Waterside inn in Charnwood

Very nice evening meal & great service

Spent 2 hours at my sisters birthday meal here the food was so nice and fresh

Called for a quick bite here prior to seeing a show at the MMC Venue on a cold, dark and wet night. Had a nice welcome upon arrival and shown to our table. There was a good selection on the menu. Only really had time for a main and I chose the Sea Bass which was delicious. All of us had different meals that we all enjoyed. Good food and good service... could not ask for more. Must come again when I have more time.

Food excellent, service was great.

Nice place very friendly and Maddie who served us is very helpful and look after us very well. Can always recommend the place for family or couple

Excellent service, prompt and helpful. Good choice on menu. Tuxford chicken lovely and beef in Yorkshire pudding lovely and tender. Will be returning for sure.

Nice place very friendly and Maddie who served us is very helpful and look after us very well. Can always recommend the place for family or couple

Excellent service, prompt and helpful. Good choice on menu. Tuxford chicken lovely and beef in Yorkshire pudding lovely and tender. Will be returning for sure.

Very busy, but still excellent food and service

Lovely relaxing place. Over looks Canal. Plenty of parking and flat ground for walking. Kid and Dog friendly.

Great place would recommend for any occasion

The carvery is excellent and worth the price. Get all three choices of meat and is a help yourself system.

Just home from a most enjoyable lunch. This was pre booked for our walking group. Praise to Dan and Claire or excellent customer service and to the staff backstage for providing tasty meals with very little waiting time. We will return ! Thank you 🙏

Went for a school reunion lunch here and everyone seemed to enjoy the food. There was a bit of confusion over what was a large order, but all was sorted in quick time. All staff were pleasant and attentive. If I have one moan it was there was only one zero percent beer on offer. But that is a definite 1st world problem.

The Waterside Inn is a nice traditional village pub. There is a good selection of beers lager and cider, including two hand-pulled cask conditioned real ales, which were in excellent condition when i visited. There are no bar games, The pub is more of a restaurant. It is very popular for meals. i haven't tried the food, but the menu looked very tempting. There is a large outside covered seating area and tables overlooking the river. It's a nice pub worth visiting.

10/10 would recommend ! Amazing staff & service. New menu is amazing 🫶🏻

I ate here on my own before a gig at the MMC venue and had a lovely katsu chicken and malteser cheesecake. Beautiful location.

We ate here as a group of 4 in December and really enjoyed it. Visited again on Saturday and a completely different experience. Arrived early hoping for a pre dinner drink but got rushed to our table. Friendly waitress came to take drink order and we asked what real ales were available. She went to bar to ask and returned to let us know there was a session IPA which we all ordered. When arrived was more like lager and lime. It appeared on the bill as lager!! Food order placed and arrived very quickly. All ok. Mains arrived 2 fish and chips and 2 steak and Stilton flatbreads. Skinny fries with flatbreads cold and chewy. These were quickly replaced and very hot. Meat cooked ok but flatbreads were crispy and broke apart and no flavour. Fish and chips ok but greasy. When asked what we thought of the beer we said wouldn’t have again. Everything was so rushed we were bought our bill less than an hour of arriving. Although staff friendly and efficient would not go back. Very rushed and overall poor food. Not sure if has changed hands but a very different experience.

They don't do food here but the staff are friendly and it's not expensive

Visited today a sunny Sunday, pub had 2 bouncing castles outside loads of benches great atmosphere. Sat with family n kids ordered few different dishes for us to all share highly recommend.

Had many meals here and they've always been great. Good service. Friendly staff. Nice food. Varied menu. They also take dogs in the bar area and during the summer they have bouncy castles for kids

a good time is having a Guinness and watching the the narrow boats go by when the sun is shining 😎😎🍺

Maddie was a wonderful waitress, very quick to take our orders and very polite. A real credit to the Waterside Inn. The food (chicken flatbread and cheese bacon burger no gherkin)was cooked beautifully and the onion rings are the best we have ever had.

