The Black Horse in North Somerset

Popped in today for a relaxed pub lunch whilst on a return journey back to Cornwall. Searched prior to our journey and selected The Black Horse as we were travelling with our dog and it seemed dog friendly, as it turned out it was exceptionally dog friendly. As the weather was great we sat outside and enjoys rolls that were amazing which came with a lovely side salad. Would highly recommend.

Love the black horse. A local staple! Lovely open fire, friendly staff, snug in winter. Finish here after a long country walk

Recommended and featured in the Alastair Sawday Pub Guide and the Good Pub Guide. A short drive off the M5. A beautiful village pub and gardens. Friendly crew. Great sandwiches at lunch time. 🇬🇧🇳🇿

A six mile circular walk from home with this lovely pub our halfway stop. Always a welcome lunch spot. Plain simple baguettes accompanied by excellent beer. Lovely old traditional pub with a warm welcome. Outside tables only at the moment with Covid restrictions and the staff are running all over the place but still smiling! Look forward to lunching inside the cosy bars when restrictions end. (Photo is view from inside in non covid days)

Waited over an hour for two ham baguettes which is totally not acceptable. Everyone else seemed to be waiting/complaining too. Such a shame for such a lovely old traditional pub.

My wife and I have visited many times over the last 15 years since we moved near by , it is a historic gem of a pub , lovely staff and friendly locals , can't wait to be there once more .

We have visited this pub a couple of time recently under the new restricted covid rules. I can only praise the staff here for taking everyone's safety so seriously and at the same time continuing to deliver amazing service with a smile! The lunches are freshly prepared, the beers are well kept with a good range. The wine was lovely. A little gem hidden in the country lanes near Portishead, well worth a visit!!

Visited during covid, such a perfect set up. Felt so relaxed, served outside, lots of seating, some covered under marques and covers, outside bar which wasn't open on our visit. But that didn't spoil our visit. Staff helpful and friendly. Food delicious. A perfect little find, will deffo recommend and return. Thank you for making us feel so comfortable. Wish other pubs would think like this, excellent set up. Well done. 😀

This is such an amazing traditional Somerset pub!!! Johnny and the team are so welcoming and nothing is never enough trouble. Looked after me and the lads on a recent trip. I’ll certainly be looking to return again soon. Keep up the good work. Ted.

A great traditional British pub I believe it was a old jail house many moon's ago. If your ever in the area then it's worth a visit. I would highly recommend this pub

This is a great pub; the only one of its kind around. Look at the reviews and see why people rate it so highly. So very disappointed that on one of our fairly regular visits for lunch, the young staff were imposing thumping music from an iPhone on the place. I mentioned to them that it is not normal, but this had little effect. Hopefully this was a one-off and not a permanent change from the normally delightful character.

Warming welcoming environment. Real fire and great beer. On walking, cycling and bridle paths. We didn't want to leave.

I called into this pub again for drinks whilst doing a different walk, and the service was good and prompt. Nice to have a seating area inside that could accommodate a group of our size which was about 18 - food was being serviced but it seemed to be in a different area

We called in again today for a drink at lunchtime. Great timing - they had just ignited the log fire! Perfect Sunday pre-lunch drink.

Lovely looking ancient pub with gorgeous hanging baskets, tidy little garden with small play area. Has a cosy little family room for kids. Dogs welcome, friendly staff, good food at lunch times, what's not to like?

we stopped here for lunch while on a bike ride. Excellent food and a good choice of beers. we'll definitely be back

Called in the pub today and the service and welcome were great and the atmosphere was really good and on Wednesday lunchtime yes we did have some sunshine so were able to sit outside with our drinks I had been here before with a walking party and it was nice to see that the service was just as good as it was before Keep up the good work and well worth the visit and hopefully will be back in due course

We hadn't been to this pub for a long long time, and guess what, nothing seemed to have altered! Still very original, with small bars and furniture. Very welcoming staff and traditional pub food. We had 3 specials and whilst not "modern" cuisine the food was hearty. Good beer and wine made for a pleasant lunch time. Lots of locals evident in this local pub as well, which added to the ambience.

