Jimmy's Killer Prawns in Leicester

Great atmosphere out there. Looking forward to come back.

Lovely food, lovely atmosphere. Looking forward to come back.

I’ve been wanting to eat here for a while now and got the opportunity to last night. It’s currently got an off vibe to it. They are going through a name change so it’s not visible to the outside anymore but some clarity on what the name is now would be nice. It took us a good while to be seen to and when our food arrived we didn’t get the drinks until we asked again. The female staff were all incredible however and they made us feel welcomed. The seafood boil was nice however the crab was slightly overcooked and my partners chicken burger was dry. I’d recommend coming here possibly once everywhere is sorted under the new name but until then, give it a miss.

did the booking staff were coordinative one of the best sea food as just how they say addictive i have been as well as i have been their for several times: the serve was bit late but worth to wait recently has stop uber and just eats only dine in available or pick up.

Ahmed was great and provided a good description on new sauces and flavours

One of worst experiences really Have been sitting for 70 mins . everyone has got their food except us. No manager to speak with and no solutions. Just ruined the weekend.

Thought we were going to our regular "Jimmy's" but on arrival we noted a name change to "Gimmy Prawns". The layout, decor was still the same so assumed it was just an issue with the name. Brother was I wrong. The recipe for the usual platter we ordered was tweaked and not in a good way. The prawns were all hard to peal as the shell had stuck to the flesh. This meant some of the flesh ended in the bin. We also ordered the "18 Saucy Prawns". They tweaked that recipe too and once again the shell sticking to the flesh issue. The service was also dreadful. Never saw the waiter once the order was taken and prawns arrived. Bin's weren't emptied or replaced nor were the sauces (these were different too btw). Overall. one dreadful ecperience and will not be going to "Gimmy prawns" again. Having checked online after we got back I note that the original "Jimmy's killer prawns" are opening at another location in Leicester quite soon.

Amazing prawns!! Defo recommend!!

I went to Jimmy's Killer Prawns in Manchester 3 days before and had the best meal and since I enjoyed it so much and I was passing by Leicester I decided to have some more prawns. The Google Maps had the name down as 'Gimmy Prawns' and the outside of the building from the road did not have clear signage or branding for Jimmy's Killer Prawns, so was a bit unsure before entering and the menu in the restaurant were photocopies of the original menu which seemed strange. Perhaps they are rebranding or lost the franchise? But besides that, the food came out fast and was tasty, but in contrast to the Manchester location most of the prawns were overcooked this time and were difficult to remove from the shells.

My wife and I drove from Derby to Leicester specifically to dine here, relying on the **Apple Maps listing stating they open at 12 noon**. We arrived at 12:40 PM, sat inside, and were abruptly informed by kitchen staff that they "open at 1 PM." Fine – we agreed to wait the extra 20 minutes. Instead of apologizing for the confusion, another staff member glared at us and **demanded we leave the premises immediately**, even as we explained we’d wait quietly indoors (it was freezing outside!). When we politely asked to speak to the manager, he stormed over, shouted at us to get out, and showed **zero empathy or professionalism**. This establishment has **no respect for customers** who make an effort to visit. The staff’s hostility, the manager’s appalling behavior, and the lack of basic courtesy (not even a “sorry” for the opening time mix-up!) left us humiliated and furious. **Save your time and money** – this place values arrogance over service. We’ll never return, and neither should you.

Tasty food loved the experience

ok we traveled from leeds as we was going london thought we stop over OMG OVER COOKED CHIPS MUSHY PRAWNS with zero FLAVOUR this place is disgusting its not jimmy any more its under different management . i had to delet my old review which was 4 stars AVOID save ur money

I tried a seafood boil for the first time, and it was amazing! The flavors were spot on—super tasty and spicy, with the garlic butter sauce being an absolute standout. The portion size was generous, and one platter was more than enough for me. I’m also excited to hear they’ve recently opened a branch in Birmingham. I’ll definitely be visiting again soon!

Lovely food and the mountain of prawns is good value. Just turn down the music please

clean and tidy restaurant and the food was great.

Excellent and friendly service provided by AHMED. Prawns platter was very delicious. Will highly recommend

We had an amazing experience and special shout-out to Harris , excellent customer service !! Bang on keep it up!

The welcome and hospitality was great 👍 and the food was mouth watering 😋. I would thoroughly recommend 👌

Pretty disappointed in this place. Service was pretty terrible, the waiter kept glancing at his watch when we were trying to choose an alternative when apparently bottled water was out of stock. Food was ok, nothing special. Definitely not worth the hype. Unfortunately the 3 of us who dined that evening all fell unwell with stomach cramps so I would definitely question the freshness/storage of the prawns.

