The Black Horse in Arun

Had my father’s wake at the pub and to be honest we were very disappointed. Got charge £50 to hire a back room which was cold and people had to keep there coats on. The food was very basic and to be honest I was pretty embarrassed with what got sent out, a few people mentioned the standard of food was low and we had to pay £11.00 ahead on top of the room hire….it was probley worth £5/6 !!

It's always a good experience here. It feels like visiting friends because the staff make you feel so welcome and 'at home'. In addition, the food is so good. I recommend the seafood sharing platter.

Good selection of meals. Tasty food, friendly staff. Free parking spaces.

Great food, lovely decor and very helpful staff. Parking is limited at busy times, though there are spaces in Findon village. Definitely recommended.

Great country pub with excellent food

Had a lovely roast dinner was came out really quickly great portions and very tasty great waitresses very pleased

Nice pub, lovely decor, great service, clean and well maintained. Lovely menu, which gets updated regularly and well presented, amazing food. Very nice and polite staff. I'm definitely going back. The only issue is that the carpark is very dark, poorly lit for elderly peopme and single ladies, with some trip hazards, otherwise a great place.

Had lovely afternoon. Staff were excellent. Wish i could taste goats cheese in the lasagne

Delicious vegan options in a cosy atmosphere

Just been celebrating my son birthdays with my family here and everything’s was amazing I highly recommend to everyone coming and looking for something different! Staff was very supportive and lovely.

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING PLACE❤️❤️❤️

Can really recommend to go here, beautiful food and great atmosphere, but you need to book, always really busy

Nice big portions, good service, tasty food - we've been a few times now and love it!

Very welcoming pub. The staff were very warm and welcoming. We had roast beef. Lovely. Yorkshire puds etc. Definitely recommend eating there.

Ten family members attended for a birthday Sunday lunch celebration, set for 3.30. Despite this relatively late start we were soon seated and had our orders taken for a varied choice of roasts. These soon arrived with everything nicely cooked, hot & meats in particular in good quantity. Add to that the more than reasonable cost meant we all left more than satisfied. We would happily return.

Having had a disaster with a booking for six of us today at another pub/restaurant, the team at the Black Horse were amazing. As access was impossible, at the initial pub, for my friend who is dependent on his wheelchair, I phoned in complete panic asking for an immediate booking for six of us, who had travelled to meet from different parts of the county. It was important that there would be good table and lavatory access. Although there was a function in the restaurant, immediate help was offered and by the time we arrived an appropriate table was set up for us. Our meal was delicious, good quality and portions, and service was sensitive. Thank you

Great food Great service and great staff

The roasts are superb, not our first visit. We had 2 Beef Roasts and a Chicken Roast. Tender meat, crispy roast potatoes, parsnips, vegetables all washed down with a bottle of House Merlot. We did book and it was extremely busy, but cannot fault the food or the service. Well done Black Horse, so lucky we have you in Findon.

Came here for skittles and a 3 course meal. The skittles is a nice unique part about the pub which is great for a large group of people. The food was pretty good and the service was good despite it being busy. Beer was okay. Not great for a beer enthusiast. The Harvey's was fine but it ran out so had to have Doom Bar

The food was nice but not as good as I have had there before. The cheeseboard had very bland cheese and our main had chantenay glazed carrots that had seen better days and were hidden under the rainbow chard.. lovely wine though!

Our first time visiting the Black Horse with our granddaughters and the boyfriend of one of them. My husband and I had the lamb from the specials board. What a lovely surprise that the plate wasn't overloaded with a lot of almost raw vegetables and a lot of tough meat. Everything was cooked just right. Our granddaughters and boyfriend also ate all their meals, again the plates not overloaded. Afterward, we all had the white chocolate cheesecake, and that too was really lovely. All the staff were really friendly, which added to an enjoyable meal and evening. We were staying in a nearby village cat sitting while our daughter and husband were on holiday and met up with the granddaughters, who we haven't seen a couple of months. Thank you, everyone at the Black Horse, we will be back when we are visiting family again!

