Opening Hours at The Tithe Barn: Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm, Saturday – Sunday 9am – 5pm.
We haven’t tried the afternoon tea served daily and not sure if vegetarian/vegan options are available but it did look very nice at £19.95 per person with coffee or tea and this can be upgraded to prosecco if you wish for £29.95 per person. You also need to be aware you can order off the breakfast menu all day but the lunch menu is only available from 12pm - 4pm. That goes for afternoon tea too available from 12pm - 3pm and you need to book in advance, giving 48 hours notice.
It’s fair to say the Tithe Barn is more cafe than restaurant but a much nicer cafe than your run of the mill greasy spoon. It feels more like a poolside restaurant you’d experience in a hotel except with no pool.
The sun came out and the age old question of where can you eat breakfast outside in Leicester came up.
The Tithe Barn in Cosby has probably the best outdoor patio, lovely teak garden furniture and big umbrellas if you like shade. There are pubs of course but these are not really known for breakfast, so the Tithe Barn is a good choice if you want a full English or some tasty avocado on toast Al fresco. It’s located close to Blaby and Countesthorpe and about 10 miles from Lutterworth.
I used to go a lot but then the service and food went downhill a bit so I haven’t been for about a year. That said we decided to return on a glorious day as we wanted to breakfast outside and it really is the best place to get that on holiday dining outside experience on a sunny day.
It’s a cute place with quite a bit of history, actually a converted Tithe Barn hence the name so interesting to check out if you’ve never been. The Vaulted ceiling in the barn is quite special but you do need to book, especially if you want to sit inside as it’s small and they only have a limited number of covers available.
The menu is not extensive, but they do offer a good selection of cakes and pastries courtesy of Hambletons bakery so if you don’t fancy breakfast it’s a good choice for coffee and a cake.
Leicester isn’t renowned for the 5 star dining experience but the Tithe Barn does have something unique in its quaint village setting and outdoor dining experience.
They used to serve really delicious veggie sausages, then they changed supplier so we stopped going quite so frequently.
Pleased to say on this visit the sausages were much better and very enjoyable so I am sure we’ll be going back a lot more during the summer months.
The indoor seating is quite small and compact, it seats 36 people and it does get busy and quite noisy, the tables are quite tightly packed but if you don’t mind this it is one of the nicer higher end places to visit for food and drinks. The tithe barn does have a full bar service, great for breakfast, lunch and at a push very early dinner at the weekend 4pm. Bear in mind it closes at 5pm Saturday and Sunday and 4pm during the week.