The Black Horse in North Warwickshire - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Cracking Sunday dinner … will return

i can highly recommend . clean welcoming friendly staff lots of different rooms to go in music varied menu . Food all made fresh generous portions and nicely presented. Definatly come again for meal

Great food and service and atmosphere

Sunday dinner meal was satisfactory, no real complaints. Waitresses had no idea of how to wait on customers, asking questions bluntly, coming and collecting plates when 1 person had finished food and the other 4 people were still eating! This carried on throughout the meal. And it was so quiet in there so it wasn’t as if they were running out of cutlery. Collecting side dish plates when meals were still being eaten! Waitress didn’t know what she was doing in regards to the bill, she charged us the wrong amount and as we were leaving, said we needed to pay more. Overall, food was okay, service was terrible, staff need training on how to wait on customers to give a better experience. I won’t be returning.

Me and my family went the other day and I can’t recommend the place enough. We will definitely be going back. The food was delicious and our waitress couldn’t do enough for us.

This was the first time we had been to the Black Horse. Very friendly staff with good selection on menu. We had the tapas for four people for £30. Excellent food quality we really enjoyed the meal and evening. We would certainly recommend it.

Friendly pub with a good atmosphere. Attended their first open mic night which was very enjoyable 😊

New owners absolutely Excellent atmosphere astonishing tapas food and lovely Sunday lunches would highly recommend to anyone got to say lovely garden out back for a a lovely summers day

Brilliant Sunday roast piping hot food very tasty and the service was superb. Would definitely recommend.

Great food, great service worth the money!

Called in for a pint late on a Friday. It's a pub they sold beer. Did not eat there.

Friendly local pub, haven't tried the food yet but looks excellent and I am going to be trying it soon.

We didn't know the area but wanted something to eat. We googled Pubs near Atherstone and the Black Horse came up. When, we drove up I nearly drove on, as from the outside it didn't look too good. Boy am I glad we didn't. We were greeted in the car park by the Landlord and Landlady who were very friendly and informative, making us feel at home straight away. This place was amazing, a small restaurant laid up like a 5 star one would be. Then a cosy les formal Garden Room. The menu had a really good choice for a town centre pub. We both chose the Frank Parker's Sirloin steak, which we requested Blue. When the meals came they were beautifully presented and cooked to perfection and excellent quality. As were the accompanying vegetables For dessert my husband had Eton Mess and I had the Chefs Special of Salted Caramel Cheesecake, both of which were to die for. We are looking forward to eating here again and feel that it is well worth the nearly 80 miles round trip.

Visited from Kent for a family christening.. Arrived after church service.. went out to marquee which was hardly ready, looked dirty, untidy & unorganised. Thought bar in marquee would have been set up as almost 100 guests.. sadly no. Went into bar to order drinks at 12. Told bar not open yet .. WHY! went back to an extremely full bar as guests arriving all requiring a drink... service slow as only 1 barman initially...then they were having trouble with card payments, making it slower... Returned to marquee and noticed no tables out for buffet at 1pm... joked maybe only one plate of sandwiches & sausage rolls for us all. Sadly it wasn't much better than that... arrived late... when I say arrived a cake arrived first... Nut cake , one of the children who had been christened has a severe NUT allergy (great start) so that sent back to kitchen. 20 mins later a plate of rushly made cheese sandwiches, 10 mins after that some brownie cakes & a apple tart type cake cut up... as everyone was hungry (especially the children) they disappeared rapidly. Then a plate of chopped up sausage rolls & a few samosas. Buffet came out in dribs & drabs, waiting 10/15 minutes for each plate to arrive.. in total food served for almost 100 was one plate of very cheap square chopped ham sandwiches, one plate of egg mayo & one plate of cheese..( not even platters) plate of sausage rolls, plus the brownies & apple tart... at £9.95 per person charged it was by far the worst food I have ever witnessed or experienced... most people left to go and buy food in town.. people had travelled & were hungry... This amount of food took abt an hour to produce after constant asking by the family.. Drinks service was eventually being offered. But it took ages, wrong drinks arrived & over charged or expensive for one soda water, 2 pints of larger & a J2O £18.90 Used to use this pub for many family events , meals & as a pub at weekends.. sadly never again.. It was embarrassing & a shameful display of food, service, cleanliness & how to run or organise an event...

