The Blue Lion

Very nice. Locals friendly, staff professional and welcoming. Beer was excellent and wine good. Proper locals pub and menu looked tempting and not over gentrified which is rare nowadays. Some people still want a pub,not a restaurant and this is exactly that. Will be back on a regular basis. Well done.

Escaped to here after making a grave error of booking an awful hotel on the A46 (never go the OYO)! Was welcomed by a couple of regulars propping up the bar. The banter was good and the atmosphere inclusive and friendly. I went for the steak and Stilton pie for scran and it was the right decision. Full of filling and flavour and the chips and peas were spot on too. If I could ask for anything more, it'd be a bigger gravy pot. Had a guest bitter with dinner, which was decent.

Found this pub after dropping my daughter at brooksby college. It was so lovely, staff were very polite and helpful, food was really nice and fresh, especially loved the garlic mash! Would definitely recommend, I was happy with the choices on the menu. We would definitely go back if in the area. Thank you :)

Group of 6 went here for an evening as staying in nearby hotel. The pub has recently opened with new owners so its only running a small menu. We had the blue lion burgers which were locally produced bison burgers and myself being a vegetarian had the vegan version. Fantastic burgers all round. Plus great service. So much we came back the next day and had bacon baps to cure us of our hangovers from the drinking the night before. Again fantastic for me as a delicious vegan bacon bap was available. Can't wait to come back to try more when they have a bigger menu.