We visited as a family group for lunch. The pub is a lovely old fashioned inn dating from the 14th century. The lounge used to be the Magistrates jail and still has bars on the window. There is a lovely open fire and nice period decor. The beers are good - Gem, Otter, Courage and a guest beer. Cider also a speciality but we did not try that. The food was excellent with five specials for lunch and 2 were vegetarian. I had pork in cider which was served with mash and peas - lovely flavour. Others had chilli con carne and corned beef hash with an egg on top. It is a pub with atmosphere and a good loyal clientele of local customers so definitely worth a visit. I think there is no food in the evening so aim for a lunchtime visit and no food on Sundays.

We found this pub today on this site, and popped in at lunch time. Wow, what a find. A real country pub, just outside Portishead. Lovely wood fire keeping the place warm at light snow feel outisde. Very friendly owner greeted us, and made us welcome. The place was full of locals, also very friendly and welcoming. Beer was good, and the homemade soup and freshly prepared cheese and onion baguette was excellent. This place will become a regular 'watering hole' for us now we have found it. Looking forward to the spring when we can have a drink sitting outside.

I guess under new management or maybe stand in management.

Another lovely soup and lunch - come regularly and the homemade soups are delicious. Our retired friend loves the bacon baguettes.

What a great find this was for a good lunch. On our way south and wanted a nice country pub. Trip advisor to the rescue. Off the M5 and down some narrow country lanes and there we are.nice beer garden in the summer and warm cosy pub in the winter. A fine selection of beers and some good wine. Staff very friendly and the light snack we had was just what we wanted. We will return here many more times

Does it get any better than sitting in the sun outside this outstanding pub, eating our fresh baguette and roll washed down with delightful real ales? My answer is that it does not and recomend any reader to give it a try.

We had been told about The Blackhorse and the pub quiz they have every Tuesday evening so we thought we'd give it a try. Firstly the old world pub itself is lovely with two lovely friendly girls behind the bar to look after you. There was no evidence of a landlord or landlady they obviously leave the running of this very busy pub to these two very capable girls. The beers are poured from the barrel are well managed and superb. The Tuesday quiz is well run and organised by a professional quizmaster who marks all the sheets himself. The evening is obviously very much enjoyed by lots of locals and regulars. Its a traditional drinking house with loads of atmosphere and good beer. It is what it is. What more could you ask for. It will certainly be on our list of favourites.

A great pub to stop off and have a drink. Serving both real ales and ciders which can be drunk in either the stone flagged bars or in the gardens outside. Well worth a trip back.

Stopped off for lunch on our trip from Lincolnshire to a week's holiday in Devon - a really good experience...

The Black horse aka the Kicker is practically a local institution. It has an unspoiled flag stone floor bar with...

Off the beaten track between Portbury and Clevedon is the Black Horse Inn, steeped in history dating back to 14th Century. Pub used to serve coal miners in area and part of it was used as local jail cells. Great, friendly service, good ales and a daily special board of home cooked food that doesn't disappoint. Lovely beer garden and parking. Had a very enjoyable lunch today and will definitely be back.

No muy lejos de la M5 pero un oasis de paz y calma y perfecto para viajar. Simple sabroso almuerzo con una buena cerveza y bien los precios. Personal amable.

Sólo quería pop a algún local para el cumpleaños de mi marido y nuestro aniversario de boda. Lo que un pub super antiguo, muy acogedor, con una chimenea abierta y grande y preciosa personal acogedor. La comida era muy buena y sabrosa. También había una buena zona de jardín para los días de mucho calor. Perros también eran bienvenidos. Sin duda volveremos a visitar.

We called into the Black Horse again as its a "Real Ale" Pub and we weren't disappointed. Great traditional pub, Great Staff.Well done.

No Frills,stone floors,cider and ale from the barrel,nice garden. Great clientele mostly local, Do not go, this pub does not deserve hordes of tourists

We popped in here for lunch as we had not been in for some time. It has a good atmosphere from the log fire, stone floors and friendly staff. Many beers on tap to choose from. Good lunch time menu and good value it was too. If you like traditional pubs then this is a must.

