Lara Restaurant in Charnwood

Haleema was very pleasant and polite, and gave great service

The most delicious food, so much flavour! The staff are all so lovely and welcoming. I couldn’t recommend Lara’s enough!

Food was excellent! It was highly recommended by friends. I've had my doubts from previous past experiences where by the food has been bland from other Turkish restaurants. However, the food at Lara's was exceptional. We ordered a plethora of dishes, from houmous, filo pastries, to beautifully cooked charcoal chicken and lamb dishes, which were all succulent and tasty. I would deffo go back, highly recommended.

Excellent service specially halima.

Genuinely the best Turkish food you will have, hands down. Nowhere else compares if in honest. Not only is the food top tier, the service within the restaurant goes above and beyond. 11/10.

Beautiful food and beautiful venue.. first time going to Lara and we throughly enjoyed it! Staff were very friendly and helpful, food was amazing and very fresh! Highly highly recommend

We love Lara’s!!!!!! Our fave place to come with family and friends, we are treated wonderfully in here and the food is always gorgeous. Would always recommend and forever come here regularly!!!!! Love the team, Meg & Harry xxxx

We love Lara’s . Delicious food make sure you try the lamb chops or mixed grill. Halina is fantastic, her service is always the best. Whatever night you go, there is always a good atmosphere We highly recommend eating here

Fantastic food, and great service. Will definitely recommend.

Took the family, food was really good and staff were friendly and polite. However very disappointed with the service! We finished our starters before drinks came out. We asked for sauce with our mains however by the time the sauce arrived, food went cold. We ordered a second portion of chips for the kids but never arrived however had charged us on the bill. I refused to pay for the chips and sauce (only £5) just out of principle. Would order again as a takeaway but probably wouldn’t eat in again.

Visited this restaurant for the first time, definitely won’t be the last!! Delicious food, great atmosphere and great service.

Had the most delicious meal. Fabulous service. Magic Amit made my night! Incredible, how did you do that? We will be back!

The food was amazing The service was great Everything was fantastic 🔥🔥✨✨

Brilliant food Magic Amit was great. Service outstanding, so friendly and welcoming. Will definitely be back.

Service was great and food was superb! A lot of veggie options. Will definitely be coming back again!

Best Ottoman coffee and as ever excellent food. My American guests loved it and said they can’t wait to find a Turkish restaurant in the USA

We are here from Washington State, USA What delicious food and great service. I literally cleaned my plate. The Ottoman coffee was delicious!

Great food and amazing service by Syed and the team!!! Highly recommend. Best Turkish restaurant I’ve ever been to!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Been coming to Lara for a number of years and the service and food are always first class.

Great meal. Great price. Lovely. Would recommend.

Always friendly staff really welcoming great food.

Amazing platter! Our fave local restaurant and accommodated our table of 20 brilliantly.

Very good food but can be a bit slow service

Excellent evening at Lara’s. We were a group of 18. Food and service were amazing. Everyone enjoyed their meals. Food was excellent quality and very good value. We will be back again soon.

Very nice staff and food is amazing!

Beautiful food, fast service very friendly staff will definitely return

10/10 no notes! We stopped in for a late lunch on our way back from a foray to find some long lost ancestors. I had the falafel meal, and my dining companions each had wraps. The service was prompt and friendly. If you happen to be passing through this is a great place to stop for a bite.

Halima is truly exceptional and makes the restaurant what it is. The food is excellent and service always very swift . Very reasonable cost Highly recommended to visit.

Amazing food & very friendly staff! Can’t recommend this place enough!

Absolutely excellent in every way. Never fails to be brilliant. Highly recommend

Waitress fabulous nothing any bother she’s great

food is delicious and service is excellent

Great food cooked to perfection.

Amazing food!! 🤩 Our new favourite restaurant.

The food is delicious. I loved the new sauce with the vegetable kebab. Highly recommended!

Wonderful atmosphere, beautiful decoration and delicious food, the mixed grill was incredible and very generous portions! I'll definitely come back

Food and service is always great, we’ve never had a bad meal here and come here at least once a month.

Delicious every time! Today especially the lamb shish in the mixed grill especially soft and tender and melted!! Absolutely divine! I hope we still get our special table when you’re full on a Wednesday evening!

Been here twice and have been ill both times first time want sure second time had not eaten all day has food here and was sick next day so I won't eat here

Me and my wife have just had a fantastic meal and service was excellent along with a very reasonable price. Will definitely be coming back and highly recommend this establishment. Five 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 rating is well deserved.

One of the best restaurants in Leicester!

We dined here Saturday 28th December 2024. The service, food, atmosphere and service was great. The complimentary warm bread and condiments were a nice touch. This place is recommended.

Lovely clean turkish food. We come here often with friends and never dissapoints. Plenty of options on the menu

Unfortunate experience - ribs had no meat on and were literally just a fat coated bone. Wouldn’t eat here again.

