The Coach and Horses in Daventry - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

It was the best breakfast out I've had in a long time. Good atmosphere, friendly service, a well presented, perfectly cooked plate of quality food . The black pudding so often an overcooked afterthought in similar establishments was really tasty.

I have eaten at the Coach and Horses many times but never had breakfast there before. We rectified that this morning. As I have come to expect, the breakfast was of the highest quality. Good quality food, cooked to perfection. The staff are always lovely and helpful. Nothing is too much trouble. Thoroughly recommend the Coach and Horses whether it be for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Always delicious!

Lovely relaxed atmosphere, food was great and plenty of it. I had salmon with sweet potato mash and vegetables - all were cooked perfectly. Friends had lasagne and the brie wellington, and they were very pleased with what they had, too. Big portions. Ice cream was particularly good too!

5 star breakfast .food arrived piping hot and plenty of it.lovely coffee included in price .would definitely recommend and will be going again.lovely staff !

Dated decor. Dated ambience. Dated food. This place might just have passed muster if it was 1975. But it isn’t. It’s 2024. Pub is like a cemetery with lights. And there aren’t many lights.

Great food and we love the open fire! Well recommended. Friendly welcome and well priced. We will definitely be returning and so glad we found this place.

First time visitor to this pub. A great welcome by the lady Michelle. Log fire burning added to the welcoming feel. The landlord took great pride in his work and he had a great choice of beers. My purpose was to eat and I ordered Cod and chips with mushy peas. Beautifully presented with the hand-cut chips cooked to perfection (I think they were Maris Piper). The tartar sauce was home-made and the taste was more to my liking than the famous branded names. Too often in restaurants garnish can be treated as an extra of little importance and diners can invariably not bother eating it. However in this case the garnish was not to be outdone by the rest of the food and was given a deserved prominence on the plate---absolutely wholesome. Great value, most welcoming and I shall return. Chris in Northampton

The host was excellent. A warm welcome and lots of seating options either inside or outside we chose outside. He said find a seat I will come to you. He was very efficient and we had both drinks and food really quickly. The breakfast was excellent and good value. Full marks for our breakfast experience.

Visited on a Sunday lunchtime. Such wonderful ‘homely’ cooked Sunday roast. Wife had roast beef and I had the roast pork, both came with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower and of course gravy! Would highly recommend to anyone wanting a homely cooked meal in a relaxed atmosphere. Will be back for sure!

We met our friends here to celebrate my husband's birthday by having lunch together. We often eat here as the food is very good and the staff are brilliant, northing s too much trouble for them.

I am not sure how this pub gets rated so high but when we there 2 days ago, there were only 2 cask ales of similar styles on tap. Two goldens. Very disappointing.

A very pleasant stay in traditional B & B type pub accommodation . Clean and comfortable. Friendly, helpful staff, good honest food at sensible prices. Hearty breakfast.

Lovely home battered cod and chips reasonably priced at £12..95 (Brampton Halt £16:00 for Pollack and chips) Great village pub with efficient friendly service.

The Coach and Horses is one of our local pubs and we love it so very much. Always very welcoming staff with a good choice of drinks and excellent food. Superb pub grub. Most recent visit on New Years Eve for a pre ordered Beef Wellington. Amazing.

We have eaten at this pub occasionally for the past forty years or so. Still good. We had a three course meal (pensionerer-style) soft drinks, and coffee. Excellent value in every way.

Fabulous home cooked food served in this welcoming village pub Owners culinary skills are apparent in the menu and the options.... All of which are reasonably priced and served with great customer service Lovely old fashioned pub and great outdoor seating area Well recommended! Caters for all choices and monthly specials change to add variety, a good choice offered at all times

With respect this public house does not really do itself any favours from the outside as there is a fairly scruffy car park with an abandoned car and a pile of old wood nearby but looks are certainly deceiving. I had the marinated steak with peppers in a Mexican sauce with rice which was sheer delightful and my dessert was spotted dick with ice cream, perhaps the best dessert I've had in a pub. My main was very spicy and full of taste and service was friendly and prompt too. A very traditional old pub which serves exceptional food and has a small bar area too. ( just tidy up a bit as the place is superb) Visited 26th May 2022 for lunch

My wife and I popped here for lunch on a Saturday afternoon for some lunch on the way home from Birmingham. My wife ordered the pork loin with a drizzle of sweet and sour sauce , which was on the specials. I ordered the burger. When both dishes came the pork was swimming in the sauce and the burger was dry. The pork it’s self was tasteless and the sweet and sour sauce tasted of nothing. The burger was okay but the meat was dry. The chips it was served with were the best part of both meals. We came to the pub for Sunday lunch a couple of years ago and the food was far better. Unfortunately we won’t be retuning again. Such a shame.

