The Black Horse Inn in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Lovely pub and food. Great place to take the family out for a celebration meal. Good sized car park.

I'm not going to lie, I had heard mixed reviews for the Black Horse. I needn't have worried though. Straight off from entering the bar we were welcomed warmly. Drinks were ordered as we were a little early. We were informed that our table was nearly ready, but we were in no rush. We soon went through and got seated. We had pre-ordered the meal as we were a large party. The meal came out quickly, was well cooked and really tasty. It's rare to find a pub restaurant that treated you as family, but that's exactly how we were treated at the Black Horse. I can't praise all the staff enough for how well we were looked after. I am also looking forward to going back for another meal.

The place is busy and booking is important if you wish to eat. If you like sitting outside then bring your coats. The ale is well kept and run by people who care. I saw the food and are plentiful, so be hungry. The decor and facilities are also excellent.

Very nice soup. But I would not have had it if it . Knowing it was spicy

Lovely lunch at Black Horse. So pleased to find a place that has got service, food and prices at the right level. Good atmosphere too, added bonus was the bucket of chocolate sauce for our friend !!!

Lovely dinner pity there weren't more real ales. We were also a bit squashed in a corner! 2024 update..... New owners last year I think, its a fab local pub now 😀

Great pub, friendly bar staff and locals.

Came here for a family meal orderd the steak it was cooked to perfection, staff were lovely and didn't wait long. Would definitely recommend. Nice atmosphere felt relaxed looking forward to comming again. Would like to thank jay and Jose for singing me happy birthday

Very nice pub in a lovely village. Can recommend 👍

Called into The Black Horse for a spot of light lunch with friends. We all enjoyed the chicken chiabata very tasty.

Unfortunately, we visited for a wake after a family funeral, food provided was lovely and the service was superb , very attentive , the place looked lovely and was set in a beautiful village .

Great place to pop into for a bite of lunch and drink before hitting Sandringham and the queues.

Was staying in the area and called in with our toddler. Great place to eat, nice country pub with a fantastic barman and good beer selection.

Called in today for first time, won't be going back.Two of us went to eat, bar small causing queues, bar staff extremely slow, two on and one of those kept going missing, ordered two soft drinks, very expensive, food prices well they obviously think they are round the Norfolk coast and then told there was a 45 minute wait. We both walked out at this point and found somewhere else where service was better, food good and prices reasonable. Will not be returning to Black Horse.

Unexpectedly busy on the day we booked, but freindly staff coped well with the rush (which lasted about 3 hours). Good food, all round nice place to visit along with the castle.

Fab meal really nice staff highly recommend

Love it here, staff are friendly. has a really lovely atmosphere, kid friendly and I think dogs are welcome. Definitely worth a visit

Been tonight and can confirm the kitchen is open on Mondays (can’t seem to edit the times!) had a lovely meal sat in the bar area with our two dogs. Nice friendly staff and the food was proper home cooked food! Had the sausage and mash and was so tasty. Another of us had the pork chop and It was huge! Lovely dog friendly pub with nice beer and great food.

Wonderful meal Saturday evening. Atttentive staff, well priced and food was delicious! I had the Barnsley lamb chop - amazing! Husband had a chicken burger, which was doubled up and huge!! Mother in law had the gammon which looked fabulous and she said it was the best gammon she’s had for a long time. Son opted for a kids burger with added bacon, and he wolfed it down followed by the chocolate brownie…. Will return when in area next, all staff amazing and very attentive, thank you :)

Very attentive staff! Amazing food! Great little spot to attend whilst visiting castle rising! Roast was unreal! Truly, well done!

Popped in for a drink during a bike ride, one gin and one rum and coke was £25 ....

Lovely food, service a little slow but good..we stayed in our camper too..a quiet nights sleep..

Busy local pub . Squeezed us in . Food was faultless . Staff friendly . Well priced. Would visit again . No faults We had a pork chop . Kids meals and pasta dish. I like an honest meal and this ticked the box.

a wonderful pub plenty of space inside and out. the food was perfect cooked to perfection and presented well .. delicious.. prices are good too service was great very friendly staff and owners ... could use a disabled entrance though only had a side door ..star rating whole family agree worth 10 stars

Amazing meal from start to finish, firstly the server was a pleasure, constantly checking on our needs, always smiling. The manager was also a great laugh. The food was a delight from start to finish, highly recommend the pork chop. Fairly priced at £35 for two course and a drink. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting the area.