Best Turkish food I every had wonderful food and very friendly staff

The best restaurant in Leicester, amazing turkish food👌🏻👍🏻

The staff there are incredible the food is stunning 10/10 would recommend

Stunning food thank you Definitely would recommend

We have just paid 62 pounds for a dinner that never arrived, the staff from the restaurant should know to whom they deliver the food because the food was lost between 2 Uber drivers, or the Uber drivers are thieves.

We visited laras for a birthday meal as we've been many times before. It's usually busy and Saturday night was no exception. The drinks and food order took longer than hoped but it's to be expected when so busy and the waitresses seemed rushed off their feet, they were really working hard. The food was incredible as always though the dishes came out staggered which meant some of us were finished by the time the last meal came. It was incredible to see the team doing so well for the amount of customers in the restaurant, not to mention they had takeaway orders on top of a full restaurant. When leaving we even got given a small bottle of wine which was a really nice touch and meant a lot to us. The only thing that let the night down was the really noisy table next to us. Completely understand having a fun evening but not at the cost of the rest of the restaurant. Shouting and making animal noises full volume for over 2 hours was an atmosphere killer. At one point shouting so loud the restaurant went quiet for a moment, not pleasant to sit through while trying to enjoy a meal. We could barely hear each other talk over the screaming. Not the restaurants fault but it would have been nice to have asked them to be more considerate of other diners.

Average at best Staff were not overly attentive and we waited a long time for the bill so we could go. Food was ok but no better than chipshop kebabs and was quite expensive. Most of the food was being taken away or delivered which is probably the best option My wife's moussaka was nothing like any other moussaka I've seen before and it was very tasteless. Not somewhere I will return to there are lots better out there

Food is fantastic and very tasty. Great service. Highly reccomend.

Been using this place for years now ,,, great food every time 😉

We booked for our wedding anniversary. Arrived and surprised to see it empty but they had just opened. Waitress was quick to ask if we wanted drinks and gave us the menus. Bread and dips arrived Andy ave to say the bread was amazing. Ordered our main and wow when it came it was amazing the food was just great. Well worth a visit can’t fault at all food and drink was perfect.

Absolutely fantastic 10/10 Food plenty of it and very tasty 10/10 Service fast and efficient 10/10 Atmosphere good 9/10 My second visit and it was just as great as my first will most definitely go back again and again. I recommend this place to you You won't be Disappointed

The food was an absolute bomb. Ordered delivery to south Leicester and the food was still hot when it arrived. Had a big order and everything was amazing. The garlic shrimp are absolutely tasty and of great quality. Will be definitely coming back for a dine in experience many times.

Great restaurant - really good value.

I would love to have Laras weekly, but it is abit pricey, however the food has always been sensational. I think when your getting a platter for 2-3 people, it should come with more bread, and the bread is always cold, that's the only let down.

What a lovely place with great food and attentive staff,had a really good meal but most of all it was a great experience and a really enjoyable 2 hours,left feeling full and happy.we will be back for sure,prices are competitive and the place was very clean.We had the platter for 2 and it is delicious and plentyful,

Pick up order Order came wrong Bread felt like it was yesterday’s bread Chips were greasy and looked like they had been reheated very expensive for quality of food .

Delicious and fresh food;really like it 👌🏻 and very friendly staff 🌹🌹

Absolutely fantastic takeaway from Lara restaurant last night. Delicious, quality food. Very helpful and friendly staff. Will definately use again and can highly recommend.

Lovely meal as always! The food is amazing and the staff are so lovely and attentive! We’re lucky to have you in the Nook! We’ll be back soon!

Really beautiful food and very nice people working very helpful

Good food, bit different to our normal would go back again

I had a table booked at 7 service was good at the start, waited an hour and 15 minutes for my food. It felt like we was forgotten about and I made amendments to my order which wasn’t fulfilled. Ordered a 2nd round of drinks nobody put the order through after 20 minutes wait I asked another waitress and she made them within another 15 minutes however was half a glassful compared to 1st order. Been a regular customer for a couple of years and sadly it’s gone down hill. Overall food is great however service was shocking.

had a great jumbo plate of great food what a pleasure

First time visit an absolutely loved it. Service really good from the moment we entered. Great choice on the menu. Choose the halloumi for starter which was delicious, and then a mix of chicken, shish and lamb kofte for main. Served with fluffy rice, delicious fresh salad. Really enjoyed the food, and the overall experience. Can’t wait to get back for a return visit.

Great, fresh, hearty food and quick service. Music was a touch loud at the start of the evening but wasn't too distracting. Would recommend if in the area and looking for middle eastern dishes!

Great tasty meal lovely friendly staff, will be returning

First time visiting and loved it. The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere and the staff were attentive and friendly. The food was delicious. I had the salmon with small potatoes.

Adam was extremely nice and provided an excellent service. And the food was absolutely delicious 💯

Fantastic place for dine. Really nice food. Very reasonable prices. Recommend to anyone 😊

Nice place,very good food and happy personal!

