The Hornbrook in Horsham - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

I booked a table for 6 for 3pm on Sunday 8 Sep. When we came to order our meals 15 - 20 minutes later we were told that there were no pork roasts and only one chicken and one beef roasts left. This was a huge disappointment and very embarrassing for me as the host for the meal. How can a pub that promotes its Sunday roasts run out of them? And yet about 20 minutes further on new arrivals at a nearby table seemed to have no problem in ordering roasts. A further problem arose as one of my guests has an allergy to chillies and peppers etc. Because this is not a "recognised" allergy, the staff were unable to guarantee that no such ingredients were present in what had to be, because of the roasts situation, a second choice meal.

I’ve been coming to the Hornbrook for years and it’s always been such a lovely place. Unfortunately when we attended today, the manager was rude, miserable and very uninviting. It was much quieter than usual, clearly going downhill. It was clear why. Girls serving the food were lovely, shame about the manager. Won’t be returning anytime soon.

Our party of three stayed for over three hours - and we were never rushed. Throughout that time Harriet looked after our many request always with efficiency and a smile on her face.

Very friendly, prompt service and very timely. We had 3 courses for all 4 of us within an hour and a bit.

I was with a group of 8 people for Dinner at the Hornbrook last night and I have to say how impressed I was with everything during our visit. Harriet was attentive and did not get stressed, as 3 of our party were late arriving. Food was all good and evrybody left happy ! ps: Badger beers are very good too

Great lunchtime service from Abbey. The place has a great atmosphere and the relatively small range of main meals are all freshly prepared and tasty. The chicken and bacon pie was the highlight. Great overall service

I went to the Hornbrook this afternoon for a lovely lunch with my partner, the food was delicious and a good variety of drinks. Our server Mia was very attentive and helpful. Would definitely recommend and can’t wait to come back!

Excellent service by Liam M. Provided range of options for extended meal. I went for Chicken Caesar Salad and had onion rings with it.

Went in for a nice lunch with friends, ordered fish and chips and a coke. Ended up in A and E with food poisoning for 2 days….. safe to say I will not be returning

Booked in advance for a table for two. My chair was situated next to a large fire extinguisher which was digging into my leg throughout our visit. Loads of kids running about. In my opinion, kids shouldn't be allowed in pubs, it's an adult environment! We ordered our drinks, a pint of lager and a diet coke with no ice. Diet coke arrived with a plethora of ice in it! Ordered our food. Double cheeseburger and chips twice. Burgers were very dry, chips were just warm (not hot!) and served in a small metal cup, so there were very few chips. If they'd served chips on the plate, it would've been a far more suitable size portion. My husband also ordered a side salad that arrived at the table almost as he was finishing his burger and chips, so basically, the side salad ended up being his dessert! Ordered another pint of lager which took a while to arrive. Had a bit of a grumble to the waitress about everything, and they took one pint of lager and the diet coke off the bill. Not enough in my opinion. Sorry, but won't be eating there again.

Booked for a meet up with friends, including a dog and toddler. Menu is small but dishes are done well. Staff friendly and polite. Car park easily accessible.

We have been to the Hornbrook Inn several times in the past and always regarded it to be one of the better pubs in the Horsham area for food and service. We went last Friday and were disappointed with both. I had the fish and chips which were average at best (not as good as in the past by any means) and my wife had a steak which was overcooked and she had asked for it to be medium rare. The service was slow and bordering on neglectful at times. The worst thing of all was that I had booked a few weeks in advance for a special family dinner event with 7 of us and spent quite a bit of time explaining to the staff member what I wanted and checking the tables available for the night etc. Unfortunately, or fortunately in this case, I had to cancel the booking yesterday due to a change in location but when I called, the pub had no record of the reservation for the night I had booked! When she finally found a booking under my name it was for Thursday night, whereas the reservation was for the Saturday two days later. I had been very clear about this and stated the required date on at least three occasions. We shall not be rushing back to the Hornbrook anytime soon.

