Hobby Horse in Charnwood

Kept getting emails about cake & carvery for £10 so thought I'd give this a go. My hubby & I went at 6pm on Thur 23rd Oct and the only meats were gammon and beef. As a Hindu I don't eat beef (understand that's not the pubs fault) but by 6pm the poultry was already finished...no extra chicken/turkey cooked?! I wasn't even offered extra gammon or pigs in blankets!! I had to settle for more veg, but there were scraps of cauliflower and broccoli left in the pots...did they run out of boiled veg too!! Just not acceptable. When ordering/paying we had to choose our cakes, so looking at the opulent display I fancied carrot cake, only to be told there's only brownies, choc fudge or millionaires! What's the point of having variety on display, sharing offers/deals to potential customers only for them to look forward to a meal but with limited stock! Not a very nice experience and if you cannot maintain food levels do not bribe people in with offers.

Great location, clean, pleasant atmosphere, hot food, nice staff. Very nice place to eat at for Roast Dinners and the breakfasts.

Had 2 carvery’s as per never had one as bad meat was lovely yorky pud was bad tough old same as roast pots boiled potato all veg was overcooked by a long way will not be back again

It used to be one of my favourite places in Leicester to eat out with my toddler on Sundays. Everything was great, maybe apart from some minor issues understandable in such a busy pub. However all those minor faults were escalating until today, when we had to wait over an hour for food, which for the end was served just lukewarm. If it wasn't for a sake of very hungry toddler, everything would be returned to the kitchen. Definitely didn't enjoy that experience and I think it was our last visit for a while

Great service from Claire. So friendly will definitely be back. And would recommend to everyone I know. Thanks again Claire

Nicki was very polite to us and the service was very quick Would recommend friends & family to dine & drink at the Hobby Horse

Good prices and good carvery food. Generous with either gammon, beef or turkey. Kids eat free on school holidays. Very busy and the staff were very kind n helpful

Nice venue, good service good, great prices good food. Family pub with indoor and outdoor play area. Prices are fair food is ok for the price

Had a lovely evening here with my brother for a birthday treat, was served by Jack, he was very efficient and has great customer service skills.

Cute place sexy food as always the raspberry jam is gorgeous and the staff was smiling as ever and an older man who was running round like a blue arsed fly was a gem he was lovely sadly didn’t catch his name

Nice family restaurant food was enjoyable fast service lots of choice at the carvery and friendly staff. Lovely location

It's was crazy busy when we turned up (table of 6) we got told it would be 2 hours wait. We understood and went to wait in the bar area. This is when we met David, he is a credit to your business. He's so funny professional and the attention to detail was immaculate. We ended up getting a table in 15 minutes instead of the 2 hours and when we went back up to get desserts we met David again and just the pleasantness and decency of him to ask how our mill was. Our day was was amazing.

Ordered a vegetarian option of cheese and potato pie, waited 30 mins before queuing up for another 15 minutes.and when I got there the pie wasn’t ready. I’d finished my dinner and they still hadn’t brought the pie out so I basically had a plate of vegetables. We won’t be coming back again.

Lovely food, kind staff and good service, gave me an extra plate for my Yorkshire pudding, Thank you for a great time, we will be back soon.

I regularly visit for breakfast at 8am on weekdays, excellent service, free wifi and unlimited free coffee refills. Staff always welcoming and friendly. New rapid electric car chargers due soon too, so even more reason to visit.

The service was brilliant, and great value for money. The experience was made better by Ashton at the bar who was amazing!

We went hobby horse for dinner with family staff was lovely friendly absolutely lovely food the service was 100 % very busy but was served in a efficient time

Lovely visit to the hobby horse. Me and my partner came for a carvery late Sunday evening and the lady manager on the door I believe as she was in normal clothes was very helpful with letting us know that there was only beef left so we opted for main menu and it was delicious! will certainly be visiting again!

Amazing service as always. Staff friendly, helpful and go above and beyond. Would advise ordering from carvery or menu. Don’t forget dessert!

Had a large carvery and a sticky toffee pudding for dessert. Ashton had great customer service skills. She is made for the Job!

Excellent value for money. It is also busy there but that speaks for its self. Bar and restaurant staff are great. Unlimited coffee a bonus

Be Mindful when the waitress drops the drinks on the way past with them landing on you and your hair, leaving you a little wet and sticky!! Expect nothing other than a serviette and be left to it….. Not even an acknowledgment from management or a check in from staff to see if you or your food are ok? On your next visit I suggest you look forward to and expect to receive nothing less than absolute zero service, as this is what is on offer!! Nb: Food was just ok!!

