Welcome Break Leicester Forest East in Blaby

Never have I experienced a more enchanting place. The road on could do with patching though.

There are plenty of services here. The place is a little dated and needs a clean up but overall it is a decent place to stop. The bridge restaurant is always busy. Convenient services location.

Good choice of eateries in here and above the motorway.

Always too busy but now has taco bell so every cloud

My very favourite place to go with my kids and dogs. Very tranquil and interesting.

Reliable service station. KFC always decent.

Good but need some vegetarian options

Dirty, overpriced must be worst one on motorway

Ideal stop for a coffee really busy road here

Good break place, but not 5*. Friendly.

Motorway services. Bit dirty broken stuff expensive and not a great selection of mediocre food. Not the worst place I have been though

Slowest hgv pumps on the motorway. I grew a beard waiting for my tank to fill. Keep driving truckers life's too short...

A good variety of food/drink outlets. Staff worked hard to keep the walkways and toilets clean.

Really annoyed with both north and south services at Leicester. Went to north services on the way to Derby and there was no working electric charging facilities. The toilets were also disgusting. Not impressed. I then pulled into the south services on the way back from Derby as I was starting to run low on charge with exactly the same problem. The road layout trying to exit was badly laid out. I ended up going a further 20 miles down M1 to Northampton services for charge which were really good.

Loved finding a Taco Bell in the UK. Wish there were more of them. Reminded me of Florida

I just don't know how this place can achieve a 3.5 star rating overall. It's filthy, the services are awful. It needs complete a renovation.

Really enjoyed the chop sticks food. Hot and very delicious!

Subway guys are not good they dont know how to prepare subway he must be need training how to make subway and they are not doing fast anything he talking with each other and waisting time of all guys who are waiting in Quiues all over not good at all Thanks

As good as service get subway, Burger King Starbucks and other shops . A good stop over

Run down and dirty. Toilets a discrace

Usual English car park. Chaotic loud.

Clean place, clean toilets. Not overly busy where you are wading through people

It's ok, but if you want hot food then you need to go over the bridge to the northbound side.

A welcome change from other motorway services. The truck parking area wasn't full of holes and didn't smell of piss. Probably the first truck parking area I could say that about. I decided to use the fried breakfast place behind taco Bell. Well done the lady's cooking and serving. The whole thing was great. Service with a smile, I had the big breakfast and every item on the plate was great.

Friendly staff, Saroj was very welcoming. Fast service, good choice of snacks

Although new showers the water is so cold. For some of us who drive up and down the country bringing you the goods, there is no other way to get clean our self's. Talking to the lady on northbound that there is no hot water in there , she suggested that I have to wait because they opened now the boiler and it takes time to come over , probably from Scotland I suppose. On the southbound same situation again and the mature Indian lady said that there are no complaints so far and everyone finds it very good.and she turn away from me when I'm was talked to her and start talking with someone else who wanted to have the fob, while in both cases someone else was in the showers before me, already screaming that the water is cold. What can a man say about the inability of some to be in the real world. Because I'm travelling all the UK I have to say that in my opinion in England the services policy is to get rid truckers somehow. It is not possible for the so-called engineers who adjust the temperature or the water, just make it from cold to almost boiling in some other services. Only on Wales they have some with mixing tabs, something that should be EVERYWHERE. If you guys, who built all those things new just to avoid any lawsuit because they were filthy, you think that people going in there doesn't belong to the human race, then you better think again. Thanks for your time.

Toilets not very clean. Just used the conveniences

It was OK for a motorway services.

We stopped for an all day breakfast and our items were cleared away by Vikeche. What a polite, caring person he was so I felt you should know. He is a credit to the team at the Welcome Break Motorways service station.

Nice place to visit to stay fresh after long drive. Clean and warm environment here .

Food good for a service station. Table cleared by By Vikeche who was very polite would recommend 👍

Seemed a bit tired on first impression. Very expensive, as all Motorway Services are.

Parking lots, fuel garage, food outlets

Gridserve electric charging not working (previous review from 7 months ago shows they weren't working then either!)

