The Tack Room in Forest Heath

Lovely cup of tea and slice of cake in nice surroundings next to national horse museum

Very good food. And the service was excellent

Have always found the staff to be friendly and welcoming. Food is excellent quality. Great wine list. Ideal for a spot of lunch or dinner. Been many times. Never fails to please.

I attended the restaurant at 12:30 during Newmarket Open Weekend and visiting the Museum for the first time. I didn’t know this place was there, we had an hour to spare and it was lunchtime so we were happy to find anything that was serving food. There is a beer garden which had lots of what appeared like free tables so we started hovering around one when the manager came and asked in an impatient tone “can he help us” to which I replied “yeah we were hoping to have some food” and I smiled apologetically. “Do we have a RESERVATION?” I said no we don’t, we didn’t know we needed one. “On a sunny day on a Saturday of course you would need a reservation!” He said it so patronisingly I almost felt like crying, he then commanded us to come with him inside where people “without reservations sit”. I kid you not, that’s what he said. The menu wasn’t crazy sophisticated, large plates consisted of 4 types of burgers, salads and a steak. The burgers were tasty though. I don’t remember feeling so humiliated by a restaurant staff ever in my life. I understand that sometimes you need a reservation but that could’ve been done with a smile on a face and much more respectfully. I can’t say I’d recommend this place with that manager there, he was just awful.

Too expensive for what it is. There are better places around. Service was ok. £15.50 for salmon open sandwich is a rip off for the basic food with poor presentation

Delicious coffee and wonderful staff

Brilliant. The portion sizes are amazing. Food was delicious and presented to a fantastic standard. Very impressive. Many thanks

Came here with a friend and my hubby for lunch. We had booked a table inside but it was such a beautiful day that we asked to be seated outside...no problem! What can I say about this place except wow! The food and atmosphere is standout. Lots of people ... so clearly a popular place to have food...and when the food came I could see why. I flip flopped between the flatbreads (all sounded lovely), but went for the chicken (hubster went for steak). It was so good...but what was equally good was the side salad. Really tasty and lots of care paid...and it showed. I will 100% be back...we talked about it being a great venue for a girly lunch, but also talked about taking my 80 year old pa there and a quick walk round the museum. Looking forward to my next visit.

Last Saturday we had the privilege of a second-to-none dining and wine pairing experience. Paul Winchester, the owner, and Rob from Corney and Barrow pulled off a mean feat combining wines with each of the melt-in-your-mouth five-courses (six, including the amuse bouche). Champion of champions mein host Paul, and his team of attentive and charming servers (special mention to Adonis Giogros) did the chefs' Michelin-standard dishes proud. Corney and Barrow of Newmarket's Rob, a self-confessed wine geek, provided valuable insight on the wines, patiently taking time out at each table. Our table had a perfect view of the National Horseracing Museum's retired racehorses quizzically poking their heads out of their boxes simply added to the magic. Worth the trip up from London. Would do it again in a heartbeat.

Lovely breakfast, and staff too 😋

I recently hosted my anniversary event at The Tack Room in Newmarket and I couldn't have been more pleased with the experience. From the moment we arrived, Paul the owner and his team went above and beyond to ensure that every detail was taken care of. The venue itself is charming and beautifully decorated, creating the perfect ambiance for our celebration. The food was absolutely delicious, with a variety of options to suit all tastes. The service was impeccable, with the staff being attentive and friendly throughout the evening. Paul personally checked in on us multiple times to make sure everything was to our liking, which truly made us feel like valued guests. Overall, I highly recommend The Tack Room from Brunch, lunch & dinner or hosting a special event or celebration. The combination of fantastic food, excellent service, and a lovely venue make it a top choice in Newmarket. Thank you to Paul and his team for making our anniversary celebration truly memorable.

My first visit to The Tack Room for 4 or 5 years and it didn't disappoint. Lunch with friends we had booked a table and we were lucky on a beautiful warm and sunny Saturday lunchtime to sit outside in the courtyard under the parasols in the shade. We all had a main course and the food was very good. 3 of us had a burger (1 halloumi and 2 chicken burgers) and one of our party had the open smoked salmon sandwich. The herby skinny fries were fabulous! We all enjoyed our food choices. The waiting staff were very attentive without being too much and we had a lovely chat with the owner/manager. We were very well looked after and really enjoyed our time and it definitely won't be our last visit!

