
Restaurant
The Lime Tree Menu & Prices — Leicester
2 Cambridge Rd, Whetstone, Leicester LE8 6LF
- Rating
- 4.5 ★1,853 reviews
- Price
- £20–30per person
- Open now
- Closed
Menu
Menu sectionStarters
Starters8 dishes
- Chicken Tikka Shashlik£6.95
Tikka marinated chicken served on a rustic flatbread, finished with mint yoghurt and kachumber garnish
- Stilton & Peppercorn Mushrooms£7.25
Roasted field mushrooms served on garlic ciabatta, topped with creamy peppercorn sauce and crumbled leicestershire stilton (v)
- Salt & Pepper Calamari£7.95
Finished in a crispy coating and served with garlic mayonnaise
- Sweet Chilli Chicken Strips£6.95
Panko breaded chicken strips drizzled with sweet chilli sauce and topped with fresh kachumber garnish
- Hot Honey Halloumi Bites£6.95
Everyone's favourite 'squeaky cheese' tossed in chilli infused honey and sesame seeds, finished with fresh kachumber garnish (v)
- Minted Lamb Kofte£7.95
Two hand-rolled lamb koftes served on a rustic flatbread, finished with mint yoghurt and kachumber garnish
- Whipped Feta£6.95
Silky smooth whipped feta dip topped with crispy chilli oil and finished with flatbread fingers (v)
- Sharing Nachos£10.95
Tortilla chips smothered with warm nacho cheese sauce, topped with jalapeños, chunky guacamole, fresh salsa and sour cream (v)
Mains4 dishes
- Grilled Vegetable Tart
A shortcrust pastry tart filled with grilled vegetable sauce, sundried tomatoes & aubergine, finished with a pumpkin seed crumb and served with new potatoes and salad (vg)
- Beetroot Falafel Khabez Bread
A levantine style folded flatbread filled with sunblush & red onion salad, beetroot & red pepper falafels and sunblaze tomato tapenade, served with fries (vg)
- Garden Burger
Beetroot, red pepper, red onion & quinoa in a seeded crumb, topped with roasted red peppers, served in a vegan burger bun with fries and slaw (vg)
- Beetroot Falafel Salad
A generous rainbow salad of mixed leaves, sunblush tomatoes, cucumber, quinoa, brown rice, kale, soybeans and red onion, topped with beetroot & red pepper falafels and sunblaze tomato tapenade (vg)
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Sides6 dishes
- Homemade Onion Rings£4.95
- Skinny Fries£3.95
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- House Chips£3.95
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- Garlic Ciabatta£4.95
With cheese (v)
- Dressed Garden Salad£4.95
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- Garlic & Thyme Mushrooms£3.95
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Burgers7 dishes
- 6oz Gourmet Beef With Cheddar & Bacon£14.95
All our burgers are served with gem lettuce and salad tomato with sticky chilli jam in a brioche bun with fries and homemade slaw. A juicy 90% beef burger with onion and red pepper, lightly seasoned for a gentle tang and hint of sweetness.
- 6oz Gourmet Beef Black & Blue£15.95
All our burgers are served with gem lettuce and salad tomato with sticky chilli jam in a brioche bun with fries and homemade slaw. A juicy 90% beef burger with onion and red pepper, lightly seasoned for a gentle tang and hint of sweetness. Roasted mushroom | melted stilton | onion chutney
- 6oz Gourmet Beef The Rodeo£16.50
All our burgers are served with gem lettuce and salad tomato with sticky chilli jam in a brioche bun with fries and homemade slaw. A juicy 90% beef burger with onion and red pepper, lightly seasoned for a gentle tang and hint of sweetness. Pulled beef brisket | nacho cheese | jalapeños
- 6oz Gourmet Beef The Millionaire£16.95
All our burgers are served with gem lettuce and salad tomato with sticky chilli jam in a brioche bun with fries and homemade slaw. A juicy 90% beef burger with onion and red pepper, lightly seasoned for a gentle tang and hint of sweetness. Cheddar | bacon | breaded mozzarella | guinness bbq sauce
- Halloumi & Red Pepper£14.95
All our burgers are served with gem lettuce and salad tomato with sticky chilli jam in a brioche bun with fries and homemade slaw. Golden halloumi tossed in piquant hot honey & sesame seeds, served with roasted red peppers (v)
- Garden Burger£14.95
All our burgers are served with gem lettuce and salad tomato with sticky chilli jam in a brioche bun with fries and homemade slaw. A chickpea, red pepper & corn burger with fragrant spices in a mixed seed and red lentil crumb, topped with pulled mushroom croquettes and pirinaise sauce (v)
- Bbq Chicken & Bacon£14.95
All our burgers are served with gem lettuce and salad tomato with sticky chilli jam in a brioche bun with fries and homemade slaw. Homemade chicken strips topped with bacon, melted cheddar and sticky bbq sauce
