Coach & Horses in West Berkshire

Truly sad to hear this pub is closing. The food, service and atmosphere was always superb and I hope it re-opens as a pub again in the future.

Bank holiday Saturday in August saw us a family of 7 staying in an hotel just up the road. Trip Advisor reviews for here were better than our accommodation so we thought we would try both. The food here was much better than we expected and the service was perfect and we felt very welcome.

This is a pub we have driven past countless times but for some reason had never visited. Do not do the same because you will be missing out on a little gem. This pub has been kept in character with it's age. Whilst the inside is dated, the food is anything but. The chef obviously takes pride in their work. The food was beautifully presented and cooked to perfection. To start we had the fish cake and battered prawns. For main we had the steak and mixed grill. Sadly we had no room for desert. It was great quality food and very good value for money. Unfortunately I did not get the young lady's name who served us, but she was very welcoming and attentive. Thank you, we will definitely return.

Great atmosphere, our server was doing her first shift on the job, yet still great service. Food was superb and the service was very welcoming. We had a great time and definitely will be back again. Only can recommend the place!!!

We booked this online for a family lunch. Arrived and were a tad disappointed at the unkempt car park and painted out sign. This would benefit for a good tidy up. HOWEVER, we ventured inside and were met with a hugh warm welcome. We had a table for 7. The menu has a really good variety of starters & main courses as were the desserts which we were assured were calorie free - NOT I hasten to add. The duck pate and battered prawns starters were excellent as were the seafood linguine and pork in a cream cider sauce maincourses. The food was freshly cooked and with hot plates was served to perfection. For dessert our party had cheese cake, ice cream and sorbets, again of excellent quality and portion size was spot on. The Coach and Horse at Midgham is one place we are returning to very soon as it's really good and we hope you will find this to be the case too.

Just had a lovley afternoon tea at the coach & horses @ midgham. Was a lovley variety of sandwiches cakes and scones.

Pub was very quiet, which we like. The food was good and well priced but the service was excellent. The young lady was attentive and very pleasant. Will return to try more dishes.

Nice pub on the A4, parking and garden. The food was very nice and good quality. Staff were friendly and efficient. Would recommend the Fish and chips and the belly pork dishes.

Absolutely the best food in the area. If you haven’t tried it you must. We tried the Rib eye steak, my medium rare cooked to perfection. We have also enjoyed a Sunday lunch. Once again perfect. This place definitely goes the extra mile to ensure their food is of the highest quality and reasonably priced.

Lovely afternoon meal with my half. Food as always was amazing and service exceptional. Fully recommend The Coach and Horses for everyone

This is a very nice place to go to. The food is fantastic and freshly cooked. I am loving this place.

Wow. Amazing service and the food was top notch. 5 of us went for the Christmas set menu. Starter , main and desert were fantastic. Presentation was the best. Thank you for a wonderful evening. Hopefully see you again soon. Thanks

Had a lovely time with friends and took my 10 month old baby. Very friendly and welcoming. The fish and chips and blackforest cake are yum!

We haven't visited here for a few years and it is now a huge improvement. We both had fish and chips. It's very uncommon to have outstanding chips as well as superb fish, but this pub does. The quantity is just right and the price is reasonable. We had a very friendly welcome and the whole experience was great. Highly recommended.

Great food and so much more than pub grub - this is classy restaurant food. My waitress was SO attentive and friendly. Thank you. I hope to visit again before too long

Really warm welcome from the staff on arrival. Good selection of food on the menu & a specials board. Not a massive choice but all the better for that. All our dishes were excellent. The chef clearly cooks from scratch & everything was well cooked & tasted amazing. Will definitely be returning. Great pub, atmosphere & staff.

Went for Sunday Lunch , had roast beef , and Apple and Custard Both was excellent .The Service was really good , I will come again .

This is a small but nice pub, food is excellent and service is at the top. We have been in just once with my family, but will come back for sure.

Sunday lunch with family, food great, plenty to eat, service great.

Great home cooked food & excellent beers. Great to find a restaurant where you know everything is home cooked & by people who obviously care about quality & ensuring everything is ok with the meal, without being over the top . Will be making this our new favourite eating place in the area. Excellent value for money too.nice that they have a dog friendly area in the bar & a covered area in the garden. Ps the lamb burger comes with a salad which I didn’t take a pic of 🤦‍♂️

Sunday lunch the meal of starters of fish cakes and king prawns all tasted good 3 items . Four meals 3 beef and one pork only problem was if you have beef well done was good to make a leather bag. Menu price £14.95 for two courses picking from ala carte for starters. Drinks one bitter one lager large white wine and a soda water . All together came to £103. Trying to workout where did the £40 for drinks come from.