I went there with my daughter for Easter Sunday. We had booked for 12 noon and we were totally on time. We were coldly greeted by what I presume was the manageress who showed us to our table and sharply informed us we had to be out by 1pm! Nowhere when we booked did it say we had to be out by 1pm. We probably wouldn't have booked with you if this was the case. Also expected to get a warm welcome but it was decidedly frosty. The food was good and we didn't actually finish our meal until 1.30pm and fortunately we were not kicked out!

Fabulous food, friendly service and a great chilled atmosphere for a Sunday lunch, thanks team! We didn’t have a dog but there were some well behaved ones also there for lunch.

Warm welcome, good food and pleasant atmosphere. New lady Manager who is a breath of fresh air to the Hornbrook, as were the other staff

Nice ambience and food was quite good but overpriced especially for the size of the portions. My husband had a burger and he had about 6 chips with it! I had curry which was OK for me but not a very big portion. Desserts were very overpriced and quite small. We had ginger sponge and custard which was nice enough but a very small portion with hardly any custard and £7.45. Disappointing! A little bit more of everything wouldn't have cost them much.

The evening was all I hoped it would be. Meetings friends in a warm friendly place with attentive staff, good food and affordable. From the moment I arrived to when I left it was a good evening all round. Happy days

Have been regulars here for many years but sadly something is missing at the moment. The roasts have always been great but I can’t put my finger on it, just not as good. I’m sure we will return and hopefully it will be back to usual standard. Service charge now added to the bill, I really don’t like this as am always happy to leave a tip. I know it’s optional but is it necessary for two people, I may be wrong but this is the first time the waiting staff have mentioned it to us on payment.

I have been many times before and although my meal was fine. My father's was not he had Cumberland sausage and mash. The mash was fine but the sausages were chewy as if they had been nuked in a microwave for too long. The 1 onion ring had no opinion oops... however the staff were nice and efficient. I was treating my parents for lunch so this was disappointing. We were compensated for the quality of food.

portion pathetic. Sausage and mash. presumably they ran out of potatoes a small spoonfull. this meal eaten is seconds for someone who came here hungry and left hungry , for me and my son. not happy. not value for money

Great friendly service. Fabulously battered fish and the sweet potato curry was lovely too! We all loved it and will be back!

I’ve recently been diagnosed with coeliac disease and I’m trying to work out the diet. The menu online was helpful enough but the servers were so nice and understanding, didn’t make a big deal of it, and treated it like any request. The food was yummy and it was great to know I can still have a great piece of cheesecake 🥰. Felt very supported and very grateful for this. The other meals were enjoyed thoroughly and I like the country pub feel there, so cosy.

Very busy boxing day with lots of families in to eat. We were a table of 15. Excellent value for money, lovely food and staff were attentive and helpful. Food brought out all together so no one had to wait. Well worth going here

Ordered roast turkey. Not sure I really want mashed swede for Xmas lunch - more like carrots, parsnips or sprouts to be honest! Warm welcome & staff polite & attentive despite being run off of their feet! Will be back soon.

Stopped by for a pint at 4pm on a Sunday afternoon. Tried to order at the bar to be met with a bit of confusion and asked if we’d booked. Apparently if you want drink it’s one of the handful of bar stools inside the door or nothing. If you fancy a meal then it does look lovely but, as we were just passing through and only wanted a drink we didn’t get the chance to find out.

Excellent choice of family meals. Amazing staff that work very hard to ensure meals are ordered and served with minimum fuss even when restaurant is really busy. Food is always nicely cooked and presented well, accompanied by a great selection of beers and other drinks. Jess, thank you for making our visits so awesome, you and your team make this restaurant so special whatever the occasion. I love Sunday lunch here, the Steak and Tanglefoot ale pie is to die for, looking forward to booking Christmas 🎄 dinner with you and chilling out over a mince pie 🥧 ❤️❤️❤️

I had fish and chops. Dinner was bought out in goodtime. At first i didn't see the chips they were hidden under the rather skinny piece of fish yes all 12 of the soggy under cooked chips. All at a cost of £16.75. I have had much better fish and chips in my local wetherspoons for £11 including a pint of lager. Also charged £1.85 for a glass of soda with a shot of lime in it. Total rip off joint. Never again.