Disgusting toilets. Can’t use showers without paying WHSmith. Foodcourt is closed at night and opens at 6am.

Well laid out good place to take a rest

Visited several times over many years. Usually use for a toilet break on way to or from holiday. Occasionally have food- good range of options to choose from, prices to be expected from motorway services but overall reasonable. Very clean and well maintained. Thank you

Went here for food, Mrs and son had burger king which was OK even though the reviews were awful. I gmhad chopsticks which was pretty good.

A true cathedral of despair. All of the sights, sounds and smells of every nook and cranny of Great Britain.

Good, clean, safe, warm One of the fine place to rest for couple of hours free.

Whilst travelling home after New Year we stopped at the M1 - Leicester Forest East Services - Southbound - Welcome Break where my son left his Sony Headphones in Starbucks. I phoned the Starbucks Drive through the following day to see if they had been found. I left my number and got a call from Marshall telling me they had been found (amazingly!!! As I was sure they would have gone). As I live over 2.5hrs away collecting them was not an option. Marshall kindly agreed to get them from the Starbucks in the service station, box them up and post them to me. I arranged it via EVRI and Marshall kindly dropped them at an EVRI drop off. I cannot express my gratitude to Marshall for going above and beyond to ensure my son received his headphones back. There are truly kind people in the world. Thank you Marshall.

We stopped here on the way from London to Sheffield at lunchtime and had Taco Bell for the first time, served by Ruby - who was very friendly and made us feel welcome. Services are clean with great views of the M1 both north-and-southbound through large windows. Pleased to find that it’s open all year round too - even in winter.

Staff very pleasant considering what they have to serve up and the surroundings. No heating working today, coffee tasteless, upholstery filthy and then charging over £4 a cup. Starbucks and headquarters, you’ve got some serious work to do here. We are not the first to tell the team here…..

Lovely Saroj served me Very polite and friendly.

Saroj gave great customer service today!

Toilets could have been much more cleaned as it seemed someone had an accident in one of the cubicles.

A good place to park while freshen up, clean showers and the upstairs cafe pretty good too overlooking the motorway.

Clean service station As it should be

Our usual M1 stop when travelling nice view from the car park of the Motorway so can count up Eddie stobart vehicles such a shame the old cabs are no longer. Food outlets good but the waitrose outlet sells sandwiches out of thus world their pulled steak and caramelised onion chutney with watercress is amazing as are their own line of yogurts. Toilets always clean when inhave visited.

I enjoyed my stay at this service area, the service at Starbucks southbound was quick and the staff were polite and welcoming.

Served by Raj in the petrol station; quick, efficient and friendly.

It has toilets. Thats all I can think of to say that isn’t bad. It was clearly designed by somebody who never has to park a car, or prefers to not be funnelled into other people by poorly placed items in walkways. It’s the type of place where you feel ashamed as tourists walk about in shock at the mess.

Slightly grim, think 1970s throwback decor etc,.

Standard motorway services, used kfc which was 3/5 for food and thats being kind

Not bad needs to be kept clean needs updating

Excellent Waitrose on both sides with consistently helpful and pleasant staff

Why oh why oh why!? Why are the UK's services so poor compared to other countries'? Why is the food rubbish? Why is the fuel extortionately expensive? Why are the facilities inappropriate? I need a calm, restful place to recover from a long drive. Not noise pollution and assaults on the eyes. Why can't the people who run these torture chambers look at Cracker Barrel, baguette stands, picnic places, quiet areas?

Great services, very friendly staff here, saroj helped me feel welcome and are very helpful would recommend family and fellow travellers to visit and use there services.

Like all motorway services in the uk overpriced and dirty.

Good choice of food not to bad price wise

Clean and tidy motorway services. Great pit stop for food. Expensive fuel, but normal for the motorway services ..

For a services it was so dirty I've never seen such dirty toilets actually made me feel very unwell I decided to leave and go on to next services..

