The Priory Pub & Kitchen in Charnwood

First time here and it was wonderful. Brilliant food, service and atmosphere. Looking forward to a return visit!

Always great service and good food reasonably priced.

Lovely gastropub with modern and luxurious decor. Staff are friendly and service attentive. Menu is varied with a wide choice. The same is true of the drinks menu. We visited around 1:45pm for lunch and it was still very busy with new tables arriving. Most possibly because it is graduation day at Loughborough university. Whilst it was busy, it had a nice vibe and good atmosphere. Our food was lovely and plentiful. All our dishes tasted nice. I have been told the milkshakes are really nice and is a must try. Would definitely visit again. Highly recommended.

First time I had visited The Priory, what a beautiful place. The interior decoration was absolutely magical, the food was wonderful too. Thoroughly enjoyed my visit and will make sure I visit again. Happy Christmas to all the staff you were amazing 😊

I loved my vegetarian main course but didn’t really like the soup which disappointed. The service was excellent and the atmosphere impressive I will be back but will avoid the soup next time.

We arrived 10 minutes earlier, than our reservation was scheduled. Our table reservation was for an hour and a half. As soon as I finished my dessert we decided we will ask the bill, but surprisingly the waitress already made that and put it to the table. But not just we got the bill, three other guests got that too, even they didn't ask at all. We spent 1 hour and 10 minutes in the restaurant and not before closing so there was no reason to bring out the bill. The table service wasn't kind, we didn't feel we are welcomed at the restaurant except on arrival. However the dish we ordered was great, the seabass fillet and the classic hamburger was delicious the brownie is a bit of disappointment, instead of chocolate sauce on top they put nutella on it. Overall, we are not going to back even the reastaurant itself looking fantastic. I have never ever experienced this in a similar category restaurant.

Sunday dinner was lovely. Staff were friendly and helpful. The only thing was the car park. We park down the ramp part and it was very dark when we left, as there was no lights on . It wasn't good for older people as couldn't see were they were going.

Beautiful restaurant, atmosphere, and decor perfect. Excellent service. Chicken wings, what can I say... Amazing..

Had a roast dinner here while passing through the area one Sunday. The staff and food were lovely, would definitely recommend!

Nice atmosphere; staff seemed a little slow to take initial drinks order - so we placed our food order at the same time, just in case we didn't see them again! - but it was very busy, considering it was a mid-week lunch. Lovely food, my only complaint being that there were too many yummy-looking dishes!

Great meal, nice casual atmosphere,good service

I attended a birthday meal in the restaurant. The venue was excellent and the service was very good.

Porchetta main with dauphinois potato, bacon greens, black pudding and gravy was incredible. Service was excellent as was the interior/atmosphere. Table of 7 and none of us could fault it.

We have been to the Priory several times and have enjoyed it. However on our last visit we ordered cajan chicken and corn riblets. The chicken looked good but it tasted like it was drenched in salt. We drank a whole bottle of water after a few mouthfuls. The corn riblets were so hard you would would have ended up toothless if you tried to eat them. We complained about it and asked them to taste the chicken themselves but there answer was to take it off our bill which is not satisfactory as it's not rectifying the problem. We will not go again.

Lovely place and filling food for a good price

Called in for coffee then called back for lunch. The service was very good. Attentive courteous and efficient. Lunch menu was a bit formulaic . But the actual food was a very good example. My Burger was thick meaty homemade and very good. My Vegan chum enjoyed his very large Vegetarian Wellington. Definitely recommend this place.

Staff awful, rude and most miserable. If you not happy in your job look for a new one. Won’t be coming back here in a hurry as the staff and managers are so miserable it made my carrots wilt. Even the managers which should no better. Mother request some mushrooms with steak but the answer was a blunt no, definitely not very accommodating to other places we have been too. Very disappointing

Gorgeous food and atmosphere. Service was a little slow but acceptable given how busy the dining rooms were. Friendly and attentive staff.

Sunday lunch for four. Tasty food, great service. £1.75 for soda water was a bit steep! And main course portions not large.

