Crab and Cow in Harborough

Lovely food although expensive.

We visited The Crab and Cow for a Sunday carvery having made the reservation online. The service was excellent and the amount of attentiveness during the meal was about right. The food was excellent and well-cooked, although I would have liked a few more vegetables. We all had different desserts, but each one was particularly tasty. With very reasonable prices, I can see us coming back here regularly!

Wow - what a lovely place. The food was so lovely and well presented. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We will be back.

What a delicious meal. All courses were excellent wine offering and staff were great. Many thanks

Visited on Friday night with friends and had the best meal out we've had in months. Everything was cooked to perfection and beautifully presented. Empty plates all round. Staff were friendly. We had 3 courses and drinks and it was about £55pp which we thought was very reasonable. Looking forward to going back soon! Just a note for helping get there - you need to go around the back of the building for parking and entrance. There is no entrance at the front of the building, although it looks like there should be.

This place is a gem, it's Sunday menu was amazing, I would 100% recommend

First visit and everything perfect. Food was excellent and fair value. Service was warm, engaging and relaxed and a lovely setting. Thank you.

Fabulous food and excellent service in a beautifully restored village pub. We had two courses of a late Sunday afternoon lunch and everything we were served, including a vegetarian, gf option for my partner, was superb. Thank you for catering for us with care and attention at short notice. Highly recommended.

Great food in nice surroundings - good value too!

Dining experience good staff attentive and friendly. Ambience of the restaurant very pleasant Unfortunately we chose to visit on the wrong night to experience the menu that we had viewed on the web site, didn’t take note that Wednesday was a limited menu choice night. A style of tapas dishes. Very tasty and well presented but not our preferred choice of food for dining out. Maybe return but another night to select from the full menu

We come here every year for our anniversary. Fantastic food you just can’t beat it! However the service was not great. Not very friendly especially by one waitress. We were left waiting for a while before taking our order. Such a shame as we have always had the best service here but tonight let themselves down..

We went for a Sunday lunch starters and Roast beef for the main food delicious tasty and good portion size served by lovely friendly staff you couldn’t want anything better check my photos

It’s not very often that you come across somewhere that has the perfect recipe of surroundings, service, food and value but this place has it all! We were booked in for Sunday lunch with friends following a very warm 5 mile walk around the local area. Arrived in desperate need of a drink and were met with a warm welcome and asked if we’d like to take a drink outside before ordering which we thought was a great idea. It was then suggested that we could eat outside if we wanted and, of course, we did as is was such a lovely day. I won’t go into detail about our meal but will say that we have all eaten in some great establishments and voted every single course as a 10/10! Congratulations to the whole team, including the chefs and every member of staff we met who were so friendly, sincere and professional. Will definitely be back and recommending this place to all our friends. As they say…… if Carlsberg did customer experience …..

Nothing short of excellent. Food, service, location all 5 star. We will definitely be returning soon.

Great service. Excellent food. Recommend without hesitation!

Visited today with friends, very welcoming, friendly staff in a relaxed environment, we had 2 Sunday lunches, both of which were very tasty, sea bass and steak were also enjoyed by the men, desserts were delicious too, all served by friendly , accommodating staff.

Haven’t been for a few years but pleasantly surprised that it was just as good if not better! Lovely outside seating and just as nice inside. Staff lovely highly recommended

Lovely Sunday Lunch. Great pub/restaurant decor and outside area excellent.

I went to The Crab & Cow, having been there previously and it was really good. This time, we had two roast dinners, one chicken and one beef. The chicken was unbelievable, so tasty. The beef, however, was, unfortunately, so chewy and sinewy. It was difficult to eat. The beef is the most expensive meat too so I was expecting more. Apart from the beef though, everything else was very good, including the service. Oh, and we had pulled pork croquettes and salmon to start, they were both fantastic.

We had the sea bass which was excellent. I understand that the vegetables were cooked al dente, but the broccoli, and the cauliflower in my husband’s vegetarian dish were extremely undercooked and difficult to eat. This spoilt the meal for us.