Certainly come back for Sunday lunch ! 😁👍

What a lovely place. Very friendly. Steak was cooked to perfection & lovely touch with female hygiene products in the bathrooms. Ale on tap was ok but not excellent and cheesecake of the day was little tasteless. Fair pricing and was very happy to tip. overall a fantastic place & will recommend!

No great expectations as passing through on a canal boat and moored at Midgeham. Found this pub restaurant on TripAdviser so decided to do the short walk without pavements for the most part and had a great evening with excellent food and service from Balzac. The menu offered a reasonable choice but all of the dishes were very well put together and were delicious. Thoroughly recommended if passing through on the canal or A4.

Beautiful Inn and the best afternoon tea in the area. So much choice and the scones were fresh out of the oven

It was a private function that was well run. Nice atmosphere and a pleasant garden.

We had the pub to ourselves but there was not enough space and no where near enough food or enough variety. They charged for ice and I didn't see any service except at the bar

A group of us ate here recently and the service was excellent. We ordered the pork and beef and the meat was well cooked. The parsnips were a bit raw but the rest of the vegetables were well cooked there was plenty of gravy on offer too. I understand that it's very difficult to cook a roast for multiple customers but they did their best - there was no a la carte on offer which was a shame as I would have gone for a different choice to the roast. The dessert menu was short only 3 choices- the apple crumble was heavy on the cinnamon not to everyone's taste small amount of custard on the side. The price wasn't too awful but £8.80 for a glass of wine was quite steep. Parking is an issue so car share if possible. The staff were very helpful and we would come back on a different day not a Sunday.

We enjoyed a fantastic meal out for my birthday. The staff were very friendly, polite and helpful. I was really impressed with the quality of the food. It looked incredible and tasted just as good. I would definitely visit here again and would be quick to recommend to others. Points to note: Signs saying ‘Dog friendly’. Water bowls available for dogs in the garden. The parking area is small but there were plenty of spaces available on a Friday night when we went. Just worth thinking about if you have multiple vehicles in your party. Maybe worth car sharing where possible. Lovely large garden with plenty of tables in the sun or a shaded seating area.

Had the roast Beef Sunday lunch today and it was most excellent. The food is all cooked to order so you know it’s fresh and cooked to perfection. Staff very happy and helpful and I love the fact dogs and children are more than welcome in the lovely back garden Will definitely be back and would totally recommend to anyone fancying some great food at reasonable prices :)

Who knew this little gem was right on my doorstep. I drive by it every day and never give it a thought but we decided to go for a light lunch today, after going through the list of pubs local to us which are normally either over priced or not particularly that friendly we thought we would give the Coach and Horses a go. So glad we did, food was delicious, staff were so nice and prices very reasonable. We will definitely be going back numerous times. *****

What an amazing night at the Coach & Horse in Midgham. We had a private ‘surprise’ birthday party for our son’s 30th. The staff were incredible, friendly and hugely helpful and accommodating . The food was incredible, catering for 60 people with a variety of hot food. There was live music and we all enjoyed the beautiful garden and made the most of the sun. I can not recommend this pub highly enough. Thank you to all of the staff, chefs and owners for a great night! Thanks again, Gary

Amazing Sunday roast ! Impeccable service! The garden is beautiful with a lot of space for our toddler to explore, there is a sand pit and lots of ride on toys ! We absolutely enjoyed it will make it our to go pub for meals out !

Visited just over a year ago and revisted on a Thursday in mid-May. Pleased to say little has changed and the service and quality of food remains consistently exceptional. A wide variety of foods and drinks and a high order specials board. Easy to find on the A4 and simpe parking. Definitely not to be missed. Excellent customer service and always wants to please. I have no hesitation in recommending the Coach and Horses at Midgham. A great pleasure to write a positive review. Thanks.

Thoroughly enjoyed our lunch, well priced, really good food, super friendly staff, pleasant decor. We have driven past the C&H so many times in the past and only now have had the chance to try. Don't make the same mistake we did - do not drive by!

The external appearance of the restaurant/pub belies the great food and service you receive inside. Each time I have been here the food/service has always been great. The garden area is also great in the summer.

Superb!! lovely lunch. Beautifully presented and great service. Bavk soon

We visited on a Tuesday night after being recommended to visit from a friend. So happy that we did, this is the first pub that we have found that serves 'proper' food and mostly all home cooked. The set menu £20 for 3 courses, amazing...

Great food, Great service and good prices. Highly recommend.

Sunday roast was fabulous.. Well done to this hard working team

Lovely lunch with family can highly recommend

The Sunday lunch, my friend and I have just eaten. Was the best so far for miles around, the service, first rate,the food. First rate, my extra dish io parsnips, first rate, and as for the apple crumble with custard, first rate, in fact out...

Had best Sunday Roast. Amazing presentation/plenty fresh vegetables/good service. Definitely will be returning soon.