Biscoff milkshake is awesome, fantastic food and choice. Staff were great

Breakfast was well worth the visit. We went for the first time yesterday and the staff were very accommodating and the venue is upmarket.

A very popular spot and busy on a Sunday afternoon. The menu for my taste was a little rich so I settled for plain gammon. It was ok but a little chewy and the peas had no flavour. My daughter had fish and chips and said that her fish tasted too oily for her liking but the chips were lovely on both meals. Our friends had the Sunday roast which looked good but the Yorkshire pudding was a bit tough to cut. A small bottle of coke was £3.50. Dessert was again ok. The churros were nice and not oily but we have had better. The service was good and the atmosphere was buzzing so a nice spot to have lunch but not blown away especially for the price.

We had a fantastic time at this place, which we visited for dinner on Friday night. From the moment we arrived, the staff made us feel welcome. We started with cocktails at the bar, and the barman was incredibly helpful, crafting a really impressive drink that set the tone for the rest of the evening. Our waitress was also friendly and engaging, and we enjoyed sharing some laughs together. The food was excellent, adding to the overall positive experience. The venue itself has a great atmosphere, making it a perfect spot to relax and enjoy good company. We’d highly recommend this place to others and look forward to returning!

Lovely evening meal at the Priory today! We visited with 2 children and the staff were welcoming, helpful and fast!

We visited as a party of five with four adults and one child. When we made our booking, we noted that one member of the party could not eat raw dairy. On arrival we were slightly earlier than our booked time, but were shown to our table. The restaurant was not particularly busy when we arrived, nor did it get much busier whilst we were there. Our server was very slow to take our initial food order but when it came, the food was very good and enjoyed by all in the party. We had to wait a while for our server to notice that we had finished eating. When she came to clear the plates she cleared three plates but then wandered off to clear another table leaving us with two dirty plates on the table. When she eventually came back and removed the remaining plates we ordered desserts, clearly stating that we would like to order the children’s brownie but with dairy free ice cream (which the sever confirmed was available) and no whipped cream. A different server brought out the desserts and stated that he had brought a brownie with dairy free ice cream but no nuts. He was confrontational when we queried if there was whipped cream on it (the bowl had not been placed on the table at this point so we could not see the food) and it transpired that it was not possible to order a children’s brownie with dairy free ice cream so we had received an adult dessert with brownie, but this had not been communicated to us. A different server brought out the bill but we had to approach the servers station to get it paid as all the serving staff were stood chatting (and had been for some time). To be clear, the food was very good but the service was very poor and really spoilt our visit.

Very busy Sunday lunch. Slow service but food was wonderful. The child's menu was good too.

The food was excellent we didn't have to wait long for the food really nice will definitely be visiting again

Food was top end pub grub. Really good. I had the chicken breast which came with a very very good potato dauphinoise. Reasonably priced too. Always book though as it does get busy

The food was absolutely delicious. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. The decor was beautiful. Would visit again if we visit the area!

Staff here are always friendly and helpful and not too intrusive. Food is always served quickly and tastes great.

The Priory again proved to be a great meeting place for friends. The location is ideal with plenty of parking and we now would not go the short distance into Loughborough to seek and alternative venue. The food was excellent. We had the chicken roast dinner and it was one of the best I have eaten (the chicken was exceptionally well cooked. I must pay a complement to the staff who were very attentive and courteous especially the waitresses attending our table who allowed us more time when instead of choosing what to eat we spent time catching up with personal news. They were also smartly dressed and very polite. We will definitely be back. All credit to the management (I spoke to Ash) who again who made us fell like valued customers. Well done The Priory. We booked Sunday 4th August 2024.

We went for a Sunday ( family get together / birthday celebration ) with two toddlers - the gentleman who looked after us went above and beyond - food for the little ones was served first as asked. The food was exceptional and the bill was surprisingly less than expected - definitely booking again.

Great service, lovely food, just as it should be - perfect!

