
Information about What A Goal
LE4 9LR, Leicester
Opening hours
- sunday: 8h-18h
- monday: 6h-23h
- tuesday: 6h-23h
- wednesday: 6h-23h
- thursday: 6h-23h
- friday: 6h-23h
- saturday: 8h-18h
Our comment from FitFit UK about What A Goal:
What A Goal is an exceptional sports and leisure venue located in Leicester, United Kingdom. It offers great facilities including indoor football and cricket pitches, a well-equipped gym, and a spacious sports bar known as 'What a Shot'. Customers praise the friendly and attentive staff, creating a welcoming atmosphere.
Highlights:
- Excellent facilities, including two indoor 5-a-side football pitches and a cricket pitch.
- Amazing food, particularly the Paneer Bao Buns and Indian cuisine from the sports bar.
- Great atmosphere that is perfect for family gatherings, birthday parties, and other events.
- Friendly and accommodating staff members who provide top-notch customer service.
- Free onsite parking for guests.
However, some users have noted a few areas for improvement:
- The gym has received mixed reviews regarding equipment quality and space limitations.
- Some diners felt that the food could be overpriced or below expectations, particularly during busy times.
- A few customers experienced issues with service speed and responsiveness.
Overall, What A Goal is recommended for those looking for a vibrant sports venue with excellent facilities and dedicated staff. Whether you're looking to host a birthday party, enjoy a meal with friends, or engage in sports activities, this venue promises a fantastic experience.
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What A Goal: Opinions
Fantastic experience: Great venue and customer service for birthday parties! Aiden hosted the party as part of the silver package and was brilliant with the children! There was plenty of party food to go round! Would deffiantely recommend .
Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere. Great for kids amazing food
Fantastic experience: Best indoor facility in the country! Hisan is great!
Negative experience: Gym is horrible, ceiling is too low can’t a muscle up or any form of pull up.The weights are awful and most of the machines are very stiff cable wise. Would not recommend, Great staff aside from the manager Jay
Fantastic experience: Play often good pitch
Fantastic experience: Top service, top food & top cocktails! Thank you for a great evening Karan! We will be back! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Positive experience: What a goal is craaaaazy
Fantastic experience: Great place for kids' party
Positive experience: Good atmosphere very busy so didn't get main course until after the game had finished overall very good and reasonable prices
Fantastic experience: Amazing for a bday and if u like football
Negative experience: Customer service is unacceptable they don't care about the customers. Bad experience. Pitch was very bright which can make you feel dizzy ideal for cricket not badminton. Ceiling is low the shuttle gets stuck easily I lost 3 of my shuttles and when spoke to staff there I was totally ignored and made a joke of it. Terrible. I will never book again and will also not recommend others to book. The whole experience was shambles.
Fantastic experience: Great to go and watch the football
Positive experience: Nice atmosphere and decor, and isn't congested like some pub grills. Food is underwhelming though, nothing more than average and slightly pricey for what you get. Draught beer is good and priced about the same as similar pub grills.
Fantastic experience: Great place i need to go for Indian there soon ..Great place to watch football why the kids play on pitch
Fantastic experience: Decent place to play a friendly indoor cricket game.
Positive experience: It was OK according to my son but goals was better
Negative experience: Had a very disappointing experience, after seeing negative feedback and being warned against using what a goal, I gave them the benefit of the doubt and booked to play badminton with my partner only to arrive and be told it was cancelled due to the floor being done and that voicemails were left for anyone with bookings. After checking, I’d received a voicemail around half an hour before our booking time which i hadn’t seen due to it being whilst I was driving there. I wouldn’t say half an hour is enough notice at all and equally, wasn’t even apologetic or offering to book us other days/times and resolve THEIR issue to turn a customers first visit to their company from a negative to a positive.
Fantastic experience: We had a great meeting. The food served by the catering team was brilliant.
