Flat Iron Leeds

You'll smell the beef before you see the restaurant – that's the dry-aging room doing its work behind glass on Lands Lane. The concept is refreshingly straightforward: flat iron steak, chips, salad, job done. No poncing about with seventeen different cuts or truffle supplements. The meat arrives sliced and fanned across your plate, pink throughout if you've got any sense, with a pot of their signature dripping chips that actually taste like potatoes. The room's all exposed brick and industrial fixtures, busy without being chaotic. Staff know their stuff and don't oversell – they'll tell you straight that medium-rare is the way, then leave you to it. It's the kind of place that proves sometimes the best idea is just doing one thing properly. Book ahead or you'll be disappointed.