Merchant of Venice in Leicester

Not sure why all the rave reviews, the food was mediocre and the service quite poor, certainly would not return

Super expensive the staff are very good.

First time visiting, would definitely recommend.

Best Italian restaurant in Leicester

Very nice place and tasty breakfast, thank you 🙂

Amazing girly date night here. Lovely vibe great service, food was fab. Ambience excelled by live music. We also got delayed over 45 minutes by football traffic ans they still accomodated us! Great place

Visited for the first time3 nights ago and was pleasantly surprised. There was a warm welcome, decent choice on the menu, quick service and the food was delicious. The ambience was almost intimate and was the perfect place for our anniversary meal. We were waited on by Dev and Nishara and received excellent service. Will definitely visit again.

The food in this restaurant is excellent, from appetizers to main dishes and desserts. The service is very friendly and courteous, and the prices are very reasonable.

Wowowow. What a lovely place. Great food, great atmosphere. Lovely service. Will definitely be back.

Very good food, pleasant service and a great atmosphere, can strongly recommend

Nice coffee but too hot coming out of machine and the cup handles are too small to lift the cup lovely coffee but these little things matter interms of consuming, service was slow and I am not sure just how authentic Italian it claims to be would have expected Italian speaking waiters and waitresses ??

The most wonderful sea bass and roasted vegetables. Food delicious staff friendly and attentive definitely reccomend and would come again

Had heard how good this was, and meeting up with family decided to give it a try. Nice looking place, comfortable seats. Food was delicious and reasonably priced, was served hot and well presented . Coffee was really nice. The staff are friendly and professional, highly recommend 👌

Alecia was the best, she was so kind and I enjoyed her service!! She was super friendly and had great recommendations for the area!!!!

What a cute place! Ordered a bacon ciabatta and latte and was not disappointed 😋 It’s great to have such a lovely independent business like this in the city centre. I will be visiting again to try out their delicious looking dinner menu

I have just enjoyed the most delicious caramel crunch cheesecake and a hot chocolate - I will be dreaming about it for weeks to come! 🤤 The staff are so friendly and welcoming and the décor in the shop is beautiful - a little piece of Venice.

Best place ever , thank u Kristiana, Dina and Patricia

Came in for some lunch after my brothers graduation and I can’t fault the place. Food and service were great and it’s a lovely little joint if you fancy some proper Italian food. Highly recommend :D

We all enjoyed our evening immensely. Plates were cleared for adults and children. Lovely friendly atmosphere. Would recommend and will revisit first chance we get.

Great food served by nice people. Highly recommend.

We’ve come back here after having our second date here 2 years ago. Just like then, everything, from food to service to atmosphere was just 10/10. I really couldn’t give enough praise to the staff who were just so accommodating, friendly and smiley all the time. The food easily compares to that in Italy. So flavourful and the portions are beyond generous. You can book a table ahead of time online which is very convenient. Also you always know a good Italian spot when the Italians eat there!

A good experience. Abundant dishes. They use olive oil. And the treatment is very pleasant. We tried cannelloni. Bolognese noodles and Venetian macaroni. All very good.

Wonderful decor. Tasty coffee. Thanks!

Enjoyed a really fantastic wine tasting - good music, good wine and exceptional food . Great party atmosphere . Service second to none. Thank you DEENA X. And congrats to rhe manager for brilliant organisation (a bit of work to do on the mic....).

This spot is excellent. We had the privilege of being served by Dina and Devita, who were so kind. We was in a rush as we had somewhere we needed to go, and they were so helpful in telling us approximately how long it would take for the food to be ready, which was not long at all. The pasta was gorgeous, and a generous portion size. Whilst eating, we was asking whether everything was okay and if there was anything that we needed, which was very much appreciated. Absolutely recommend!

Amazing food - perfectly cooked pasta. Friendly staff.

Great place with amazing food! Had a great time with my family, the staff are friendly and considerate. The appetizers and pasta were absolutely fabulous. Will definitely come back 😌

Food was nice, however, service from the waiting staff is extremely slow, even when there was no one in there.

Everytime I visit back home I stop by. Beautiful authentic Italian decor and lovely coffee.

Lovely coffee, cake and convenient location. Happy I visited here after having my eyes on it for such a long time. Will be back again…soon!

Beautiful enchanting place excellent food and coffee. With a setting of dreams

Good coffee. Looks like a real winner. We will be back - next time for a meal.

Family friendly. Great food. Great service. We really felt welcomed. It was just a very relaxing and friendly place to be in.

Wonderful romantic restaurant Great food, great atmosphere and great service

Been to the restaurant called few times as well to have a talk with the manager but one indian girl is keep hanging the phone without listening what i’m saying..