Top service from Sami..came in it was super busy and with 7 kids with me and being on my own I was abit overwhelmed..because of her she made the whole experience a joy and no trouble. She’s a true asset to to the place Thankyou will be coming back

Went there today for a nice dinner and really enjoyed it. Sami did amazing service at our table and made sure the experience was perfect. 10/10 returning soon.

The service was shocking The meals were lukewarm The whole experience was absolutely shocking from the minute we walked in until we left

Family meal out, great service from the staff, good food as always and great atmosphere, no problem in recommending the Hobby Horse.

We visited on 17th March for a late Mother’s Day Meal. We were a large party and had no issues with booking or our table. Parking can be a struggle on a Sunday lunchtime but that is no fault of the staff or management, it’s...

Once again an absolutely outstanding meal at the Hobby Horse. All of the staff were friendly without being obtrusive and couldn’t do enough to make our time there as pleasurable as possible. The food was delicious well cooked and the portions more than enough. Thank...

Claire provided great service, she was efficient and courteous so, many thanks. The food was up to scratch and great value.

Back to the hobby horse again bloody great value for money friendly staff which is worth it's weight in gold. The carvery was lovely value for money. We will be back

After having to starve for eight hours prior to a hospital appointment, we both chose the all-day breakfast . Excellent service and delicious breakfast. Friendly Staff. All in all very good.

Fantastic staff and gorgeous food one of the best carvery’s ever had!! Staff were friendly nothing was too much trouble

Went for our usual Tuesday carvery and felt like we needed to finally leave a review and a mention for Ryan who’s on the carvery.always a delight always great with the kids and always an absolute professional,the place is better with him there.

Very nice lunch and service. Gary was very helpful and attentive. We all thought the lunch was very good. It was nice to travel all the way from Norwich to take my mother out who lives locally.

Family booked us in and reading the reviews thought we were in for a terrible experience, but it was totally the opposite…very busy pub, but the service was pretty quick for the menu food my wife and I had the rest had a carvery….all warm...

Been here previously & wasn’t impressed. Returned today & have to say food was lovely & fresh. A big shout out also to Gary & Simran who were lovely.

Everything thing presented well. But should have complained we were there 10 minutes after opening staff lovely.But everything was cooked but it was stone cold every thing.

We went here last Sunday as walk ins. 3 adults, 1 child. We were advised at the front desk it would be a 50 minute wait. We decided to wait as little one was hungry. We went through as directed to wait by the bar....

Claire helped as I dropped my drink thanks for the replacement pint and helping me clean it up ur a star Sunday dinner was lovely

One of our worst food experiences, food cold , queue for food stopped … no sausage…. then no beans ….. then no eggs ….. disorganised chaos . The quality of the food is cheap and tasteless , grubby surroundings and DGAS attitude staff

On arrival a gentleman at the front could only offer us a 40 minutes table. So we declined and sat near the bar on the higher chairs. A lovely waitress called Claire walked by and offered us a table in her seating area. She was...

went for breakfast as we were this way visiting family thought we would give it a try as we were so pleased last time we came food was fantastic so pleased we went

Why do we remember the best, worst and last moments of an experience and forget the rest? I suggest that this is primarily about ‘the power of people’ … so thank you Shelia for your ‘above & beyond’ service and thanks to the guy who served at the carvery, with a great attitude. Some say that we can all be designers of insightful moments that deliver pride, elevation and connection … and that’s what we found this afternoon at Hobby Horse Farm. Bravo!

enjoyed the carvery apart from the cauli which all three of us could not get our knife through it. but very pleasant staff nothing to much trouble.

Came here for a carvery with the family I had a nice time food was decent for a cheap price staff were nice and friendly. Would recommend

We go to this restaurant every Sunday for the carvery and it is always brilliant. The staff are always friendly and efficient. For the last few weeks, we've had the lovely Leanne looking after us at our table. The chef carving the meat is always friendly, efficient and courteous no matter how busy or how long the queue is.

Busy but extremely efficient! Staff really friendly, good choice of meat and vegetables. Had to take my cake home ! Definitely come back

Went for breakfast with friends on Saturday morning. Sat at an unreserved table as there were other tables which had reservations. Just finishing our breakfast and the manager comes over and asks to move because we were sitting at a table which was reserved for a party of 12. The dad of one of the party of 12 thanked us for moving when we finished our breakfast but the arrogance of the manager was untoward! Local pub which I won't be using again

Visited here quite a few times but this time the service was by far the best by Clare who was very attentive and had a great sense a humour (I think it was anyway lol) After a horrible reception at The Willow we decided to stick to what we know and went hobby horse. It my Nana’s birthday and Clare made she we were looked after and had everything we need - my Nana really enjoyed the afternoon there so thank you Clare ☺️ the vibes and atmosphere was so lovely and welcoming with the buzz of people and music playing. All four of us enjoyed our food and even the desserts we had that we took away.