Sunday roast. Meat (beef) was delicious but wouldn't have been sufficient for those with a larger appetite. Yorkshire pudding was huge and very nice as were the roast potatoes. If you're hungry when you arrive I would suggest a starter which all sounded really nice.

Great food. Staff polite and interact with you.Head of house is great 👍

Visited as friend was holding a special birthday celebration here. Great 3 course meal and impressive menu, especially the banana loaf dessert.

We found this on trip advisor, staying in the nearby Leonardo hotel Hinckley for work (the restaurant for which was horribly slow), and the crab and cow was FANTASTIC! it was a Tuesday and they had pie night, two of us ordered the pie which was stunning and another had the steak which she said was very good! We also shared the scotch egg and scallops to start which were also great. Lovely decoration and staff! Thank you for such a lovely meal, we couldn’t have done better!

My Sons treated me to lunch here, food was impeccable service was great and the staff were brilliant. Had an amazing time.

Great food for 4 people on a Friday evening. Lovely set menu, bill for drinks and 2 courses around £40 per head. Will definitely be going again soon.

Excellent food and very imaginative menu. Anyone in the area should go there for a fabulous meal.

myself and my husband haven't been here for over a year so we thought for a meal out treat, lets return to the C&C. we went on a tuesday evening where they do their a la carte, set menu and it's also pie night. we were surprised how busy it was when we arrived so we were glad we'd booked a table! to eat i had the set menu (3 courses for £30) and my husband had one of their pies. To start we both had the scotch egg which we both loved! all the food we had throughout the evening was nicely presented, tasted amazing and was nice and hot. the service we had throughout the evening to from members of the team was friendly, helpful and professional. So another great evening at the C&C. Both the food and the service. We'll be back another another time im sure!

Hubs had the lamb shank for his Sunday lunch, he said it was possibly the best he's ever had. I was spoilt for choice as they had moules mariniere (without cream, the best way!) as a special. I finally chose the beef. Both plates came with a heavenly carrot puree, large yorkie, beautiful cauliflower cheese, veg medley and roasties. Portions were just right too. We had a cheeky pud because who can resist date sticky toffee pudding with clotted cream ice-cream! We asked for 2 spoons to share! I'd normally say I don't have a sweet tooth but it was WAY better than my childhood memories. Can't wait to return and hopefully have the mussels!

Fantastic New Year’s Eve Sunday Roast and brilliant with our three year old. Staff as usual the best service around and food fabulous.

Went there for our small Christmas work do. ( two couples). It was steak night and we had two chateaubriands between us for main course and they were fantastic. cooked to our liking and really good quality. Starters of Croquettes, scotch egg and Goat Cheese tarts were a great kick off. Then to finish a Pistachio and cherry pudding and a treacle and orange tart. yummy. Staff were really nice too!

Great food and service. Had only two complaints, the roast potatoes were cold! Replaced immediately and for us, we prefer a longer wait between starter and main. To be fair, we would tell them next time. Been searching fir ages for a place for good Sunday lunch and we found it!

Saturday night treat the the better half and certainly was a treat ! As always the service was outstanding. The restaurant is really chilled with lovely decor and a nice vibe! Beef croquettes and black pudding stotch egg for starters were delicious followed by Chateaubriand which was devine probably the best meal we've had at the crab and cow! Just wish they would change the menu now and again it been the same for 3 years

Great food, friendly attentive staff, what’s not to like!

Food was amazing and service fab

Great food, quick service even on a Sunday, fancy, kind staff, wide range of drinks, free WiFi

We had come for Sunday lunch as we have many times before, we had been seated quickly and drinks and food orders were taken promptly. The food was excellent as always, and the table was keen to order desserts. However, when the main course was taken away and the question of desserts was asked, we asked to see the dessert menu. No problem, the waitress said she'd be back with the menus. It was after 20 minutes of watching waitresses wandering the floor with a pad in hand passing us by each time, we decided to flag one down. She apologised, claiming that they thought we hadn't asked for them (which is false, as the waitress said she'd be back with menus). After a further 15 minutes of waiting for our order to be taken (we were all going to have a dessert and coffee), we decided to leave instead. We (again) flagged somebody over to pay and we left. Perhaps it was busier than they are used to, but it's a real shame that the experience of great food and great atmosphere was soured by poor service.

