Black Horse Inn in Horsham - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

We went for a Sunday roast to celebrate my birthday never having been here before. When we got out the car there was a nasty sewage like smell and saw the chefs smoking outside the kitchen. Walking in, there was a nice greeting from the bar staff. We ordered drinks and went into the garden but the smell was out there and the furniture is really old and tired and not very inviting so we opted to eat inside. We ordered two roasts and a fish and chips for our son. The roast wasn’t cheap at nearly £22 each and it was a good size but it was inedible. The meat was so chewy and the potatoes were really hard. I did speak to the bar staff and they swapped the beef for lamb but that was just as bad so I left most of it. My son loved the chips but the fish wasn’t nice so he didn’t eat it, it was all soft and runny like it had been frozen. We cut our losses and went to get dessert elsewhere. The loos are also really tired and outdated. It feels like it needs a lot of love and maybe a reality check on the pricing.

Just a lovely country pub. Food is good and great value. Lovely natural garden at the back. Sun trap at the front. Staff friendly. Perfect on a summers evening or old a cold winter. My new favourite.

We had a family dinner for my mums 70th. The front of house staff were lovely and welcoming and couldn’t do enough for us. The food we all had was served hot and was absolutely delicious. Thank you to Graham the chef! Thank you for a lovely evening.

We had a phenomenal time at the black horse a few days ago. The bar staff were friendly and helpful and the food fantastic!! Can’t wait to visit again!!

Yet another fabulous lunch here! Between the 4 of us we had the brie, hazelnut & mushroom Wellington, 2 pies of the day & a fish platter followed by dessert. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves & saw the restaurant fill up around us, so make sure to book in order to reserve your spot. Thanks so much Black Horse, we’ll be back!

Great traditional style pub and excellent service from our server Lewis who was really helpful with dealing with our dietary requirements 🍲 highly recommended

We arrived to a roaring log fire on a cold Spring day. A warm, friendly welcome was given. We enjoyed a wonderful 2 course lunch. I had beer battered Halloumi on a fantastic salad which was bursting with flavour with every mouthful plus some sweet potato fries. This was followed by banoffee cheesecake. My friend had a homemade chicken & leek pie, also with sweet potato fries followed by sticky toffee pudding which he said was the lightest & tastiest he had ever had! We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. The only negative was that the sweet potato fries were an extra £2.75 per portion for not having the standard chips which I thought was a bit cheeky really. Apart from this, we really enjoyed our visit & will be back soon!

Lovely oldie pub/restaurant, with a wood fire. Clean loos, secure parking with operating security cams. Professional waiting staff. Nice roast beef meals enjoyed by us both. The apple and blackberry crumble was perfect for me as it wasn't too sweet, like some can be. Well worth the visit. Many thanks.

I had a discussion recently with a food critic. We were trying to identify a formula that leads to a great restaurant or pub. We came to agreement that it wasn’t just one thing (the food, the atmosphere, the service), but a combination of these. Yet always in the context of people who care for the customer, and want their guests to have a top time. I was lucky enough to eat at “The Blackhorse” pub, Nuthurst last week, and it served to prove the point. The staff were amazingly helpful, friendly informed and always anticipating what you may need. The food superb, fresh, varied, seasonal and very reasonably priced (roast pheasant, venison & beef on a Sunday lunch menu). Add to this a great authentic pub environment, and you have what I think is one of the best country pubs I’ve been to. My daughter took her one hundred year grandad to lunch here, and he reminded us that he walked past “The Black Horse” on his way to school every day some ninety five years ago !!)

Great Sunday Lunch, great service, and a lovely old pub to enjoy it in. What’s not to like? I would definitely return here.

I have enjoyed a quiet beer here many times over the last 40 years. Today we were refused service supposedly because all the tables were reserved despite most of them being empty. I assume the rudeness of the staff was more to do with our accents not being a fit for the local character of the pub.

