The Lime Tree Inn is a family-friendly pub and restaurant at 2 Cambridge Road in Whetstone. Its spacious dining area, garden and relaxed bar give local residents and visitors a flexible setting for an everyday meal, a social drink or a larger family gathering.
The main menu is served throughout the day and centres on familiar pub cooking. A broad selection of starters, substantial mains and lighter choices allows diners to choose between a quick bite and a full meal without leaving the comfortable neighbourhood setting.
Sunday brings a dedicated carvery alongside the regular menu, making the pub especially popular for group lunches and traditional roast dinners. Children are well catered for, and regular meal service through the week supports both lunchtime and evening visits.
A changing cask ale and wider drinks selection preserve the character of the inn, while live music adds interest on selected dates. Guests with allergies, intolerances or dietary requirements should provide details on every visit so staff can check the latest ingredients and kitchen information.
Address: 2 Cambridge Road, Whetstone, Leicester LE8 6LF, England
The Lime Tree Menu
Starters
Chicken Tikka Shashlik
Tikka marinated chicken served with salad on a rustic flatbread, finished with mint yoghurt and kachumber garnish
Stilton & Peppercorn Mushrooms
Roasted field mushrooms served on garlic ciabatta, topped with creamy peppercorn sauce and crumbled Leicestershire Stilton
Salt & Pepper Calamari
Finished in a crispy coating and served with garlic mayonnaise
Sweet Chilli Chicken Strips
Panko breaded chicken strips drizzled with sweet chilli sauce and topped with fresh kachumber garnish
Hot Honey Halloumi Bites
Everyone’s favourite ‘squeaky cheese’ tossed in chilli infused honey and sesame seeds, finished with fresh kachumber garnish
Steamed Bao Buns
Soft and fluffy bao buns with your choice of filling, finished with spicy mayo and spring onion. Choose a Filling: Pulled Barbacoa Beef Brisket, Crispy Garlic Mushroom Bonbons
Minted Lamb Kofte
A hand-rolled lamb kofte made with local lamb from Owen Taylors & Sons Butchers, served with salad on a rustic flatbread, finished with mint yoghurt and kachumber garnish
Whipped Feta
Silky smooth whipped feta topped with crispy chilli oil and finished with flatbread fingers
Sharing Nachos
Tortilla chips smothered with warm nacho cheese sauce, topped with jalapeños, chunky guacamole, fresh salsa and sour cream
Sides
Homemade Onion Rings
Skinny Fries
House Chips
Hot Honey Halloumi Bites
Tossed in chilli infused honey and sesame seeds
Garlic Ciabatta
Sweet Chilli Chicken Strips
Dressed Garden Salad
Garlic & Thyme Mushrooms
Loaded Fries
Nacho Cheese Fries
Tex Mex
Nacho cheese and a trio of Tex Mex sauces
BBQ
Nacho cheese, bacon and BBQ sauce
Peri Peri
Shredded chicken with pirinaise and spring onion
Family Favourites
New York Chicken
Grilled chicken breast topped with tangy BBQ sauce, bacon and melted cheddar, served with fries and coleslaw
Fish & Chips
Freshly battered haddock fillet served with house chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce
Breaded Scampi
Wholetail scampi served with house chips, garden peas and tartare sauce
Halloumi ‘Fish & Chips’
Battered halloumi served with house chips, mushy peas and sweet chilli sauce
Inside-out Kiev
Panko breaded chicken breast topped with garlic butter and Quattrocento shavings, served with skinny fries and dressed garden salad
Tuxford Chicken
Grilled chicken topped with a roasted field mushroom, creamy peppercorn sauce and crumbled Stilton, with roasted new potatoes and seasonal vegetables
New for Summer 2026
Honey Soy Glazed Salmon
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
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
Santorini Flatbread
A fluffy sourdough flatbread topped with dressed leaves, cucumber, red onion and cherry tomatoes, served with fries and your choice of topping
Roasted Vegetable Lasagne
Layers of pasta, roasted peppers, courgette and aubergine in a rich tomato sauce, topped with cheese sauce and served with garlic bread and dressed salad
Chicken & Bacon Caesar
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
A traditional shortcrust pie made with locally sourced Owen Taylor’s & Sons Butchers, 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
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
Butternut & Lentil Wellington
A filo pastry parcel filled with roasted butternut squash and spiced lentils, served with roasted new potatoes and salad
Chick ’n’ Mix
Pick a Chicken: Grilled Chicken Breast, Breaded Chicken Strips, Chicken Tikka Shashlik Skewers, Shredded Chicken Gyros. Drizzle a Sauce: Sticky BBQ, Sweet Chilli, Pirinaise, Mint Yoghurt Dressing, Sriracha Hot Sauce.
Mexican Rice Bowl
Wild rice with charred Mexicana corn, mango salsa, spring onion and whole radish
Rustic Flatbread
A sourdough flatbread topped with dressed mixed leaves, red onion, cucumber and tomato, served with a side of fries
Fries & Slaw
Finished with kachumber garnish
Sweet Chilli Chicken Strips
Homemade crispy chicken strips drizzled with sweet chilli sauce and fresh kachumber garnish, served with fries and coleslaw
Chicken Tikka Shashlik
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
Steaks & Grills
We are proud to serve beef from carefully selected British and Irish herds, ensuring traceability and quality from farm to fork. Our steaks are carefully aged for up to 35 days, hand cut by our butcher, then grilled to perfection.
