Anne of Cleves in Melton

Rustic historic pub in the centre of Melton Mowbray, drinks priced reasonably and a lovely beer garden for when the weather is nice. Staff are friendly too, great atmosphere in the winter (very cosy and homely). Highly recommend if you're visiting Melton Mowbray and want to enjoy a nice drink in a traditional pub

Ancient watering hole close to the centre of town with welcoming ambience and good food. Dog friendly.

Wonderful friendly staff and very dog friendly, so amazing surroundings good food good staff and happy dog what more could you ask for

Beautiful place. Outstanding food. Experience only ruined a little by a very loud and drunk group of lads next to our table. The other visitors seemed lovely and the staff were amazing. We'll definitely go back.

Very nice Sunday roast, friendly staff with great service,

Beautiful place really enjoyed it

Came to eat at the Anne of Cleves and for the 3rd time they could not serve the gluten free food on their menu, so we had to leave and eat somewhere else. Very disappointing,. Don't advertise a menu that you cannot serve

Fantastic tasting fish & chips. 👌

Lovely food at reasonable prices, good service with smiles, interesting building. Our daytime visit was marred by a group of loutish idiots who were drunk, loud and totally inconsiderate to both staff and other customers but that wasn't the pub's fault.

Nice proper pub food, cosy surroundings, good selection of beers

One of the best burgers in Leicester.

Huge portions, excellent value for money, friendly staff, huge selection of beverages. Veggies, vegans welcome 1000/1000 defo worth a visit just for the history alone.

Spectacular food and excellent service at this beautiful old pub. We were so impressed with the quality of the food, one of the best-prepared steaks I have ever had. The menu changes seasonally, retaining certain favourites while giving the chefs the opportunity to add new dishes focusing on high quality locally sourced produce. Despite the fact that it had clearly been an extremely busy day, the food was prepared with care, and was aesthetically impressive. The staff were kind, helpful and fun, and despite clearly working very hard, had time to build a rapport with us, and worked well as a team. Overall very impressive, and the surroundings are amazing, such a gorgeous old building with many original features of its organic growth retained throughout. Definitely worth a visit. Be sure to book. We were upset to see that some people had booked and then not turned up - so disrespectful of a small, local business, and a hard working team

Lovely pub food and tapas, pricey drinks but worth it for the atmosphere.

Great little pub with a fantastic history . We didn't eat here as had already booked a neal somewhere else. The menu had a great choice and the food looked great when we saw some being served to the next table.

Meeting friends for lunch, The Anne of Cleves was our choice that was a central meeting point , having each travelled from Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire. It did not disappoint one bit. The staff there were very welcoming and had reserved a table for us. We were told that it was their new Autumn menu and there was so much choice. Between us we had the Fish which my husband said he could actually taste the beer in the batter which was so tasty and I had the Steak and Ale pie. Wow !!! The steak just melted in my mouth and the flavour was amazing. Thank you for a wonderful lunch experience.

Went here at lunch time for a drink and back in evening for a meal . I had vegan pie with chips and veg,husband had steak and ale pie. We both really enjoyed it. Great service friendly staff.

Nice food and was welcomed in by the staff shall definitely be returning.

Good food, ploughmans is huge, more oak inside than is in Sherwood forest.

Great for a drink , nice view from garden

Called in for a meal, waited one and a half hours! We managed to get bread and olives. The staff told us five minutes, ten at the most .fifteen minutes later still nothing! We paid for what we had and left. The staff didn’t know what to say, I did feel sorry for them , one gave me a drink as an apology . Will not be returning. We were one of many

What an amazing place. Really friendly staff, fantastic value for money. Obviously have a first class chef who makes from scratch. Excellent burger too

72yr old Disabled customer fined £125 and threatened with court action over parking in the pubs carpark. Walked from car to the garden gate entrance, spent quality time with lomg lost old friends. Enjoyed nice meal on a sunny Saturday lunchtime. Spent £50 in 2 hours. Found out 1 week later the company controlling the pubs carpark issued a large fine for incorrectly entering registration details. Went back to the pub several times to try to resolve, promised the manager would be in touch by phone. Nothing back. Emailed 3 times to Anne of Cleves and Everards brewery, totally ignored. No response. Tried to appeal the fine through the correct process, rejected. Anxiety and stress level at boiling point. Its not the folk who work in the pubs fault, this is the fault of absolutely ZERO customer care from the pubs management and the owners Everards brewery to think it is O.K. to completely ignore a paying customer's cry out for help. To not even bother to reply in any way, not even by email or phone. Good luck to you in future business, because you are going to need it. Disgusting customer service.

