The Cherry Tree in Melton

Despite being our local for 13 years, have only ever been in a handful of times, each disappointing. Staff are friendly enough, but poorly trained on dietary requirements on the menu - a kitchen staff member told me that the difference between the vegetarian burger and vegan burger was that it contained nuts... Food was reasonably priced, but arrived with zero attention to presentation or actual care towards making it exciting. I'd say it could be nice for a drink in the summer, but with no greenery, if you chose to sit outside, you're practically sat in the car park. Both bar area and restaurant area are run down - hole in the wall with some plaster slathered on top, not even painted. Lighting is pretty fluorescent and nothing quirky or interesting. Very dull and run down. Feedback to management: the whole pub needs redecorating properly, could be lovely and have a nice ambience with some love and tlc, but in it's current state it's very tatty and poorly maintained. Train your staff and raise the quality of food and service overall. A pub this size and in this location should be the heart of the community. Also the toilets haven't been decorated for decades, please give them some attention.

Great pub, great atmosphere!!! Highly recommend.

Absolutely fantastic! I stopped by today at 1:30 PM for a spot of lunch, just before the kitchen closed at 2 PM. I ordered the Sausage and Mash with Garden Peas and Onion Gravy, followed by a Banana Split with vanilla ice cream for dessert. The young ladies behind the bar were very kind and polite. The cutlery and sauces are self-serve, but the food is delivered straight to your table. The Sausage and Mash was delicious, the gravy was hot, and the peas were cooked to perfection. The Banana Split was fantastic, you get a lot for what you pay, and it goes down a treat after such a brilliant main!

Fantastic place, food s great awesome atmosphere and the best staff

Had our first breakfast at the cherry tree absolutely brilliant great value for money cooked to perfection and also a gluten option for a friend excellent quality and service highly recommend.

First time here for a long time. Place has been tastefully decorated and was very pleasing to see. Guy behind bar was very friendly and efficient. The food was piping hot and delicious.

Great staff and lovely afternoon pint in the sun. Friendly locals too. Live football and food available.

Family friendly. Fair prices. Very friendly staff. I can recommend the bacon-cheese burger.

I go there quite regular , the staff and management are first class , and the food is amazing, can't fault it , dog friendly too 😀

I had the BBQ chicken and it was phenomenal. Quite often at the price point of the Cherry Tree the chicken is overcooked, but it was wonderful. Juicy and tender throughout, the bacon was also well cooked. Fantastic meal, much better than I'd expected it to be!

casey enjoyed his chilli very nice

Great people and staff gitttttt up shagrat chilli con carnes a must

Now under new managment. Its a nice pleasent pub. Now serving a lovely cooked breakfast on weekend mornings. Very nice thank you. Highly recommended.

Very nice good and reasonable price. Will come again

Good food Reasonable prices Brilliant service Will come again

It's my local pub, trying to visit at least once a week. Food nice, pool table, tv's with main sport events,quiz night good for community 👍

Came for my good friends wedding they put on a lovely spread and the workers all really nice and friendly will be back with family to try the menu soon 😋

Not very busy but it was only 5 o’clock

A 1970's estate type pub. There are two bars, one with a pool table and the other with seating. The staff are friendly and welcoming. The food was good and inexpensive. (Food is served in the larger of the two bars). It is an 'Estate pub' so don't expect anything special. Overall, a place that we would visit again when in the area.

Reasonable food reasonable price relaxed atmosphere

Great food and great service from the staff, a great pub with great atmosphere

nice freindly staff food was good

Reasonably priced. What you see is what you get

Great place good atmosphere have a meal every Friday never disappointed Connell is always friendly great staff.

Brilliant place for a pint and some food

Great breakfast been a few times now lovely food great people would recommend every one to go try it

Lovely meal, Lovely staff, highly recommended

Good pint, friendly staff and excellent burger😊

Lovely atmosphere,friendly staff,beer flows well

Large local estate pub,cheeper drinks than town pubs, food also available, friendly staff.

Very old looking place, not many people there, had bad reports too. Not sure if be going there again

Yet again we had a lovely meal this is now our favourite go to place

Very surprised when I went in lovely place and fab staff x

Nice local pub, friendly staff.

New owner and a uplift from how it was, friendly staff and service with a better environment to enjoy your time in here !

Lovely place, is being improved right. Food quality, alot better than has been. Outside area, showing improvement. Staff, absolutely brilliant service.

A nice, friendly Community pub.

It was okay the food was nice, staff attentive. My pet hate is the table being cleared when people some people in the group are still eating, this happened

Nice pub friendly staff manager/owner seemed friendly decent atmosphere restaurant seating area is nice the separate bar next to that is spacious with dart board pool table few outdoor benches, yet to try the food but sounds and looks good overall a pleasant pub for a decent day/night out.

Arrived on the 12th feb around 5 45 pm for an evening meal to be told there only taking bookings, there were plenty of tables and just a few reserved, people were still getting there food brought out who hadn't booked either. There should have been a big sign on the door saying bookings only cus then we wouldn't of gone in.

Great pub, great food and pool and darts, what more could you ask for!

Good pub lovely food. Recently a new menu Bar staff really friendly.

Good pub good food excellent staff

Mobile 4G doesn't work inside there is a mobile mast right outside so forced to use there WiFi cloud but you can't log onto it as the IP address is not visible and router needs rebooting but noone knew how to do this. Step out side in beer garden and back on full mobile network 4G /5G available.

Clean n tidy, we'll kept beers. Doonbar spot on and at the right price.

