Horseshoe Pub in South Gloucestershire

Quick visit for lunch, good food and service, has a nice garden too. Worth a visit, probably the best pub in the area.

We visited The Horseshoe for a weekend lunch and it was a vastly underwhelming experience. The bar staff were cold, disinterested and borderline rude. The table was sticky, as were the dogeared menus. The food was unremarkable, badly presented and portions were small. The dirty fries bore no resemblance to the menu description; anaemic fries smothered in a sickly sweet sauce with some burnt onions on top. As for the atmosphere in the restaurant area? We couldn't hear each other speak as two small dogs barked and shrieked at each other and nearby patrons for an hour. We won't be back.

I went with my mum and sister for a lunch meal on Fri 7 th Feb table 12pm The ladies at the bar and bring the food to you on that day were excellent . They are helpful , friendly and give you a welcome . We go to the horseshoe quite a lot and the food is good . Will always go again as the friendly staff

Courtney and rose always bringing a smile to my face on a Sunday lunch. Quick service and lovely staff

love the shoe! get service and great gunniess

I can’t recommend The Horseshoe enough! It’s a fantastic pub with a warm and welcoming atmosphere that instantly makes you feel at home. The real standout, though, is Rose, who works behind the bar. She’s an absolute gem—friendly, attentive, and always on top of everything. Rose has this incredible knack for making every customer feel special, remembering faces and orders like a pro. Her smile and positive energy really elevate the experience, and she’s always happy to have a quick chat while keeping things running smoothly. Whether you're popping in for a quiet pint, a catch-up with friends, or something livelier, Rose and the rest of the team at The Horseshoe will make sure you have a great time. Highly recommended!

The food is amazing can’t wait to come back with friends and family. Emma the manager was so friendly.

Great pub always like popping here! Emma is particularly friendly and welcoming! She loves a chat! 5 stars!

Great food, great service which was quick and efficient! Will definitely return

Amazing food and service See you again really soon

Miserable bar staff.full of drugs at the weekend. None of the heaters work outside. Have to wait for service for too long.

Good place to go and catch up with old friends. Not a lot of seating in the bar area on this occasion, it was very busy but seems to be vast spaces where there probably used to be more tables and chairs? Toilets could do with some attention

Used to be a great pub!! Slowly going down hill since new landlady took over

Nice local pub! Food was ok and service was good.

Booked a table last night for 4 adults and 4 children,food was brilliant,the roast dinner for children is fantastic value,the mixed grill was the best I have had,the lady behind the bar was so friendly,it was really busy but the food didn't take that long but the lady still apologised,I was really impressed when we was leaving she thanked us,nice touch

Stopped in for a drink after nets session at Downend CC up the road.

Christmas Day lunch was a lovely day, staff were lovely and food was hot and plentiful. Didn’t feel rushed and will book again for next year 😊

Great chain pub excellent menu and beer choice

Great service, good food reasonably priced. Staff were super helpful, my dad's favourite beer was unfortunately not in so they helped him choose an alternative

Busy but good atmosphere and food

Friendly pub, with a good food menu that's reasonably priced. They like their horse racing in the bar, and there are live music acts quite often. Since my original review, the pub has been updated and revamped, with a large undercover outdoor area.

Good service, good selection of drinks, food is of a good standard, nothing to fault, very well run pub.

Real friendly and cosy pub has a bar and a restaurant inside including and a large beer garden with big screen tele. Foods not bad for the money and is somewhere you can bring your dog they even go as far to provide dog treats, water bowls and blankets

A very popular pub good deals on food friendly staff and a pleasant atmosphere

Excellent service, quality food, and value for money

Excellent breakfast great price warm pub and friendly staff. I have tried Wetherspoons on my break to the uk and there breakfast is warm at the best . Great value highly recommend.

Great deals on food and drinks, came with some friends on the weekend and it was pure vibes

Decent pub, decent food, garden is excellent after the refit. Staff always helpful. Poker nights on Monday are good fun.

Had a fab family lunch, celebrating my husbands birthday. Brilliant service, waiter was fab. Food arrived quickly, lovely meal. Highly recommend

great breakfast this morning service with a smile and prompt service

First visit and great pub food. Service was outstanding, bar staff really friendly, and prices were not a rip-off like most pubs . Definitely recommend.

Mistake with the food but sorted quickly thank you

Had a burger and a gammon steak so far here and both were nice, good pub grub and friendly staff.

