The Old Horse in Leicester

Good place for pre rugby game. Not to busy but good atmosphere and good food

Don't know about the food because we weren't able to sit. We tried to book ahead for a party of 6 but were told the don't take bookings and there would be space. Lo and behold we turn up there's no space and some of the tables are reserved! So much for not taking bookings!! Some of our party travelled a fair distance to meet up as well! Appalling customer service. Not happy. Edit: for reference, we did try to resolve without success and then spent 10 minutes in the entry area trying to locate another place last minute. Maybe you could try a ''no show within 10-15 minutes'' policy...at least that provides a reasonable wait time for those who've reserved and those that may wait for a table to free up.

Very nice Sunday carvery. Lovely carvery today.

Draft beers cost around £5/cup, and there are also cocktail options. There are many seating areas, and having open-air outdoor seating is a plus ❤️ The details in the bar are very beautiful. The hanging teapots and old-style wine glasses are very unique. There is also a fox on the ceiling staring at the ducks, which is warm and cute. It's right next to a park, perfect for a drink after a walk.

The best thing about the Old Horse, other than their huge lawned beer garden and play area is their traditional home cooked Sunday lunches. Not only do they have a good selection of meats, potatoes and veg, but they always have some delicious vegetarian options aswell. There is always something to please everyone, even strict dietry requirements! The Old Horse is a great pub for all the family and have a good selection of local beers on tap too.

Still as good as ever best pub in Leicester Great food good staff

No faults whatsoever. Menu not sampled but staff etc. top draw. 🍻

Never been before, we were going to see a show and popped in for some food. I ordered a hotdog with chillies and sourcream, my partner ordered a fillet of fish. My partners meal was OK but not as described on menu, it wasn't a fillet of fish it was two fish fingers in a bun. My meal arrived with a cold hot dog and chilli, worse than that the bread was stale and disintegrating, my chips were hot but I had to pay extra £2.50 as this meal did not come with chips as standard which is OK, however I got half the amount my partner had with her meal which did come as standard. I did report this to a member of staff and he said he would have a word with the chef.. We were sitting right opposite the kitchen, I saw the member of staff go into kitchen, scrape food in the bin and walk back out so I don't think it was mentioned. Not a great experience for a first visit so I'll give it a miss next time.

Really good to go somewhere so dog friendly. Good food, good prices, lovely long garden. Despite being some distance away we're sure to return.

I visited here with a friend for the Thursday evening drinks and food. The drinks on offer is very good here with a wide choice of beer and ciders. All drinks are reasonably priced. The atmosphere and deco is very good with outside seating at the front and beer garden at the back. If you park in the car park then you must not forget to enter your registration at the counter. The food served was not a reasonable standard (for the evening). It was a little disappointing. But we still enjoyed our visit here. And I will always recommend this place.

Good service, food, drink and atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Absolutely what a pub should be like in my opinion. Warm, welcoming, full of curiosities and joyful little touches. Moved my eldest daughter to university, and it was a beautiful spot to add to the memories of this weekend! Plus, the jacket spud with chilli and cheese was lovely, which was a nice bonus!

Friendly pub. Good food. Nice garden area and also dog friendly.

Best pub in the world, home of the best rugby team in the world

Fantastic pub in a great location. Wonderful array of drinks. Friendly owners and great food. What’s not to love?

Good food, chill atmosphere. Good place if you want to chat over a nice meal.