Desserts11 dishes
- Sticky Toffee Pudding£7.95
Hot sponge pudding oozing with toffee sauce, served with a generous jug of custard
- Trillionaire Tart£6.95
Rich chocolate ganache on a layer of caramel in a crumbly pastry case, served with cream
- Lemon Meringue Roulade£6.95
Hand rolled lemon meringue layered with cream and sicilian lemon sauce, finished with raspberry coulis and served with cream
- Ultimate Chocolate Fudge Cake£7.95
Warm chocolate sponge packed with chocolate buttercream, white chocolate fudge icing, and gooey brownie bites, finished with milk chocolate sauce and served with ice-cream
- Tiramisu£6.95
Layered dessert with coffee and marsala soaked sponge, topped with mascarpone syllabub and a cocoa dusting, served with cream
- Apple Tarte Tatin£7.50
Golden shortcrust pastry topped with caramelised apple slices, dusted with icing sugar and served with vanilla ice-cream
- Jammie Dodgers Cheesecake
- Kinder Cookie Dough
- Twix Sundae
- Lemon Shortcake Sundae£6.50
With cream
- Chocolate Brownie Sundae
Steaks & Grills6 dishes
- 10oz Prime Rump£19.95
Cooked to your liking, topped with garlic butter and served with house chips, homemade onion rings and dressed garden salad.
- 10oz Signature Sirloin£24.95
Cooked to your liking, topped with garlic butter and served with house chips, homemade onion rings and dressed garden salad.
- Piri Piri Chicken£17.95
A half roast chicken marinated in piri piri glaze, finished with tangy mango salsa and served with fries and dressed salad
- Butchers Mixed Grill£22.95
A feast of rump steak, gammon, grilled chicken, and two pork sausages, topped with a fried egg and served with house chips, homemade onion rings and dressed salad
- 10oz Gammon£14.95
Served with house chips, onion rings and dressed salad with your choice of a charred pineapple wedge or fried egg
- Add An Extra Fried Egg£1.50
Add A Steak Topper3 dishes
- Black & Blue£3.95
Roasted mushroom smothered in peppercorn sauce and topped with crumbled stilton
- Calamari Skewer£3.95
Crispy salt & pepper calamari with garlic mayo
- Homemade Sauce£2.95
Leicestershire stilton or creamy peppercorn
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Lighter Lunches8 dishes
- Tuxford Chicken£10.95
Grilled chicken topped with a roasted mushroom, creamy peppercorn sauce and crumbled stilton, with roasted new potatoes and seasonal vegetables (v)
- Yorkshire Pudding Feast£10.95
A giant yorkshire pudding filled with today's roast meat, buttery mash, seasonal vegetables and rich gravy (v)
- Mini Fish & Chips£11.50
Freshly battered haddock fillet served with mushy peas and tartare sauce
- Breaded Scampi£10.95
Wholetail scampi served with house chips, garden peas and tartare sauce
- Halloumi 'Fish & Chips'£10.95
Battered halloumi served with house chips, mushy peas and sweet chilli sauce (v)
- Butternut & Lentil Wellington£10.95
A filo pastry parcel filled with roasted butternut squash and spiced lentils, served with roasted new potatoes and dressed salad (v)
- Carvery Ham£10.95
Served with chips and two fried eggs
- Sweet Chilli Chicken Strips£10.95
Homemade crispy chicken strips drizzled with sweet chilli sauce and fresh kachumber salad, served with fries and coleslaw
Flatbreads4 dishes
- Chicken Tikka Shashlik£10.95
A rustic sourdough flatbread topped with dressed mixed leaves, cherry tomatoes, cucumber & red onion, served with fries. A tikka marinated chicken breast skewer drizzled with mint yoghurt
- Crispy Halloumi£10.50
A rustic sourdough flatbread topped with dressed mixed leaves, cherry tomatoes, cucumber & red onion, served with fries. Golden halloumi with sweet chilli sauce (v)
- Chicken & Bacon£10.95
A rustic sourdough flatbread topped with dressed mixed leaves, cherry tomatoes, cucumber & red onion, served with fries. With caesar dressing and quattrocento
- Minted Lamb Kofte£11.50
A rustic sourdough flatbread topped with dressed mixed leaves, cherry tomatoes, cucumber & red onion, served with fries. With whipped feta and crispy chilli
The Rib Shack1 dish
- Rack 'Em Up£22.95
A full rack of ribs
Half Rack Combos3 dishes
- Sweet Chilli Chicken Strips£22.95
A half rack of bbq ribs with sweet chilli chicken strips
- 5oz Prime British Rump Steak£22.95
A half rack of bbq ribs with 5oz prime british rump steak
- Chicken Strips & Rump Feast£25.95
A half rack of bbq ribs with chicken strips & rump feast
Sunday Carvery4 dishes
- Adult Carvery£15.95
Roast turkey, honey glazed gammon and peppered beef or butternut & lentil wellington (v). Served from our carvery, where you can help yourself to all your favourite trimmings.