Nice breakfast but being served 1 smallish mushroom was dissappointing can improve on presentation spinach looked as it was just thrown on the plate.

Charming location and very polite staff offering great food at value for money

Went here last night to celebrate our daughter’s graduation from the University. Table of 6 we had booked over 6 months in advance to ensure we could get in. Our waiter was Ian and was fantastic chatty and had good sense of humour. Our food was delicious from burgers to chicken breast to 3 small plates as a meal shared by my parents. Only my dad forgot Buffalo wings are spicy to which he struggled but it was his fault not the Food. Ian had a good laugh and even offered him some buffalo sauce on his ice cream🤣🤣

I have been three times and three times I have been disappointed with the sirloin being at least ⅓ gristle and not edible Chips, I will say, always hit the mark, but for the price, I expect better from the meat, not the side

Went last week, being vegetarian I am very much happy with the quality of food and options. Drinks and dessert are well balanced. Highly recommended

Excellent food, service and drinks, plentiful parking too.

I’m really disappointed. We came here after a wedding to celebrate and what was such a lovely memory turned so sour because of a waiter who was beyond rude. How can a waiter respond to a customer who is asking KINDLY to order and say “when I was taking your order you weren’t ready now you want to” Yes love. That’s what customers at restaurants do they need a few minutes to read the menu and then order. Whether it’s a lack of training or just overall customer service this is a disgusting way to treat customers who ended up spending hundreds of pounds there on one event. He didn’t stop here with his rudeness either. He mocked us in a sarcastic tone, he was lazy in his approach to wanting to serve us but when other customers walked in he was practically doing backflips off the wall for them. He even approached one of us girls in an aggressive and confrontational manner. It felt like we were ignored and treated like nothing being we were the only Indians in the restaurant. It just felt flat out racist and horrible. Myself or any of my family members will not be attending here again. It’s all good to apologise after but that man himself needs to fix up and an establishment like The Priory should take matters like this more seriously.

A few great vegan options - Corn Riblets - Lentil & Squash wellington pie - House Salad - Onion rings & Chips - Sorbet

We went there recently for a little celebration after my civil ceremony, it was on the 4th of July , Thursday afternoon for lunch . This new member of staff ( not sure what his name his ) treated us really badly, made plenty sarcastic comments and we had to confront him towards the end . We are deeply disappointed because we have been there a couple times and never had such a bad experience . The new waiter not only ruined the day for us but made us not want to never go back ever again . He was downright rude and inappropriate in the way he spoke to my sister in law , hope the team has a word with him , such a shame that one such member of staff is ruining the Priory’s reputation

We just got back from having a meal at the Priory, five/six of us go out every Friday, this has to be one of the best meals, everyone agreed, every meal was cooked to perfection. The service from David and Robert was just right. Thank you, we will be back.

Amazing food. We all had the Platter - roast dinner with beef, chicken & pork. Cannot recommend enough. The staff were also lovely, attentive and efficient. Will definitely be returning.

Once again i walked away with a bad taste in my mouth! We live within walking distance, and always walk away disappointed. It was father's day and my family and I went for Sunday lunch. The menu has one option for vegans a salad!! The food was at best average! We had to wait 50mins for our only course to arrive. Then asked 3 time if they could clear our plates from the table, when it was clear we hadn't all finished! Then told we had to leave and go and finish our lunch at the Bar as they had the table booked out to another party! So the priory failed to bring the food out on time and we had to move!! not sure why they offer 3 course, when they can't manage 1. Then the bill came I felt completely ripped off £4.60 for a glass of coke is a joke Overall I was very unhappy and won't be returning This ruined Father's day for me Thanks the priory😡

Ham sandwich and a pot of tea. 5 star treatment even though I was a wreck having walked from Loughborough. Expensive but worth it

Nice place and atmosphere; very good service, very good food and good value at lunchtime, with the fixed price options. A recommended pub restaurant.

Came here for a birthday and it was lovely, food was great and the service was wonderful!

Nice enough but more like London prices than Loughborough!