Great seafood, no doubt. But worst possible chicken! Limited parking. Good staff and atmosphere. We will come back but will definitely not order anything other than fish here.

good price for the amount you get and the quality. always clean and staff are really helpful

Honestly such a great experience. Food was tasty. Staff were so accommodating and friendly. It’s very busy so make sure you book a table.

Birmingham Branch. “I had an amazing dining experience last night! The food was outstanding, especially the prawns, which were perfectly cooked and full of flavour. The customer service from the manager Raza was top-notch he was attentive, friendly, and made sure we had everything we needed. Highly recommend this place for both great food and excellent service!” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I do not recommend this place, the shrimps were overcooked, the tzatziki worst I've ever eaten in my life , the fish was very poor quality (Fish and chips), They should learn how to cook. There are much better restaurants nearby. 2stars for a chips only :)

Delicious and fresh fish. It's so nice to have something different in Birmingham. Amazing garlic bread and sauces to accompany. Full of flavour and the drinks are out of this world. Also there's a huge secure car park. This place is a MUST visit!

Very tasty food and very helpful staff

Just a real big let down. we stopped once before and thought maybe we were too good a cook or foodies or they'd had a bad day so after eating decided to try one more time ...we ordered the queen prawns in thier special spicy sauce imagine a light sweet and sour type flavour sauce and some flattish butterflied 3 or 4 prawns I can't remember a thin sauce with what I can only assume we're cubes of bread in it ..eh ? 🙄 and some cooked chillies and herbs (not for me ) then the loaded fries imagine frozen chips some peri peri seasoning (not much or you can pay 1.50 for extra ) and mayo...and few unseasoned pink prawns straight out the pack and a light sprinking of cheese ..and that is it...if that's your thing or you don't cook then you may enjoy it...however not for me a second time and I'm afraid I won't return....Google better than boiling crab recipe on you tube and do a seafood boil yourself at home and expect to be blown away...not a hint of cajun or how it's supposed to be done in sight .however to be fair the staff are lovely.

Went in for dinner and it was quite delicious. Friendly and attentive staff. Good portions too.

Great overall experience. Nice atmosphere and lovely customer service. For starters we got the loaded fries and dynamite prawns. The loaded fries were slightly disappointing. The mains were good. I'd generally stick to the prawn platter. Was nice to see a prayer hall and ablution facilities to carry out prayers/Salah.

Good food and service but the baby change toilet space and changing table for baby looks deplorable ! Absolutely disgusting! Toilets and the heater from ladies toilets looks disgusting . Also the hygiene in the restaurant was poor . If you look on the walls as you enter and those tables close to the wall you will see grease everywhere

Yummy! We’ve wanted to visit jimmy’s for a while & it most definitely delivers! Amazing food, huge portions & the staff are welcoming knowledgeable and friendly. Ahmed our server today was attentive friendly & we really enjoyed our dining experience. Will definitely visit again soon. Thank you Jimmys!

Travelled from Birmingham on a recommendation and wasn't disappointed. Food ( prawns) had a wonderful taste and cooked to perfection. All the meals were quickly served with staff happy to help out. Car parks only 6 cars but parking on main street, pay n display. Dishes were min £25, jug of soft drink £10. Plenty of space inside, a little cold though. Other food options available if you don't fancy prawns too. Fish, burgers etc.

Really good! The food was amazing and the service even better. Thanks to our server Ahmed, we ended our night smoothly. The portions are filling and flavourful, well worth the money.

Ahmed was our server, loveliest server I have ever had, was VERY friendly and kept making sure we were fine and welcomed. Delicious food would recommend and come again. Service was one of the best if not the best part of the visit because of Ahmed.

I should have checked the prices before I went in. It was Way outside my budget for the week. But I got the cheapest thing on the menu, paella 🥘, which came with gloves because the shrimp were Huge and unpeeled. The mussels and shrimp were good. But the yellow rice was dry and there were bits of sand in everything. When I asked for water, they brought me a bottle of water, no glass.

The food was delicious! Honestly, I loved it here, the staff were amazing too! I will definitely be back again 🥰

Food is amazing and Ahmad needs a raise.

Good food, good people. Nice prayer room in the premises.

Had a really lovely experience, food was amazing, would highly recommended the platters, and had amazing service from our server Ahmed. Really friendly and helpful, would deffo come back again

I dream about these prawns. The fact that they don't have a restaurant in London causes me physical pain, but if any restaurant is worth travelling to another city for it's this one. Just writing this and thinking about them is making my mouth water...