Tobias and lyndsey are brilliant have had several excellent meals there today a beautiful special Sunday lunch nothing is too much trouble Tobias is an excellent chef with extremely high standards and lyndsey ensure your whole experience is excellent see you again soon

New managers. Food excellent, went for sunday lunch. I am so fussy about Sunday lunch dining out. Have to say I was really impressed. I had the Turkey, only thing let it down was , there was no stuffing. Everything else was really tasty and well cooked. Husband had the beef, melted in the mouth.

Food was amazing. And so was the service. Will be going back. The scotch egg was cooked perfectly and tasted amazing. A must try. Trust me you will not be disappointed going here for food. Well done to the new owners

We were staying in Atherstone, but our accommodation did not serve food. Wondering along the High Street, The Black Horse was recommended to us for an evening meal. We entered, and were then shown to the restaurant area of the pub, which was tidy, neat and well presented. The Food, however, was AMAZING..... All of their meat is sourced from a local butcher. I had a Chicken Kebab and my wife had one of the best steaks she has ever had. We had no room for dessert, but an adjoining table seemed very impressed. Also very good value..... As we left, we noticed that they also did breakfasts. That meant that the next morning, we were queuing up to get our fill of bacon, sausage, eggs etc. Again all locally sourced and served in the breakfast area of the pub. We would highly recommend this place as a place to eat.

Had a lovely breakfast here today, well worth the money, cooked fresh, quality ingredients good service. Give them a try.

Marked down on atmosphere purely because music was a touch too loud. Food was incredible!!!

Great little pub highly recommend Sunday lunchs are amazing

Food is lovely ✨ Visited a few weeks ago (food was awful) - new owners now & couldn’t fault the food Steaks all cooked to perfection, burgers were lovely & kids meal great too Definitely worth a visit Staff friendly & a re vamp of the restaurant which was deffiantly needed warm & welcoming will definitely return ✨

Food was awful , had gammon something I’ll only eat at a pub it came out over an inch thick (probably carved off Sundays gammon joint leftover) looked ok but white /just warm in the middle so stopped eating Peas shrivelled up , eggs were ok - about the only good thing Left most of my food & wont be returning Staff were lovely but it was cold inside the restaurant part (heating was put on but didn’t warm up) From what used to be a good place to eat I wouldn’t recommend

Wonderful food and service are guaranteed. 😁

This place has such an opportunity to be amazing but unfortunately due to lack of planning and organisation it was terrible. The medium was a sell out, yet no extra resources were provided and the food was shocking. Firstly our table was given to someone else, noone could find the reservation book and one of the three options on the menu were sold out. There was one waitress assigned to one room of 40 people !! And at 9pm I was told my meal order was no longer on the menu. There was no thought given to the customer around the planning of the night, inc variety of meal and service. There was a massive opportunity to upsell on waitress service drinks, extras on sides but due to scrimping on staff we were left hungry and thirsty The poor waitress brought 1 meal out at a time and had to serve 40 people It's a shame as it's has such potential but standards and service need to improve

A night out at the black horse food awful there was chilli, lasagne or curry or no food left for some majority complained so we were offered a chilli or drink as compensation WHY DO WE WANT A CHILLI WE’VE JUST COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT

Great pub for food Sunday food weekday food fab staff

Great tasty food, very helpful happy polite service. 2 adults 1 child had a meal with starter Saturday lunchtime. Strongly recommend this lovely place with a great atmosphere.

Whent today Friday the 20th January dinner time, we had a meal off the special deal ,2 of us it was hunters chicken and 2 sausage and mash, absolutely not good.chicken burnt and dry, the oher meal was mash with no taste, service not good.overall food horrible service bad won't recommend this place to anyone EVER.

