Pesto at the White Horse in Hinckley and Bosworth

Fish cake was dry, carbonara raw- not al dente- raw. I can taste flour on my tongue. When my husband asked for some sauce for ribs, waiter said- “ we don’t have any” Really? Even no bbq, ketchup? At night we started feel pain in stomach and vometed . This time it was really bad , bad .

The food was very good. Prices are reasonable. The staff were good, if not under some stress as there were not many of them and a lot of customers for them to serve.

Great food, and variety of menu tapas selection and great service all round 10/10

We booked online, easily and enjoyed a well cooked and presented meal. Restaurant was clean and the staff attentive.

I have left some great reviews in the past and have highly recommend pesto to many people, However the last two times (February and November) I have found the food to be a bit bland and the portions very small for the price, I know prices are rising but it seemed to be too much for not enough to us. Shame as we used to really like it here

Food was amazing, will definitely return.

I visited for the first time to celebrate mine and 2 others 80th birthday with our extended family. The food was excellent and served promptly which was good as there were 17 of us ordering.. Staff were efficient and friendly. Everyone enjoyed the food and it was good value for money. The Arrancini were ordered by several of us and were wonderful, also the calamari. My son had risotto with undua which he said was brilliant. I have booked to go there again in December.

Proper Italian restaurant .More then food.

Beautiful meal as always, the main problem is what to choose. We had the set menu and the Arancini was delicious. Highly recommend!

Great service, great atmisphere and he food is amazing.

Very mediocre!! It was very busy, which gave a good atmosphere, but that's pretty much where the positives ended. The bar staff seemed disinterested, as did the waitresses. We weren't offered water with our meal and were only asked if we wanted any more drinks when the plates were being cleared. The food came out really quickly, the potato's tasted deep fried, the chickpea balls were flavourless, and the bruschetta was bland. The meatballs were tasty, but apart from that, it was very underwhelming! The food looked great, it's a shame the flavour didn't match... a lot of style with little substance!

A1 service and covid19 adhered to great menus very enjoyable

We had a lovely meal here with friends never been before so dint know what to expect but the food was delicious love all the smaller dishes so you can try a few different tastes, tiramisu was lovely as a desert would return here and try some different dishes

No complaints at all. Food was tasty and hot. Bathrooms were clean. Service was great. 👍🏼

Can't fault the atmosphere, service or food absolutely wonderful, I personally had the three choices ( mine was vegan) absolutely enjoyed every bit of it, would highly recommended to family and friends.. Friends that I dined with had none vegan options and throughly enjoyed their food too..

Great service, delicious food and amazing cocktails...what more could a small group of ladies need or want! Top job 👏👏👏

Great food and great service I also like that they constantly update the menu with new items!

Superb food and service. Highly recommended

Great food as always, service a little slow.

Never disappointed when dining at Pesto at the White Horse!

Loved it. Great food and a beautiful setting.

Excellent food the service even better great atmosphere would recommend.

Always great here, service efficient and to the point but not offensive and the food is really good. Value for money is almost unbeatable!

Can’t beat it, hits every time. You’ll find something to suit everyone and the tapas that have a sauce with them just hit so hard Would recommend booking

Pestos has always been one of our favourites, but some how the menu has changed. Once favourites have now been shelved, presumably because of cost. Almost everything is now vegetarian / pescatarian.

An Italian restaurant with casual and/or fine dining vibes but affordable price, good foods, good vibes, perfect for lunch or dinner with your favorite people. 100% Italian menu both foods and drinks. Excellent service. Drink price a little bit dearer than the foods but it's all worthy. Portion of the foods are rather small-ish but you get many choices (tapas style). They do afternoon tea and alcohol drinks with a lovely vibes. Definitely worth to try and coming back! ❤️

Great price, 3 dishes is good amount for one person

It appears that the place was short staffed as you were constantly looking draw attention to get service. Most food arrived but no explanation of when to expect the rest of the order.

Four of us had lunch, and the food and service were excellent. We will definitely be going there again .

By far one of the best places I've eaten this year. Massive choice of dishes. Excellent price and the staff are the best. Would 100% recommend and I'll be going back more and more.