Just had 2 take out meals. Both meals had ingredients missing and were stone cold. Description was 2 chicken breasts in each meal but were more like the size of 2 thighs, handful of chips and the pot of salad was just lettuce and onion. Not worth the money,

We were one of the first people to be served on Friday lunch 12 o’clock we arrived earlier had a drink and noticed that the Yorkshire puddings were on the hot plate at 11.20am. Wished I’d of gone with my instinct and not had the carving. It was stone cold at 12 the meat was cold cauliflower cheese cold potatoes cold gravy lukewarm. So I thought I’d mention to the waitress didn’t see one not one person came over cleared our plates asked if we were ok nothing , pots / crockery was everywhere totally overwhelmed by the 20 or so people who turned up. No temperatures are obviously taken or the hot plate doesn’t work. Something is definitely wrong you may be serving a lot of people but serving cold food is not acceptable- we were not the only people saying this and the table next to us mentioned it to a waitress and her response was ok !!!will definitely not be going back

Sim the waitress was amazing was very polite and we are not locals so she was very helpful and informative in directing us to the shopping centers

Thank you all so much for today. We had a wonderful time celebrating my dad's birthday. Special thanks to the chap who sang happy birthday as he delivered the cake. We were a huge amount of people and our food was all delicious and served without delay. Polite friendly and cheerful service through out. Well done and many thanks to you all. Also when I phoned to book very polite helpful and reassuring.

Waited for 45 min had to ask where our order was. When it finally arrived it was tasty but lukewarm. In fact chips, egg and peas were actually cold. Mushy peas would have been great as mortar.

Me and my friend had been at work all day we decided on a catch up as it’s been a while since we had seen 1 of them. We work for the NHS & Prison Service so we are able to get blue light discount...

What an amazing time we had, the staff were helpful and friendly, we had the carvery,again faultless. Beautiful food so tasty we will definitely be back and my daughter brought a big bit of cake 🍰 to eat at home Thank you all again.

Went today thinking it would be a nice family meal out with my daughter and parents. My parents both ordered chicken strips and chips and only one meal came out which was luke warm no sauce or relish as stated on the menu. Questioned where...

From start to finish we had excellent service at the Hobby Horse. Gary greeted is and showed us to our table. We then looked at the menu and my husband joined the queue to order food and drink. Gary, seeing that we had nothing on...

I was pleasantly surprised when I tried the English shepherd’s pie, it was absolutely delicious! Kudos to the chefs!!✨

It is an excellent mean and incredibly good selection and would recommend for everyday and good value for price I would love to go their everyday came for friends 💙

Great service from the team at the syston hobby horse today. Gary and the team accommodated our large party without notice. Service was great and the staff were very welcoming and friendly. The restaurant feels really Christmassy. Food was well cooked and really great value...

Had a carvery takeaway delivered and server was Katie who went above & beyond to put in what I wanted (left in notes on the order) lovely food and lots of it as shared with a friend. Meat & roasts were beautiful & the carrots...

Having experienced three carvery’s in in previous weeks, The hobby horse outshone the rest. For great quality food choices, excellent price and helpful staff…. Highly recommend..we will be back soon

We normally go to the Hope and Anchor nearby, but they were fulled booked so we thought we’d give The Hobby Horse another chance as we’ve had meals there before that weren’t the best. Again, not the nicest. Food lukewarm, really small portions for the...

Hobby Horse have delivered again tonight. We were twelve of us in the party. Some had a la carte and some had carvery. The place was very busy but staff were smiling and could do enough. The a la carte was ready in 20 minutes....

A great tasting carvery, and the staff went above and beyond to make sure we were well cared for and well fed. My partner had a nosebleed while we were there and they went out of their way to assist and get it sorted. A...

Always great service and warm welcome. The restaurant is a well oiled machine and staff always willing to help. A lady called Sim is particularly friendly and a Ray of sunshine with her singing!

Decided to pop in to the local for breakfast on Saturday 25th November. Around 9:45/10:00 and the quality was just terrible. Had to wait for food to be brought out (Sausages in the fryer will be 2mins) was the statement from the staff. Food was...

Really not happy. After sending my dinner back 3 times I got a refund .. only wanted vegan meatballs and salad , had to wait ages for my dinner to come out , then got half of the salad, missing a lot of what was...

