The Blackbird Sizzling Pub & Grill in Leicester

Sunday afternoons attract some unusual characters Bar staff are friendly but not very present, no one serving at times as they were taking out meals.

Very friendly place staff are all welcoming and professional

The food improve drastically there so that's plus. Running kids everywhere like on playground that's minus especially that parents don't give a damm that others can be disturbed and don't like it. Tables need deep.clean as you can glue yourself to them, very sticky.

Food very basic and cheap feel to it, although service great, and staff lovely. Five star service from decent people. Pub interior worn and tired and dingy. Lighting poor, decor in need. Toilets not in good condition. Clientele something to be desired if you have kids, lots of swearing and shouting from drunk males. This is at lunchtime on a weekend. All in all it depends what you want or are used to. The staff are clearly working hard and I praise them, its not their fault at all.

I can’t believe on the limited menu if you are vegan, The two meals for £11 its just a salad if you don’t eat meat, the desert is bad too

Nipped in for breakfast. It was all well presented, hot and tasty! Set us up for a busy day out. Thanks to Ange and Chloe for their great customer service

Only popped in for a drink, incredibly busy for a Thursday night, despite that service and the beer was good

Value for money & chilled atmosphere. Would deffo go again. Plenty of TV screens to watch sport

Me and my family came to the blackbird last night for my birthday The staff where great and friendly but the food was not very nice at all Everything on the mixed grill was burnt and crispy the chips where very salty. My grandchild had a child's cheese burger and the bun was rock hard and the burger was over cooked. Don't usually have a problem when we visit but l The food was all very over done last night and not up to the standard it usually is.

Good service, ordered on the app and drinks arrived promptly. Wide selection of meals. My salad was really good, added steak and the chicken and bacon topper. The other salad on the table unfortunately was missing the carrot and cabbage. All other meals were good though! Thankfully it was a warm day though as the hand dryer was broken.

The food looked good. My granddaughter who is vegan thought the ribs were a bit tough. Our mac n cheese were really tasty.

The black bird is a large pre-war style pub mainly aimed at the food trade. There is a wide range of beers lager and cider, including a cask conditioned hand-pulled real ale, which was in excellent condition when we visited. There is a pool table and a tv showing sport. There's a nice outside seating area in front of the pub. If you use the car park, you must put your car registration number in the terminal at the bar to avoid a fine. The pub is dog friendly.

Very nice food . Friendly staff. Good prices .

Me and my partner went for food at the blackbird pub yesterday. The food was amazing and the service was great our bartender sadie was lovely and very polite. Would definitely go again.

What an amazing dishes we had. You have your usual pub classics with an upgraded choices and additional meals. Price wasn't bad, 58 for family of 4 and further 15 for deserts. (Drinks included) Definetly good place to go to. Ps. Place needs a bit of clean!

We have been long time customers at the blackbird pub and I am told since January is new ownership. The last 2 times I have visited the tables on arrival were all dirty and plates not cleaned after 2 hours of being there. We had to eat desert with dirty dinner plates on table last time. This time my wife went toilet and there was no toilet seat on ladies toilets. I worry if this level of hygiene front of house how bad back of house. We will be going somewhere else from now I think, which is a shame a loved bringing family here.

We had order food & the beans was like they been stood for a while & when we asked for fresh beans came out cold second time round. The food was cold & it was not the best.

A very nice place to meet friends, English breakfast - a large portion of delicious food. Very good burgers and breakfasts at an affordable price. Interesting offer of 3 starters for PLN 11.75 - I chose garlic baguette, mozzarella - breadsticks and shrimps with sweet and spicy sauce. The characteristic sticky tables of English pubs. Pleasant service. Will definitely visit again.

Great pub/ restaurant, good atmosphere and deals 👌

I went for dinner at the weekend, bar service was good, however the food was not up to standard, came out cold also children running about

Not busy but took a good while for food to come out , gravy was like water , gammon was rather dry n crispy 🙄 no egg and mushrooms were boiled 🤦‍♂️mixed grill it was ok , edible but not the best. 75 out of 💯 🤷‍♂️

We only had a drink this time, Gentleman behind the bar was friendly

Went for a couple of pints and had a bite to eat. I was made to feel very welcome, and the food was delicious. But be aware that if you visit there, you need to register your number plate if using the car park

Shout out to the Blackbird, I claimed a free pint tonight, I also have another free pint and dirty fries waiting, all because I order through the app. Everyone loves a freebie.

Good average English pub nothing to scream about and nothing to give bad feed back .... average prices average food

The food there was amazing iv been going there for a while and the food is really good and the staff there are very friendly would definitely recommend this place if your looking for a good place too relax have a drink and some food

Me and my partner had a lovely meal together at the Blackbird. The service was lovely and the food was DELICIOUS! Tasted really fresh!