If you're looking for your dream of an English pub, you have found it at the Black Horse. A maze of rooms, stone floors, quirky tables and benches, real ales out the barrel, plenty of local cider, tasty home-cooked pub grub at lunchtime, welcoming locals and staff. You'll pop in for a quick one and stay till closing!

A pub with history, a lock up, slab floors, just good beers and ciders served from the barrels, with lunch time snacks and specials. Very popular, but with plenty of outside seating for fine days. Close to the M5, but tucked away from it and passing traffic.A gem that has escaped from pub modernisation.

Food served at lunchtimesit's busyIt's friendlyIt's cosy in winterIt saves smashing draught beerIt serves about 6 or 7 cidersIt serves very good straightforward grubThe more good reviews mean that more people will go there and it might get spoilt So ignore all the above and tell everyone its rubbish so it kept a great little secret !!!

Very good Ale and deserves its main entry in the good pub guide. Beer well kept pub always popular and has good home cooked food at lunchtimes. Dogs welcome. Goof fires in Winter outdoor tables in summer (and winter for some hardy soles and smokers)

It was like walking back in time. A basic country pub that excels on providing well prepared beers and ciders and by way of cuisine pork scratchings and crisps, although at lunchtime some food is on offer.So go for the beer, and you'll love it. Friendly staff and customers, good car park, just be careful driving there, the lane is narrow.

This pub would be hard to find if you're a tourist. It's a old-world pub, as they are supposed to be, and hasn't been wrecked by neo-gastro owners. The food is very good at lunchtime, but it's not the food that makes this place unique. It's the atmosphere, the location, and its genuineness. Long may it continue!

Good beers and cider. Old flag floors and cosy, It feels a little intimidating when you first go in as every one looks but this is only to see if they know you. That does not matter as if you relax and engage they soon get to know you. Its a good place but can get a little busy. In the winter its really nice to go in as they have log fires and the place is warm and friendly.

One of my all time favourite place to go, an old quirky inn with bags of character!Its really only a drinking establishment, the ales and cider are top quality, the do prepare food on a lunch time, which also is top quality home cooking. Nice beer garden out the back, with a little play area for children. Owners and regulars are great, a must see!

Lovely authentic, traditional and historic Somerset boozer tucked away down a little lane nestling on the edge of the Gordano Valley. Very enjoyable what ever time of year you go - actually don't go, it's too good to be discovered by the masses!

14th century village pub. Great beer and flowers. Good baps and baguettes and specials menu lunchtime only. Beer from the barrel.

A real traditional pub with no fruit machine, juke box or pool table. Good beer and cider from stillage behind the bar and a limited ( but excellent) selection of food weekday lunchtime only. NO CHIPS!! A large garden area for those summer days, and a separate family room which I believe used to be the village lockup.

After walking 11km around the Gordano Valley we stopped for lunch at the Black Horse. This is an old pub that has retained it's historical and original character and managed to resist the all-too-common modern revamps but has added outside seating.The beer is still served straight from the barrel and is well kept. We were a little disappointed with the value of meal taken from the specials board but when you are hungry you will eat.

Great old fashioned beer house with beer stored in barrels on racks. Great atmosphere serving Butcombe, Otter Bitter etc. Well worth a diversion.

Driving down the M5 we wanted a pleasant pub lunch stop. This place is excellent. Very busy on a Wednesday lunchtime but service was fast and friendly. We sat in the large garden as it was a nice day and had a home made quiche. Could not fault. Easier to approach from the north but I suppose it's out of the way location is part of the charm.

Visit here a few times a year, always a treat. It's hard to find a traditional pub that hasn't gone the way of the gastro. Great service, great people great beer!

