which consisted of Duck and Hoisin Sauce. I love Duck and Hoisin so I knew I was going to like it. We then nearly decided to get the beers that went with the countries as they both sounded delicious but I wasn't really in an alcoholic mood so I decided to order myself and Luke two Pepsi's because I'm that adventurous.
They did mix up the order a bit when it came as I ordered Luke's with mash and gravy and mine with just chunky chips as I'm not a big fan of mash and I'm sometimes a bit picky with gravy where as I ended up with mash and Luke's had chips and gravy. We sorted it out, took pictures and decided to eat.
I'm picky when it comes to pastry as well but the pastry on this pie was amazing, tender yet slightly crunchy on the top and soft underneath. The pieces of Duck were quite succulent. The only time I've had Duck in it's true form its always been a bit on the dry side but the pieces in the pie were succulent and chunky and almost reminded me of pieces of Beef. (Sounds weird I know but they kind of did.) The sauce was quite thick and had a deep flavour to it. I couldn't taste the hoisin as much as I was expecting to but instead I got a more resiny flavour with a deep backnote flavour of 5 spice which made it more warming than anything else and made it a great pie for when it's quite cold.
The mash was quite creamy as I had a bit before we sorted it all out. It was fluffy and creamy but I'm not a big fan of mash so after a couple of forkfuls I couldn't eat it. The chips were chunky and crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside which made them quite good. I could eat a lot of them especially whilst catching up with someone. The mushy peas were amazing but quite vinegary for some reason. I think they could have also done with a bit of fresh mint which may sound a bit over the top but it would have contrasted a bit more with the rest of the dish.
On the whole, the dish was quite good and I would give it a good 7.5/10. The whole concept of the menu was amazing and sadly it has been discontinued for the obvious reason of the Rugby World Cup finishing. If you love Sports and want to catch up with people then Shooters is the place for you. (Click here to go to their site to find out more.
I hope that you have enjoyed this blog post and I hope that you check out Shooters. Luke has also done a blog post about going to Shooters which I shall link here. If you enjoyed the idea of the pies above or enjoyed any at Shooters during the Rugby World Cup then let me know down below. I hope to see you next time for another blog post.
Meow!
Jamie x
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