The best restaurants serving British food in Ashby Castle North West Leicestershire East Midlands

We thought we would try this pub for the first time after getting a Mail Drop with a money off mains offer. We arrived at the pub which was lovely inside, both decor and feel. We had looked at the menu in advance so ordered straight away to be told the menu on the website wasn’t the current menu, so we had to rethink. We were then told there were no fries. So we ordered something else. After about 15mins someone came over to tell us there was no halloumi (side) and asked if we wanted something else or a refund. When the food arrived, the donner kebab I had ordered was awful! There was no tomato, red pepper and cucumber or sour cream style sauce as per the menu and there were about 6 tiny pieces of meat. I went to the bar to ask for the bits of my dish which were missing, to which I was asked if I wanted a side salad, I said no, I just wanted what I had ordered. I was then brought a side salad. Definitely won’t be back for food as this was really disappointing! Sent feedback about misspelling to Marstons and got rubbish stock reply.

Sadly going down hill. Staff are less than eager to serve, coffee is poor and the furniture is looking tired. The layout of the tables also makes it difficult to navigate. The whole pub needs an injection of enthusiasm.

Looking for a light meal whilst passing through Ashby we found "Fuel" towards the back of the market hall ( a fun place to browse). The menu caught our eyes so we went in. Our choices of wraps seem to take a time to come but 2 large takeaway orders left the place while we waited. The diverse fresh ingredients were obvious from the first bites, very tasty and healthy, the soup was also great. We get so used to fast food that we forget that hand crafted items take time. Nice to see they sponsor a local hockey team, putting into the community. I can see the appeal of having takeaways in the office, would put on a list of places for a repeat visit