Fantastic experience: Very beautiful place for party and paying
Fantastic experience: Great atmosphere, food was amazing and attentive service. There is on site car parking which is free. Had a great night.
Fantastic experience: Cheap and fun to play there I had a great experience at whatagoal!
Fantastic experience: Good restaurant
Fantastic experience: Go there every 2 weeks with my friend group , an amazing place to be
Positive experience: Great service with friendly staff.
Fantastic experience: Went to WhatAGoal to use the football facilities and the pitches are the best in Leicester. After the game i went to WhatAShot and i really don’t believe there’s a bar comparable in the city. Amazing tv screens, great service and most importantly great food. Highly recommend the Paneer Bao Bun.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic service on reception and in the gym! Sabian always helps to correct my form and advises me how to improve. Thankyou
Fantastic experience: It’s a great gym!
Fantastic experience: very good gym
Fantastic experience: Great gym, great team
Fantastic experience: Great gym amazing staff and it's got everything you need
Fantastic experience: Rumz look after us she provided great service I would definitely recommend coming to this place
Negative experience: Great place, but food wasn't all that.
Fantastic experience: My Daughters 9th birthday party was fantastic. The kids really enjoyed playing football games. The party area looked great and the food was lovely.
Fantastic experience: What a fantastic service recieved by Ethan. We were booking a party for my younger son and wanted to see the hall. Ethan was very friendly and answered all questions we had promptly and politely. An example of exceptional customer service. Wish all businesses would assist in this way. Keep up the good work and see you guys soon.
Negative experience: No chalk allow after been using for 3 years todays they said that to me… very unpleasant staff… no even one single paper tissue in the are… how you can do weight without chalk … no for my anymore
Fantastic experience: Well run friendly staff great Indian restaurant above recommend first class food
Fantastic experience: Recently had my son's 10th birthday party here, It was really well organised and everything went smoothly, which is every parents dream. All the staff were really friendly and interacted with the kids brilliantly. The party food was a lot better than expected and was a big hit with the kids. I would definitely recommend What A Goal to anyone that's never been before, you won't be disappointed.
Fantastic experience: Nice atmosphere not tried the food yet but will be soon also nice selection of drinks .
Fantastic experience: Play badminton here. Excellent facilities.
Fantastic experience: Just had my little boy's birthday party at What A Goal Leicester and he had the best time. There was plenty of play time for the kids to enjoy, and the host even got the adults involved at the end for an adults vs kids game! Food was hot on arrival and lovely. We didn't feel rushed at any point. All the staff were friendly and the venue was impressive.
Fantastic experience: Good food and my kids have lot of fun
Fantastic experience: Beautiful place! Great atmosphere, lovely food and so local to us. The special event nights are the best with great music and people. So glad this place opened
Fantastic experience: My Son had his 8th birthday party here it was fantastic from start to finish, the staff couldn't do enough for you, the football ooach was brilliant 10 out of 10
Fantastic experience: Brilliantly designed 3G football pitches, Its great playing here. The leisure complex as a whole, offers a wide variety of fun filled stuff that can be done. Sports bar is amazing to watch any sport and food is amazing, it’s really tasty. ⭐️ ⭐️
Fantastic experience: Nice open space for anyone to join and turn up
Negative experience: Overrated & overpriced. Not really friendly and I used to play football every week on a Monday 8-9 & the group before 7-8 (I’m sure they still play), Asian lads never come out on time & when we start going in as it’s time they start swearing and being abusive. I told the guy at the desk but he didn’t seem bothered.
Fantastic experience: Solid venue, really nice staff. Alex new manager is calm and collective. Djed here a few times and also had family functions here. I highly recommend this venue as the atmosphere is great. Onky thing it needs now is a loft
Positive experience: Lovely place to eat, good service. Was quite surprised at the portions for the mains considering how much they were, was expecting more than what we got. Overall a good place to eat and to hire for a special occasion.
