Very nice addition to the Highcross and the best burger I've had in Leicester. At £7-£10 for the…read moreburgers and £4.25 for the milkshakes it's also cheaper than a lot of the alternatives. We went on the opening night with the Burger Club free burger offer, so that may have biased me a little bit, but I loved it. The decor is minimalist but kinda fun, and despite the high ceilings the place is not as loud as you would expect. The burger meat was good and more importantly, it was cooked just how I ordered it (medium rare). I had the Byron, which comes with streaky American bacon, among the most authentic I've had since coming to the UK. I also recommend the Chilli burger if you like hot food, it's served with sliced green chillies and a chipotle sauce, and was very tasty. The onion rings were a bit greasy to my taste but the skin on chips were very good, as were the appetizer tortilla chips (a nice change from the Doritos everywhere else seems to serve) and the guacamole and salsa were both nice and fresh. The only other appetizer available beside the tortilla chips is olives, which are nice enough but oddly out of place. They serve A&W root beer, which while not my top choice in the US is still nicer than many. My boyfriend got the Oreo shake, which was nice and thick and very good as well. The brownie was very good and served warm with vanilla ice cream on top and the white chocolate cheesecake was also tasty, creamy and not nearly as sweet as cheesecakes have a tendency to be.

Zomgomgomg! Proper burgers have escaped London and are heading north!…read more Having been to Byron in both Bloomsbury and Covent garden on several occasions, I knew what to expect and was pleased to see that Byron has made the journey north without losing any of its quality and variety. This is a very welcome addition to Leicester Highcross, and is right next door to John Lewis for maximum accessibility. I love the rough-hewn, rustic, warehouse industrial-style decor with it's exposed AC ducting and wooden beams. The staff appear to be quick and efficient on first impressions, but do double-check your order as it can be quite noisy and you wouldn't want to be delivered a Peroni when you asked for a Dead Pony! There's a good variety of drinks including a really sour fresh lemonade and decent milkshakes. Beers and bourbons are well represented and there are several very nice craft beers of varying styles. And the food? Yes. Have it! Come! It's very, very good. But still quite a large portion. You do not need fries each as one just stretches between two. But you should skip the normal fries and try the courgette fries - they're very nice! Burgers are lovely sweet, juicy patties of quality meat. But please, don't spoil them by having them well done? A good burger should be cooked medium or ideally med-rare. Just ask for how you like it, they will do it. A look out for that juicy dill pickle too! Super tangy and crunchy, just how they should be. I can't fault this place after my first visit.

Food was very nice…read more Service was mid pretty normal Ambiance: pretty good I would recommend this place if you're in a rush

The Burgers here are so huge that I would recommend you consider carefully before ordering a side…read moreof chips (even though they are above average for restaurant chips, being more like fish and chip shop chips). The burger..was alright..but not quite what I expected/hoped for. They do have a lot of veggie options..but I have forgotten which one I had..must be the 1pc alcohol dandelion and burdock I washed it down with clouding my memory! (They actually warned me about the alcohol content when I ordered it!). I loathe this newfangled part of Leicester though :(

I had heard a lot of good reviews about this place so finally decided to try it out this Saturday…read moreevening. Being on the very busy London road, it is definitely located in one of Leicester's prime locations. The restaurant is well known for its sizzlers ie. Sizzling steak being served on a hot griddle! It has become quite a common trend here with the steak being presented on a bed of hand cut chips, vegetables and rice. I opted for the Sirloin steak with peppercorn sauce. I love the variety of steak sauces/gravies they offer compared to other steak houses! These include garlic, schezuan, mushroom and gravy sauces - something to please anyones tastebuds! The Sirloin was described in the menu as one of the most tender pieces... I like my meat quite soft however, I found this quite chewy and very difficult to cut and eat. This was quite a let down and it was not just me who had this issue, everyone in my group also felt the same! Very disappointing. They only give a handful of chips and the rice is very basic... I have had this steak concept at other similar steakhouses in the vicinity and I have to say, this was a huge let down! We also tried the sliders platter which I loved as the sizes were perfect and we got to sample their three top burgers in mini versions. Flavour wise it was good but maybe due to experience, I expected better? Service was quite slow due to the restaurant being full but I found the waitresses all super friendly and helpful. I loved the fact that they served coca cola in the classic small glass bottles! Overall, I would probably return again but only for sliders or burgers. For steak/sizzler however, I will be sticking to the others as Kobe was also quite overpriced for what they serve.

