The White Horse in Cherwell

Perfect place for lunch in weekends.

My cheesy chips got frozen because it is illegal to eat outside food in the garden

Friendly service and good food.

Very clean. Good attitude. Great service and food.

The service was great. I was served by ashliegh who was brilliant and friendly. The food was excellent and very filling. Thank you for a great meal. Ashleigh and dave

Had a fab meal tonight...Katsu Chicken with Rice delicious...Ashley was so welcoming and gave us great service...will definitely be back... would definitely recommend

Went for food here today, lasagne was mush & the “English breakfast” was burnt toast which was solid, a spoonful of beans, 1 piece of bacon which had a pool of black oil under it, 1 and a half sausages, which one was not fully cooked, 1 burnt tomato and chips. The food was practically inedible and has made me ill since. Would never come back.

I had a great time at The White Horse. Sam, the bartender, was super friendly and made us feel right at home. The atmosphere was relaxed, and we loved having access to the pool tables. Perfect spot to unwind with friends

Luv the communal pool tables and atmosphere, Sam has great chat and kept us entertained.

Lovely clean bar big change friendly staff Ashley goes above and beyond she never stops she's made it Lovely pub for the local people

Had a lovely meal service excellent. Ashley was very accommodating

Every time I come here all staff make me feel welcome, food is incredible massively improved everything is good value for money. Honestly one of the best pubs in Bicester.

Food was great, always is when i come here. Food took a bit but it was a large order. Great place and great music. Ashleigh was very lovely and kind

Went here with some friends, was served by Ashleigh, who was absolutely wonderful and frequently made sure we were ok. Will definitely be back

Really friendly staff good beer and food

Popped in for the senior menu with a friend, much improved now under new management. Good food great service and definitely value for money

First things first, Wednesday burger special Wednesday is a 10/10 bargain, staff are great and easy going, can’t recommend any more, see you there

We recently popped in for a Sunday lunch (15th September 2024). We were the only people in there ordering food. Waited 1hr and a half for food to arrive. We weren't told there would be a wait and on top of this other people who arrived after us received their food before us. Really poor service and not impressed.

Had the steak, very well cooked, added the wings as well, very full now. Already picked tomorrow's meal. Thanks team see you tomorrow.

Kitchen was due to open at 6 but was late opening due to lack of staff. When open, only 15mins late, my first two choices of dinner were not available. After 35/40 mins I asked if dinner would be long to be told there had been a problem in the kitchen but dinner would be out soon. A free drink was offered and declined as time was tight. Food was ok but not as nice as I’d have hoped.

The pub has come a long way and finding more way to do better

Very cosy pub with friendly welcoming staff and atmosphere. Food is always cooked well and very tasty. Drinks and food are very reasonably priced. Never had many issues in this pub but when they have occured the staff are always quick to resolve the issues. Seats are comfortable and the selection of live sports and music are great. Good area with pool tables and dart boards. The local customers are also very friendly. Pub is near a co-op and laundrette as well as a chinese and chip shop if you need to grab anything on the way home. would definitely recommend a visit. :) New manager is an absolute star.

It's not a bad pub, pretty affordable when it comes to drinks, a good choice as well. But, when I ordered food, I waited almost one hour for a portion of chips, not sure how long it takes to fry some chips but shouldn't take an hour surely? Also, couldn't play darts because they had darts missing.

Pensioners meal, 2 courses £6.00 odd. Being treated by a family member so had no choice. Dirt cheap and most offerings deep fried. However, I couldn't have starter with a dessert! Would have thought that would save them money. Greasy smell, dirty menus, split upholstery. Soup stone cold and it wasn't gazpacho. Salad well past its best. Glad I wont need to go there again

Great food and friendly staff at affordable prices. Restaurant area always clean and tidy. The fish and chips are lovely.

Beef Pie, battered fish. MAC AND CHEESE for the kids. Nice place and marvelous Food. Apple pie as desert!!!!

I visited here the other day after hearing there has been a manager change and you could really tell! Ashleigh has really changed the whole atmosphere of the pub and it’s changing for the better. I will be visiting again soon

Very tasty meal. Nice service and nice regulars.

Fantastic food and very tasty. Very kind and helpful staff, I definitely recommend it and I will be back as soon as possible.