Maddie could not have done enough for us, she was so lovely from start to finish, I'd definitely return based on her service alone! Luckily the food and atmosphere was just as good 🥰

Maddie was fantastic, attentive and a v pleasant server. 10/10 would visit again

Lovely staff, Maddie ,with always a smile on the face. Realy enjoyed the visit. Now of to Kilo wines

We come here several times a week and the staff are always so accommodating and friendly. Service with a smile always, and the food is always amazing. Maddie was particularly helpful today! She was so attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. Can’t wait to come back again soon!! Ellie xxx

A great place for an impromptu lunch. Plenty of seating alongside the canal as well as inside. The staff were all very welcoming + the food was great. Will definitely return

Very busy canal side pub, lovely surroundings and beautiful to sit outside. There's ample garden space plus parking. Comfortable and cozy interior with a good choice of drinks available. Full and varied menu, the onion rings were amazing!! Huge battered homemade style, accompanied with chunky cut chips. Would definitely recommend and will return. Staff were friendly and polite. Thankyou 😁

Enjoy a Lovely beer in a beautiful location

Lucky to have been born and live free in the UK so we can go to places like this. Lovely pub great food and today it was involved in the Mountsorrel festival great.

Lovely carvery and the bouncy castles outside were great fun for the little one

Lovely food cleared the plate, definitely coming back again lovely atmosphere

Visited with family for a casual birthday meal. Seated quickly and drinks ordered, slight issue with drinks but amended quickly and gracefully. Food was to a high standard, big portions and absolutely delicious. Only downside is medium rare steak came more medium well, but not fussy! Thoroughly enjoyed our visit, one of our favourite places to visit in Mountsorrel. 5*

Good place to have a motorhome stop over. Excellent quiet location. Good walks along the canal for the dogs. Busy family pub but quiet during the night. Large flat grass parking area. Friendly and helpful staff. Very good food, a little expensive but with a free stopover it was still good value. The carpark gate is locked overnight and open about 10:30 am. so fine unless you need to leave early. Recommend.

Went for a meal here with a friend, the starter was only warm and when the main came out it was cold. It was taken back to the kitchen where it was obvious it was warmed up in the microwave, I would have expected a fresh meal to be provided. The waitress was lovely and did give her apologies.

Peter Easthopevisited on Sun, 28 July 2024 We arrived at 1.30pm knowing that that we had to vacate the table by 3.15. We were seated fairly quickly. Drinks arrived promptly however by 2,15 our food hadn’t arrived. This was no problem as it was a special occasion with members of our closest family,, however we were then approached by a member of staff who was very rude and aggressive and she told us we’d have to vacate the table at 3.00 pm. We were quite offended by her attitude and felt we were owed an apology which she refused. How would we be expected to eat a meal which hadn’t yet appeared by 3pm followed by a dessert within 45 minutes? Consequently no gratuity was left, We have visited the Waterside on many previous occasions but won’t be going there again

Lovely pub with friendly staff. Lovely to sit outside next to the canal Food is lovely

Lovely pub beside the canal. Food was delicious and the atmosphere was very pleasant. What stood out the most for me was how attentive the staff were, excellent customer service, well done!

Lovely atmosphere with a view of the boats going through the lock from our inside table. Six adults, three children & one baby in our lunch party. Nice choice of food and drink at reasonable prices. Everyone had a lovely time. Only four stars as it took a fair while to take our orders and bring them to the table. However it was very busy so not too bad in the circumstances.

Visited for the first time 27th July... Called ahead and booked a table... Wasn't sure we'd get one with it being a Saturday..... Food was very nice... Good choice... Service was excellent.... Staff all very polite and friendly.....It was very busy especially outside but did not have to wait to long for food.. It was table service.... This a bonus.. No waiting at the bar to be served... Also very dog friendly..

we had a wonderful evening with our mg club everything was excellent for saying there was such a large group of us 10/10

Nice place to spend Sunday for a beer and spend time with kids as they have bouncy castle for kids

Good service and the food was lovely, will definitely go again, plenty of parking for our motorhome

Half of the Waterside is great , that’s the part that’s been in situation a 100 years. Not so keen on the new additions but it looks good for business.

Good open space outside , bar staff are very polite and food is always great.

