The Courtyard Cafe — Restaurant in North West Leicestershire

Me and the wife went Ashby for a walk round and popped into The Courtyard for a cuppa and a bite of something to eat. I had the BLT which to be fair you can't go wrong with but this one was rather good. The baguette was nice and fresh with a crisp outta. Bacon was perfect to. Not over done but with a crispy with each bite into to fresh lettuce and tomato. The wife had Bacon, Brie and Cranberry baguette and the baguette and bacon was just as good as mine was. The brie had been melted just enough over the bacon to give it enough warmth not to burn your mouth with the cranberry sauce. All this with a nice big pot of tea which tasted like tea and not hot water that had been shown a tea bag. The Courtyard toilets were clean and well maintained but upstairs so if you struggle with stairs it might be an issue for you but this cannot be helped due to the building. But with the friendly staff and taking a look at other food people ordered me and the wife will be using The Courtyard when we return...

Great food and service. I visited on Tuesday with my elderly mother. We were greeted by a lovely lady who explained they were full but would have a table if we wanted to return in 20 mins to which we did. The place was extremely busy and I watched the staff as I always do as we previously owned a busy restaurant. I watched a lady called Emma run around, seating, serving, clearing and cleaning tables in the most calmly manner always with a smile on her face for every customer and even found time for a little chat with them. Credit where credit is due, she did an amazing job i hope your bosses appreciate you and how hard you work for them staff like you are very hard to find. Food was delicious and presented beautifully, we will certainly be back...

Generally a bit of a let down.

It's an okay cafe with an outside seating area (shame the chairs were uncomfortable). Staff were friendly but slow. The toasted sandwiches were nice. Also the lemon and white choc cheesecake was lovely. Unfortunately, the lemon meringue pie was a huge let down. Such a shame.

I tried going a second time as I thought it might be a better experience. Unfortunately, the cakes displayed were of a poor selection. No Victoria sponge, carrot cake or coffee and walnut and none of the nice cheesecake like last time. So we decided to leave. Also, it was quite busy inside and a customer was unfortunately seated about half a meter from the door, facing the entering customers, while eating a full lunch. Which was a bit...