Very nice, clean. Friendly Indian restaurant in the beautiful, quaint, historic little town of…read moreAshby de la Zouch - doesn't the name alone make you want to go?? We called ahead and ordered "to go". Mrs G had the egg-fried rice and rates this as the best that she has had in the UK. I had lamb vindaloo (dumb old me me!) it was hot and spicy (I have had so many disappointing experiences from local Indian restaurants that I was seeking flavor! But it was TOO hot - lesson learned :) Will we be back? Yes! Probably this week!! Soon we will dare to sit and dine inside (pandemic). BYOB Plenty of street parking.

The Plough is a proper pub as already stated. Proper beer, guest ales, darts, bridge, average age…read moreof 50. The only deals you'll see in here are when the sandwiches and scotch eggs are discounted just before closing. It's an Ashby legend, long live proper pubs!

I love the plough. It's a proper pub, you know a pub for boozing in. The staff are all great and…read morethere are always guest ales on, if that's your thing. The landlord is a rugby nut, so there's always some sport on the box. The beer garden lets the place down a little, as it could be so much better, but when do we get to use the beer garden anyway??

By far the best Thai food I have eaten in the UK (and it also compares very favourably to the food…read moreI had in Thailand!). This restaurant is an absolute gem. The menu is huge and everything I have ever tried has been great. Favourites include fish cakes, sweetcorn cakes and chicken satay for starters (they also do a Thai platter for two or more to share, which would be a great introduction for people unfamilar to Thai cuisine). For the main course the green curry is to die for! Prices are quite reasonable (about £6/£7 for a main course). Set menus are also available. Staff are really friendly. The decor is fairly traditional and not really my cup of tea, although the chairs are very comfortable! If you fancy somewhere more modern the same people also run a Thai restaurant in Quorn in Leicestershire which is much more funky, modern and upmarket - although that's also reflected in the prices. I cannot rate this place highly enough - it's worth going for the free prawn and spicy rice crackers alone!

Great place to eat. Wonderful food, always well prepared, cooked and served. I have been many times…read moreover the last few years and yet to have any kind of dissapointment. That's quite rare as some of the other top places in Ashby can be quite hit or miss depending on how busy they are, the day of the week, season, lunar cycle, whatever. The menu is quite extensive and the wine list is decent. Try the Gai Yang, chargrilled chicken with sweet chilli sauce succulent, tender, full of flavour Yum!!!!

Zamanis is an Italian restaurant in the centre of Ashby. It is open for both lunches and evening…read moremeals, the lunchtime menu being a set price for one, two or three courses. It is a popular lunchtime venue, particularly with local business people during the week. In the evening Zamani's has a more expansive menu, with no fixed prices. There are always interesting daily specials to compliment the menu like Venison Pie or Roast Duck, to name but a few. The main menu has numerous pasta, pizza and seafood dishes, with most dishes having the option of starter or main meal sizes. The meals are full of flavour, even for basic dishes like carbonara, a real treat for the tastebuds! Desserts range from the traditional Tiramisu, to lemon tortes and profiteroles, rounded off by a good strong cup of coffee. The staff are enthusiastic and friendly, and the whole restaurant has very relaxed feel, tastefully decorated with stunning wildlife prints. Zamani's is also associated with the adjacent pizza takeaway establishment and a wine bar, great for a post meal drink.

On a business trip we ended up in Zamani's. Delicious food! I had the Hake florentine, surprisingly…read morethe fish was fresh! The restaurant was full on a Wednesday night. They had a few meal offers. Summer saver offer was good. 2 course for £9. I wouldn't recommend the ice cream as a dessert unless it is chocolate ice cream.

Great food, perfect for family outings! We went to this…read moreItalian restaurant for a 'special birthday', and the staff couldn't be more helpful. We have since been back many times, we love italian food, especially the anipasti. The children love the kids menu, and compared to other chains, it still feels like a 'treat' to eat out in Ask, as the place looks always clean, the food is fresh and service is quick. You can see the chef prepare the pizzas, which is always a plus with kids - and grown ups :o) Highly recommended for families, even with smaller children, and am pretty sure it would be a great place for couples too. Price wise, nothing out of the ordinary.