Just a quick drink, Enjoyed the beer garden.

Beautiful old pub nice staff and with lovely beer garden for those sunny days

The food missed the mark for some of our group. Fish pie was not good. Busy atmosphere, so a popular place, but I thought the teenager rushing around the bar on their scooter was irritating.

Let me start by saying that I really do want this pub and it's team to be successful. This is the flagship of the Everard's Brewery and deservedly so. A beautiful building with a great history and the best Pub garden in Melton. The beer and food is good, if on the expensive side for the area. The main problem that lets the pub down is the organisation and lack of a real leader. They often run out of menu ingredients and staff are oblivious to what is required or lack urgency, leaving tables or the bar to often be overflowing with plates and glasses. It honestly would not take much to elevate the pub to the levels it deserves

A hidden gem, we were expecting standard pub food but that isn’t what was served. Food delicious & service top notch … and of that wasn’t enough, the architecture is beautiful.

Excellent food at the right price and friendly staff. Good real ale. Six of us all had steaks and they were all cooked to perfection.

Lovely afternoon in the beer garden

Went on a Thursday to try the tapas .. very impressed we had 5 dishes and garlic bread between the two of us. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff.

Great place to eat and immerse yourself in a part of history. Food lovely. Good selection of cask beers and ales

Great little pub, good food, good drinks.

Very busy at times, but attentive staff make it a joyful, hassle free visit to this wonderful pub. Great food. Excellent ales. Well recommended!

Dishonest an hour and a half waiting for food and them giving up. A disgrace to the heritage of a once wonderful pub. I would love to remove this review but they couldnt care less

Food we had was lovely and well presented. I loved the old decor from that time and style on the inside. The beer garden is lovely and spacious, tables are not on top of each other like some pubs.

Great venue , great choice of food and drink and excellent services Took my mother and father and old aunt and the wife off course , on the way to Nottingham for daughter’s graduation stopped here to break the journey up . My father is a real ales man and great choice of beers

An OK pub with few drinks available. The food looked good however it was only the liquids I was interested in.

Had lunch at the Anne of Cleve's today, great food, service and atmosphere.

Such good food here. We all ordered different meals, but they were all awesome. Some great ales here on tap, shame I couldn't try them all. Friendly staff willing to go the extra mile.

Lovely historic interior coupled with a beautiful spacious garden. Great ales brewed nearby. My kind of pub. Didn't eat there so can't score the food.

Great lunch with a warm welcome for both us and our dog. Menu offered something for everyone. Hubby chose the pie which was full of meat which he said was very tender and I chose ham egg and chips the ham was home cooked and thickly sliced the chips were chunky and tasty the eggs were a little overcooked not enough dippiness for me but that was the only criticism.

Delicious food and great value. Will definitely return, especially as they are dog friendly (with a dog menu).

Great place to get a pint of everards tiger, fantastic beer garden

This is a beautiful place full of charm and plenty of history. We were made very welcome and ended up in the pub for nearly 4 hours staying for something to eat. The food is good and value for money. Variety of draught drinks is good, could do with a better range of malt whisky's for my liking. Would definitely recommend a visit to this pub. I am sure we will visit again. 👍

Sadly not as good as I hoping or expecting...Sunday lunch pre ordered as 7 of us Gammon was good. Beef slightly tough to chew, Barnsley chop when I managed to get a bite was tasty but even after requesting a steak knife I couldnt get into it... Desserts were nice tho We will pop in for a drink still but think I'll give sunday lunch a miss...

Lovely place with good selection of draft beers and cider. We stopped for lunch on a Saturday. Ham,egg and chips plus Cleves Burger. Absolutely lovely. Off the bone ham and lovely beef. Reasonable prices too - what's not to like!

We were visiting Melton Mowbray for the day and decided to have a meal and spend our money locally. From outside the building looks every bit the part of an historical town. Luckily they are dog friendly. Our order comprised of French onion soup starter, fish and chips and gammon with 2 fried eggs handcut chips. The soup arrived and I can only describe it as onion gravy with a bit of cheese sprinkled on top. When our mains arrived my partner's gammon meal looked OK. When it came to my fish and chips the meal went dramatically down hill. When I went to open the fish, oil oozed out of the batter. Pressing the fish all the way along, oil continued to flood out. The batter wasn't crisp, it was spongy. I mentioned it to a member of staff who then spoke to someone senior. She asked if there was anything else I would like to order. I ordered the chicken cordon bleu. I then proceeded to sit and watch my partner eat his meal. By the time my replacement meal arrived, my partner had finished his, so ineffect we ate separately. My meal was just about edible really, nothing to write home about except the prices charged. I was told that the chef said "the fish only came in this morning (frozen) and probably hadn't defrosted thoroughly, so there was probably moisture in it and will be better the next day" Really??? Although the staff were apologetic and handled it rather well, we don't feel it right to recommend this restaurant after our experience.