Not the best of examples in the otherwise OK fast food chain. Scruffy, dirty and the Shake Machine…read morewas broken.

There's nothing wrong with the food here, but this is my least favourite Mcdo in the whole world!…read more Why? Well just outside is the centre of Leicester, where a lot of people meet up in town for shopping, drinking or hang around being moody because you're not old enough to drink. A lot of these people come into Mcdonalds and they seem to bring children. This means that even before midday this place is a noisy and packed level of hell. Devil children being fed fatty food in order to successfully maintain our no1 position in Europe for child obesity. It's almost impossible to get a seat. If you must mcdo, mcdon't come to this one. There is one a few minutes walk away that will not ask you 'do you want homicidal thoughts with that?'

McDonald's is of course the biggest fast food chain in the World and everyone from Albania to…read moreZimbabwe should know what they are getting going into one. However, the thing that can vary vastly from restraunt to restraunt is the quality of the service. There are two McDonald's in Leicester city centre and this is the biggest and the best. This McDonald's is located on East Gates which is just a stones throw from the clocktower and the main shopping centre, bus station are all located very closely. This place gets extremely busy at peak times, in fact having been to an outlet in central London, I would say this is even busier. This is not a problem though, as the staff are absolutely fantastic and turn around orders extremely fastly and very rarely make mistakes. At other McDonald's i've been to, I would be counting into double digits the amount of times I've got wrong orders, but never once have I had this happen at this outlet, despite often going at busy and chaotic times. The restraunt itself is large and spacious and you should be able to find somewhere to sit even at the busiest of times. The place is well maintained, cleaning is consistent and I can't even complain about the toilets. All in all, in terms of efficiency of service, one of the best McDonald's you could possibly go to.

The chips were really dry, stale and cold I think they gave me week old chips I also asked for salt…read moreand vinegar and got nothing £7 for a battered sausage and chips no sauce no drink....no not going to be visiting for awhile

From the owner: Big Johns are pioneers of the 99p meal. All our food is halal and we serve all your favourite…read moretakeaways under one roof. Something for everyone.

Maryland Chicken is one of the better fried chicken outlets in Leicester. The two main things it…read morehas going for it is its prices; they do some exceptional meal deals, with the cheapest being a ridiculously cheap £1.99 to other options for under £3.50. When you compare what you would pay at KFC for a similar meal deal, you would be paying double in most cases. Maryland Chicken is not only cheaper but I have found the quality to be just as good as more expensive fried chicken outlets (including KFC). There are plenty of options, including some delicious spicey chicken options. It can get busy here at peak times and at weekends, due to the popularity of the place, but turnaround is always very quick and even at the busiest times I have never had to wait more than 10 minutes. In terms of price and quality, Maryland chicken is hard to beat. In these difficult economic times, Maryland Chicken is the perfect place for all you credit crunch hit fried chicken enthusiasts!

Although not the best of the million and five chicken joints in Leicester, this place beats the…read morehell out of KFC in that its spicey food options are actually spicey and it doesn't cost you the earth. A wide variety of meal deals are at your disposal and essentially you can get a family meal for pretty much the same as a large KFC. The staff are hardworking and generally friendly, the portions are ace and they don't charge you extra for a sachet of mayonnaise. Leicester's chicken places are legendary, there are so many and many are halal, so if you've not been to Leicester before you really should try one. A chicken fillet burger, loads of fries and a can for £1.99? Yes please, m'laddo. You only live once.