Had a very disappointing Chicken Caesar Salad. Chicken was cold rather than freshly cooked warm, the croutons were as hard a rock, and the Parmesan was as tasteless as the dressing. I finished with Eaton Mess - another disappointing episode. The meringue had no chewiness and wasn’t even combined with the fruit and cream. What sounded good on the page didn’t deliver on the plate. Staff pleasant and atmosphere good too. Idilic location.

We hired The Old Boathouse for a 40th birthday party, and Emma couldn’t have been more helpful. The venue was perfect for our party of around 50 people (including children and dogs!). The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the pub and boathouse to anyone. Thank you so much, we’ll certainly be back!

Lovely atmosphere, seating available outside close to the canal and if the weather isn't so good the conservatory offers a lovely seating area overlooking the canal. Dog friendly both outside and in, the menu was a little limited but good quality ingredients.

❤️ Foxton Locks & like the Inn. We had coffee at the Inn, which we enjoyed on the patio overlooking the water, where swans entertained us to a territory fight. Staff are friendly & helpful. Attractive ladies' toilets.

Food is great, views of the canal are great! We went when the lock itself was closed so it wasn’t very busy, fantastic place to stubble across on a Saturday morning! (They use Heinz beans for breakfast, and they also have good bbq sauce too!)

Great place to stop on a long journey Great food been twice yet to see a canal boat going through!

⭐☆☆☆☆ Not the happiest about my experience here today to be honest. Came to Foxton Locks Inn for my mother’s 57th birthday lunch with family and left disappointed. I ordered the Hunter’s Chicken — arrived near burnt, dry, drowned in an overly sweet BBQ marinade, bacon soft, topped with bland cheddar. The chips were the real letdown: dry, powdery, clearly pre-bought, and nothing like homemade. My mother’s meal was cold, my aunt’s bangers and mash had sausages burnt and rock hard — she left them, and even the dog wouldn’t have eaten them. My uncle, who ordered scampi with peas and chips, couldn’t get over how bad the potatoes were. He even asked others to taste to check if it was just him — everyone agreed they were awful. The peas were dull, clearly tinned, and the scampi straight from a frozen packet. For a reserved birthday lunch, it was a complete letdown across most of our table. The only positives were the pâté starter and the polite table service. But overall, the food and kitchen execution were far below par — especially for the prices charged. To top it off, we still had to pay £3.50 for parking. Over £22 for my meal alone — for food this poor? I’m still feeling it hours later. Won’t be returning.

Absolute gem of a museum telling the history of the locks , historic incline plane and canal life. Great for adults and kids . A knowledgeable tour guide of the incline plane is given on the hour as well. The gift shop is well stocked and all the staff are friendly . There is plenty there for a day out with lovely walks along the locks, meals at the 2 pubs and a gift shop at the bottom and a second loved book shop and cafe with ice creams at the top.

Fascinating little museum with very knowledgeable staff and fun things to do for children too. Really helps with appreciation of the rest of the Foxton Locks site, plus they do tours of the remains of the boat lift which you normally can't access! The cute little shop at the museum's entrance is worth checking out in itself. Also pub at the bottom to pop in afterwards 😀.

Very nice experience I had when visited this museum. Got more knowledge about Foxton Locks and how they work. Even sad to know that the Locks plane were demolished in 1928 but still there's remains. Knowledgeable staff and very helpful too.

We absolutely loved the Museum! We love how friendly the staff are and how welcoming they are! They were extremely helpful with showing us how the interactive pieces in the museum worked like the example of how the boat lift worked on the model and also an example of pressure with coal to show a video of how the boat lift worked more effectively. I feel like i learnt so much about the building of Foxton Locks and felt very lucky to be able to walk round after learning about it. I would definitely say head to the Museum first before walking round the Locks to understand more about why and what happens with the Process of going through each lock. I look forward to visiting some time in the near Future! Thank you again! 😊

This museum is great it gives a great insight into the inclined plane that used to be here, its such a shame that it was scrapped in 1928

Brilliant day, lovely walks, steeped in history, great places to eat too

Well worth a visit. The engineering alone is fascinating.