Excellent service and fantastic food.

An amazing authentic Turkish restaurant, food, atmosphere and service was outstanding. Will definitely be returning very soon

We had an amazing night and the food and staff were first class, we will definitely be returning soon.

Waited 30 mins in restaurant for takeaway food. Restaurant was cold. Pleasant staff but got my order home and it was incorrect and missing items. They didn’t want to help me unless I brought it back. I live 5 miles away. Not a happy customer.

Really lovely great tasting food

Never disappointed. The food here is delicious.

Beautiful food ...very busy yet staff were very attentive..lovely atmosphere will definitely go back

I regularly go to Lara’s and usually receive good customer service. However, tonight the service was poor and the staff was awfully rude! Tonight I ordered my food and I clearly stated my sea bass to be with rice due to me being allergic to potatoes I repeated myself three times on the phone and the lady repeated it to me. My daughter in law collected the order and when I opened my food I had chips and my sea bass was overcooked. The Turkish bread was burnt and I hadn’t received my salad or sauce. My son and daughter in law also ordered mixed kebabs and they had 5 pieces of skinny meat and hardly any chips. I called the restaurant to see if they could do anything and the ‘manager’ was very rude telling me ‘’there is nothing she could do about it darling’’. She was very rude and proceed to call me a liar and continued to say I didn’t state what I wanted with my sea bass! I returned the food to the restaurant and the staff was very rude again! The man cooking the food told me his staff wasn’t rude and to lower my voice he chucked my money at me and told me to leave his shop. All I wanted was a apology not to be called a liar I will not be returning due to the poor customer service and quality of the food on my last few visits.

Took mum and her friend for dinner on her birthday had a lovely time so friendly

By far the very best Turkish food I’ve ever had!! The quality of the ingredients and the attention to detail were sublime. The room temperature Turkish red wine was the perfect accompaniment to lamb dishes and homemade spinach and feta parcels. Just perfect 🤩

Been here a fair few times over the years and the food is always nice and fresh. Good service keep it up, sure I'll be back again at some point.

From walking in we were made to feel welcome. We didn’t have starters as experience told us after the bowl of freshly baked flat breads and accompanying dips and olives etc we wouldn’t need too. We had the grilled platter for 2/3 people and it was delicious. Perfectly grilled meats all served on a bed of rice and an accompanying plate of salad. Enjoyed every bite. We had ice cold Effes beers which were served with a smile by the very attentive staff. Thank you for a lovely meal. We will definitely return.

Suggested to eat out one night and decided to go to Lara as we missed the food and atmosphere of Cyprus, where we had been on holiday week before! I know it is Turkish restaurant but it has the same vibe! Amazing food, lovely and friendly staff, quick service and an authentic experience overall!

We have been to Lara's several times over the years but hadn't been for some time. My husband and I are pescatarian so enjoyed the calamari we shared to start. I had ordered a vegetarian beyti from the menu, the waitress seemed confused and I reiterated no meat. She then confirmed vegetarian. I was horrified to start eating my beyti and to find I had been given meat. The waiter apologised and brought me another meal, blaming the new waitress. I had to obviously wait while my husband ate his food, somewhat spoiling our enjoyment of the meal. There was no other compensation. Having stopped eating meat over 30 years ago, this was a most unpleasant experience. Not good enough.

This place was an absolute gem of a find when I was in Anstey over the weekend. It is popular. And was really busy for a Sunday evening. This place is a meat-lover's haven. Most of the tables had meat from the grill on them. And everyone seems to be enjoying their food. We definitely enjoyed ours.

I've had a delivery via Uber Eats on a number of occasions from this restaurant, and I can honestly say that the food is excellent. I'm hoping to eat at the restaurant in the near future.

I'll be back again, a group of us went , each of us chose different dishes, everything was spot on, excellent food. Service was excellent, they went the extra mile with my daughter knowing kids are fussy she loved it .

Prawn cocktail was very disappointing salad was not fresh. Chicken wrap and chips were nice.

Great place to eat with friends and family with great service.

First time at this restaurant and must say how fantastic it was, the food was excellent as we're the staff, we were very impressed and will be paying another visit soon.

Hard to fault this place. Service is impeccable. Food is always top standard, restaurant is stunning. Been before, went today, and will be back again! Top joint.

Was ok . Doesn't serve Turkish tea or baklava. Where as some restaurants do as a complimentary. Sooo they should do that.

I did like it, and I highly recommend it. The staff were awesome. I will go again 100%.

Just enjoyed an amazing meal at Lara in Anstey. Beautiful food, great atmosphere and really good friendly staff. Great prices and traditional tastes. Will definitely be returning.

Arrived late but as always super food and service

Absolutely gorgeous! Honestly one of the best meals I've had in a while- Thoroughly enjoyed it - everything was delicious and full of flavour! Thank you to all the lovely staff, we will be back again soon!😋💕 x