Fine dining on menu for historic mill as ‘pop up’ restaurant to open

For decades it was at the heart of the industrial revolution in 19th century Leeds and boasted a two-acre main room said to be the largest in the world.

By The Newsroom

Published 25th Sep 2014, 07:19 BST

But the Grade I-listed Temple Works, a former Victorian flax mill in the Holbeck area, is set to showcase a more modern phenomenon when it plays host to a fine dining “pop up” restaurant.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, November 25 and 26 part of the building will be taken over by The Noise of Strangers, who specialise in laying on food and drink in unusual locations around the city.

The two nights will see 40 dinner guests served a five-course meal by organisers, who have previously held dinner events at sites including an unused area of Clarence Dock.

It is part of a growing trend for independent restaurateurs setting up temporary eateries in weird and wonderful sites.

Temple Works, whose facade is modelled on the Temple of Horus at Edfu in Egypt, is best known for its enormous main room which was said at its time to be the largest in the world.

Pop-up events have taken place there before, but this is set to be the first fine dining night.