Lovely shop great mix of antique and vintage items very friendly owner 👍

What,a.find....Such.a.cornucopia,of`treasured,objects......bought.delightful`Christmas.pressies.and.will.return.asapYou'll.be,sure.to,find.aunique,piece.....lovely.friendly,service,too.

We had a lovely brunch for Mothers day. The staff are so accommodating and the food is lovely! Highly recommend. We were also able to reserve a table and the courtyard is Pet friendly. Thank you!

Highly recommend the cream cheese topped sourdough toast. This place not only prepares delicious meals, it feels like a luxurious experience without the fluff. Will come back for brunch 🥰

We chose Aldwinckles for our small wedding reception. I saw photos of the courtyard online and the venue is so “instagrammable” that I had to have our party there. Moragh was incredible. She is super responsive and made sure everything was well planned out and organised. Nothing was too much bother! There was extra attention to detail decorations which we really appreciated. We had private hire of the coffee house with afternoon tea and a variety of drinks. It was very reasonably priced. Our guests commented how lovely the afternoon tea was. The sandwiches were well received and cakes homemade.The drinks flowed and were quickly topped up. Everything was perfect and I recommend Aldwinckles as a intimate wedding and party venue.

Aldwinckles Coffee House is a little gem in Market Harborough that you do not want to miss! It is nestled in a little covered courtyard, with an indoor space too. The little courtyard is my favourite spot: during the winter it is truly magical, and in summer you feel transported. The iced coffee is perfect, and the vegan and gluten free options for the cakes are truly wonderful, the hardest part is which one to choose!! Loveliest and most welcoming staff, a place to return to again and again.

Yummy food, friendly service, sparkling strawberry wine highly recommended! 😍

The food was fairly decent, however, the coffee was incredibly disappointing. The taste was noticeably underwhelming and lacked any complexity, to add insult to injury, it was made using a touch-button machine. Despite this, it was charged at a barista-level price of £5, which felt like an absolute rip-off. Overall, it was a thoroughly underwhelming experience and I do not plan on returning. For a truly good cup of coffee in the area, I would highly recommend The Garage Bakery, where you can enjoy a handcrafted coffee with incredible flavour at the same price point.

First visit to Aldwinkles today and will certainly be back. We only had the breakfast ciabatta roll but was tasty and fresh with good quality bacon and sausage and nice touch of a small glass jar of sauce. Nicest coffee we’ve had in a while and was piping hot! Lovely, friendly, fast service and attentive staff, clean and tidy and a lovely welcome (compared to another newly opened coffee shop in Harborough where the staff ignored us and miserable!) a credit to the owners!

A fantastically kitted out and open planned shop with everything you need to cook up a tasty treat. My parents purchase from here regularly and there has recently been an exetension to what was the old Colemans that shut down. Dog friendly, this place also now offers live cooking and I indulged in some noodles and corrinader. Very good!!!!

Me and my husband received a quote from Stephen North. I can only say thank you very much, his customer service was spot on. He listened to our requirements and took on board what we was and wasn't looking for. Thank you again.

Informative, helpful, friendly staff to supply anyones kitchen needs. I could have spent hours in here looking at the vast array of kitchen equipment, a bakers paradise! The displays are fantastic and have too many items to observe in one go. Well worth more visits, 😊.

Great lockdown service. Messaged them with who I was buying for and their likes, sent a load of photos of present suggestions. Paid over the phone and presents delivered promptly. Great choice of gifts and range of prices

Everything you could ever want for your kitchen... (Apart from no electrical items... Air fryers etc.) Really pleasant and helpful staff. A bonus is that people who find it difficult to climb stairs will find extra stair rails to assist. I recommend this shop.

Love this shop!!! So many gorgeous kitchen trinkets & treasures! Could quite happily spend a small fortune in here! They sell Le Creuset and other big names too! Located in one of the quaint back streets. Definitely worth a visit.

An Aladdins cave full of good quality kitchen and tableware They had everything I needed and more. Great for gifts, gadgets, baking, crockery, pot and pans.