I've visited this pub several times over the 20 years that I’ve lived in Leicester (not a regular) and I've never had any issues until yesterday. We ordered two different hot baguettes and cheesy chips. When the food arrived, one of the baguettes had the wrong sauce. Although it was a minor issue, the lady serving us was happy to correct it. We were playing a Monopoly card game and stopped as soon as the food arrived. Unfortunately, my BLT baguette was overcooked and extremely hard—definitely not enjoyable. The pulled pork baguette was cold, even though we tried the food as soon as it was served. WITHIN 5MINS, I approached a staff member to express my concerns, and the young lad was very polite and informed the landlady, who was sitting just behind us outside. When the landlady came over, I explained the issues. She told me that the pulled pork baguette is supposed to be served cold, which I found odd since it was listed on the hot menu. She didn’t seem too pleased with my complaint but took the food back and told me I could get a refund. We weren’t in a rush, as we planned to stay for a few more drinks, but she kindly brought the refund to our table, which I appreciated. We continued playing cards and left the money on the table. Then, a gentleman approached us and asked, "I hope you’re not gambling?" We replied that we were just playing Monopoly, a card game. He then asked, "Why is that money on the table?" I explained that it was the refund for the food. Suddenly, in a raised and aggressive tone, he said, "Yeah, that’s why your food got cold—because you were too busy playing cards." I told him that wasn’t true because we started eating right away. He then said he would check the CCTV. I encouraged him to do so, and he walked off mumbling to himself. I could tell he realized he was going to be wrong. What an absolute idiot. Im guessing he was the owner or manager. To add to this, if the pulled pork is supposed to be served cold, as you claimed,why did you blame us for it going cold? I’d be happy to watch the CCTV with you if you’d like. You literally have a “HOT BAGUETTE” section on your menu as I’ve posted. In your responses to other reviews, you mention that people don't come to you directly to complain about the food. Well, we did, and look how you reacted. Maybe that’s why people don’t approach you—because you become aggressive. You was unprofessional and disrespectful, maybe you was having a bad day. I won’t be returning unless the guy invites me to watch the CCTV so I can watch his face in disappointment because we wasn’t lying.

I've visited this pub several times over the 20 years that I’ve lived in Leicester (not a regular) and I've never had any issues until yesterday. We ordered two different hot baguettes and cheesy chips. When the food arrived, one of the baguettes had the wrong sauce. Although it was a minor issue, the lady serving us was happy to correct it. We were playing a Monopoly card game and stopped as soon as the food arrived. Unfortunately, my BLT baguette was overcooked and extremely hard—definitely not enjoyable. The pulled pork baguette was cold, even though we tried the food as soon as it was served. WITHIN 5MINS, I approached a staff member to express my concerns, and the young lad was very polite and informed the landlady, who was sitting just behind us outside. When the landlady came over, I explained the issues. She told me that the pulled pork baguette is supposed to be served cold, which I found odd since it was listed on the hot menu. She didn’t seem too pleased with my complaint but took the food back and told me I could get a refund. We weren’t in a rush, as we planned to stay for a few more drinks, but she kindly brought the refund to our table, which I appreciated. We continued playing cards and left the money on the table. Then, a gentleman approached us and asked, "I hope you’re not gambling?" We replied that we were just playing Monopoly, a card game. He then asked, "Why is that money on the table?" I explained that it was the refund for the food. Suddenly, in a raised and aggressive tone, he said, "Yeah, that’s why your food got cold—because you were too busy playing cards." I told him that wasn’t true because we started eating right away. He then said he would check the CCTV. I encouraged him to do so, and he walked off mumbling to himself. I could tell he realized he was going to be wrong. What an absolute idiot. Im guessing he was the owner or manager. To add to this, if the pulled pork is supposed to be served cold, as you claimed,why did you blame us for it going cold? I’d be happy to watch the CCTV with you if you’d like. You literally have a “HOT BAGUETTE” section on your menu as I’ve posted. In your responses to other reviews, you mention that people don't come to you directly to complain about the food. Well, we did, and look how you reacted. Maybe that’s why people don’t approach you—because you become aggressive. You was unprofessional and disrespectful, maybe you was having a bad day. I won’t be returning unless the guy invites me to watch the CCTV so I can watch his face in disappointment because we wasn’t lying.

A generous standard roast in a nice pub soundtracked by the most demented Magaluf brain rotting music you've ever heard.

Great beer garden and spacious inside. Just wish they had a better beer selection (i.e. any beers that aren't Everard's).

Great potential, but sadly only Everard's cask ales

Great food, great selection of beers, great staff. Had a yorkie wrap and it was fab

Been coming to this place for years, proper pub! Decent selection of ales, no loud music usually, occasional karaoke. What more do you want?

Steak could be a little better, other than that it is a nice place to go for a chill pint with your mates or alone

Great pub with a huge back garden with play frame for the kids to have some fun.

Good pub. Plenty of space at the back if you want some time/space to yourselves. And nice little park for the kids. What spoilt it a bit was the rubbish outside the door to the building. A quick litter pick could have sorted that out. In general a good pub albeit some litter pickin needed..