What a delicious cranberry and parsnip nut roast!!! Generous portions, lovely accompanying veg. We didn't have room for pudding sadly, next time I hope. Would highly recommend to any vegetarians looking for a delicious lunch, and any meat eaters for that matter. Lovely friendly service, helpful with my sister's wheel chair. Thank you Hornbrook!

Overpriced sandwich a frozen very burnt fish finger slapped in white bread Tables were sticky Staff un interested in serving Overpriced wine and soft drink We will not be returning

Worst pub meal ever. Overcooked, very little food and very expensive. No apology for my complaint of obvious sub standard food and chef

Decided to drop in for lunch but left very disappointed. Requested my steak medium but it came dry and over cooked, tough to eat and my husband had plastic in his meat pie! No apology or anything

Been to Hornbrook plenty of times and never had a bad meal before. Came for Sunday roast on this visit and it was not good. The beef seemed over cooked, Yorkshire puddings were burnt and the roast potatoes were really hard. It all seemed overpriced...

Service was good but food quality poor and very expensive compared to other local pubs. I was with a friend who booked the pub so couldn’t complain on the day. I paid £18 for steak frite the steak was charred black on the outside and...

So disappointing, not sure how they get away charging £16 for three pieces of meat (beef shin) the size of my baby finger nail, 4 pieces of carrot and some luke warm mashed potato . My daughter was told when served her meal that they...

arrived after a short drive . . . Its been a while since I've been to a public house which had all the characteristics I wanted . . . the friendly atmosphere, food and pleasantness of the staff. I great place for a great price...

A very pleasant evening, great food from a good menu, gentle entertainment provided a great atmosphere. Plus they stocked the Cider I like! Well done and greatly improved.

Dreadful service- at least 3 of special menu choices weren’t available, but we were only told when we ordered them., then tutted when we had to make a quick last minute choice. Food then took an hour and half to arrive. When it did it...

We visited yesterday for lunch. The food was good we had a light lunch and you were reasonably busy which is always a good sign. My only feedback would be you sat us next to a large table having fun. There was not even room...

Had a lovely meal for my wedding anniversary on a Sunday so had soup for starter lovely roast beef for main with loads of veg and cheesecake for pudding. Felt rather full. It was a full pub which is a good sign but always had...

After being seated it took twenty minutes to take a drinks order, this was taken at the same time as the food order. Food arrived after about half an hour later and looked good, except, the fish and chips should be called "fish and a...

This was my first visit to this restaurant. Absolutely shocking. I ordered a steak and chips. There was hardly any food on my plate and the chips arrived stone cold. I don’t think my friend was impressed with her meal either.

We visited for a family birthday mid-week and had a great experience. Our waitress was efficient, accommodating and friendly. They were happy to exchange certain sauces etc that the children didn’t like for something else. All the food was delicious and the child portions are...

We had went for sunday lunch yesterday and it was very very busy, however we did get served promptly and the staff were really friendly. It so nice to see the change of menu and a better selection of roasts. Will definitely be back. My...

We used to love visiting The Hornbrook, but on this occasion it was shocking! When we arrived we were seated very quickly and our mains were served promptly. Then it all went a bit wrong. Our plates were left in front of us for the...

We visited the Hornbrook today for Sunday lunch and had a very negative experience. It was incredibly busy and our table was surrounded by customers waiting for tables which weren’t ready which was very off putting. We were forgotten about after the main course, we...

Visited with family for a lunch, after 30 minutes half the order arrived and so we waited for the remaining food which resulted in the original food going cold. Checked where the order was to be told they had forgotten it? To be fair they...

I visited here with my partner for an impromptu dinner. Staff were attentive, pub was clean and tidy and the food was delicious. Will definitely return

Great outside space, table for 3 including wheelchair used learning disabled. Staff quickly tended to our order, understood our specific requirements. Order came quickly despite busy lunch service. Large serving on cob sandwiches. Pleasant Friday lunch in the sun.