Really nice canalside pub with beautiful beer garden. Shaded tables available outside. We got some loaded fries to share, which were fab. Can't fault it really

Even though it was very busy there was plenty of space outside and our food came quickly. It was delicious and a great variety of gluten free and vegan options. The dogs also enjoyed it!

Haven't been hear for 30 plus years! Has sentimental history to Karen( Wife) and I.I took my Late mum for ger 1st Bar Meal hear 43 years ago and Karen has similar memories with her Mum& Dad. This is an Everards Tena ncy so had a great Drink menu.Food was good.We didn't have starters for mains we had me- 10 0z Rump steak cooked to perfection and came with 2 x Onion Rings and 6 scampi on a skewer served with Salad and Chunky chips. Karen had a Backon & Cheese Burger served with Skinny fries. Desserts lovely,Lemon and white chocolate cheese cake & Rasberry & White chocolate roulade.Irish coffee & Yorkshire Tea

Love it here. Great lunch menu! Fresh food always, never had a bad meal from here. Staff are friendly... also disabled access

Excellent service and top rate on food.

We booked for 2.00pm and specifically asked for a restaurant table, we arrived, were rudely told we could either have a very long wait as our table wasn’t ready or we could have the cramped, noisy table next to a very busy bar straight away. The Tuxford chicken was dry, tasteless and had a hidden 2” bone in it that I didn’t find until I chewed it, I could have choked. Not happy!

Had a wonderful evening Thursday 11th July celebrating my wife’s 60th birthday, excellent food ,service and special thanks to the lovely young lady that took our order and served us she was a delight, will be back soon 😊

Food was ok, drinks expensive, service poor. Waiter in the floral shirt was rude. Won't be going there again.

A really friendly place, great food and great service

Lovely setting, atmosphere. Staff very friendly & helpful. Food was yummy but the main course (smothered chicken), for what you pay, was small. Would recommend however and would return.

cannot fault this place. Booked a table and was instantly welcomed by amazing staff! Food was unreal and even though it was busy, staff worked really hard to make sure it was served quickly. Thank you to the team for making us feel welcome. Will 100000% be back <3

Fantastic pub, great location, amazing food and alcoholic drinks selection. Will be going back again soon

Overall the food was lovely and the prices are very reasonable! The only sight downside was the speed of service considering the pub wasn’t too busy. On two occasions the waitress forgot to follow through after leaving our table (to bring over drinks and to bring the bill).

Great pub Great food and atmosphere staff are very friendly and hard working

Absolutely brilliant with everything couldn't have asked for better. The staff were amazing very helpful. Overall brilliant, thank you all.

lovely place carvery was fantastic me and my partner loved it and the scenery is wow will come again 10/10

We went in around 6pm tonight (a busy Friday evening), and we had not book a table. The lady on the front of house sorted us a tablet 20 mins after arriving, the food was very good, definitely 5* for sevice all staff were amazing thank you

I'd not been here for a while, and was most surprised that the bar/restaurant was really busy for a rainy Monday lunch! Service was great, food delicious 😋

Lovely pub, great views of the canal and great for kids.

Excellent Sunday Carvery. Plenty of other choices on the menu and a separate Gluten Free menu with a decent amount of choices. Service was fantastic, staff friendly and gave us plenty of time to choose our food and drinks and the Gluten Free Carvery was plated up in the kitchen to avoid cross contamination from shared utensils. Will definitely be going back again soon

Wonderful staff, food excellent, would recommend to anybody. Steak probably the best I've had and the staff were faultless.

Food is good quality, if a little limited. They were very happy to make some swaps for the main course. However, 5 of the 6 puddings were chocolate based, so unless you like chocolate or fancy sticky toffee pudding, you will end up without any options for pudding. Having said that, it is highly likely we will return.

We went here after a funeral service there were 19 of us and the service and the way we were looked after was first class I mean really exceptional, the staff were just fantastic, the food all came out at the same time and was delicious hot and tasty! Thank you so much for accommodating such a large group so brilliantly. The location is also lovely we sat and watched the barges go through the locks whilst eating.