A big thank you to Jay and the team at Merchant of Venice, Loseby Lane restaurant. The garden room was perfect for a bridal shower party with music. All the team were amazing, serving us delicious piping hot dishes & nothing was too much for them. We were treated with an Italian vibe all afternoon! Thank you very much. May 2024 - Bridal Shower

Had a fantastic salmon tagliatelle here

We came on a Tuesday evening for a colleagues leaving meal and the they had a 'pasta night' offer. The food was tasty but was expecting better. The lady serving our table may have been new as she seemed a little forgetful. A pleasant evening however.

Remarkable service and the most delicious food. Feels like you are on holiday!!

Very good nice, food very good, however we were ask vacate our table dispit prior booking.

My mum, dad, brother and I had a three-course lunch here before going a Leicester football match and we had a lovely time. The food was delicious, the atmosphere was friendly and authentic, and the service was excellent. We weren’t intending to have three courses but everything was so nice we ended up staying longer than planned.

Amazing food, on Saturday evening before the show. Live music, great atmosphere.

Such a yummy meal and the service was wonderdul from Dona. She was very attentive and absolutely lovely. Would absolutely recommend!

We really enjoyed our first visit to this restaurant. There was nothing that we can fault from delicious plentiful food , great service with a smile , beautiful surroundings and entertainment. Coffee is fab. Delicious fresh desserts. Highly recommended !!

What an amazing meal at Loseby Lane MOV on the 19th Apr Great service from Jay, ensured we were looked after throughout the evening. Great portions, Amazing decor and ambiance

We had a very pleasant meal here. The atmosphere was excellent, especially the live music. The staff were very helpful and couldn't do enough to help, particularly Grace. The quality of food was excellent considering the price. We went here as a date night and this would be an ideal venue for such an occasion

Had an evening meal with friends before a show at the Y theatre and had a great meal there. The service was fantastic by Grace and Dona and they went out of their way to ensure we had a lovely meal. Friendly and personable and I’d say the food was great value!! I would definitely recommend a visit here! Anytime of day as the coffee and cakes are delicious too!

We had a Grace and Donna and they was absolutely lovely such good service lovely food and nice music, would definitely come back!

Tasty food and lovely atmosphere. We all ordered different pastas and loved the dishes. Thanks Grace for the great service, she was very knowledgeable about the menu and made some great recommendations.

Great food, lovely staff, great atmosphere. Been here a few time and never been dissapointed and not expensive at all! Always recommend this place

My favourite place to eat in Leicester! Amazing food and service with a great atmosphere. So good I’ve been every time I come to the city. Perfect for breakfast and for dinner!

Exquisite early evening meal with my daughter before De-montfort Hall show. What a lovely experience, our choice of meal was taken by the lovely Grace. We had the full monty, starter, main and managed a fabulous dessert. Really pleasant atmosphere with nice background music and Italian songs which gave us a nice continental feel. This was my second visit and I'm sure there will be more. I can 100% recommend this establishment.

Great breakfast, tasty and nice. I recommend it

Delicious high quality food. Good portions. Would recommend the garlic creamy mushrooms, sauteed potatoes and polpette. Kind and efficient service from Dona. Beautiful restaurant.

Dona give amazing experience . Xx the place look amazing Food is fantastic ❤️✨🌹 Come back again Very friendly place ✨✨✨

We really enjoyed our evening. Lovely fresh food! Huge portions, therefore great value for money. Our waitress Manisha was very friendly and helpful! Would highly recommend. 😊👍🏻

kanisha and grace were very polite and helpful during our visit, definitely will come again as it was very pleasant and absoloutely delicious food x

Kanisha was our waitress and she was very friendly. The place has a great atmosphere which reminds you of being abroad..

Went for dinner with mum. The interior is charming and different. Beautifully lit and inviting. Patricia and her staff were delightful and very friendly. We had the anipasti misti for a starter and it was truly delicious. We then had garlic mushrooms and an avocado salad with a bottle of white. Clearly the chef knows his trade. All the ingredients were super fresh and very good quality. Flavours were rustic and subtle. There's a decent Italian wine list and they even have limoncello ! There was a musician playing along with the background music giving the place a stylish and relaxed jazzy New York vibe. We'll definitely go again.

Great food and service. Our server Kanisha was super nice and welcoming! I got the Shakespeare’s flower tea which was so tasty and presented so beautifully! Thank you! Will definitely come back!

Kanisha, our server, was very friendly and others. Our food was good was relatively quick. Good place for lunch at a reasonable price

Really enjoyed the breakfast, the poached eggs were a little overcooked but all in all great service and food. Kanisha, Grace and Dona were great and provided a quality service

The staff Kanisha, Grace and Doua, were amazing. They provided great service and the food and drink was perfect. I will definitely be coming back on my next visit to Leicester 😊

Fantastic experience, lovely atmosphere, excellent service and food. Great thanks to brilliant customer service from Dona!

kanisha was very lovely along with her other staff members. The food was very nice, along with the service. would highly recommend and will be returning!

