Miller & Carter The Light

Miller and carter are a steak restaurant that specialises in beef that is raised on sustainable british farms and matured for at least 28 days.
I have been here a few times now and have never been disappointed in the food. They have a really good choice of cuts, which include T-​bone, porterhouse and chateaubriand and a beautiful fillet wellington.
I also like the childrens menu, a nice variety of smaller cuts of beef as well as fish, chicken and a build your own burger option.
Its also quite refreshing to be able to eat out with somebody who is a real steak lover and not have to eat it yourself. The menu has a wide choice for non-​steak fanciers.
I have always found the staff to be friendly and helpful and not intrusive. My only real criticism is that it seems to lack atmosphere, this may stem from the fact that it never seems to be even half full.

Miller and Carter is another of Leeds’ steak houses. I say another because Christ knows we have enough of them — from Gaucho, to BlackHouse, to RBG, to La Grillade, to… well you get the idea. So what sets Mitchell and Butlers chain steakhouse apart from all the rest? I’m going to go out on a limb and say lettuce.
Let’s just all admit, even those that have passed by M&C on the Headrow, that the décor isn’t exactly chic, and wouldn’t look amiss on either a London Angus Steakhouse (maybe where the look is modelled from) or an up market Wetherspoons. It’s perfectly comfy, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not going to win any prizes for internal refit of the year.
And neither is the food and drink for that matter. I’ve been a couple of times before to M&C in The Light and always had a decent steak. That is to say completely average run of the mill. Tonight, on a booking of 10, not only did the place not have 3 of their core steaks (including the sirloin), but they also told us that they couldn’t guarantee that the level we asked out steaks to be cooked would be adhered to and that rares and medium rares could come out at any point of the cook cycle… Doesn’t inspire confidence in a place that claims to be «renowned for expertly cooked West Country steaks». Expertly seems to be an overreach.
So average décor, average food, and honestly, average staff… where does M&C excel? Well, I’m going to say in the area of ‘extras’… I’ve never been in a restaurant before that offers quarters of lettuce with lettuce sauce to go with it; it’s a strange thing to me but is definitely a differentiator. And then there is the ‘on the side’ portion of the menu… Never, and I mean never, has a steakhouse ever offered ribs, lobster and another steak as an ‘on the side’ to the steak that you’ve already ordered… Nowhere that I’ve seen anyway. Prove me wrong I dare you.
What makes this level of mediocrity absolutely okay is the price — it’s by far the cheapest meat hut that I’ve been to in the city, with slightly larger steaks generally coming in slightly cheaper than comparable cuts at the other, what I would personally call, more professional establishments in Leeds.
As a final point, the wine list is horrid in my opinion — having tried most of it now I’m hard pushed to say that I’ve found a red that is even palatable, which is strange given M&Cs pub background in Mitchell and Butler.
One of the most average of restaurants in Leeds.

I was recently treated to a meal here, and must admit that with all the meat orientated places popping up all over Leeds, i was a bit sceptical. Well after wandering in at about 6pm to a relatively empty place i found a member of the staff and we were shown to a table. all very nice, though we did seem to have caught them snoozing. After that though i have nothing but praise. The waitress was polite and friendly, the surroundings were comfortable and conducive to private converation, and during the meal we didn’t get too many ‘is everything to your liking sir?’ that a nice thing to ask but i have been to some places where it’s every five minutes.
Anyway to the menu, a very nice selection of steaks and a nice variety of alternative meals, i think i even spotted a vegitarian option, though what a vegitarian would be doing in a steak house is a mystery. The Menu was excellent!
The cut of meat i ordered was top quality and cooked to perfection, i sometimes find when i ask for a rare steak in this country it comes back as a medium, not here, they obviously have a chef who knows their meat.
After a nice relaxed meal, and an extremely nice desert, i was relieved to find that my friend didn’t have to break the bank to treat me.
All in all a top steak house and by the time we were leaving it had become fairly busy so hopefully a place that will be around for a while.

When I heard about this place I thought «Great, yet another steak house in Leeds» — something that I never eat (lets not discuss why, and just leave it at my having the food tastes of an 8 year old!).
BUT, I hear you ask why the 5 stars? Well, I attended the opening evening & have also been back since with some friends. I love the décor of the venue which has a very comfortable modern feel to it, it’s not a place that you would automatically know belonged to a chain of restaurants, the staff are friendly (especially the fit ginger one behind the bar *ahem*) and last but by no means least there’s a massive range of food to choose from for the none steak eaters amongst us!
If you get there early enough in the evening (I think it runs until 7pm) there’s a lunch menu where you can get a 3 course meal for around £15, tho just a slight bit more if you’re going for the minute steak option.
I’ve already got a couple of other meals planned here already & I’m looking forward to adding this place to my list of regular haunts!

Went here after seeing the Texas Chainsaw movie. Risky one might say. But it turned out to be one of the best eating experiences so far in Leeds. Of course me and my partner both ordered their specialty and went for the 12oz ribeye, medium rare and it was cooked… perfectly. Very flavoursome and tender, well worth the money at £20. We also ordered chicken wings in BBQ sauce to start and again these were delicious, very tender, the sauce was so good, we also ordered 2 drinks and overall it came to about £50. So great food at great prices! I highly recommend for informal good food times!