Very good value and a good menu that catered for all our tastes. The service was friendly and efficient. The food was great and we went back a second time in the same week.

In this day and age, I was very surprised to find no mention of special diets on your menu, despite the law requiring this to be mandatory. The chef offered to make a main course gluten-free but there was no dessert available at all. As a clinically diagnosed Coeliac, there is no cure. The only option is to eat a gluten free diet. It is not a choice and it is essential to my health. Sadly, my visit was reminiscent of when I was diagnosed 23 years ago, when there was less awareness of the condition. Incidentally, it is Coeliac Awareness Week from 9-15 May!

Before I start I'd like to say I have eaten at the Coach & Horses a number of times before and had always enjoyed their food but had not tried their Sunday lunch. Unfortunately, on Sunday 2nd May we chose to try it for the first time, and definitely the last. I'm generally fairly forgiving with food and it doesn't have to be top notch to satisfy me, but it does have to be decent and edible. I chose the roast sirloin of beef. I was presented with a large plate containing two slices of meat with a Yorkshire pudding, mash, Roast potatoes, roast parsnips, carrots and cabbage, with plenty of gravy (which I usually don't get enough of but there was plenty here). Looking at the plate, it seemed like this would be an enjoyable dinner. As I started to (try to) cut one of the slices of beef, it became evident that under the gravy these slices of beef were riddled with gristle and fat. The meat was difficult to cut and after separating the meat form the gristle, there was probably only about half left. However, the meat that was left was extremely chewy and tough. I tried to persevere with it but had to eventually give up and left about a quarter of it with the pile of offcuts already on the side of my plate. But this isn't the end of my bad experience. The parsnips were so undercooked I couldn't get my knife through them so they were basically inedible. The roast potatoes were nice and crispy, but on eating them it became obvious the kitchen had cheated somewhat and deep fried them to make them crispy I reckon. You could taste the fat which gets soaked up in the deep frying process (I apologise to the kitchen if I'm wrong but this is how they seemed). The Yorkshire pudding was lovely and the rest of the veg was ok, bit overall this was the most disappointing Sunday lunch I think I've ever had. When the waitress asked how our meal was, I was honest and said it was disappointing, explaining that the beef was extremely tough and far too gristly and chewy. She said she was sorry and scuttled off I assumed to the kitchen. She didn't re-appear though, and about 5 minutes later another waitress asked if we would like anything else. We were on our way somewhere and had cake to deliver which we knew we would be served a slice of, so we declined sweet and asked for the bill, which was duly delivered with no offering of explanation, apology or disappointment consolation discount. I wasn't looking for anything to be knocked off the bill, but it seems that they didn't know how to handle even a polite complaint like this one. Customers won't come back without some recognition of their dissatisfaction. Even offering some consolation like "would you like a pudding or coffee on us", even though we would not have taken it up, it would have been enough to satisfy that our dining disappointment had been acknowledged. Sorry Coach & Horses, you’ve lost a couple of customers here, I don’t think we’ll be back again.

We arrived for our Xmas Day Lunch with my mum in a wheel chair & had to encounter steps into bar .. but no worries the lovely chef came out & assisted my hubby to get mum & wheelchair down steps into restaurant area .. food was lovely ..4 courses & we were completely stuffed !! Didn't eat till lunch time following day ! When it was time to leave the lovely chef came out of kitchen to help with wheel chair & mum who by the way is 99yrs old !! The landlady & all the staff couldn't do enough for us & we felt so happy & comfortable there ... first time aswell !!! Lovely place . Thank you xx

