Horseshoe Inn in Wiltshire

We live a few hours away so only visit occasionally but we love it every time we get there. Tony, Pat and Jayne provide epic homemade food and real ale straight from the barrel. Not to be missed…

A gem. Recommended by some friends who go regularly. 2 of us went for lunch on a Saturday. Friendly welcome. Lovely garden. All lovely home cooked healthy food, made by the owners. Dauphinois potato freshly made, no pre cooked, bought in squares which are so often produced in pubs everywhere. Very reasonably priced, excellent value. Will definitely go back.

Called in late lunchtime on wet and gloomy day, after a gruff greeting, we were given a table and had a fantastic lunch, food is excellent, portions are generous and staff courteous. Will go again, but we'll book to be sure of s space.

This the sort of pub that is disappearing far too fast now. A family run business offering a selection of pub food that has all but disappeared from our menus too. Good wholesome country produce with no pretence but just well presented delicious home cooking. Good portions, inexpensive and a lovely quick service. Add to that a selection of superbly kept cask and barrel beers. What more do you want? Well done the Horseshoe Inn

What a fantastic place. Was recommended and lived up to my expectations. An amazing family run pub in a beautiful setting. The food was amazing & good value. The staff were extremely welcoming and the service was outstanding. Well done, will definitely be returning

Best pub I have been in for years. Friendly service, excellent pies, and vegetables ingredients sourced locally. Lovely cider.

Found this gem of a traditional pub on our bike ride. Welcoming staff, family run, delicious home cooked food, reasonable prices, lovely garden to sit/eat in. Will definitely return, highly recommended.

Beautiful country pub set in an idyllic village. Last minute booking for Sunday lunch. The whole experience was faultless. My wife had pork roast and all the trimmings, i went for the homemade lamb and blackberry pie with roasties and veg. All was perfect, in fact the best pie I’ve ever eaten. Even home made apple sauce which you don’t see often these days. The service from the landlord and landlady was impeccable. The next time we are holidaying in this area again then the horseshoe inn will be number 1 in our to do list. The homemade puddings, all made by the landlady, all sounded beautiful too.we ate outside in the beer garden which was lovely on a warm summers day. Cannot recommend enough.

For the second time our holiday we've had the pleasure eating at the Horseshoe Inn. We really enjoyed everything about our both visits. Really great food. The way they talk about their food make you realise they are proud on what they serve and you can taste that. Good portion size

This a picturesque pub in a pretty village. We were warmly welcomed and chose to sit in the lovely garden. The food was absolutely delicious and beautifully served. I would readily recommend the fish bake - a good variety of fish in a tasty cheese sauce with breadcrumb topping, served with buttery mashed potato and a tempting variety of vegetables (mashed swede, green beans, beetroot, red cabbage, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower cheese). Others in our party were full of praise for the braised brisket and the mushroom Strogenoff. We all agreed it was the best meal out that we'd had for a long long time. Can't wait to go back. Next time we'll try to leave room for those delicious puddings!

Went in on a rainy Tuesday afternoon for a post-walk pint. They offered a homemade scotch egg as I was peckish, which has got to be the best I've ever had. With tasty ale chutney and salad. The price of the food was a bit steep but it was ok as the beer was well priced. Mint.

Lovely pub,lovely owners and the food was delicious. Traditional old country pub with so much character. My local from now on.

It is always a pleasure to visit the Horseshoe Inn. Remember the village car park when arriving by a car.

real cosy place.great food and good beer to.staff are amazing.

Popped in for a pint before we made our way back home to Cheshire last Saturday after visiting South Wiltshire for the first time. It had been a wet week with drier intervals, Saturday being one of such. On arrival at the village we were confronted with a sign imploring us to “drive slowly through the flood”. A huge 4x4 went through leaving us wondering if our Fiesta would make it. It Did. ( it was only once through the flood that we realised that the water was actually the River Ebble that had overflowed and was using the road as an overflow). Park in the village hall car park as the pub has very little parking and on street parking is very limited. Beer in EXELLENT condition and the farming? implements that adorn every nook and cranny make this wonderful old pub almost a museum. A proper family run pub of quite a pedigree.

Went there for Christmas partie with work. The set menu was amazing and plenty of it.The service from the staff for excellent well worth a visit I think any time of year. Thank you see you on the next visit.

Authentic, warm familiar atmosphere and delicious homemade food, true dive into the past. So far the best traditional Pub I found in the English countryside!