Came on Sunday 3rd July for lunch at 2.30pm with my partner. Start to finish we had a great experience. Warm welcome, woman manager that was on shift (she left before I could ask her name) was absolutely lovely, as were the younger staff as...

I stopped off for Sunday lunch on 19thJune at 5.00 pm. I ordered the chicken roast and a glass of wine. I gave the young girl cash. She then told me that they are not allowed to give change if people pay with cash. I...

Have eaten here before, so decided to have meal on spur of the moment. The starter baked Camembert was fine and the staff service was ok. Then came the main we both had roast beef, this arrived with two large sized Yorkshire puddings filling each...

We had a large family get together of 14 people on the 29th April, and we duly submitted our orders before the day so that we could have what we wanted from the menu. The lunch was a pleasant affair despite my order not being...

We visited the Hornbrook at Horsham today Bank Holiday Monday 18th April 22 Ordered a starter of Whitebait & mains of Lamb Medallions & Seabass Risotto …. Whitebait arrived within minutes we then sat for over an hour watching the empty Whitebait bowl sit uncollected...

We have been going to this pub for 15 years and have watched it slowly go down hill. The food used to be great pub grub and reasonably priced, lots to choose from and very tasty. The menu now is completely different and we have...

Nice pub spoiled by food not being hot enough and served on cold plates. Stood at the bar for some considerable period of time and was seen and ignored by the bar staff. . A local told me they did not use that end of...

There's not much choice here if you're a 'veggie' and don't eat coriander. It's even served with dishes that don't mention it on the menu.

They couldn't have been more helpful and flexible to our cancellations and additions last minute. Waiting staff very happy and food was all served hot (there were about 40 of us). I would definitely recommend this venue. Parking is plentiful also which helps.

Overpriced average food. Nothing at all exceptional apart from the prices and to cap it all they don't take cash or American express. The young lad serving was very good though and the manager didn't question taking something off the bill which was served cold....

Usually have very good experiences at this establishment. Most recently had two pre-Christmas meals with friends. Sadly, on the second occasion I chose a burger which was dry, tough and clearly overcooked - but it’s normally much better here. Otherwise drinks, food and service were...

We I didn’t reserved a table however Bekki could not have welcomed us better. Upon checking she found us a table. All 3 had Sunday roast. Quality meat, potatoes veg snd gravy. None of us could manage a pudding! Excellent ambiance, super friendly staff. A...

We knew it would be busy here as it was a Sunday afternoon but thought we would chance it anyway. As soon as we walked in we could tell it was really busy but were told if we asked at the bar they would see...

We came in on Sunday 16th Jan we were seated and got a drink didn’t get told about what was going on until another waitress came over and said there was no gas or hardly any food. We were told there was no roasts until...

Incredible food here having spent our Christmas Day afternoon sampling amazing tasty home cooked food. Absolutely loved the Turkey main with a huge Yorkshire, veg and all the trimmings. Lovely crumble with ice cream. Ate near to a log burner in a lovely pub. Good...

Service very slow waited a long to for our starters. When they arrived they are great. Main course arrived chips were cold and it took a long to for the main to arrive and to get hot chips back. Being to The Holbrook a couple...

A cosy meal with friends, which we all enjoyed. My steak was cooked to perfection and the tastiest I have had in a while. Friendly staff and a relaxed atmosphere. Only negative would be the pudding was too expensive for what it was.

Met with friends here for Christmas lunch, the place is fab, the service great but food could improve a bit. I had roast turkey with trimming, rather bland, veg overcooked and Yorkshire pudding not tasty.

We were a party booking of 12 and they couldn’t get our order right even thou we pre-ordered. Two of the starters where missing, burger that was meant to be plain even thou we said it on out list arrived not plain so had to...

Food was ok although £7 for a tiny portion of Christmas pudding was a bit excessive! Opted to sit next to a nice roaring fire but it wasn’t kept alight & we got cold so we asked for it to be lit again, they didn’t...

