The Charcoal Hut in Leicester

Delicious creamy milkshakes, my go to place from now on.

I love the food Especially The prawn

Haphazard service and very bland food. Previous reviews are fake, family members or staff themselves posting the reviews. Scandalous how they can charge those prices for what was served.

Amazing food, flavour was on point, service was slightly delayed (food made up for it) as it is a new place which is expected and am sure it will improve soon.

At first I didn’t understand the hype because my wife and her sister had been talking about ‘The Charcoal Hut’ since November. The food was supposedly “to die for” so I thought why not head over for the opening weekend. We tried to reserve a table but were told it wasn’t possible for this weekend so we decided to head over anyway to their new restaurant to try our luck. I must say the decor is amazing, the light up wall is very creative and the food is actually underpriced for the quality. We ordered a charcoal sizzler, a charcoal hut burger and the kid’s cheesy volcano. Yes the service was rather slow and the wait time was quite long but when the food arrived it was obvious that everything was cooked fresh to order. Initially I was frustrated because the food didn’t arrive for 35 minutes but when it did it made the wait worthwhile. The beef, chicken and prawns were seasoned well without overpowering the taste of the meats, the burger was fresh and not processed or frozen. They had Coke Zero and Irn Bru in glass bottles!? We’ve never seen that before in a restaurant in Leicester! My wife only drinks Coke Zero so usually when we go out she has to settle for Diet Coke or water but this was quite something. I also had the ‘Dirty Bit’ thickshake which was really thick and delicious. Again the service was very slow but the quality was 11/10. The reason why I have given the 5 star rating instead of 4 is because: They offer lemon and ice.. They take card payments.. The food is fresh and actual restaurant quality.. The prices are super reasonable.. The manager was so nice and apologetic for the delay.. All in all considering it was just the second day they were open, it was obvious that they were still trying to find their feet and for that alone it would be unfair to give 4 stars. Would I recommend? Absolutely.