Visited Monday lunchtime after visiting nearby Tyntesfield and was surprised how busy it was for such an out of the way place. Lovely flagstoned bar and open fire. Customers were a mix of locals walkers cyclists etc. Good range of real ales some straight from the barrel behind the bar. There was a short list hot dishes on the specials board all obviously freshly cooked but you need to be there early as by the time we left at 1.30 7 out of eiht specials were finished

Looking for lunch on our way up the M5 and wanting to avoid a motorway service area we saw this on tripadvisor. The reviews are all correct, it's a lovely pub with good basic traditional pub food and was just what we were looking for. We will return! PS probably easier to get to from the junction N of the pub if you want to avoid a long narrow lane.

For the ale drinkers this is the place to be, and they provide decent food on the occasions I have been there. Always full as well. A great old world pub, albeit of the beaten track a little, but well worth the visit.

Fabulous pub with real fire that was probably lit 300 years ago (by the guy next to it with his life enhancing cider). Great place for lunch with nice 'specials' and a friendly welcome .... and the beers perfect.

Go here quite a lot as very local! Always lovely people, great in the summer when we can sit out side.

A really super traditional pub withh excellent range of Beers all kept on racks ! Lunch is good traditional grub Monday to Saturday .Live music occasionally

We stopped by spontaneously after a headland ramble near Clevedon and finding this pub in the Good Pub Guide. Despite living close by in Bristol we'd never visited the Black Horse before and are now delighted to have found our new favourite pub. It's everything a good country pub should be - off the beaten track (yet very accessible), huge log fire, full of friendly locals, welcoming staff, well kept beers in visible barrels and tasty home cooked food. Dogs and our teenagers allowed into the bar. I'm looking forward to returning already!

For decades the locals have flocked to the Black Horse. It's range of ales is looked after well. Although recently updated it still retains some of its period charm, good food and ambience. Our foreign visitors love it as much as we do. Please do no more alteration and spoil a real old local pub.

Ten of us had an excellent lunch here after a wet morning walk recently. We had ordered our food in advance, and were delighted to be given a small room to ourselves even though, as usual, the pub was full. We had chosen a variety of dishes from an excellent and generous ploughmans to chicken and leek with mash. Everyone was pleased with their choices. This is not a gastro pub but everything is home made and delicious. The service was outstandingly friendly and welcoming and we would all like to return.

But just on the outskirts of Bristol and Portishead. It is a lovely and truly ancient building with welcoming staff. We just had a light lunch - Ham and Cheese Bap and a Brie, Bacon and redcurrant jam Bap. Both came with nice salads. It seemed to have a good collection of locals too. And you didn't have to go through police checking to run a tab - just leave your name not your card. Why does that seem so nice? But it does. To complete the picture a fine white horse was ridden by

What a great little pub! Looks like something that should be on a chocolate box or puzzle picture. Truly great little pub with extremely friendly staff. Pool in for a pint if you are around there.

We went for lunch today (Saturday) the food was very good indeed - lovely Mediterranean beef casserole, and we couldn't have been made to feel more welcome both by staff and locals. We will definitely be back. Very dog friendly - they made a big fuss of our puppy. Pub is full of character and great atmosphere with a delicious local beer - Sunrise which was much appreciated by my husband.

A hidden gem of a 14th century pub. Beer is really well kept and they do great freshly cooked pub grub at lunch times. Sausage or black pudding bap terrific.

We were visiting Clapton in Gordano and went here for lunch with friends. This is just as an English country pub should be - locals sitting with their drinks in the crowded bar, fire lit on a cool day, good choice of blackboard food and menu for bar snacks. This was a Saturday lunchtime and very busy but there was still room in the car park and we were able to sit in a separate, quiet room to eat and talk easily. The service was friendly and quick and the food appetisingly presented. The parsnip and rosemary soup was excellent and served with warm crusty bread. Beef in red wine sauce was voted "as good as Granny made" and the home made apple crumble and custard was also much appreciated. The coffee was good. Even after the busy lunchtime period, the Ladies was spotless and pleasant. I wish we lived nearer as I would be very happy to return.