Fantastic food and very tasty. Very kind and helpful staff, I definitely recommend it and I will be back as soon as possible

Popped into The White Horse for a drink today. Its such a friendly pub and always serves a great pint. Will definitely be back in at the weekend

Went this morning to meet up with friends as I am aware that they open at 11am. Got there, closed and in darkness, a couple of locals are there and are telling me that they are supposed to open at 11am but there is no sign on the door and nothing to explain why they are not open. This was for a group of around 8 lads who were fed up with our current watering hole and were looking for a new place to meet up and have drinks. I also understand that this is a big sports pub which would have been great as we are all footy mad. We won't be looking at coming back here again after our 1st time trying this place got us nowhere!!!! Oh well off to town to try that out!!!

Brought 2 friends to this pub last year. I highly recommended this place to my friends, as I had positive experiences in the past. But we waited an hour for food to be served. My friend complained to the staff but wasn't give an explanation for the delay . This was obviously an embarrassing experience for me, having recommended the place to my friends. This week, I returned on my own and ordered food and a drink. After 40 minutes and twice asking politely why the delay, I still hadnt received my food. I was running short of time and felt so annoyed, I just told the staff Iwas walking away without receiving my meal. Again, there was no explanation given for the delay. I didn't notice anybody else having a meal, and the pub wasn't very busy. Lost my money and had my evening spoilt. Either your kitchen is a shambles or you're only interested in looking after your regulars.. Appalling customer service. I will never go back there.

Its sad no kitchen no customers greeneking should be ashamed

Arrived at 7PM. There was barely anything available from the menu. Anytime I went to the bar to order something new, turned out they were out of at least half the items ordered. Would not recommend. EDIT: after my one star rating, the proprietor reached out to me to apologize for the inconvenience and offer us a meal. As we were visiting the UK we won't take up on the offer, but we appreciate the gesture, hence the two star review.

Limited food today but decent prices

Went for lunch with the family after reading reviews and thought we would give it a go although short staffed the man behind the bar was very professional and kept the drinks flowing and serving food at the same time was a pleasure to see.we had two Sunday lunches a hunters chicken and kids meal all of which were very good price point I would be happy to pay double great lunch will definitely be back

Good eats at the white horse Churchill Road bicester. The steak and chips were lovely. Meat is a good cut of tenderness. Gluten free options too. Good service and polite. Burger superb also £6 on a Wednesday. April 2024

Couple of great staff members. Great food, chef is brilliant and friendly. Can’t fault the place. One staff member that usually serves me is truly amazing

Popped in for drinks and Honestly, the old guy grey hair was angry and grumpy the other staff was alright but he was slamming about and had an attitude the whole time he was serving me, didn’t make us feel welcome at all we wont be returning greeneking need to sort out there staff

Not Turkey on Sunday,only one portion of beef at1pm ,only one glass of pinot grigio not that please ,needed to find different place for a roast

Standard green king menu Nicely cooked. More a sports bar than traditional pub

Excellent pub. Lovely food with generous helpings. Staff very friendly and welcoming.

Great local. Friendly staff. Good food at good prices.

Excellent food , service and covid monitoring.

Excellent venue good value and lovely food at a reasonable price outstanding service 😀

Went in today - food and service excellent!! Thank you to Tasha and Selina - we couldn't have been more well looked after :)

We organised a company lunch here and it was lovely. We had pre-ordered, and the food came out within half an hour of our arrival. The food portions were a great size and excellent value for money. It was great that they also had vegan options. Thank you!

Lovely staff, great atmosphere for a pint and the footy

Worst Guinness in a long time. When I complained just shrugged it off. Haven't been in the place for a couple of years and probably never will again

Poor quality an poor attitude of staff certainly won't be visiting again

At the odd hours they will say they are not serving food ,when they do serve food it’s really good and good portions too ,service is just Ok

Some of the food was cold , it took a long time to arrive at the table, in fact if I had not gestured to indicate that we were still waiting I really don't know how long we would have had to wait . The manager did not approach us to deal with the complaint. I certainly have reservations about going there again for a meal

We have been to this pub many times and normally pretty good but We visited this afternoon the service was terrible we ordered food which took 20 mins to arrive then when the food arrived it was cold and we was told this was because it had been sat in the kitchen but no one brought it out to us, we raised our concerns to the young girl behind the bar who just told us there was nothing they could do, its such a shame that today's visit was a bad one and thought they would of at least offered us some sort of compensation but instead nothing was offered, won't be visiting again purely for the service provided today won't recommend to friends or family, terrible service

Affordable good food Sunday roast wad good.

