Location: Loughborough
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Where to eat British food in Loughborough: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Find out what British restaurants to try in Loughborough. Loughborough (/ˈlʌfb(ə)rə/ ( listen) LUF-b(ə-)rə) is a town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, seat of Charnwood Borough Council, and home to Loughborough University. The town had a population of 57,600 in 2004, making it the second largest settlement in Leicestershire. It is close to the Nottinghamshire border and within short distances of Nottingham, East Midlands Airport and Derby. The town has the world's largest bell foundry – John Taylor Bellfounders, which made the bells for the Carillon war memorial, a landmark in the Queens Park in the town, Great Paul for St Paul's Cathedral, and York Minster.
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10. The Paget Arms
Overall Ratings
4 based on 239 reviews
Burgers & Brews at The Paget. Now open after refurbishment. Food Menu of Home Minced & Hand Crafted Burgers using 28 day dry aged locally sourced Beef. Great gourmet hot-dogs and options for vegetarians. A selection of Wines, Spirits Guest Ales and Craft
Reviewed By JanChesterfield
For the third year running a large group of friends from around the country congregated here for a social evening together. We had checked with the pub months in advance and recently confirmed. 40 people enjoyed a very pleasant evening with good beer and friendly staff but we only found out they weren't serving food when we arrived. People had driven for a couple of hours planning to spend an evening together and, based on how good food had been in previous years most were likely to order some food but had to leave to find food elsewhere before returning. Why didn't they call our organiser to let him know beforehand? I live the venue and the good beer but we were badly let down this year. I have to admit that maybe we had a lucky escape? Upon visiting the ladies I was horrified at the dire standard of cleanliness. I have not seen toilets as abysmal as this for a very long time. Why are they not cleaned?
9. The White Horse
Overall Ratings
4 based on 547 reviews
Traditional Country Pub set in the beautiful & historic village of Quorn serving a fresh produce menu throughout the day. Serving breakfast every Saturday and Sunday morning followed by a full menu and also a choice of 4 Sunday Roasts every Sunday. We als
Reviewed By Ed H
Mid-Work early dinner. Welcoming staff, nice traditional interior with a few well placed modern touches as well. Quite a few pubs nearby but pleased that I chose this one. My food tip is the Caesar Salad, which really is a meal. Good range of beers well presented.
8. The Royal Oak Gastro Pub
Overall Ratings
4 based on 191 reviews
A chic village gastropub with rooms, located 3.1 miles from East Midlands Airport, 4.6 miles off the M1 motorway and 5.3 miles from the Great Central Railway. The contemporary rooms have en suite shower rooms with luxury toiletries, as well as 32-inch fla
Reviewed By Raffiella11
Always a total pleasant to dine here. Greeted by friendly staff, we always sit by the huge fireplace in the bar area.New summer menu a total hit, the starters and main course totally fabulous, plus a very cold bottle of Australian White WineWe ate here last friday evening, and so loved the new menu we are going back this friday taking friends with youThank you all so much, we love your fab gasto pub
7. Slider Town
Overall Ratings
5 based on 98 reviews
Slider Town is a cool little cocktail and slider bar in the centre of Loughborough. What is a slider? A slider is a small sandwich, most commonly a miniature burger served on a small bun. We have taken this idea and knocked it up to the next level by taki
Reviewed By Andrew M
Came to ST on Saturday to try my first Croque Madame..i thought three sliders would be too much..but it tasted so good i demolished it!One thing you gotta love is the way they take existing ways and invert themwater jugs are milk bottlesCoffee is served in Whisky glassesand instead of plates- wooden serving boardsalong with a good latte and a cream bun it's A place i'm coming back to for shure!and the staff were pleasant as well (i was served by Becky) Highly rated!arrive hungry and leave stuffed
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6. Blacksmiths Arms
Overall Ratings
4 based on 629 reviews
Reviewed By Michelle B
Visited on a hot bank holiday so didn't really fancy a full meal so just had a burger and my husband had the steak sandwich which were both lovely. The starter of lamb breast was amazing. Lovely restaurant interior and conservatory. We will definitely visit again
5. The Manor House Pub and Rooms
Overall Ratings
4 based on 908 reviews
Reviewed By NickB_47
Stayed here for 2 nights - very nice welcome from the staff - big room and very clean with good facilities. The only slight downside was that having a ground floor room means that you have to suffer from the noise of the footsteps of people above yo. Would stay again
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4. Hammer and Pincers
Overall Ratings
4 based on 825 reviews
Reviewed By Sarah B
The Country pub style building and decor did not match the lunch menu. There is nothing relaxed or Country pub dining about the menu. Itâs pretentious and very, very stiff.I love going to very nice country restaurants and externally this is how it was pitted. Inside the decor wasnât as nice as I would expect. A few rough areas but the menu is something youâd find on some of the very stuffy old London hotels which have rested on their laurels and not kept up with what people really want to eat at lunch times - even if eating out at fine dining places. Thereâs no option of a sandwich of any sort. If they wanted to keep up the pretention they could site where the meat came from, describe some convoluted sauce made locally by X, Y or Z, and described the salad as grown by the pixies at the local organic zero carbon footprint farm. I do jest somewhat but you see my point. Lighter meals can still be offered at a higher than normal price and still resemble fine dining. Please look at The Boot at Repton. They are a Michelin star country restaurant, who manage lunch time fine dining options as well as lighter choices or less fussy choices which still command a high price because of the exquisite ingredients. In fact, you could also do with visiting to take a look at how itâs interior has been delicately designed to look both refined and rustic; Something the Pincers arenât achieving. The woman serving us was quite