Made to feel very welcome on arrival. Roast beef was really tasty and chicken leek and bacon pie was good too. Couldn’t fault anything or anyone, staff all friendly and attentive, we had a very pleasant lunch. Thank you!

Disappointing Sunday roast very little meat,t two small thin slices and ok vegetables. Certainly not worth £19.95. Have had fabulous lunch here in the past. Prices are a lot more expensive than on the website. Sadly won't be going back

Lovely looking country pub. Entered and informed by the gentleman serving that the Kitchen had finished, this was at 13.45, sign showed 14.00. No I'll try to accomodate you if you choose something simple. Can only assume this was the owner, because if he was a memeber of staff you need to get rid of him. Customer sevice was pathetic. From other reviews a great experience has been had, you must have been served by someone else. From meals we could see which were just being served to customers, they looked very inviting. Great food, terrible attitude from male staff

Fabulous! As always this pub is amazing….. home cooked food, friendly staff, lovely location. My husband had the halloumi starter which was gorgeous. I had my favourite, steak and mushroom suet pudding, which was delightful. Cannot recommend this establishment enough. Thank you guys.

Very rustic country pub. Enjoyed sitting outside under cover on such a hot day. Let down by the toilets though. Although clean enough the one and only little window had about 5years worth of cobwebs all over it. Not pleasant and so easy to sort out.

We love walking to the Black Horse and having lunch in the garden by the stream. Food always excellent, good quality and plentiful, plus a warm welcome from everyone. First time having Sunday lunch today, and we were really impressed with the veggie wellington... And the Yorkies were the best we've had anywhere!

Following recommendations on Trip Advisor I booked a table for our group of 4 for lunch following a visit to Leonardslee. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience. We received a warm welcome and settled at a table outside the pub. The pub is in a lovely spot in the countryside. The menu was extensive with some fabulous specials including venison and sea bass which were excellent as well as delicious pies. The service from the young lady was excellent - very friendly and super efficient. I wish this lovely pub was more local for us. If we are in the area again we will definitely return!

As a family we eat at a local pub once a month, sometimes more. The pub we've used countless times in Warnham today lost our custom. They've always taken far more care of their conversations than their customers and we've had enough. The Black Horse is simply brilliant in comparison. Parking, views, food, service, timing, every kindness and concern for accessibility and disability given. Quite frankly the best. Ignore the negative reviews, not a shred of truth in them we think. 🙏 Loved our time today, we'll be back. Lovely to be looked after like one of the family, by a family run business

I visited with my a ninety nine year old, and photographer for a book piece about Bomber Command and WW2 Lancaster Pathfinders. The Blackhorse had a superb atmosphere, with open fires, and very helpful friendly staff. A wide range of food options were available, and our meals were served promptly, and very tasty.

Lovely quaint old pub. Food was excellent and the female member of staff who was the only one serving in the pub was excellent. Despite been busy working on her own, she was very attentive and polite to everyone. My only negative comment is the toilets badly need a makeover. I felt I was going back in time to the 70'S at my Grandmother's house when I entered the Ladies toilet. Also there was a massive cobweb by the window in the Ladies toilet that looked liked it has been there for a very long time.

Excellent Friendly service and food. We enjoyed the Sunday Roast (beef or Lamb) and the home made pies. Good selection of ales and wines. Lots of cozy corners to sit making for a good ambiance. Will certainly be back for another Sunday Lunch.

Today we had two Sunday roast beef dinners and two crab cake meals. Both meal choices were delicious. Dessert was great too. The service was attentive, served by friendly staff. It was a lovely day so we even ate comfortably outside. A very enjoyable lunch....

Walked here from horsham for dinner. We've walked here many times but this was our first dinner. Worth the wait! I had the trio of smoked fish for starters and the trout mousse was superb, as were husband's mussels. For main I had a fabulous...

Sunny Saturday evening, pub and garden were busy, the greeting was warm and friendly, service was attentive, drinks on the table quickly, order taken, for freshly cooked food it came on time, well presented and well cooked , I had the Mussels and the soft,...

