The Running Horse in Wyre Forest

My family and I visited on a quiet Sunday afternoon, which should have been our first warning sign. The dining room was nearly empty, and now I understand why. The rib of beef was disappointing—mostly fat with little meat clinging to a half-bare bone. The sides were equally unsatisfactory: frozen roast potatoes, rock-hard Yorkshire puddings straight from the freezer, cold gravy, and vegetables that had clearly been sitting out far too long, appearing wrinkled and dried out. The children's meal consisted of nothing more than a Chicago Town frozen pizza. When my daughter remarked that her school cafeteria serves better food, I knew we had made a terrible mistake. Not once did any staff member check on our satisfaction or food quality. We left immediately after finishing, feeling that our money had been completely wasted. In my experience, an empty restaurant usually indicates issues with food quality or service—this establishment unfortunately confirmed that rule.

OK food. Very quiet. Good service though.

Food was good as usual, staff appeared a bit rushed, as it took a while to take our orders. We wanted one of the specials from their board, but was told abruptly no specials were available! When paying the bill, we were not asked if we had enjoyed the meal, or thanking us for visiting etc :)

Very lovely! Food was gorgeous x

Good selection of food, served quickly, with a friendly and attentive team of staff.

Lovely meal this afternoon, lovely food (we had a Sunday roast/pies). Lovely service. Cosy, dog friendly pub🥰

Amazing pub- restaurant 😍 Couldn't fault anything. Be coming back very soon!!

What a lovely pub!! The food and atmosphere was great!

I dont normally write reviews but feel i ahve to warn people. Where the staff are really lovely and always under immense pressure from disgruntled punters. The place has really gone downhill over the last few months with apparantly” supplier issues” what on basics wine, ales and chicken? Everytime we have gone in the last few months, there are many thinks missing. Truly shocking and such a shame

Lovely date day with superb food and service

Excellent food and service. The only thing was we felt we were a bit close to the next table considering it was not very busy.

Very good service and staff were very friendly Debby andLeasa

Fantastic evening with a great service team. Ryan, Lisa and Liz were wonderful! The food was lovely and it was a great place for a nice family meal.

Fantastic lunch out! Lovely place with a cosy fire and nice staff👌

Lovely lunchtime stop with lots of parking. Fast and friendly service. Menu suitable for meat-eaters to vegans. Ample portions. Great desserts. Affordable. Will definitely come back.

Just enjoyed an excellent meal with a friend. We were both impressed with a very enjoyable meal of belly pork. So enjoyed the grilled half cabbage heart, a super contribution to a well rounded meal.

Every dish was a masterpiece! The flavors were balanced, the ingredients were fresh, and the service was outstanding. I highly recommend this place!

Went for meal in this absolutely great gem of a pub food was top class and service best ever served by Liz and Steph who couldn't do enough one of the best pub dining experience we have done

What a great find a wonderful pub dining experience we were served by Liz and Steph who were top class will definitely be going back asap

Took my wife and kids in for a meal on the way home and had a lovely meal. The staff (Debby and Ryan) couldn’t have been more helpful. Really enjoyed dinner. All round good time.

Great service by Stef and Liz. Warm and welcoming and great food.

Lovely place to eat, good food, debby, Ryan and Luz, very friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend.

Lovely meal attended to by Charlotte and liz who were really welcoming

We visited for lunch yesterday and it was lovely to see Debbie again , I have visited a few times and always try and put a review on . The pub was busy , but we were happy to wait as we were in no hurry and yes it did take quite a while for our food to arrive , it was though perfectly cooked and we completely understood the difficulties , as we had been forewarned of the delay beforehand , as there was only one chef on duty , and as the pub was busy , there is only so much one chef can do and he / she did a splendid job . Unfortunately though , it’s a shame though a couple of the other customers did not see it that way , Debbie could not have done more to keep all of the customers aware of the delay and her colleague Charlotte was such a lively polite young lady also . I certainly would not have had the patience they did ( worth their weight in gold ) I cannot understand why a couple of disgruntled people can be so rude to staff who are trying their very best to keep everyone happy, and then when offered a reduction on their bill , they are still not happy . I enjoy visiting this pub and have done for quite a long time . 5 stars for the food and again for service .

My partner and myself had a Lovely Birthday Lunch at the Running Horse, great meal and very friendly service.👏🏻

Excellent service from Liz and Deb for a weekday lunch! Food arrived promptly- happy with our choices.

Served on a quiet Monday evening by Deb and Stef, they made us very welcome, and the food and service was first class.

Great food, lovely staff. Would recommend

Went here going out for the first time after being unwell for a couple of weeks so could only eat very plain food. The team were so helpful in making sure my needs were met and it was delicious. We had a really pleasant evening. Lovely to find good customer service these days, thanks team!