We arrived for our Xmas Day lunch with my 99yr old mum in her wheelchair & had to encounter steps into the bar & restaurant ...but no worries the lovely chef came out & assured my hubby with the wheelchair down the steps into restaurant area ...sanitizer was on table for use ...food was excellent ...4 courses !! completely stuffed & didn't eat till following lunch time Boxing day ! When it was time to leave the wonderful chef came out & helped with mum & wheelchair again .Landlady & all the staff couldn't do enough for us & we felt so happy & comfortable there & it was our first time ..Thank you all for making our Xmas Day xx

5 of us ate at this pub in the same social bubble. We all had starters and they were not good and tiny. The main courses were even worse. Chicken Wellington had raw pastry ok the bottom and was tiny along with boiled carrots and cabbage. The Szechuan pork looked like a starter, the lamb dish had 4 chunks of lamb in and it was one of the worst meals I’ve had! I can’t get my head around the prices they charge aswel. I’ve eaten in some lovely London puns cheaper! Avoid avoid avoid

I have visited The Coach and Horses twice, both earlier this year before lockdown. Both times I left staggered at how poor the food was. The pub itself is dated, tired and several years overdue at least a thorough redecoration. It has an awkward layout meaning we had to squeeze past drinkers at the bar in order to get to the dining area. The dining area smelt of old dogs. The first time i went with my wife for lunch. I ordered the steak sandwich whilst she asked for a basic omelette. The steak tasted like it had been cooked for a week and astonishingly they had managed to undercook the omelette. Despite that experience we returned with our kids a few weeks later out of desperation as we didnt have any food in the house and we thought we should give it a second chance. What a mistake. Unfortunately our previous experience was repeated. I ordered the curry which i would have been disappointed with if i had bought from the value section of Happy Shopper. My sons chicken baguette actually contained off chicken and was inedible.If you are happy with very low quality cheap(ish) food then maybe you wont be disappointed. In my opinion, I am sorry to say, the food was simply awful and if we ever forget to get food in for dinner we’d rather go hungry. Avoid.

Went for breakfast and if carlsberg did breakfasts then they would definitely be dining at the coach and horses. We booked our slot for 10am. We were created by billy and due to my disability he changed our table to accommodate. We were served with either tea and coffee and toast, we ordered the full English, we were not disappointed, hot and very tasty, will definitely be returning , thank you to Les and anthea and the team. Great friendly service.

Lovely food and the bar staff were very friendly and helpful, definitely recommended. Lovely country pub.

There needs to be a level of understanding here, as I leave my review for others to read. Pubs have just opened after lock down. There are odd processes to deal with which adds to the challenge. I respect any company that is clearly doing their best. That being said there is still a fair assessment to be made of the meal my wife and I have had at the Coach and Horses in Brixworth. First observation- it appears that a lot of the meal we ate, including dessert was heavily reliant on a microwave!I had the duck with egg fried rice. Very tasty, the sauce wasn’t too strong and went well with the duck. The rice was freshly prepared and was nice. Wife’s chicken pie was microwave fresh but tasty. The chips were perfect as you would expect from a good pub. For dessert I had the lemon meringue pie. Pretty awful. The lemon element was claggy and tasted pretty horrible. Struck me as a packet bought pie and tasted like one too. Shame. Wife had spotted dick with custard. Again, fresh from the microwave and was heated to within an inch of its life. Was ok. Service was great. Wasn’t busy but the staff were still very attentive and friendly. I’ve eaten here before, and the food has been previously very good. I put this experience down to ramp up problems and I’ll be straight- I don’t care. They are open and serving people and I won’t hold any of my criticisms against them. I’m certain things will get back in track in time and I take my hat off to them for keeping things going. At the end of the meal the staff asked if everything was ok and I said it was. I stand by this and this review is just a fair review, it’s not a complaint and we will be back.

This is a fantastic pub & restaurant anyway, and with the closures forced by the corona virus they are carrying on with take outs. Tonight we collected scamp, chips & mushy peas and steak & kidney pie, chips, peas and gravy. It was FANTASTIC! great food, packaged well and piping hot - and all collected safely and within safety guidelines. Please support a great local business in these tough uncertain times if you can.

Myself and my partner stayed for a night and honestly it was lovely, the room was very clean and spacious. Thanks to all the staff for making us feel very welcome.