We booked this last minute and I’m so glad we did. It was perfect for a family get together and I have to say it was probably the best roast dinner I’ve ever eaten out! The meat was cooked to perfection and all of the trimmings were delicious and more than your standard roast. Compliments to the chef and the waiting staff who were very friendly. We will be recommending and returning!

What a lovely place! Food excellent, lots of choice on the menu and piping hot too. Large portions and presented beautifully. Our waiter was very pleasant and knowledgeable regarding the specials. Couldn't fault our meals or desserts. Very nice birthday treat for me!

The food served here is superb. I’ve attached a couple of photos to prove it. We’ve eaten at this establishment many times and each time we are welcomed with a smile and in a courteous manner. The food is beautifully cooked and the chef goes...

Had a lunch time meal with my husband. Couldnt fault the food or service. Really delicious. Will definately visit again. Thankyou. We had the duck pate and haddock fish cake for our starters . Equally delicious. Also both had Pork loin chops sauteed potatoes and veg in a cider cream sauce. Again couldnt fault it . Chop melted in your mouth . We didnt have a dessert as full . The table service was excellent. Very nice waiter pleasent and polite. All in all our 1st time visit and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Well done !!

10/10 will return. Helpful staff and lovely atmosphere

I've now eaten at this pub a number of times over the past year and I've consistently been blown away by the quality of their food on every single visit. This time, I ordered a brand new special from their menu, the titular beef steak...

Food was average and service was slow. Only 2 bar staff working on a Sunday lunchtime. Desserts tasted like they were straight out of a packet. However, the staff were friendly and the bill at the end was reasonable. It's quite a small place, so if there are a lot of people dining, it can get quite noisy.

Great meal at the coach and horses on Saturday 20th Jan . Extensive menu . Will be back again soon.

Excellent Sunday Roast very tasty in a nice atmosphere 😋

This is one of the best Sunday roasts in the area good prices and good food the quality is outstanding the veg is really tasty we had roast beef

Great tasting and good value for money meals. Definitely coming back! Traditional pub with a roaring fire and a good ambience.

Really enjoyable, lovely food and friendly staff

Went here for lunch on a Friday as we happened to be in the area. Lovely warm welcome from the Hungarian landlord/barman who looked after us very well. Food and service were excellent. Such a pity that we were the only ones there. Recommended.

A group of 8 of us gathered to celebrate a birthday. The staff were great, very patient while waiting for latecomers to arrive then for the menu choices (can you give us 5 more minutes etc...). We didn't realise it was roasts only but that...

Me and my family came for lunch here just after Christmas, 7 adults and a child. We had a nice table tucked into the corner by the bar. The whole vibe was very warm and cozy and festive, the music was tinkling away quietly in...

Had Christmas dinner . Very disappointed. Some of the potatoes were not cooked ,could not cut them . Turkey ok , vegetables very al dente , in fact some of the cauliflower you could not cut . No stuffing. . Had to ask for cranberry sauce, whan that arrived, approximately a tablespoon on a small saucer for 10 off us . I had Christmas pud , that was ok hot , but custard cold and the dish it was served in was very cold. . The room we were in was very cold , no heating on . The radiator was not on . We had to put on our coats. Yes I know electricity /oil is expensive. Top it all there was no Christmas crackers..

Awful meal. Turkey undercooked and very small portions. Poorly presented. No pub or table decorations, no crackers etc. Very disappointing. Won't be returning for our regular weekday pub lunches and certainly not for Christmas ever again.

A fantastic meal and great service. The barman/waiter was amazing. All the food was hot, on time and delicious. Would definitely recommend

Fabulous Sunday lunch here would highly recommend! We took the whole family and the staff were very helpful even for our fussy little eaters

I picked this pub as it was a central meeting point for four families. We were greeted warmly and ordered our drinks, which were served in front of the fireplace, which was burning brightly. Once the others arrived, we moved to our table, which comfortably...

We went here for my Fathers wake ( the west berkshire crematorium is about 2 miles away if that) the food was excellent the hospitality was excellent so welcoming and helpful. There was a lovely open fire burning, and the prices are very reasonable, if...

Nice pub & friendly staff. Very mediocre food. Maybe because there were no other customers & no one else there to warm the pans. I should have known better. Thank you, but I couldn't recommend it.

Had a fish and chips and it was to die for.

Thank you to Phil and staff for the amazing afternoon tea for 50 people on 30th November. Around 70 people arrived for my husband's wake , service was quick at the bar and lots of comments afterwards at how friendly and welcoming you all were. Maureen Staples and family

Just what we needed before a nearby funeral!

This is a hidden gem in the area. Unassuming from the outside as it looks like an old pub but the food is amazing! Prices are similar to the hotels in the area but the food is 100 times better. It’s a must try and you won’t be disappointed.

