Moko - Coffee House & Kitchen — Restaurant in Hinckley and Bosworth

It’s a great honour and pleasure to be the first person to review Moko, the hottest new venue to eat and drink in Hinckley.

We were huge fans of Benito’s so it was a no brainier to come and try Moko out as it has most of the old staff, the chef and the absolutely amazing Molly and Amber running the restaurant.

My fiancé and I came for a late boozy lunch this afternoon, we knew it was going to be good, be even we were surprised by just how bloody brilliant everything was, truly outstanding food drink and service.

The decor has been lovingly redecorated keeping the best bits of the old restaurant while making it even cosier than before. You can now have a meal and then move into the lounge area and sit on a variety of comfy sofas and have a few drinks or a coffee. The ambience was lovely, even the music selection was great, it didn’t get in the way and was very pleasant.

You can even bring your dog as the restaurant is dog friendly, that’s if your dog isn’t a complete diva like our Pickle (she won’t behave herself anywhere bless her).

I had pancakes with bacon and maple syrup, it was all perfect but I wanted to highlight how spectacular the bacon was, honest to god, this is probably the best bacon I have ever tasted, I was so impressed.

My fiancé had halloumi falafel salad with sweetie drop peppers, hummus and sweet potato. It just looked gorgeous, so colourful and appealing, she was certainly very impressed by it. Luckily she also saved me some and I can confirm that it was perfection.

Then to the drinks, we had a Pinot Grigio wine that was super, fruity and light and very tasty. Then we had some strawberry margaritas, if you ever had a Benito’s cocktail you will already know how great they are. They are still made by the amazing Amber and are just as great as they have always been, it would actually be rude to go in there and not order one.

I could easily imagine sitting in there for hours in the lounge area drinking coffee and just soaking up the atmosphere and then later moving on to the cocktails and have a few small plates, it’s all just so inviting.

Extra special thanks to Molly and Amber for instantly making us feel so welcome, we got the full VIP service from all of the awesome team at Moko.

So go to Moko, support Hinckley’s small businesses and have a great time eating great food and trying their large selection of boozy and non boozy drinks, you really...

Moko is a wonderful place to hold an event. I held my boyfriend's surprise 30th birthday at Moko, and had looked all over Leicestershire to find the right place.

Molly and Amber were an absolute delight to work with right from the first phone call, to when I dropped in to see Moko 30 minutes later. They gave me total confidence in running an event there.

On organising the food for everyone (we had just over 30 people attending), Molly was very open and adaptable on the food options, and was really kind in recommending a good variety that people could enjoy. She was fantastic with allergies, and ensured she had all of this information beforehand, so that the tables of food could be prepared and arranged in a certain way. I'm not Leicester based, so wasn't sure on the best companies to go with for cake/balloons, etc. Molly was immediately able to recommend some local suppliers to help with decorating the venue, making it a perfect surprise celebration.

The amount of attention they have put into Moko is really lovely to see. It's wheelchair accessible, modern, and they even had a children's corner to keep the children entertained. For the event itself, everything from food presentation, welcome drinks and making sure everyone was happy and comfortable. They even had blinds to roll down in front of the glass windows to keep the event private, and also hugely helped keep those extra few seconds of suspense making the party a full surprise.

I had floods of messages afterwards saying how attentive and lovely the team at Moko were throughout the event, and how lovely the food was too. Working with Molly, I had absolutely 0 stress in the lead up to, or on the day, the Moko's team had taken it all on and did absolutely everything with a smile on their face. We've had messages from family and friends saying they've gone back since the party just to go with their partner or other friends because they loved it.

I can't thank the team at Moko enough, it's a birthday he continues to say he'll...

If I could have given no stars for food and service I would have! I attended as part of a large group of 30 for a birthday celebration. We were told we could arrive at 6.30pm for drinks then be seated for our meal at 7pm, and we had all pre booked our meal choices. It was apparent on arrival there wasn’t enough seating but we were assured that a group already seated would be leaving at 7pm. It got to 7.15pm and the other group were all still sat and being served drinks, we asked how long it would be and we were told the group had all finished their meals and it wouldn’t be long. At 7.30pm they were still being served drinks and the host of our party politely asked that the group be asked to go to the sofa area to have their drinks so we could all sit, as they had refused to serve our meals until we were all seated. It was almost 8pm before they started bringing out our food, and it was a shambles!! Despite prebooking they were bringing 2 of 3 bowls of tapas out and not bringing the 3rd until 20 mins later, I got my side 15 mins before my main meal, and two of the people on our table had finished eating before the rest were served. I had a chicken burger and it was dry and tasteless. To top it all there was a constant wait of at least 10-15 minutes between ordering and getting drinks as the bar just couldn’t keep up, and they got a few of the drinks orders wrong. With the exception of one lovely girl clearing the tables the staff were unhelpful and one of them quite abrupt. The whole meal felt uncomfortable and awkward and it ruined the atmosphere completely. Moko cannot cope with large bookings and in my opinion both the food and service...