Really great food and nice setting despite the weather. The gammon steak was the most tender gammon in think I've ever had.

Lovely place. Perfect for a drink and something to eat after a wander round the castle. Really nice food, service and people. Good value for money and Dog friendly was a plus for us tho they had a restaurant side aswell without dogs.

Great pub in a lovely setting. Well worth a visit.

Visited today for lunch ,food and service excellent. Was first time visit and looking forward to going back. Lovely plaice meal and kebab meal,cheesecake delicious .

Lovely lunch at the black horse today. Sat outside, the heavens opened once we had our food, staff were very helpful, helped us bring our food inside. Lovely service, will definitely come again.

Me and my friend pop in there for lunch, after long ride on the bike. We are both not a British and I think manager spotted that. He ask to come on other side to order. I ask for Beef roast (£16, fair price) and pint of lemonade, in total I paid £23.50 , so £7.50 for pint of lemonade. 😳 Only I think that even in London you can get this cheaper 🤔 Portion smaller that I know from other places, but big enough to make me full. My friend ordered burger (£17, if I good remember) and 2 X 0% Corona, he paid £23.50 too. Portion nice, burger looks great and a lot of fries. Lovely place and dogs aloud, what is great. The negative side of the pub is When they're see someone not local they treat you like extra money box.

Thank you for our lovely meal this afternoon.

I love acdc. But on entering a country pub/eatery I want to be able to talk and hear my company. Music far too loud!! Staff ok ISH! Not up to speed with menu content. PS prices are 3 or 4 pounds per item higher than website!!! Update needed!! Follow on to first post!! Don't go on website prices!! All 3 or so extra pounds!! Music was absent on arrival. Then!!!! Couldn't converse!! Not going back! Something and a brewery???? No leadership 😕

Website prices need updating. This is our 2nd visit and always seems to be short staffed and under pressure even when not over busy. Shame as it is in a beautiful location.

A great place for a coffee and cake.

The first time we've been here since it's been revamped and we're very impressed with the food, Sunday lunch, and the service. Everyone was very friendly which made for a lovely atmosphere! We'll be back!!

Had a meal in the garden outside on a rainy day. There was room inside but we had our dog and had chosen to sit out. It is a lovely location very near to the English Heritage site of Castle Rising, just is a short walk away. Can't fault our meal. There was a nice selection of real ales and a nice atmosphere around the place... even when the sky opened on us during our lunch. The table brolly was big enough to shelter under until the rain passed! Would be very happy to visit again when passing through this way.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere

Great experience. Reasonably priced. Great location.

The service alone is enough for you to visit!

We arrived at about 8pm on sunday evening unaware last orders was about 8.30pm. But we sat outside and finished our drinks. So cannot comment on food etc. The outside is nice as is the inside, staff seem friendly.

We sat in garden but was very disappointed to discover 2 very large dog poos on the grass.....

Absolutely great burger. I came to place a year before and really loved food. Then this year again hoping to eat here again. The food and service was excellent

Couldnt take a photo because the burger disappeared so fast. Absolutely delicious.

Enjoyed the pub atmosphere in this very cute little village. It's literally around the corner from Castle Rising, although you can’t see the castle from the pub; it's within a 5-minute walk. There is plenty of parking and a nice garden, which is divided into smoking and non-smoking areas. I had the beef roast, which was okay but lacked a bit of flavor and salt. I would definitely visit again if in the area. The staff were kind and efficient, and dogs are welcome everywhere!

Very cozy pub nestled in a picturesque village, close to a wonderful castle. The food was decent and reasonably priced. A very friendly Inn keeper was running the place.

Great place to have a fabulous meal, it is in the wonderful village of Castle Rising,The people who run it, and there' staff'Are so lovely, We had a delightful time also having coffee, And playing Trivial Pursuit, one of many board games,that are there for you to play,Great place, and you can take dogs there, also nice outside seating.Top place.

Popped in for a pint after playing cricket. Really nice place and welcoming.

Brill place great food .found it on our park 4 night .we were in our motor home so stayed for the night on the car park just wish we could had stayed longer . Top marks! Staff n food.

Nice venue. Restaurant clean and tidy. Good service. Food ok.