Had Sunday lunch here. Plates were cold and wet. Beef was dry and cut too thickly. Veg not very warm either and gravy very watery. Didn't enjoy it at all. Waitress too eager to clear plates before everyone else had done, and came to ask if we wanted desserts before we'd even finished eating main course! Only 2 choices of dessert... Would expect at least 4 including hot puddings. Chose lemon tart which was, served in a deep round dish with no effort to present nicely. Waitress served the bowls tucked into her chest, instead of hands and wrists which is the usual way. Felt like we were being hurried, as she just plonked bill down. We'd only been at table an hour. We did ask if the table was needed, and she said no. Not a professional service. Waitress needed apron on, as clothes were covered in food. Training needed I think. Bar staff was friendly and pleasant. Price was cheap for Sunday lunch, and that reflected in the quality of food. Maybe having an off day, but needs improvement.

Good selection of drinks, the food and service is excellent and is highly recommended. Parking available and prices very reasonable.

Well i must congrats for a great Monday night bingo and lovely food beef stew was amazing enjoyed it very much looking forward to Sunday carvery ty to the staff of the black horse xx

Lovely tasty succulent Roast Turkey Christmas dinner with group today. Staff friendly and manager so lovely. Dessert Berry roulade was very scrummy.

We were sat in the Garden Room for an event. Never been so cold in my life! All the round tables were rocking and one completely broken. The seating is so uncomfortable and totally unsuitable. Food was ok but we were so cold we couldn't enjoy it.

Having visited Black Horse for our works Christmas meal on Sat 10th Dec 22 ,I have to say we were very disappointed. On arrival the table was bare other than a few Christmas crackers which looked as though they had been thrown on. The complementary glass of Prosecco was so long coming, ordered a pink gin but was told out of stock. The main meal came with no pigs in blankets, parsnips, and the mash was powderily. the meal was very Dry ,I think they forgot the gravy. The cheese board that was presented had more than enough cheese for the seven of us but about 8 crackers on board not enough for two each. It was a sharing Platter but no plates came, we had to ask. I think we were Suppose to eat with fingers. Then comes the coffee, China cups came piled three high, no Saucers ,no Spoons , we had to ask. To top it all the room was freezing and some of us sat with our coats on. It was Suppose to be a works Christmas night out and it is Advertised as a Christmas meal yet there was not one Christmas decoration to be seem in the room. I feel there needs to be a lot more attention to detail and not just for putting money in the till.

We had booked this venue for our Christmas party based on availability and menu. On arrival to the restaurant there was not a Christmas decoration in sight! They attempted to play music but if anyone moved it would cut in and out of the music. It was also a radio channel which I found so bazar, why not put on a Christmas CD? After 30 minutes we were finally given our welcome drink but then had to wait even longer for the canapé. Through out the meal there were elements missing or they were barely there. The soup had one scrap of bread, the main was missing parsnips, pigs in blankets and barely their gravy. After a long wait we finally received our cheese board. I can’t knock the selection of cheese but they served it with 8 crackers for 7 people! We had to ask for plates and our coffee was served without a saucer or teaspoon. We were also missing a mince pie which was stated on the menu we would receive. At that point in the night we had given up and just wanted to get home. The football was on and they had only put one member of staff on the bar. He was trying his best but couldn’t possibly be everywhere at once to serve. I wouldn’t recommend based on our experience. Hopefully improvements will be made.

Good food hot and served promptly by friendly helpful staff

Called in for drinks on a Friday evening. The beer was well kept. However the bar staff failed to make us feel warmly welcomed. Such a shame, a little bit of attention would have won some returning customers.

Great value Sunday carvery, will be back soon.

Turkey very dry, expensive microwaved apple pie for £5.50.....child's pudding at £2 was bigger! Must say service was very attentive but food was a let down

Whilst viewing houses in the local area we popped in here for a bite to eat. It seemed like a proper little local pub with friendly staff and a great atmosphere. We ordered lunch and are in the bar but there was also a lovely dining area out the back. The guy behind the bar was super friendly and helpful and very accommodating. We both ordered a deal off the lunch menu which two courses for a special price. The food was tasty and was enough. Hoping it will be our local if we secure ‘the house’!!!

Visited the Black Horse on a Friday evening to catch up with family and have a meal. We were staying at a nearby campsite, so had our dog with us. Understandably, dogs are not permitted in the restaurant, so we had a table reserved for us in the bar area. From the second we walked through the door we were greeted warmly and everyone made such a fuss of our 2 year old cockapoo! We received excellent service throughout the evening, the menu provided lots of choice and the food was delicious and great value. Thank you to everyone at The Black Horse for our enjoyable evening. Mabel the dog also can't wait to come back to see you all again!