Delicious Sunday roast dinner with a vegetarian replacement for meat which both me and my mum loved and lovely desserts, clean place,friendly staff fast service, would definitely go back and definitely recommend this place suitable for kids also which is great as I had my 11 year old with me

Just a small restaurant area, and tonight, everyone wanted to dine at the same time! No problem, lovely friendly service, great beer....can’t even remember the name, it was that good, and four cracking meals. My chunky lamb fillet was substantial, and really tasted the business, as did the other meals. Our first visit, hopefully not our last!

Attending a function elsewhere, we booked in here for our accommodation and were very happy with the outcome (the sleep-over here but not the meal elsewhere !). We were provided with a twin bed room across from the main building and found the beds very comfortable, with heating and washing facilities satisfactory. Due to lack of time we did not partake of the breakfast.

Its probably fair to say this tradition country pub is rather small but cozy not cramped. Its over 300-years-old as a bed, board and food hostilely and acts its age, a maze of pokey busy rooms to pick your way through and the pub not much bigger than a four bedroom house. Because of that there is not much of an eating area in the winter and so best to book ahead, barely 8 tables, locals supping pints at the two small bars as the waiting- staff and landlord weave their way around the locals elbows, one or two items or cutlery and china going down while we were there. The onsite car-park was not a lot bigger so be prepared on a cold winters night to find a spot elsewhere.The pub was known in 'oldy worldy' times as the fastest in the land to turn around the coach and horses that raced through these parts of Northamptonshire on the way to Old Londinium.....and beyond. The waitress we had was almost as fast and clearly well drilled at catering college with polite and efficient service, and a good looking lass to boot.We were a party of five in the eating room and the food was mid-range fancy fair (smaller portions for more money) . The starters were six or seven quid and not the biggest portion . My ribs came from a cow from the dust ball and ready for the vultures by the looks.My main meal was duck with a ginger and honey sauce with a side order of rice and peas. They never say what type of duck we eat in restaurants and one can only assume it was a mallard, maybe off the nearby Pitsford Reservoir. I'm joking! It was a pleasant eat but not the biggest of portions, at £16 somewhat over-priced, dare I say it. But you expect to pay a little bit more when its not Hungry Horses night with the proles.So summing up a nice country pub to go to for an intimate atmosphere and good food. A meal for all five cost us £!30 and the bar nice and close. Its near the F1 factory and the nearest pub to Althorp House and so the locals have good gossip.

Called in for a good feed and were made very welcome. Top quality food in large portions which was great. We had the very tasty Brixworth pate starter which comes with plenty of combi corn toasted bread and salad and butter. Our main was the steak and kidney pie with chips salad and veg and was lovely and warming and very filling. Lovely fireside window seat location with great service. Thank you.

Following the positive reviews on this site we called in for lunch on a horrible wet day and were made instantly welcome and rapidly felt quite at home. This was increased by the wide choice of gins in the bar (blood orange and pink grapefruit sampled and delicious) and by a very broadly based menu which contained all the usual pub elements. We shared the whitebait starter (crispy as advertised and bags of flavour). My wife went for the cod mornay and pronounced it excellent, clearing her plate. I decided on the chicken, bacon and leek pie which was hand crafted, flavoursome and very filling. Dare I say very well priced too. We will definitely return.

Just spent the weekend staying here and I would recommend it if you are in the area. Lovely accommodation at the rear of the pub and a great breakfast in the morning. Chris and Anthea are great hosts and the beer is excellent. Did not eat there in the evening but the food looked good.

But it won’t be the last. Excellent meals on a Sunday evening. King Henry joint of lamb and a chicken, bacon and leak pie. We shared a light steamed treacle pudding. Around £35. Great value.

Ate hear two nights on the trot whist staying nearby. food very nice & service good. Would recommend.

Called in to sample the lunch time special for £7.95. It was excelllent. A very good salad to start and then a very generous portion of fish and chips with the fish being very lightly battered and superbly tasty.. Very friendly staff

The Coach and Horses is a cosy, friendly thatched pub in the beautiful village of Brixworth. We booked an overnight b&b; there but later wished we’d stayed longer as the accommodation was excellent. The bedrooms are in a characterful house across the courtyard from the pub and they are very comfortable. Our room had a bright, clean en-suite with good shower and a window (I prefer natural light in a bathroom!). We had dinner in the pub, which was excellent and plenty of it. Full English breakfast costs a bit extra, but included in the b&b; price are cereals, fruit juices, yoghurts, fruit and toast. All the staff were very friendly and helpful and we were made to feel relaxed and “at home”.