My burger is older than the old horse and i pay 30£

The best pub EVER!! Fantastic food, fantastic booze and the staff are FANTASTIC too. Highly recommend, go here...its an absolute GEM! The decor and all the spaces are also pretty epic too! Thank you to Dee, Kev, Lily, Sam and all the staff for making me and all the Kasabian site crew so welcome. Home from home! THANK YOU!

Great venue great food and entertainment 😁

Pre kasabian drinks. Long queues, but we'll organised

Im a regular, i enjoy the selection of craft ciders and real ales, definitely a place to be when yku need a relaxing moment with your family, with your friends or just alone!

Great place for pre drinks before a kasabian gig over the road in Victoria Park

Love the decor food great and beer even better

Amazing place! The country pub feel in the middle of the city ! Always a great atmosphere brilliant service wonderful team .

Lovely evening at The Old Horse (our first visit) . We went to hear their live music entertainment but such a shame they ran out of food as we were looking forward to having a meal so had to do with a bag of crisps. Never mind we still enjoyed it. Staff and atmosphere were excellent .

Great atmosphere, staff were friendly. Great place for a catch up and food.

Still one of the best pubs in leicester

Best Sunday lunch I've had in s long time

We've been to the Old Horse on lots of occations over many years and always enjoyed it. We logged the car number plate as requested and enjoyed a nice meal (as we usually have) this time, though, we recived a parking fine a week later of £60 (or £100 if not paid quickly). We appealed with parking comapny as we had logged in and were obviouvly customers . We heard nothing, the appeal disappeared and the only option was to pay. We won't be going back.

Friendly welcome from the ladies. Excellent selection of beers, good food portions. What's not to like. 5 mins walk to the Demontfort Hall.

It's quirky and fun. They have a great outdoor area. Best in warm weather. A little cramped otherwise Service is perfect for a neighborhood pub.

Nice garden. Excellent selection of beers. Good lamb

Perhaps they were having an off day because all the other comments seem good, but the food was genuinely atrocious. The hot dog was barely warm with a mountain of flavourless onions and a wet bun, the garlic bread was a thin shop-bought base with plastic cheese on top and the box of chips was very bland. The staff were very friendly and the atmosphere is nice, but I was extremely disappointed with the food.

Always start here when we go to the o2 academy, atmosphere great,food served quickly and very tasty. Good start to the evening.

A really nice pub with a great beer garden.

The landlord runs a top-notch pub with a pub menu featuring both English and American classics. The Old Horse is dog friendly. The free house bar has a wide selection of Everards local brews, ales, lagers, and ciders. The service is cheerful and prompt. The Halloween themed decoration is unique but comfortable and welcoming: quiz night Tuesday, steak night, and all the rugby on the big screen. Superb!

Great pub and proper pub food. Cobs, burgers etc. Went in on a Sunday and they had plenty of room for Sunday lunch. Garden is pretty decent, kids can run around and play on the slide. Proper under rated hidden gem.

Only had drinks but planning to go back for a meal

Great pub, deceptively large. The garden is particularly nice. Food was tasty and fresh, and the staff were very friendly.

Lovely pub with a big beer garden. The staff is very nice and helpful. I had half a chicken with slaw and chips, very good

Chicken wings weren't crispy is the only thing, all the other food lovely. Staff were spot on.

£15 for 3 slices of beef, 4 roasted potatoes and 3 tins of peas. No thanks.

Been here a few times now, always a lovely atmosphere and when I've food I've always been very impressed. The decor will surprise and delight you!

Great place, loved the way its decorated, great atmosphere, pleasant staff, parking space.

Sunday lunch looked tasty. Beer was very tasty.

Fun pub, great quiz night on Tuesdays, with fabulous host. Highly recommended.

Great pub with nice surroundings inside and out to the point you'll forget you're close to the middle of the city. Always friendly staff with good service and large range of drinks. Didn't order food on this occasion but can be a bit hit and miss although reasonably priced.

I come hear with my family for a meal food allways good good ale on tap out side chairs and tables dog friendly they got a back garden it closed at mo good if you got kids I got 3 they enjo going they have fun give mum a night off if you park they put your reg in so you don't get a ticket enjo

We had really nice time. Service is gud friendly staff. Lovely big portions of food.

Realy nice pub.Lovely beer garden ideal for a summer's day.Didn't eat there food looked good.There's not many places that do a carvary.