Top service, great staff! The best cafe in Market Harborough. Definitely has the best coffee, cakes and food! One of the cleanest food places in Market Harborough. Dog friendly as well. But you cannot sit inside with a dog and you have to have your dog on its lead whilst ordering. Best bacon and brie in the Midland's! All the staff go out of their way to make you feel welcomed. One of the jewels of Market Harborough. The food that is served is of an incredibly high quality and standard. The presentation is top notch. You pay a premium but it is definitely worth it. I will definitely revisit when I move. The only bad thing is that when it's busy you may have to wait but it's definitely worth the wait.

What a gorgeous place, spotlessly clean and welcoming. A red hot June day, and everyone's baking hot, but nobody was flagging here! Excellent service and gorgeous surroundings. The food was excellent, cakes to die for and coffee good quality - can't wait to come to try breakfast I shall certainly recommend, we'll done!

This is the kind of place you can only dream of: the interior has spacious wooden tables to gather around or work for, with beautiful new decorating throughout, the outdoor space is the most meditative spot, and it is located in Welland Park, one of the most joyful and friendly park you can visit. The coffee at The Cafe @ Welland Park is perfect, and the food quality is excellent. But it is the staff that makes it such a fantastic experience. Highly recommend for a break during the day, my favourite place to gather my thoughts. Did I mention the amount of friendly dogs you will most certainly encounter? A must visit!

Great cappuccino, fantastic selection of very tasty cakes. You can't take your dog inside, however there is a roofed terrace outside with nice tables and blankets to keep your knees warm. So, you can enjoy a picnic with your pooch, even when it's raining (which it was today)!! Very, very friendly and efficient service from the staff, who brought our drinks out to us. AND just to tip it off we saw a kingfisher by the river 😁😁

I have had just a cup of coffee twice at this cafe, so can't comment on the food...and it was just a cup of coffee with no saucer! What sort of enterprise serves a coffee with no saucer?!😳 Another thing was I forgot treats for my dog. I was told I could purchase a sausage but they didn't have treats to offer him.☹️ This is a cafe in a park where there are many dogs. People are buying lunch, drinks and cake a plenty. Would it not be too much for the cafe to offer the dogs free treats??

The staff were amazing and the sandwich I ordered was delicious (thick slices not thin "hovis" slices). It hit the spot. Will be visiting again soon.

Wonderful cafe in a beautiful spot. Friendly staff, great menu, a real favourite.

Service was great kind staff and delicious food and not overpriced, seats upstairs.

Don't bother trying to redeem your subway points, they say that your card doesn't show on their system even though they can print a receipt which shows your point balance. Very interesting... Reading the reviews other people have also had this issue. Maybe because letting you redeem your points doesn't let them make any money?

I don’t leave bad reviews generally but honestly this place is a joke. When I went in the guy wasn’t making any sandwiches but he started rushing me even with no one in the shop. I asked for tuna which he put a tiny scoop on my 6 inch and spread it on half of the sandwich and put it in the toaster oven without asking me. The only good part of this subway was the price which wasn’t as bad as other ones I’ve been to

I visit subway in the evenings the guy who works there is incredible and the customer service is very good the BMT sandwich I got was very good and very neat they have very polite staff there I would highly recommend

Just had an issue with a woman who works here at the Market Harborough branch who didn’t let us leave our parking spot, we beeped to get her attention but she interpreted it as aggression, we understand not everyone has the capacity. She parks right in front, leaves her car, doesn’t even turn around to apologise and walks straight into subway to work. I called to explain that a parked indicating car should go first so she can have plenty of space to park - unsurprisingly she cut me off. Just says everything really. It’s a good thing word of mouth works stronger. Thankyou for your reply - You are displaying support of your rude staff, and it’s nice to see no replies to other low star reviews which are to do with food and service

Rude staff, constantly rushing us with a small child then ignoring us and moving on to the next customer whilst my child was deciding on what to eat. Incredibly stressful and unpleasant experience. I would not recommend coming here.

The staff were very rude and impatient and seem to not want to do they’re job especially the female staff

The perfect little Italian restaurant we love to dine in when away for an overnighter.. a family type run restaurant.. more authentic. Welcomed even though most of the tables were reserved..we were early and hadn't pre-booked.. so no problem getting served thankfully. Lovely menu.. we had the spicy king prawns for starters and brushetta. Then the gluten free based sea food pizza 🍕 and spicy calzone..finished with a tiramisu and bottle of Rose .. definitely return when next in Market Harborough.. our first visit to the town..lovely people and beautiful place!