Saturday lunch in the sunny garden, perfect. My fillet steak (which I like well done) cooked to perfection, my husbands choice of mussels were very good indeed. Service fantastic and a chef who knows what he’s doing, absolutely first class. Well done.

We booked a table for a special 40th anniversary meal and wish we hadn't. The mussels were excellent as a starter and the soup OK, but my main course was awful. The chicken, ham and leek pie was dreadful. It was overcooked and the mush...

Had great Sunday Roast. Food and table service was impeccable and really impressed. The lovely open fire was going and the Inn has such character.

We tend to meet here on a Tuesday for lunch and have always found the service, beer and food to be excellent. Can recommend the Old Ale by Long Man as fine Winter/Spring ale. The Steak and Mushroom pudding is superb (homemade by the chef)...

Very friendly staff, swift service and delicious food. While visiting, I had no regrets after stopping in The Black Horse Pub.

Today was my first time visiting The Black Horse Inn. What a beautiful little pub it is. I had roasted partridge and my husband had the pie of the day (chicken, gammon & leek). The food is absolutely amazing, the portions are very generous. The...

Our first visit here. We had a good menu selection for lunch not just pub favourites, and the food was excellant

Myself, my son and a friend down from Cambridge booked Sunday dinner at The Black Horse Inn and we weren’t disappointed. Two meats were available beef or venison and on this occasion beef was the choice and it was (along with the selection of vegetables),...

We found this Pub while looking for another one the previous week and we made a point to remember to make sure we tried the Pub for a Sunday lunch Best decision we have ever made, we had a magnificent Roast where we both had...

I’ve had the suet pudding on a previous visit and it really is tasty with lean steak chunks, mushrooms in a tasty thick gravy. I highly recommend it.

I very rarely write reviews but enjoyed my visit today so much that I want others to try The Black Horse too. My husband and I had a kid-free day and planned a walk with pub lunch en route. A walk around Nuthurst fit the...

We ordered three different platters. The portions were small, particulary the cheese platter, The dishes weren't great and the bread wasn't very good. The other two dishes, a burger and mussels were ok but nothing special. The chocolate brownie was just a chocolate cake overheated in a microwave to the point of being hard in places. Fruit crumbles were lacking sugar. Car parking is an issue. We had to park on the road.The staff were very nice and as it was my daughter's birthday we didn't want to make a fuss and didn't complain.It's a nice pub for a drink but I wouldn't eat there again.

Visited for the first time since these pandemic times and I have to say it's still the most welcoming pub we've ever known. Hannah and all the team are so natural and friendly and have got the balance just right with having a quick chat and still being efficient and courteous not to mention attentive. We sat in the back garden for the very first time (we've been countless times, just never ventured out there) and it was delightful. The babbling stream, the sunshine and the ambience out there was idyllic and exactly needed for a relaxing lunch on a Sunday afternoon. Beautiful roast beef too (I know, not normal for Summer but when you fancy one, you fancy one!) we've always enjoyed your food and the husband enjoys your range of ales on offer. Thank you Black Horse Inn, see you again very soon.

Wonderful pub at end of walk in the surrounding woods...I last came here 20 years ago. Very welcoming no worries with muddy boots. Original interior stone flag floors. T.E.A beer and others and cheesy chips. Horsham stone roof house opposite

We visited the Black Horse on a recent Saturday Lunchtime. It was a warm sunny day, so we sat in the garden where there was plenty of shade. There was a good selection of items on the menu. There were 6 of us and we chose different items.. All arrived in an acceptable time. The quality and presentation was good. There was a choice of a number of cask conditioned real ales. The staff were attentive and friendly.Overall we all had a very pleasant afternoon and will return at some time in the future.

