It is situated in the old centre of Cavtat, on the famous Cavtat quay in the vicinity of the sea. It was established in 1971 and is considered to be the family restaurant with the longest gastronomic tradition on the Adriatic.

In its abundant forty-year history, Leut has hosted a large number of Croatian and international politicians, entrepreneurs, actors and celebrities (Elizabeth Taylor, Gerard Depardieu, Roman Abramovich, Franjo Tuđman, Stjepan Mesić, Branko Crvenkovski, Heinz Fisher, Caroline of Monaco, Leonid Fedun and many others).