Visited the restaurant with my friends on the 5th of may and over all the food was very good and service by the waitresses was impeccable, very polite and professional. However, the manager on shift did not make the experience very inviting, was very snappy and rude towards other members of staff, in complete ear shot of customers, very unprofessional!

Good coffee in excellent location

A quick bite to eat on Saturday lunchtime. Friendly welcome, delicious food and fantastic service by our waitress, Libby. Thank you.

Food was delicious, staff were friendly but the service was a little slow.

I'm leaving a review after my third time here. The food is always good, but the Sunday roast was amazing (in my photos chicken and lamb). We also liked the full English breakfast, and the service is always very attentive and nice.

Lovely steak and chips for lunch, well cooked and delicious meat. Very popular so I was lucky to get a table having booked. Great lunch, good friendly service and great value for money

A pleasant brunch spot, with views of the national horse racing museum and their horses. The food is a good standard, I appreciated the use of streaky bacon over back bacon, it was thick and crisp. The eggs Benedict or royale have a crumpet opposed to an English muffin which is an interesting take and the English breakfast looked wonderful. The coffee was pleasant, the staff were nice, it is edging on the more expensive side and the menu isn't winning any prizes for creativity, it is very standard fare.

A delicious roast dinner! Fantastic staff were very accommodating with a baby and dog. Thank you very much

Purely by chance we came across this place for lunch and have to say our steak was outstanding. Wonderfully cooked and seasoned, lovely dressed salad and very generous portions. The surroundings were lovely with friendly staff too. Will definitely come again

Lovely surroundings, cheerful staff, good selection of food and drinks & huge portions Dogs are welcome You don’t have to be visiting the museum Currently it’s closed on Mondays

The sausages look so gorgeous!! (I just heard that Newmarket is a famous spot for sausage making). I really appreciate the cream cheese on the side so I can control how much to add. The citrus mascarpone isn’t too heavy. One of the lighter main dishes. Nice space. Friendly service. Quite pricy for the simple food.

A very good lunch. Reasonable prices, very good service. My compliments to the chef! Highly recommended. Excellent white wine spritzer.

Busy Sunday lunch. Plenty of willing staff but chaotic, slow service. No system, management or supervision. Food average.

Exceptional breakfast, each component executed perfectly!

An unexpected and pleasant lunch one weekday after a visit to the Museum. It was very nice to be able to sit outside in a cheery and well staffed facility. Menu had plenty of interesting options and service was efficient. Nice and clean, the loos were great too. A little oasis!

Lovely Saturday afternoon spent at the Tack Room sitting out on the deck in the sun with great food and service with a smile. Faultless.

Went for a horrible breakfast here. I had eggs benedict which was shocking. The rashers were cheap and undercooked. The hollandaise sauce was obviously from a packet and it was on a lifeless crumpet which wasn't toasted properly. They messed up our bill then which took several minutes to sort out and they still overcharged us. They also had the cheek to add on a service charge of 10%. That's a tip for breakfast now..... Seems like a new low point in rip off Britain to me.

We had Sunday lunch at the Tack Room yesterday, which we booked a table in advance. When we arrived, we were greeted by a friendly staff and got shown to our table. Food and drinks arrived promptly following placing our orders. I had a Roast Sirloin of Beef whilst my wife had a Cajun Chicken Burger. Both meals were delicious and the portions were just right. We were looked after by staff throughout the meal and they made sure we were OK. Not too sure where the other bad reviews came from. We certainly did not experience any of that. I would highly recommend The Tack Room and we will certainly visit again.

We only went for a coffee which was not bad at all. But if you think nothing can get wrong with wanting just a coffee you’re wrong. Made me laugh a bit. I wanted ice coffee with whipped cream and caramel syrup and boyfriend wanted americano with milk and sugar. Got the order on table and had to go back for the whipped cream(didn’t bother with syrup). Sat down and boyfriend saying he aint got the milk neither sugar so went back again.