Such a fantastic lunchtime meal this week, beautiful food, great service and so reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend! My first time and What a hidden little gem this restaurant is, so beautiful inside with all homemade food…I’d definitely recommend and will be coming back …

Came into Atherstone on the bus to see the classic car show. Had over 40 minutes for the bus home so popped in here for a quick half. Not a large place, friendly and they serve food too, it smelt good. Will stop here again when I am waiting for a bus

Such a pretty place drinks a little on the high side but you pay for the place your in and it's beautiful so worth it

First time at this pub, meals exceptional value, Sunday carvery a must for everyone. Nice and clean and staff give you a friendly welcome.

Great customer service friendly staff fantastic food definitely recommend

Been to the Black Horse Atherstone for the first time today and I must say what a delight, Sunday carvery £8.99,terrific value. The staff were so welcoming from the moment we walked in,all so friendly ,we will definitely be back and I would recommend the Black Horse Atherstone to anyone ,a lovely afternoon in a lovely pub with great value food.

Attended a wedding reception and all was great the staff were excellent and very helpful a great night was had by all

Family run pub. Friendly service. Good mixed grill for dinner. Home cooked big portion. Well worth the money.

Just got back from what we hoped would have been a nice Sunday carvery. Unfortunately we are very disappointed. The glass of wine was served in a gin glass and the mug of hot chocolate served in a very cracked old mug (see picture). The carvery meat was very dry (we ate an hour before last orders) and served on to the plate using her hand …… yes you read that right, she picked the meat up and put it on our plates using her hand 😳. The veg was over done and the stuffing had seen better days. The plates were taken away and we were asked if we ‘were done’ - no offer of dessert or any more drinks. We paid and left. Out side there is an offer advertised ‘children eat for £1’. We were charged full price at £8.99 - has to ask for a refund, which was given with an apology. Need to find any place for a carvery which is a shame as it’s my local.

Food was fab, great outside space. Friendly staff

1st time there, great food, reasonably priced, good service, wonderful staff, brilliant atmosphere.

First class meal again. lovely friendly atmosphere

We very much enjoyed our lunch at the Black Horse. The manager was very obliging, nothing too much trouble & the food was good. I highly recommend this place and would go back there

Had Sunday carvery, made very welcome, lovely food, nice atmosphere.

We came and staff was very friendly! All day looked after us well, food was typical pub grub which was nice however soup would of been nicer to be homemade! Couldn’t believe how great the price was and the owner was saying about different Events...

Lovely Sunday roast. Great staff. Must book table. Excellent choice of spirits. Very friendly atmosphere.

Lovely dinner , lots of choice , every plate was empty , even kids finished everything, will definitely be returning

Not a bad pub 2 real ales good service.

Lovely afternoon tea (groupon deal) was in a lovely setting very vintage. Staff were very friendly couldn't fault it at all 😊

Had a lovely gin tasting afternoon, and the staff were very friendly.

Visited the Black Horse today for a belated afternoon tea for my sister. It was lovely, the atmosphere, the service and the food was all fantastic. We enjoyed it so much that we are already planning to revisit in the next few months. If you...

Friendly pub with great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Very welcoming staff , the hot buffet was just perfect the staff were so helpful and friendly couldn't do enough to help the party for Keith our 80 year old rock n roller. We are definitely returning to sample a Sunday lunch in New year, ( providing we aren't in another lock down). 🙂🙂🙂

First time, just finished but will be back, can’t believe it’s not rammed!

Gravy was thin and burnt must have known but could not be bothered to make any more tried to get a drink but till had been previously used and locked land lady out thought this is not going well

Nice cosy traditional pub, served a good pint never tried the food though so can't really give a 5

Afternoon tea was very disappointing. Stains on the tea pot and cups, sandwich were stale and an item missing. There were no toilet seats in the womens toilets so if your squatting game is not strong your well and truly screwed. That being said the tearoom was beautifully set up it is ashame that the above things let it down.