Fantastic country pub, the food was on point and real pub portions which is always a delight. Gorgeous interior with stylish warm welcome. The staff and resident staffy are super friendly and welcoming 👌🏻

This is a great pub. Great atmosphere and food.

We booked a table for 4 adults for Sunday lunch at 5pm. As soon as we walked in we got a friendly welcome from one of the female staff members who showed us to our table. We ordered 3 roast beef’s and a creamy chicken and mushroom pie. My daughter’s partner is lovely but fussy about veg and the roast dinners included cabbage which he doesn’t like. I asked the waitress if they’d possibly be able to provide a portion of peas and it was no problem at all. She even listed the beers and ales so my husband didn’t need to go to the bar to look at what was on offer and she was very knowledgeable about the cocktails. We waited around 15 mins for our food which was about right for us and it was absolutely worth the wait! The beef was beautifully cooked as was the veg and I know some people like mash or new potatoes with their Sunday lunch, but for me, a roast is only complimented with roast potatoes. There wasn’t any mash or a new potato in sight leaving room for an extra roastie so I was delighted! They were totally stunning! Crispy on the outside and fluffy inside. I also asked for extra gravy which was no issue, we got a separate boat of it and it was absolutely delicious and really full of flavour. The veg and parsnips were also cooked to perfection. My husband’s pie was succulent and he said it was super tasty. The pastry was well cooked and flaky and definitely home made. None of this pre made stuff you sometimes get. The portion sizes were also generous. I’m from Worthing originally but have lived up north for over a decade and appreciate the prices down here are higher. I was expecting something very good for the price that I was paying and it did not disappoint. Both my daughter and her partner who live here said they’ll be recommending it and when I come back to Worthing I’ll be back. Fabulous staff offering a brilliant service and the food was stunning!

Home from home roast dinner. We had chicken roast and beef roast. Both was excellent quality. Beef nice and tender and chicken very moist. Roast potatoes were first class. You can always tell if made the previous day as they taste funny but these were fresh and crispy too. Veg nice and tasty and yorkie pudding tasted great too. They do a small (foals) portion for £5 less which I had and was a perfect size. Still did it have enough room for a pud! Staff are really friendly and helpful - nice to see lots of smiles. Atmosphere was great too with locals around but also families having lunch together. Will certainly return and could be our go to pub for a roast dinner.

Great Sunday lunch. I loved the ton of gravy and roasties. Definitely going back.

Attended a 50th Birthday party where they had sole use of the skittles alley. Great fun. Finger buffet was standard fare. Friendly bar staff.

Return visit after a few weeks . Lovely friendly service , great roast lunch . Good Harvey’s and. good wine . Highly recommended.

We were delighted to be accommodated by the friendly staff when we needed a last minute dinner booking. The food was excellent, especially the seafood sharing platter!!! Prices are good and the atmosphere is relaxing and friendly.

Instantly felt welcome to me and my family, very attentive staff nothing too much trouble. Food was amazeballs! Thankyou so much ☺️

Great food and service. The specials were really good and parking is available.

Food - excellent. Service - great. Landlady - witty and gorgeous.

Truly the best food I've eaten!

Had an awful Ploughman’s. Budget pork pie, awful pastry and inedible filling, very small portion (tablespoon worth at best) of cheap tasting coleslaw, soggy apple slices, measly amount of bread. Cheese and ham was nice, but overall very disappointed indeed and definitely not worth the money!

Went for a roast dinner for our 33rd Wedding anniversary with our daughter and son-in-law. The visit was excellent. The food,drink, and service were excellent. Thank you!

Lovely pub, I've been here twice for funeral receptions and the staff are fabulous. Buffet food was delicious and Service is excellent.

Ok, another 5 stars, bit very much worthy of it. A lovely atmosphere and staff that want to make your day or evening better. Lovely food and sizeable portions, this ticks all the boxes. This is a must visit venue.

Stopped here several years & wasn't much good.Tried again several days ago, wow what a difference.We had the seafood which I can recommend.Great choice of menu very nice people, we will return.

