Leicester Restaurants

San Carlo - Leicester

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When one of the country's most respected and leading critics says that a restaurant in this group is 'the best Italian Restaurant outside London' it is time to take them seriously. Britain's love affair with Italian food is a cause célèbre of long standing and shows no signs of waning, so it is always welcome news when somewhere like San Carlo sets out to reach for the skies.

• Address: 38-40 Granby Street, Leicester, LE1 1DE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £19.00, Dinner: £25.00

Houstons Bar and Grill

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After extensive refurbishment, Houston's, an independent family-run restaurant has re-opened its doors as a Houstons Bar and Grill to the people of Leicester. Within, a softly lit interior of rustic bare brick and olive walls, wooden floors and wicker chairs promotes an air of refined charm.

• Address: 2 Yeoman Street, Leicester, LE1 1UT (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Grill, Steak
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £30.00

Watson's Restaurant

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 The concept of using old buildings of integrity that have lost their original purpose has produced some great adaptations in recent years and Watson's location in a converted cotton mill is a prime example.

• Address: 5-9 Upper Brown Street, Leicester, LE1 5TE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Modern European, Mediterranean
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £35.00

Cedars Lebanese Restaurant

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Cedars is a charming restaurant that stays true to the Lebanese tradition of warm hospitality and good food. Well furnished and spacious, the interior offers guests a pleasant spot to relax, unwind and enjoy a good meal and drinks.

3 course fixed price menu (includes live belly dancing at 9pm every Saturday) for £19.99

Christmas Day Menu for £25.99 (available for lunch & dinner)

New Year's Eve set menu. £49.99

• Address: 46-48 Church Gate, Leicester, LE1 4AJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Lebanese, Traditional
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £25.00

ASK - Leicester

For some time I made the mistake of thinking that no group of restaurants in the region of 200 locations could hope to maintain the quality for which I was looking. Then one day I decided to put my prejudices to the test, walked into Oxford Ask! and discovered that I could not have been more mistaken.

• Address: 42 Silver Street, Leicester, LE1 5ET (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £22.00

Banter Cafe Bar

• Address: 1-3 Braunstone Gate, West End, Leicester, LE3 0QB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Café
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £7.00, Dinner: £22.00

Bobby's

Not unsurprisingly Leicester has as fine a collection of curry houses as you could wish to find this side of Madras and many of them are concentrated in what has come to be known as Curry Mile. Bobby's is one of the well-established locations and has earned itself many accolades for its vegetarian approach to cuisine, but more recently has had a major revamp, making it one of, if not the first retro Indian restaurant in the area.

• Address: 154-156 Belgrave Road, Leicester, LE4 5AD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian, Vegetarian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £23.00

Boot Room, The

• Address: 27-29 Millstone Lane, Leicester, LE1 5JN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £32.00

Carluccio's - Leicester

Carluccio's was started by Antonio and Priscilla Carluccio as a small café and shop stocking Italian food and ingredients in 1991, and grew into a restaurant serving authentic cuisine at sensible prices in 1999.

• Address: Highcross, Leicester, LE1 4SA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £26.00

Case Restaurant, The

As with people, so with places, Case is one of those you either love or loathe. Set in a large room it has a trendy approach to life and has been described as a northern restaurant charging southern prices.

• Address: 4-6 Hotel Street, Leicester, LE1 5AW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £40.00