Great Central Railway Cafe - Leicester

Sorry to say I am left unimpressed. Today I recieved two meals via deliveroo but sadly the meals wasn't great. The meals were tasteless, the sausages didn't taste like pork however I'm not implying that it wasn't, the miniscule amount of beans, tomatoes and especially mushrooms are hideous. I was really looking forward to receiving my meal and trying the great central but sadly due to my experience today I will put it on my avoid list, sorry Great Central just not a great experience

Having dined with GCR before covid it was a great experience but our recent experience has not been good. In February it was so cold we ate our meals with our coat, hat, and gloves on. The food was OK but it was cold before it reached the table. Our recent experience of the 24 October was even worse! The first course of mushroom was OK. The parsnip soup was passable but tasteless. The main course was just OK but the sides were poor. The broccoli was cold, the heads were dark and soggy and the stems were raw, Our carrots were sliced with three or four peas while the people across the way had chantonay carrots. The potaroes were barely cooked. Pudding was even more of a laugh- fresh fruit salad! Apple and watermelon with two grapes. I do not eat either watermelon or apple so I exchanged my pud with my husband who had ordered gateau, The gateau was a disgrace, it was the leftovers from the afternoon tea. No cream was offered with either. we waited and waited for coffee and eventually the cheese board arrived-quite nice but no plates or cutlery. One woman who asked for a plate was told no-they were all in the dishwasher. We left before the coffee arrived,. The whole experience was incredibly disappointing. Our guests had travelled from Cambridge for such an appaulling experience. On top of it all we did not have our second run on the train as the lights failed in the first carriage so we spent most of evening sitting in Loughborough station.

We were attending the winter steam gala and wanted something for lunch so visited this café. It was extremely busy but the very cheerful and friendly staff produced excellent jacket potatoes for us at a very reasonable price. This is well worth visiting if you re having a day on the railway.

The wife and I had After noon tea cakes and it was very yummy. The staff were all nice and Friendly.It,s next to the steam Railway station.

Had lunch here while on a day trip with friends who were doing a train driving experience. The food was fresh, made to order, delicious and excellent value. Definitely recommend