So I was looking for a nice Sunday roast as I'm new to the Melton area...I ordered the set roast beef dinner £18 and a pint of Sam Miguel totalling £21 so I was expecting something filling and nice for the money. I took my drink and sat down and it came to the table within seconds, which is never a sign of fresh food. It was presented like a gourmet meal but it was not good! It came with 1 Yorkshire pudding 2 strips of beef, a spoonful of veg and 2 roast potatoes which I could of snapped in half and barely cut with a knife they were so hard. All of which was barely warm. As a first time visit, I was very disappointed to say the least... I would not recommend it for the food although the staff were nice and the beer garden is a nice environment.

Wonderful old building. The lady behind the bar recounted the history of it. Had a good lunch too. Its on my revisit list. Fourth visit and never fails to impress. Both food and service excellent.

Great garden when the sun is out! Friendly staff and nice selection of real ales.

Excellent food!! Sunday's special is very recommended! Good prices

Interesting historic pub in this traditional market town. Excellent food but beware of the huge portions.

Fantastic find while attending the cheese festival. Called in on both nights we were there. Attractive, friendly, and busy. Good beer's and good food, mussels were excellent. Large garden, dog friendly and a pleasant place to unwind after a long day. Hope to visit again next year.

Very nice historic pub, friendly staff and nice atmosphere

Nice pub for lunch, pub garden, dog friendly

Lovely atmospheric pub, friendly staff, only had a drink in the pretty garden but would return for food based on first visit.

Good quality food and table service, plus a good range of well kept Everard's beers.

Great service on a very busy day. Nice food

Beautiful old pub with the prettiest beer garden. We visited a few pubs whilst on our day trip and this was by far the best. Great atmosphere and lovely food.

One of the best meals I've had for a long time.

Charming place and full of history.

It was lunchtime on a Tuesday, so quiet (apart from us). Lovely food and lovely staff!

Nice pint of Guinness. Lovely historic building. Ordered some home cut chips and cheese. The chips were fat and dry. The cheese they had melted on top was that plastic fake cheese you can buy from supermarkets. I would've expected better for £4.50

We called here while on holiday Definitely need to book a table if dining in. It was packed, but the staff did all they could to get us seated. Portions are a good size. Atmosphere very lively all round a good place to go.

Food was very nice but could have been hotter, the staff were friendly. I only gave 3 stars for service because we had to ask for desert menu twice, gave up waiting and in the end went and got them ourselves. I would go back because the service for the main course was great and the food was very tasty.

Fantastic food, great staff and a very cosy environment. I highly recommend it!

Called in on Easter Monday, honestly because they were the only place we could find who did food on a Monday.We were absolutely thrilled with the food, it was first class, as was the ale and service. Well done to Simon and the staff, thank you for a lovely afternoon.

Great service and food, will definitely be going again.

Anne of Cleves pub is amazing. Good food and great beer. Good service. Full of history and character. Absolutely spot on! 👍 Just a pity that tonight a loud, foul mouthed local man in a party of 6 adults and a child, was also in the pub. However, should you visit, I hope that he won't be there.

Amazing, proper old world pub with real history and character. Also serves proper beer!

Over the last two years we have only had the food once since we had a poor experience on the first ocsasion, but spending around £30 per month in the bar. We now do not use it as we have just received a parking fine for £100 from their car park because we were parked as we normaly do, but went into the estate agents next door who share the parking area mistakingly believing it was legitimate.

Characterful, with friendly staff. Be aware it doesn't open on Mondays, not even Bank Holiday which is a bit disappointing as their beer garden is stunning. Their new menu has good vegan options.

Fantastic pub, friendly service, decent live music, great food, in an ancient building. Loved it.

Great pub in Melton with free parking. The menu had good choice without being too big, and the staff were friendly. The food was excellent - the white bait was particularly delicious!

