Visited this place for the first time on the 16/12/09…read more I was attending a Christmas lunch. The pub is pretty basic, a standard bar area, and lounge bar. There is a further bar area that services area designated as the restaurant. I don't know what the food is like generally, but it was basic homely cooked food. The vegetables were fressh, and the roast potatoes were roast potatoes, and not deep fried like you sometimes find. I selected: Starter: Chicken Liver Pate Main: Turkey, with sprouts, peas, carrots, plus pig in blanket, stuffing, roast potatoes, and boiled new potatoes, nice gravy, plus cranberry jam. Sweet: Christmas pudding and custard (seemed to be fresh). Followed by a warm mince pie, and coffee. All for £11.95. Bargain. The brewery is Everards (Old Leicester Brewery). The service was a bit slow at times, and confused, but just not enough staff, and they were very pleasant. I can certainly recommend for a bargain Christmas lunch. Just don't expect cordon blue frills.

This pub is awful, the service is shoddy the place is always freezing and the food is dreadful…read more My colleagues and I booked this pub for our Christmas meal outing, it was a complete let down. The individual meals all arrived at different times, over half the meals were wrong, the pre ordered list had been lost by the pub, the whole place was freezing cold, no heating at all. When we complained about the heating the manager said you'll just have to keep your coats on we can't afford the heating costs, so we did! A very poor evening, we couldn't wait to leave. I recently gave them a second chance and took my friend in for a snack lunch after a long walk in the snow. We ordered a baguette each and sat down, our drinks came straight away but we had to wait 45 mins for any food to appear , I asked the barmaid several times if she could find our food, she eventually agreed and came back with our baguettes. she presented the baguette meal on very grimey chopping boards, and was pressing her thumb into one of the chips at the side of the board as she carried it over, god I've never seen anything like it, she put the food down and the chip had stuck to her thumb, she flicked it off and said" enjoy your meal" We couldnt enjoy our meal it was terrible, the place was freezing and our particular table was so rickety and cheap we had to be careful not to lean on it in case it broke. we ate some of our meal but were too horrified to stay any longer. It really was a scene from Basil fawlty !! I can't believe they can get away with service like this it's appalling ! I've written to the pub and to environmental health. dont go there

Fabulous pub. Not over-fussed about the Sky Sports in here tho' - its out of character for this…read moreolde worlde pub, but its popular and drags 'em in.

The TV is no more. There was an association with the Tigers Rugby team. The George in Blaby is now…read morethe Fox and Tiger which reflects the change. The Foxes is the name for the Leicester City Football Club. The Bakers Arms is said to be one of the oldest pubs.

It`s a nice relaxed pub and having been here a few times recently I can say I enjoyed it, which is…read morerare with a lot of pubs. As it is a restaurant/pub it makes a big difference to the overall feel, a lot more relaxed, friendly and less crowded but it still feels like a pub. You can still nip in for a quick pint or go for a leisurely drink and you don`t get the feeling you get from some restaurant/pubs where people stare at you if you`re not eating. I have eaten here and the menu is very good, varied and well priced and the food itself was of a good standard, definitely worth a visit whether it`s with the family or just a bite to eat with a friend. Absolutely one of the best pubs for a few miles in the Whetstone area if you just want a relaxing pint and a bag of crisps.

I thought I would try the Black Horse at Blaby on a Thursday evening as I heard that they do a good…read moresteak night. Frankly, I'm sorry I bothered. I found it to be a most unfriendly and hostile place. It seems to be frequented by mainly middle aged to elderly customers. No doubt they are regular's and no doubt they all know each other. So if you are a stranger you are looked upon as something of a curiosity, and with great suspicion. The staff are coldly polite. Some of the customers are actively rude, that's if they speak at all. I can't comment on the food. There was a waitress moving around the tables taking orders, but she chose to totally ignore me. I eventually felt so uncomfortable that I left without ordering any food and ate elsewhere. I felt unwelcome in this pub and I doubt I will ever go back there. One good point, no unruly kids running around, that's a massive plus. It gets one star for that. But if you fancy a steak on a Thursday night, there are many places nearby that will give you a warm welcome, but you won't get one here.

As a stranger to the village of Blaby, working away from home, I visited the Black horse in Blaby…read moreand on my visit found the above comment to be very far fetched. The staff were very polite and friendly as we're the customers and I even stayed for another pint with some of the regulars. The waitress couldn't be more helpful and the steak was beautiful. All in all I had a top notch experience and would definitely return in the future.

We booked a table for 18 people to celebrate my wife's 50th birthday. The table service from start…read moreto finish was 100%, food came out all together. Food was well cooked and delicious, empty plates all round. The lady who took our orders couldn't help enough. Thank you Glen Parva Manor for making my wife's birthday meal perfect. As always very nice food and great atmosphere

Pleasant pub - the building has a lot of history…read more Interesting menu, almost everything, including their specials, are on a '2 for 1' deal which means you can save a lot of money. If you are in a group, arrange to pay in groups of 2 with main meals of similar prices, or the till just takes off the cheapest meal prices first!