Great food and service from debby and Charlotte

Efficient and friendly service from our waitress (Charlotte) - we will return.

Not been here for a while, but was lovely to go back. The food was great, hot and delivered in a timely manner. Also the two meal option is great value! Was looked after by Liz and Lisa great job. Plenty of parking as well

Went for an evening meal with my daughter and her husband. We all agreed that we received a very warm welcome…the staff were very attentive and our meals were excellent , a really enjoyable night out.

Had a lovely daytime lunch with my family! Our waitresses Lisa and Liz were super friendly and helpful.. Hats off to the staff, Lisa, liz and Jared the chef!

It is really cool and we loved the food enjoyed the wallpaper great services hopefully we can come again can is a great waiter

The best Turkey ever, so moist and delicious and easy to eat, best Sunday dinner in the world! Lovely service and amazing people. Would recommend to anyone! Thank you for helping us to give our daughter an amazing birthday meal.

Dan & Charlotte were very friendly and helpful.

Warm welcome, country feel and fab food! X

Lovely Sunday roast! Great service from Charlotte and Dan, thank you :)

Came today for my brother’s 21st birthday and it was wonderful the service was brilliant from the get go and Steph was so friendly and happy! We will be coming again soon!

We had a lovely meal. I had Sunday Roast and my husband the the Pie. The food was good and plentiful, and the service was excellent. We hadn't been for quite a while and felt there had been an improvement overall. We were also given a £10 voucher to spend on our next visit before end of January. Overall we were very satisfied.

Really enjoyed it here staff and food are really nice great to pop out for a bite to eat want to go for Sunday lunch soon too xx

Lovely seat by the fire. Great staff.....so welcoming and happy to help.

Came here for a meal with family after a walk and wished we hadn't. After sitting down the waiter came over and was quick and very polite. After ordering food and drinks for 8 of us plus 2 kids he bought our drinks over and all was well. It went downhill from there. After waiting for nearly an hour just for starters with no one coming over to even give us an update one of our table went to ask how long the food was going to be and the starters came out very shortly after that, as if the starters had been sat in the kitchen for a while, some of the food was also cold. After this we were looked after a little better and the starters were removed form the bill. Then after multiple forgotten items and nearly another 40mins or more the mains were out. We were then offered some free pudding however if we had to wait another 40 mins to an hour then no chance. Not only that the food that did come out was not great. Everything fried was overdone. The rest of the food was overcooked and/or had been left under heat lamps and had dried out. As this is a chain you'd expect the food quality to be the same across all chef and brewers and this was not the case. Clearly the chef/cooks in the kitchen didn't know the finer details mattered. We accepted 50% off our food bill at the end though, but again we waited so long for anyone to pay attention. On top of it all the room we were in was cold (yes it was cold outside) but this was due to the lack of radiators in the room and not the heating not working. One thing I will say is that every member of staff were very polite and apologetic about everything however we felt forgotten about over and over again. Would not return here I'm afraid.

Lovely food, friendly service. Met my friend for lunch, very relaxing atmosphere.

What a gem of a place! A little hidden out of the way but so worth it, felt right at home the moment I walked in, the little dog bowls was such a cute add! Food was 10/10 and the service I couldn’t fault, Ryan was amazing I deal with anxiety quiet badly and struggle to order food he made the experience so smooth and easy so I can’t thank him enough, after 5 minutes of talking it felt like I was having coffee with an old friend, honestly such a lovely evening I’ll sure be telling everyone about

Lovely Sunday lunch and desert, plenty on offer and very well cooked, server was a good man pleasant atmosphere

New management has definitely made a difference, really friendly and attentive service and lovely food

Great food and snappy service, Lisa was great.

Lovely friendly welcome, nice cosy and tasty food. Would definitely call again.

We visited the running horse on 30th December for a nice windy down meal, we decided to have a steak for my partner and I would try the beef and ale pie, As I was hungry I decided to order bread and butter with my pie, When the food arrived my partners steak was chewy and she was unsure to tell the waitress but it was described on the menu as prime sirloin steak and expensive to just leave, so when asked if everything was ok with our meals we decided to say no and that the steak was chewy, The waiter said that he would get it changed but would take a couple of minutes, during the time we was waiting for the steak to be replaced we carried on eating, my partner finished all her chips, as there was only a small amount on the plates and I eat my chips and pie, eventually the steak was replaced, the waiter bought out another steak on a plate and took my partners plate, shocked really they only replaced the steak she even had to take the salad of her old plate, then had to eat the steak on its own and on her own had I had finished my meal, to be be honest it was not relaxing at all and very stressful, not what we was expecting as a relaxing wind down meal, There were no apologies from the staff and we feel very disappointed in the way we were treated 😔

Traditional pub with a warm, welcoming feel. Food is consistently good and my children rate this as their favourite local place to eat. Staff are friendly, very efficient and could not do more to welcome you. We often use Tesco Clubcard vouchers when visiting - as a larger family this helps with the cost of eating out. Will definitely return.

