Bees Knees
Meridian Way, Thorpe Astley, Leicester, LE19 1LW
The Bees Knees pub in Thorpe Astley, Leicester is a Fayre & Square family pub restaurant where you can escape the hassle of cooking and enjoy time with your family and friends. With a Wacky Warehouse and a great kid's menu, there is plenty to keep the little ones happy.
We offer a great range of delicious meals & Square Deals, including our famous 2 for £10 meal range. So next time you are in and looking for great value food every day of the week, we look to seeing you.
Call: 01162 630069
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About the Bees Knees
A great family pub restaurant offering a great range of delicious meals & Square Deals. So next time you are looking for great value food every day of the week, we look to welcoming you.
Hot Drinks & Free Wifi
For those of you just passing by Fayre & Square offers a great range of hot drinks (lattes to expressos, mochas & cappucinos) and free wifi.
Great 2 for £10 Meal Deals
Join us for our great range of 2 for £10 meal deals, available all day, everyday in Thorpe Astley!
Family Friendly Pubs
Whether it's a tea time catch up on the way home from school, a relaxing Sunday lunch or you simply can't be bothered to cook in Thorpe Astley, the Bees Knees
No Quibble Guarantee
We want you to have the best experience possible every time you visit a Fayre & Square so to make sure this happens every time we have put our No Quibble Guarantee in place… if you are not happy with your meal, we'll change it!
Opening Hours
- Mon - Sat 11:00 - 23:00
- Sunday 12:00 - 22:30
Food Serving Times
- Mon - Sat 12:00 - 22:00
- Sunday 12:00 - 21:30
Facilities
- Car Parking
- Family Friendly
- Historic Pub
- Wifi
- Wacky Warehouse
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STARTERS & SHARERS
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Soup of the Day
£2.99With baguette & butter.
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Pop-erty-pop Chicken
£3.79Southern fried breaded chicken pieces with sour cream and chive wedges, HP Texan Style BBQ Sauce and a dressed‡ mixed leaf salad garnish.
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King Prawn Cocktail
£3.79Mixed leaves with king prawns, seafood sauce, brown bread & butter.
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Creamy Garlic Mushrooms (V)
£2.99Button mushrooms in a creamy garlic sauce on garlic bread.
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Cheesy Potato Skins
£3.79Filled with Mozzarella cheese and bacon plus HP Texan Style BBQ Sauce or sour cream dip.
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Sweet Chilli Prawns
£3.99Breaded butterfly prawns with a sweet chilli dipping sauce and a dressed‡ mixed leaf salad garnish.
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Combo for One
£3.99Chicken wings, Pop-erty-pop chicken, onion rings, wholetail breaded scampi§, crispy herb potatoes, garlic bread, dressed‡ mixed leaf salad garnish and HP Texan Style BBQ Sauce.
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Combo for Two
£7.79Chicken wings, Pop-erty-pop chicken, onion rings, wholetail breaded scampi§, crispy herb potatoes, garlic bread, dressed‡ mixed leaf salad garnish, HP Texan Style BBQ Sauce and mayo.
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Loaded Nachos & Wedges To Share (V)
£4.99With salsa, guacamole, sour cream and a Monterey Jack & jalapeno cheese sauce plus sour cream and chive potato wedges. Why not add beef chilli for £1?
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PUB FAVOURITES
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Open Vegetable Lasagne
£6.99Topped with a creamy spinach & ricotta cheese sauce, served with a dressed‡ mixed leaf side salad and garlic bread.
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All Day Big Breakfast
£6.49Buy me with any other deal dish for just £5*
Two fried eggs, two rashers of bacon, two sausages, button mushrooms, grilled tomato, Heinz Baked Beans, chips and toast & butter. Why not! Go large for £2 extra. Go Large: Two extra rashers of bacon, an extra sausage, more mushrooms and tomato.
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Three Bean & Lentil Masala (V)
£7.29A lightly spiced creamy Masala sauce with mixed beans and lentils served with yellow rice and tomato & red onion salad. Why not add a Naan or Indian Combo?
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Beef Lasagne
£7.29Buy me with any other deal dish for just £5*
With garlic bread and a dressed‡ mixed leaf side salad.