Just got home from having a fabulous Sunday roast. Met friends here after their friends recommended it. We were warned that the Landlord was a character who doesn’t take any nonsense which made for great entertainment- but he was on best behaviour today and we had some good banter with both him and his daughter. Well worth the journey out. A traditional pub with a warm welcome and cosy atmosphere. Food was excellent and generous portions. Plenty of veggies and gravy and all the staff regularly checked on us to make sure we had everything we needed. We made sure we left room for dessert all of which didn’t disappoint!!! Will defiantly be back. What a find.! Highly recommend.

A lovely traditional country pub that served lovely home cooked food, with good beer. The Horseshoe has been in the same family for years. Long may it continue.

Had lunch here 2 days ago, as always it was lovely. Everything local & cooked properly, topped off with cracking ale.

We visited this lovely pub for lunch today and were made very welcome from the moment we arrived. My wife had the battered hake, peas and chips with a delightful home made tartare sauce. I had sausage, egg and chips. All was very well presented, beautifully cooked and extremely tasty. We had the Tarka lager to drink. The pub interior had the much loved feel with interesting tools and horse brasses adorning the walls. Thanks for a great lunch, we’ll most certainly back.

This pub was recommended by the air b n b owner...long drive from where we were staying...but very worth it! Old fashioned pub....rarely seen these days!....the hosts were extremely welcoming and the food was fantastic... Freshly cooked and the presentation was excellent....they didn't have what I wanted on the menu for desert...but the lady made it for me anyway....customer service at its finest!!....it really was the best food we had all weekend....cannot rate the food ...the service or the hosts highly enough....if you are staying in the area I would highly recommend you go there....and even if your not in the area...make a detour...you won't be disappointed 😀

Such a brilliant old Inn. Wonderful warm team, perfect service and the most beautiful garden with an excellent climbing frame for the little ones. You must visit if you’re in the area, it’s a gem!

Just been for dinner with my parents. What a beautiful pub, superb service and great pub grub. Can’t wait to go back when I’m next in the area.

My wife & I travel 25 miles to go to this gem of a Pub regularly. Always very well looked after when we go to this family run Pub. Food excellent as are the local beers. Tony & the team keep up the good work. Sean & Jo

My first visit will not be the last so welcoming, great home cooked food, lovely surroundings why it toke my partner so long to bring me here I’ll never know !! See you soon Sharon and Jonathan

Went to the Horseshoe last night brilliant as always.They even went the extra mile and specially made custard for me for my treacle tart. A very good evening THANKS

Brilliant local pub, so many things to look at on the walls, lovely garden and great team

A very nice place great time and great people

We were very welcome. Great beer. Fantastic local cider. Excellent food

Favourite pub ever. Best home cooked food. Warming welcome every single time.

Fantastic homemade Chicken and Ham pie.Beautiful scampi and great Gritchi Ale

Lovely food, service and setting.

The Horseshoe epitomises the very best of English rural hospitality!

I walked in and asked for "a pint mate" This was meet with hostility and I didn't stay past this encounter

Probably the best pub the world

Best pub Ive ever been to. Authentic, incredible welcome, great beer selection, food is faultless and a real treat. Go!

Charming, traditional village pub. The landlord has a dry sense of humour but don't let that fool you - the service we experienced was excellent. Our group was 30 minutes late for our table booking, and we were told that the chef wanted to close the kitchen, but even so we didn't feel rushed at all - the staff were friendly and we felt properly looked after. The food and beer were both exceptional. It's definitely worth a visit.

Great pub. Amazing home cooked food. Locals and publicans are very friendly. Looking forward to visiting again in the summer.

Such a lovely pub food that you cannot fault and proper ale 👌

One of my favourite places in the world! Tony is an absolute G.

We visited this glorious little Old English pub and found exactly what we were looking for , great hospitality from Tony & Pat , great selection of real ales and the best homemade Scotch Eggs I have ever tasted , looking forward to going back 🍺

Lovely food, beautiful pub and friendly staff.Dorset apple cake to die for.

Should have 6 stars Absolutely delightful 😊

Gem of a little local pub. Beers straight from the barrel are well kept and tasty as well as local. Lovely fresh food with many local ingredients.

Traditional pub, real ale well kept which slipped down so easily just had to sample another. Traditional pub food which is tasty and a reasonable price, very attentive server's, what more do you want, just go and try it. Recommend you phone and book a table as it was busy when we went!!!

We enjoyed sitting in the garden with lovely views over the countryside. We both had the ploughman's as there were no sandwiches on the menu. The ploughman's cost over £13 each and we thought that was really expensive! The bread that came with it wasn't that nice, a bit stale. Would have preferred a Baguette or a warm roll.

We were staying in the village and called in for a drink. A fantastic country pub, great guest cask ales and array of other beverages, great friendly staff and the landlord has a great sense of humour.

