The Swan in Harborough

Went to our niece's 18th birthday party,room was great,food was great,had a variety of buffet food,hot and cold,lovely little pub,staff friendly and helpful with setting up the room,much recommended for a party and of course a visit.

Really nice place to be in with friends

Had a lovely experience at the swan tonight. Fran was amazing and gave the best service. Very swift on the serving and collecting. Excellent job Fran! You are top notch.

Went for the open mike night. Great laugh and atmosphere.

Excellent pub close to Kibworth Cricket ground

Stopped off for a Sunday carvery. Disappointed with the selection of vegetables and felt like portions were being limited as it was getting towards the end of their service time. Staff were friendly and it's a great location but we'll be walking the short distance along the tow path to the black horse in the future

Lovely pub, friendly staff nice atmosphere

Would like to very much thank the team at The swan for our fathers ‘celebration of life’ yesterday lunchtime. Food excellent. Staff very friendly & attentive, perfect for our group of 35 in the lovely conservatory. Thankyou from The Webb family 😊

Full marks to the Swan. We were lucky to get a table on Mothering Sunday, surely one of their busiest days! As always the food was excellent. What stood out was the service from the waitresses: unfailingly courteous, attentive and, given that the place was full, gave every appearance of being unflustered, whatever they may have felt inside. (We later learnt that every table was triple-booked and they were concerned about the turnaround time!) So bravo The Swan. We're fortunate to have to you in the village.

Delicious Sunday lunch, well presented, portions sufficient but not too big. An additional dish of vegetables included and offered would always be welcome. We had a toddler with us which didn't feel uncomfortable as some places make it.

Sent me a partially incorrect meal, made it clear as soon as it arrived and I was told the manager will be made aware. Nobody spoke to me. I asked for the manager when I received the bill, who refused to replace or refund that part as she said they 'provided a full meal, it was just human error from the Waitress not mentioning that part of the meal was out of stock, so they replaced it and provided a full meal.' Not the one I ordered and I did say I didn't enjoy/eat it, but she was adament a full meal means I must pay in full regardless if I liked/(didn't) order it. After a strong debate in front of my children and other customers, the manager finally took it off. Didn't have any regard for the fact I didn't eat/enjoy/order it, she just gave up really. Need to have more respect for customers here.

Excellent service with an outstanding atmosphere! 10/10 would come again!

The menu is terribly limited (scampi, burger or pizza) and the food quality is very very poor, the worst we’ve experienced for a longtime, anywhere.

Great service, beer & Sunday lunch. Plan to return !! 😁

I had the worse food I’ve had in a long while at the swans last night …after really looking forward to a nice meal out …as I had previously had at the Swan . The menu was very basic … we had to order at the bar and pay for our food before we got it and we didn’t even get shown to our table … just told to sit anywhere. I had barely got back to the table from ordering and our food was being brought out to us …. Very suspicious!!! We’d ordered three bowls…tempura prawns , garlic mushroom (no garlic insight and even the dip was just plain mayo) and what was meant to be halloumi fries .. ( just deep fried over cooked cold and hard bits of halloumi) but we were assured every thing was freshly cooked !!! There was no salad varnish in sight . The five small halloumi fry’s worked out at £1 each …. No cutlery was given and when we expressed out disappointment at the over priced bland Food we just got a non genuine sorry .As you can imagine we will not be wasting our money on food there again , which is a shame as the pub is lovely inside . Not the standard I was expecting and totally overpriced for the small bowls of frozen and deep fried brought in food we actually got …. It’s certainly not the restaurant it use to be more like a canteen .

Visited for a special occasion in the function room and was very impressed with the set up.

The best roast dinner I have ever had especially the cauliflower cheese. The staff were very welcoming.

We visited The Swan on Sunday for a roast and it was beautiful! The food presentation was lovely. There was also excellent service from the front of house staff who were very welcoming and polite. We'll definitely be back again!