We have just eaten at this lovely pub, we chose to sit in the quiet characteristic garden which is so much better than most other pub gardens, there's a stream running through gently trickling over a small fall and tree's all around. The food was excellent the service from Helen and Emily was friendly and helpful. I had steak and ale suet pudding with mash and vegetables with rich gravy, absolutely delicious. My partner had Sussex lamb which was also very good. The vanilla panacotta and the banoffee pie puddings were a real treat. I also recommend a pint of Hophead, great pale ale. Overall very satisfied and we will be back. thank you to all.

Hi Rob,I’m writing this review as requested to do so by you. I have to say this is the first time a landlord has made me cry. The way that you spoke to me, my partner and my Nan is shocking to say the least.At lunch time today, my partner politely brought in two sticky toffee puddings with clear green mould on them. The server was shocked and said she would take them into the kitchen. The same server then came back to say and strongly insinuating that we were lying, that no mould had been found? Which is weird because she had acknowledged it by the bar and then somehow missed it in the kitchen.What really shocked me the most was the attitude we were given when she returned to the table, saying no mould had been found, even though there was mould. The irony is, is that if we hadn’t been met with such disgraceful customer service, there really wouldn’t have been an issue. A simple apology and acknowledgement that we did find something wrong with our pudding would have been suffice. I’ve had many lovely visits to the Black Horse and have never had an issue before. I’m confused as to what you think I would have achieved by lying about green mould? All it left me was without a pudding! What also shocked us even further was the rudeness of her muttering something to her colleague as she headed back in to the pub, which I later explained to her seemed very rude. If you’re unhappy with customers, at least wait until you’re out of sight to moan about us!We were then more than happy to pay our bill, minus the two mouldy (yes the green stuff is mould) puddings. Then the pièce de rèsistance was meeting your delightful self, whom thought it was professional to cause a scene in front of your customers. We tried discussing the situation with you, but sadly you were too aggressive and irate that l was truly shaken by your demeanour. My partner, after your outburst with regarding tearing up the bill and not having to pay, tried to pay for what we had eaten in the bar after. We are good people who do not like to be accused of lying and to be spoken to like a piece of s**t on your shoe has really upset me.I think we’d both be pleased to know that you have lost a customer at the black horse. I think I’m more disappointed about that than you. Because if it hadn’t have been for your outrageously aggressive temper, I would have returned.

Please don’t ask whether the food is okay when you serve defrosted prawns and crayfish. I would suggest that you don’t have any concern for flavour, quality or palette. Really weak food. It’s edible but tasteless. I am sorry to be so brutal because you seemed like nice people.

First time my friend and I had visited this pub and will certainly return. Lovely food, good service and a nice out door area and garden. A good choice on the menu and everything you could want for a pleasant and relaxing mid week lunch.

On a wonderfully warm lunch tkme we ate outside on one of the tables to the front of the pub. The service was quick, attentive and generally very professional. We were informed that there would be a slight delay as it was a busy period but actually, having managed our expectations, we were surprised at how quickly our food arrived. Two had steak puddings and one had the gammon. All were happy with the food and we will certainly return to this pub. Three very satisfied customers.

Was a good pub, but today some girl (owner?) had a silly strop, shouted from afar as we were paying the bill, about my earlier enquiry to the waitress, into when they might stock the Nuthurst Cider again (it had been absent for my last couple of visits).No idea what her evident beef with the Nuthurst Orchard is, but her churlish outburst does likely identify on whose side the fault might lie.Cider produced in its own village was the pub's USP. And I don't eat out to be screeched at by some nutter I don't know, over something I have nothing to do with and no knowledge of.Oh well, off to a pub with a more sensible grasp of business/customer service it is for me in future. No shortage of them.

The pub website provides 5 circular walk guides through the surrounding woods and gentle hills, so you can park at the pub and work up an appetite for one of the delicious pies served here. Excellently kept ‘Long Man’ bitter was available to go with an unfussy menu. My chicken and mushroom pie came with tasty gravy and perfectly cooked mash, carrots and greens. The service was exceptionally friendly and pleasant. The ancient pub itself is a series of cosy rooms with flagstone floors, low beams and a real fire. The pub is nearby Leonardslee Gardens, Loder Nursery and South Lodge hotel and Spa. Lovely outside space with babbling brook. What a great find.