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Vegetable Burrito
£6.99Buy me with any other deal dish for just £5*
Vegetable & bean chilli in a soft flour tortilla with salsa, sour cream, guacamole, tortilla chips, yellow rice and a dressed‡ mixed leaf side salad.
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Toad in the Hole
£7.79Buy me with any other deal dish for just £6*
Three succulent sausages in a giant Yorkshire pudding with mashed potatoes, peas and HP Guinness gravy. Make it veggie with vegetarian sausages for £7.29
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Pasta Bolognese
£7.49Buy me with any other deal dish for just £6*
Pasta curls with a beef and sun-dried tomato bolognese sauce, served with a dressed‡ mixed leaf side salad and garlic bread.
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Square Steak & Batemans Ale Pie
£8.29Buy me with any other deal dish for just £7*
Tender pieces of beef in a Batemans Ale gravy with peas, buttery mashed potatoes and more gravy.
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Cheese, Leek & Potato Pie
£7.69Creamy cheese, potato, leek and onion open pie with crispy herb potatoes and a dressed‡ mixed leaf side salad.
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BURGERS
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Square 6oz* Beef Burger
£6.79Buy me with any other deal dish for just £5*
With Cheddar cheese in a square toasted bun, Heinz Classic Burger Sauce, mixed leaves, chips, onion rings and Heinz Tomato Sauce.
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Square Chicken Burger
£7.29Buy me with any other deal dish for just £5*
Breaded chicken breast fillets with Cheddar cheese in a square toasted bun, Heinz Classic Burger Sauce, mixed leaves, chips, onion rings & mayo.
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The Big Breakfast Burger
£8.49Choose a beef burger or chicken burger, topped with bacon, Heinz™ Baked Beans, mushrooms, a fried egg and Heinz™ Classic Burger Sauce in a toasted bun, served with mixed leaves, chips and onion rings.
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The Mexican Burger
£7.99Choose a beef burger or chicken burger, topped with spicy beef chilli, nachos, sour cream and Heinz™ Classic Burger Sauce in a toasted bun, served with mixed leaves, chips and onion rings.
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XXL Burger
£9.29Buy me with any other deal dish for just £9*
12oz* square 100% Irish beef burger with two rashers of bacon, a Cheddar cheese slice, onion rings, button mushrooms, mixed leaves, Heinz™ Classic Burger Sauce and HP™ Texan Style BBQ Sauce in a toasted bun, served with chips and extra onion rings.
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GRILL
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8oz* Sirloin Steak
£9.99With chips, peas, button mushrooms, grilled tomato and onion rings.
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5oz* Rump Steak
£7.79Buy me with any other deal dish for just £5*
With chips, peas, button mushrooms and grilled tomato.
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8oz* Rump Steak
£8.79Buy me with any other deal dish for just £7*
With chips, peas, button mushrooms, grilled tomato and onion rings.
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10oz* Gammon Steak
£7.59Buy me with any other deal dish for just £5*
Topped with a fried egg or pineapple, chips, peas and grilled tomato.
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16oz* Horseshore Gammon Steak
£8.4916oz* hand cut horseshoe gammon steak seasoned with black pepper. Topped with two fried eggs or two pineapple rings, chips, peas, onion rings and grilled tomato.
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Ultimate Grill Combo
£11.995oz* rump steak, chicken skewer, half rack of ribs in BBQ sauce, six pieces of scampi, chips, peas, grilled tomato, onion rings and Heinz Tomato Sauce.
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Steak Salad
£7.79Buy me with any other deal dish for just £6*
Sliced 5oz* rump steak, crispy herb potatoes, mixed leaves, tomato, red onion, cucumber, peppers, plus honey & mustard dressing‡.
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BBQ Bucket
£9.99Half rack of ribs in a BBQ sauce, chicken skewer, two sausages, chicken wings, onion rings, garlic bread and chips. With a choice of HP Texan Style BBQ Sauce or Heinz Lager ‘n’ Lime BBQ Sauce.
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Mixed Grill
£10.49Buy me with any other deal dish for just £8*
Succulent steak, gammon steak, two roast chicken breast fillets, sausage, chips, peas, grilled tomato, onion rings and a fried egg.