Stef Lisa and team was amazing! Thank you guys couldn’t fault them… super attentive explained all. Top team thank you xx

Nice atmosphere, nice location, good food, and friendly staff. Nice choice of classic and modern dishes which cater for all ages

Thank you, Ryan, you made us feel welcome. Delicious food - Rump steak sandwich for the adults and pizza for the children. We’ll definitely be back after our walk for more food in the future.

The Running Horse has a comfortable and cosy atmosphere....great surroundings.....the staff were welcoming, helpful and professional.....and the food was amazing..... definitely coming back and would recommend to anyone

I’ve visited several times but I had health problems this year and haven’t been able to eat out as nowhere caters for my dietary needs except this place. I had the most amazing meal Ive had in a long time. The staff went above and beyond to ensure I was able to dine out. My dietary requirements are not one of the “fashionable” ones so it’s pretty difficult to find anywhere. Thank you all so much

Beautiful lunch, ultimate burger, pork belly,steak and ale pie and smothered chicken. Lovely atmosphere, clean, warm and great service.

Waited ages for service and when it finally came steak was well over done and dry. Won't be visiting again

Really nice pub, expecting better food, but wasn’t the case, food was very bland, tasteless, complained about cauliflower cheese, my husband left most of his meal, but to be fair they took these off the bill.

Booked early November for festive menu for six for Dec 22nd. Email confirmation came. Called in later to leave all selected choices, Had a second email on 21st. confirming our booking.Turned up to find they had no record of booking, they hastily arranged a table, nothing festive about the setting, no coloured napkins, no crackers etc. Waitress came, we had ordered four wild garlic prawns she said that they only had three, however she went away, came back said okay we can do four. ordered mains, they had not got even one vegetarian wellington which was the only vegetarian choice on the festive menu!!! Service was good, food was good. very disappointed overall.

Great pub. Good selection of beers. Good food and good service

Booked it with our sons for my birthday. Very friendly staff especially Liz and Lisa. Made sure we were comfortable and moved out table when a vent was blowing cold air. Served very promptly and food was delicious (chefs were Jack and Dan). Very enjoyable experience as a birthday treat for me Pat Chestnutt

Didn't seem to be any one on only one, service wasn't good at all food was not good in fact complained about desert must be honest thy did not charge me for it glad l only go once a year .

People were friendly enough and it’s a nice pub. Lovely pub actually. Unfortunately, service is a little lack lustre and food is just awful. Smothered chicken with bacon was really hard, rump steak very chewy and over cooked what was requested. Gammon was harder than well done bacon. Nephew had chicken stripper burger - he said this was nice. Items missing off meals. Asked for ketchup and mayo, only ketchup arrived. This was once a bustling pub with care and attention paid to food. It’s a managed pub which makes a difference but there should still be a bit of care and love. Think maybe managers need to try and reignite their love for the place. It must be disheartening to have a beautiful pub with no patrons. It’s a tricky business.

Had a table booked for Monday for 12.30, had an email confirming the booking. Arrived Monday at 12.30 to find it was shut , no email cancelling the booking or a phone call saying they were going to closed. If there was a problem with the booking Chef and Brewer should advise customers, it was booked with the chef and brewer online booking so it’s not like they don’t have booking details to contact us. Drove past later in the day and it was still closed. Total waste of time!

Dined here last night, nicely decorated for Christmas, with a cosy atmosphere. We were served by Stefanie who was polite, efficient and knowledgeable about the menu. All meals were well presented, well cooked and served piping hot. All meals were served together without us feeling we had to wait but we were not rushed in any way. We have dined here several times but this was our best experience.

Festive menu had a good choice, three of the items were unavailable which was a disappointment, value for money was outstanding.

Food was good and staff was nice and helpful.

Fantastic place. Fantastic food. Fantastic service.

Lovely food, good friendly, polite service. The pub had a cosy atmosphere and was very welcoming. We believe there is a new chief and the food has really improved. The manager Liz, was well in control of the floor while being friendly and approachable, creating a warm, calm ambience. Definitely returning

5 stars all around for this wonderful place. Food was great as always, such a lovely relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Staff were exceptional, served us at our own pace, didn’t mind that we spent ages trying to decide and catching up with our group. The team were so friendly with my two daughters who loved to go to the bar and have a chat with them! Thank you for your kindness Stef, Lisa, Liz. We will see you again soon.