A bit chilly this evening but totally worth it for the delicious food and warm welcome from Hannah and the team as always. So nice to see this great little pub open again and busy, they have an outdoor marquee with heaters so we wrapped up warm this evening and the grim weather didn’t spoil our evening in any way. We’ve never had anything but nice things to say about this place and highly recommend a visit. After such a tough year, people need to show their support and visit great little country pubs like this one. Well done guys, thanks for a lovely evening and we will see you again very soon.

We visited before a trip to the Knepp Estate, having booked online without knowing much about it. The staff were friendly, the food choices were excellent and the back garden was just so lovely with trees, birds and a stream running through it. The Black Horse was definitely a great choice, especially in these days of needing to be outside. Recommended.

We just had a lovely lunch in the sunshine with you. The staff were lovely and friendly. The was such a nice vibe, as if everyone was really happy for this little slice of normality to resume. Mussels were lovely. It was so nice to eat something I didn’t have to cook. Good luck for the next few weeks x

We visited with our World War 2 jeep and were made most welcome, we enjoyed a good beer and wine and dinner in the garden, service was very quick and we all had a good meal. Thank you to the landlord and staff. Hope to be back in 2021

A fab place to go for lunch. Staff were very, very smiley and friendly. Food was fabulous. Two scampi’s and one fish platter were said to be great. My wife loved the fish platter.My suet steak and mushroom pudding was brilliant. The fire places, low ceilings, variety of tables and chairs and general ‘feel’ of the pub made for a traditional English country pub and Pepys could have been sat in the adjacent room!We live in Reigate so a 40 ish minute drive but we’ll definitely go back.An all round excellent country pub with great staff.

I looked back at the receipt for the pub and remembered that we all ordered the suet pudding, its not often on the menu and I was torn between that and what looked like a glorious Ploughman's, but eventually plumped for the pudding. It was a great hearty meal for us, halfway through and 11 mile walk in October, so it really hit the spot. Good ale, good wine and excellent service.

A wonderful team tonight, kitchen produced the best meal i have had in a very long time and the best burger ever, they accommodated my needs and nothing was a problem. Front of house were excellent even in this new covid climate. Also the pub were great during lockdown for the community offering takeaway and collection. Great pub for the community with excellent food, staff and surroundings.

I love old pubs, this one is tucked away in down a country lane with just a few houses nearby, 17th Century, formerly converted out of 3 cottages. It has a lovely big fire place, a garden, nice selection of beers and the staff are so polite and friendly - it really makes a difference to your experience, none of this locals only nonsense. It was a bit quiet when we arrived at 5pm one Saturday probably because the Kitchen opens at 6pm and most diners arrived at 7pm. I can't fault the food, the steak melted in my mouth, the mushrooms were delicious and I highly recommend the sticky toffee pudding with ice cream unless I am there (in case they run out and there's none left for me :) The hot against cold contrast is wonderful. We will definitely come back!

Our courteous smile to the female chef as we approached the pub and noticed her leaning against the front wall, smoking, was met with a scowl, which wasn’t the ideal greeting. However, once inside, the welcome was warm from the very friendly bar staff, so all was well. On walking past the kitchen, the same lady chef was heard loudly bemoaning a request for vegan food (thankfully, not our order). Still, our food was very tasty and the beer served cold. The waiting staff were busy milling around, friendly, smiling and efficient. Generally making everyone feel welcome. We assumed, wrongly, that the pub would offer the 50% ‘eat out, to help out’ discount that pretty much every eating establishment in the nation is currently offering. My own fault entirely for not checking when booking, but I’m totally lost as to why the proprietors wouldn’t want to pass that benefit on to their guests, when it costs the business nothing and presumably would increase custom. Left with mixed feelings a parting scowl from the same chef, who this time was outside the back of the pub, smoking again, even though we had just been denied dessert at 20:15, because the kitchen was closed.

