Veeno Leicester

We recently visited this restaurant for the first time using a Virgin voucher for an Italian afternoon tea with a glass of Prosecco. I was pleasantly surprised by how good the food was. All the wine on the menu was Sicilian, which is a favorite of ours. Even the cheese was Sicilian! The restaurant is located on the first floor, and we had never noticed it before as it looks quite small from the outside. Our waiter, Mukesh I believe, was excellent. He was very friendly, chatty, and clearly loves his job. We will definitely be returning.

I recently had one of the most incredible Italian meals at this restaurant. Mukesh, our server, was wonderful. I can't wait to return when I'm in the area again. I started with the delicious garlic bread topped with cheese, which was beautifully presented. For my main course, I had the spaghetti bolognaise, which was absolutely delicious. And for dessert, the chocolate pudding was simply melt-in-your-mouth delicious.

This was our first visit to this fantastic Italian restaurant, but it definitely won't be our last. We had a wonderful experience with their Italian Afternoon Tea. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was perfect - it felt like a little piece of Italy with Italian staff. We were looked after by the friendly and knowledgeable Lene, who made our visit even more enjoyable with her superb personality. We loved the Italian twist on Afternoon Tea and can't wait to go back again very soon!

Joseph was a great host. The family vibe from across the various staff members were met was evident and you could tell that they cared about the reputation of their restaurant. We went on a Virgin experience day to try 6 wines with a large platter for two. Given space to enjoy the food and wine without constant, annoying, nagging like some places do. The selection of wines were nice, the desert wine was actually outstanding which I was surprised about not being a huge fan normally. The food was delightful and the cheeses were cracking Wallace and Gromit pun intended. The only issue we initially experienced was on arrival we were told there was no space upstairs (we arrived an hour early) and would have to sit down in the slightly sterile environment of the shop floor which compared to the atmosphere upstairs would 've resulted in a very different experience. When we were moved upstairs there were loads of empty tables, and we spotted two tables throughout our stay (just over 2 hours) that remained unused, so given we were due an hour later there never should 've been an issue. Only mentioning this as, if you are fobbed off with this excuse after reading this, stand your ground and ask to see upstairs. The atmosphere they have created up there is wonderful, and as I said above, without sitting up there the experience would 've undoubtedly been more subdued. Thanks again to Joseph, his new aid who was learning on the job that day, and the young lady who occasionally checked in on us. Thoroughly recommend a lazy afternoon spent here enjoying their food and wine.

This is as amazing wine bar with quality Italian food, amazing Italian wine, cosy atmosphere and fantastic staff : Especially Lene and the male waiter sorry, I don’t remember his names are fantastic and pamper truly care for their costumers! I’ll go back soon