Traditional dishes, very tasty. Great staff and landlord. Loved it!

Mooie pub met goede pub maaltijden.

In onze rondreis door het zuiden van England kregen we hint over waar we goed en lekker konden eten. We hebben dan ook meteen gebeld en een afspraak gemaakt, voor het avondeten. Je komt er in een pub die meer weg heeft van een museum. Een vriendelijke ontvangst van de eigenaar, een goed gesprek en dit met de nodige humor doorweven. De dames des huizes koken heel lekker. Er is keuze uit een beperkte kaart ( 6 hoofdgerechten) die wordt aangevuld met het gerecht van de dag. De groenten van het moment rijkelijk aanwezig. We hebben diezelfde avond terug geboekt voor 's anderendaags. Zeker doen als je in de buurt bent!

Loved the food and the hospitality! Really enjoyed the time spent there.

Excellent home-cooked food, delightful staff. Slightly grumpy landlord who speaks his mind. Wonderful collection of old country artefacts. A splendid evening was enjoyed.

Fantastic food, great beer, lovely people.

Very lovely Sunday roast lunch & a tasty pint

A friendly, proper pub.Good beer, good staff,great food.

Great pub with lovely landlord Great food too

Excellent pub with very helpful staff. Sunday roast good quality and nice selection of drinks.

A proper pub. How pubs used to be and should be. A lovely atmosphere and cracking food. And an epic pint of real ale. I can't recommend this place enough if you enjoy old English pubs. 10/10

My first visit since pre-Covid, on this occasion a group of 8 for lunch. Found it just as wonderful as I fondly remembered, can't fault the food, staff, ambiance, surroundings. A highlight is always the homemade pie of the day (pork & apple this time), but fish pie, and other mains all praised. Every dish came with choice of mash or chips, and peas or mixed veg. The dish of mixed vegetables had eight (yes, 8!) different veg, amazing. Portions generous but somehow three quarters of us managed a pud as well, too irresistible to miss. 10 out of 10 from me!

A wonderful little pub, with food that looked marvellous. Service was fine, and entertaining, as there are so many interesting agricultural knick-knacks on the walls, and beams, and ceilings to enquire about. Sunday lunch was so busy, but only because this pub is TEEENY! I would recommend that one books well in advance to bag a table next to a fire, and absorb the loveliness of a largely unspoiled country pub.

A real village pub. Great hospitality,good food,fine choice of beer. You don't need more.

As always a great welcome in safe and covid secure comfortable village pub. Sensible to book ahead for delicious home cooked meals.

If you have a list of pubs to visit before you die, then this should be on it! Great beers on gravity dispense and large portions of good wholesome food. Tony the Landlord is a great character who makes this pub unique.

Cracking Country Pub in a lovely village setting. Landlord and staff are nice and friendly and looked after us very well. Food is excellent and priced well too. We will definitely be back with more people in tow. Its a real ale pub too, and had lots to chose from. I tried Guy Ritchies lager, worth a go. Cheers Tom

Great food, authentic memerabia gathered over many years. Super easy to get on with landlord and staff.

Great Sunday lunch 5 star service.

Excellent beer and splendid Sunday lunch 😋

Great garden, and choice of beers

Beautiful little country pub. The owners are such friendly people and always make each and every one feel welcome. Can't recommend enough.

Was visiting my family in Dorset who were also first timers here, we enjoyed every bit of it, we were warmly greeted, the staff were attentive, food was delightful and with fantastic outdoor views. Would recommend.

Tony and Jayne Bath, who run this fantastic home-from-home, provide the finest homemade food and best-kept beers and ciders. My family and I, in endless combinations, have been guests here since the 1960s.Tonight, we booked a table to recognise my daughter Isobel’s birthday: last night she was headlining a concert at Salisbury Arts Centre. I’ll keep it brief.Tony doesn’t serve perfect beers and ciders: he serves beyond-perfect beers and ciders. That’s all you need to know. Our smashing supper included home-made fish pie, the most tender steak, fresh crab that was exquisite, mixed salads that included strawberries, apples, peppers and grapes, bowls of fresh mixed vegetables and buttered new potatoes, pork fillet in cider sauce and the best sticky toffee pudding ever.Our greeting, welcome and service were exemplary: we felt welcomed - why do other local landlords not even say “hello,” when you’ve been a regular for 30 years? - well-fed and very very happy and honoured to be guests of Tony and Jayne.This is the real local pub. Real value, a genuine greeting and lovely beautifully-cooked and presented food and drink. But - take note other pubs - the greeting is so great.