Fancied lunch out somewhere with a garden due to Covid and thought of the Black Horse although not visited for a year or so. Pre booked table in the garden and was very glad I had done so as on arrival at 1215 all the garden tables were reserved. The staff took our drinks and food orders at the table. Food arrived promptly and we very much enjoyed the lamb and beef roast dinners and chicken leek and ham pie, all with fresh veg. Also excellent desserts of toffee apple crumble, flake cheesecake and Eton mess. The garden was sunny and relaxing and we will return as there were a lot of dishes on the big regular menu plus specials menu that were tempting including fresh dressed crab with asparagus, a chicken & chorizo burger, moules fries and sardines with an orange & chorizo salad. Every dish that came out looked v appetising.

Just visited The Black Horse for the first time after walking past during the lockdown. We'd heard the food was good and we really weren't disappointed! We had scampi and chips and the halloumi burger, both of which were lovely, washed down with local beers. A nice garden with a stream at the back of the pub made for a relaxing afternoon. Thanks for the lovely warm welcome and great food...we'll be back!

Family gathering so ordered a takeaway. Pies great, veg lovely and the bacon and brie baguette was awesome. All delivered on time Will definitely be ordering from here next time.

Just had a great takeaway from The Black Horse. They do free local delivery. My son and I had gammon and my husband had steak. It was all beautifully cooked and delicious.

We’ve just had a lovely take away from The Black Horse Inn at Nuthurst. We had fish & chips, sausage and mash and cottage pie. Everything was piping hot and really superb. Thoroughly recommend a delivery/takeaway.

The Black Horse is a fantastic Gastro Pub but the current Corona Virus lock down is decimating to their business. I want to say this... The Landlord, Rob and his family and staff, are all adapting to the impact and have started a 'takaway or delivery' menu.My wife and I (Susie and John) have just availed ourselves of their Sunday Lunch and all I can say it that it was so brilliant that even after this Corona Virus problem has ended, I hope that the Black Horse will have survived enough to keep the 'takeaway service concept' as a regular part of their business.The food was brilliant, as ever. Thank you Rob.

Popped in for dinner with my wife Saturday night. The Black Horse is our family’s preferred choice for Sunday lunch (it’s excellent) and I am glad to report the evening menu is just as good. I had local venison (very local I understand) and my wife rabbit pie... all superb. The staff are lovely, I think (?) its the landlord’s daughter who effectively runs the place.... she is great. Wine and beer very good. Ambience wonderful... log fires, low beams. The perfect country pub. Thanks!

Two friends and I booked lunch at this pub on the basis of its positive reviews and we certainly were not disappointed. The range on the menu was enormous and they had several good specials as well. I had the three smoked fish starter which came in a hearty portion, followed by the pork belly with flavoured mash, veg and gravy with apple sauce which made this one of the best pub meals I have had for a long time. Moreover everything was served with a friendly smile by (I think) the proprietor, very promptly and everything at a reasonable price. The home-made cheesecake finished off a first-class lunch. They have a separate restaurant room as well as tables near the log fires as well as both back and front gardens which we would love to go back to in the summer.

Best meal in a long time. Staff extremely friendly and helpful despite being very busy. Wine was excellent and no hangover in the morning. I Recommend the Pino Grigio. The pie of the day was chicken and leak which was very tasty and a lot of mash potato and veg. Cannot recommend this gem of a place enough

A great pub serving brilliant food friendly bar staff and land lord they can’t do enough for you , 15 people in our group last night and not one complaint only praise, a must to visit just check opening times

I like it here. Muddy Wellies Welcome as is the dog. Come here with the kids too. Really friendly, food is great and fire is amazing this time of year. My new favourite local pub

Grumpy landlord and bossy landlady. Popped in with a friend on Friday to be told they are closing as they have no customers. Didn’t we count as customers? So rude and ignorant. If only your personal skills were as good as your food.