I can't believe I've never stopped by here! It was perfect. Really good Italian food in tapas style! Such a great idea. The pink lemonade is stunning, with real fruit too. This is what we ordered, 12 dishes between 4 of us. Everything was carb based except for 3 of them. A balance is good to avoid a food coma, if that doesn't work, the desserts afterwards were yummy too, the lemon one didn't sound that great but we were proven wrong very quickly. Tasted fab. What we ordered: Insalata caprese Gamberoni all'aglio e peperoncino Verudure al forno Pollo all'aglio Pollo fritto Arancini Pizzetta formaggio di Capra Penne all'arrabbita Frutti Di mare gratinati Linguine al cartoccio Farfalle Al salmone affumicato e asparagi **** Conchiglioni ripieni Al forno (best dish rated by all 4 of us) ****

Probably our 6/7th visit and exquisite as always. The menu is huge and the smaller portion sizes mean you can sample so many dishes - each one is absolutely lovely (our favourite being the Bruschetta Funghi). The atmosphere is great as is the service and you’ll always be surprised by the bill as it’s very reasonable for the quality of food. The staff are extremely nice except the one occasion we were rudely told we had 5 minutes to leave the table as another party was waiting - around 15 seconds after paying the bill! Other than that small incident, a firm favourite of ours.

Fab food choices and lovely service.

Went to Pesto last night. Very popular restaurant. Had to wait about 10-15 minutes to be served drinks. Food overall was lovely however one of the dishes had a long hair strand in it and some of our plates were not clean underneath. Also our menu card was dirty. The waiters are mainly very young people and you can tell they work so hard. We made sure to tip them well. Overall good but with a few hygiene issues.

3 of us went for lunch yesterday for my daughter’s birthday. Last night 2 of us were really poorly with tummy cramps and diarrhoea. After talking this morning we realised that only the 2 off us eat the same pulled beef balls and they were not hot at all. I has said when I eat it that it was cold in the middle but never gave it a thought at the time as this was my first visit. Very disappointed and feel very poorly

This is a very popular spot just off the A47 towards Desford. Old pub that turned into an Italian restaurant quite a while ago. Huge car park which is needed. Very big dining rooms with loads of space. My server Jennifer was amazing, and all the staff seemed very well trained. Thanks Jennifer. This is a spotlessly clean restaurant. Food wise it is very good indeed in terms if value and quality I must say. Essentially think Italian tapas and you are near the mark. Different menus so you can choose between set menus or pick from the wider choices. Small pizza and plates of pasta. All the other salads and other Italian favourites here. Good range of options for vegans and vegetarians. Quality of food was good and all was very tasty and fresh which is important. This is very much pub Italian as much as a restaurant so liked that atmosphere. A good place for a hearty dinner and a good atmosphere. Booking is wise I would say and the online system worked very well. Food was a 4.5 stars for sure - just went for 4 as a little more touch here and there would probably be what some diners might feel. Thanks very much.

We love this restaurant. The food is consistently delicious and excellent value. The staff are so friendly and knowledgeable and are able to answer any questions. Lois is particularly charming.

People of colour please avoid. I made a booking for my daughters birthday only to find that on the day I would've been turned away if I hadn't had stood my ground. They denied I had ever rung, I had to go on my call log to prove this. After alot of deliberation Amy ( whom I believe to be the manager) & Leanne reluctantly gave us a horrible table right by the front door & every time someone opened the door the draught came in. I found Amy & Leanne to be very unwelcoming, rude & racist. Other than that the other staff members were lovely & the food was amazing.

Always a great place to go. Pleasing surroundings & food is always good quality

Bit disappointed in the food quality. No going again as there are better places to go.

Nice place only tried the veg food I'll try the none veg next time I'm here

Just had a great meal at Pesto, the staff were helpful and very polite

Having driven past this one day and read the good reviews me and my partner were really looking forward to trying this. Unfortunately the food was a massive disappointment! I got calamari and salmon with asparagus pasta and my partner got a pasta dish with a chicken dish and we shared a potato dish. The calamari tasted like it had been fried multiple times so tasted more of batter than anything else. The potato’s also tasted as though they’d been recooked. The pasta dishes were bland lacked flavour and did not contain any fresh herbs. Unfortunately we won’t be returning. The price of the dishes were reasonable but would have happily paid more to get better quality food.

Excellent service and fantastic food.

Some of the Dishes are very average in Quality! The pork and meat balls are lovely👌The Pizzas are a very poor for the money!!!

Frequent customer, food is always first class as is service.

We are always delighted with the hot food and excellent service

Bustling bar/restaurant with a huge choice of dishes. Great variety for everyone, including fussy eaters. Some of the dishes are a little hit and miss, but overall the quality of the food is good here.

Very friendly, with a great menu and amazing food. The staff are also fantastic. I'll be coming back.

Absolutely great! The food was really good!! And the service from all staff was friendly especially Esme, our server with a smile, made it for us! Friendly and very polite. Thank you Esme!!! Great job!!! We'll be back!!

I have eaten there with my family and friends on numerous occasions, and have never been disappointed.