We phoned at 12.15 on the Bank Holiday Sunday in the hopes of getting a table. We were quickly booked in for 1.30 which was a pleasant surprise. On arrival we were greeted immediately and allowed to select a table. Decor is perhaps slightly tired, but it didn't spoil our enjoyment of this beautiful old inn. We ordered drinks which came pretty much immediately, then ordered food. I had the Sunday roast beef and my son had lasagne with salad and chips. The food arrived within 10 minutes - very impressive - and it was absolutely delicious. Every element of the roast beef was perfectly cooked and the lasagne was properly 'home made', cut from a larger dish rather than an individual portion. My son was delighted with it. We didn't have room for desserts but will certainly return very soon - a lovely place for a relaxed Sunday lunch!

We visited this pub in one of our first visits to Brixworth. I like the location a look of it but unfortunately was a bit disappointed with the old smell and feel inside. Food was ok but not delicious. Price was decent to match the quality and service was good enough.

Called in when we saw the 2 courses lunch offer. Glad we did. Immediate welcome on entering and allowed to choose a table. Nice real log fire crackling away and decent beer properly pulled.

After a long walk we needed to replace vital lost calories with the biggest burger we could find so stopped at this village pub. Being dog friendly they allowed us to take Butler into the bar area and the two girls on duty gave him lots of attention. Still suffering from post xmas roast dinner overload we both chose the bacon cheese burger with chips. The chips were just like they were from a chip shop and the burger was lovely and fresh. With such a large portion we were soon satisfied so settled the bill, which for a village pub seemed a little steep at £38 for two burgers and Colas, but left happy to return again in the future. #burger #coachandhorses #pubgrub #foodie #foody #instafood #restaurantreview #englishpub

We visited this restaurant yesterday lunch time excellent food and a great choice all freshly cooked homemade food great service and the waitress was very helpful and friendly would thoroughly recommend this restaurant if you want great food and choice

Good menu, food delicious , served hot and a good portion. The young male waiters were very polite and attentive, it was a lovely friendly atmosphere, my husband and I really enjoyed our evening and would definitely reccomend .

We phoned at the last minute to book a table and they said it was ok , we arrived in Northampton and took the in laws here for Sunday lunch ,we had the most wonderful meal here and would definitely go back ,the others all had roast but I had the Duck with honey and ginger and the Duck was like butter in your mouth so tender ,and egg fried rice ,well done to the chef.

The food here is lovely and very keenly priced especially my Steak and Ale pie which was part of the two course early evening special. My wife had the boeuf bourguignon which was tasty and very tender. We both had desserts (cherry pancake and spotted dick). Our waiter Luke who was new to the job was friendly and attentive throughout.

Love this place. Come here every year for our anniversary and always enjoy a relaxed and beautiful meal. Lasagne is the best I've ever tasted. Would highly recommend.

Great hospitality. Very giid home cooked food at dinner and breakfast ( pity about margarine and micrwaved scrambled eggs but minor problem considering rest beautifully cooked )

The environment was not great and the highlight was that my friend ordered a fillet steak medium rare which came out medium / well done. We questioned this and the meal came back, cut in half to prove that there was a tiny bit of "pink" in the middle! We were not impressed!

Stopped here at the half way point of cycling along the Midshires Way disused railway line and diverted off into Brixworth. Great find and not disappointed. Friendly staff took our lunch and drinks order, brought food to the tables, really friendly and helpful. Special mention to Lucie who was working hard.

A friendly welcome, plenty of very good food nothing to much trouble. very good drink choice. Will revisit.

We stopped here for lunch. The lunch special menu was incredibly good value and delicious. The broccoli and Stilton soup was wonderful and there was a pescatarian and veggie option on the menu so it suited us both.

Had such a lovely meal this evening with amazing service !! However it was upsetting to see the way the waiters were treated by senior staff, they deserve better than the treatment they’re given x

We came for an early evening meal. Had 2 starters and 2 mains. Nice food but overpriced for what it is.

The food was very nice, slightly more expensive than your average pub but lots of food and good quality. The pub is a bit dated and I felt I was an inconvenience to the staff.

