The Swan Inn — Restaurant in Charnwood

Haven't been to the Swan for about 6 months as we have moved away and, to be honest, I was a little disappointed. The food is still quite good - we had the sea bass, chicken with Chorizo and a vegetarian filo 'deep pie' thingy - but prices are creeping up to restaurant levels without having the restaurant 'feel'. Even at 7pm on a 'not very busy' Saturday there were a number of items that were not available. The place is definitely getting tatty - many tables are 'literally' on their last legs, space has always been at a premium but is getting worse with small changes in layout that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Service was good but not excellent - vegetables arrived so late we had already started not sure if there were any coming, though this was probably due to the staff having to do table and bar duty. Unfortunately many of Mountsorrel's eateries have now gone and The Swan is probably the only place you can get a decent English meal but with many nicer places not too far away in other villages, particularly Quorn, I don't think I'll bother going...

Excellent selection of real ales, good choice of wines, and spirits. The building is over 300 years old and the current owners have been mindful not to rip its guts out and chalk paint everything. Lovely original features, gorgeous garden with the river at the bottom. Food is pub snacks, cobs, sausage rolls, and yummy local pork pies and scotch eggs. Regular monthly themed Bistro nights. Staff are friendly, and knowledgeable of their products. Love, love, love this local pub and very lucky to live so near to it. Use your locals while we still have some great...

Lovely 17th Century Pub that backs onto the river soar, with great selection of ales, lagers and ciders.. Castle Rock Harvest Pale was good as always, then tried their always good guest goldon ale too. Theakstons on as usual and the guest Camden Hells been on for a while but always served fresh and cool👌 place was busy with friendly locals and their dogs.. lovely friendly staff who are always happy to talk and are very knowledgeable about their ales and fine array...