Class Pub that really made an effort. Vegan curry was excellent.

Excellent home cooked food and service - mine host Tony is a star

My Wife and I have just returned from a week in Ebbesborne Wake, and we have to say all the staff were fantastic. And the food cooked by his wife and daughter superb, each time we ate in Tony’s establishment. At the tender age of 79 Tony only has the 50 ish years of experience, and it’s shows. He has a sharp wit, but as we’re from up north we enjoyed each other’s banter. We left feeling happy to have enjoyed a few great nights at the Horseshoe, and felt we would be remembered when we return in the future. My recommendation is if you are in the area book yourself a table or just pop in for a beer. It has definitely left an impression on me, and memories I will cherish for a long long time Till our next visit. Tony & Lee

Great food, well kept ales and a friendly welcome. This gem needs to be explored!

Lovely pub with great food and friendly staff. The fish and chips in particular is highly recommended. Sit outside in the garden if you can. Note, there's no Wi-Fi and poor mobile coverage (at least on the o2 network) if that's important to you.

Just wanted to say how wonderful our experience at this pub was this lunchtime. Wonderful friendly staff, warm, cosy and traditional pub with AMAZING FOOD. All portions were large and everything homemade. We will definitely be back. Thank you

We visited The Horseshoe Inn for lunch whilst on holiday in the area. There was a sanitising station at the entrance and a one way system in place. We ordered some drinks which arrived swiftly and were given a menu by a gentleman who we think was the landlord as he mentioned in conversation that he had been there for 50 years and was born in the village 79 years ago, wow! Almost everything on the menu was homemade which really appealed to us. We ordered steak and ale pie and a roasted vegetable pie. Both of our dishes arrived piping hot on pre-warmed plates. The steak pie was full of chunky pieces of tender steak and tasted great. The vegetable pie was also very good. Both pies came with a good selection of vegetables and some excellent dauphinoise potatoes. For dessert we ordered sticky toffee pudding and a hazelnut and salted caramel meringue roulade which were both delicious. Along with 3 pints of excellent locally brewed beer and a soft drink the bill came to just under £54.00. The Horseshoe Inn is a lovely old traditional pub serving unpretentious excellent homemade food. The service was friendly throughout. Based on our experience we would highly recommend The Horseshoe Inn.

It’s hard to find a proper pub like The Horseshoe Inn these days! Landlord, Tony, has been running this establishment for 50, years and was born in the village. The pub has a tiny bar and is decorated with traditional rural paraphernalia; horse brasses, agricultural tools and the like. There is a short list of well kept tasty traditional beers/ales and a good list of home cooked food. The service is very authentic and welcoming. There was plenty of space between tables for social distancing, and hand sanitiser readily available. This is not a ‘gentrified’ gastro pub (there are plenty of those in this area) but an honest, traditional pub-pub. Make the most of it! Places like this are a rare breed indeed.

Lovely place and catered so well for my young daughter who couldn't decide wot she wanted so they made her up a lovely plate of food not on the menu. All home cooked food... nice and hot..puddings amazing too. recommended and will be going back.

We arrived on a v rainy lunchtime with a mixed group of elderly folk to celebrate an 87th Birthday. We were met with smiles , served delicious lunch and touchingly a sparking celebration pudding for the birthday boy. Thank you for your kindness

I've not been to many pubs in the region that have truly good food and even fewer that couple that with superb service but this little place has both in abundance. I had all but given up on having a fully enjoyable "country pub" experience but the Horseshoe Inn has given me renewed hope! The food is genuinely homemade and you can tell by the quality and presentation that the two women who do the cooking enjoy what they do and actually take pride in it. A vegan meal was not listed on the menu (probably due to lack of requests) but a home cooked vegetarian option was. Not finding a vegan option I asked our server about the veggie option but she was only too happy to help with vegan friendly options. In many places I might get something half suitable but accompanied by eye-rolling or some such disdain- not at the Horseshoe Inn though- our server was so respectful and even seemed pleased to be able to put something wonderful together for me. That was so "valuable". Our food really was delicious. Even the salad dressings and tartar sauce were homemade! Our three year old family member was treated like a member of the "pub" family too- very child friendly ,very dog friendly and with a beautiful garden and view.p.s. Dear vegans, it would probably be helpful if you let them know ahead of your visit that you would like a vegan meal. That way they can prepare something lovely for you even if the pub is very busy.

Quite possibly the friendliest pub I've EVER been too - such a lovely warm welcome when we arrived on our walk, made to feel right at home. Was recommended by the campsite we were staying at, and the owner instantly guessed that's where we'd come from, but we were pleased we'd gone! Enjoyed a drink in the garden - plenty of space so felt like you were suitably distanced from others. Highly recommend stopping in here if you're in the area, it's lovely 😍

Nice traditional pub with great food. Recommend the fish and chips, beer batter was light as air.