Friendly staff, one of the best pub pizzas we've had in a good while and Heineken on tap. All good

Don’t travel without checking the mgrs whim or wind direction, they are actually closed Very poor service, frosty and ambivalent staff and an entrenched ‘I don’t want customers’ approach to running a pub. Last orders prior to covid meant a fixed and regular closing time subject to a seriously quiet night. Since covid it means, nah we want to go home and you can too, go home. Twice I’ve bothered to walk here after work with guests and twice I’ve been told nope, closed. When was 19:30 a closing time?? Question: How can we give you money to help your post covid recovery if you close too early and stop us from spending with you? You can try the financial argument about staff costs and client sales but I’ve read your accounts. I’m looking forward to 2022’s as well. You’ve got a good nbv with cash in hand. Once I find the other pubs’ accounts I’ll update this post. You could stay open and breathe life back into this area. You received covid relief, and what, NOW you don’t want to be a pub? If that is true and that you don’t want to be a pub, according to your accounts and those of your estates company and it’s holding company, I’d suggest the rot appears some time around 2015. Gosh, what a fall from the heady, full pub, happy customers and full tills of way back when you’ve managed to turn away. Those cash tills don’t ring like they did once…we can see, online for free!!!! Won’t labour the details, but it’s not rocket science to develop a guess as to why you’ve declined…(obvs company info free and online these days). Or fix it and stay open and attract guests by allowing custom???? The fourth most popular attraction in Leicestershire has the most unwelcoming, the most client inconveniencing and consumer sovereignty contra view of service I’ve encountered in years. Thanks for nothing, twice over.

Family birthday celebration early evening for 5 and a toddler of 17 months. Great food, generous portions and excellent service. Keep up the good work, we'll be back xx

So me and some friends came along to the Swan for a nice meal and a few drinks. We quickly noticed a member of staff who we think was called Hayley at the time had quite the attitude not only to us but other customers. She didn’t seem like she wanted to be there and was not very friendly at all. We understand she may of had a bad shift but we saw there was others reviews on this staff member also.

Dropped in after a sunny Sunday walk around Kibworth and Smeeton Westerby. What a great find. One the best Sunday roast we've had in a long time. Highly recommend 😊

Lovely pub with food in centre of Kibworth. 2 for 1 cocktails on a Wednesday very good value tho have to be the same cocktail.

Visited yesterday for Sunday Lunch and can highly recommended. Lovely atmosphere, friendly and excellent service,and the Sunday lunch was delicious. Would definitely go again.

Lovely good , great atmosphere and a good selection of beers .

Food OK. New staff should improve situation when more familiar.

Last week we had a lovely drink. Perfect pint of Landlord and Morretti. Not so good last night but will return because it’s a great pub, very friendly and good service.

Popped in on a ride out and was made very welcome

Ordered some Jaffa cakes and Hayley the manager was very rude. You’re getting sacked on the morning.

I’ve always enjoyed an evening at my local with friends, great service, lovely atmosphere and a welcoming feel. However, the new front of house ‘Hayley’ is without a doubt one of the most miserable beings I’ve ever came across within the service industry. Rude to not only myself, but friends alike. After 3-4 visits the only conclusion we can succumb is not to visit until she is no longer present. Such a shame.

Having just moved into the area we were looking for a local pub which serves food. We booked a table for Sunday lunch and wasn't disappointed the food was piping hot and all fresh ingredients. The staff very friendly and would definitely recommend this restaurant.

Lovely food and seating can just drink here too

Never disappoints ...service & food fantastic , great atmosphere! Tyler superb as usual and the tall ginger haired lad v good too x

It's good in there, but it's a bit pricey

Lovely attentive staff, excellent decor, amazing reasonably priced food, highly recommend

Lovely veggie nut roast with all the trimmings for Sunday lunch

Good pub good beer food looked great although I didn't have any but it might be worth a visit

Lovely cool place to meet eat and have a drink

We stumbled across this gem whilst having a winter break in Foxton. A varied menu and really lively specials. I had lasagna, my husband had the halumi burger. Both delicious and very generous portion. Good value for money and lived the setting. Wish we had spotted the open fire and mulled wine earlier. Would have been perfect to sit round and get his into the Xmas spirit

Have been here for 2 Sunday Lunches in the past month and would definitely go again. The staff are friendly and chatty with customers. I would particularly like to single out Ryan for praise. He could not have been more helpful. The food portions are generous and well cooked and the restaurant area is light and spacious. I go to this Pub on a regular basis and would definitely recommend it.

Nice food, good service & reasonably priced. What's not to like?

Lovely food, very pleasant helpful staff. Glad it's my local.