Stopped here on the way to North Devon for lunch. Not far from the M5 along narrow little roads. Also Dog friendly

A nice little pub tucked away off the motorway and convenient for Portishead. Variable comfort from the traditional seating; food at lunchtime was okay; lots of olde worlde fittings and atmosphere. Tight lanes to get there!

fantastic old country pub, beautiful flower arrangements, lovely beer garden. Best pub for miles. Have been visiting this lovely place for over 40 years and it never changes.

Quaint 14th century pub serving an excellent selection of local and regional ales and ciders.Unsurpassed afternoon sun(when available!) in rear seating area.Only downside authentic interior provides little in comfortableseating.

Been going here for over 15 years, lovely friendly old country pub with a snug!,traditional ales and cider, small play area and garden area. Love it in the winter too, with log fire blazing! Cyclist friendly. Proper old traditional pub,definitely worth a visit!

Called here on a hot and sunny summer lunchtime, lovely traditional english pub in a pleasant village. We were looking for a cooked lunch really at 1.35pm but the blackboard outside had five hot dishes crossed out and ploughmans, baguettes etc. left. The lady who served us said she could come up with some beef curry so we settled for that and sat in the garden. There was plenty of beef in the curry albeit the sauce, pickles and nan bread perhaps of supermarket quality.Not out to criticise though, the meal was perfectly acceptable, just not quite what we were looking for on the day. We had a look inside and it is a fine example of a period English pub, I particularly liked the snug. I imagine the ales are good and if I wanted a beer and cold lunch would be happy to go here.

Went yesterday pm (1/07/15) with an old friend mid-afternoon. A few spaces left in the car park but pretty pleasantly full outside with local drinkers and those who know the pub - they do beer from the cask behind the bar, currently Butcombe Bitter and Courage - lovely drop of stuff on a warm afternoon. we sat inside as the sun was too strong and the 5th star is dropped due to the very strong smell of woodsmoke in the bar - verging on the unpleasant on a very hot day but Andy Murray was on a surprisingly big screen TV and was winning so all is well with the world. Food is very limited here so it's not the pub for a cooked lunch but the rolls etc are great and good value. All in all a pub of a ind that,sadly, is rare to find these days.

Excellent Baguettes and Baps..Excellent Bacon! Great Beers too especially the Butcombe Best Bitter served from the barrel.

We visited on a lovely sunny warm day and sat outside. I great pub in a stunning location in the Gordano Valley. Great choices of drinks and snacks. A real country pub and well worth a visit

Looked up the best near Portishead and this popped up. Lovely warm roast beef with fried onions and horseradish sandwich. Truly scrummy. We had a long journey so didn't stay long but easily accessible from the M5 in a very pretty tiny village. Staff very friendly!

Decent food and friendly staff. Obviously a local pub but one that is welcoming to visitors too. Would definitely revisit.

Obviously a local pub but very welcoming to visitors too.We had a quick lunch here but food was very fresh and reasonably priced.Would definitely visit again.

You can't go wrong with a nice bacon and sausage baguette in a quaint country pub with lots of walkers and locals. A great location and a good selection of home made food.

This truly is what a pub should be about. The place is brimming with history and the staff are fantastic as are the selection of ales and cider. Whether sitting outside in the sun in the summer and enjoying the famous hanging basket displays or snuggled around the open fire in the Winter, this pub is traditional excellence which will take you to back to a bygone era. The food is fantastic homemade fayre and great value. Food is only available between 12-2:30 so don't expect a gastro pub in the evenings! The evenings are for socialising and drinking at the Black Horse! As I said at the beginning of this review "This truly is what a pub should be about." Whether you're in the area or making a special visit you'll receive a warm welcome. Can't recommend highly enough.

For Old-world ambience combined with good ales and superb food what more does a walker require by way of a lunch stop! The Black Horse at Clapton-in-Gordano has it all - well worth a visit or two (or many, many more).