Fantastic food, lovely atmosphere, incredible value for money, and lovely staff. Adam, Debbie and Filip were absolutely lovely and so incredibly helpful. Really looking forward to coming back soon :)

Been coming to the Blackbird for the past 6 weeks on a Monday evening to meet my son and have food and a couple of drinks. The food is incredibly good value and the lasagne is one of the nicest ones I have had ( and I have had a lot of lasagne). Lovely friendly staff

Excellent service. Excellent prices. Remind the chef not to run out of pineapple for my beautifully cooked gammon steak. Always keep an extra tin in stock as I have been here for before and I will be visiting again.

Food was very good but supplies of steak etc were poor. We had visited Thursday and no 2 x 8oz rump on menu so had been offered 3 x 5oz rumps instead. On Sunday still no 8oz rump but was told you couldn’t do 3 x 5oz! Not sure why you could one day but not another.

Needs updating, seats are in very poor repair. Kitchen staff need a lesson in cleanliness

Chill place to hangout with friends for a drink

Wow!! Want to say a big thank you to all the staff at the blackbird. A birthday meal for quite a few of us tonight and they looked after us so well. The food was absolutely delicious and came out so fast considering there were a lot of us, a few hiccups with the food but totally understandable with how busy it was and nothing seemed to much trouble for them. The staff were so friendly and very accommodating. Even took the time out to ring and tell me personal items had been left behind and had been put away safe for collection. Will definitely be coming again and would highly recommend. Thank you so much 😆

Better restaurants food pub food lovely and cooked nicely

Food took over an hour and when we received it, it was poor quality

All staff were polite, helpful and extremely friendly. Very pleasant experience from start to finish. Tasty food and prompt service. Good pub grub menu with a few less often seen in pubs type options.

Food was great but took roughly over an hour to come out. Was not updated by staff on why it took so long. One order was forgotten to staff to be ordered, no apology given just stated she didn't hear it being ordered. But when all said and done food was good.

Everything was good, the service was excellent, staff friendly

Nice atmosphere,not so expensive

Place needs a good clean cob webs everywhere gent’s toilet need closing and a good clean required not great place will not be back

Wonderful atmosphere, excellent customer service and friendly patrons, very highly recommended

Stopped by for a quick drink. Pleasant bar staff.

Fish burnt - chips coldish. Great atmosphere x

We have been in every week for the past few months and it's a great place for a drink and for food. Great staff good food and a decent point of Guinness which is hard to find.

All pretty average. I though the beer was overpriced for what the place was

Foods really nice here always here with my son for the food

Excellent all-around service. Great friendly atmosphere. Ten out of Ten. Adam, a great manager.

After tody we newer com back 🤯 we waited for the order for 50 minutes, then they brought a bad-tasting steak that was not chewable. the drink glasses smelled like old rags. We are very sad for today's visit and will never come back again....

Best rum and coke I've ever had, thanks phill

Service was great, very friendly staff. The dinner was cooked perfectly.

The young light haired girl at the bar, rude, miserable zero customer service or care, not sure why she works there as 2nd time I have been and never had such poor service. The young dark haired slightly more happy but none the less zero customer service no smile. So many nice pubs there with great service welcoming, shame those girls let it down. Won’t be visiting again rather go elsewhere

We was a big table full of friends and kids but it was all OK. Busy they was but wasn't fazed by the time, food came out hot and tasty. We all had a good time 👌

We have been here a few times for meals and always good value. It's a sizzler pub but they ran out of onions and so had to have meal on a plate. Having said that will be returning.

Took forever to be served either with the table service or at the bar. When ordering food our nachos came out with no salsa. When I asked I was just told they didn't have any and the waitress walked away. I wouldn't have ordered them if that were the case. Not the first bad experience here Shocking, avoid.

Went for breakfast this morning arrived around 10am went up to ask at 10.25 would it be much longer as we had to be somewhere and pub was almost empty and food came out bacon cold not liuke warm cold scrambled egg cold toast cold the rest just luke warm we were in a rush so just ate and went and butter like rock nothing looked fresh and like it had just been sitting there I'm afraid wont be going back very poor service and food.

The food came out quickly and hot and was very tasty

Had lunch here today and was very pleased. Food came really quickly and was very tasty. Your employee Angela was a delight and had excellent customer service. I will defo be returning 👍🏼

Went here recently for lunch with the Mrs. The venue and location is great. Plenty of free onsite parking, have to register number plate on entry. Wasn't that busy, however, food wait time was 45 mins. A trainee took our order and unfortunately came out the kitchen incomplete as an item was missed. After speaking with the staff and manager, Paul, we were given the missing item very promptly. All in all a cosy family friendly pub with a good selection of drinks and food. Food quality could be improved with ciabatta garlic bread rather than bread slices and half melted cheese. Mains could have come out hotter with better garnish.

