Quick answer: for a team lunch or year-end dinner in Leicester, Merchant of Venice on Loseby Lane offers relaxed Italian dining near Highcross, a group-friendly Party Menu and flexible timings from 8:00 AM. Contact the restaurant on 0116 262 1101 to plan your booking.
Ideas for Team Events
- Welcome lunches for new starters
- Celebration lunches after a successful project or quarter
- Year-end dinners as the working year closes
- Leaving and retirement events
- Away-from-the-desk catch-ups over coffee and pastries
Why Loseby Lane Works for Teams
Italian dishes are made to share, so a team of different tastes can all be happy at the same table. The location is central — a few minutes from Highcross and the city centre — and the atmosphere is relaxed enough for real conversation.
Planning Checklist
- Choose a date and confirm numbers.
- Collect dietary requirements early.
- Decide whether to use the Party Menu (PDF) or order individually.
- Plan arrival times and parking (New Street, Chatham Street and 5 Shires Lane car parks are close).
- Remember all our restaurants are closed on 25 December.
Add a Thank-You
Reward the team with a voucher — see our gift vouchers — or send a hamper from our Italian gift hampers page to colleagues working remotely. More ideas in our staff and client gifts guide.
Small teams can book online; bigger groups should call. Planning Christmas? See the work Christmas party guide for Loseby Lane.
Frequently Asked Questions
Merchant of Venice on Loseby Lane takes team lunches and group bookings near Highcross.
Yes. The Party Menu is available as a PDF, and a Christmas menu runs from 1 December.
Loseby Lane opens at 8:00 AM (9:00 AM Sundays) and closes at 10:00 PM, or midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
Yes. Merchant of Venice gift vouchers can be used at all three locations, and Italian gift hampers are available to order — see the gift vouchers and gift hampers pages, or email info@merchantofvenice.co for larger orders.
No. All Merchant of Venice restaurants are closed on 25 December. Our Christmas menu runs from 1 December.
Good food, a central location and an easy booking — the best kind of team event.