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Marinated Lamb Rump Steaks
£10.79Three succulent lamb steaks in a rosemary & garlic marinade, served with chips, peas, button mushrooms, grilled tomato, onion rings and mint sauce.
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FISH & SEAFOOD
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The Cod Father #
£8.29Buy me with any other deal dish for just £7*
Freshly hand battered cod fillet with chips, peas, lemon wedge and tartare sauce.
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Fish# & Chips
£6.49Buy me with any other deal dish for just £5*
Freshly hand battered white fish fillet with chips, peas, lemon wedge and tartare sauce.
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Wholetail Whitby Breaded Scampi§
£6.49Buy me with any other deal dish for just £5*
With chips, peas, lemon wedge and tartare sauce.
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King Prawn & Tuna Salad
£7.79King prawns and flaked tuna served on a mixed leaf salad with tomato, red onion, cucumber, peppers, crispy herb potatoes and finished with seafood sauce.
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CHICKEN DISHES
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Roasted Chicken & Bacon Salad
£6.79Sliced roast chicken breast fillets and bacon with mixed leaves, tomato, red onion, cucumber, peppers, with honey & mustard dressing‡.
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Tomato & Basil Chicken
£6.99Buy me with any other deal dish for just £5*
Breaded chicken breast fillets with tomato & basil sauce, Mozzarella cheese, peas and crispy herb potatoes.
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Chicken Tikka Masala
£7.69Buy me with any other deal dish for just £5*
With natural yoghurt plus poppadums and yellow rice. Add an Indian combo for £1.59
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Thai Chicken Curry
£7.29In a medium hot aromatic coconut sauce with red peppers and vegetables, served with yellow rice.
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Chicken New Yorker
£7.99Buy me with any other deal dish for just £6*
Two roast chicken breast fillets topped with HP Texan Style BBQ Sauce, bacon and Mozzarella cheese plus onion rings, chips and peas.
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ROASTS
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Traditional Roast Dinner
£6.29Your choice of meat with a selection of seasonal vegetables, roast and mashed potatoes, a stuffing ball plus a Yorkshire pudding with gravy. Ask for details. Why not! Go Large for £2 extra. Go Large: with extra roast and mashed potatoes, stuffing ball and a giant Yorkshire pudding with lashings of gravy.
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Lamb Steaks Roast Dinner
£10.79Three marinated lamb rump steaks and mint sauce with all the trimmings from the Go Large Roast Dinner.
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LUNCH CLUB
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FILLED JACKETS
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SANDWICHES AND BAGUETTES
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SIDE ORDERS
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DESSERTS
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Profiteroles
£2.59Cream filled profiteroles with a chocolate flavour sauce and cream.
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Ice Cream Sundae
£2.59Three scoops of ice cream, choose from chocolate, vanilla or strawberry flavours plus wafers and cream.
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Chocolate Doughnut Sundae
£2.99Vanilla and chocolate flavoured ice cream with doughnut pieces, cream, chocolate flavour sauce, a wafer and a crumbly chocolate finger.
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Golden Syrup Sponge Pudding
£3.29Light golden syrup sponge served with custard.
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Apple & Blackberry Crumble Pie
£2.99Apple and blackberries in a pastry case, with a crumble topping plus custard.
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Chocolate Fudge Cake
£3.99With vanilla flavoured ice cream.
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White Chocolate & Raspberry Ripple Cake
£3.79Chilled set vanilla mousse with raspberry sauce and sponge pieces, crisp biscuit base, with white chocolate shavings and raspberry coulis.
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Sticky Toffee Pudding Cheesecake
£3.99Layered with a rich sticky toffee sponge on a crisp biscuit base and finished with toffee flavour sauce.
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SHARING DESSERTS
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Wine List
Our extensive wine lists are created to provide you with the perfect wine to partner whatever the meal or occasion.
There are plenty of local attractions nearby including:
Jewry Wall Museum (2.55 miles)
The Hazlitt Theatre (2.77 miles)
Museum & Art Gallery (2.93 miles)Book a table at Fayre & Square
Book a table from tomorrow onwards. Want to make a booking for today or a large group booking (over 14 people) then why not give us a call.
Want to book today or make a larger group booking?
Then why not give us a call and we would be happy to make all the necessary arrangements. Simply call us.