Nice setting on the canal. Poor overpriced food. Not worth the money. Steak pie has never been steak the dog turned his nose up at it in disgust. Service good. If you want quality food try somewhere else. Preferably mcdonalds at least you know what your getting and it's considerably cheaper

Izzy was great and made us very welcome! Food was tasteh! Highly recommend!

Great place when the weather is nice.

This was the worst ever pizza I have tasted on all levels. The Service was asleep provided no cutlery, napkins and still wouldn’t clean the table from the previous users. Again this is the worst pizza I’ve ever had!

The staff were outstanding the place was perfect food was excellent. The staff we came in contact with were very very good IT was like watching clock work brilliant experiences will definitely call again.

Beautiful pub lovely food. highly recommend pulled pork and macaroni cheese bite burger.

Lovely clean place, good choice of food and drinks,staff are kind and quick

Used to be the Riverside once upon a time and has only got better! Lovely indoor and outside seating and lovely food especially the pizzas. Parking can be a problem though.

Great food,friendly staff,Fantastic carvery and desserts,amazing value

Lovely setting next to the canal lock. Smaller lunchtime plates were very good.

Excellent place for food, friendly staff and dog friendly.

Nice drinks, great food and priced ok , nice sunday roast and i side out chicken kiev mmmmm also recently held my wifes 60th and the staff were amazing especially rebecca she was very helpful all evening

Fantastic service, food was amazing & the staff were very accommodating. Thank you so much

Love this place, staff friendly & accommodating.

Food was nice, did a pre-order as we were big table and it all came out quickly and enjoyed by all. Team friendly, really nice setting by the canal 😊 would recommend

Had a lovely meal here with my partner. We come here regularly as the food is always lovely the staff are always welcoming and friendly and it has a cosy atmosphere. Not to mention the beautiful view of the canal. Had a perfect date again night thank you

An entirely alright pub meal. Average prices, typical portion size, normal selection of dishes on the menu, decent local ales. Entirely lacking in distinguishing features. The garden is lovely, though, if you want a pint by the water.

Arrived around lunchtime,without reservations, it was busy! We expected to wait awhile for food, but the service was friendly, polite, and the food arrived VERY quickly. The food was absolutely beautiful, tasty and hot. We ordered a vegetable tart and a steak all cooked to perfection 👌. Will definitely be coming again with extended family. Thank you

New to the area looking for somewhere local to eat, absolutely amazing food! Will definitely be visiting again. Value for food was really good and to top if off the desserts were so nice!

I recommend this location. It was improved in the last year.

Lovely location, great place for a drink

Lovely dog friendly pub, loved that the menu was a bit different from your usual pub, but with some familiar classics as well. Flatbread was gorgeous and LOVED the lemon and white choc cheesecake. Hubby had the black and blue burger which he thoroughly enjoyed. Waited on by two lovely members of staff who couldn't do enough for us and were so super friendly. And loved watching the boats go through the lock! We will definitely be back.

Really enjoyed our meal here. Right next to the canal, would be lovely outside in the summer. Friendly staff, we were very well looked after. Would definitely go again.

Had a lovely lunch here today. Would recommend Waterside. Staff were nice and helpful. I will be going again for sure.

Always love coming here for lunch. Good menu, great efficient staff and lovely views. Easy to park too which is a plus.

Great place. Not too pricey. Staff friendly and efficient.

A good chill pub with views of the lock. good food and good service

Fantastic food and service was excellent

Very disappointing. Not a "village pub" anymore, only merely a restaurant. Its lovely if you want to eat as well, but drinkers only.... forget it. We have been coming here for years and slowly they have reduced the only bar area to accompany the restaurant too. Each time we have walked in for a drink the only bar tables (and it is a small bar area) are now completely set up with cutlery and "reserved" for diners. Sorry but you have to think about the locals who just want a drink, not just rely on drinking custom only in the summer as they can sit outside. If that's the attitude of this pub towards locals, then my attitude is to vote with my feet. No thanks.

Ordered of the lunchtime two course menu. Really good value for the quality and portion size. Exceptionally friendly and attentive staff. All round a great experience!

The staff are very friendly especially Clare who served us.This was our first visit and ordered the smaller lunch time meals and deserts which were good value tasty and well presented.It was very busy but we got served quickly.Shall return.