snooty and didnât present well. There was another customer telling them like myself that she couldnât eat the menu. Her because of dietary requirements and me because I didnât fancy an £26 (cheapest option is 2 courses £26) ox cheek for lunch. They wouldnât even make her a portion of chips so that she could eat with her friend. She like us, were told that you were setting up for tonight and you only do what crosses over on your evening menu and as such there was no way someone could possibly sway from the stiff menus and rather than do the very ostentatious it appeared it was impossible to peel a potato, chop it and fry it for her. Why open up at all. There were 4 people in there at 1.30. Only one staff member was taking orders, doing the bar and doing the drinks. Clearly youâre used to having Saturday Lunch which lacks atmosphere and oh yes, guests - hence the one staff member working and the maitre de doing ... well not a lot as there wasnât much for a maitre de to do. Ps - I tried to make good a bad situation and say that I ate like a child because I did not like anything off the menu. The truth is, the menu was to coiffed up and totally seemed all fur coat... and it was inappropriate for both a Saturday Lunch time and setting. Iâm sure thereâs more atmosphere in the evening and I can see how the menu would lend its self to evening fine dining, better.Dear Sarah,I would like to take this opportunity to point out the facts from our side, with regards to this review.Firstly, you did not even dine with us, you came in saw the menus and left, I'm sorry there was nothing on the menu that you felt suited your needs, but the set menu is all we have served on a Saturday lunch for over a year now, and it has been very well received, we feel that £30 for 3 courses is excellent value for money.With regards to the number other guests dining with us, we are a small restaurant with just 13 tables, at the time you visited we had guests sat at 4 out of 5 tables in the room you were sat in, later that shift the other 1 was also taken, plus the table you sat at, in addition to 3 other tables in another area within the restaurant, so we were in fact about 60% full.That does bring us on to another area of your review, you mentioned that you were listening in on conversations between our staff and other guests, at no point did that customer ask for chips, had they asked, we would be more then happy to oblige, the issue was more relating to intolerances, as a result they were offered a choice of 5 other dishes not on the menu.Despite not dining with us, you feel the need to comment on the lack of provenance for our food, you must have missed the A card on each table that quite clearly points out how much effort we put into sourcing locally produced ingredients, this is also mirrored in the menu description, we have been operating for over 15 years now & we are renowned for using the best local produce available, unfortunately Leicstershire has a distinct shortage of "pixies" though, maybe it has something to do with Brexit, however you were correct in pointing out that we do not even offer a sandwich, we do not feel that the vast majority of our guests would come to us and expect to see one on the menu, I think that perhaps you were just looking for a completely different establishment to dine in, of which the local area has plenty, so i'm confident you were able to find what you were looking for elsewhere.with regards to the work ethic of my staff, I stand 100% behind the effort they bring to their individual roles & had you stayed for lunch you would have seen more of this, but I still hark back to your interpretation of how busy we actually were, I am also confident that my staff are neither "snooty" or even remotely "pretentious" it is in fact one of the comments we hear on a regular basis, fine dining without the pretentious atmosphere.yours, Daniel Jimminson, Chef Proprietor, The Hammer & Pincers
3. Fernandez Grillhouse
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1130 reviews
Fernandez Grillhouse is Loughborough's casual dining restaurant suitable for everyone! Friends, Family, Couples and Child friendly too! Fernandez specialises in grilled, healthy and fresh food, including, steak, chicken, fish, lamb and some amazing veggie
Reviewed By Peter H
A good compact menu with endless soft drinks. Filling food, all cooked fresh, tasty deserts. Fair timing for the fresh food.Have an aperatif elsewhere before dining.
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2. Revolution Loughborough
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1011 reviews
Reviewed By MPHILM
I recently went with my family for an early (5.30pm) dinner. As a result, there were only a few others in the restaurant. The food choice was good, the food itself also pretty good (especially the ribs). I thought the pricing was reasonable. The service initially was very good (our waitress was Amaia) but then she apparently had to do something else, so what I assumed was the manager took over. It then went downhill fast. Long waits, forgotten menu's, etc. So overall I would go again and recommend, but be prepared for the hit & miss service.Mphilm, we really appreciate your feedback and bringing this matter to our attention. We would love the opportunity to discuss this with you further. Please give us a call on 01509 80 80 10 at your earliest convenience
1. The Star Inn 1744 Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 198 reviews
The Star Inn is situated overlooking the village green in picturesque Thrussington. The low beamed bar is located at the front of the property with a separate more contemporary restaurant area fronts Seagrave Road. We offer a traditional English menu with
Reviewed By Inspire729695
Been coming here for years. Menu changed and not for the better. Very disappointed, side salad on sandwiches disappeared completely, brie bacon and cranberry sandwich so slathered in sweet cranberry goo it dripped everywhere and tasted only of sweet sauce. Awful.Dear InspireOur menu does change several times a year to keep it up to date and provide the seasonal variety. If our recent changes werenât to your liking we do genuinely listen to customers feedback.If thereâs a popular dish you would like us to bring back we will do our best to accommodate.As our menu is due to change again very soon we will take your comments on board and If you contact me directly at:[email protected] will forward you a copy of our new menu when it is readyYou are a valued customer and we aim to please so we do hope to see you again soon at the Star Inn. Kind regards Alistair Richardson
