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Heverlee 0623

About us

The Dovecote is a beautiful pub and restaurant situated on the Coventry Road near Narborough in Leicestershire. We have 140 covers in the restaurant, peaceful gardens and a large car park.

Hilary and I took over The Dovecote in December 2014. We are so pleased to be the new landlord and landlady at The Dovecote and we have received such a warm welcome from everyone in Narborough and the surrounding villages.​

Hilary was the General Manager at Gynsills in Glenfield, Leicester for over 20 years. Michael has been in the catering industry for 30 years and worked both as a General Manager and Regional Manager for large organisations such as Whitbread, Mitchells and Butlers and Spirit.

We are very passionate about good, honest food and most of the dishes we serve are made from scratch on the premises. We use fresh and local ingredients where ever possible and are always looking for new menu ideas and exciting new dishes. Hilary is the foodie and has a hands approach to the kitchen and every dish we serve. She takes great pride in being able to cook and serve any dish a guest may request, given some notice.​​

We have personally tasted all our wines and spirits which was a lot of fun and we are proud to serve the full range of ​Heineken owned brands on our bar.

We believe very strongly that the customer is our main reason for being, so you won’t hear our team refusing to swap chips for mash or saying we can’t vary a dish because the till won’t allow it. If we have the ingredients in the kitchen, the customer can order it!.

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Beer gardenCar parkCocktail barDisabled facilitiesFamily friendlyFoodOutside areaFootballTerrestrial TV

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David Himan

2 months ago

Visited with family for lunch. Extremely impressed. I am disabled and staff couldn't have been more helpful without making a fuss. Good choice of food and drink. I had sea bream which was cooked perfectly. It also came with samphire, not often seen on menus which was also cooked perfectly. All our meals were really nice. Great front of house and kitchen staff.

sally stokes

4 months ago

Visited 21st Nov in the evening. Never been for food before but it was so good. Great choice and they do a Sunday carvery which will certainly be trying. Service was great and although it was busy we felt very well looked after. Had steak and ale pie and couldn’t fault it. Give this place a try.

Sarah Mooney

4 months ago

We had a Christmas lunch for 15 people with pre orders of 2 or 3 courses each. Some of the meals could have done with being a bit hotter but mine was absolutely fantastic and all the meals were really nicely presented. The portion sizes were very generous for all three courses. Overall it was a great experience for a large group which isn't always the case.

Darren Harrison

4 months ago

This was the second time we had been in the Dovecote for a Sunday lunch, and this time was 100% better than the last time. Service was fast efficient and very friendly. Meat was great (beef), it was late in the day but the veg was plentiful and still nice.

Irene

5 months ago

Have been a few times and the service is good. Even when they are busy. Food is fresh. A nice place to go for some good English food. Best to reserve a table as they do get full often.

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Mon12:00 – 00:00 21:00 – 00:00
Tue12:00 – 00:00 21:00 – 00:00
Wed12:00 – 00:00 21:00 – 00:00
Thur12:00 – 00:00 21:00 – 00:00
Fri12:00 – 00:00 21:00 – 00:00
Sat12:00 – 00:00 21:00 – 00:00
Sun12:00 – 00:00 21:00 – 00:00
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Mon12:00 – 21:00
Tue12:00 – 21:00
Wed12:00 – 21:00
Thur12:00 – 21:00
Fri12:00 – 21:00
Sat12:00 – 21:30
Sun12:00 – 20:00
Heverlee 0623
Heverlee 0623