Out for a leisurely drive on a nice summers evening and we stumbled upon The Coach and Horses. It wasn't very busy to start with but shortly after ordering the place started to fill up. Food selection was vast with a menu as well as daily specials. I had the fish & chips which was a huge serving and came close to being the best battered fish I've ever had. My wife had the chicken salad, again it was a large helping and she commented on how fresh and lovely the salad was. We can highly recommend this establishment if you are ever passing through.

went for the first time here and must say it is very good Steve had the blade of beef which he said was excellent and i had the duck which again was excellent

The meals, room, service, staff and management were all excellent! Of course it all depends on what you are looking for in a resting place but I look for cleanliness, comfort and friendliness, not luxury.

Still one of our favourite restaurants, don’t go often enough. Denise had blade of beef, I had the king prawn tagliatelle that was fantastic, perfect tomato sauce. We will return soon.

a warm and friendly pub with the accent definitely on food. The meal was presented well with a selection of three vegetables on a side dish. the blade of beef was particularly good.

Last night 9 of us ate at the coach and horses and the food was great, the atmosphere was nice too, well done all the staff

We eat here quite regularly, and often pop in on impulse. We went there on Saturday for a latish lunch and had a delicious meal. The restaurant was quiet and the bar too, but the staff were friendly and helpful.

Nella sperduta Brixworth, tra le dolci colline del Northamtponshire, si trova questo posto very very classic, con menu tipico. L'ambiente più old British style di così non si può. Servizio attendo e rapido: piatti gustosi, in linea con la cucina locale. Ho provato la classicissima steak and kidney pie! Deliziosa! A chi piace queso tipo di "food", è il posto ideale!

Friendly family atmosphere. Fantastic freshly prepared food. Nothing is too much trouble. Will definitely be visiting again.

A lovely pub, with a great friendly atmosphere.

I really enjoyed the food and the portions were great. Didn't have to wait long for service and the staff are very friendly.

Having just arrived for a 2 week visit to brixworth we were looking for an early dinner and unaware of hours when meals are served in English pubs, we thought we would try this pub. It was 4 pm - not a soul in the place. We were greeted however by the cook. Owners were on holiday (apparently business is typically slow this time of the year). All that he could offer was fish n chips so we agreed. It was ok. Being from Canada we are not used to fish n chips done with the skin on. No matter, we still ate it. It was ok. Bit pricey. I had a pint of beer...my husband 1/2 pint. Bill came to 35 pounds. We didn’t return to see if they would be better 2nd time around.

We stayed in the Twin Room as two friends.

Half way point for a lunchtime meeting and what a lucky find! Large portions of delicious food and great service,...

We were met by a woman when we walked in who had noticeably been drinking who we didn't know who was asking if we wanted to eat. I presume she was the landlady. My partner ordered a T bone steak which was a bad cut, was all fat and very hard to cut through so we sent it back and had apology from the waiter saying he would get another as he agreed with us. Unfortunately it was the last T bone so we were offered an alternative. Then the landlord came to our table and proceeded to tell us that there was nothing wrong with the steak and he will cook it again and show us!! 1. If someone is not happy you apologise and rectify 2. Do not patronise and Cook the steak again! The landlord came back out with the steak which had obviously been washed due to sauce and argued with my partner at the table! This man is extremely RUDE and unprofessional!! We left immediately due to the service which is disgusting. I would not recommend this place at all.

The menu has an excellent selection but was disappointed with the Sunday lunch due to the soggy Yorkshire puddings. That said the service was very good.

We eat at the Coach and Horses regularly and it's great to visit somewhere that isn't a chain, where you are welcomed and this old Coaching Inn has retained many of its original features

I do enjoy the food all cooked fresh and served by some very pleasant staff but I have found out they will supply some of they menu as a take a way, I have tried their Steak & Ale pie as well as traditional fish, chips & mushy pies and they are the best!

popped in on a sunday night on the off chance , very tasty well presented food , pleasant and friendly staff,cosy atmosphere

Met up with friends at this halfway stop for us both; very friendly manager served us-made us feel very welcome; great pub food, great atmosphere and very reasonable prices and varied menu

We went intending to elect off their excellent value 2 courses for £7 menu. It was difficult to resist the excellent Full menu available. The food came promptly and was very well presented. Quality was great and portions good too.Atmosphere lacking slightly due to no other diners but pleased with first visit.Wine list expensive for label choices available.