Nice tasty food served up thank you with a good drop of Italian wine - & a special thank you for the great service

Been here a few times when passing through it's a very casual pizza parlour type Italian. The food is reasonably priced for what it is on a lunch deal but a lot of it is a very basic menu so don't expect really good quality italian restaurant because this is not it and i have eaten in a lot of italian restaurants this place is mostly some pasta, pizza and couple of chicken dishes. Pizzas are ok not typical Italian though, some of the pasta dishes are hit and miss. Had a chicken penne with masala sauce that was quite nice, the baked chicken pasta is ok too but their spaghetti Bolognese was awful it was watery with no flavour just very bland it tasted and looked like one of the very cheap end basic microwave meals you get and i cook spag bol a lot and my one is full of rich flavours but this was a huge let down. The restaurant itself could do with a make over it's worn and out dated. I still think it's ok for a quick lunch visit but just don't expect too much. Staff are pleasant though.

Great Italian pizzas, with beer and chips too. :) 2 Mains for only £20.00 (Lunchtime Deal Mon - Sat 12:00 till 15:00 (12pm till 3pm)

Best italian ever had! Went in for lunch, it is a perfect family restaurant with delicious italian menu! Thank you for the decent portion and super lovely meals!

Even though, I had to drive for over half an hour to get here, I must say that it was worth it! Food was fresh and hot (just how I love it) and also very delicious. Really friendly and welcoming atmosphere. I will definitely come back here! I strongly recommend it.

Really nice gluten free pizza.... seems to be handmade in the restaurant. Lovely pasta dish too with gf penne. I would maybe like another gluten free dessert option, but anyway we were well catered for and great service.. will return sometime soon.

A very friendly pub. Sunday dinner was good, personally the meat could have been rarer but I know that it’s my preference. The dinner portions were good and the deserts were very big and tasty. It’s dog friendly too. They would have had a five star if the language of some of the drinkers at the bar had been better. I appreciate that people swear but every other word and when there are children about I believe that it should be stopped.

We really enjoyed our ‘Pie Night’ meal here. Superb homemade pies with shortcrust pastry topping, we opted for mash and veg, plus the meal came with its own pot of gravy too. Generous portions, great food, lovely staff and atmosphere, plus you can bring your dog too (eating in the bar area only). Highly recommend, we will most definitely be eating here again.

We had heard this pub was good for food so booked a table for three of us mid week, lunchtime. The food was lovely so we decided it might be a good venue for my birthday meal. So we took the plunge, and booked a table for 12. It was the attention to detail that impressed us as we had pre-ordered our food and were then contacted by Carol who needed clarification on one of the choices. The whole experience of the afternoon was wonderful. The beautiful country pub, the friendly atmosphere. excellent staff, and the home cooked food was exceptional. We spent a lovely relaxed afternoon eating, drinking, and chatting. Highly recommended and will most definitely be back!

Enjoyed a nice family get together with mains and deserts, food was home cooked, good quality, well presented with friendly customer service. Gumley Smokies were very tasty, individual home cooked pie was well filled with sauce and ingredients topped with a golden short crust pastry. Deserts were also well made and presented. Coffees were hot and finished the meal off nicely. The Bell is a nice old traditional country pub and has a nice relaxing ambience. Couldn't fault any of it, will go again and happy to recommend

We enjoyed a very tasty meal when we stopped in on the way to watch rugby in Leicester. We were greeted by the friendly staff and received prompt service in this pub. The prices were reasonable and we enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere. We would definitely return again.

We always visit The Bell when we visit Foxton, lovely village pub we booked in Tuesday and the food was amazing on Wednesday we were booked elsewhere but due to quality of the food we left and went back to The Bell as we knew we wouldn’t be disappointed. Staff are so friendly and welcoming. The steaks are amazing

Great pub, we had a lovely meal. We will definitely return. Highly recommend a visit.