I first introduced to this Pub back in 1973 by my father-in-law, Norman Bennett who was the Head Brewer for Courage and supplied the Best Bitter to the Pub when Jack Clark was the Licensee, I am very pleased to say that Jack would be very happy to see that this Pub is as authentic as when he ran it and has not been ruined by modern technology, TV's, Gambling Machines and fancy restaurant food. It was my local for the seven years that I remained in England and it has the same old world character and characters I remember, I ensure that every year when I return to England from Canada I visit and am greeted by persons who have not forgotten my wife and I despite the passing of Jack and Norman.I still take back packets of the Pork Scratching's to prolong the moments spent inn this wonderful Pub!!!!!!!

Stopped off here on the way to Devon having been recommended on tripadvisor. Thank you tripadvisor because this was a gem! Lovely old building which hasnt changed in a couple of hundred years. Great local ales and yummy pub food. We had a pork, stuffing and gravy baguette - perfect for a long drive. Good service too. Would come again.

Visited this pub for the first time on our way down to Devon. Close to M5 so really handy for motorway travellers. A proper old style pub with friendly hosts and locals. Local and guest beers in barrels - wooden benches in cosy snugs and outdoor seating too. We had a bap/baguette (black pudding and mushroom and bacon and mushroom respectively) - sounded better than they tasted - filled us up but were nothing to write home about - came with a rather manky small salad garnish covered in some sort of thin salad cream. Hot food is available too but one gets the feeling that the place is all about the beer and ambience - spot-on for a proper pub - just don't go expecting locally/ethically sourced or exciting food. Beer we tried was a guesting Butcombe Gold - delish. Will visit again for the atmosphere but take our own sandwiches!!

First time visit for myself to this 14th century pub. Partly flagged stone floors, winged settles,also built in wall benches, other dark wooded seats with benches. Not required on my visit but there is a large log fire for winter days. There is also an inner snug, which still has window bars from the time it was used for the Petty Sessions Gaol. I found the service particularly friendly resulting in cheerful customers, excellent real ale (not driving), together a variety of local ciders. Great simple lunchtime food, which was just what was required at time of visit. If travelling by car (pity) i would think it useful to arrive early to ensure use of car park. An excellent place to take a break and no doubt I will return at sometime in the future. JAE

Returning to Clapton after many years, although The Black Horse has had some major internal structural alterations it retains the wonderful warm atmosphere for which it was famous even in the 1950s. The beers are well kept, the food good and reasonably priced and provides all a traditional country pub attributes beloved of all devotees for decades ... Long may this continue!

Off the beaten track, great beers on offer, has beer garden... log fire in winter... worth a visit.. better than typical chain of pubs.,, great ciders too

Not Michelin starred, but wonderful cider. Well presented food although a very small selection. I enjoyed the Moroccan dish I ordered but really wished I'd tried the Ploughmans that looked superb. A lovely setting, with plenty of garden space to eat outside, although yesterday was not the weather for it.Be aware that they only do pub grub Monday to Saturday and only at lunch time. If you can get someone to drive you there it would be a fabulous place to drink.

Superb traditional pub - straight out of history (it used to be a gaol). We had the fortune to start the session outside in the garden, it clouded over and started to rain where we moved indoors and they lit the fire. A must stop.

Visited on many occasions now, and never been dis appointed, in any respects. Good basic food,and a good selection of real ales, all in good fettle. Taken many friends and Relatives, whom all say it's a fantastic place to go. A hidden dream for the stranger, but for those in the know I welcome oasis...

The passing traveller is never going to find this without being recommended or finding it on a website. It is just off the M5 and you have to drive through some narrow lanes to get there but it is well worth it. There are not many pubs which still have a tap room so you can see the kegs behind the bar. They keep an excellent pint and although we only had a snack lunch it was served swiftly and was very good.If you are passing this way at any time then I recommend you stop here and soak up the atmosphere.

My father-in-law took us here for lunch as he knows I like old English pubs. We arrived at our destination down a windy country land and I wasn't disappointed. There was a magnificent, enormous inglenook fireplace with a fire roaring. The food was delicious. It had a lovely atmosphere and I enjoyed the banter with the locals, who had gathered to watch the rugby. A great experience.