Very nice food and drinks. We hadn’t booked and looked at a few tables outside that didn’t have reserved signs on them but we were told by the gentleman they were all booked. We were offered a table inside we we took. A little while later a couple of people walked in and greeted the gentleman and it was obvious they new each other by the exchange in conversation. One female said a friend who hadn’t arrived yet had booked a table. When the man checked he said sorry but she hasn’t. He then assured them it wasn’t a problem and he would sort them out. He led them straight outside to one of the unreserved tables and sat them down! Would have given 5* but couldn’t after this.

Great court yard with in national horse museum. Great open sandwiches and good selection of drinks. Might have to book on weekends

Excellent but simple range of dishes. Charming staff. Buzzy atmosphere when full. And you are in the heart of the National Horseracing Museum which is such an eye-opener about the history of the sport along with the rehabilitation of racehorses so they have a good life after racing. We're going back to see their modern street art exhibition in the Summer, along with some stagering photos of Banksy paintings done in Ukraine and then destroyed by the tragic war.

My group of 4 had various breakfast dishes, all agreed excellent food and good value, service was excellent.

Fantastic lunch here today, bao buns & salad. Gorgeous fresh ingredients, tasty & well presented. Lovely restaurant, surroundings & pretty courtyard, attentive staff. 100%, keep up the good work, will definitely be back. A gem of a find :)

We have been a few times and the food is always good. On our most recent visit ( just before 12.00) we were greeted with “breakfast is finished and lunch doesn’t start till 12” and then nothing, just a stare! I had to ask if we could have a drink and wait the 7 or 8 minutes before he would allow us to place an order. I thought he was quite rude and then he went off to stand chatting to his friends. I didn’t catch his name. Greyish hair, glasses and a waistcoat.

Delicious bau bun with halloumi, sweet potato fries and veg, red velvet cake with espresso-all delicious. Best of all, THE most charming & efficient staff, especially George who was brilliant and amusing , patient and thoroughly delightful all round!

Lovely restaurant, part of the national horse racing museum but open to non-museum goers. Varied menu from light lunches to full dining. Attentive service with good drinks options.

Travelling through Newmarket we chose The Tack Room for Sunday lunch, and so glad we did, what a find. The roast beef lunch was exceptional, service was attentive and what a wonderful setting. We had not heard about the museum next door before our arrival but after lunch did the tour, meeting the retired racehorses. Lovely way to spend the Easter bank holiday. Would recommend and definitely like to return one day.

Excellent food and the prices of the food are reasonable too. I have been a few times and have felt as a person of colour I have been treated differently as if I’m not supposed to be there by the staff members, which is a shame because the food is actually good.

First visit back here since Covid. Greeted and asked if we had booked but no problem had a few tables free. Drinks order taken quickly and delivered. Nice selection of food on the menu. We had a wonderful large winter salad and a Brie and cranberry on sour dough bread gorgeous bread with nice hot Brie and tasty cranberry may be too much cranberry with side house salad. Look at pics tasted as good as it looks. Service friendly and attentive through.

I have eaten many times here over the years, but lunching with two friends we were very disappointed with the present menu, which was more suited to a burger bar. No fish on the menu at all and no salad option. Although the bangers and mash were good,at £17 I can eat those at home for a fraction of the price. It was far too expensive over all for what we had.

Appears best to book a table around lunch time as very popular. Thoroughly enjoyed a v filling lunch. Tried The Reuben Toastie. Even liked what the chef had done w the salad which I generally avoid. Fussy eater husband tried the Brie and Cranberry Toastie which is unheard of. Well done to the chef. The wait was worth it

The lunch menu is just right if you need to spend an afternoon working. A pint of bitter plus sausage and mash (with other good choices on the menu) - with friendly and efficient staff - plus good coffee. Deservedly (and understandably) popular!

Good food and very pleasant staff in a lovely racing stable setting

Eaten here lots of times as a family and it never disappoints. Friendly welcome, tasty food. Couldn’t ask for more. Perfect.

We went here for lunch last week and the food and service were absolutely gorgeous!

