Read Reviews About Leicestershire Restaurants

British, Modern Restaurants in Leicestershire

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

North of Leicester, in part of the East Midlands not over-burdened with top eateries, John Duffin’s family-owned venue is a particularly high achiever. Now in its tenth year, it’s part of the family farm (Stonehurst Farm) where he grew up and which helps supply the kitchen (and there are also cottages available for overnight stays). Choose in the evening from a five-course or seven-course tasting menu for £100 and £120 per person respectively: “excellent accessible cuisine at a realistic price” that’s “always a delight”.

Price*

£127

£££££

Food

Exceptional

Service

Very Good

Ambience

Good

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

“Exquisite cooking” using “quality ingredients” are the watchwords at this “thoroughly professional outfit” – a converted village forge from former Savoy chef Danny Jimminson and his wife Sandra. (This year’s biggest complaint? “We left feeling uncomfortably full. We think it‘s our age. The cooking is exquisite but for younger folks with bigger appetites!”)

Price*

£85

££££

Food

Good

Service

Very Good

Ambience

Good

3. The Joiners British, Modern restaurant in Bruntingthorpe Church Walk - LE17

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.