If you are in leicester on a Sunday and would like a good traditional lunch, look no further, you can get satisfaction here, good chefs, real ales and a fair price makes the old horse a must....I've been many times and always enjoyed it...I don't mind joining the queue for nice food.

Plenty of seating, no booking required . I went with my 2 yr old son and had a great Time. Staff very friendly and helpful. I shared a sunday roast carvery plate with my son . The meal was enormous and super yummy. This was my 1st time going, but we are returning there very soon

Best pub in Leicester, great food and excellent service

Food was sorta ok, service was very good and atmosphere was loud, maybe coz of a weekend. Good amount of parking space and dog friendly.

Decent pub, lots of interesting and curious decor! Dog friendly, pub quiz is good fun, nice selection of snacks and lovely big garden with play area

Fantastic Pub ,excellent Beer, food and a living shrine to the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service. Thankyou The Old Horse we will return

Travelled from Lancashire for a show and stopped at the The old horse. What a wonderful place. The staff were attentive and very polite. A great selective of local ales and well know lagers. The food was perfect, steak spot on and we'll presented as was the gammon. Brilliant pub with an very pleasant atmosphere and a wide eclectic collection of "artifacts" including a coffin. I will definitely be back again.

Came in for Sunday roast Regular roast

We have enjoyed an amazing valentines tapas experience at the old horse. We had a wonderful warm welcome from our host’s, a fabulous guitarist that serenaded us throughout the evening. Who we look forward to seeing again soon The food and wine was excellent complements to the chef thank you, we would definitely recommend. Plus perfect service all timed nicely, Cannot fault the evening. Thank you for a lovely evening 🥂💕 Recommend you book early for Mother’s Day 🥰

Excellent service, good cuisine, wide selection of drinks.

Didn't have food, but it looks good so might another time. Friendly staff, lovely atmosphere..

Nice pub which serves food, nice atmosphere lovely range of beers

There were a lot of people in when I went, but I think there was an event on. Have been before and the food is good but I had a coffee this time (nice) Bit of a quirky place, but there's no reason to fault it when I've been in the past, so I would pop in again and have lunch with colleagues. Cheap n cheerful.

Has always been a great pub. Since the refurb, I particularly like the section with the firefighters theme. Great amount of choice on tap. Lots of seating. The beer garden is also massive. I can't remember the last time I've been in a toilet that was clean, so kudos there too. Staff are very friendly. For the people moaning about the carpark fine, if you are that unaware of your surroundings, you deserve to be fined

I am incredibly sad to be writing this type of review, however it needs to be said. The owners are un inviting, unapproachable and somewhat rude, we had a wake organised at this pub and the level of sympathy towards our family and friends was zero. Some family members where wheelchair users and they where being rushed and ushered out with no compassion. Would not be returning On a positive, the bar staff were amazing. Managers both need to go on a course on how to be fair, compassionate people

I never write reviews but I can definitely say that this was mandatory. Awful customer service, awful landlord, awful security. I was at a wake yesterday and was pushed out the way for absolutely no reason by the owner of the pub, I was completely aware of this as I was not drinking. I was shouted at and was told to be out the way. The service towards the elderly people within the pub was treated incredibly disrespectfully. The only thing that is good going for this pub is the park opposite… Wheel chair accessibility: If you are in a wheelchair please do not go to this pub. They do not cater for people who even walk. Customer service: Non existent - if anything, unbelievably disgusting.

Just awful! People skills non existent. Food was almost edible. Would not go back. Dreadful experience……..

I would not usually come online to share my experience unless I really felt it necessary for experience of future visitors. We visited The Old Horse yesterday to celebrate the life of a family member who had been buried earlier in the day. I approached the bar to order a drink for my grandma, she had asked me for half a lager, I don’t drink so I’m not familiar with the fact that different lagers identify themselves with different names. When the landlady who served me asked me which lager I would like, I said I wasn’t sure and quickly turned to ask a family member behind me who responded ‘Carling’ by the time I turned back around to relay this message to the landlady she had already made Peroni. I told her that it needed to be Carling or my grandma wouldn’t drink it, she was very rude and shouted at me whilst huffing and puffing. Later in the day I asked if my phone could be charged behind the bar, I had a charger already so it just needed to be plugged into a socket. The bartenders said they couldn’t charge it behind the bar because they couldn’t take liability if anything was to go wrong, but they responded with a solution that I could charge it elsewhere as there were various sockets situated around the pub. I found a plug near to where my family were sat and left my phone charging. The landlord bought my phone over to the table, slammed it down and said “this is my electric you’re using”. This was done in such a rude manner and made me feel very unwelcome. I’ve visited many bars, pubs and restaurants in my time. I can definitely confirm that I have never experienced such disregard for customers emotions and insensitivity to what was a difficult day for my family. I will never return to this place and I am surprised that there isn’t other reviews similar to this one. Considering the significant amount of sales we bought to this pub yesterday, we was thanked with an unpleasant customer service.

