Harborough
The Black Horse

The Black Horse

Main Street, Harborough, United Kingdom

Cafés • Mexican • Seafood • Asiatic


"I visited my daughter and son-in-law last week and on my request they had booked a table for us on black horse on Saturday night at 1 o'clock. we arrived shortly before the pm and all four of us stood in the bar where two were served. it wasn't busy. no one told us anything until the bar was clear and then one of the ladies looked at me and I said we booked a table in my name of my daughter and she saw the bookings and said oh yes, we had table assigned and pointed into another room. there was no greeting no smiling, so we met our way to the table and sat there. there were no menus on the table, so I stood up to find some and someone only made their way from the other room in the direction of our table. we ordered drinks that were in themselves a task, as they had no free or dietary limmonade, so I had to go to the end for a gin with slimline tonic. then we ordered four different meal times. I ordered a vegetarian curry in naanbrot and when it finally came, I was so disappointed because the naanbrot was burned and the curry was cold on the outside, so I asked them to take it back. the waitress asked if I wanted to order something else and I went back. my daughter then shared some of her meals with me, who were chicken pupils. they were coated in a teig that was extremely fat. the menu does not seem to come out of any meal with fresh vegetables, everything seemed to come with chips and draughts, even the Steak-Mahl came only with chips and draughts, no mushrooms, tomatoes, wobble rings or something. I wasn't impressed. for a pub that wants good reviews, I think they have lost the property. the customer service is everything and fresh vegetables is essential. I'm sorry to be the bearer worse, but we won't come back."

The Queen's Arms

The Queen's Arms

United Kingdom, Harborough

Pub • Fish • Vegan • British


"Having eaten here under previous owners, this was our first time eating here under new ownership. From start to finish it was clear that there was a lack of experience in running a restaurant. When we got there, we were the only people in the...restaurant which was strange for a Friday night and it soon became clear why. Upon our food order being taken, only our starters order was taken which was unusual, however the nachos that arrived were tasty. Our mains were ordered after the starters were cleared but the menus were left on the table, clearly showing a lack of experience among the waiting staff. Again, the mains were tasty, we had a chicken burger which was great and a linguine which was also very tasty, however the portion size was very small which was disappointing. The final part was the most disappointing, having asked for the bill I was presented simply with a card machine, no print out of the bill and it was a good job I checked the amount as £93 seemed expensive for 2 drinks, a starter and 2 mains! I pointed out that this was wrong, 5 minutes later the waitress came back, expecting a correct bill and we were asked what we had! I’ve never known a restaurant to not keep track of what is on a bill? Finally we got to the right amount after telling the staff exactly what we’d had, of which no apology was given at all. Overall, other than the portion size of the linguine, the food was excellent, however the service really spoilt the meal and needs to be drastically improved to meet the standards of the previous owners."

Swan Inn

Swan Inn

Main Street, Shawell, LE17 6AG, Harborough, United Kingdom

Tea • Full • Steak • Coffee


"Visited for Sunday Lunch Service as a small group of friends Wow!! Venue: Ample parking, located near Lutterworth near easy to access. A beautiful restaurant with warm cozy Christmas decor Staff: So friendly and attentive! Not ever received service this perfect nor...as enjoyable The gentleman making the drinks at the bar was superb and so flexible, we were not keen to drink alcohol for lunch so he kindly adjusted the menus for cocktail into mocktails! Highly recommend all the creations, in particular the passionfruit and pineapple mocktail! Thank you so much! Each dish came with a brief introduction and Chef Alexander even personally came to the table at the end of the meal to discuss the dishes! Food: Beyond words- it is amazing! This place truly deserves Michelin Star status the menu consisted of the Romanian bread with truffle butter, the salmon roulade, the turkey (I only picked turkey as a homage to Christmas and usually have extremely low expectations as it is difficult to cook as it is often dry this dish was so tender and flavour some its mind blowing. Highly recommend! The dessert was pear pastry with coffee /tea- The whole experience was perfect (I hardly ever use that word I would highly recommend this establishment and would have no hesitation in returning in fact we plan to when it reopens in Jan for their Spring Menu Wishing the establishment and all its staff a very Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!"