They overcharge you and if you don't have a receipt they won't believe you and you'll have to get a bank statement! They refunded me once they saw my statement but denied any compensation for the inconvenience and hassle.

Amazing place, very tasty food and a wonderful service 👌%100 recommended 👏👏

Great time here loved it thx guys

Enjoyed a lovely meal here yesterday, staff were very welcoming and helpful. Food and service was superb. Not the cheapest but definitely worth every penny.

A pub that doesn’t allow dogs :( please have a dog friendly area!

A lovely olde-style restaurant at the crossroads of Nanpantan. Bigger than you think, with plenty of parking. A little pricey, but as expected for this type of place.

We took our daughter and her friends for dinner on her birthday and we enjoyed the food, loved the atmosphere. The place is not far from Loughborough university (8-10 minutes drive) and the town centre.

Nice warming atmosphere and good service

Great food, lovely pub and great service, highly recommended

Had chicken burger, was OK but found it was dry.

One of the best meals we’ve had in a while. Great recommendations from knowledgeable staff. Georgina was delightful, friendly and quick. Food was very tasty and generously portioned. Will definitely be back! Thank you for a lovely experience.

Honestly such a nice pub with such epic food

Came today for a birthday lunch for my mum and all I can say is WOW. Really cute building inside and out, perfect atmosphere and the staff were so attentive and polite. Excellent service, the food was good value for money and delicious, would absolutely come back.

Good staff friendly good food&drinks

Beautiful food. Lots of gluten free options. The gluten free fish and chips were delicious!

Visit The Priory în weekday and have great time: table available, service impecable, food to perfection. Well done!!

If you google dog friendly restaurants near Loughborough this place comes up. So this was booked for a Mother’s Day meal. When booking I also detailed I’d be bringing a dog. On the day we were told they weren’t dog friendly. No effort to contact prior to the booking. Mother’s Day ruined. Sort out your SEO and make the effort to alert people if there’s a foreseeable problem.

Staff were rude. Went in for some food went to get a menu from the bar for a staff member to shout over no walk-ins for food. Which was fine but manners wouldn't of gone a miss

Service can be good but can be soooo slow. Gave up on dessert on one occasion as we ran out of time...and patience. Facilities good and plenty of parking

So nice great place great food great deals on food uuummmm maybe only gripe creme bruely needs work very nice but very small portion needs work sorry also love your customer they give us all a job da daaaa x

Food was all good. Service a bit slow, but when you order a rump steak and are charged £3 extra for mushrooms I expected more than 1 the size of a two pound coin! A shame because the steak was perfect.

Food was lovely, waitresses are very friendly and polite service was very quick , only issue that really disappointed us was that we were sat near the kitchen doors and all we could here was sexist jokes towards there waitress staff which was very disappointing and gross to hear and certainly not fair on your waitress staff if they get this sort of behaviour behind the scenes it definitely needs to stop. But other than that issue I don't have a bad thing to say absolutely lovely place to have food and drinks.

Bar staff were judgemental and nasty

We had a great time with the loved ones. Very good food and cocktails. Friendly service!

Our favourite restaurant. The food is always plentiful, piping hot and delicious, and the staff are always welcoming, friendly and polite. It's always a treat to dine at the Priory 😊

We visited recently for a Sunday roast, I ordered the trio of meat but there was no beef so I had double pork and chicken instead. The pork was super fatty, almost inedible. My partner had the Lamb shank which was meant to come with mash potato and gravy. When it arrived it was smothered in a bright orange sauce which tasted like pasta sauce, it also had the trimmings from the Sunday dinner and no mash potato/gravy as advertised. When we mentioned it the waiter said that’s how it comes (definitely doesn’t as we’ve been before and ordered it) and because she didn’t like the sauce he gave her a pot of gravy to pour over the top of it. Needless to say she didn’t eat it and went away hungry which was very disappointing. We usually come to the priory for breakfast and we came yesterday for a fry up. Every time we’ve come the fried eggs have been snotty so we always switch them out for scrambled or poached. Yesterday I had poached which was fine, but my partner had scrambled and it was swimming on the plate. Quality of food has definitely gone downhill and I don’t think we will be returning for a while now.

