It is not so many years ago since the village and immediate area had a number of restaurants which could take large functions. Gradually these have been sold to allow for domestic building and thus The Johnscliffe and The Bracken Hill are no more.

There remains the Field Head which has two function rooms, the Charnwood Room and the Walton Room named after the Walton family who lived there for many years but these rooms do not take a large number of diners. The Bradgate does not have a function room and the Louis Scott Restaurant cannot cater for big numbers. This Restaurant has now changed its name to the Village Restaurant.

The Luncheon Club formed in 1980 which has met over the years at the Bradgate, the Grey Lady and the Johnscliffe now meets at the Forest Hill Golf Club on the way to Botcheston since Gibsons Grey Lady no longer wishes to cater for large functions such as luncheon clubs and weddings.

The records show that the village also had several public houses and an assortment of shops and cafes which are now all gone. In 2008 the Post Office was taken away and these premises became the Village Store with the Post Office Tearooms upstairs.

We are fortunate to have Cook's farm shop at Lane End Farm on the Markfield Lane which is open every day of the week and Sevenoaks Garden Centre on Groby Lane with it's attached Beth's Cafe and bakery. (in October 2008 Beth's cafe closed down) We also have the Jade Tearooms (formerly the Seven Trent pumping station) which stands next to where the Fould's family sweet shop and cafe stood before it became Louis Scott.

The Linford on the Main Street built in 1926 and once belonging to the British Legion is now run by a local committee and offers a pleasant lounge, pool table and darts room and function room at the back with small kitchen. The latter is used for an assortment of regular functions.

Many of the houses in the village were Public Houses. There only remains today (2008] The Bradgate, known as the Bradgate Arms at one time. Originally belonging to the Everard brewing family it has changed ownership and been revamped several times.