Was an amazing evening. Food was great and very afordable. Helpful friendly staff. Would definitely recommend

Food here was absolutely amazing! Definitely will be back. The service was excellent as well.

Selection of Tapas very good particulary the seafood choices. The beef stew and prawns with scallops had great flavours and ideal to dip the bread into.

Food was amazing & children are well catered for. The restaurant was full & there didn't seem to be enough staff to serve us, we had to ask for drinks, the waiting staff were excellent once we got served though. The noise from everyone talking was overbearing so if you want a quiet, intimate meal this is not the place to go if it's full, we were shouting to be heard 🙆. Parking also seems to be an issue even with the overflow carpark, I arrived just before the booking time but had to wait over 10 minutes for a parking space, along with half a dozen other cars.

A lovely place. Quiet, convivial, pristine clean and tidy. Courteous and helpful staff. Delicious food, with an excellent selection to suit all tastes. I look forward to visiting again.

A nice spot for lunch. Choose wisely to feel full

This is one of my favourite places to eat. The menu is huge and can be overwhelming. It would be useful to add things like wedges/chips salad things to go with others. Else you end up with 3 random plates and nothing to bring them together.

7 good friends ( all over 60 yrs of age) all meeting together this afternoon to celebrate a birthday!

Absolutely brilliant, food, staff 😋 everything well worth a visit.

Great selection of dishes all served quickly and piping hot ,we ordered an array of starters and main to share all came out correctly as ordered. Great service from an experienced pleasant waitress.who provided extras and more drinks promptly.

Excellent food and service. Was a large party of 24 for a birthday all food came out fast and was well cooked would highly recommend and the staff where very professional and friendly

Very good value for price. And lovely food

Great lunch and good menu. Staff were really friendly too.

This is a regular meeting place for me and a friend - we both live quite a distance from each other and this is a halfway point . The manager is really accommodating at making me my favourite cocktail which is usually only on the summer menu . The cocktail is a Raspberry Mojito . I highly recommend it . I always have found we have received a great service by the staff & the foods always been lovely . At times I do end up taking some arancini balls home for the next day and forgetting that they are in my handbag . Would highly recommend.

I come here regularly. We always have a positive experience. I love the food & service.

Rang up for a table,managed to get straight in, as was happy to sit at a tall stool table

Great food for my son's 21st. Freya was great. Thank you again for a great meal.

Great Italian food at very reasonable prices. Great looking restaurant and very popular

Arrived slightly earlier than booked, table was ready and drinks were served straight away. Menu had a lot of choice and easy to understand. Food didn't take too long to come out either. Was delicious and plentiful for 2 people. Highly recommend and will definitely be back

Love this place! food is always nice! and its great to pick and choose what you fancy! Reasonable prices too! Can get a little loud and hard to hear people but a great atmosphere

Only Italian tapas place I know around here, great food

Having been told how good this restaurant was, we had to try it; and we had a fabulous evening. We had a selection of tapas and enjoyed them all. We will definitely return. Thank you. PS. I hope l've labelled the dishes correctly and the photos do them justice. Also, my price per person is based on food only.

Came for a work meal, staff seemed friendly and attentive, also not too cramped in which is a bonus. Food for the most part was great, although the calamari was soggy.

Food was Ok, it was a bit warm and noisy inside the restaurant. We will return on a less busy night. The service was really good.

Visited this place last night and it was absolutely lovely, nice helpful staff and a lovely atmosphere.

Went on a Tuesday night and it was packed. A great atmosphere. Food was hot and delicious ! Would definitely recommend - booking essential.

Very disappointed. I went with 2 friends all the food was luke warm at best it didn't all come out together waiting 10 mins for the rest. Had 2 lots of bruchetta which were soggy so sent them back returned with more but not much better...here's a tip don't have the bruchetta with ricotta on as this was probably why soggy. The service was appalling the waitress seemed really put out that we had even dared to complain and so our card was marked all night then she was grumpy as was the lad who brought some of our dishes out he almost threw the dishes at us. The staff were untidy in their dress not a very good effort was made to look reasonably smart or tidy Very disappointed will be a long time if I return

Hi we came In for food me and my friend the food was nice but the service was bad there not very friendly the staff the person that showed us to our table was nice but my friend tried to get a waiter’s attention and waved over and they completely ignored her and went back to chatting but they all saw her wave on the way out we said thanks and was greeted with being ignored that’s why we didn’t leave a tip one of the guys just put the dishes on the table and then looked at the finished one and couldn’t be bothered to take them. I’ve worked in hospitality and know that people should feel welcomed but it was very ignorant

Excellent Italian tapas. Fresh and tasty dishes. Especially enjoy the arancini and meatballs, delicious. Friendly and professional service. Clean and comfortable dining. Highly reccomend.