HGV Drivers.. these are pretty clean and decent showers.. all with sinks, mirrors. Lacking in coat hooks though. Located at the back of the men's toilets... Key fob acquired from WH smiths

How do rate a service place. Well good for bathroom break and a quick bight be hot or cold fast food or sandwiches It's all there.

Southbound is an absolute dump Of a services makes you ashamed to be British having things like this on the side of our motorways.absolutely filthy I wouldn’t take a pig in here it’s that disgusting, very few things to eat and nowhere to sit I’d give it less than one star if I could AVOID!!!

Petrol prices are outrageous. How do they justify that? Trading standards should close them down. I think it's just unethical to charge that much.

It's a service area over priced

Everything very clean. Lots of parking. Lots of toilets and a good choice of places to grab a bite to eat. Some pot holes to be aware of when exiting.

The loss of one star was solely because of the astronomical prices. Most other services were of a high standard

Saroj at the petrol station is very helpful and gave great assistance. The petrol station has all necessary essentials if you need somewhere quick to stop.

Disgusting. Only WHSmith open and all the coffee machines were off so no chance of getting a coffee. Toilets could only be described as a hell hole.

I always make time for the Starbucks drive-thru for my large latte each morning. Special shout out to Bela and Mason for their early morning smiles.

Brilliant service from Vikeche and Georgina when we purchased breakfast. Fast efficient service with smiles all round

Regular visitor to the Starbucks drive-thru on my way to work 2-3 times per week. I always experience fast and friendly service from staff. Always greeted with a smile. Served by Bela (most days) and Lloyd today. Thank you guys x

Nice place, varieties of coffee shops and fast food restaurants. Rest rooms clean and tidy

Too small poorly signposted parking. Too small and too busy.

Always a great stop. It can get real busy, but always a place to sit.

Do not rely on the ev chargers, they haven't worked in nearly 2 years

Good place but no restaurants at night

Not a bad place small and needs an up dating.

As always everything overpriced and fuel at outrageous prices.

Way way way too expensive and not enough staff throughout the food court

A nice place to take a little break, it is good to go upstairs.

It has everything you need at a service's access from both sides of motorway, plenty of parking, always busy

Do not recommend Subway at this service. Staff does not know what they are doing.

As service stations go, did the job on giving the driver a breakin a relaxing atmosphere. Wide variety of food outlets to choose from. Facilities nice and clean. Excellent

Clean and has everything you need.

Diabolical food court, the whole building smells of urine, staff are uninterested and rude, find a Moto services

Service area fulfilled its purpose

Was clean and tidy and there when I needed a wee

It may have been because it was early morning but apart from that the stuff was very good very helpful nice and friendly. So that's how I will give it to three....

This service centre is a popular and pleasant service station south bound heading towards Coventry and Leicester An ample supply of services, food, parking ( Cars & HGV) and even outside picnic areas. This is much better than a typical motorway services

Saturday evening there are still places. The cost of parking for the weekend is £68, of which £24 is for use in restaurants. Unfortunately, you can't pay with either UTA or DKV, only a regular payment card, payment in the building, at a machine. It's all the same as it happens in UK services, the toilet and shower are free of charge, you have to go to WH Smith to get the key to the shower, it's just a pity that it's terribly moldy and it's hard to breathe... For walkers, you can leave the parking lot, 6 km walk to the center of Leicester, but there are also buses.

We went to the northbound Starbucks drive through at Welcome Break J21 Leicester. We were served by Lily and Liv who were very friendly and polite as always. Had the best chocolate frappe with vegan cream. (Ever)..! Place was immaculate as always. Keep up the good work.

a quick break during your journey

Been here a few times. There is alot of seating and a big choice when it comes to food and drink.

Stopped for a meal and a drink very busy and popular

Stopped here for years on route to football to get a breakfast - now being replaced with a taco bell - whoever makes these decisions needs sacking

Lunchtime midweek stop. Miserable place; cold, low ceilings, and overcrowded. Same as the ‘Welcome’ break we stopped at 100 miles further south. Buildings are from the 60s and have been patched up. Avoid.

You really need to spend some of your ludicrously high HGV parking income on the HGV park !!