We came here on Saturday for lunch. It’s a beautiful old pub in a lovely village. We both really enjoyed the food and have booked again for our daughter’s birthday. Would definitely recommend a visit

Was closed with lights on and doors locked at 2pm 2/11/23 closing times wrong

Food was excellent, portions were brilliant and all for a reasonable price!

Visited the Crab & Cow for the first time for the Tapas night on a Wednesday. We were made to feel immediately welcome, and the staff were very friendly and attentive. There is an excellent choice of beers and wine by the glass. The food was absolutely beautiful, delicious, and well presented. Overall we were very impressed and will definitely be vising again soon!

Went with my partner for the new Thursday “Surf and Turf” steak night. Was absolutely fabulous. Calamari was perfect, scallops were perfect, steak was perfect, service was perfect!! Thank you Crab and Cow!!

My partner and I were so looking forward to Sunday lunch at the Crab & Cow on Sunday 22nd. My partners’ daughter and another acquaintance had eaten there and raved about the food. First the good - lovely surroundings, friendly professional, attentive, restaurant and bar staff, and an excellent, varied, Sunday lunch menu. Now the bad - once the delicious looking food was served, my partner and I commented to one another that our respective meals were only luke warm (a pet peeve for both of us and I’m sure most, if not all, reading this review!). We mentioned this to our server, who offered to return both meals to the kitchen or bring us ‘hot’ gravy. Not wanting to create a fuss, we foolishly chose option two. We should of realised even with hot gravy being poured over warm food, it still means it’s warm food not hot. For some inexplicable reason, I was feeling particularly charitable. I should of created more of a fuss and received a considerable reduction in the bill total. We were offered no reduction in the bill, nor was any form of compensation, for the ruined dining experience offered (free dessert, free coffees, etc.). To show there were no hard feelings toward the serving staff, I actually left a 20% tip over and above our £80 bill. I absolutely hate leaving negative reviews but this is warranted. Needless to say, we will not be returning to the Crab & Cow, a huge disappointment!

Absolutely fantastic food, service and lovely staff. Will definitely be going on a regular basis. Thank you James and the team X

Good restaurant with friendly staff

The food was absolutely superb, as was the service and the location. The atmosphere was wonderful and we were well looked after. Looking forward to returning soon.

Visited for Sunday lunch a lovely dining experience food very good service excellent decor of pub beautiful with a superb outside dining area for those sunny days recommend a visit

We went to the Crab & Cow twice last weekend. On both occasions the restaurant was busy, the service and the food . Well worth a visit and we will go back again when we are in the area.

What a brilliant restaurant this is. We arrived early on one of those warm nights and had time to sit outside ordering drinks within a wonderfully decked out patio. We found all of the staff here were so friendly and welcoming and we were looked after by Rosie who was wonderful, bringing out our drinks and the menu allowing us to relax and check out the great selection of food on offer. We totally enjoyed our meal set inside the restaurant within a cosy atmosphere. At the end of the night we passed on our compliments to the chef, who clearly has pride in their work and full credit to Rosie for looking after us so well. We agreed that we just had to make sure that we gave the Crab and Cow and their team a review that was so rightly deserved. Rest assured we will be back, very soon. Andy & Wendy.

Last night we visited the crab for a meal. Wow gorgeous food! Three of us ordered steaks and it was cooked to perfection. We had tweaked one of the dishes because I am a coeliac and they were pro active in finding out what I could have. The price of the steak sauces were overpriced (£4) but the price of the steaks included a side and garnish which was a positive. The outside area is lovely and we moved here for our puddings and additional drinks. Thank you for delicious food, the torte was also fab!

Our Sunday Lunch at the Crab and Cow was the best Sunday Lunch eating out we have ever had. The service was brilliant and the staff friendly. The food was amazing and well priced. We will be back

Took friends for sunday lunch and they were very impressed. The food was good and an enjoyable atmosphere

Opted for a Tuesday to try the Pie Night offer. The service was attentive throughout, staff really worked together and looked happy. The food was excellent, really faultless, whilst delivering value for money. A 10/10 - well done!

