The Dovecote in Blaby

Really nice place with really nice food. Our server Lily was absolutely lovely and was quick and attentive. Thankyou!

We had our family Sunday Roast Carvery at The Dovecote. We have been numerous times and have always had a great experience. The Roast dinner was delicious, in particular the gammon, dauphinoise potatoes, meat gravy and brussel sprouts. A few of us had the roast beef as well, and while it looked beautifully cooked at the Pass and had a lovely taste, it was a little too chewy when eating it. The Service was great, and desserts fantastic too. Parking can be a bit difficult if you go at busy times, we usually end up parking in the industrial park area next door to the pub.

Was a bit slow with drinks but good attentive service

Went in on Bank Holiday Monday,and hadn't booked a table,it was busy but not packed. I was with my mother in law and wife. As she uses a walker the staff immediately found us a table where she didn't need to climb any stairs and swapped a chair so she could use the arms to push herself up afterwards. The staff couldn't do enough for us and were amazing. The food was very tasty and cooked to perfection. Fish and chips were spot on and if you have a smaller appetite they do a lighter lunch menu that is a smaller version of everything. We regularly use the Bull at Broughton which is owned by the same people and is amazing but , I have to say on this occasion it was better. The young girl that served us (dark hair, sorry don't know your name) was amazing from start to finish, swapping the chair , taking orders and serving food, asking if we needed anything else etc and seeing us out, and wishing us a good day. A real credit to the business. Another lady then held the outside door for us to leave and wished us a good day. Will definitely be back

Excellent vegetarian choices. OUTSTANDING service.

Would definitely recommend any of my friends to come here.. This being my first time and not sure what to expect it exceeded my expectations. Really nice!

Amazing food and service! Always a winner thank you so much!

Bit of a mixed bag really and I'm not a fan of leaving poor reviews , however, not overly impressed with the food here. The pub was extremely busy on the evening of our visit ( party of 19 ) , car park was full and had to park on the road at the front of the pub. The warm weather probably got people out for dinner and drinks so not really the pubs fault. The staff were lovely and doing their best considering the pub was pretty much FULL ! This is partly why I'm a bit reluctant in leaving a not so good review. We had to let the pub know at least 3 days in advance of our menu choices so was a bit ataken back when I was told that there was no beef brisket for my burrito bowl and would a mixed bean chilli ( vegetarian option ) be ok instead. The food took a while to come but that's fair enough when the entire pub probably wanted feeding. However, to not have the meal I'd booked and still pay full price was a bit of a let down. The food was nothing special, small bowl of salad, no dressings, rice was ok on the tortilla wrap, guacamole and sour cream and the mixed bean chilli with a sprinkling of tortilla chips and that was it, sixteen quid !! I don't see me returning any time soon. Sorry.

What an incredible restaurant. Don’t listen to any of the reviews because they are just wonderful in there. Some of the food that we ate was the best we ever had and I had a pistachio cheesecake and it was incredible.

The food here is amazing and has the best Sunday carvery by far, I wouldn't choose anywhere else for a carvery. The colleagues are very helpful and friendly. The atmosphere is great always welcoming and cheerful. Lovely garden with a bouncy castle for children. One of my favourite places.

Great place, nice food and good price

Nice pint of Doombar, pie, mash and veg.

Food was lovely, my daughter especially enjoyed her kinder cookie dessert, it looked and taste delicious.

Had a lovely meal today with friends but the best was the dessert, it came out fast and looked amazing! Will be back to try more puddings. Thank you :)

Our wedding reception today was held at the Dovecote and from the initial booking to leaving tonight everything has been exceptional. All the staff have been very friendly and nothing was too much trouble and to cater for over twenty the service was impeccable. The food was delicious and we were all served together with hot food. Thanks again to all.

Firstly we were put off by the chaotic car park with cars being parked all over the place. Once inside the restaurant it’s lovely, the food was delicious and the staff are the friendliest I have ever met. Could not ask for more, the service was quick and did not feel rushed at all. We will definitely be back! Thanks to all the staff especially the carvery chef who had a laugh with us which you never get at other carvery places :)

Great food, great service and never had a disappointing meal here. Would recommend to anyone

I was really impressed. Service was great, food was really good. Small plate was still a good size.

We had a lovely time at the Dovecote last night. We were a table of 8. The menu has something for everyone. Considering how busy it was, everything came out hot, well presented, and tasted great. The steaks were fab. The staff were very attentive and kept the drinks flowing. I highly recommend.

Amazing Burger, Fantastic puddings, Sam and the team were great, Sam also has a great beard, dreamy eyes and is extremely charming. All in all a great Sunday afternoon.

