Waterfront Champagne Bar & Restaurant

This place has a number of outdoor tables looking over the Union Wharf basin and they draw you to the restaurant, which isn't otherwise especially welcoming from the exterior.


Inside on Sunday lunchtime, the place was buzzing but a table was soon found for us.


There's no draft beer, so we ordered Peroni and a bottle of Argentinean Malbec. The food order was taken promptly by a friendly young waitress.


The starters of pâté and toast and calamari were both good and the roast topside of beef was splendid. This a lively place, well-patronised by families and deservedly so.

I thought I'd better share this review after my recent visit to the Waterfront Restaurant in Market Harborough after my marathon 3 hour sitting!
The Waterfront is almost totally free of taste or character and, as described by my brother in law, the main restaurant area is one up from a school canteen. The tables were arranged in a specially designed liner pattern; the waiters appeared to be also specially trained in deliberately bumping into all of the guests! This started off being a comedy moment but after the seventh occasion I realised this wasn't so funny, and was starting to get some sort of repetitive injury. I changed tables to one closer to the waiter behind the bar who was posing as an undertaker.
The dining experience started after over an hour (and two complaints) when my food finally arrived. Other people were clearly waiting longer than our party and I could hear the grumblings of a lynch mob forming. My authentic Eastern European waiter professionally tried to diffuse the situation by saying, you want more bread then?
My starter arrived which can only be described as a watery crayfish cocktail; it had been clearly defrosted during the monumental delay. There was a good pool of what I can only describe as fridge water left in the bowl at the bottom.
To be fair and give a balanced review the main course was as described; rib eye steak which was tender and well cooked, although I may have been choking on the price. The accompanying bowl of boiled unseasoned vegetables was ok but rather insipid and the McDonalds-style fries were equally as described (although obviously they didn't have the packaging). The crowning glory of the service was the surprising edition of a gravy thumb print in side one of our bowls of food from presumably the waiter; I'm really hoping it was gravy.
To finish my sweet was fine and as described, however one of my group ordered the cheese board, which I hate to say was misleading, there were four thumb sized style pieces of cheese and four biscuits to be accurate.
Overall I was disappointed with the whole dining experience mainly over the expectation of the price versus food quality and service. The restaurant isn't cheap, in fact it's one of the most expensive in the area so for the price (and joking aside) I expected more than this. It seems that the owner, the chef and I have lost interest.

There is no better location in Market Harborough in the summer. We went there yesterday afternoon for a wonderful Sunday roast / lunch. You can help yourself to just what you want and the service was friendly but not to 'in your face.'

Just as good (if not better) is the waterside setting where you can look out onto the canal.. It was a bit cold for this yesterday but last summer we spend many a happy evening watching the sun set with friends.

They have a great selection of food and whether its for a light lunch, a more formal celebration meal or just a drink we've had lots of great times there. We are bias because our offices are close by so we gent to visit more than most.

The location of this restaurant was one of the main attractions for me. It sits in a quiet spot, right on the canal where the canal boats are all moored (I hope that's the right term!) so you get a fantastic view! On warm days and nights you can sit outside, right by the water, but even inside the light airiness of the building makes for a wonderful setting. There is a lovely, warm ambience and the decor is very modern and tasteful with big, comfy chairs and tables. There are two bars, serving a wide range of drinks and they do wonderful cocktails -try the Bellini, it is awesome! The food too is great and the new chef there has transformed the menu. Prices aren't cheap but the quality of the food and drink, plus the location, makes it well worth it. They cater for large parties and I went there to celebrate my birthday in the summer. It was perfect and I had a great time - partly thanks to those aforementioned cocktails! Great, I will be going back.