Lovely atmosphere here. Well decorated and really clean throughout. Food was also really good quality and tasty!

Was actually going to attend an interview for a sous chef position, but after I ate there I withdrew my application. Service was great, but a vegetarian breakfast… black Avocado…? Why was that even put on my plate… Sweet chilli sauce… for breakfast….gross Core not taken out of the tomato…. Really poor effort…. You want people to eat in your restaurant… you need to teach your chefs the basics ….. very sad…

Food is amazing and great service.

Went here at the beginning of Jan 2024 with a friend. We stayed for a while and ate food from the small plates menu. Food was excellent and really tasty. Service was great and prompt. Atmosphere was lovely with plenty of places to sit and you could have a chat as it was not too loud. Will visit again

Local place to us, treat now and then.

Would like to rate at 0 stars. Waited 1hour 40minutes but neither food nor apology had arrived, so we left.

One of the worst restaurant experiences, after an hour and a half, we still hadn't had the main course, so we left. We won't be back.

Well cooked food and a reasonable range of beers even if my favourite (neck oil) was missing on this occasion.

Awesome food great service highly recommend.

Wanted to go for a pub lunch & googled which confirmed it was dog friendly! On entering this pub we were informed abruptly by a Rude bar staff who said “WE DONT ALLOW DOGS INSIDE” I tried to say we’d googled this pub & it stated dog friendly but this bar staff again blurted out “we don’t allow dogs inside”. Shocking customer service, won’t be back!!

We have been to the priory several times. This year we decided to take 17 members of the family for Christmas dinner. The staff were excellent. The food was super, and everyone had a fantastic time. We will be back!

Really nice food and atmosphere, service was great 👍

I had a wonderful time here. I started off with fish and chips which was absolutely amazing. Could clearly tell it was fresh and the batter was crispy but not oily. The chips were also fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside. Best fish and chips I have had in a long time! I then had the apple and cinnamon crumble which was so nice. The custard that came with it as well was lovely and warm and was amazing with the crumble. Was such a warm and cosy meal. The service is top notch too! Staff are lovely and food comes out fairly quick. Would definitely come back here again!

Warm area and comfortable . Food was very good and plentiful . Staff were helpful.

Priory was so busy, but the service and food was fantastic. What a great place shame we don't have this pub in Durham

Average pub grub, unfortunately they weren't even capable of swapping from one kind of mayo in a burger to a different one offered on a different burger. Kids meals are expensive for what you get. Drinks are expensive. Main courses seem fairly standard prices for these days - on the expensive side at £16 for a burger. It was busy for a Thursday night with a big party in, so nice atmosphere.

Warm and food was delicious would return it was my first visit

Amazing food and service, unfortunately not when I first arrived from a colleague behind the bar.

The quality and taste of the food was exceptional (Sunday roast dinner). Unfortunately, the food was only just warm and the roast potatoes were very pale and soft.

Nice place food was the worst I’ve ever eaten wouldn’t recommend for food couldn’t even get a burger right sent it back cold and not cooked through however the waitress was very good and rectified the problem however they did bring another one it was ok but very dry no cheese very limited salad boring never again sorry

Great food in a very pleasant dining room

Great meal here few weeks ago, the lamb I had was amazing and the choice of food was really good and all seemed good quality and reasonably priced. Staff were friendly too would go again

Food is nice BUT... The staff were not attentive at all. Three breakfasts came out but forth one was an unacceptable wait, about 10 minutes, so cancelled it. Other 3 people had finished before I even got my breakfast. A side order was also not brought out with mains. A member of the bar staff sat on a laptop whilst people were standing at the bar after just coming in. Not a good way to deal with customers. We won't be returning, unfortunately.

Beautiful building but the food is disgraceful. Lack taste and presentation. Would not recommend if you looking to go out for a nice meal.

A really nice atmosphere & the food was delicious. Would highly recommend a visit.