Great food as always, staff extremely friendly & efficient Extra nice sea bass tonight - massive compliments to the chef

Ellie R staff member was very friendly and helpful. Her service was really good. Nice food. Reasonable price and good service

I was part of a walking group who left our lunch orders before we left for our walk. When we arrived back at the time we said we would, the staff were busy taking new customers to their seats and taking others orders. We had to wait over 50mins before our food arrived, which is not acceptable, particularly as it was known what we had ordered in advance. This establishment is obviously set up for small groups arriving on spec and not for large (12+) groups known about in advance. The food was OK, but the price was different to that advertised on their website, which is not acceptable in this day and age. I will be happy if I never have to set foot in the place again. I'm sure it's very popular with people, but doesn't get my vote, I'm afraid.

Very busy which was a good sign. Can't fault the food or service.

Came here by chance on way back home to Leicester. It was Mother's Day and the place was heaving, so we didn't think we'd get in without a booking but they said they'd make it work and they did. Even though the place was absolutely packed, they'd put an appropriate amount of staff on so service wasn't impacted at all. Never heard of the place, had no expectations and certainly wasn't expecting to have the best chicken kiev of my life. The thing was a beast, huge chicken fillet in a lovely crisp coating with the skin-on fries nestled beneath, so every chip was delightfully soaked in garlic butter. My partner got the Tuxford chicken, also very nice. We both got the biscoff cheesecake to finish which was great too. The building itself is very nice, staff were friendly and all the food was great AND very reasonably priced, couldn't ask for more!

Being lactose intolerant I struggled with the menu until our waitress went above and beyond to speak with the kitchen on more than one occasion to adapt the dish I wanted. Her name was Ellie she was brilliant as was our food would definitely come back

Excellent service from a young waitress called Ellie who went out of her way to check whether the food contained allergies my partner could not tolerate ( we were sat upstairs so she must of walked a mini marathon) good food and service

Warm welcome from staff, great service and lovely food.

We were served today by bianca who was absolutely amazing, she was bubbly and relaxed whilst serving us throughout our carvery, eager to help and nothing was a problem. Big thankyou to her and we will be returning!

Brilliant service by Sam and the team on Wednesday for a family 80th birthday celebration. Very attentive and looked after us perfectly. Food was great and all delivered promptly which was a feat considering there were 17 of us! Thanks to all staff, it was a great evening.

Very nice place to eat . Nice choice on menu

A very long time since I've had such a lovely carvery lunch

Thank you to Luke , bee, Sam and Katie great service thank you

Came for lunch and was honestly one of the best meals we have had. Will 100% be back soon. Izzy and Sam were both lovely.

Very nice meal for birthday. Looked after very well by Sam. Thank you

Great good, great service. Louisa was a great hostess.

We were seated quickly and served quickly. Excellent service and excellent food. 10/10

An excellent evening with fantastic food. Served by Liam who couldn’t have been more helpful and polite (including his humour!)

Sam was such a great host and looked after us all night, thanks. This is only the second time we've been, last time was in February and both times the food has been superb.

Perfect service from Sam and his team, Louisa and we'll all worked perfectly together to insure we had an amazing experience. Cannot wait to see them again

Great service from Liam today. Alan’s carvery is the best in the area! Belle and the whole team are always fab.

Really great Sunday lunch. Swift and excellent service from Liam. Will definitely be back!

I loved the food. Starter, main and pudding were all excellent. Quick service especially considering how busy it was. Only downside was the parking, but suspect I could park outside if needed.

Very happy staff warm and welcoming. Food was amazing love this place. Staff interacted with the customers lovely

Oh dear what a disappointment. Our table for 3 adults was booked for 7.30pm sat down and ordered our meals which arrived nearly 1 hour later. My main meal wasn't actually what I ordered so the server sent my meal back to the kitchen, meanwhile we all asked for a steak knife and only 1 steak knife was given and was informed that all the steak knives were in the dishwasher so had to share 1 steak knife between 3 people. I received an apology and a reduction in on our bill which was appreciated but this spoilt the whole dinning experience and afraid there won't be a second visit I appreciate it was a busy Saturday night but did find it a bit chaotic.

The carvery is really good but the roast potatoes let it down feels like they have been frozen and re heated really let’s it down !!!

Excellent service and food from the Dovecote this Sunday , in particular one of the staff members “Sam” was exceptionally friendly and made the experience amazing for our family !

Meals and service were great. I’m not good with names but the waitress was amazing with my daughter who wasn’t having a good day lol. Food did take a while but we there at a very busy time at peak dinner time so was perfectly reasonable wait times.