When in the area I'm a frequent visitor to this warm, historic low beamed pub serving tasty competitively priced food. Today it was the Sunday roast courtesy of chef Graham, who couldn't be more responsive to quality. What I'm surprised is not more well known is the pub should be a haven for serious ghost aficionados who are noted for quaffing large volumes of ale to lubricate paranormal investigations. The village, and particularly the Black Horse, is alive with knockings, nudges and spookiness. Over Graham's delicious Eton Mess I quizzed a local on the famed 'Black Hound of Nuthurst' and sliding beer glasses on the 'haunted table'; in that marvelous Sussex drawl he would only offer "ooh, you don't want be believin' in things like that, sor". The Black Horse Inn is rightly on the good pub food trail, but you could well get a fascinating side dish of historic apparitions with your appetizing ham baguette.

Well where to begin? The moment you walk into The Black Horse you just want to take in the ambience of the surroundings. A chilly winters evening, but so much atmosphere, a warm fire and an even warmer welcome. Good beer choice, we were shown to the table we had reserved and in some respects this room was even better than the first; wooden floors, uneven beams, even an insight into the fabric of the walls of this 17th century pub are a feature behind a glass frame. The menu was superb - a great range of options, size of meal and price to select from. The staff and Landlord were super friendly. Between the three of us we had Sussex Cod, Pork Belly and Gammon steak and we each independently said each dish could not have been better. Generous portions, excellent value, no room for dessert (shame!) - just one issue for us, the fact we can't make this our new local as we live 150 miles away! Thanks so much for a very memorable evening.

On a wet and cold Friday lunchtime we tripped over the Black Horse Pub...a roaring fire a very genuine.. hello upon opening the pub door from the staff and other customers...the food was superb...........and not overpriced........well done.. thank you

Visited with friends this weekend. Were looking for a traditional oldy worldy pub with an open fire and was exactly what we were looking for. Traditional old pub in a lovely setting with a little stream running outside of the back. Low beams and cosy with a roaring fire. Attentive and friendly staff with a great large menu. The food was extremely good. I had the pie of the day, venison and bacon and my friends had the fish and chips and ham and eggs. All good sized portions and really delicious, none left at the end!

Great food as always, proper country pub, dogs welcomed to sit near the open fire, staff very friendly.

This place has an amazing local menu. The food is well portioned and served in a timely manner. We were not rushed and the girls waited on the tables excellently. At least on was 'new' but you wouldn't know it from the professional and friendly attitude. A mistake on serving was quickly rectified and all four of us thoroughly enjoyed our time there. We will certainly return. One small point, the sat nav will take you to the property immediately opposite, so just look for the pub! It is an old building and exudes charm. In the words of I.J., a penitent person may enter freely!

Visited here with a friend as it was a good half way point to meet and I had been here before so knew the standard to expect.

A good pub with lovely, quaint ambience and decent food. We went once while in the area and thought it worth a second visit in the week we were there. I had crab (twice, it was that good) and my partner had rabbit pie and fish. The house wine was good. It was busy on Saturday (need to book) but not mid week (almost empty). All reasonable value for money.

Eaten here a fair bit after a dog walk. Good menu choice and food always presented nicely. Staff lovely, especially Hannah! Always accommodating and good service. Only negative is the Guinness and landlord can be a bit grumpy!!

We found this lovely little pub by chance and we're so glad we did.

I took two former work colleagues and my daughter to the Black Horse Inn as I thought they would like the look and feel of this old pub.

Incredible service in an excellent rustic original pub. Izzy could have not been more helpful with her colleague in explaining the menu and ales. We had not been to this pub for many years and cannot believe why we did not come back sooner. Food was great traditional English fare with locally sourced specials. The Evening flew past in a wonderful dream.

Good place to meet and have a meal--staff were very friendly--we sat outside as it was a glorious evening--the menu is standard pub fare which was welcome after some not so good "gastro" experiences.Good value.