Lovely atmosphere kind staff food yummy Provided takeaway boxs as we couldnt eat all of it Definitely be back

Friendly staff lovely food lovely atmosphere we will definitely be going back with the family to try off the menu instead of the carvery

Thank you to Sheila who served us , she was there everytime we need something, lovely carvery, great service. Great food as always.

Hobby Horse is always a great experience. The staff are always so welcoming friendly and smiling. After a period of the food not being so great always it is now consistent and delicious. Matt on the carvery is amazing and Katie P who was super...

We came in for a Carvery and the food was very good and plenty of it. My cousin ordered a small Carvery by mistake but was giving a free desert to compensate her. The person who dealt with this was called Clare and she was...

We go in and get shown to a table. Then no ones serves us for nearly 30 minutes, despite trying our best to get staff attention. Finally we decide to leave. The funny thing was, when exiting the door, a member of staff says thank...

We are regulars at Hobby each week We love the service food and atmosphere Katie P served us today absolutely super service

Visit many times to this pub. The food on the menu is average and used to be much nicer. All of the meals I have tried seem very dry and over cooked. The carvery is now my go to option when I visit to eat....

Excellent service by Faith. Very friendly and kind. We are looking forward to our next visit here. Thank you for looking after us 😀

Had a lovely family meal, wanted to make a few changes to the meal & Sheila was so lovely and did that for us. Very nice place

Lovely, delicious food, especially the curry sauce that comes with the fish supper. Wonderful, friendly staff, especially Clare, who couldn't do enough for us. Well Done Hobby Horse 👏

I took my mum and my 1 year old son out for lunch. We both had a carvery, a pudding and an ultimate size drink which came to around £26 - which we both thought that was value for money. The real star of the...

Lexi Raine at the bar at Hobby Horse today was extremely kind, helpful and friendly this evening. There was a massive confusion on the Greene King App and for some reason it made an error and ordered our food to Gynsells instead by mistake. Lexi...

Sami is amazing! So lovely with customers and nothing is much trouble. Thankyou ! Can’t wait to come back 😘

Always a warm welcome, and fantastic food. Staff both on the floor and behind the bar are friendly and helpful

Great service provided by Jack, Syston Leicester. It was service with a smile, professional and efficient. Thank you. Jas😊

Despite being a busy Sunday lunchtime we had great service from Layla and Sami. The garlic breaded mushrooms were nice.

Went for a carvery turkey very nice beef like rubber and lots of fat vegetables all hard Yorkshire puddings like a sponge I love carvery’s but certainly not this one

We arrived just after 8am and was greeted by a very welcoming manager called Gary. We had a buffet breakfast which was presented beautifully and cooked to perfection. Nothing was too much trouble and he ensured we had everything we needed. There was a wide...

Very friendly staff, lovely location. Carvery was the best we've had, fresh vegetables, 3 options of meat all cooked to perfection by Matt. 10/10

We were a table of 8 going for a family meal. Food was great, served freshly made and hot. There was a nice play area for the kids to keep them busy. And the staff were friendly and helpful. Sarah, one of the Managers, moved...

Sheila was a excellent till member she is very polite and interacts with her customers. She is very cheerful individual and great team member.

Lovely carvery, huge choice of food,, very polite staff, we were looked after by Sheila,, lovely happy friendly lady,, she is an absolute credit to this business,, will certainly be back,

What a fantastic night we had last night (9/9/23) at a golden wedding do.we pre ordered all meals with some having carvey with Louise.ten minutes before all the menu meals came out Louise brought our carvey tickets so everyone ate together meals where cooked to...

We were looked after so well and the staff are so nice. The food is always nice and we are treated like family.

Yummy food I love it the Mac and cheese is my favourite one I’d recommend going for a little birthday party for any age perfect workers

We came to Hobby Horse Farm today for lunch. We were quickly seated and our table was clean and well presented. We ordered our food and drinks via the app and these arrived quickly. My husband had the macaroni cheese with garlic bread and he...

Absolutely delicious breakfast, as always! All choices were wonderful, warm and plentiful! Gary was a very happy host! Always our birthday breakfast of choice

It was a very busy lunchtime, and when shown to our table we asked to be moved as the table was very close to the one next door. As it was busy I had to wait to be served at the bar. There were some...

This is our regular and feel the quality of food is great and price is very good, especially their weekday set menu. We received excellent service from the manager Who was accommodating and welcoming on arrival. He also ensured we were not waiting too long...

Lovely dinner, food was beautiful as always, been a few times in the last month and the young lad Jack always makes our day! Happy and fun with the kids, nothing is too much hassle. Always got a smile on his face it’s starting to...