Great food & great service. Thanks dovecote!

The food and staff were amazing.

Very happy with quality of food and are planning on coming back again for Sunday lunch again

Very pleasant friendly stay. Served by Paige who was very nice and helpful.

Incredible food and great service by Paige.

The standout point of our visit was the excellent staff that were serving at the bar and restaurant. Make no mistake this was some of the best customer service I have had for a long time, Really nice smiley people who were totally customer focused. Indeed, one guy had started tonight as a waiter ( his first night) ( young guy with a beard) and even he displayed excellent customer service facing skills. Well done. We had a lovely time and the food was very good. It’s also a pleasure to enter a nice warm restaurant on a cold night. Really excellent customer service all round. Thanks to Eleanor our waitress too. A very nice meal and experience. Well done to all the staff.

Lovely meal very relaxing, no body rushing you to leave ,Yorkshire pud with beef was beautiful. Others had fish chips all pleased with our food and servic

Always had great service and friendly staff, food always delicious and well presented.

Visited the venue for Sunday lunch with friends. The venue was very busy but we had a nice spacious table. There was a Sunday carvery which looked very attractive though in the end we all opted for the dine in menus. My spinach and sweet potato pie was very impressive, really flavoursome. All in all a very pleasant visit and would recommend.

Came here at the request of my mother in law, not sure I would go without her. When we arrived I started to walk to the bar and the server said don't worry we will come to you. It was a long time until they did. After that, things we asked for like an extra beer, ketchup etc were all acknowledged but never appeared. I just didn't feel like our custom mattered. I guess they were understaffed but it was a quiet midweek evening.

Great food in a lovely atmosphere

Nice pub good service and friendly staff but so so disappointed with the extremely small portions of food so small we thought we had all been served children's portions

We visited as a group of 8 just before Christmas they were really busy but coped so well staff had brilliant attitude we had the carvery meat and veg particularly good

Great food and have enjoyed the vibe and service, so why not 5 stars? Well it's because it can be tricky to get a table, reserve before you make a journey if it's a weekend or holiday. The online reservation system is good so I think it is worth doing.

Lovely boxing day meal with the family.

Went here for a carvery the other Sunday. It was nice, I'd say maybe not as good as some other local places but overall not bad. Usual choice of tests but servings of it were slightly smaller than other places.

Always solid great tasting hot food and excellent service. You can't go wrong!

Great place. Lovely food. Great staff.

Had a great meal here. I choose the rump steak with black and blue. I don't often order steaks as I prefer my steaks to be cooked "blue". I was convinced by my server that the chef was good and I was pleased by the advice. The steak was cooked to my preference, was well rested and melted in my mouth. It was soo good a group of us went back the next day

We have been here quite a few times it focuses on food but you can just have a drink but seats in the bar area are limeted and can be used for overspill when restaraunt is busy. Food is good but we fi d the menu is a little limeted although they do a winter and summer menu. Overall I recommend.

We visited here just before Christmas and it was very busy. Luckily we managed to find a table. Everything was excellent. The food was tasty, fresh and good value. All the staff provided perfect customer service. I would like to say Issy was outstanding. Thank you.

The food, service and the vibe at Dovecote Narborough was amazing! The food was delicious with a great menu. The Service provided by Will on 30/12/24 was outstanding. Very friendly and lovely to have a conversation with. Thank you for a great evening.

Visited here early December, table for 10. The food and atmosphere was great but it took 2 hours to be served food. We have visited many times and this is the first time we have had delays, the staff were very apologetic and the manager explained the cause of delay and looked after us. One off bad experience and we will visit again.

Will was very personable, friendly and helpful

Really good service and food was brilliant quality and taste can’t go wrong even the kids meals where made to perfection! We had our family Christmas meal here and really enjoyed it . One of the best tiramisu desserts I’ve had in a long time tbh everything was excellent keep it up guys will come back soon.

A Christmas Eve lunchtime meal for a party of 17. Good on site parking and was greeted by polite gentleman who showed us to our table. I was initially disappointed that the option of the carvery wasn't available but selected the Belly pork option which was very well presented and perfectly cooked. All 17 meals were bought at the same time and were piping hot. Everyone in the party was happy and pleased. Special mention to the staff, there was various who served us throughout at the table and the bar, but they were all very nice, polite and genuinely looked happy unlike some of the places I've visited. Credit to the pub and we'll definitely return in the new year.