Debbie was so friendly and helpful! She even cooked a chicken breast for my dog! Lovely place, would definitely recommend

Really lovely place and extra kind to our dog! Lisa and Debbie were great.

Great meal and incredibly friendly service!

After hearing good things about the running horse me, mom, dad and my daughter tried it, service was fantastic, the staff couldn't do enough and they was very friendly and had the time for you, was a lovely warm cosy atmosphere, felt very welcomed, Just the food let it down a little, 2 of 4 dishes cold, then my daughter's burger was missing a few bits, and was very overcooked, rated it a 3 out of 5 as when issues was raised they did try and sort it straight away and did knock money of so you can't say the service is bad because it's great, just felt a little bit let down. But I think we will go back and maybe try the Sunday roast instead

It was very festive, lovely atmosphere and the food was delicious. It felt like a special occasion rather than “ just down the pub”. The service was very good and we enjoyed our evening very much. Thank you

Walked in, no booking. Found us a table quickly. Prompt, friendly & efficient service, lovely food. We will see you again soon

Refreshingly friendly staff and excellent food.

Great service from Steph and Charlotte, good selection for the kids as well as for the adults, and food was amazing, good prices too. 100% recommend.

Good food and service for Sunday Lunch Good value for money + great choice of drinks Nice atmosphere too! Great parking and easy to find

Friendly staff , good food would recommend 👌

Not a lot to say about the food and drink as we left before our drinks order was taken. We had booked a table for 6:30 on entering the carpark and then the pub it was clear that Thursday was a quiet night. We Approached the bar to be met by a lady, introduced ourselves and said we had booked a table and jokingly said I hope you can fit us in. Clearly she had no sense of humor and responded with “well if you have booked we can” Didn’t seem happy, she checked the booking and told me my name With check point Charlie dealt with she took us to our table left us with drinks and food menu and left us whilst carrying out other tasks ? She passed us 3 or 4 more times but chose not to check if we wanted drinks My wife and I felt we where unwelcome in the pub with no more than 10 customers and 5 cars on carpark We decided to leave still with no communication from Mrs Grumpy We drove 10 mins to a pub from the same chain where the experience was 10 out of 10 and spent £58 on food and drink For us the running horse as bolted

New chefs new owner Had a nice meal and Ryan was very friendly to chat to

Lovely venue, nice light, modern furnishing. Friendly and warming welcome from Debbie and Steph. Great food also. Highly recommend

Lovely food and service with a smile from Charlotte & Ryan in a cosy environment, burning fire with a good choice of beers 🙂

A lovely evening at the Running Horse this evenkng . we were recommenced the Salmon Wellington , which I had and my friend had the Vennison Burger , both were wonderful . We were looked after by Debbie and Lisa , who were both very professional and welcoming . The log burner added to the warm and cozy atmosphere . We will definitely be visiting again soon .

Debbie was amazing!! We popped in for a drink with our dog, Mango, and she definitely impressed him with lots of treats. Thank you!

Drove past today on way home and was ideal, nice refreshing pint of Lager & Pan fried chicken breast was to die for! Will be purposely go home that way again now!

Freezing cold..we had to keep our coats on in a restaurant...food took ages and I had to send mine back...other members of the family had parts missing like pepper sauce.and onion rings.which turned up after the meal...rest was bang average

Charlotte and Debby were wonderful. Service was lovely and attentive, all the food was hot and fresh. The atmosphere was calming, we will be back again, thankyou for a lovely evening.

Waited along time. We was told they might not be able to fit our party in. Even tho it was empty. Service was really slow. The meals was cold and it's expensive, same food as weather's spoons but twice the price.

Beautiful food and great service. Only downside was it was sooo cold in there, even heard the staff commenting on it 🥶

We had a lovely time at the Running Horse, our first of many visits as the service from Liz and the food were excellent! Thank you so much for making us feel so important Liz, more please.😀

Had a golf weekend and booked an evening meal at The Running Horse Inn and it didn’t disappoint, food was excellent. We were served by Steph, who was very friendly, polite and couldn’t have been nicer. Thank you for putting up with us :-)

Good service. Food was good, though portions a bit on the small side. Sticky Toffee pudding is delicious.

The heating wasn't working, the food was awful

No draught beer available and a long wait. Despite arriving before 1230, we waited 45 minutes for our lunch. Only one chef on. At least we got regular updates as to how long it would take. Place in need of a refresh (which we were told is happening soon).

I could of cooked better at home

Food was very disappointing. Small plate sad.