Very good food and good portion sizes

Busy but quality of food and service was still good.

Really good value for money, big portions for tapas. Really loved the pesto, chicken pasta and the prawn linguine. Everyone enjoyed their food. This was my third time coming to this restaurant and will be back. The menu is so big there’s so much to try.

Only reason I'm leaving a review is to highlight one server in particular. We were in for a meal, 8 of us in fact, so we ordered a lot of food. Struggling to remember names of dishes is one thing, but considering the dishes had fairly unique names, you'd be sure it would click. When we were served, the floor staff member dished out the food, sliding it on the table like he was a dealer in a casino. I work in hospitality, so I know it can be hard sometimes, but the guy changed the names of dishes (still not sure if we got all of ours) and said it with such an attitude, and then left without another word. Food is a shrug, atmosphere was fine, the service was okay, but this one gent really got the mood of the table to dip in the 30 seconds he was there.

Best Italian Tapas Restaurant with lots of varieties for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Customer service is excellent with food coming out very quickly. Great family atmosphere, with onsite parking. Reasonably priced. Attentive service provided by Shauna.

Great food for sharing, which was delicious. Staff were very accommodating and attentive and a lovely chilled atmosphere. Can't wait to return again

I took my better half to Pesto for lunch and was extremely disappointed with the food quality. I used to attend frequently about 2 years ago, but the quality appears to have gone downhill. We had 7 dishes and in two of the prawn dishes (Linguine & battered prawns) the prawns were clearly frozen prawns and were hard and chewy. Equally, the calamari was tasteless and chewy. We enjoyed each others company, but both my partner and I agreed that we wouldn’t be returning.

We enjoyed our meal good choice across the set menus which I mixed & matched, good food & a trio of desserts for me tiramisu were delicious, would return

Excellent lunch out with work friends, warm welcome, excellent attentive service and most importantly delicious food!!

boy oh boy, if it wasn’t for the food, this restaurant would be getting 0 stars from me. racist staff, unwelcoming atmosphere and terrible service! i had made a booking over the phone for my birthday meal but upon arrival at the restaurant, the staff (amy & leanne) could not seem to find my booking. they were both very cold, unfriendly and unhelpful. i was told i had either not made the booking or had made it at another branch. i showed them my call log to prove i had called the restaurant, and indeed this particular branch, to which we were told to wait to be seated. they reluctantly seated us, but placed us on a table right by the front door (not in the heart of the restaurant where we wanted to enjoy the vibes and atmosphere). with the door constantly opening and closing, we were cold throughout our visit. despite our waitress (tatiana) being lovely, it was deeply upsetting to know that one of the managers (amy) was rude and racist and i say this because being the only ASIANS in the restaurant, we were mistreated and ignored. we noticed that other customers were greeted with a warm smile and laugh and were asked about allergens etc. the staff here made us feel like a burden and that they had to accommodate for us, when in fact we had made a booking and provided proof of this. the food was very pleasant and would be the only reason we would return, if at all.

Tried this place for the 1st time. Nice place, good atmosphere, but food wasn't fresh, probably all cooked from frozen. Food was served very quickly. I didn't even get a chance to get a pint down me before it all came. It's probably not a bad thing if you're hungry.

Arrived on Sunday afternoon. We have asked for a table of 4 ( we had no booking) and was said that there is no table available, even if I mentioned to the lady which I suppose was the manager that we just eat quick and go, she confirmed that no tables are available. We went in the car park, spend literally 5 minutes, it was 13:40, opened their website at booked a table for 2 o’clock. Coming back in at 13:50 we were meet by someone else, we had a booking now and we got a table. We have been to this place before and the food is really tasty and we did enjoyed everything, however this time we had a bit of a disappointment from the management.

Food is excellent, with larger portion sizes than expected. Will definitely return.

Fantastic food great price lovley staf

Have been wanting to eat here for ages and it absolutely lived up to our high expectations on our first visit in March. Amazing food - very tasty, expertly cooked and the small plates mean we did not have too many difficulties in choosing what to have as we could try several !! Service was great and the team managed being busy very well. Will definitely be back !

We had a lovely meal here with friends... There is a great selection available for vegetarians too. I had some small tapas style dishes so I got to try a variety of dishes.... our table was fit to burst!

Food was absolutely amazing will definitely be going again 😍

A friendly location, food is a 10 😋 #foodlover #delicious #yum

Amazing food. Amazing service. Great meal

By far one of my favourite places to eat. Amazing food, service, atmosphere and drinks 🍸