Very nice Barnsley chop, tenderest meat. The other meal of scampi was good but chips quite hard

We rebooked Sunday lunch there having cancelled 4 wks ago as one of us wasn't well. I wish I hadn't bothered... it was one of the most disappointing meals out I've had, ever. I don't mind paying 16 quid for a roast, but I do expect a decent plate of food. What what saved up was nothing more than a child-sized meal. On my plate were two smallish slices of very average beef, three small roast potatoes, half a carrot sliced long-ways, a quarter of a parsnip, a spoonful of soggy cabbage and a crusty yorkie. Jayne's was the same, but with pork, and it was not even served with crackling or apple sauce, both of which were stated on the menu. I mean, we didn't even get a whole roast potato between us!!! Less than 10 mins later, that was that. Including drinks we spent 2 x £16, plus £12.50 for two drinks, that's almost 45 quid for a really piss poor meal. It was just awful and felt like a total rip-off. I complained afterwards and was promptly told, "we've been really busy, never had any complaints before (really???) and I'm sorry you feel like that"... as if it wasn't even their problem! They couldn't even offer any concession or recompense to try to retain my custom. I explained my feedback was in their interest and not something I did lightly. It's hard to complain like that. However, I said we won't be going back and left. So, if you to eat out for a sunday roast, don't go to The Black Horse Inn, Castle Rising. If you do, make sure you've got a decent selection of cheese and biscuits for when you get home. Alternatively, go to The Crown at Gayton. A choice of four carved meats, help yourself to potatoes and vegetables, and only £13.95, but you'll have to book ahead, which speaks volumes.

Lovley food. And helpful staff.

Excellent lunch! Well done guys

First time at this lovely pub and I couldn't fault it. The food was wonderful and the service was friendly and attentive, would definitely recommend for a very good Sunday afternoon.

First visit with a friend. Staff were very friendly and attentive. We did not feel rushed at all. And food was absolutely fantastic.

Didn’t eat here but we have a shandy in a lovely cozy pub. The staff were very friendly and we enjoyed a chat with them x

Fantastic area, ideal for exploring

Having decided to extend our 3 night stay in Norfolk, we noticed a few references to the Black Horse pub in Castle Rising,allowing overnight stays in the motorhome. Such a perfect location and most welcoming team. Close to the castle and ideal for pleasant walks in the vicinity. With a great selection of beers and wines and well prepared and tasty meals, I had the gammon which was delicious 😋. I can't recommend this place highly enough. Make sure to call ahead if you want to stay over. The parking is flat if you find a place by the wall .

Passing through saw a sign outside for coffee so went in.Ordered double espresso…worst one ever! Could see bottom of cup tasted like a quarter spoon of instant coffee absolutely disgusting.

Nice atmosphere, restaurant lovely and chilled, went today for a nice lunch and had the cajun chicken burger that was coating in the most delicious breadcrumbs honestly it was unreal! Best burger we have ever had thank you! Compliments to the chef

Staff were very welcoming to my nervous dog at this beautiful pub. I would definitely visit again because the food looks delicious.

Very pleasant pub with good food and helpful friendly staff.

Wonderful food, excellent service and very very accommodating to a group of rather loud, fun loving "older" ladies. Can't recommend this venue highly enough. Xx

Had meal in garden last summer which was good food.r Have recently been heading there for a beer every few weeks. Lovely pint, good relaxing music with fire place.

Thank you so much for an amazing meal. Everything was just perfect. Would thoroughly recommend. Also, Thank you for our Mother’s Day flowers too, such a lovely little touch. 🫶🏻

Nice pub, great food and lovely staff! Loved than nearly everything on the menu was gluten free! We will definitely be back x

Excellent food menu and great portions

I visited the Blackhorse yesterday with 2 friends and we had a lovely lunch, just a light sandwich each but it was really good and great portions. The welcome we had from John & Amy was brilliant, such a nice atmosphere in the pub and restaurant and nothing was too much trouble, they were lovely. It's all doggy friendly with treats for the dogs, which was a really nice touch, especially for all the dog walkers around the surrrounding area. The music was great to tap along to and we all had a great day! I will definately be returning again and again and i would highly recommend the Blackhorse for drinks and food 👍😊 Thank you!

Excellent, can't say enough, staff and management.

Really tasty food, good portions.

Lovely visit this afternoon. It was reasonably busy with a nice atmosphere. Staff were great. No complaints with the food either. Good all round. We'll certainly be back.