Fantastic experience: Visited What A Goal for a friend's Birthday party today. The kids has a fabulous time, the food in What a Shot was also delicious and the venue is amazing. Staff were brilliant with the children - service was fantastic!
Fantastic experience: Great pitches
Fantastic experience: Good food. A hidden gem
Positive experience: Sadie is amazing trainer…professional and committed…thank you for all your support Sadie…x
Fantastic experience: Lovely place for a meal or party. Loads of lovely Indian food and great selection of drinks.
Thankyou for the great review. We're glad you enjoyed your time here and we hope to see you again soon!
Fantastic experience: Good place for 5 a side football for my kids. With a bar and food available. A members gym also on site.
Thankyou for the positive review! Hope to see you here again soon!
Fantastic experience: Staff are brilliant, clean facilities and all round great experience
Thanks so much for the positive review!
Fantastic experience: Came here for the bar, and was shown around by one of the bar staff, I believe her name was Priya? Ended up signing up to the gym to try it for a month having never been to the gym before and Ethan and Sabian have been showing me all the exercises, I feel so much better for it and my confidence has gone sky high! Thank you so much guys, the journey has only just started
Fantastic experience: Been going to the gym here for 6 months and love the atmosphere here, the gyms always clean, staff are always friendly. Thankyou to Ethan, Sabian and Reece for being so accommodating all the time!
Fantastic experience: My daughter played there with macdonalds fun football, 1st time visiting, but it looks impressive.
Thanks for your review Robert, we hope to see you again soon!
Positive experience: A little bit hard to find, but it's nice with indoor football pitch
Positive experience: Great concept and fantastic decor. Service was a little slow and the waitress insisted they didn't have sparkling water but later offered a soda water option. I think sparking water should be an option on the menu. Food was nice and considering it was a sports bar the ambience was just right. Massive negative is there's only a baby changing unit in the women's toilet which I believe is extremely bias against single parent/father families. In European countries when we have come across this issue my husband has without a flinch gone into the women's toilets to change our daughters nappies if required and has not had a bad reception from other tourists/guests. This didn't seem as welcoming here as when questioned he wasn't encouraged to go into the women's toilets by the waitress and when an asian mother came in to the women's toilets and saw my husband she didn't seem impressed which put us all in an awkward position. We are after all in a new generation of parenting where fathers take active roles in caring for their children so to find that such a modern and updated restaurant and sports bar to not have a baby changing unit in the mens toilets or a separate disabled toilet with baby changing facilities I was quite disappointed!
Fantastic experience: Great Venue, great atmosphere, great service and great food. Cannot fault the place accommodated all of our needs and went above and beyond. Absolutely brilliant and will definitely be going back
Positive experience: Although I didn't have any food, the aromas from the kitchen were gorgeous It was proper family sport Saturday night out establishment. The staff were attentive, making sure you had a drink or that your table ready. It's surprisingly worth a visit.
Fantastic experience: Amazing place, fantastic food
Fantastic experience: Great place for indoor cricket.
Fantastic experience: Good selection of tasty curry and a good atmosphere
Positive experience: *No consistency *Very disorganized * Food portions vary table to table
Fantastic experience: Thank you for a wonderful evening jimmy and team at what a shot.....love food and atmosphere
Positive experience: Brilliant place and the food is nice
Fantastic experience: Visited the restaurant, great choice of Indian curries and a wonderful atmosphere
Fantastic experience: Great facility. Two 5 a side pitches which are well ventilated as well as a gym and basketball court. Staff are great and okay prices.
Fantastic experience: Celebrated my daughters 21st birthday here with a group of 34 of us, pre ordered our mains, excellent service, beautiful bar, delicious food,huge portions and amazing cocktails, will definitely be returning
Fantastic experience: What a lovely time we had! The food was great and the venue itself was very well decorated. Staff and service was brilliant. The only let down was the naans being too hard but they soon were able to rectify it. Would definitely recommend
Positive experience: Great food and bar. Cricket pitch is great for a 10v10. Indoor football pitch is good quality but the goals are far too wide.