When I am visiting relatives,I always pop in for drink really friendly place

Excellent, friendly service and good beer.

Food was brilliant and the service was very good thank you

New decor and light fittings are making the ambience around the pub alot friendlier. The staff are amazing, even more so with restrictions in place.

Excellent food and a good family public house.

Great local pub, you can appreciate the hard work the new owners have put in. It's not a gastro pub, but it serves reasonably priced, hearty meals for the whole family, in a nice atmosphere with friendly staff. And a good selection of drinks. And a good sized car park. A nice treat, without breaking the bank, and just on our doorstep, get down there and support our local businesses

Great food and never had to wait long for food after ordering and love the drinks there and they do kids food too

Changed hands, food beautiful now,

A huge improvement in the pub from our last visit. It's now a good local and we'll be going regularly

1000000% better since the new owners took over.

Another enjoyable meal at the Cherry Tree 😊

Good quick hot meal in a basket.

Very good for dogs..beer very good.

Very reasonably priced and served hot like it should be

The staff are very friendly. There is a nice atmosphere and the food is good as well. I will deffinatly be visiting again.

Called in for a beer and was met with a warm friendly atmosphere

Enjoyable visit, staff appeared friendly and attentive, menu is fine with adequate choices, food needs slight attention to detail, my steak was ordered medium rare, which it was, however the charing on the outside was over done and left an acrid after taste.

Very nice friendly people and nice company

Lovely meal lastnight Great food.

Really good food was great and waited no time at all I'll be back lol

Very good food. Servers are nice. Drinks are cheap

The pub appeared to have fallen on hard times on the occasion of our last visit a few weeks ago, but now seems to be improving rapidly following a change of management. There was a definite 'buzz' about the place and it is clearly once again very much a community centered estate pub offering good grub at a very reasonable price. Recommended - if we don't use our local pubs, we risk losing them!

My feelings on my visit to the cherry tree are mixed. Staff was very friendly but that's as far as it goes. My meal was awful chips were raw & the chicken & leek pie was terrible. It was rock hard my knife won't even cut it. It ad 4 very small cubes of chicken in it & as for the leek there wss none. To top it all very lumpy gravy. If that wasne't enough the music was played very loud & it was christmas songs. I like christmas songs but in feb. We will not be returning.

It's getting a refurbishment soon.

For a pub that is situated in an area that is highly populated it doesn't seem to take advantage of it's full potential. This should be and could be a buzzing venue but it's lacking in a lot, uninterested staff I sat for 10 minutes before anybody noticed I was there because they were involved in a conversation in the other bar in full view of me. It's a crying shame because the pub has everything going for it except for poor management and a good clean

The food takes to long to be brought to the table and when it comes only 2 came and the other was at least another 10 minutes and the chips had been re hotted up and beef burger was burnt I will not be recommend it nor going back and it spoilt someone birthday the photo is not what we had so ignore the photo

Love new menu so much choice friendly staff

It has changed a lot... the staff are friendly and the food is absolutely gorgeous and served warm. I really enjoyed my Steak. It may be a little expensive but heck.. it's worth it! I'll definitely be going there again sometime soon - Very Impressed - Keep It Up! 😊

Good food. Very nice in side .

Menu not as good as last week as it has changed. Think the big wigs at Milton Pub are scimping on products and charging more.

Couldn't get a children's meal or beans on toast because no options on till?? prices have all gone up ridiculously high and also couldn't get latte coffee and when ordered a different coffee the milk was 2 days out of date!!!

came for meal on Sunday and was delighted. booked a table for 7 . Very quiet and food really well cooked and tasty. mixed grills . chicken and various others. lovely lady who was on bar. enjoyed so much came for mum's birthday breakfast on Monday. Different staff nice again and great price. More should support it. Thanks folks will be back when in the area again .

Reasonable prices and fairly good food and drinks here love the puddings and like the light snacks at lunch

We ate here last weekend, I would not recommend it. They don't stock everything that's on the menu. My meal had been put in the microwave for too long and was so dry the sauce had turned into hard lumps!!

Really enjoyable meals n friendly staff.

Terrible when u order chicken and they turn round and say you cant have it as its not been defrosted yet!.

Enjoyed a meal with family. Had to settle for bottled beer as the pumps were empty. Food is usual pub grub, but no complaints.

Great breakfast and meals friendly staff

It was very good one of the best meals iv had there very hot for a change

Good food good beer whats not to like

Not even worth one star, will not be returning. Ordered scampi and chip and within around 3 hours I was throwing up

10/10 and Reece is a great bar-man!

In serious need of a refurbishment and the food has gone down hill.

Food is good straightforward grub

Came with my son for dinner food was beautiful and excellent speedy service will be back next weekend.

Nice local pub, family orientated, sports bar, nice range of food and drinks on the menu. No play area for kids, so bring some entertainment.

My family came here after a long day at twin lakes and we was not disappointed , we all had steaks and wow they were all cooked to purfection, mine came out on a sizzler plate which was great as I'm a slow eater and this keeper my steak hot, the onions under my steak was amazing , my husband had the mixed grill which was so big even my hubby couldn't finish it, we only wish we lived nearer to visit the cherry 🍒 tree again. Good work guys

Great food, inexpensive, staff very friendly. Beers good :)

Good value for money with great tasting food, friendly staff and children welcome. Will return if ever in Melton Mowbray again.

The new menu is fantastic value and caters well for vegetarians... friendly and helpful staff.

Nice food, served fairly quickly