Love this place. Food is quality and the staff are really nice too. My kid likes it here too

This has always been our favourite restaurant when we go out with our family when visiting Leicester. Ten of us went for our Christmas get together last Thursday and my Turkey which came as a misshaped ball was so tough I couldn’t get my knife or fork in. My husbands was the same. The vegetables were overdone, in fact soggy. So very disappointed. I told the waiter who said sorry

Great lunch at 2 for £18. Staff all lovely

I arranged an evening at the Dovecote to celebrate Christmas with my colleagues. The staff were accommodating throughout the booking process and even arranged to keep the bar open until late so that the team could enjoy a few drinks and a catch up after we ate our meal. The food was great considering how busy the pub was. Between us, I think we explored the entire festive fayre menu options and there were no complaints. A top night out, enjoyed by the whole team which ranged in age from 24-65. 16 of us were at the pub 18:00 - 01:00 and the bill was a very reasonable £75 per head. Everyone had anything they wanted to drink, not restricted as you are with some all inclusive drinks packages at larger shared events and the service and atmosphere were top notch. Many thanks to the team at The Dovecote. You guys made it happen. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

Lovely lunch with friends made more enjoyable by Michaela our waitress. Very funny lady who kept us entertained! She really went above and beyond! We hope she is working when we next pop in! Thank you Michaela - love from the 3 ladies in the corner who used a selfie to book in!

Waitress Makayla was lovely, extremely friendly and provided the best service I’ve had from a waitress in a long time! Food was also incredible! Thankyou Makayla for a lovely time:))

We came here for our yearly friends Christmas meal. So so impressed with our meal. It was really busy but the service was great and it was one of the best meals I’ve ever had. Massive shout out to the chefs and all the staff that work there. Highly recommend.

Dreadfully disappointing. Even though we were asked if we had any allergies we sat down ordered drinks and then found out there was absolutely nothing on the menu that our son could eat. There should be a message on the website saying if you have an allergy then we can’t cater for you. Not only embarrassing for our son but upsetting for our autistic child and also grandma whose birthday it was. Staff were lovely but sadly the owner has insisted on a blanket ‘nuts and mustard in everything’ to cover him/herself. Would not recommend for anyone with allergies as you are made to feel not at all wanted in their premises. So very sad…

Great experience tonight with my family. Random Sunday night, the team at Dovecote managed to get me in earlier than my original booking and made us feel welcomed and very appreciated. Elle served us extremely well and the Burger she recommended was spot on!! Would definitely return in the new year! Merry Christmas to you all!

We absolutely love this place. The carvery is perfect and the desserts are the best I've ever had.

Good service, friendly atmosphere. Don't be fooled by the steak, advertised as serloin but is rump. I know my steak believe me. I gave benefit of the doubt 1st time but 2nd was the same. It was tough. Definitely not serloin

Paige was a lovely waitress. Very friendly and good recommendations of food. Very attentive too when checking in to make sure everything was OK a few times.

Lovely pub great food good service really enjoyed the night well done

Sunday rush and we still received excellent fast service. Had a very friendly waiter by the name of Gary and was truly superb!!!

Music MUCH too loud! But from I’d and staff very good👍

We had a lovely meal, the food was delicious and our waitress Paige was very helpful and always made sure we had everything we needed🙂 highly recommend and we will be coming again!

Fantastic food, lovely staff. We were a large party visiting on a busy Friday night, despite this the food was top quality and the service was excellent. Very impressed.

We came here for lunch for my mothers birthday, the welcome was great, friendly and helpful. The food was cooked to perfection

Jake was so friendly and the young Lady, didn't get her name, all fantastic food was scrummy and all decorated for Christmas. Will definately be returning. Compliments to the Chef.

Thanks. Super family Sunday lunch. Thanks Paige!

Had a birthday meal last Weds - all very good. I do a few early evenings a week for a drink with friends, again all very good - staff are brilliant and are good in joining in with light hearted banter.

Had lunch here and a catch up with a friend. We had starters and puddings. The apple crumble is just divine! Another time I would choose just the apple crumble and custard with a coffee 😋

Have visited a few times at lunchtime but recently visited Sunday at 5:30. It was absolutely full but we were served fairly quickly all things considered. Highly recommend the venison pie

Went for a carvery with a few friends and was very disappointed, quality of the food for the cost was not worth the price paid, twice as much as grove farm and half the quality. Also not enough staff manning the bar took absolutely ages too get a drink. Its a shame as ive heard good thing’s about the rest of the menu

First time at the Dovecote. Had Sunday carvery the staff were friendly, Elle our server was excellent , good service and atmosphere, choice for carvery was very good although the cheese sauce on the cauliflower and broccoli was to thick and stodgy, overall good Experience

Had a fabulous time food amazing the staff are really good especially our waitress really made us feel special I would highly recommend this place 10/10