Strangely I had gave this a review I hadn't? So not sure what gone on there. Any hoo, we visited there for Lunch. The food was great my Mrs couldn't eat the whole plate as full up 😁 Great service, staff helpful and attentive. The food we went for the Burgers where great, obviously cooked to order, the chips where exactly how we like them. Felt sorry for a staff member falling over in the garden hurt her ankle. Outside extremely nice, didn't really go inside, other than through to garden area or inside to pay, what I did see was the sheepskins and nice clean dining experience. You can see why its busy.

A great fun quiz at The White Horse. A good laugh - thank you.

The only real reason to come here is to have a catch up with your friends (although there are plenty of other nicer pubs to meet up at) Let’s be real, it is a Greene king pub so don’t set your expectations too high BUT we went for the chicken dish where you got to choose 2 types of chicken, 2 sides and a sauce for £8.49. We didn’t come across many problems with ordering except there was only the Louisiana chicken strips to choose from. When I ordered the 2 sides (Mac and cheese and garlic bread) I asked if I could also order a separate side of corn on the cob. “No you can only order 2 sides” granted he might not of understood me but I think the appropriate answer would of been “sure there is an extra charge for that is that ok” the drinks were a disaster too. Lemonade and lime and a lemonade and orange. The server just couldn’t really comprehend what he needed to do. The food comes out woo hoo… or not woo hoo. The garlic bread had been left under a heat lamp for 3 days and was stale and dry as anything. The max and cheese (as you can see from the video) was the most watered down dish ever, the corn was boiled so much it had no flavour and the chicken strips. Well they were actually passable with a bit of sauce. Even the chef agreed with us that it was all rubbish! We won’t be returning.

This was my favourite local. Got to say it's gone right downhill!!! The beer garden looks unappealing and uninviting. Spend some money on it and get it looking decent again. It's long overdue for a refurb. Sort it out Green king!!! This pub is in a great location and could potentially gain more customers just by making it look better inside and out. The fence surrounding the garden is in a terrible state of disrepair and hardly inviting to families with kids

Staff very courteous and helpful, great food, massive portions and very cheap. 3 meals 3 drinks £20 can’t go wrong

We’d driven from the south coast & this was on the route home. Greene King pubs are usually lovely & dog friendly. However on reaching here, what a let down. The outside is very shabby looking & run down - not very welcoming. Went in anyway, to be told they weren’t doing any more food - at 2.15pm?😳Didn’t look appealing inside either, so left & went elsewhere. Poor👎🏻

Lovely place. My friend and I visited for a lunch on a Wednesday, we do not live locally and both of us tend to avoid pubs for the most part but visiting the White Horse was a wonderful experience. The staff were very welcoming and friendly, food was priced extremely well and there were plenty of vegetarian and vegan options. I'll definitely be visiting again if I find myself in Bicester on a week day.

Good pub inside, but outside would make people think twice. Food poor and lots of choice unavailable. Good prices on beers.

Love the white horse we go quite often for lunch food is really good staff are very friendly and tasha is absolutely brilliant

We have been here several times on vacation. Very quaint, cozy pub. The service was very nice, the food was rich, tasty and not too expensive. The beer selection is quite good. We'd love to come back

Best Fish and Chips I have had in a long time. Great little pub for a pint and meal. Large inside and outside sitting area. This place is worth stopping by if you're in the area.

friendly atmosphere with great food at a great price.

Good reasonably priced pub grub, helpful staff. Child friendly.

Poor lad behind the bar should be made manager, he do a better job than the one now… got to pub to order food for 3p.m told have to wait a hour as manager having break but then get told again at 4 pm another half hour wait as manager wants do a spot check… but food was good

Absolutely outstanding food tasted amazing. The Staff were on top form. 💯 percent recommended 👌

Went here Tuesday lunch time with a small group of friends during the school team, the food was delicious and staff were friendly however the service was super slow despite it being quite.

Great atmosphere great value for money

We decided to go out for an impromptu dinner and tried to White Horse for the first time. Staff were very friendly. We both really enjoyed the chicken burger. Plenty of food, well cooked. We both commented on how good the chips were. Pleasant environment. Would recommend to anyone looking for good value pub food.

The smell of urine from the toilets put me off off ordering food and the lemonade was flat even after getting drinks replaced

Excellent value for money, lovely staff Well worth a visit

Top Mark's again, friendly and fast service, with only 30 minutes before meeting members of the family, a great pint and a delicious pizza had been consumed with time to spair.

