Had an amazing meal here today at the launch of the refurbished Pub, Restaurant & Gardens with our family. Everything was excellent, we all had three courses and could not fault a thing. We received a warm welcome and excellent service from all at The Horse & Groom. John, Jamie, Nikola, Marketa, Joe and a few others who we did not get their names. They were attentive, knowledgable and could not have made our experience any more enjoyable. We shall definitely visit again very soon & would like to wish Good Luck to all concerned for the official opening tomorrow.
katie shotter
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March 23, 2025
We visited today for the first time after having this beautiful pub on our doorstep for over 10 years and we have definitely been missing out!
We was greeted by a buzzing, friendly team of people and taken to our table by Milena. Her service was outstanding throughout our whole dinner where she was quick, helpful for menu advice and couldn’t be more willing to help and please.
We had a beautiful trio roast which was huge and everything was cooked to perfection, lots of fresh vegetables, all your added extras like pigs in blankets and Yorkshire with pork, beef and turkey cooked to perfection. Wine was delicious and cold with a really lovely selection. My children both enjoyed something of the children’s menu where the sizes were so generous with a great selection of your posh pub classics aswell as a roast choice for children. Desserts were BEAUTIFUL and there was lots of clean plates!
The pub has recently been through a massive refurbishment and they have done such a great job, it’s clean, fresh but modern with beautiful country colours but still the buildings original traditional beautie.
We had such a wonderful afternoon and have booked to go again for Mother’s Day, we were really impressed and this place is definitely a new place we will regularly visit.
Thank you to Milena for making our afternoon so special xx
Vanessa McCarthy
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November 15, 2024
Lunchtime visit. Food was served quickly and cooked well. Waiter service very good and prompt with all requests. It was pretty quiet in there but I wouldn't mark the atmosphere down for that.
I particularly enjoyed the Melting bell Christmas dessert!
Jacqueline WAINMAN
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April 11, 2025
The staff were very courteous and helpful. They couldn’t do enough for you. A big shout out to Tilly who was amazing and very professional even if we were a little noisy for the other tables. Ajay was also fab.
Food was a little disappointing though. Fish was quite dry and the crispy pork wasn’t very hot. The burgers and steak sandwiches we’ve had previously were very good
Ciaran Chilvers Park
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April 06, 2025
Good pub, nice garden to sit in the evening sun with heaters and blankets. Inside has been redecorated well and feels classic whilst modern with a good selection of drinks.
We had a nice time, the only issue (which seems to be a regular thing looking at the reviews) is the food is a little hit or miss. 2 people in our party had the pie, which was huge and came with veg and chips. I had the bacon cheese burger, but to be honest it was pretty measly to have a single, thin piece of bacon and barely enough cheese to qualify as a cheese burger. The way the chips are presented could also do with a lift, although tasty, they got cold really quickly as they are on a massive plate - would be better to put in a basket or something to keep heat.
The food was tasty, staff were great and atmosphere was good. Just feel they need a bit more thought about food presentation, consistency and portions as i'd expect more than a single piece of bacon and a sniff of cheese.
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Had an amazing meal here today at the launch of the refurbished Pub, Restaurant & Gardens with our family. Everything was excellent, we all had three courses and could not fault a thing. We received a warm welcome and excellent service from all at The Horse & Groom. John, Jamie, Nikola, Marketa, Joe and a few others who we did not get their names. They were attentive, knowledgable and could not have made our experience any more enjoyable. We shall definitely visit again very soon & would like to wish Good Luck to all concerned for the official opening tomorrow.
We visited today for the first time after having this beautiful pub on our doorstep for over 10 years and we have definitely been missing out! We was greeted by a buzzing, friendly team of people and taken to our table by Milena. Her service was outstanding throughout our whole dinner where she was quick, helpful for menu advice and couldn’t be more willing to help and please. We had a beautiful trio roast which was huge and everything was cooked to perfection, lots of fresh vegetables, all your added extras like pigs in blankets and Yorkshire with pork, beef and turkey cooked to perfection. Wine was delicious and cold with a really lovely selection. My children both enjoyed something of the children’s menu where the sizes were so generous with a great selection of your posh pub classics aswell as a roast choice for children. Desserts were BEAUTIFUL and there was lots of clean plates! The pub has recently been through a massive refurbishment and they have done such a great job, it’s clean, fresh but modern with beautiful country colours but still the buildings original traditional beautie. We had such a wonderful afternoon and have booked to go again for Mother’s Day, we were really impressed and this place is definitely a new place we will regularly visit. Thank you to Milena for making our afternoon so special xx
Lunchtime visit. Food was served quickly and cooked well. Waiter service very good and prompt with all requests. It was pretty quiet in there but I wouldn't mark the atmosphere down for that. I particularly enjoyed the Melting bell Christmas dessert!
The staff were very courteous and helpful. They couldn’t do enough for you. A big shout out to Tilly who was amazing and very professional even if we were a little noisy for the other tables. Ajay was also fab. Food was a little disappointing though. Fish was quite dry and the crispy pork wasn’t very hot. The burgers and steak sandwiches we’ve had previously were very good
Good pub, nice garden to sit in the evening sun with heaters and blankets. Inside has been redecorated well and feels classic whilst modern with a good selection of drinks. We had a nice time, the only issue (which seems to be a regular thing looking at the reviews) is the food is a little hit or miss. 2 people in our party had the pie, which was huge and came with veg and chips. I had the bacon cheese burger, but to be honest it was pretty measly to have a single, thin piece of bacon and barely enough cheese to qualify as a cheese burger. The way the chips are presented could also do with a lift, although tasty, they got cold really quickly as they are on a massive plate - would be better to put in a basket or something to keep heat. The food was tasty, staff were great and atmosphere was good. Just feel they need a bit more thought about food presentation, consistency and portions as i'd expect more than a single piece of bacon and a sniff of cheese.