British, Modern Restaurants in Oadby
1. The Lake Isle
British, Modern restaurant in Uppingham
16 High Street East - LE15
The “calm and generally quiet dining room” of this 450-year-old townhouse in the old part of this cute town – now a “slightly old-fashioned (which we love) and tremendously good value” restaurant-with-rooms that takes its name from a poem by WB Yeats – serves “excellent food: fine dining without Michelin-style fussiness” from chef Stuart Mead, who has run the kitchen for more than 20 years. (“We had our wedding breakfast here and have returned every year since – it gets better and better”). Top Tip – vegetables undergo “especially thoughtful treatment, which will satisfy the vegan in your family”.
2. Fern
British, Modern restaurant in Uppingham
The Falcon Hotel, High Street East - LE15
Fern is a seasonal restaurant rooted in Rutland, serving small plates, organic wines and British aperitifs with quiet confidence. Our menu is led by ingredients — not trends — and shaped entirely by what’s growing, reared or landed nearby. Our drinks reflect ...
3. John’s House
British, Modern restaurant in Mountsorrel
139-141 Loughborough Road - LE12
John Duffin’s “excellent and interesting cooking” continues to inspire interest in this family-owned venue – a simple, brick-lined space with attractive wooden pitched room, which is part of the family farm (Stonehurst Farm) where he grew up. Fans vaunt the “amazingly priced set lunch menu” for £49 per person, and “it’s good to have a cafe and farm shop on site to extend a visit”. A trip in the evening requires a more substantial investment: five courses are £100 per person or seven are £120 per person. Reports are consistently upbeat.
4. Bakers Arms
British, Modern restaurant in Thorpe Langton
Main St - LE16
2024 Review: This “beautiful old country pub” – thatched and beamed, with a “lovely cosy atmosphere, open fire and low lighting” – serves “top-quality food” from chef Emilie Bull, backed up with an “impressive wine list” overseen by proprietor Tim Hubbard, here for 22 years with his wife Kate. “Kate and Tim know what they’re doing and they do it very well indeed” – “they’re always so friendly and happy to see you again”.
5. Ascough’s Bistro
British, Modern restaurant in Market Harborough
24 St Mary's Road - LE16
2024 Review: This “great local restaurant” from Chris & Abby Ascough has built a solid reputation over 19 years for its “beautifully cooked and presented food” at “exceptionally good value” – including a £20 set lunch and a six-course tasting menu for £48 per person with matching wines for £20 per person.
6. The George
British, Modern restaurant in Great Oxendon
Harborough Road - LE16
Stephen & Tracey Fitzpatrick’s “popular” 16th-century pub-with-rooms in a village just outside Market Harborough has a traditional bar and a more modern dining room offering a "very good standard of cooking”. There’s enough going on to attract a regular crowd, such as “Monday’s ‘auberge’ nights, three courses for £22, which is packed with locals” (and “can get very noisy”).
7. The Hammer & Pincers
British, Modern restaurant in Loughborough
5 East Rd - LE12
An “excellent special occasion” is recommended by fans of this well-established venue, which also has two rooms available for staying guests, set in a smartly modernised old building in a village in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire. Chef Danny Jimminson and his wife Sandra offer an array of menus including a three course selection of £65 for three courses (available Tuesday-Friday), while on Saturday night they serve a seven-course meal for £95 per person. Its superior cooking as acknowledged by its hard-to-achieve award of three AA rosettes.
8. The Joiners
British, Modern restaurant in Bruntingthorpe
Church Walk - LE17
2024 Review: With its oak beams and flagstone floors, this family-run rural gastropub between Leicester and Lutterworth continues to win a solid thumbs up from Midlands-based reporters in our annual diners’ poll. The fairly traditional, bistro-style cooking (e.g. chicken liver parfait, steak or seabass, panna cotta) is in a more ambitious mould than typical pub grub.
9. The Monk
British, Modern restaurant in Quorn
2 Station Road - LE12
“Remember to order oysters in advance if you go for the Thursday seafood special” at this contemporary restaurant in a thatched building (dating from 1590), in a Leicestershire village near Loughborough that’s home to arguably England’s most famous fox hunt. Each night has a different culinary theme or style and it was well-rated all-round this year.
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