Negative experience: Jay the owner is EXTREMELY rude and arrogant! Bar staff EXTREMELY incompetent. I brought 3 drinks all singles and got charged £25.84, and then my friend brought the same 3 drinks and got charged £8.00! And then she brought 2 single drinks and got charged £29.00! Measures were not used either which meant drink measurements were sporadic. I feel like we were totally scammed and something dodgy is going on! This is not the first time we've been there however, we went in a big crowd and one of my friends mentioned it. Absolutely disgusting service and INCOMPETENCY is unreal!
Negative experience: Great pitches and curry house but 2 receptionists are rude
Fantastic experience: 9 of us Visited the directors lounge bar on Saturday. Food was amazing. The best Keema I’ve had in a long time, I intend to try the Bao Buns next time I visit as they looked pretty impressive. Fast service and great food. The Bar has a good vibe and nice decor, had a lot of ppl raving about this place and it did not disappoint, looking forward to visiting again.
Fantastic experience: One tiny bit of feedback, which was very well received by owners, and the DJ, which was how loud the music was pre match and at half time. The atmosphere here is quality, and to a dish, the food is very tasty (both veg and non veg). Staff are also attentive and friendly. It is an easy 5 stars and has quickly become a local favourite and go-to for sports.
Negative experience: Starters were ok. But curries were one of the worst I’ve had. Wayyyyy too much Salt, I felt like I was having salt curry. Never again.
Negative experience: Nice idea , not too clean. Food: Lamb chops covered in a powdery paste mutton not lamb Fried goyza average Salt and pepper fish , edible just. Chicken curry Horrible thigh meat and chewy slimy Lamb curry Tough and chewy Chicken kadai, same thigh meat inedible And the shashlik. Methi aloo £9 small portion of potatoes Rice was like boil in the bag, not delicate at all. Chef did ask us and we did say we didn’t like it. £133.60
Positive experience: This used to be a trampoline Park before. We used to come with our kids when they were younger. What a transformation its undergone. Has so much more to offer now. Indoor 5 a side pitch, cricket pitch, gym, soft play and a sports bar and grill. This was our first time. Came with the family for a meal. A really nice restaurant/bar, quite large and open plan with a large square bar in the middle. Love the open kitchen. Plenty of TV screens to watch the sports. Obviously the world Cup was on. Food was standard, that is to say very tasty. Although, one of the curries was on the small size as far as portion size is concerned. Was surprised it was quite quiet for a Saturday evening. Expected it to be busy considering the world Cup was on. Overall nice place would definitely come again.
Negative experience: Not the best place to go if you fancy Indian food.. although the place has been done up nicely it’s a shame the service & food don’t match it. It’s also very pricey compared to some of the better Indian restaurants in Leicester. We had asked for the food to be made spicy however the dish still tasted very bland & sweet. The naans were just warm, and chilli chips very dry. Was also surprised that they put a charge of .50p per container for take away any left over food. Now you wouldn’t mind paying this although I’ve never seen it but when the food & drink are already over priced it’s just one more way of them getting more money out of you.
Fantastic experience: Amazing service and cocktail quality and quantity. Generous staff members with great customer service
Fantastic experience: Brilliant service from the whole team and the gent at the bar, amazing cocktails will definitely be coming here more often. Good quantity of cocktails served and very delicious
Fantastic experience: Went to what a shot and it was brilliant from start to finish ….I had booked a table and it was ready for us when we got there…the car parking no problem easy and accessible. We asked to be seated in a different area from the busy part of the restaurant and it was sorted which was great the food was amazing the service was great the atmosphere was fantastic and the vibes really really banging! Would easily defiantly go again to eat and drink amazing view of any sport overall excellent place to go with family and friends.
