Phone
0116 238 7878
Description
Thatched inn with beams, flagstones, open fires and a garden, serving modern pub grub and cask ales.
Closed
Open hours today: 11:30 am - 11:00 pm
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Monday
11:30 am - 11:00 pm
Tuesday
11:30 am - 11:00 pm
Wednesday
11:30 am - 11:00 pm
Thursday
11:30 am - 11:00 pm
Friday
11:30 am - 11:00 pm
Saturday
11:30 am - 11:00 pm
Sunday
11:30 am - 11:00 pm
June 6, 2026 5:31 am local time
Website
https://www.vintageinn.co.uk/restaurants/midlands/theredcowleicesterforesteast
Jon Tebbutt
December 8, 2024 at 7:19 pmWe visited to try the festive menu for my wife’s birthday.
For starters we enjoyed BAKED SCALLOPS & KING PRAWNS and KING PRAWN & SMOKED SALMON
COCKTAIL. Both were delicious and the scallops were very well cooked
For our main course 2 of us had the 10oz RIB-EYE STEAK and 2 the HAND-CARVED TURKEY BREAST with all the trimmings (after adding a bowl of pigs in blankets). Whilst both our steaks were cooked a little more than the medium rare we requested, they were both extremely tasty and complimented by the peppercorn & beef dripping sauces.
The 2 turkey orders were also very well cooked and presented, still succulent and the vegetables extremely tasty.
For desert between we had 2 SALTED CARAMEL PROFITEROLES, a STICKY TOFFEE CHRISTMAS PUDDING and a BRAMLEY APPLE & MINCE PIE
CRUMBLE. Each of us enjoyed what we’d ordered and my wife and I shared the 2 hot puddings and both agreed the apple and mince pie crumble was the best!
Service was great, unrushed yet attentive. Checking we were ok and needed anything throughout.
The atmosphere in the Red Cow is really good and it was clean throughout.
A great experience and we’ll certainly be returning soon.
Gemma Sayce
June 15, 2025 at 9:59 pmHad a fabulous Father’s day meal here with the family. The food was looked and tasted amazing. The staff are lovely and the atmosphere was lovely. Thanks all for a fabulous lunch!
SHADOW ASSASSIN
June 29, 2025 at 3:53 pmExpensive for what we had, only 11 chips and a bit of grass which was supposed to be the side salad. Sayling that the actual hinters chicken was very tasty . My husband enjoyed the sea bass but again not enough to fill him up for the cost of it, such a shame
Nic Elp
July 12, 2025 at 12:49 pmThe look and atmosphere of the place is nice. The food is a little disappointing. I ordered hunters chicken. They smothered tomato paste instead of bbq sauce. The scallop starter was a disappointment, too. The crab resembled some kind of fish paste. For saying the price is a little more than the usual, you’d expect a little better.
James Billingham
July 23, 2025 at 7:51 pmMe and my wife had an evening appointment in Leicester so needed to find somewhere nearby for our early evening meal. A quick Google Search guided us towards The Red Cow…a typical Vintage Inns pub, but with the added bonus of some warm and friendly staff. Julie, in particular, was an excellent server…kept an eye on us just enough, whilst respecting our privacy. The food was excellent, atmosphere relaxed and the bill pleasantly affordable. Next time we’re in Leicester, we’ll definitely pop back.