Food very good but service not so good. Had to prompt staff to take orders for dessert and then again to request coffee.

Good food. Nice ambience. Quick service. Ideal for what we wanted

The quality of the cooking here is very high. The dishes are clearly made with care, on the premises. All the dishes we tried were delicious. The service was efficient and helpful, and all the staff we met were very friendly. Highly recommended.

Dined here a few times now. Always good food, well priced and nice atmosphere. Service is good too.

Lovely relaxed atmosphere, efficient and attentive staff. Food was wonderful, took a little time as it was busy, but was all freshly cooked so worth waiting for.

Excellent service and very tasty food. The Merchant is one of my favourite go to places in Leicester for a meal or coffee

Lovely atmoshpere with great service and good choice of food at reasonable price

Very lovely atmosphere.Very good service and excellent food.Well done.Great.Will be returning.

Food was perfect staff brilliant look forward to our next visit

Great food. Lovely staff. Reasonable prices. We will be back.

Nice place, food good, service was a bit slow though,

Pre concert dinner for a group of 6. Food was very nice.

The food was excellent and the service was very efficient and friendly

Friendly welcome from staff who were very willing to assist with wine and menu choices Food perfectly cooked, hot and tasty

Good food, nice atmosphere, great vegan brunch option I loved that. Nice coffee, pleasant staff. All good would go back

Great food, friendly staff and a nice relaxing atmosphere, good prices too.

We were a group of 13 and pre-ordered the savoury food. We were looked after beautifully and the food was hot and generous and very flavourful. The live music was an added bonus and really added to the atmosphere. The environment is so delightful with all the twinkly lights - such a fun and memorable evening thank you 😀

Lovely decor, flavoursome food and friendly staff. Wish portion sizes were bigger but tasty nonetheless. Would definitely visit again.

Lovely restaurant, staff all so kind and attentive, great menu choices

It was very nice. Every time I come to Leicester I always come here.

Fantastic food in a happy, relaxed atmosphere. We had a great evening!

Great food, great service, and well timed for our pre theatre meal. Thank you

Great atmosphere, lovely food and very friendly, attentive staff. Smashing!

Lovely food and atmosphere. Perfect for a family meal. Delicious

Lovely quiet atmosphere allowing us to talk! Great food beautifully presented, cheerful staff very attentive 😊

Friendly staff, lovely atmosphere, great food! Couldnt ask for more!

There were five customers at the next table who were talking much too loudly that my party could not hear each other easily

Was amazing very relaxed great service and in particular Arya she was very helpful

Interesting venue, lovely food, good service, good value for money.

Our first visit - welcoming staff, beautiful decor, gentle background music, superb meal - exceptional evening all round! Thank you so much 👏🏻

Lovely place. We sat in the window swing seats which were fun. The food was okay, but the ‘homemade chips’ were oven bakers cubed potatoes & very over salted. Panini was average; the meatballs were good. Service was a bit hit & miss. Charming enough initially, but request for mayonnaise was forgotten & dishes slow to be cleared.

Visited for breakfast after dropping off the train from Nottingham. Lovely service and gorgeous food, beautifully presented. I had the Vegan Brunch which was very pretty with imaginative components and absolutely delicious.

Great food. Great staff. Well priced. Good location. Great atmosphere

Great food and amazing staff, would definitely return and recommend

6 of us went out for a night out we all had different meals and everyone had a brilliant time and the food was amazing will come again

Excellent food and delicious desserts Amazing atmosphere Very friendly staff

Food was excellent, and the Service outstanding. The saxophone was a bit much in such a limited space. The booking process was so slow in confirming the reservation that we nearly went elsewhere

Food was fabulous. As was the service. Nothing is too much trouble and very good value.

Excellent service, staff polite nothing to much trouble will definitely be back.

Lovely restaurant. Very attentive staff. Food amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Highly recommend.

Great atmosphere with live music (not too loud!) and good service and delicious food

The restaurant was lovely, with very attentive service and delicious food. The portion sizes are great, and the food is reasonably priced.

Booked a table for two few days back. When we arrived we were given a table where we couldn’t even move the chairs to sit, the space was so terrible. So we decided to leave this place and find another restaurant. I really hope this restaurant remove that table in the future as it is completely useless.

Great Italian food, wine & service, like always. If the staff asked me what to improve, I’d say have a tiramisu on the sweet menu.

Nice little restaurant. Staff were helpful. Food was good. Would visit again.

Very nice lovely atmosphere Very polite staff who made us very welcome we go once every couple of months as a special treat and really look forward to it. The food is first class best little restaurant in Leicester. Well priced 5 stars from my wife and I

Excellent.. will definitely be back!!nice people nice food great sax player …

Really tasty food and the service was excellent. They were so friendly. We needed one gluten free option and could not fault it. As I have been duped elsewhere I did ask them to check and they were more than happy to do so. Only disappointment was no pizzas are served. However there was plenty of other options on the menu to choose from. We were sat in a corner near the toilet corridor but there were screens to hide this so we didn’t mind too much. We don’t live in Leicester but if we did we would frequent it often.

It was my 2nd visit, this time with my niece and her daughter. We all enjoyed our food

Nice place and nice food. Service good . Would recommend