- Child Carvery£8.95
Roast turkey, honey glazed gammon and peppered beef or butternut & lentil wellington (v). Served from our carvery, where you can help yourself to all your favourite trimmings.
- Upgrade To Our Big Plate£3.00
Extra meat, double the yorkshires and more space for trimmings!
- Add A Bowl Of Pigs-In-Blanket
Steamed Bao Buns2 dishes
- Pulled Barbacoa Beef Brisket£8.25
- Crispy Garlic Mushroom Bonbons£7.50
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Family Favourites6 dishes
- New York Chicken£13.95
Grilled chicken breast topped with tangy bbq sauce, bacon and melted cheddar, served with fries and coleslaw
- Fish & Chips£15.95
Freshly battered haddock fillet served with house chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce
- Breaded Scampi£13.95
Wholetail scampi served with house chips, garden peas and tartare sauce
- Halloumi 'Fish & Chips'£14.95
Battered halloumi served with house chips, mushy peas and sweet chilli sauce (v)
- Inside-Out Kiev£15.95
Panko breaded chicken breast topped with garlic butter and quattrocento shavings, served with skinny fries and dressed garden salad
- Tuxford Chicken£15.95
Grilled chicken topped with a roasted field mushroom, creamy peppercorn sauce and crumbled stilton, with roasted new potatoes and seasonal vegetables
New For Summer 20267 dishes
- Honey Soy Glazed Salmon£17.95
Oven baked skin-on salmon fillet with a sticky honey & dark soy glaze, served with sautéed new potatoes, tenderstem and sugarsnap peas
- Sweet & Sour Chicken£15.95
Crispy shredded chicken drenched in sweet and sour sauce with pineapple and mixed peppers, served with wild rice and finished with a chargrilled pineapple wedge (v)
- Roasted Vegetable Lasagne£14.95
Layers of roasted pasta, peppers, courgette and aubergine in a rich tomato sauce, topped with cheese sauce and served with garlic bread and dressed salad (v)
- Chicken & Bacon Caesar£14.95
Dressed mixed leaves, cucumber, red onion and cherry tomatoes, topped with grilled chicken & bacon, finished with caesar dressing and quattrocento shavings
- Owen Taylor's Steak & Ale Pie£16.50
A traditional shortcrust pie, packed with chunks of tender beef and everards tiger gravy, served with mash, seasonal vegetables and a generous jug of signature gravy
- Mushroom Bourguignon Pie£15.50
Sautéed mushrooms with silver skin onions & carrots in a smoky red wine sauce encased in shortcrust pastry and served with mash, seasonal vegetables and a jug of gravy (v)
- Butternut & Lentil Wellington£14.95
A filo pastry parcel filled with roasted butternut squash and spiced lentils, served with roasted new potatoes and salad (v)
Santorini Flatbread2 dishes
- Hot Honey & Sesame Halloumi Bites£14.95
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- Minted Lamb Kofte With Crispy Chilli Whipped Feta£16.95
Chick 'N' Mix5 dishes
- Mexican Rice Bowl£15.95
Wild rice with charred mexicana corn, mango salsa, spring onion and whole radish
- Rustic Flatbread£15.95
A sourdough flatbread topped with dressed mixed leaves, red onion, cucumber and tomato, served with a side of fries
- Fries & Slaw£14.95
Finished with kachumber garnish
- Crispy Mushroom Bonbons£2.50
- Hot Honey Halloumi Bites£2.50
Loaded Fries4 dishes
- Classic Cheesy Fries£4.95
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- Tex Mex£6.50
Warm nacho cheese and tex mex sauces (v)
- Bbq Bacon & Cheddar£6.50
- Pulled Barbacoa Beef Brisket£7.25
Finished with spring onion and piri piri mayo
Spoilt For Choice? Try Our All-Time Classics3 dishes
- Sweet Chilli Chicken Strips£14.95
Homemade crispy chicken strips drizzled with sweet chilli sauce and fresh kachumber garnish, served with fries and coleslaw
- Chicken Tikka Shashlik£15.95
Two homemade tikka marinated skewers, drizzled with mint yoghurt dressing on a sourdough flatbread with garden salad and a side of fries
- Gyros Flatbread
Shredded chicken & garden salad on a sourdough flatbread, drizzled with mint yoghurt dressing and served with fries
Pub Classics9 dishes
- New York Chicken£12.95
Grilled chicken breast topped with smoked bacon, bbq sauce and melted cheese, served with crispy fries and coleslaw.