Six of us went for a meal on a Friday evening. Excellent service and food at s reasonable price. Would recommend highly and will certainly eat there again.

Outstanding customer service and food is phenomenal and very well presented. Beautiful little place with a great variety of food and drink. Parking on site, lovely and warm - I can’t think of one bad thing about my experience.

Very disappointed with the service. Asked for a burger, which could not eat since I am pregnant and the taste and the smell wasn’t right. Returned the burger with only a bite taken and asked for cheesy garlic bread instead. Shocked that still had to pay for the burger in the end of all, obviously made my point however the man that was doing the cashier kept his word that I should pay for the full bill since it was “a perfect burger” - at least for him. For someone that works in hospitality I am not impressed by this service at all, especially being pregnant! Well definitely not coming back after this. Lovely blonde young lady waitress tho! And in reply to this comment, I would have taken off the glass of wine and I did multiple times when and if the client thinks it is not appropriate to his taste, that is why you present the bottle and you ask the client to taste first :) I have never “changed my mind” and returned food when I was pregnant so I can reassure you that meat was off. Because again, the taste was not right. But thank you for taking the time to reply!

Have been here a couple of times for Sunday lunch now - the roast dinner is absolutely amazing and the staff are very accommodating.

The food was very nice, wine was great and had a lovely evening would call in again A1

My son organised a Sunday dinner here for my birthday. Fantastic roast beef with all the trimmings. Service was first class. We will be coming back again

When I booked for four for Sunday lunch, there was no forewarning that only a roast lunch would be on offer. So after being given the full menu to choose from we were stunned when placing our order to be told that only a roast...

A gem! Excellent food, warm and cosy, charming and efficient service, some great local gins. Perfect!

Super food, lovely service, great local gins, warm and welcoming. Thankyou for a brilliant wedding anniversary. Will go again!

Lovely food October special,3 courses for £20 excellent food friendly staff

Main - Sirloin was outstanding, Starter - Goat's cheese croquettes was too expensive for a single croquette Pudding - lemon tart was nothing special Warm service Good foody pub

GREAT as always ' ..its 100% bloke behind bar good at his job friendly ... Chief amazing x

I've returned to this pub several times now, since my initial visit, and every time it has met or exceeded the excellent standards that I had experienced from the very beginning. The staff are both very personable and extremely accomodating to customers, especially when it...

What a superb afternoon tea we had here. Delightfully presented with a tasty choice of pre ordered sandwiches, home made warm scones and a lovely selection of small cakes. Front of house gent very welcoming and attentive. Not overpriced either.

Lovely old pub. Great garden and decking too.

Absolutely wonderful place to have wonderful home cooked food and excellent service. Had a leisurely meal to celebrate a wedding anniversary …..very good choice of venue.

I had to plan a wake for a friends's funeral and the team at The Coach and Horses made it so easy. They provided lovely food and the pub itself is warm and welcoming. The team both out front and in the kitchen looked after...

Eaten here a few times and never let's you down. Fantastic food and lovely service. Highly recommend!

Fantastic food some if the best we've had. Service was superb, nothing too much trouble, the guy was exceptional. Not often down this way but would not miss the chance to revisit.

We had afternoon tea at the coach and horses a freehouse near Newbury , such a warm welcome from the front of house . The tea itself was fresh and just the right amount ,freshly made well filled sandwiches, warm scones and small bitesize cakes...

You won’t find a better pub in this area, the food is outstanding, served in generous portions and competitively priced. The staff are attentive and go that extra mile to make you feel welcome, fully recommend!

We liked this very much on our first visit today, we'll be back soon.

Friendly staff, and excellent food...try the calfs liver and bacon.

Highly recommend this pub. The starter was Michelin star quality and the dinner too. Service very good. Will certainly go again in the very near future

Food amazing. Get with allergies. Definitely dinner again

Delicious food and kids love the garden! Friendly service too!

Called an hour before and they could accommodate a couple for dinner on a Friday evening. Service was excellent, very smiley friendly chap took order, served food and then took our payment. We went simple and had traditional pub food, haddock and chips and a...

Bloody amazing pub, excellent food, abundance of gluten free options too! Dreamland for a coeliac like me.

The staff were very personable and incredibly accomodating, can't fault a single thing about their service. Would definitely come back here next time I'm in the area. My burger was the best I've had in YEARS and that's despite it being served on gluten-free bread...

Popped in a few times in the last couple of weeks , We absolutely love this place. Always a warm welcome by staff and the food is the best in the area in my opinion . Renegade lager on tap & Good old Boy. Highly...

Beautiful staff, amazing atmosphere, very accommodating of dietary requirements. The food was fantastic, and the gluten free bread was to die for. My sister said that the chefs PIMS was the best she’d ever had. If I were in the area again, this would be...