W service , W waiters and W food honestly. Very respectful and friendly treatment . Food was delicious . Special thanks for Harras 🙏 ..( I’m not sure about the name )

Food is great, service was even better - I asked for a receipt from my order a week prior and they managed to get it for me within 5 minutes! I recommend the platters.

Food was very good and prawns were easy to take the shell off.

Really nice place, food was good. Here’s the aftermath

The restaurant specializes in different seafood barbecues, but the most famous one must be the prawns. The portions are very sufficient and there is a special offer of 50 prawns every Tuesday and Thursday. The various sauces are also very delicious, whether for a family or a couple. Very suitable for everyone to enjoy

The prawns are deliciously out of this world.

Went there as a recommendation from a friend and it did not disappoint. Prawns were huge and full of flavour. Would definitely go back.

Great food,great vibe! Only criticism is that the food is overpriced in my humble opinion, otherwise 5 stars!

I drive from london all the way to Leicester only to have their prawns peri peri platter!! I miss the abu dhabi branch now i have to fly all the way to UK for this!!

Ahmed was great really helpful and the food was amazing

Nice food as usual. Attentive staffs

We went to Jimmy's prawns a couple of years ago and had a positive experience, therefore we went again this evening all the way from Nottingham. This time we chose the extra spicy prawn platter, as the waiter said that the spicy one isn't all that spicy. When the platter (with rice and chips) arrived we started on the chips and noticed that the ones at the bottom seemed really oily. The rice was inedible as it was swimming in oil. We pointed this out to the waiter and he apologised and gave us an additional portion of rice. He said that the extra spicy prawns are also extra oily. However the prawns were very greasy and we were abit doubtful about his explanation. It was only when we looked across at other people's empty platters that we noticed ours was the only one that had a pool of oil at the bottom. Again we pointed this out to the waiter and he said it was due to the extra spice (apparently the spice is mixed into oil which is poured into the prawns), he said we should order our sides separately If we want extra spicy prawns next time, but surely if that was the case, he should have advised us to do this when we placed the order? We had no idea that our food would come swimming in oil, otherwise we would have gone with the standard version. However at this point he conceded that there was more oil in our dish than there should have been. We finished our dinner 3 hours ago and we still feel abit sick due to the high level of oil we consumed. I don't think we will be eating at this place again due to our bad experience. The jug of strawberry lemonade was overly sweet and came with lots of ice despite our request for less ice. The meal cost £52.75 for two of us which didn't include starters or dessert. We are highly disappointed with this restaurant, the waiter continually fobbed us off, despite there clearly being a fault with our food. We were previously looking forward to the new branch opening soon in Nottingham but if the service is like what we experienced tonight, it won't go down very well.

The staff in the afternoon were so rude specially the female staff. Not replying properly not serving properly. I don’t think of going back at jimmys Leicester to feast. It just ruined my day.

Amazing food, Marina and Ahmed gave great service and made sure our experience here was perfect, thank you for giving my mum a great birthday meal!

Really amazing food!! If I was on death row this would definitely be my last meal, thank you to Marina and Ahmed for the great service!☺️

Jannat provided us with excellent service. A great experience for our first time!

I finish all the plate very nice

The food was fantastic but the place needs a face lift.

Delicious food, the seafood boil was to die for, the sauce was soo lush! Our server Ahmed was so attentive and really looked after us throughout our meal. Would 100% recommend if you’re a seafood lover!

Fantastic meal here today, will definitely be returning. Ahmed served us and was absolutely great. Food amazing and experience amazing.

Perfect day out for my son’s birthday!! Family of 6 adults!! Highly recommend. Ahmed was an amazing server!! Thank you !

Ahmed was a fantastic server, the food was lovely. Would definitely return.

Big thank you to Ahmed, wonderful service and the food was amazing! Would recommend :)

Lovely staff very attentive and welcoming. Great tasting food , highly recommended.

Janat was really good and very friendly. Nice service.

Loved it. Great food and great staff

Jannet was very helpful and accommodating

Travelled with my two friends from Birmingham to try this well spoken about restaurant. We ordered the platter for 4 (although there were 3 of us) and killed it all. If you love your food and like to get hands on, this place is for you- they provide gloves and buckets to dispose the shells. Prawns tasted amazing. Will definitely come back; and thanks to Satirus and Ibrahima for the great hospitality too.