Rang today as I had been ill and stuck for lunch no supplies in my fridge,although not doing delivery the chef very kindly said she would do a cavery dinner for me and my husband and bought it to our door as we're close by, A big thank you for this we thoughly enjoyed our love very meal hoping to get to the pub one off these days

Beautiful part of the country loads of history owners are brilliant and inviting will be back soon

Never been to this pub previously but saw good reviews regarding carvery so booked a table and was not disappointed. Pleasantly surprised by the interior and the really friendly staff. Food was so tasty love it. Also wanting to keep local to invest in business...

Lovely friendly pub 😀drinks were lovely aswell as the friendly staff 😀10/10👍🍺😄

Had lunch at the Black Horse .. good choice of food, great service and very reasonable .. very welcoming atmosphere … definitely recommend.

Its ok very basic Sunday lunch...

Proper home.cooked food with a family friendly welcome. Beautifully decorated. Looking forward to returning for an afternoon tea.

Lovely afternoon tea, lovely setting out back of pub, nice friendly lady, recommend

What an absolute treat! The little tearoom was so pretty and added to the warm welcome we received. It really was a proper afternoon tea experience and the food itself was delicious! If you are looking for somewhere to have Afternoon Tea you cant go wrong! We will definitely be coming back!

Booked a afternoon tea for the Black Horse through Groupon. Really enjoyed it, the host was great, as was the afternoon tea, the setting was surprisingly nice too, in a quaint back room with Forties music playing in the background. I'm not a big cake...

Booked afternoon tea - did not know the area or this establishment, so did a Google search. Very good price, easy to book via phone, sandwiches, cake, scones and tea with proper china and all pleasantly served by the owners I believe! The tea room...

Four of us had afternoon tea at the Black Horse and it was great. Large car park at back of pub. We went in through bar and initially not sure but when shown to our table it was great. Separate dining area leading out to...

Great venue great people superb food and landlady the best hope to see you all soon xxx

extremely friendly welcoming stoff and atmosphere, thank you

Really enjoyed our afternoon tea today, the venue is really deceiving with a beautiful sunroom leading out to a great beer garden. Looks of freshly made cakes. Great little place.

We booked this meal to celebrate our first meal out with my parents for almost a year. Despite booking for 7:30pm we did not eat for nearly an hour so it was clear the pub had massively overbooked diners given staff and facilities. Food was...

Nice beer garden and good service

Lovely outside space to have a drink. Pretty lights and flowers. Great service too!

Afternoon tea with my daughter today. Well must say it was delicious. Lovely surroundings. Very welcoming staff. Food was fresh and plentiful. Will defo pay them another visit.

Lovely meal for steak night. Thanks Jane and Arnie!

Was having a cream tea a gift to my wife for Christmas nice old pud but warm and friendly inside was taken to the back of the pub into a lovely chabby chic room food was very nice and definitely return to try there main meals

Lovely clean friendly place and the meals are lovely would definitely go again

Great afternoon tea. Very covid safe. Service was brilliant. Thank you so much we will definitely be back.

Great food, friendly staff and good atmosphere

A great place to spend catching up with friends. We had afternoon tea with a glass pf Prosecco. The food was excellent. The glass of Prosecco generous. The restaurant is airy. The staff friendly. Everything was ready for us and beautifully presented. We did not...

Fabulous afternoon tea a real treat at a fantastic price. Highly recommended.

This is the 3rd time my sister and I have visited the Black Horse for afternoon tea! It's great value for money and the food is always fresh and tasty. We have never managed to finish it all due to there being so much to...

Our 3rd timefor afternoon tea we have also had Gin tasting all great value for money. This time we were advised of their cornavirus measurers and found this good. Can't believe anyone would say that this afternoon tea is not value for money!!

The pub atmosphere is really good and the room where they do the afternoon tea is very authentic. The service was brilliant and the afternoon tea was good value for the money and plentiful. If you want a luxury afternoon tea then this won't be...

I went yesterday with a friend and her daughter to celebrate my friends birthday. It was awful. The meals were only luke warm, my friends beef was mostly gristle, the vegetables were frozen ones so were the roast potatoes and the mash was instant. The...

Very good roast, great price, great service