Fantastic experience: A unique place, and we went to What a Shot, which I guess is a sports bar, but the food was really good. Full of flavour, lots of punch, and clearly a chef who is on top of their game. The dum biryani was a real highlight, but it was hard to single just this out against all the other dishes we had. The only area where there is room for improvement is the service. We were seated fast enough but no menus provided or drinks orders taken until we prompted them. That set the tone for the evening, we had to request orders to be taken every time. Still the food was more than good enough to overlook this, but for a relatively new business, it is an area to improve.
Fantastic experience: Great experience, very helpful staff. Definitely 5*
Fantastic experience: Amazing venue. Owners done well bringing it up to this standard
Fantastic experience: Great venue, good pitch and decent price
Fantastic experience: Wooow great food.lovely service by nidhi I love her smile thank you.
Fantastic experience: Great food and bar. Perfect for sports halls outdoor pitches etc. Gonna need to cab or drive but worth it
Fantastic experience: Aya manager and tia receptionist is very helpful. Amazing place for kids football Many thanks guise
Fantastic experience: Nidhi is did great service we r coming on every weekend
Fantastic experience: nidhi gave us fantastic service was beautiful food great experience... definitely come back
Thank you for your wonderful review! we look forward to welcoming you back :)
Positive experience: A great indoor football facility which has two 3g style pitches. Despite the pitch size being smaller than your average Goals or Powerleague pitch it was still enjoyable. There are ceiling nets to keep the ball from leaving the pitch and the goals are built into the side boards.
Hi Shivam Thank you for your review! Just to clarify we are in fact a meter wider than goals and same length… You probably feel that way as indoor Ds are bigger than the goals ones. We are glad you enjoyed it and hope to see you back if not for football then to the sports bar
Fantastic experience: I'm so glad to see the scale of our area level up to amazing venues. Sports facilities,Gym,Kids play area (rascal ranch) and the Bar with the huge LED screen wall with fantastic food and drinks. Please come and support this place as its exceedingly beyond anything else in leicester
Hi! Wow! Thank you for a wonderful review! We look forward to welcoming you again! It’s kind words like this that make it all worth the while! We are glad to bring something unique to the area.
Positive experience: I only went to the bar (what a goal) for a quick drink, the place does look quite up market with prices to match. Being a sports bar there are enough TV 's dotted around to be able to watch any sport that's currently showing, with a bigger screen towards the back. The place itself has lots of sports facilities but I am yet to try those out, as well as the food at the restaurant. EDIT: as I have received a response from the owner I'd just like to say when I do try the food and facilities I'll be able to raise the rating
Hi Paras, Many thanks for your review on What A Shot. We hope you return to try out the rest of the facilities. A 3* is a little low considering what we have here to offer especially as you have not tried the food nor the other facilities.
Fantastic experience: Attended my grandsons indoor football game. Excellent facilities.
Hi James, Thank you! The games looked fun with a great turn out of children and parents! We are glad you had a lovely experience and look forward to welcoming you back soon.. Possibly to the Bar upstairs or Rascal Ranch! :)
Fantastic experience: Great gym great staff
Hi Khal, Thank you for your 5* review! Our All Star Instructors are helpful and love a great challenge! We are glad you are enjoying it.
Fantastic experience: This is a great fitness centre. There are indoor football & cricket pitches which can be hired out. A Gym is located in the centre. All equipment is brand new and looked after. It's never been too busy or over crowded when I've been there. Fitness classes are available as part of the gym membership. Decent locker rooms with clean showers. There's even a sports bar / restaurant upstairs at 'What a Shot' which serves great food and drink. (You do not have to be a member) Entertainments available for the kids next door at 'Rascal Ranch' If you're looking to book a pitch, go to the gym, or just grab a bite and a pint, this is the place to go to.
Hi Jonathan, Hope your well Thank you for your wonderful review! We look forward to having you back!
Fantastic experience: Newly opened, clean and spacious The service was good and I must say the food was good. Will definitely go back to check out the rest of the menu.
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