A warm and quaint watering hole. A rustic and earthy smell greeting me upon arrival. Possibly radiating from an older gentleman in the corner. Approaching the bar I requested a tall glass of lancaster bomber. To which the barmans face was blanked with bemusement. And he replied 'we dont have any crabbies'.... TREACHERY!!!! After some guidance from the young fellow adjacent i was greeted with my fine ale. Sumptous and refreshing to the last sip. Pleasant outdoor seating area with cusions for a tired travellers rump. All in all a positive experience. Offering and insight into the seventeenth century and the times subsistence farming. E.N. & T.R.

My husband and I love this pub.... the food is always cooked to perfection and we can always guarantee a warm welcome. Whenever we bring friends to eat they always say what a lovely traditional and friendly pub it is. I have also had family stay in the B & B when they come to visit us and they speak very highly of the accommodation and of course the breakfast.. My Thanks go to Anthea and Les for a great village pub ....

Haven't been to the pub for food for ages but decided to book a table for Sunday lunch as my mother was up to stay for the weekend. All four meals were great. Well presented, extremely tasty and plenty of it. The blade of beef was excellent, so was the Sunday roast.Also the Wainwright was well worth sampling.

Visited today with my Mum. Thankfully the lunch menu is just £6.95 for two courses, as I would have been gutted if I'd paid any more. I had steak and ale pie with chips. The pie pastry was soggy and it had so obviously been microwaved. The chips were oven chips and not very good ones at that. My mum had the vegetarian pancake which she said was 'ok'.The restaurant was chilly and lacked any atmosphere.We will not be returning unfortunately.

Our daughter and future son in law will hopefully move to Brixworth in July so I wanted to start checking out the local facilities. I said we'd just go for a drink but we walked into the Coach & Horses restaurant side. They'd had a cancellation and we suddenly found ourselves at a reserved table straight away. Great Wainwright beer, nice house red and 4 superb meals: Thai curry, fish and chips, lamb chops and beef. The best meals out we've had for some time and huge. Very relaxed atmosphere. Really good, friendly and attentive service. So glad future son in law was driving home. We need to check out the other 2 establishments we've seen but we will definitely be back to the C&H soon

The fixed menu was "ordinary" pub food, but the specials board had some very good choices. Good wine selection too

A lovely village pub with open fire. Especailly when u get the table in front of it on a cold winters night.Food a little on the expensive side for a village pub although was enjoyable and plenty. The real ales were very good.Appearred to be over staffed however seemed to be a very popular place to eat.. so assume must get very busy as evening progresses.Overall very good and will return.

Our kitchen is being refurbished so we decided to take in a local eatery. It's a lovely old pub with a real local feel. The food was freshly cooked though my husband had expected vegetables with his pie and just got peas and a rather inappropriate salad. My jumbo cod was exactly that.

Nice warm welcome lovely blade of beef for dinner rooms are a good size .very clean and comfortable breakfast was excellent nothing was too much trouble for the staff all in all a very enjoyable stay.

Cannot speak more highly of this place and how great Les and Anthea's hospitality is. I've stayed here a few times now with friends and it's never let us down. Would definitely recommend to anyone. From a well laid out bedroom with all the necessities provided. To a fantastic cooked breakfast custom made ready for you by Anthea or Les in the morning. It's a perfect way to start any day. Even if there is no plans to do anything with the day. It's a great pub to just chill out an watch the world go by. All the staff are friendly and very helpful. All the local customers are very friendly too and make you feel more welcome to the area. The beer garden is well looked after and is a great place to sit out in the sun all day till the late evening. We've all had various options off the food menu and cannot complain. Food was well presented and very tasty indeed. The location is perfect too as there is a few nice walks to go on around the area. And not too far of a drive from the nearest motorway. Looking forward to our next visit in July this year 2017.