We are slowly and carefully getting back to eating out - now that we have cold weather there is no…read morepractical option to eat out. This Ask looked like a decent option because there were so few people dining, but read on. Few people made us (with our masks) feel "safe" but sadly the server wore no mask (why?) and then positioned right next to another table with two diners (why?). So I moved us to a more isolated table. I wish I had taken pictures of the food but we were so hungry that we started before I took pics! Mrs G had the sea bass, I had the lasagne. Mrs G enjoyed the small portion of fish served with a few vegetables (small potatoes and small tomatoes as we recall) and mine was a rather mediocre lasagne. One thing we had in common - after eating our meals we were still starving hungry. I suspect that portion sizes have shrunk somewhat compared with our previous experience with other "Ask" diners (which perhaps explains why the restaurant was so empty lunchtime on a Saturday).

Right, for starters La Zouch is not just an offy, it's also a pretty good restaurant and listing it…read moreunder off licenses isn't doing it any favours at all, so I shall get that changed pdq. As the name suggests, it has an extensive cellar and it takes as long (if not indeed much longer) to choose the wine as it does to choose the meal. The owner is very knowledgable and friendly, making the choice a little easier. Upstairs there is a sitting room where you can take your drink while you wait for your table, so getting there a bit early is no problem. It also has a large whisky shop up there with the finest assortment of malts (and the odd brandy) this side of... ummm... Oh I dunno, somewhere that sells a lot of whisky. This isn't the usual supermarket chioce either. While you'll find a few bottles that you would recognise off the shelves of your local CostLo, the range at La Zouch is more what you would expect from a good whisky shop and contains some pretty fine drams. It's not as extensive as some I have been in, but it's probably similar to the whisky shop in York, for example. Back down in the restaurant, the food is well cooked and well presented. I've been a few times and have yet to have anything to complain about. The service is always pleasant and the price is pretty reasonable. My only gripe with this place, and the reason it hasn't hit the dizzy heights of 5 stars, is that they never seem to change the menu. I must admit I haven't been for a while now, but the a La Carte menu is still the same now as it was 4 years ago when I first went. If you happen to be visiting the bustling busy business district of Ashby de la Zouch and fancy a power lunch with some high flying clients, then La Zouch is a great place to visit, although you'll soon get bored of the food choice, which, considering the baffling choice of drinks, lets this place down. It doesn't have the web site listed under the name here either, so here it is: http://www.lazouch.co.uk/index.htm

I think this might have been more of an ale pub in the past but it does still have a couple on tap…read moreand the Sunday lunch was simply but perfectly executed: the veg was firm not mushy, the beef was tender, there were 3 large roast potatoes and we each got our own gravy jug! Not somewhere you're going to get something super fancy but I liked how classic it was. Friendly and efficient service as well.

Coalville Rotary Visit 25 Nov 12 A reserved table for a group of 11to have a…read moreSunday lunch found to be an excellent choice. The menu was very comprehensive with a good choice of options. All eleven of us received an excellent service without any waiting time. We can only complement the staff for a very good lunch with a good choice of food and wine at a competitive price. We will return Coalville Rotary

The Courtyard Cafe is situated just off the main street running through Ashby de la Zouch. It is…read moreaccessed by a small covered walkway into the courtyard that gives the cafe its name. This would be a wonderful place to sit in the summer because it is a bit a sun trap. The courtyard is fairly large and the walls are adorned with old food signs like Brooke Bond tea. Inside the spacious nature continues, with tables of varying sizes, both upstairs and downstairs; it never feels cramped like some cafes can feel. Menu wise, very comprehensive, from breakfasts to lunches and more formal dinners. Prices seem initially on the high side for the food, but when you see what you get for your money, you'll see why. We've only dined there for breakfast, and are yet to try the delightful cakes on offer or the tempting looking lunches. However, the breakfasts fare is very impressive, from a full English Breakfast, to generous sausage and egg cobs, to my personal favourite - the scrambled eggs on toast. Too often scrambled eggs can be tasteless, but at the Courtyard Cafe they are a real triumph, full of flavour and a portion to fit even the heartiest of appetites. Haven't hit on a decent hot drink to go with it yet though, the coffee is very weak and flavourless, still it will be fun trying when the food is this good!

Refried non fresh chips, salt and pepper ribs that are bbq sauce ribs with salt and pepper(should…read morejust be ribs with salt and pepper).

Currently our takeaway of choice in Ashby, partly because they deliver - and we tend to get…read moretakeaways when we're too tired or hassled to cook or go out. Food is good/reliable without being spectacular. Particularly good is the Tarka Dhal which has a ton of garlic in every portion. Marvellous.

went there last night. there doing a deal at the moment and…read morethe food was great not bad for two people. service was a little slow but the food was nice. its in the middle of town next to the bull pub. the drinks were a bit dear but its a restaurant.