Staff always very nice and helpful especially with the loyalty app

Got there and they were understaffed ,we were there for my partners birthday,had mixed grill and the chips were cold but meat was nice,pudding was lovely.there was no1 to collect the dirty pots from other tables for a good while,its a big pub and christmas week would reccomend more staff,

Yet again no fish and chips available to order , my wife had lasagne but I had nothing. Not impressed as this is third consecutive time it has happened

Friendly staff and the food is good. The atmosphere is good too.

Food was lovely , drinks were lovely, barstaff were lovely, overall just a lovely night .

Depending on how busy it is. The service is always good if you don't mind a long wait for food,though the Staff do their best and are very pleasant.

Great value, great food, great choice of food. 0 for the atmosphere though. Its just wrong how you can use speakers so crystal clear you can hear cymbals even through my earphones. Its really agrivating.

The food Size has improved and all the food was on my plate.

This has been our regular place for some time now. Best service, always cheerful and able to advise. The food is very good, there are some little mistakes from time to time, but we are only human. They always have something nice for children. Great For a drink with friends, but also great For family dinner. Oh! Breakfast must try! Double hunters - OMG! Steak with garlic prawns - OMG! Good job guys 💪💯‼️

It was packed it was a Monday night, and people were queuing for food. Service was stretched, you could tell, and the food is your standard chain pub food. The lovely girl serving was happy and smiley. My first pint of Guiness was excellent. The other 2 were not so good, Mo day us quiz night and the guy who doesn't is fantastic. Well worth a visit

The service was fab and the food was delicious. We had the Steak & Chicken combo. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

First time visiting The Blackbird, service and food was great. Will come back again.

Very nice pub, friendly staff and great food. There is plenty of parking and disabled access. We were made to feel really welcome and we will be returning 😀

Staff are great but nearly an hour and half for an adult and child dinner and chase puddings..

Great service from Kev and the team at the blackbird

Great service and decent food that’s great value. Had Maddie looking after me who was an absolute darling. Thanks.

Went there for business lunch, food took 30 mins to come but there was only another 2 tables. Not many people in. The food taste was not bad

We had a groupon meal here and it was fantastic

Kieran & Phil are honestly the best Bartenders i’ve ever witnessed. Friendly and great service, both deserve a raise.

I didn't have any food. Just had a tea - but it was good :)

We had booked and had arrived early; our table was reserved, not always the case in some restaurants, and we were seated early. Menus were quite varied compared to some chains, which was nice. Ordering is a bit of an ordeal because the queue contains all of the other users; i.e.; pub drinkers, tea and coffee buyers as well as the restaurant users. My wife had a chicken dish, (I can't remember which), and I had jerked chicken skewers. My skewers were lovely but needed a lot more jerk seasoning, chips were frozen but I expected that. My wife had rice, which was excellent, but the dressed salad side, wasn't dressed. All in all, a nice evening but nothing memorable.

As always food was good service was great no complaints fir us

The staff were great the quiz night was also always a nice atmosphere, slizwrs could have been a little warmer that’s my only down fall on my visit

Using a Groupon voucher, so expected a meagre menu. Chloe served us and recommend steak and it was brilliant

The food was hot and the service was amazing nice staff members

Staff was not friendly so left.

The prices were amazing and the food was delicious

Nice welcome from all the staff easy ordering and lovely food and drinks all served within a reasonable time frame

A good place to take my family for a meal and of course a pudding!

Great people running the pub & working there.

Please clean up everything is so sticky, yuck beer gave me stomach problems! Something is definitely wrong with hygiene at this place I don't want to give 1 star because I believe in positive change

Loved the blackbird. We went for lunch & really enjoyed our meal, we shared a starter which was big & had a big meal. The food was cooked perfectly, the service was quick. I would definitely recommend the blackbird to anyone.

We both ordered a bbq wrap which were really nice, the chips unfortunately were cold and not very nice and we had to go up and ask for our drinks as the kitchen staff hadnt taken the receipt through to the bar as we ordered on our phone from the qr code on the table, the staff were really friendly though

An enjoyable monday night Got treated to a drink ordered for me a beach like Passion Fruit Juice and a shot of martini. The Barman told us this is his favourite drink. Didnt have the martini shot but the Passion Fruit Juice Smelt a great holiday and was presented lovely. Enjoyed a couple of games pool just needed a lilo.

My favourite pub I visit once a week have done for years, friendly atmosphere great staff

I came in yesterday for a family meal. Food was beautiful and the service was fantastic! Big thank you to jasmine for being so friendly and helpful! Will definitely be returning!

Have driven past this pub over the years and thought looks cheap and rough. Tried it after a walk. The food was mediocre yet took 45 minutes to arrive. It was a quiet day yet the service was slow, needed prompting and they gave food to the wrong table. The wrong table then ate it! Will never return or recommend. My first impression was spot on

Nice food, the staff in particular jasmine was very helpful

Had to wait a while for food. Turned up hot . Food presented well and tasty. No complaints. Staff polite.

Always come here as its my local. Always greeted with a smile from jasmine. Exceptional service! Thank you jasmine.

Very good value and the staff we very friendly.