New to this area and went to this lovely old pub with my partner for lunch, heard many good things about the place.Lovely pub, nice staff but shame about some of the customers, I know all pubs have characters but what gives these people the right to think they can monopolise your conversation, I love a good natter but all we said was hello and couldn’t get away without being rude, ended up hiding in the garden to finish our drink!!!!Didn’t bother with lunch so can’t comment on the food. Not sure if we will go back as apparently they are daily regulars.

After reading the positive reviews on trip adviser took a group of friends from work here and we were very disappointed with the quality of the food and quite high prices (for what we ordered). The rooms are great though with plenty of atmosphere and there is a lovely garden, hence 2 stars instead of 1. Disappointed - there are better places in the Portishead area and I'm surprised this is #1.

Lovely little village not far off the M5 (but a bit tricky to find) and this is a quaint little pub with hanging baskets and sheltered tables outside. Further round the back of the car park there is a quiet beer garden with a kids play area. Food was lovely. There was a crowd of locals supping cider outside which added to the charm of the place. We are so tired of busy motorway service station especially the poxy ones on the M5 and this is a real find. Going south, come off at Jnt 19 and head towards Portishead, taking a left turn to Clapton / Clevedon. When you get into the village you need to turn right to Clevedon and pub is just on your right. Look out for the old fashioned telephone box which has been converted into a mini library! You can get back on the M5 at Jnt 20/Clevedon by turning right out of the pub but this is a narrow one-car lane and you meet a lot of horses! Brush up on your reversing skills!!! You have been warned x

Having lived in Portishead over 40 years ago we returned for a sandwich and drink. We got there about 2.10pm and they had stopped serving food. The sign said they only serve food between 12 and 2 which is very restricted but they did make a sandwich for us which was plain but fresh. The atmosphere is very good as a very old pub with flag-stones and beams. The beer was excellant straight from the barrel - Buttcombe and Courage Best.

We went here over the weekend as it has a sunny, lawned beer garden (ideal for the toddler). The pub is a lovely old building with plenty of outside seating too, an outside serving hatch, large car-park and childrens play area. The food is a fairly standard pub menu, however extremely nice and good value. Sandwiches/baguettes are £4,25-£5.50, and there is also a choice of ploughmans, lasagne, soup etc. which are all very reasonably priced. Food is only served until 2pm on Saturday though - so get there early!The pub is also well-decorated inside and I can imagine would be very cosy in the winter (lots of big open fires).Few pubs in the area offer good outdoor seating in proper gardens & good quality (but cheap) pub food. Definitely now one of my favourite pubs in the Bristol area!

Been going here for thirty years. It is what people expect a country pub to be.beams, fireplace, characters, old jailcell Great place good selection of beers and cider.

An absolute icon of the English pub. Hundreds of years old, locals chatting over cider, dogs laying in the grass, old rifles on the wall and a massive fireplace warming the entire space. If you want the real thing the Black Horse is the place to go. Another note: the locals in their Wellingtons and worn hunting jackets were super friendly even to this California Yank and that is not always the case in these types of places. Older crowd.

Popped in for spot of lunch after a long walk.Open fire, friendly staff, great food - all reasonably priced.Dogs welcome, friendly locals.Hard to see how things could have been any better!

Best pub in my opinion in the whole of North Somerset. Loads of local ciders and beers. They have even started to serve food! Unheard of!

This is one of that increasingly rare breeds - a 'proper' pub. Big fireplace with roaring fire in cooler weather, worn flagstone floors, a good selection of real ales and ciders from the barrel, fantastic service and a very warm welcome. There is a always a friendly crowd of locals, a scattering of dogs toasting themselves by the fire and a steady stream of visitors, no doubt drawn to the good beer, good service and excellent fayre. Food is only served at lunchtimes but is excellent - all home made from soups and baguettes to heartier fayre such as chilli, tagine, pies and stews. The village of Clapton in Gordano is just outside Portishead and is well worth the drive through narrow winding lanes to this absolute treasure of a pub. Go there as soon as you can and I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

Been here a few times over the years and every time it is brilliant. Setting is stunning, drinks and atmosphere always good. A proper english pub. Lovely all round.