What an amazing find! Not only is the owner so passionate about the incredible building and its history the range of food and drink is next level. We ate like kings and queens, huge portions but each item was of the highest quality, locally sourced and executed perfectly. We would come back in a heartbeat 💓

Called for a drink and lunch whilst on a weekend away in our Campervan. Had nice pint and the seafood basket and homemade burger, both very nice! Dog friendly too 🐕 Would be nice to see a bit more about the history of the pub on display. Would call again 👍

Great place, had lunch here tried Fryday menu, very nice, best chunky chips I've ever had. Would happily have platefull of those on their own!. Doggie friendly and not just a sign to get people in, they actually fussed and gave water and treats. Very cosy and friendly, with excellent beer too.

Absolutely brilliant pub food and very reasonably priced. Will be going back.

First time here - it was Christmas, so busy. Bar staff were good, and prices very reasonable. Went with a bunch of people and everyone enjoyed. Didn't eat, but heard good things, will probably pop back for a Sunday lunch later this year.

Fantastic food and great service

Lovely food and very friendly and welcoming staff, would definitely recommend.

Fantastic little pub. Absolutely delicious steak pie and mash. Filled with large chunks of tender beef. Served with deliciously creamy mash and perfectly cooked vegetables. Highly recommended

Fantastic food and lovely staff. I'm so glad we came for lunch with friends, to this great gastro pub. The quality of the food was exceptional and the service was excellent. I'll definitely come again. 5/5

Great service and good food. Very friendly staff that made our large group very welcome.

Lovely pub - warm and comfortable with friendly staff and very well kept beer.

Had a filling and tasty lunch in what is a very attractive pub. Friendly service.

Stopped here for some respite while waiting an hour and 45 minutes for my train back to Leicester. Had some amazing soup of the day, even the accompanying bread was perfectly toasted and crispy. Had a fruit drink I just had to get the name of because it was so good. Wonderful staff too, interesting building history, a 10/10 memory of my time in Melton Mowbray I would definitely return again.

My husband and I are local but haven't eaten at the Anne of Cleves pub for a long while. The food was absolutely delicious - pigeon starter, pork cassoulet and I had the hake, possibly one of the best fish dishes I've ever had! Obviously the charm and quaintness of such an old pub go without saying, but the staff were great too and super helpful. Thank you for a lovely evening we will be back.

Beautiful old pub , very friendly staff food was ok and not overly priced. The mussels were lovely, and portions were a good size. All in all a pretty decent place to eat.

Originally went out to somewhere but it was shut so looked for a dog friendly pub on Google...it suggested here, and what a great suggestion. The food was excellent: cooked and not bingged in the mw. The beers were great tasting and served with a smile and patience; we were all made to feel so welcome but not as welcome as the most important member of the group, my boy Beano who loved his slice of posh ham (there was no sausage available) . We are a bit of a critical audience because I was a pub landlord for 30 years and my daughter is a chef in a pub a few miles away; we all agreed that despite it being our first visit we are definitely going to return again. Thanks for a great lunch.

Wonderful building draped in history. Good service and great food.

Lovely historic pub with big garden. Staff were fab and did a good job under the circumstances, but sadly overworked and understaffed

Called I whilst in the area a few weeks ago and the food was delicious:)

Great roast beef Sunday Lunch @ £17 which we thought was great VFM as i was excellent tender beef, great portion of veg and all piping hot with great service and a lovely pint.

We enjoyed Sunday roast, with all the trimmings. Portion size was good, nothing missed. The pub is a beautiful place, full of character really well maintained. Food was served quickly, we arrived for an early table, we booked for 12pm but all other tables in the restaurant were fully booked so book in advance to avoid disappointment! Would definitely recommend when visiting Melton Mowbray

Went as a group of 4. The pub has great atmosphere. The service was excellent and the waiting staff were very attentive. The food was excellent quality and well cooked. An excellent meal for a decent price. Would highly recommend. The steak was perfectly cooked, as was the pigeon. The ham was excellent as was the pumpkin and chocolate brownie desert. Good ales and beers.

Lovely coaching Inn in Melton food was excellent and wine great

My partner and I passed by to grab drinks from here as we have been meaning to for quite a while. We finally came in and I must admit I like the concept and structural integrity of the place. Their dishes were quite traditionally plated, they’re paired with a nice selection of ales. My partner was especially pleased with his ale. 🍺 I also tried Malfy gin with lemonade. We will definitely be back but with a larger group.

This is a love old historic pub with a good selection of beers, however our meal was very disappointing, especially as it wasn't cheap.