- Sweet Potato & Spinach Tart£11.95
Sweet potato, spinach, cheddar cheese and onions, served with mixed leaf salad and coleslaw. (v)
- Texford Chicken£13.95
Breaded chicken topped with creamy peppercorn sauce and crumbled bacon, served with potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
- Chicken Tikka Skewers£12.95
Tikka marinated chicken served on a naan flatbread, finished with mint yoghurt and coriander salad.
- Atlantic Cod & Chips£14.95
Hand-battered cod, served with house chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.
- Halloumi & Chips£12.95
Breaded halloumi cheese served with house chips, mushy peas and sweet chilli sauce. (v)
- Breaded Scampi£12.95
Whitened scampi served with house chips, garden peas and tartare sauce.
- Sweet Chilli Chicken Strips£12.95
Homemade crispy chicken strips drizzled with sweet chilli sauce, served with skinny fries and coleslaw.
- Chicken & Bacon Salad£12.95
Mixed leaves, cucumber, red onion and cherry tomatoes in a classic french dressing, topped with grilled chicken and bacon, and finished with grana padano shavings.
Winter Warmers7 dishes
- Steak & Ale Pie£14.95
Tender beef in rich emerald's proper ale gravy.
- Chicken, Ham & Leek Pie£14.50
Generous chunks of meat in a creamy sauce.
- Venison & Red Wine Pie£15.95
Tender diced venison in a rich red wine gravy.
- Posh Pigs£14.99
A trio of homemade pigs in blankets, served with buttery mash, spiced red cabbage and garden peas, topped with caramelised onion chutney, rich red wine gravy and homemade onion rings.
- Lasagne Al Forno£14.99
A triple layer homemade lasagne with rich, meaty ragu and creamy béchamel sauce, finished with melting cheese and served with dressed garden salad & garlic ciabatta.
- Pan-Fried Seabass£15.75
Skin on seabass fillet served on pea & mint crushed new potatoes with tenderstem broccoli and creamy béarnaise sauce.
- Ultimate Cottage Pie£14.95
Melt-in-the-mouth braised beef homecooked in rich red wine gravy, topped with smoked cheddar mash and served with spiced red cabbage & seasonal vegetables.
Loaded Steaks2 dishes
- Black & Blue
Portobello mushroom, crumbled stilton
- Surf & Turf
Crispy salt & pepper calamari skewer
Italian Focaccia Sandwiches5 dishes
- New York Deli£10.95
Lightly toasted olive oil focaccia with fresh rocket and your choice of filling, served with fries. Slices of pastrami topped with smoked cheddar and tangy gherkin sauce
- La Normandie£11.95
Lightly toasted olive oil focaccia with fresh rocket and your choice of filling, served with fries. Grilled chicken and smoked bacon topped with melting camembert and cranberry sauce
- Peppered Steak£12.50
Lightly toasted olive oil focaccia with fresh rocket and your choice of filling, served with fries. Topped with roasted mushrooms and onion chutney, served with creamy pepper sauce
- Young's Chip Shop Fish Fingers£10.50
Lightly toasted olive oil focaccia with fresh rocket and your choice of filling, served with fries. Sustainably sourced cod in a crispy bubbly batter, drizzled with tartare sauce
- Hot Honey Halloumi£10.95
Lightly toasted olive oil focaccia with fresh rocket and your choice of filling, served with fries. Served on tangy tomato sauce and topped with chilli honey, sesame and roasted red peppers (v)
Rustic Pizzas4 dishes
- Margherita
With sunblush tomatoes and mozzarella pearls (v)
- Pepperoni Feast
A double helping of pepperoni
- Caesars Palace
Grilled chicken and bacon drizzled with caesar dressing, finished with fresh rocket & gran moravia
- Mediterranean Medley
Red onion, charred red peppers, garlic roasted mushroom and sunblush tomatoes, finished with mozzarella pearls (v)
Main Meals4 dishes
- New York Chicken
Grilled chicken breast topped with bacon, melted cheese and bbq sauce, served with fries and coleslaw
- Tuxford Chicken
Grilled chicken topped with a portobello mushroom, creamy peppercorn sauce and crumbled stilton, with buttered new potatoes and seasonal vegetables
- Ricotta Chicken
Grilled chicken breast smothered with sunblaze tomato tapenade and melting ricotta cheese, served with new potatoes and sunblush salad
- Pan-Fried Seabass
Topped with lemon & tarragon butter and served with new potatoes, tenderstem broccoli and garlic, chilli & herb dressing
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