A very enjoyable Sunday lunch , lovely roast beef , friendly efficient service . Great family run pub .Highly recommended.

seafood sharing platter , very tasty . Had some cheesy garlic bread as an extra , was more than enough for two

Great place, Ryan Price Reunion. It was great to meet up with old friends. And the staff were second to none.

First time here as was going to goodwood for the weekend,,We found staff to be good and the food excellent, will definitely be back even from Devon

Had Scampi and chips. Huge portions very tasty. Would happily return.

Amazing food and service. 100% will be returning especially to see Bruce

Booked the skittle alley for my Daughters 50th Birthday. A group of family & friends enjoyed a delicious meal and a fun evening of skittles. Very nice location, lovely staff and excellent food all contributed to making it a wonderful celebration. Thank you to all at the Black Horse

My friend hired the back room for a function Excellent. Staff very helpful, friendly and attentive. Great food. Good atmosphere.

Lovely friendly and efficient staff Food was really nice and value for money Clean environment We sat outside for lunch

Great pub with nice friendly staff, The food we had was excellent And very well priced. 👍

Went to Black Horse for a wake food and staff very lovely.

Great location. Enjoyed eating outside looking at Downs

We had a super meal here yesterday evening. The menu offers a wide choice, and everything we had (all three courses!) was tasty and well presented. The staff were friendly and professional too. We'll be back!

Sadly, somewhere between average and disappointing food, service and atmosphere.

Came here recently after our kids 6christening to have Sunday roasts. Such a lovely place. Best roast we've had out in ages. Good price. Lovely lady behind the bar 'Denise' thank you for making our christening day even better, the kids were welcomed and it has a nice area to play out the front . Great service. thank you ! 😊

Exceptional good lunch today. All dishes cooked/prepared absolutely spot on. Thanks to all staff involved. See you soon. Couple we introduced today have booked for next week. That’s how good it was.

Stopped here on the off chance. What a surprising lucky find! Although we are local never tried this pub before. Our two pooches were welcomed and thoroughly spoilt!Ordered a shared seafood platter with skinny fries. This arrived way above our expectations! Beautifully presented, fresh and utterly delicious! Service exemplary and staff charming and attentive. Thanks to all.

Great little stop off while on route to elsewhere. Friendly staff and quick service lovely outside seated area and nice inside too.

Very impressed with the friendly service and welcome. The food is excellent home cooked comfort food.

Have been here many times always very good. Today it was rubbish (Monday 15/04/2024). all three steaks ordered were overdone and like old shoe leather. The chips were half cooked. The ribs were fine the 'barbecue' sauce was tasteless. Mentioned it to the staff but was to angry to argue paid and left. Will not be going again.

We were due to visit another pub for a Sunday roast some distance away but due to traffic we couldn’t make it. On a bit of chance we called the Black Horse and were provided a table for 2 within 10 mins ! The food was very good as was the wine so it turned out to be a bonus we got caught in traffic! Staff were very good and food came out hot and quite quickly. As a couple who love eating out for a Sunday roast this was fantastic! If I had to mention anything we were missing it would be pigs in blankets (would be happy to pay extra) and thicker cauliflower cheese sauce (taste was great though ) . Will be returning next week ! Thankyou !

This is our local go-to restaurant, as a family of three it is a place we always enjoy coming to. The restaurant has a warm feeling to it. The staff are brilliant and landlord and landlady are very friendly. Food is great quality and just the right amount of choice.

We had a lovely meal last Saturday evening lovely food friendly staff worth a visit

Clean, fresh and very popular pub and restaurant that has transformed in recent years into a place people travel to visit. Car park is woefully too small for the number of people that visit this place, so be prepared on a busy night to have to park a couple of hundred metres down a narrow and completely unlit road in winter before walking back. They also have a traditional bowling alley and events room rust can be hired which is excellent for private events. Staff have always been efficient and friendly, in as much as you have time to be in a busy hospitality situation. It has a nice vibe and is a regular haunt of several people I know, mainly for food and drink rather than a place to come and get drunk.