When entering i found it really awkward as it seemed every member of staff was just hanging around staring me and my family down but we got taken to a really pleasant booth. I have to say that the way the specials menu is presented was annoying and inconvenient as it was on a board right behind another table with very small writing and hard to read around the corner without getting up and peering over another table, just irritating. Ordered our starters, our waitress was sweet but seemed like she was new as she was quite timid and didnt really talk to us. One of our starters did not come until all of the rest were basically eaten and we found it hard to get down a member of staff to let them know we hadnt received it as the starters were placed down then we never saw our waitress again. Just an apology when they found out. The starters were delicious all round and so were the mains and desserts. For 5 people the bill came to over £120 for 4 starters, 5 mains and 2 desserts.. seemed like an awful lot to me but it was tasty and i couldnt fault it. The toilets were also pretty run down and freezing cold. I'd maybe go again just for the food but nothing you couldnt really get anywhere else for cheaper (meat pies, fish and chips, steaks ect) but there were also some unique items. Quite disappointed but am willing to give a second chance.

Positives.We were welcomed by two young lads behind the bar on arrival. A credit to the pub. They were very polite and attentive. The open fire looked inviting.Negatives.We felt a chilly breeze on our legs and back during the meal as the main door didn't seem to stay closed. Even though we were sat right next to the fire we couldn't really feel the heat. This was very off putting when all we wanted to do was enjoy a nice evening meal in front of the fire and feel warm. If we weren't cold enough a trip to the toilets certainly were a reality check!The toilets felt like they were in an old shed/stable. We have never felt so cold when going to the toilet. The seats were ice cold. Apart from the hand dryer there was no sign of any heating what so ever.The food was very average and didn't really reflect the pricing. Our coats now smell like a chip pan from being on the back of our chairs. Not good.It's very unfortunate but we won't be visiting again. Went back out into the cold night feeling disappointed and freezing

My family were visiting so we went for a Sunday evening meal. We were seated by a roaring fire in the bay window.We eat here relatively regularly, but I tried the "Salt Beef" from the specials board for the first time. I still think the blade of beef is the best thing on the menu but this is not far off that mark.Recommended

Stopped here for one night through work. The room was spotless and the food is fantastic. Enough said.

Having had 2 very nice evening meals decided to try Sunday roast for lunch - very disappointing and put off going back.

We stayed here 2 nights and found everything to be perfect. The room was to a high standard 4star ETB and well equipped and decorated also to a high standard. The owners obviously cared about the property and the outside seating area was ablaze with flowers and was a lovely place to sit and relax. We could see why they had won an award for their breakfasts and the evening meals we had were to just as good a standard with very generous portions. We will certainly be pleased to recommend the Coach and Horses.

On calling into the Coach and Horses for Sunday lunch I ordered the beef. The meat was so tough and stringy as to be inedible. I told the waiter as much merely to be informed that 'He would tell the chef'. Fat lot of good that was. My better half had the pork which was fine but, on ordering the profiteroles, they turned up with ice cream and a squirt of artificial cream....never seen that before. On expecting some form of redress for having left all my meat, when telling the waitress with the bill that we were not happy, she simply said 'Sorry about that' and proceeded to charge us the full price. Pure lip service. Won't be visiting there again!

We chose The Coach & Horses to meet up with friends for lunch because of the location & the very good write-ups. The lunch-time offer of 2 courses for £6.95 is an extremely good deal, with no compromise on quality or quantity; in fact we struggled to finish it all. This offer is understandably limited in choice but there are plenty of alternatives on the bar, specials & main menus. The place has a relaxed & friendly country pub feel and the staff and service were excellent. Will definitely go back.

Just stayed overnight at the Coach & Horses whilst in the area for a family wedding lovely room and breakfast excellent value didn't have an evening meal but the restaurant menu had plentyOf choice. Friends who live nearby and are frequent users of the pub tell me the food is very good

After a pleased game of golf at Cold Ashby Golf Club three villages away from the Coach & Horses I and three business collegues visit this quaint thatched roofed pub in the historic Village of Brixworth for dinner, I had their special Beef Wellington which I must say was the best I had ever had with wine recommended by the very helpful Landlady which was reasonable in price and very nice, my starter was a creamed mushrooms not on the menu but made especially for me by Les the Landlord, two of my colleges were stay their and I joined them for a breakfast meeting the next morning and what a breakfast we had, I found all the food extremely good as was the service and very good value for money, we will be back!

Stopped here for lunch today, what a gem! Food excellent choice and value and they aren't stingy with their portions. Staff and service super. Will recommend to friends and family.