We enjoyed a lovely Sunday lunch here with our two young children. We were given a warm welcome before we had even stepped into the pub, and the service was excellent throughout. We all had the roast dinner which was lovely. The sticky toffee pudding was excellent! There was lots of attention to safety standards including a one way system, single use menus and distanced tables. There’s also a lovely garden if you prefer to sit outside.

On our way to West Dorset we popped into this welcoming pub for Lunch. Good choice !4 cask-conditioned ales, a bar you'd love to be 'Snowed-in' and a lovely garden.I'm not a salad eater by any means but there one I had to accompany my Dressed Crab was exceptional, as was the Crab. My lovely wife enjoyed an excellent home-made Mackerel Pate, and our dog would have gone hungry except for the excellent hospitality of our hosts.We will return !

Amazing food! We were camping nearby and walked to the pub for dinner. A nice warm welcome when we arrived. We chose to sit in the garden, which was beautiful, full of plants and their own home grown vegetables. The food was amazing, home cooked and full of flavour. The deserts were something else. Huge portions of possibly the best homemade deserts I’ve ever had. Will definitely be returning when we’re in the area again

Jayne and her team treated us to a sumptuous pub lunch in the beautiful surroundings of the walled garden of their very charming and well run country establishment. Great local ales on tap, the menu varied with ingredients locally sourced and the food was both delicious and creatively presented. The fish pie was gorgeous and the traditional sticky toffee pudding to die for. Nothing was too much effort, we couldn't have been made to feel more welcome. Will be sure to visit again when we are next in the Salisbury area enjoying the rolling hills of the Wiltshire countryside.

Whilst staying in Ebbsborn Wake, we visited the Horseshoe Inn on two occasions, and our experience was truly wonderful! Tony, Pat, Jayne, and the waiting staff were welcoming and friendly. The homemade food was delicious and setting delightful - a truly authentic British Pub experience - we very much look forward to returning at the earliest opportunity!

Great traditional pub, booked on a hot Wednesday evening as my friend and I were camping in Bowerchalke. Run by the family all homemade food! Just amazing, felt so welcome will be back for sure!

We’ve been coming here for maybe 20 years and always look forward to seeing Tony, Pat and Jayne. From a minuscule kitchen comes the most delicious food, and we always get a warm welcome from Tony (apparently I must be a drug dealer as I drive a BMW).In the past we have stayed in the B&B room but this is presently closed until the virus issue is sorted out.The garden and views are splendid and generally again due to the virus the preference is for customers to be outside: the pub has a comprehensive COVID plan in place with a one way system for the bar. Great pub which is well worth a visit.

Wonderful village pub. Heritage pub with welcoming Landlord. A real treasure. Wish it was my local. Highly recommended

Absolutely amazing meal, lovely home cooked food, the family are just lovely, so very welcoming, and they can't do enough for you. We love it, can't wait to go again, Very well done to you all.x

Very welcoming pub. With good food and drink to be had. If in the area drop in for sure. Other places around here don't compare at all.

Great little pub although it is our of the way. A nice selection of real ales and good pub food to go with that. A really friendly family run pub. Recommended.

Lovely old village pub serving excellent real ale straight from the barrel. Delicious home cooked food, reasonably priced and super friendly service. Will return when it gets warmer to enjoy the lovely garden. Well deserved Salisbury CAMRA Country Pub of the Year.

I brought a group of friends here after a walk on the nearby downs. We were royally looked after by the landlord and the wonderful waiting and cooking staff. This is a proper country pub with cask ales, a terrific lunch meal and warm welcome was even extended to my labrador. Slightly more than full marks all round.

We have meant to come out here for lunch for ages.....but as my wife had worked hard in the garden all morning ( whilst I was hard at work at the Book Group!) ,I decided today was the day! And the pub lived up to its excellent reputation in every aspect. Yes every aspect!!Staff superb....acerbic,humourous,informative,friendly and sociable. Food.....hot,plentiful,fresh,beautifully cooked,great selection and ten different vegs on the table.Ambience.....great,cosy,warm,friendly.Garden looks great. Company throughout the pub cheerful,chatty and local!Only minus...tricky parking!! Overal a superb English pub that is worth a visit every day of the week. We will go again in a couple of months without doubt.

Wonderful lunch with family 14 of us - the food was as always good honest home cooked pub grub - locally sourced - Tony & staff are so welcoming. Never had a bad meal as a pub should be