Would be ok if wasn't for the village idiots in there every weekend

Overall good food, friendly staff and a reasonable price, however during my visit I discovered a fatal flaw with The Swan. The smarties pop up ice creams on the childrens desert menu do not have smarties in the handle. What a disgrace. After working a 9-5 job for the last 15 years, all I wanted was to come home to a tube of smarties in a pop up ice cream. I remember the joy on my face when I looked at the childs desert menu and saw the Smarties ice cream, and then minutes later when it arrived and I saw that there was no smarties in the push up tube. Utterly devastated. Do not come to this restaurant.

Lovely pub nice courtyard garden. Good food roo.

Nothing to complain about, but nothing to get excited about either. A reasonable selection of drinks and OK food.

Excellent quality beer, friendly staff, clean toilets.

Great village pub which a decor that makes it feel slightly more on the lush side of venues. Friendly staff and great space outdoors which is partially covered with a lovely snug area.

Very nice indeed! The Swan is finally managed by people who know what they're doing, very fresh, professional and welcoming for all... families included, lovely (no smoking) courtyard seating area. I've yet to sample the menu but I've heard it's good!

The best fish pie in the world!! If you like fish pie, and I do. Chocolate brownie is really good too.

Have been three times,twice on Thursday evening and one Saturday evening, very busy but tapers off after eightish. Food excellent,service on all occasions good,staff bring drinks to table.clean and at a reasonable price (As always drinks push the bill up). Can reserve table you require. Will return.

Nicely refurbished pub with friendly and professional staff.

Really nice food and friendly atmosphere

Took my 92 year old mum for Sunday lunch. Not been before. Excellent food, great customer service and lovely atmosphere. Beautiful decor and ambience. Can’t recommend highly enough. Will definitely be going back.

Was expecting a waterslide or, at least, a bouncy castle.....still, the regular & his stuffed badger kept us amused by growling at the chairs !!!

Used to be a proper decent "real" pub, was hands down the best pub in kibworth, until the new owners absolutely ruined it, and made it a restaurant more than a pub. Prices are extremely high, and has a really snobby feel to it. Such a shame :( if I could give it 0 stars I would.

Great place good food ,reasonable prices

My son is moving to the area , called up to see him from wales, he mentioned this pub, lovely interior , food was great and the staff were polite 👍

Eaten here quite a few times, very very nice country pub. Has that "gastro" pub feel and is a mean Sunday Lunch.

Great service. A warm welcome and wonderful good. Highly recommend a visit. Brill, well done to all the staff.

Big group of us went over Easter, had drinks in there before but never eaten.The menu has quite a good selection, they also have themed nights though-out the week, Thursday night is burger night for example, 2 burgers for £12.We had a selection of dishes from the menu, they also had a decent kids menu.I had the burger with stilton toping and for once they put a decent slab of stilton on, the burger was over done for my liking and the so called balsamic bacon jam was something new, not for my liking at all, thank god it was separated from my burger with a slice of lettuce, it did ruin the bottom part of the bun though.Everyone seemed to enjoy their food.The service wasn't great, had to ask for drinks, chase up food and generally wait around to catch the eye of a staff member. It didn't seem anyone was in charge and the staff were all young with limited experience.The noise was overwhelming at times, I like a decent atmosphere but this was something else, wooden floors and low ceilings don't help and if there's a rowdy crowd in the bar you've got no chance, some of the language filtering through was a little choice as well.Overall it's fairly cheap and cheerful, especially if you go on a night when they have a special on, I wouldn't want to pay full price, might try somewhere else next time.

We arrived early (straight from work) to meet with an work colleague. There was an offer on the cocktails which I went for - I order a raspberry mohijo but received a wild berry.... did not like to refuse as it was already on the table! However I thought this was an offer of 2 for 1 but was not offered the other one.... food was ok One down side is that there is no car park so you have to park on the road side.

Great atmosphere, lovely staff and very good food. What more could you ask for, apart from their great beer, nice wine and a good selection of Gins.

Had a weekday lunch here. Very nice place. Friendly , attentive staff. High standards of food and service. Good choice on the menu. Nice interior furniture and layout. I recommend The Swan. I'm going to return and try the evening and weekend times too. I am sure I will enjoy them too. My notes will be updated.

Food is lovely, and great environment.

Many years since my last visit. The pub still has it's good ambience. Good beer and food too. Worthy of a visit.

Mother's day lunch. Excellent 3 course meal. All courses were presented well. Inviting you to eat them. Service was attentive and welcoming. Seating is over several levels, with the decor modern but giving a cosy feel. Although meals are it's thing. The Swan could be your local.