Outstanding food, service and staff. It was difficult to decide what to choose as so many of the dishes were appealing. Very good portion sizes and quality of food was exceptional. A lovely atmosphere too, very welcoming. Highly recommend.

We just had an excellent meal at this lovely local pub, absolutely delicious food, friendly staff and a really enjoyable meal put with friends.. highly recommended, full rack of ribs was excellent value for money and tasted great.. 10 stars if I could.

Lovely Sunday roast. Friendly service clean pub family friendly

Really nice pub,good food and atmosphere and dog friendly!

We went here on a Monday night with our small dog. We were made extremely welcome. The food and service was outstanding. Would highly recommend this place

Both my friend and I had the lamb from the specials board and it was delicious the service was very good friendly and chatty

Shared an afternoon and evening with family and friends at the Blackhorse. Friendly staff.. played Skittles. All good fun. Thanks 😊

I attended a wake here . The service was excellent very attentive & friendly making a sad day 😢 very special. The food was plentiful & was kept topped up as well as the Tea & Coffee. Very plesent atmosphere. Thank you To all the staff at The Black Horse 🐎 ♥️

Myself and my family visited Black horse findon yesterday, for an early mother's day lunch! We had a table of 8 plus 2 little ones! The service was outstanding from start to finish - we were lucky enough to chat about the pits and peeks of hospitality with the owner, as our family are all now ex hospitality but involved for 25+ years! It's not often you find such a relaxed, beautiful pub with fantastic food and great service. But this place really hits the nail on the head! Some of the party indulged in the special rump lamb - cooked perfectly Whilst others had items from the regular menu - no faults again! We have come as a family a few times in the past, but it's a definite we will return! And to top it off, it's our favourite 'pub' as a family! The bill came to £300 odd for a table of 8, with wine, starters, mains and puddings! £37.50 per head! Bargain! ( and that's including a service charge - which we happily topped up, as I'm a strong believer in 10%! ) Thank you to the team at black horse - we will be back very soon 😊

What a fabulous meal and served by a fabulous crew. There was 11 of us and not one complaint, all emptied their plates...starters and mains. Definitely will return. Highly recommended 👏

Asked my dad what he wanted for his Birthday and his request was liver & bacon - I had seen it previously in this group at The Black Horse Findon - I’ve not been for a few years!! We have been missing out - Service 10/10 - The Landlord and staff were all very chatty and friendly all the diners were laughing and joking with them Food 10/10 I went for Salmon, which was beautifully cooked, with roasted new potatoes and cabbage, Mark went for the full rack of ribs, something you don’t see in many restaurants locally nowadays only chains? Mum chose a special of the specials board of lamb, & roasted veg, of course, Dad had liver & bacon !! - the portions were good! - very good we were all stuffed - but still managed desserts Dad had apple and blackberry crumble, Mark and Mum had waffles while I went for a classic cheeseboard! - it was so big I bought some cheese home for the dogs - literally a doggy bag! The food and drinks were reasonably priced £125 with 8 drinks - 4 were alcoholic - it was so good my Mum & Dad booked for next Saturday It’s proper pub grub but fancier and the best part of my evening was seeing Chef Hamoudi Qiradar 💃 They have a Skittles alley to which is great fun and lots of families enjoying it This is a pub you all need to try!

Lovely food and superb service as normal. Just one problem on this visit. Bruce the house dog seems to be lovely apart from when he went for our dog twice! He shouldn’t be aloud just to roam freely if he has attendances to do this.

Excellent service and excellent food

Lovely food and nice atmosphere , shame was overcharge for a pint of coke and only had a medium , but lovely meal x

Had a lovely family meal for 7 on a very busy Friday evening I cannot fault them.

