Junction 23 Lorry Park - Charnwood

Junction 23 Truck Stop, for me one of the best cafe's in Leicestershire with amazing, friendly and welcoming staff. Always spotlessly clean. Not just for Truckers, but open to the Public as well and a great meeting/function room with licenced bar.

Dropped into the cafe on the way back into London, plenty of parking and open to all not just lorries. Breakfast was great value and a good old fry up unlike an overpriced service station offering. Place was nice and clean with friendly staff. Will definitely be returning sooner than later. Highly recommended.

We held a training course in the bar area of the Truck Stop and the venue was amazing. Easy to get to, just off junction 23 of the M1, ample parking, great food and drinks and clean facilities. These by modern standards may not be exceptional but the effort and hospitality of the staff were out of this world. For a 15 person training course, they gave us exclusive use of the bar area, set out 14 tables for social distancing, cleaned every inch of the room and furniture and did so with a welcome and a smile. If it was not adjacent to our factory, we may not have considered it as a venue but when I compare it to the usual expensive and unwelcoming hotel facilities, it was in a different league. A refreshing, welcomed and shocking change and I recommend it to anybody who is thinking about a team get together in this area.

Really enjoyed my breakfast. Served in a box but that's lockdown. Quality was excellent and for £5.50 you really cant go wrong. Well done for keeping us truckers fed

This is my second review of Jnc 23 truck stop/lorry Park in about six weeks, having first reviewed it in August, during the Eat out to help out scheme.. My main gripe on that first visit was the fact that the portion sizes had shrunk considerably, I just thought they were being a bit naughty with the government backed scheme. Returned again today (07/10/2020) and was astonished to find that the smaller dinner sizes were indeed, here to stay. I wouldn 't have minded too much, but the prices hadn 't shrunk in line with the food reduction... £6.95 for a children 's sized meal.. This place was always busy with truck drivers calling in for an hearty meal, not now. There were four diners eating here on my arrival, and by the time we had eaten our children 's sized lunch, there was only one other person eating.. The truckers are obviously voting with their feet, and staying away in protest.. Even the plates have shrunk, to try and hide the obvious food shortage... I totally understand the restrictions put in place regarding Covid-19, whereby you have to order your food using the lorry park 's app, but not all truckers carry smart phones, so the waitress had to take our order, and the guy sitting opposite... This place was one of the best truck stops that we have eaten in, but now it 's empty and expensive for a very small lunch. The roast beef dinner that we had today, was actually very nice, but I 'm afraid to say that today 's visit, was my last visit.