Visited for a birthday meal in a group of 8. Food was excellent. Nicely cooked, beautiful presentation. Not the cheapest but ok for good food and a special occasion. Service attentive and knowledgeable. It would be good to have an idea who ordered what when serving as I felt we were being asked every few minutes who had ordered which drinks / dishes disrupting the atmosphere. However the main waitress had really good knowledge and answered everything well and with a good sense of humour. Overall a nice experience - thank you! Would return.

Absolutely superb. Gorgeous outdoors and in. The garden terrace has been designed beautifully. Food and staff wonderful too

We visited for our anniversary and were not disappointed- the food was really tasty, the seafood sharing starter was fabulous! The setting itself is lovely, the staff were all attentive and friendly and we will definitely be back.

Amazing food, great wine and service was exceptional

I went for lunch here today with my son. It was a warm afternoon so sat in the lovely terrace area which is seriously stylish and beautifully planted out. The food was superb, the staff friendly and attentive and was extremely good value also. They were playing some nice background music which just added to the ambience. First class all round.

Excellent, our first visit (recommended by my parents who are very choosy!) and we were very impressed. It's a nice room, service was good and the meals were very good. The bruschetta and chocolate/honeycomb tart were to die for! (NB you might want to let your staff know, it should be pronounced 'brusketta' not 'brushetta' please! My brother-in-law is Italian!) Definitely recommended

Great interior and lovely food. Not cheap, but worth it for the quality. Menu covers all bases. Seemed popular, so may need to book.

Looked forward to dinner in a well reviewed restaurant, but left disappointed. One member of the dining group has a Gluten allergy and the restaurant was informed of this when booking, but the main course was not presented gluten free, and had to be replaced....

Came for a quiet lunch on a Thursday afternoon. Amazing service and good food. However the dessert Chocolate and Honeycomb chocolate torte was absolutely incredible. So impressed. We will definitely be back.

Booked here last minute for a quick dinner before show at Kilworth House. The food was very good and one of the best ribeye steaks I’ve had in a long time. Mussels for a starter was also sublime. Topped off with really attentive service. Would...

Just got back from here and feel I really need to write a review! Meal was cold, so sent it back. Came out literally 2 mins later and wasn’t even the slightest bit warmer. Had monkfish! Just came back with same dish and didn’t attempt...

Excellent run by amazing people

We haven’t been here for a number of years (before it was Crab & Cow). Sunday lunch - perfect in every way - freshly cooked veg, great roast potatoes - considering it was late in the day. Fab service by the ladies. Bit of a...

Lovely food, pie and pint night Tuesday for £14

Superbly cooked chateaubriand! My friend was going to order the 6oz fillet steak when I suggested the obvious alternative. It was a wise move.

A wonderful little restaurant/pub serving very high quality food at affordable prices, the menu has a wide variety of dishes to suit all diners, the staff are very friendly & helpful, an all round great dining experience.

Excellent menu, really felt spoilt for choice, the reduced lunch menu option is also very good for choice. Service was friendly and efficient and the food lived up to expectation, beautiful flavours, we will definitely be booking again. One downside for us was the price...

Stopped here for lunch on our way for a weekend break. Nice place with a very recently refurbished look, service was excellent and the food really good.

Glad we diverted off the M1 to the Crab and Cow. Very good meal and attentive staff. Also nice ambience whether you sit inside or out.

Had an amazing Sunday lunch here, the lamb is incredible. Service was great and the are staff brilliant. We will definitely be back.

Great atmosphere. Great food. Great service. Amazing!

myself and my husband were looking for somewhere new to enjoy a meal out and we chose the crab and cow based on the tripadvisor reviews. We were not disappointed! Friendly welcome on arrival, shown to our table which was nice and quiet in a...

After a few years of issues, definitely back with a bang

Great food, good choice no idea on price as didn't pay. But will return as a special treat.

Wow what a lovely restaurant. Really helpful and welcoming staff and the food was EXCELLENT. Did not rush us at all. It was my husbands birthday and they did a small muffin cake with candle and sang happy birthday to him. Highly recommend this restaurant...