Great pub. Staff are always axcellent had a swiss burger which was banging. I ordered it at a reasonable time and it came very quickly.

Lovely pub, well maintained and friendly atmosphere. Served quickly despite being busy. Good amount of both indoor and outdoor areas. Toilets clean and well maintained. Friendly bar staff. Polite and helpful. Limited parking but overall a good pub for the location

Courtney always makes my evenings really enjoyable. She is so friendly and always makes the effort to speak to us and make sure we are having a good night.

Came in for breakfast lovely food doug cooked up a storm rose and Ella were lovely service with a smile! £2 pints going down like a treat would recommend to everyone

Great pub for drinks, loads of selection and cold, fizzy beer. Would 100% recommend. Food is also really good and brilliant value. Hunters chicken would be my recommendation.

Nice place for a quite drink during afternoons, good atmosphere and great beer! Would recommend coming here. Food is amazing too!

Great atmosphere nice cold pint loved that they showed the cricket and the rugby and not just football will be back to watch all the matches

Had a lovely time amazing pints love the small plates staff were so friendly would defo recommend to friends and family !

Had a beautiful time gammon was amazing and £2 for a fosters what a bargin coming back again

Delectable air quality, the axe throwing was also fun

Courtney is so lovely and always make sure we’re happy while here

Great staff and service love the Haze would recommend, £2 fosters!

Always friendly staff, good atmosphere but best of all FOSTERS IS 2 QUID A PINT!! HAPPY DAYS

Excellent friendly local pub Always serving special offer fosters (2.00) pint with a smile

Visited with my wife for lunch. Menu to suit most tastes. Excellent food and service

Excellent meal. Food was delicious and staff were friendly and attentive at all times. Selection of food and drink was great for me and entire family. Definitely come back and recommend to friends and family

Was served by Ella really happy with the service really nice place to eat and have a few drinks

Had a lovely time, food was amazing definitely recommend the katsu curry Ella and Sophia were lovely everyone else was so friendly

Excellent place to eat and drink. Staff are always super friendly

Zack was incredible and very helpful

Horseshoe unreal boozer plus food from Zac unreal

Great pub! Love the garden, Steve was very friendly and professional

Good local's pub that is nicely decked out with great outside spaces, friendly staff, a go to with mates when I'm in downend/staple hill.

Not a bad little pub, Food was OK But it was a lunch time & NOT Bizzy.

One of the workers Jacob is an absolute legend. Helped me to play a football game I couldn’t get anywhere else because of the F1 racing. Great service from all of the staff but especially Jacob

Bottomless brunch was fab! Rose and Meg gave great service.

Had a Bottomless Brunch here today and service was fab. Rose and Meg were lovely - service was great and drinks free flowing ! Food was fab too ! Will def come here again 😊

A great mid town pub and eatery offering good grub at very reasonable prices. Good friendly staff always have a smile and warm welcome. Good staff Dan !

Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, prompt service and the food was really good!

Had lunch with my brother we both had steak there were very tasty and well cooked. Staff were all lovely and very helpful

We have eaten here several times recently and the food has been great. Good value and excellent service. Sarah who looked after us was very efficient and friendly.

Had a lovely time watching the Olympics!

Great food, just a shame about a rude staff member. Trying to order food and when someone changed their mind whilst in the process of ordering (not after the order had been paid for and submitted), the young man visibly sighed and curled his fingers in frustration. Meal was tasty and reasonably well cooked, good value for money. But I doubt I’ll be back

Absolutely fantastic lovely cheerful staff great quality food nice crisp clean pints good selection of drinks and super comfy chairs to enjoy it all in, extremely happy to recommend

Lovely local family (and dog) friendly pub. A recently updated menu has added burger of the month, which is amazing. Friendly staff and various events throughout the week, I had great fun at the bingo, which is ran on the last Sunday of the month by the ever friendly Meg, who does a great job running it

Great food & atmosphere and staff are always super friendly

Enjoyed some great drinks and delicious food here with friends. The outdoor garden has such a lovely atmosphere, and the staff were so friendly. I'll definitely be coming back again!

It’s alright inside but staff don’t know half their own food offers and everytime I go there’s no one behind the bar. Calling out to the kitchen cos there’s 4 of us waiting there isn’t a good look at all.

