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Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in Leicestershire

Hardens guides have spent 15 years compiling reviews of the best Leicestershire restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 73 restaurants in Leicestershire and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Leicestershire restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.

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1. John's House British, Modern restaurant in Mountsorrel 139-141 Loughborough Road - LE12

“A real treat!”. Chef John Duffin returned to the family farm five years ago to open his widely acclaimed first restaurant, producing “brilliant accessible food in a house attached to a farm shop and petting zoo in an unprepossessing village”. “The taster menu is worth every penny – a must do”, while “lunch is a steal”.

Price £83

Food Exceptional

Service Very Good

Ambience Good

2. The Hammer & Pincers British, Modern restaurant in Loughborough 5 East Rd - LE12

In a picturesque village ten minutes from Loughborough, this beamed gastroboozer has built up a real foodie following over the past fifteen years for its ambitious cuisine, spanning ten-course grazing menus and haute Sunday lunch; marks remain stellar but it attracted little commentary this year.

Price £44

Food Very Good

Service Very Good

Ambience Good

3. The Berkeley Arms British, Modern restaurant in Wymondham 59 Main St - LE14

“A perfect country pub experience” – Beil & Louise Hitchen’s “lively and welcoming” gastroboozer is “a fine place” that’s “always packed out”. “The food is seasonal, the ingredients local (brilliant game in season – quail, grouse, partridge, venison, pigeon and so much more) and the cooking inventive and beautifully executed”.

Price £42

Food Very Good

Service Very Good

Ambience Good

4. Kayal Indian restaurant in Leicester 153 Granby St - LE1

“Fabulous South Indian food” including “dosas to die for” has long since earned respect for this family-run outfit – an early ambassador of Keralan cuisine in England – as possibly the best Indian restaurant in Leicester.

Price £38

Food Very Good

Service Good

Ambience Good

5. Ascough’s Bistro British, Modern restaurant in Market Harborough 24 St Mary's Road - LE16

“A bit of an oasis in this town” – this contemporary town-centre brasserie offers “tasty and well-cooked food from a wide and reasonably priced menu”. Its “barn like premises can seem a bit cold at times”, but mostly they appear “busy and friendly”.

Price £41

Food Good

Service Good

Ambience Average

6. Bobby’s Indian restaurant in Leicester 154-156 Belgrave Rd - LE4

Since 1976 this Indian sweet shop and canteen has been one of the best-liked landmarks of the Golden Mile, known for its filling and cheap, veggie Gujarati and Indo-Chinese fare. With its smart and modern refurb however (and the introduction of a ‘healthy dishes’ section to its menu), fans now say it’s an all-round winner.

Price £25

Food Good

Service Average

Ambience Average

7. The Lighthouse Fish & seafood restaurant in Kibworth No 9 Station Street - LE8

8. The Fish & The Chip British, Modern restaurant in Leicester 13-21 St Nicholas Place - LE1

9. White Peacock International restaurant in Leicester 16 King Street - LE1

10. The Blacksmith's Arms British, Modern restaurant in Barrow Upon Soar 2-4 Church Lane - LE12

The Blacksmiths Arms, Barrow upon Soar, Loughborough michelin-badgeWe are situated just 5 minutes from Loughborough and Quorn, on the quaint and bustling High Street of the pretty riverside village of Barrow upon Soar. Owners Mark and Jill set out with the vision ...