Great meals-Seabass; Penne al Pollo al Fungi and great cheesecake – good value and looked after so well by Manisha – we will be back!!

Nice food. We ordered the seafood pasta and salmon pasta. It was lovely but not anything special but the food is very affordable.

Great place, right by the station. Drinks were lovely with friendly service. Dona made sure we had everything we needed.

kanisha - everything was great, very welcoming atmospher and perfect food!!! lovely service and would love to visit again soon!!

Kanisha - the food is very good and the waiters are so lovely and welcoming!! The atmosphere of the restaurant is also very nice and relaxing!

Very pretty and beautiful inside the shop and the coffee was perfect🥰we loved the swings.Dona and Nishara gave excellent service. Recommended.We will come back❤️👍

Dona and Nishara were so friendly, the service was great. The hot chocolate we had was having a good standard. The ambience was peaceful to have a team meeting.

Amazing place with great Italian food and what a lucky day that we have a live music. I like it very much. Recommended.

Beautiful cosy restaurant and a lovely evening with nice food. Grace was a lovely lady that looked after us. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience

Great food and wine, the cakes looked good too. Very reasonably priced. Service was fantastic to. Well worth a visit if you like Italian food.

Great service and lovely staff. Picorino wine is beautiful too. Food was excellent Atmosphere great. Served by the lovely Dona and Grace, a great asset to the business.

The atmosphere was lovely with Italian music playing, good Pinot wine with tasty Pasta Marinara. Finished with a lovely cannoli, it was a wonderful place to be. Grazie Mille

Really cosy cafe and restaurant, with friendly service (managed even with our large table) and delicious food for dinner (good portion sizes and good value for money)

Had a great experience here to celebrate a graduation, after being let down by another restaurant. Patricia in particular was so lovely and helpful, finding a place for us with a few minutes notice. She couldn't have been more accommodating throughout and even celebrated with us at the end with a limoncello shot. Looking forward to trying breakfast at this location too. Great decor and atmosphere, really nice evening out.

Really lovely place.Excellant food and service.

Lovely little venue, staff were great and loved the food, my only criticism would be that there weren't many mushrooms in the garlic mushrooms and it was a little more like soup, but still nice.

Tasty breakfast and great coffee! The place feels like an oasis away from the busy street since despite the bustle of the street there is a quiet calm atmosphere inside the café.

Just unlucky, as a Portuguese person I know the coffee expresso must be hot and come almost cold .

Love this place. Great coffee. Great pistachio cheesecake. Great food too. Need to be more consistent with arrabiata.

It was ok. Had a full English breakfast. It was average. The sausages were horrible (obviously cheap). Price was a bit expensive. Service was good. Swing chairs are a gimmick not comfortable to eat at.

Such a wonderful meal catching up with a friend as we are in Leicester this weekend to watch a show at the theatre. The server Patricia was super helpful on allowing us to feel at home, in this cosy Italian setting. Never once were we rushed. The drinks were lovely as were the courses. My friend has the caneloni I had the sea bass. Very good start to a weekend in Leicesterm recommend !

I have been to Leicester quite a few times and never realised how beautiful this place is. Right in the heart of the city, this is a place you should never miss out on. The food tastes like luxury and the service is great. I’m very impressed !

We had a lovely Valentine’s evening here. I would highly recommend this place. The food is delicious and very reasonably priced. The staff are friendly and attentive and the decor and atmosphere is lovely. Already planning my next visit. Thank you for a great evening!

We did a last minute booking , and were hosted exceptionally by the staff and Patricia, excellent food, service and atmosphere. Would highly recommend.

Good coffee, great setting, and the food is some of the best that you'll find in Leicester! Unlike the franchised and commercialised competition, the Merchant of Venice has captured the essence of what a homely, comfy atmosphere can be. If you're looking for good food, good music, and the gentle touch of care, then I can only recommend The Merchant of Venice!

This is a great little place with a quirky style. Food was great and servicecwas so good I didn't mind young waitress throwing parmesan all over me.

Travelled up from devon saw the place accross the street walked in, friendly weclome,lovely service and a lovely meal, will visit again next time in Leicester

Wonderful ambiance and attentive staff.

Lovely food and atmosphere ! Dona Grace Patrice

Today went with my friend .Aesthetic ambience .Especially I would like to mention staff "Dona" she is lovely 😊

Food and atmosphere great . My server Manisha was the best !

Nishara showed excellent customer service. Great coffee, definitely coming back

Thank you for the great service Dona, Nishara and Grace

Been a number of times, last few times food as been served luke warm, had to be returned. Chicken dish was over cooked being dry and didn’t come as the dish I ordered Had to ask for side plates with starters, no check back after food served to see if all was ok! Disappointed overall, time to try other places in the city that have been recommended

Everybody I bring here immediately becomes obsessed with the place. Perfect food, service, prices, and atmosphere!