We visited with friends and choose a different venue for each get together. What a find this is. A lovely warm welcome and a great pub with authentic beams and a great country feel. So much choice for all courses. We chose the butchers sausages and mash, steak and ale suet pudding and the pie of the day, a very tasty chicken leek and gammon. Hubby said the sausages were great, the suet pudding was very full with tender chunks of meat and super gravy and our chicken pies were amazing. Full to bursting and with such a thin melting pastry. We all found room for dessert,the sticky toffee pudding was first class, the banoffee pie amazing and the melon creme brulee was the tops. We had an amazing meal and would thoroughly recommend this pub to anyone who wants a home made tasty well priced lunch to visit.

Took my family and my parents there (who are hard to please), they absolutely loved it.

Great historic pub on a quiet country lane. Seating outside back and front of Inn. Great service and our beef roast dinner was spot on, delivered with great customer service

We had a wonderful evening reminiscing of when we were regulars here 35+ years ago. The bitter wine, and lager was chilled and excellent. We had the crab and the steak and suet dishes, which were excellent as was the banofi pie.

We booked for dinner and it turned out to be a quiz night. We had a nice meal, I had the steak & kidney pudding which was nice but a little dry inside. My wife had venison which was nice. We decided to stay for the quiz which everyone seemed to enjoy but found the subjects were quite dated, just an excuse for not doing well...

Well off the main road and beautifully quiet this very old and characterful pub serves a cracking pint of beer with good choice. Pubby menu well above standard with great choice. Baguette is really good.

For a pub that looks so welcoming from outside, it was such a disappointment from the inside.

Had several meals here during a recent stay in nearby Maplehurst. Can’t fault anything about this pub. Great atmosphere, very friendly, helpful staff, excellent food, good beer - what more could you ask? I only wish we had a pub half as good near where we live!

Went for a Sunday lunch following a nice walk in the area. Pub is classic countryside pub with local ceilings, wooden beams and quirky decor. Food was delicious, good sized portions and well priced. Staff were friendly and attentive and the place had a really nice vibe. Would definitely recommend!

Kurzer Aufenthalt aber super Atmosphäre, alles sehr stilvoll. Eine ausgezeichnete Küche und nette Bedienung. Der Frühstück war einfach toll.

Our second visit in the last couple of months, not disappointed. Excellent menu and choice of ales. Lovely character of the pub has been retained.

Great old pub - lots of character (‘would be even better without the ubiquitous ‘heritage’ paint) and very nice staff. The lunch, though, was average and we waited over 20 minutes despite the fact that there weren’t many people in the pub. We’d go again for a drink but not to eat.

We just dropped in as we were passing on a Sunday lunchtime. Despite having no reservation the friendly staff quickly found us a table. Good meal. Pub was very busy with a nice atmosphere. Lots of character.

Great old fashioned country setting. The pub is quaint and fits it's setting. Small spaces, lots of wood, a fire. Great. We had a disabled person with us and there are loads of steps (not big ones but lots) and general changes of height. My companions loved their food but I went for the Ploughman's which comes with skinny chips. Chips were great but the bread was really tough to eat. I had a very sharp knife so could cut it into bite size chunks. There was no way I could have just picked it up and bitten into it.

We had a delicious meal here with the family, all meals were delicious. Good service, friendly staff and good beer selection. We will be back for sure.

Yet again a very friendly atmosphere with superb food and service,barmaid and landlord do everything they can to make your visit enjoyable,15 of us and only complements all round from us all so thank you for a wonderful evening

We were both greeted with a very warm welcome we only popped in for a quick drink on a drive home from staying away the atmosphere was warming and the barman even more so.

Archetypal country pub, rustic, log fire on February evening, low beams, some VERY low but there is padding to lessen the impact for the unwary. The tables in the restaurant area are of necessity a bit close together, not too much space, but there are other bar areas as an alternative.

Just got home from a lovely evening with group of 15 people. Meal was superb and staff so friendly. All meals were first class.