Lovely friendly pub, cosy, great staff and nice atmosphere, food OK but wasn't hot enough, egg OK chips coldish, ham very cold too cold, husbands steak great but chips cold too, sorry to have to say that at such a lovely friendly place

Truly grateful to this wonderful establishment. We hired the venue for a family members wake. The staff were so attentive and the buffet they prepared was brilliant. I am ceoliac, prior to the event we informed them we had a gluten free guest attending and they prepared a wonderful selection of GF food for me that tasted delicious! The staff even sought me out and brought the GF food over to me to make sure I got it. Very much appreciated! Your wonderful staff made a difficult day so much easier on the family. Thank you so very much.

Incredible meal. True English food with an amazing atmosphere. If you are in the area this is the place to eat. Enjoy Castle Rising and pop over here for a drink and a meal. Haddock and chips is the best I've found in the country.

Really lovely pub, we were there on New Year's Eve afternoon and it was fairly quiet apart from the event on the other side of the pub. The pub was decorated very festively and Christmas tunes playing in the background it was actually rather nice and a couple of good pints of Brixton.

Family meal,the service was excellent, food was delicious 5⭐

Mediocre food, male staff flirting with the female staff very loud and distracting and inappropriate. Staff complaining to me as the customer they don't see any of the tips. Over priced for what it is...

Popped in for lunch, ordered a steak & cheese jacket potato for myself. Order arrived it was a steak, onion and mustard ciabatta, said it was the wrong order, sent back to kitchen, the replacement was a jacket potato with the filling from the originally delivered ciabatta, believe me steak, mustard and onions do not belong in a jacket potato plus there was no cheese. Pointed this out to the waitress who stated this is how it is served. If this is the case they need to change the menu, very misleading Need less to say I will not be returning or recommending to anyone

Lovely Meal there with my Nan for her Christmas Lunch. Food was yummy and good portion considering i was a small one order by the group. Nice pub.

Newly refurbished, a very good lunch was had by me and my friends.

First time here, food was great, staff were friendly and get involved with banter. We will definitely be going back.

Fabulous venue, we, the Breathe Easy folk had our Christmas lunch there. We loved every moment there as the staff were brilliant. Given that we were at least 40 people, the staff coped brilliantly. I shall certainly be back.

Dropped in to this delightful country pub on our way from a day in the cold and wet. The pub is large warm and welcoming, the staff extremely friendly and the beer was served well. The sofas were comfortable and the open fire very very welcoming. I looked at the menu, which seemed excellent and well priced unfortunately we had a pressing engagement so had to leave but would definitely visit again and probably try the restaurant too.

Lovely food great service excellent beer

Lovely pub, good food and dog friendly

Fantastic family friendly place

When asked to make mulled wine, they said they couldn’t make it, I said if there was no one ready to take sweet red wine, warm it up, add orange juice and sugar, to which they refused

Even when the terrace flooded we received a very warm welcome for our nights stay x Our dinner and breakfast were lovely and our room was amazing x We took our puppy too she had a great stay too x

Well worth the visit, will be returning very soon.

A delicious meal, esp the lamb steak. Good service, with one issue rapidly attended to and resolved satisfactorily.

First class service, superb food and 'Proper Job' on tap.

Booked a table in the bar (dog friendly). Zero welcome on arrival by apparently very inexperienced staff member. Offered our table but nothing else; left to work out it was order at the bar after retrieving our own menu. The food was good though and the 3 course offer excellent value for money. Overall, the service standard was patchy - patently the junior staff were not trained and when I tried to pay and add a tip she couldn’t/wouldn’t figure out how to do it so no tip was left! A very average experience overall with no atmosphere in the pub area (all candles remained unlit/fire untended), patchy service but good food.

had an evening meal on saturday with friends, very pleasant atmosphere staff very friendly and welcoming, nice evening

no food on till 5pm, beer very expensive won't be going again

Came here to get out of the cold and rain and we’re instantly in love with the vibe. We played games sat by an open fire and ate a good meal. The staff were ace. I would recommend to a friend

We had a delicious roast dinner on Sunday. We were warmly welcomed and the roast was piping hot and really good.

Great lunch.. lovely staff.. great,clean old English pub..an asset to the village..👌

We have been coming to this pub for many years and whilst the food was always good it has now gone up a level and the icing on cake was our two grandchildren ate for free. Really glad we came again

Lighting in bar far too bright.. Friendly staff and Landlord..