Excellent service and excellent food 👌

Went to the horse for a Xmas dinner. It was excellent and have no complaints at all. Good service, very attentive, would highly recommend

went for a festive meal and had an absolutly wonderful time. Food was spot on and staff very attentive. Excellent value for money. Would recommend.

Always friendly, good food served quickly

Nice pub, landlord was pleasant and helpful. Food was good.

Wow Jackie is an asset you should hold on to! She is such an amazing staff member and is nearly the only reason we come here! Although the Sunday lunch is pretty spot on! A shame that today we witnessed someone changing a nappy on the seat in front of us! Luckily we had finished eating otherwise it would have been a different story! I know you guys can’t help the kind of custom that gets brought into your pubs unfortunately.. But despite this £6 for your Sunday lunch is a bargain for my grandparents!

Beer not always the greatest but can't fault the staff and the bbq covered chicken wings with chess doritos crumbled over top top are amazing.

Food orders don't always come out and if it does it's usually incorrect and staff can be quite defensive and rude.

Had an excellent meal. Food is very affordable and tastes delicious

An enjoyable meal, great food and value for money - good selection to suit everyone. Fantastic service, even though we added two extra dishes later it all came together quickly. Would recommend.

Great food and service will definitely be back 😃😃😃

Not impressed. Food and drinks ordered online. After half an hour I had to go to the bar to see where our drinks were. They were brought over a few minutes later. Another 10 mins and one of three meals came out. An hour after ordering I had to chase the other two meals. They eventually came out but weren't anything special. This is the second time this has happened so won't happen again. The excuse of being busy isn't really valid when less than half the tables are taken and most people are drinking. Also, a trainee chef is being trained isn't a valid reason for delays, surely whoever is training can also cook? Unfortunately the "new menu" is lie! The menu was the same as the last few weeks. At the time I was told it was a new chef, but now I'm told it was a new menu.

Really lovely place really lovely meal & lovely biscoff cheesecake

Took the family out for a meal and the food was amazing. Great portions and a good variety to choose from. Staff were really friendly and helpful. Will definitely be back to try out the roasts on a Sunday

Lovely Sunday lunch, value for money

Medieval era pub experience just few miles outside Bicester. Perfect place to spend an afternoon with your dear ones. Don’t forget to visit the nearby church which is more than 500 years old. Perfect surrounding and the weather in December when we went there was kind of dreamy. Thanks Adrian Shooter sir (ex CEO Chiltern Railway) for the treat.

Brilliant place Brilliant staff

Very family friendly nice atmosphere, staff are always welcoming, food is great 👍

Had dinner here and food was good and friendly staff behind the bar. It always seems to be popular with locals calling in for a drink or two.

The food here is very cheap and you get large portions BUT it’s HIGHLY PROCESSED food except for the steak, jacket potatoes and side salad. There is no clean, healthy food, which is available to eat, everything is fried or highly processed!! I tried to eat the apple crumble today and that too was an absolute disaster. There was so much sugar in the crumble topping it made my teeth stand on edge, it was inedible, again it was highly processed quickly heat up food. I don’t understand why so many pubs insist on not offering healthy alternatives, food properly made from scratch, not bulk bought in?? We are all getting the message from our doctors about eating healthier for our own health and how highly processed food will affect our health and how long we live because of the food choices we make! I don’t understand why some pubs aren’t getting this message that it’s customers would like to eat far better quality of food, which isn’t deep fried, highly processed and is healthy. I’m not talking about just serving up salads, but a range of healthy food alternatives. I feel physically sick eating highly processed food and talking to other people I’m not the only one!! A lot of people have dietary issues and health issues and don’t want to be served up a heart attack on a plate or those who suffer from diabetes have their blood sugar go through the roof because of how much sugar is in their food! Also I was also stunned that a large orange juice and lemonade was just over £3.60 a glass! I know my comments will go on deaf ears, because this pub is probably owned by a pub chain but it’s about time we make our voices heard to management that we want to buy good quality non processed healthy food we can enjoy! I am prepared to pay extra money for better food. I would like to live longer too by being able to make the right food choices.

Very friendly good food. Definitely worth a visit

Absolutely gorgeous food was lovley cooked to perfection and most of all staff were fantastic nothing to much trouble. Definitely be back and highly recommend

Staff are great. We ordered via the App and ended up with one meal being wrong due to technical error, the mistake was handled well and correct order came not long later. Thank you 🙂

Very friendly staff, good social distancing, order through the hatch and they bring your drinks to you. Both Dave's are very friendly and helpful, they go above and beyond to help