Came here for my 70th birthday back in October and had such a lovely meal, we decided to come back a month later and enjoyed yet another pleasant and relaxed evening. The food was great and very filling, all washed down with a pleasant house...

Good honest straightforward Brakes Brothers food well prepared and well-presenetd by pleasant staff in pleasant surroundings. What's not to like? Great chips

We were served by James and he was incredibly friendly and helpful - his service was above and beyond as he was very attentive. The food was exceptionally nice - would definitely recommend the cheesecake! Beautiful setting outside and great variety of beers/ales Will be...

We stopped here for dinner, great atmosphere, very welcoming and relaxed, great staff service, with a smile, and some humour, but very professional, great food at a good price. Recommended.

We had dinner here. The food was delicious. The staff were really nice. The place was really busy and we expected a lot of waiting for our food and drinks but, to be fair, they seemed to have a good system working. We did wait...

Early August 21 had a meal with friends. Decided on this place as it was central to where we all lived. Very friendly greeting on arrival. We scanned the covid screen and were shown to our seats. Allowed adequate time to chat and choose from...

Great pub with very comfortable surroundings. The outside space was extremely comfortable and dog friendly. The lunchtime menu was great, and the staff very friendly and helpful, would highly recommend.

I used to live close to this pub and visited it often. This was a first visit for several years and it proved disappointing. A favourable impression gained by a very efficient on line booking system was undone when we turned up. We decided to...

Location is beautiful. Fantastic garden. Team: No Hellos returned. No smiles from anyone. Gruff, rude, felt like I was an inconvenience. An altogether miserable experience. Menu: very misleading. Website showed many vegan options. Arrived on a Sunday. Ordered a meat roast and asked if the...

The southern fried chicken was awful. The spices were all wrong. The skin on fries were French fries not the wedges promised. There wax no strawberry ice cream which should be a staple

Lovely large traditional pub with excellent outdoor area (pity it’s all smoking area), Plenty of parking area. Very good and varied menu, clean and pleasant seating. Great team managed by Mark, smartly dressed in matching pub logo, Very helpful on our table request, all-in-all perfect……Unfortunately...

9 of us went for lunch 15/8, and we were all pleasantly surprised. Everyone was super friendly. The Manager went above and beyond when my son wasn’t keen on his chicken burger. We will absolutely return again… soon. Thanks for looking after us so well....

Thanks for the great service and good food! Special shout out to Gill and Isobella, always smiling with great chat and all round top notch additions to the ambience of a chilled Thursday evening. Will be returning soon.

Went in with my son to have a drink and dinner, was served by a lovely waitress named Isobella, great evening!

Popped in for a snack, which was a tiny prawn cocktail-maybe consisted of 20 small prawns. I expected minimum of 100g. Service was quick. Greeted by a woman in a tracky top & jeans, pleasant enough. Had to eat my starter with a knife a...

We decided to book a table at short notice. We had Olives and some bread and butter to share as a starter. Two mains of chicken burger and sea bream. Both served in good time and good portions, very tasty and hot. Then sorbet and...

Arranged to meet my visiting family here yesterday. 4 adults, 2 kids in total. No Fursy Ferret, no cobs, no ham. After half hour waiting , told soup was off too ( a childs order).. Polite waiter didnt know what the special (gnochi) was, but...

I had a lunch there with a friend on 7/7/21 and we were pretty disappointed overall . Despite the fact that the restaurant was fairly quiet service was very poor . The food was definately not as good as the last time I was there...

Not the best, staff not really up to the job, customer service definitely needs addressing. First time back after about two years and now I remember why. Food was only warm, wasn’t worth complaining just finished off the drink, waited to pay and left.

Service was very friendly and professional. The food was exceptional. Already recommended to friends and family

Lunch with friends Covid measures excellent Lovely menu Outdoor seating superb All booked on app at table Staff on hand in case any issues tech wise Easy to use Food outstanding Slight glitch with order sorted very promptly in 5 mins Staff superb Def be...