Having recently moved to the area and previously been to The Swan for drinks decided to try Sunday lunch with a visiting friend. We all had a Sunday roast which was excellent. Also tried a couple of desserts which were equally yummy. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Will definitely be back. A lovely local.

Relax. Good food. Nice and not pretentious

Great place. Staff attentive and tolerant of kids! It’s within walking distance of us and always look forward to an evening or Sat afternoon bite

We had one of their first private events and they did a great job! Need to come back and try the rest of the dozens of Gins...

Trendy pub, great food and service. Enjoyable atmosphere.

Came here for a valentines meal as it's are local pub but never been Inside. It's very nice and welcoming atmosphere staff are friendly and the music is perfect 👌

Good food good service good atmosphere we went for lunch without booking the menu is varied and the falaffel starter was devine we will visit again parking is difficult no car park we were lucky as we were able to park outside

Beautiful place to go out for something to eat and a beer

The food was amazing in every way . Service good as well. Surroundings very pleasant. Dining table set out waiting for us. Very clean and attractive . Menu outstanding. Great choice of food. There is nothing you wouldn’t find !

Wonderful night with the family for new years ! Great entertainment and atmosphere!! Cant wait to return and try lunch !

We were stuck for where to go locally near Fleckney then up pops the Swan in Kibworth. Really nice relaxing decor and attentive staff along with live music made this a memorable night out. Though I felt the drinks were expensive it was a great place to visit. Will definitely try again to sample the food.

We had a Saturday meal out with friends , booked at the last minute but luckily they had a table available at short notice close to Christmas.

Good food and atmosphere. Dogs allowed.

Nice clean pub. Food was okay pub food, well cooked and reasonably priced, did take quite a long time for a lunchtime however. Staff friendly. The only thing that drove me insane is that the staff kept using the outside doors to come in and out of the bar. Which resulted in freezing cold air coming in from outside every five minutes and also smoke from people smoking out the front. Hence the 3 stars. Spoilt the meal a bit really.

We went for the Tuesday steak night. We really enjoyed it. Excellent steaks, good service, pleasant atmosphere. We will definitely go back.

Excellent food, lovely atmosphere will definitely be back 😁

Great village pub with a range of quality ales, rums and gins! Food is also good quality and reasonably priced.

Good food at reasonable prices, although some things on the menu were not available and they had no black pepper! Drink selection good with some nice beers. Décor is a bit kitsch. Good service.

Was really impressed with this place.

Food was good when it arrived but took 45 mins from ordering, and the restaurant was not busy. Felt at times we were in the way rather than being paying customers. General surroundings and decor lovely, some interesting seating areas.

Lovely clean dog friendly pub! Good food at good prices! Staff are friendly to. Go to it quit often.

I visited the swan on Sunday with my family. The pub looked attractive with plenty of seating.. I found the reason why.. No food after 5pm. I had looked on line to plan my trip and it never mentioned this. Very disappointed. A quick drink and off we went..

Just had a very nice and relaxing Monday evening meal. Excellent service and friendly staff. Highly recommended.

I visited the pub for the first time and was blown away by the friendliness of the staff, the great atmosphere and the food. My friend’s pulled pork burger was the best she had ever had and my fish pie was lovely, with perfectly cooked fresh veg. The waiting staff were superb too. Can’t believe I’ve lived 20 minutes away all my life and never visited Kibworth before. It’s far more than a drive thru to get to Leicester.

Nice atmosphere, lovely pub great cocktails... worth a visit

Popped in after a game of golf at the local club . The beer was so good I stayed too long and had to beg a lift home from my wife . We stayed for the 2 4 1 pie night . The food was amazing and obviously great value . We will be back

Closest pub to Mr dad's house, nice enough, clean and bright

Good pub meal good selection of food. The steak pie was superb. Good choice of beers friendly service and reasonable prices

Changed a lot since i lived in kibworth..very expensive and more focussed on food

This Saturday (7/7/2018) , when England was playing to qualify for the next round of the World Cup. I was sitting in The Swan with a friend. And the place was pleasantly electric. Although it was noisy (what place wouldn't be), it was a joy to share the other users enthusiasm. This lovely hostelry was awash with vibrancy and all the staff present coped admirably with all the customers on such a trying/ testing day. Well done all !

Dramatic improvement under new management

Quiet Tuesday lunchtime but good service and great food in a nice environment.