The Sunday lunch was 10/10, I had the braised lamb, my girlfriend the pork. Would recommend to anyone in the area.

The best roast in Leicestershire!

Me and my wife had a 3 course meal here (not off the set menu). Each course was fantastic and my lamb was cooked to perfection. Was also well priced, with friendly staff.

Mother’s Day dinner, was absolutely lovely. The Yorkies were delicious, and even though I don’t like Stilton, the Stilton cauliflower cheese was so good. Meal all cooked well, lovely veggies, good roasties and gravy to die for. For pudding chocolate delice, but too much for...

Popped out for the mid week set menu . Very Good value, excellent service. Food was really tasty and very well presented. Will definitely return soon.

Absolutely wonderful meal. In fact I need more than 5 stars! I chose the sea bass followed by the sticky toffee pudding and my husband had the chicken, followed by treacle tart. Everything was cooked to perfection, portion sizes were perfect, flavours were out of this world delicious (my compliments to the chef). Staff were really friendly, attentive but not intrusive. I highly recommend this place for a romantic meal - you won't be disappointed.

Me and my partner come regularly, and never disappointed. Food is always lovely, and service is excellent.

The Cod loin with crab and mussel veloute was exceptionally cooked and prepared.

Great food, but not big food. If you are hungry your going to need to have multiple courses.

We visited yesterday for Sunday lunch, we have eaten here several times over the last few years, always been great but very poor yesterday. Roast potatoes wasn’t cooked in the middle, food was Luke warm, gravy was pale and very runny with little taste, my...

This was our second lunchtime visit to the Crab & Cow and it was even better than the first time. The food was beautifully cooked and presented and the service was exemplary. The four of us had different mains and we were all very happy...

Fantastic food and excellent service as always.

Came for a new year’s eve meal. The food and serving was amazing. Would highly recommend

Just had Christmas Day dinner and the food, service, friendliness and speed of service was second to none. Would recommend without question!

We visited as a couple not been in a while and must say this place just gets better perfect service in every department food absolutely amazing so tasty this restaurant as something for everyone a good wine list totally recommend you visit here for some...

Place was really cosy and we were very pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food. It was delicious. Good service and wine menu too. Will be back to try the Sunday roast.

We dined at the Crab & Cow on Saturday evening. Service was excellent. The waitresse are so friendly and efficient. Food was superb. The quality and presentation first class. Hope to return soon

Thought we’d give it a go based on being local and the reviews. Have to say it wasn’t a let down? We chose off the set menu and weren’t let down? Scotch egg and fish cake to start both were lovely and the plates were...

Pleasant surroundings, tables reasonably spaced. Good service, no shortage of staff if you need something, pleasant, efficient and no mistakes made. Decent clientèle, all chatting quietly and tucking into their food, so good atmosphere. Food excellent, a bit "chefy" but not too much so, not...

Had a very nice Sunday lunch today, just very disappointed when ordering the vegetarian Wellington, not being told it contained stilton cheese of which I cannot bare the taste of. I took one bite and sadly it ruined the rest of my dinner. We called the waitress over to ask if I'd missed something on the menu that mentioned the cheese, to be told 'oh yes it does have stilton in it, and no it doesn't say it in the lunch menu but it does on the pie night menu" ....... I had to really hold back a very sarcastic comment being as it was a Sunday lunch time. I was offered a risotto but that would take 20 mins, and so declined as all other guests would have long finished their meal by the time a risotto arrived. No apology was made particularly, a half hearted "is everything else ok". My meal was taken off the bill, however I would have preferred to have had a nicer experience. All in all, the food was nice but felt the service and staff were very lack lustre and not overly attentive. In a climate where I may have thought businesses like this might suffer I would have expected service to be over and above. We have been several times now, but I'm not so sure we will rush back. Will look for somewhere that feels like they want you there. Shame....😔

Awful experience today sorry but very disappointed, service was not as it should have and meals were poor very sparce and cold today . Used to be our favourite place but Will not be returning . Sorry

Skilled cooking, nice variety of choice, really fresh ingredients. Service very friendly & attentive, relaxed setting for lunch.