Burleigh Court Hotel & Conference Centre

Situated within Loughborough University campus, Burleigh Court is a bright, spacious and modern four-star hotel and conference centre that also offers an excellent dining experience in its restaurant.

We enjoyed the fabulous and plentiful Sunday carvery, and were very pleased with the starter selection of locally sourced meat, fish and vegetables that was presented at the salad bar. For the main course, the range of mouth-watering local roast meat and vegetables was equally impressive, and my companion declared his beef (served with all the trimmings, naturally) to be most tender and satisfying. My vegetarian choice of the butternut squash, pepper and Somerset Brie tart was incredibly moreish, and worked well with a serving of watercress sauce. Both mains were substantial, and we agreed that the portions would more than satisfy even the most ravenous of appetites. However, with the display of tempting desserts, which are supplied by Dominic at David North Patisserie in Rothley, any notions of forgoing a third course were soon dismissed. I plumped for the creamy, rich toffee cheesecake with a side helping of fresh fruit salad, and my companion chose the chocolate and cherry bombe. Both were sublime. Over coffee and mints we agreed that, due to the excellent quality of our meal, we would return very soon.