I have had some brilliant lunches here, however our last did not fit into this category. The medium-rare open steak sandwich was well-done. Last time we ordered this is also had lovely caramelised red onions, these were nowhere to be seen! In addition previously there...

I was appalled by the over priced food; the lack of efficient and friendly service and the despicable reaction by the manager when the table umbrella flew off. I had to duck to avoid the umbrella stem hitting my head and my brother WAS hit...

A friend and I went for breakfast on Sunday. I had salmon and scrambled eggs and she had eggs benedictine. Absolutely gorgeous!! And very generous with the helpings. Can highly recommend it.

👍 I visited this restaurant in the middle of July 2022. Very friendly staff and delicious hamburgers and beer were all perfect. The tour of the horse racing museum is interesting. I arrived in London after flying for 13 hours from Seoul, South Korea. I drove for an hour and a half and went to New Market for the first time. It was a beautiful place.

we were told this was a nice place to eat, we were not disappointed , food was very good, service also very friendly, clean modern surroundings, will go again,

First time visiting today. Met with a friendly smile and service and was advised we’d missed breakfast and were a little early for lunch, but could have drinks and see lunch menus if we wanted to wait. That’s exactly what we did and are glad...

Excellent 👌 breakfast , didn't have to wait to long very good service and in a lovely clean environment . Will definitely be going back when I'm in the area 👍

Visited with friend on 13th July. Pre booked table in conservatory area when we got there no table available despite one clearly empty with ‘reserved’ on it, only outside. Thought not as it was boiling hot and only two parasols available on outside tables. Pointed...

First, we were so excited to try this restaurant, and we finally were able to try it today. We're a laid-back, foodie-driven couple, especially on the weekend. We arrived and waited for about 15 minutes before being seated, no problem, of course. It's Saturday. Despite...

A big thank you to the staff for finding us a table outside in the sunshine for lunch as most were pre-booked. The lunch was amazing and delicious plus just being out in the sun made it perfect. Loved the Chicken Milanese open sandwich! Thanks...

Delicious food and such friendly helpful staff. Quick service and a delight to be there. Even better when the sun is shining and you can sit outside in the beautiful historic court yard. A great menu from healthy salads to delicious Boa Buns.

Nice looking place, service was ok, but food was terrible. Had a chicken caesar salad - not a difficult dish - lettuce was old and brown and included lots of stem, and they only put 1 anchovy on it. Seriously!

Lovely place to take lunch during a visit to the National Horse Racing Museum. Friendly staff and nicely served dishes.

I visited this morning just for coffee and one of their delicious scones however we were asked if we wanted to drink, not given a menu, the coffee took ages to come, when I asked for a scone was told dont have any no alternative...

Nice venue for a relaxed lunch. 1 star knocked off as coffee machine switched off 20 mins before they closed.

Set within the National Race Horse Museum grounds. Good, prompt service. Main meals and light bites. Good choice on those and on the drinks. Very enjoyable lunch.

A great find , perfect for our lunch on a sunny day!

The "Tack Room" is linked to the National Horse Racing museum, but you don't have to pay to use the restaurant. We had breakfast which was excellent, freshly cooked, good quality items. Service is friendly and efficient (But there is a 12.5% service charge added)....

Had a lovely Sunday lunch with my sister at the Tack Room yesterday. It was a nice, relaxing atmosphere and it was evident dogs were welcomed too. The roast chicken was delicious, as was the accompanying red cabbage, cauliflower cheese and usual roasties. Service was...

We went for brunch as a last minute booking and its was so much better than the last time we went for the same meal. Service was swift, food was delicious and the full English breakfasts were huge and much better value that I thought...

We had a quick lunch here in the middle of going round the amazing museum. The service, food and atmosphere were great: delicious steak and salad, and wonderful toasted sourdough with a tasty soup. Can't wait to come back for a less hasty visit.

Lovely place and great service. Vegan option was delicious but would like to see a few more vegan choices.

The Tack Room is a modern, clean restaurant with amazing views of the Horse Racing Museum buildings. The lunch menu offers a good selection of small plates, sandwiches and larger hot and cold dishes. The portion sizes are large, the drinks menu is adequate and...