We had a wonderful team Christmas meal here. Lovely food in a great location, would certainly recommend a visit; in fact several visits. Very friendly and helpful staff who make the entire visit a pleasure.

The staff on New Years Eve 2023 were fantastic, great team who worked together and got everyone served quickly but also enjoyed the atmosphere even though they were giving up their NYE to work! Good pints throughout the night too, well done and thank you to all the team!

So, I went here for a Christmas work. Was extremely busy to be fair but a lovely atmosphere. Drinks were very nice, maybe a little expensive,😅 but I never go out, so probably the right price. My starters was the peri peri skewer cam either a little salad garnish and some red onion on the side and a small dish of peri peri dip. Was really nice. Initially, I thought the size was too small, which was just right. The main was turkey, roast potatoes, Brussels sprouts, carrots, green beans, new potatoes,stuffing, and due to a dairy allergy , I was given my own jug of gravy - which was delicious. Had cranberry sauce, too. Very nice. For pudding, I had the vegan ice cream in a brandy snap basket topped with slices of fresh strawberry. Lovely

Good food and drink. Parking can be tricky

Stopped in for a drink before going to De Montfort Hall to see a performance. We felt very welcome, a great choice of ales and ciders as well as bar snacks; a lovely atmosphere, friendly members of staff and lovely decorations for Christmas. Their food menu looked good and we plan on eating there next time we're in the area.

A very nice meal and good service. Would go again.

Lovely warm, welcoming pub, excellent beer, friendly staff. Decent pint of Everard's Old Original.

Excellent place to eat and drink thoroughly enjoyed our meal there was fabulous

Great home made food with beer what else is thier

Great pub, have come here on two occasions before a Leicester tigers game, both times it has handled heavy traffic really well, food has been tasty and a great selection of lager, ale and cider. It’s really well decorated, having cosy booths and large tables to pick from

Great iconic Leicester pub great value carvery always a nice atmosphere nice people pub

Traditional pub great food good prices great atmosphere

We had a carvery . Very crowded and hard to find seat. Would have preferred to serve myself not by staff

Went before Halloween & it's just WOW! Food fantastic, Staff so welcoming... this place is like nowhere else in Leicester. No wonder they win awards.

This was a great find. Delicious food, served very quickly at a very reasonable price and not too far from De Montfort Hall.

Food is amazing. Sausages and mash was perfect, I don’t even like peas and yet they were perfectly done. I don’t even like mash or sausages that much but this meal was great. Came in a giant Yorkshire pudding. Had a pint of 1849 which was spot on. The hot nuts are nice too, great pub except from the lager seems to always have a tang to it.

Large, traditional pub on edge of city centre...comfortable and friendly.

Always a go to pub when you are up the Victoria Park end of town .Busy but friendly vibe

Hi John from Leicester I came with my wife to the pub the service were brilliant atmosphere weren't many in there and what I've seen in the food don't bother thank you John

Nice pub,polite staff and good food ☆☆☆☆☆

Love love love this pub. Food was amazzzzzzingggggg. Staff are great. Place is so clean and looks so good. Just love it here.

Visited daughter who is at De Montfort university and went here for a carvery. Firstly, on walking in the pub had a lovely relaxed and welcoming atmosphere and the effort they have gone to with Halloween decorations was second to none. The food was delicious, a great portion size and the staff were welcoming and polite. My daughter is gluten free and she was able to have everything she wanted with staff being very accommodating to meet her needs. We shared two dessert between the four of us as we didn’t really have room but they sounded to good not to treat ourselves. Again a good GF choice and both portions were big enough for two. Well done team, we will be back next time we visit and I’m intrigued to see if you decorate as well for Christmas as you have for Halloween.