Lovely pub. Went here for lunch today and it was simply fantastic. Excellent food, and great service and I cannot wait to come back. Thank you all so much for a really enjoyable afternoon 😊

Walked in two weeks ago to find no musak (bliss!!) and thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Hooray – a new local!!! Lots of chatting people from the start and a great, buzzy atmosphere. Zero need for musak – everyone had a fantastic time. Just as it should be. However, we were told the music system was faulty (sigh) so no musak – BUT, when it was back again, “it would be discreet.” Wrong! When we returned a week later it was back on – the only potential escape with no loudspeakers was the alcove at the back on the right, but even then the bleating music penetrated. Pubs today are struggling. When will owners learn they are turning away us and thousands of others like us. It's not just the volume level, high or low – it's the bleating, bleating, bleating of the music chosen. Worse - they are probably paying for it through royalities, but many of us just want to escape it! Venues like the Black Horse have their own natural ambiance – the welcome, layout, the thousands of £s clearly spent on it... Pubs today are struggling, so why do they choose to alienate a huge section of their potential audience – and pay for the privilege...? If the music choice was subtle it would be OK (just) but – again, why pay for it at all when they have no need to? It's costing them twice over. Sadly we won't be back - probably among many others.

Sadly no photos, however we went as a group of 5 at 2pm today and had the most wonderful Sunday roast beef, it was absolutely spot on. Service was brilliant, friendly and super efficient, special thanks to Denise who looked after us beautifully. The atmosphere inside was so lovely and friendly. Will be returning very soon.

Visited today for the first time and will definitely return and tell all my friends and family! It was amazing! Food, service, atmosphere all good. The monkfish and beef was cooked to perfection. The waitress Millie was very attentive and professional. Well done Millie. Will be returning soon for more amazing food.

Long time since my last visit. Friendly helpful staff. Food ok but not too hot.

Love skittles area and the food. Ideal to celebrate a birthday party with friends and have fun at the same time.

Had sickness that evening/night after eating fish and chips, one of us drank, one didn't. Lovely place,lovely people, pity about the after affects.

Hired the skittles alley, was great fun, the food was amazing, reasonably priced and great service

Nice enough rural pub. Awkward parking... if you can find anywhere.

It was a Monday evening so wasnt sure if anyone would be out. They were. Lovely atmosphere, friendly servers, amazing home cooked food.

Good quality pub grub. Nice friendly, buzzy village pub. Good quality beer and wine

Had a nice evening with 14 People we played skittles and had a good time highly recommend

Really friendly staff they have a great menu and the food is fantastic not only that it's has a great atmosphere with a log fire and not forgetting brilliant drink selection.

I booked the pub for my birthday lunch as I had eaten here before and loved it. Our booking was for 16 people and though we were not the easiest customers in the world, we were well looked after. The staff could not have been friendlier and more helpful. The food was amazing ing, our vegan friends loved their food too. On a Sunday lunchtime when the place was full to bursting our orders came out quickly, were piping hot and delicious. Every member of staff that helped us was incredibly lovely and knew their jobs. We will definitely be back.

Although the food was nice and well cooked, the service is what let them down. 1 1/2 hours for one plate of food each and one drink. We even stacked our own plates to indicate we were waiting for desert. After getting our own menus for desert no one attended to take our order or even ask if we would like more drinks. We decided to leave as I found this to be one of the worst for service I’ve ever been too. Whether I spend £50 or £500 I expect better service and now find my choices for that are limited to places like Butlers of Arundel who pride themselves on quality and service. Charge what you want and I am happy to pay but if the service is extremely poor like it was at the black horse then people’s patience will be tested and business lost.

Very good food. Lovely atmosphere. The tenpin bowling a great attraction. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Value for money dining, good food and welcoming staff.

We had the best lunch ever today. Roast beef was superb and the total experience was excellent. Very busy but the staff coped well and we left very satisfied regular customers.

Very relaxed and welcoming. Friendly staff.

Welcoming with lovely hosts. Excellent food and altogether a great venue. It is consistently good.

Yearly family get together. Wonderful friendly staff. Great food as always. Great place to have a catch up 😃 thanks for always being awesome hosts!

Great place to eat and relax, good food nicely presented piping hot and tasty. Friendly staff reasonably priced, and dog friendly too.

To be fair, they were very busy, but we did wait over an hour for our food