10oz Prime Rump
10oz Signature Sirloin
Piri Piri Chicken
A half roast chicken marinated in piri piri glaze, finished with tangy mango salsa and served with fries and dressed salad
Butchers Mixed Grill
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
Served with house chips, onion rings and dressed salad with your choice of a charred pineapple wedge or fried egg
The Rib Shack
Slow cooked St Louis style ribs glazed with sticky BBQ sauce and served with skinny fries and house slaw.
Rack ’em Up
A full rack of ribs
Half Rack Combos
A half rack of BBQ ribs with your choice of combo
Burgers
All our burgers are served with gem lettuce and salad tomato with sticky chilli jam in a brioche bun with fries and homemade slaw.
6oz Gourmet Beef
Halloumi & Red Pepper
Golden halloumi tossed in piquant hot honey & sesame seeds, served with roasted red peppers
Garden Burger
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
BBQ Chicken & Bacon
Homemade chicken strips topped with bacon, melted cheddar and sticky BBQ sauce
Lighter Lunches
Served 12pm – 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Tuxford Chicken
Grilled chicken topped with a roasted mushroom, creamy peppercorn sauce and crumbled Stilton, with roasted new potatoes and seasonal vegetables
Yorkshire Pudding Feast
A giant Yorkshire pudding filled with today’s roast meat, buttery mash, seasonal vegetables and rich gravy
Mini Fish & Chips
Freshly battered haddock fillet served with mushy peas and tartare sauce
Breaded Scampi
Wholetail scampi served with house chips, garden peas and tartare sauce
Halloumi ‘Fish & Chips’
Battered halloumi served with house chips, mushy peas and sweet chilli sauce
Butternut & Lentil Wellington
A filo pastry parcel filled with roasted butternut squash and spiced lentils, served with roasted new potatoes and dressed salad
Owen Taylor & Sons Butchers Ham
Served with chips and two fried eggs
Sweet Chilli Chicken Strips
Homemade crispy chicken strips drizzled with sweet chilli sauce and fresh kachumber salad, served with fries and coleslaw
Chicken Tikka Shashlik
A tikka marinated chicken breast skewer drizzled with mint yoghurt
Crispy Halloumi
Golden halloumi with sweet chilli sauce
Chicken & Bacon
With Caesar dressing & Quattrocento
Greek Chicken Gyros
Shredded seasoned chicken drizzled with mint yoghurt dressing
Sunday Carvery
Served 12pm – 7pm, subject to availability. Main Menu served 12pm – 8pm. Roast Turkey, Honey Glazed Gammon and Peppered Beef. Roast Beef, Roast Turkey, Honey Glazed Gammon and Butternut & Lentil Wellington. Served from our Carvery, where you can help yourself to all your favourite trimmings.
Carvery
Roast Turkey, Honey Glazed Gammon and Peppered Beef
Carvery
Roast Beef, Roast Turkey, Honey Glazed Gammon and Butternut & Lentil Wellington
Desserts
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Hot sponge pudding oozing with toffee sauce, served with a generous jug of custard
Trillionaire Tart
Rich chocolate ganache on a layer of caramel in a crumbly pastry case, served with cream
Lemon Meringue Roulade
Hand rolled lemon meringue layered with cream and Sicilian lemon sauce, finished with raspberry coulis and served with cream
Ultimate Chocolate Fudge Cake
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
Layered dessert with coffee and Marsala soaked sponge, topped with mascarpone syllabub and a cocoa dusting, served with cream
Apple Tarte Tatin
Golden shortcrust pastry topped with caramelised apple slices, dusted with icing sugar and served with Clotted Cream ice-cream
Cheesecake
Creamy mascarpone and white chocolate cheesecake topped with raspberry coulis and Jammie Dodgers pieces, served with cream
Kinder Cookie Dough
Warm chocolate chip cookie dough packed with Kinder chocolate pieces, topped with vanilla ice-cream and milk chocolate sauce
Beechdean Ice-Cream Sundae
Three scoops of Yorkshire dairy ice-cream topped with cream and a Cadbury flake. Choose from Clotted Cream, Classic Strawberry or Belgian Chocolate Truffle
Twix Sundae
Layers of Clotted Cream and Chocolate Truffle ice-cream, with Twix pieces and Twix caramel sauce, finished with cream and a flake
Lemon Shortbread Sundae
Layers of Clotted Cream ice-cream, lemon curd and crushed buttery shortbread biscuits, finished with cream
Chocolate Brownie Sundae
Layers of Clotted Cream & Chocolate Truffle ice-cream and chocolate brownie chunks, topped with cream, chocolate sauce and a flake
Plant Based – Starters & Sides
Dishes made with vegan ingredients. If you have any dietary requirements please refer to our allergen matrix. Assumptions about ingredients and cooking methods should not be made from menu descriptions.
Steamed Bao Buns
Soft and fluffy bao buns with crispy garlic mushroom bonbons, finished with spicy mayo and spring onion
Skinny Fries
House Chips
Dressed Salad
Plant Based – Mains
Garden Burger
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. Served in a sourdough roll with fries and slaw
Butternut & Lentil Wellington
A filo pastry parcel filled with roasted butternut squash and spiced lentils, served with roasted potatoes and salad
Mushroom Bourguignon Pie
Sautéed mushrooms, silver skin onions and carrots in a smoky red wine sauce encased in shortcrust pastry, served with roasted new potatoes, seasonal vegetables and gravy
Plant Based – Desserts
Vanilla Ice-Cream
Vanilla-flavoured ice-cream with berry coulis
Sticky Toffee
Rich toffee sponge with dates, topped with caramel & maple syrup flavour sauce, served with vegan ice-cream
Trillionaire Tart
Rich chocolate ganache on a layer of caramel in a crumbly pastry case, served with vegan ice-cream