Abu Khalil ( Ibrahim’s )and rest of the staff were excellent !! They went out of their way to serve us 10* from me ! Abu Usama London

Absolutely amazing food,it's a place 💯 to visit ...we are waiting for birmingham to open one ...😋all round delicious 😋

Great service from Jannah,marina & menwer. The food 10/10. The platter was great.

Thank you to Jannat for being a great waitress and making our experience so good. All of the prawns were so flavourful and delicious, amazing night.

Great time with good company. Jannat gave us the best service and was so welcoming!

Jannat was an amazing host. Will defo c9me here again. Very polite and professional.

The food was amazing! 10/10 Ahmed served us he was very attentive and helpful we received amazing service. Atmosphere is welcoming but the lighting is very uncomfortable.

the food was amazing . excellent service from ahmed. very polite, very pro active and attentive. nice atmosphere

Ahmed was so attentive and helpful with his service. Helped us how to open the crab abd demonstrated it, he was friendly and helpful. food was delish and would come again. highly recommend cos of ahmed

Jannath was really nice, great service !

Ahmed was amazing, took great care of my family for my sons 21st birthday!!!!!

We had Ahmed and he looked after us, fantastic food

This is our 4th visit to jimmys killer prawns, This visit was for the eldest 21st birthday. Ahmed was our server and he was very attentive, very helpful. He was very happy in his job. He made our visit very pleasurable. We did mention the birthday boy and we were offered a free dessert. Unfortunately we had to decline as we already had a cake. All in all it was very pleasurable visit. Would definitely visit again.

As a seafood enthusiast, I absolutely devoured the prawns, although we got the hot spice level, I still didn’t think it was as hot. Overall the food was generally tasty and filled me up, would definitely recommend.

Food was great as always. Jannat was very helpful.

Food abit price but very delicious is you are a fan of prawns and fish.. but I think they have other dish options but I haven't tried them..

We usually order the 50 prawns platter with chips, rice, and trio sauces. The prawns were cooked perfectly and seasoned well. The tables are spaced out nicely, and it's a family-friendly place. The waitress that served us was very good. Parking is an issue. They have a very small parking next to the restaurant but it's always full. There are side street parking or paid parking nearby. Would definitely recommend it if you're a sea food lover.

Really great food. Jannat served us and she was great!

Honestly the best experience ive had the prawn platter was immaculate and super devine , everything is clean and tidy and delicoussss . Ahmed our server was one of a kind a true gentleman who delivered amazing service and fulfilled all our needs really made our time here amazing Thankyou .

Speedy service, great food. Janet was very friendly and really helpful :)

My first time visiting this place but the waitress Jannet made my visit extra special she explained the menu and how things worked thanks to her I enjoyed the experience.

Service from jannat and Mariam was exceptional really brilliant and always serving with a smile

Ahmed was the best server ever. He didn’t let my shell bucket get full and always made sure everything was fine on our table. 11/10 service. Food was also great!!

loved the food, shrimp platter is banging. AHMED SO POLITE, such a kind waiter who goes above and beyond. Only thing that wasn’t the best was the music was a little loud. other than that 10/10

Yummy, yummy & yummy and thats all 💃👌

It was fantastic. Thanks to AHMED who showed extraordinary proficiency in catering. He definitely deserves a significant salary increase or at least promotion. All the very best, carry on!

If you want Amazing seafood and great service Jimmys is where it’s at!

The crab platter was both amazing and enormous.

Fantastic seafood and excellent service! The staff was attentive and made our dining experience truly enjoyable. Highly recommend this place for anyone who loves fresh, delicious seafood!

Not as good as Manchester. Flavours are milder. Service is quick but waiters are not nice. They couldn't wait for us to leave. And it wasn't that busy.

Last night at Jimmy’s Killer Prawns was an unforgettable experience! From the moment we walked in, the staff’s warm and welcoming attitude set the tone for the evening. The service was impeccable—efficient, attentive, and genuinely friendly. Our server made excellent recommendations and ensured we were taken care of throughout the meal. The prawns were perfectly cooked, bursting with flavor, and the variety of dishes on offer was fantastic. Despite being a busy Saturday night, the team handled everything with such grace and professionalism. I was thoroughly impressed and will definitely be back!

Our family of five had a reservation , but we got stuck in traffic due to heavy rain, traveling from quite far. Despite being late, the staff were incredibly accommodating and made us feel so welcome. The service was impressively fast, and the variety of seafood was amazing there was something for everyone! After a long journey, their warm hospitality and delicious food made the evening absolutely worth it. We’ll definitely be back!