Döner Summer

Featured reviews

• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Couldn’t recommend the food more !! So refreshing to have a fully vegan restaurant and it be so tasty. Me and my partner both got the fried chicken combo platter, lots of options for different coatings and the texture of the vegan seitan chicken is 10/10, my salt and pepper flavouring was so delicious. and there is also so many dip options which I love. Highly recommend the blue cheese ranch and pickle mayo. For me personally the combo was too filling with the fries so next time I’m just going to get the chicken and slaw but that’s just preference! and as an enjoyer of different drinks I really appreciated how many interesting flavours there were for their sodas and the rhubarb and custard fizz was insane. Obviously we only had the fried seitan chicken meal but I’m sure the rest of the menu is just as good!! lovely service throughout too. Highly recommend.”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Absolutely spot on this place. Great name, great food, great staff. Was in Leeds for one night for work and wanted something plant based. German roots with a love for Korean food, so I went for korean kebab with chips. Can only hope they open one closer to home.”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Another fantastic visit to our favourite eatery in Leeds. The service was excellent and the chick'n burger and fries was amazing! Lots of options on the menu, really nice atmosphere, didn't have to wait long for the food and the waitress was lovely. Looking forward to coming back soon!”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “5 start all round. I had the garlic and chilli chik'n as loaded fries. Very filling..I also got food fomo seeing the table next to me with their Korean dish so I know what I'll be getting next time! The staff are really friendly and patient as well which makes a big difference especially when you are dining solo 😊”

• G

  Google user

  ·6 months ago

  “Döner Summer is a fantastic vegan spot tucked away in the centre of Leeds. There are ample options from burgers to their classic fried “chicken” I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this place to both vegans and non vegans alike! The flavours are absolutely delicious even down to the DS sodas (Iron Brew is our favourite!) They have lots of delicious sauces even a pink Aioli! Portions are huge and it is really filling so I think good value for money”

• G

  Google user

  ·6 months ago

  “Went here for first time the other day. My partner had a kebab, and I had a classic burger. Both meals were delicious and sooo flavourful. The burger was the best I've had and that's not an overstatment! The young lady that served us was very friendly. Couldn't fault it and we'll be back when we are next in Leeds I'm sure!”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “Delicious vegan food! Best vegan fried chicken I’ve had! The Korean friend chicken is so good, really recommend. Very helpful waitress, they accommodated our dietary requests and were very helpful giving recommendations. Would definitely visit again, I wished I lived closer! Also the food looked so good I forgot to take a photo!”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Loved the food! Unreal quantity!!! The Fried Chicken is seriously so good. Never had anything vegan be sooooooo gooood. Experiencing that feel and crunch of a fried chicken as a veggie. I can’t explain. Thank you. This is where a Reddit post took me today :) FC was coated with Korean 2.0 sauce which I think is mainly Gochujang. Picked daikon was lovely. We just went on munching and taking large bits off the chicken pieces. Loved the sesame seeds and the flavour it brings to the table too. My friend, a non-vegetarian, who likes chicken wings said this is very close to what it feels like, so I guess I lucked out coming to Leeds, a literal food hub. And guess what she liked it too. The Doner Kebab we chose was Bad Girl. The pickles, pink sauce and red meat chunks were the key ingredients. I loved how they have played around with textures here. Not a sharing item we realised once the dish was served and we took our knives out. Can I even say the iced tap water too tasted heavenly here! Lovely dinner! Happy tummy!”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Had a fantastic meal here- there aren’t many restaurants catering to a pure vegan/vegetarian audience, and a lot that do try to focus on being really healthy. Really liked the type of vegan food available, there were plenty of options I often don’t get as a Vegetarian in other restaurants. When the food arrived the presentation was amazing- so colourful and well laid out, and the taste was just as good too. I haven’t had a great kebab since going veggie years ago, the Bad Girl Kebab really hit the mark. The fried chick’n my wife had was probably the best fried chick’n I’ve had too- very close to the meat equivalent. I also had a sour cherry cola soda, which was amazing! Overall a fantastic restaurant- a shame we live two hours away, but if I’m ever in Leeds again it will be high on my agenda to visit!”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “We had a takeaway from Doner Summer a few years ago and had great memories of it so we decided to take our children for lunch. We booked the first available slot (12pm on a Saturday) and thankfully it was reasonably quiet. The staff was lovely: very nice and helpful, without being in our face. The place was clean - and no big light which is always a bonus! We ordered a chick'n burger for the children to share, and 2 different doners, as well as a sharing plate of cheese and bacon tots and one of an animal fries. We were very excited and enjoyed the first bites but very quickly the "cheese sauce" became sickening as it was loaded with grease but didn't taste much of anything. It is more like a hollandaise, very buttery. The tots are amazing but again they were loaded with excellent bacon and that same "cheese" sauce. The chick'n in the doners was too salty and very chewy, and the doner flat bread didn't taste very fresh. The burger chick'n was not cooked properly (the middle was still soft). We ended up leaving half burger as well as half the tots and some fries, which is a shame. We were offered doggy bags and initially accepted but realised we would not be able to eat more of those as they were lathered in the hollandaise/cheese sauce. Very disappointed with the quality of the food, we won't go back. EDIT AS I DONT KNOW HOW TO RESPOND TO THE OWNER'S RESPONSE: We had pumped ourselves up with that visit. Our youngest barely ate anything and our oldest enjoyed it except for the sauce that he described as tasteless. So as far as he was concerned the experience was great. We thought you guys were really lovely and only debriefed after we left. We are not faulting the service in ant way, you were great, but unfortunately the food was not.”