Great, friendly place to watch the football and grab some food with a lovely beer garden

After the refurb this place has totally changed for the better. The whole vibe inside is much nicer, the smoking area is 1000x, and week to week the atmosphere is top notch. Jake, the kitchen manager handles food like nobodies business, absolute bees knees. Zak, on the bar, pours the finest Guinness known to man. And Sophia’s is not too shabby either. 10/10, would recommend, always got the footy on. A lovely Euros was had at the horseshoe!

We’ve been coming to the pub once a week for the last 4 months. Always arriving between 8.40pm - 9pm. Every week we ask if they’re still serving food and are told the kitchen is shut. You clearly state you serve food to 9pm. It’s even more frustrating to see ‘friends of the staff members’ being served after 9pm.

Response to Owner : It was an excellent Gourmet Bacon & Blue Cheese Burger it was just a bit light on blue cheese is all, cheers

I've been coming here for years every Monday for poker. Always a great night and good prices on drink. The staff are always friendly and welcoming.

Great atmosphere. Modern pub with a family feel.

A superb pub! Absolutely perfect for drinks, food or watching the football. Staff are friendly and well-attending!

Great food, nicely decorated and very good atmosphere. Garden lovely too. All clean and confortable

Unequivocally the best pub in downend. The foresters can only dream of being half the pub the Horshoe is. I love the horseshoe

Very welcoming pub, the landlord is always visible and along with his team happy to help. Food is excellent and vast variety of alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages, highly recommend for a quick stop or a pleasant evening of food and drink

Lillies mango is absolutely amazing!

Quick friendly service staff fun Lillie’s mango lush and live sports

We went down the horseshoe for dinner and it was lovely

I ordered the plant burger which was supposed to come with fries and onion rings according to the menu but it came without these and only with chunky chips (which I hate). When I had gone to the till to order she asked if I wanted it vegan. I asked what the difference was and she said just the cheese is changed. I asked her if this meant the fries and onion rings still come with it and she said yes. So I went ahead and ordered. My presumption is that the fries and onion rings aren't vegan because of the coating and that's why they weren't on the plate but they quickly put it down without me realizing. My husband had fries so they clearly hadn't run out. This meant I essentially only had the burger for the best part of £15. I wouldn't mind but there was no check back so I ate some of my husband's food also, and went hungry. Staff need to learn their menu but also they need to ensure there's no issues with the food. People paying £15 for a meal these days it needs to be actually worth it!!

Lovely little pub. Good food and restaurant area and a separate bar area. Ample parking.

oh my GOODNESS! this is by far and away the best place to eat in Downend. the service is absolutely wonderful, most especially from Jacob and Roxy who were so lovely and accommodating. i would recommend this place to everybody, and will continue to come back. thank you all!

It's a Full house from me, Great to see a Pub alive with the Noise of enjoyment, I had a bite to eat whilst watching the football food is Great when you consider the menu location and cost classic Pub grub just done right. Bar is stacked with options to Drink separate smoking area away from the normal outside seating area which I know is a Huge plus for some people. Decent boozer

Lovely staff who happily moved us to a different table in bar area when restaurant was too loud for my friends with hearing issues. Food excellent.

Had a lovely family meal this evening. Rose Emma and Sam absolutely amazing as always. Big shout out to zac in the kitchen 2 perfectly cooked steaks! As well as the Mac&cheese and the burger. Always a pleasure

Nice pub. Greene King IPA great pint

Great pub come here somewhat regularly always like to have a haze

Went to try the new menu loved it had a nice drink of haze

Really enjoyed the haze was recommended it the staff are really friendly and the refurb is lush

Love this place! But really love Lilleys Mango cider! I’ve just discovered it - sweet and delicious. Definitely my current “go to” drink! Highly recommend it.

amazing bar staff was recommended a lilleys mango by an very amazing and knowledgeable bar staff member called willow very tasty cider thanks !! Will deffo be back here again !!

Great atmosphere good food and good ales Lillys mango

Dirty menus and poor food, my steak was inedible, just fat and gristle, hunters chicken was overpowered by the bbq sauce, burger was burnt and to be honest I was still hungry when I left as the meals are more like child portions! So disappointed that I will not be eating there again any time soon! Come on green king sort yourselves out other green king pubs are so much better

I went here with family to celebrate and there was really nice food! I really recommend getting lilley’s mango it was very good and it was literally so scrumptious. I would come here again!

Popped in on the way home as I’ve never been, had a lovely pint of Guinness. Will definitely be back and will be bringing some friends.