We had booked a table of 6 for lunch on a Wednesday. Having been previously told that we had only 90 minutes to enable them to sanitise before next session, we were told not to worry about time as they did not have another booking...

Daisy was so welcoming! She was smiley and happy to look after us from the second we arrived! We asked to sit iniside, then we realised it was sunny outside and even though the amazing daisy has completely sanitised the entire section so we could sit inside, it was no trouble for her to move us outside! Thank you daisy for being so Accommodating.. yet still taking the time to wish both me and my mummy a lovely time in the sunshine! You are a credit to the team.. we haven’t Received customer service as good as that for a very long time! Thanks so much. We will defiantly be back xx

For the first time in months we have just enjoyed a very nice lunch inside The Hornbrook.As always the welcome was warm and genuine the covid safe arrangements are excellent with test and trace, hand sanitisers and the tables well spaced.But the best parts are the food and service, the new and extensive menu should suit all tastes and the service prompt and friendly.Thanks Sebastian, Saneal, Becky and the rest of the team and we are looking forward to more enjoyable visits.

I phoned in advance to book a table for a 50th birthday lunch, and although they were only taking walk-ins, the person who answered the phone was so friendly and helpful that I thought it was worth a punt. We were lucky enough to get a table under a big umbrella with a heater and the food and service were great. We’ll be back for sure. Thanks.

Visited for a Sunday roast, perfect as usual, thank you to everyone and hope you all manage to have the Xmas you deserve, take care xx

We had such a nice time in the new hornbrook outside seating area. Our waitress Daisy was really really helpful and friendly too, highly reccommend!

Second year in a row we've come up for the Christmas celebration menu & it didn't disappoint. We were sat outside as was a works catch up but was fine. The staff were great, food just as good as last year - the mushroom tart from the starter was particularly good. A great night was had by all & are already talking about coming in the summer & next year's Christmas meal up here.

A restaurant booking on a Friday evening used to be something that I would avoid. Drunken loutish behaviour has spolied too many restaurant visits.But Covid has changed the whole eating out experience. In many ways for the better.We met our friend's for our bi-annual meal out. For one of our group this was the first time visit to an area of Horsham they had never been to. Also a pub chain that had been missed. Hall and Woodhouse cam up trumps and provided a good quality meal for all four present.Classic starters of Whitebait and Prawn cocktail were very well presented and the whitebait was not the wrapped in bread crumb catering offering but most likely cooked to order and lightly tossed in seasoned flour. with a slightly too small pot of mayonnaise rather than tar-tare sauce a minor omission but on that changes Whitebait considerably.I chose Caesar salad as my main and this was well presented and we did opt for the anchovy to accompany but I would much prefer the fish to be finely chopped and sprinkled over the salad so that it forms a seasoning. Covid was blamed for this change, why? Is kitchen hygiene so poor that no surface is clean enough to chop the salty little fish on?Similarly there was no Parmesan cheese again Covid was blamed for it's absence as Parmigiano is an integral part of a Caesar then some way should be found to ensure it can be retained. So I'm afraid I have had to mark down the food slightly because of the clumsy addition of the fish and the lack of the cheese.The burger my friend ordered was eaten with relish in every sense and declared to be 'very good'.Overall The Hornbrook lived up to its reputation for providing a very reasonably priced meal of good quality and post the Covid lockdown I hope that others may visit and enjoy their pre-Christmas evening out with a small number of friends.

Popped in early evening for a drink with my husband, social distancing measures are brilliant and the team make it look so easy... all of this whilst retaining the great atmosphere of the Hornbrook- we felt very safe and will return soon.

Visited in September when they were offering a continuation of eat out to help out. Tables well spaced, staff bring things on trays that customers then take directly from the tray, hand sanitiser available. Food was good (it always is here!) and they are taking the Covid measures seriously. It was lovely to be back in the ‘new normal’.

Treated my mum out for Sunday lunch and it did NOT disappoint! The food was so delicious and the service was incredible. Camenbert and 2 roasts both very well priced. The quality far exceeded price. All the staff were friendly, attentive and professional in these troubling times. Will definitely coming back.