Best coffee and scones in Newmarket.

Great sandwich. Big portions and very welcoming staff. Nice place to eat and Good value. Would recommend

What a lovely venue. Delicious full English. Yummy cheese scone and great friendly service. Very clean and classy. Definitely returning.

The food is amazing. Best place in Newmarket to eat. Victor Vicotria staff were rude and slow the two times I went but at The Tack Room they were nice and quick. 10 times better then Victor Victoria

Very nice atmosphere and service. Would go again

Newmarket is a town of contrasts with plenty of equine history. Just behind the High Street is the National Horse Racing Museum and it has a great restaurant called the Tap Room. The sandwiches were delicious and the salads really good.The highlight though was the...

Arrived just in time to partake in the full English breakfast. Very delicious.

Food good, service terrible and not worthy of the price. Don't do poached eggs but do fried or scrambled (because pre cooked night before)!

As part of the Newmarket Experience that we were on, we were given vouchers for a lunch in The Tack Room. It was a brilliant meal in a wonderful setting and we are so glad we ended up eating here. The staff were incredibly attentive...

Decent burger, friendly service.

I am American but I used lived in Newmarket for three years, and this was a must go to. Friendly staff, great location, and a wide variety of delicious food. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere. You need to try the open face goat sandwich. I know, it sounds weird, but it tastes amazing.

Wonderful to see The Tack Room has reopened again. Lovely courtyard scenery and quiet, tucked away location. Visited on Sunday and was very disappointed to see the waitresses ALL wearing their masks around their chins, salt and pepper being transferred from one table to another...

Absolutely brilliant. Excellent service staff and really good food and coffee all set in a first class setting. It's a must stop off point in Newmarket.

i regularly visit - and the food is always excellent - and a great knowledgeable welcoming team. it is the perfect place to go in Newmarket and a great setting..

What a lovely lunch! The service was outstanding! The food was fabulous! What an amazing combination! (thanks Evie for making us feel so welcome)

Great food, lovely/calming views, nice menu and friendly service. Enjoyed our afternoon lunch here.

Well what can I say, not only is the Tack Room utterly fantastic with its location but it’s scenery is just amazing with brilliant interior design to match. But the food, the food is second to none. I had the best steak I have ever...

Really nice and friendly staff. Food was fantastic. Very calm and relaxed atmosphere. Would definitely recommend and will definitely be back

We had an early evening meal last night and it was marvellous. We’ve not eaten here since it was recently taken over and we will definitely be back again. Everything was amazing. It was lovely to hear that it’s a family run business too. The...

This place has previously had such a good reputation. I used to go in regularly for brunch on a Sunday with my partner and when family and friends came to visit it was the place of choice. Had our first visit fairly recently (in light...

We turned up on Saturday for lunch without a reservation at 12 and it was already so busy (book if you can) so were sat inside. It was well spaced out and they seemed to have good cleaning procedures in place. I didnt get the...

Excellent friendly service, food delicious

Venue has always been perfect but over the years it’s been touch and go here. But this place has truly found its groove now !!! 5 of us have just had a wonderful, cannot fault it meal and superb, friendly service. Well done Tack Room...

Sunday lunch at the tack room was amazing. Everybody rated the meal 10/10! I had the halloumi burger which was amazing, it usually has chips but we chose the delicious house salad instead.

I would highly recommend a visit, the new owner and team are lovely, all the staff are so polite, helpful and welcoming. Surrounding are beautiful. What more can I say but in my view the best place to eat in town. So pleased the new...

A group of 8 visit, the cooked baps arrived promptly but the cake only after everyone had finished. Cake was too sweet, after all the waiting 😐

So it’s changed hands, and the quality In every respect has gone down. I ordered a Caesar salad and I swear they just opened a packet from Tesco and added an egg! The tasteless dressing, a bit of iceberg lettuce and. pre packaged croutons. Shocking....

Great food. Steak was absolutely amazing.

Recently visited for breakfast. Food was great. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. The place is nice. And as we have a 11 month old daughter they were very family friendly which is important. Nothing was too much trouble and they even made her some...