White Horse Inn in Rutland

We have just had a Sunday roast and it was fantastic.. we have been all over locally for a good Sunday roast and always seem disappointed. Lovely staff, amazing food! Really couldn’t recommend more highly. Friends have eaten in the week and the lunch time menu is also very good. We will be back next weekend!

Amazing pub! Very nice atmosphere, great service. Everyone was going the extra mile. The food was delicious. The pub is very clean and cozy with a fireplace. My dog got some pork and water which is great. We will definitely visit again if we are around Rutlands. Best wishes from Lithuanian girls and the sausage dog!

Pie night on Wednesday evening , incredible taste and great value for money. James the chef is friendly and great asset to the team. Nothing was to much of an ask.

We dropped in for lunch and the cook was in the bar extolling his soup of the day, a curried cauliflower and cheese. I ordered that and my wife ordered a cheese and onion sandwich with salad and fries. When the soup arrived it was totally incipid and there were no fries. I went to the bar and questioned the absence of fries. Some minutes later the cook bought us the fries, banged them on the table angrily mumbling about there being a change in the menu. When I came to pay, I told of what happened I was given a large discount which, in my opinion, shows they know there are problems. We won't be back.

Only had a drink didn't look at the menu quite a few people eating though

Didn’t stay at the hotel, just went to the pub. Had a comically awful experience. No alcohol free lager, or G&Ts, so ordered orange and lemonades. Except the lemonade was off and tasted foul. “There’s nothing wrong with the lemonade” one of the staff declared… until he tasted it. Ordered two burgers, one of them was raw in the middle, so sent it back but by this point (about 7.30pm) they had run out of burgers (and let’s be honest, it’s hardly the most comprehensive menu, so it wasn’t exactly a niche item!).

Stayed here on a Monday evening - they don’t do food on a Monday!! No problem, the lovey landlady does a chippie run. Lovely dog friendly room and fab breakfast. Thank you!

Poppet in on way home for a quick pint Good pint friendly staff cosy seating.

My friends and I called into the White Horse at Empingham after an evening run to Normanton church. Very pleasant staff and plenty of seating inside and outside on a warm evening.

Lovely place. Food and service brilliant.

Passing & called in for a coffee & cake - thoroughly enjoyable.

A friendly team, lovely cafe on one side and a well stocked bar what more do you need from a local village pub?? So pleased it's up and running again. Can't wait to try the meals once the kitchen is open. Lovely beer garden to enjoy to.

Pub has reopened under new management. Loving the coffee shop! Very dog friendly too.

I stopped here for a coffee with my dogs on the way to Rutland water, I was warmly greeted and had a great tasting coffee. My dogs were very welcome with water bowl provided and the opportunity to buy some very tasty treats that came from a local business as well. I would very much recommend you stop by as the whole place felt very welcoming.

Really good staff very friendly and great pint

Friendly with good honest pub food. Great after a walk at the reservoir.

We needed a quick meal enroute home and this pub was open just after Christmas. Had scampi and chips with a 1/2 beer. Perfect bar snack and dogs were allowed too.

Very good time had in this pub 👌

Went here for a bite to eat for the first time in 18 months being locked down. Very expensive for what is effectively pub grub+. Italian food in an English pub just doesn’t seem to work that well. Not convinced we were C-19 compliant with table spacing, and staff were wandering around without masks at times. Wouldn’t go back.

This is a really nice pub in a village location. The wine selection was a little too limited for us but the food was really good and reasonably priced.

Early evening meal, met by a friendly but chaotic atmosphere, having booked a table to be told sit where you want good Italian menu covering all the usual fare.Service was slow from getting our drinks to taking the food orders.Plus food when arrived was really good full of Italian flavours.We never got to sample the deserts as we gave up waiting which was a shame as I’m sure they’d have been wonderful.Would have like to rate you higher sad can’t

Well what a fine stopped of on our way back from the gates garden centre it's been incredibly hard to make yourself sit outside in this weather but thinking of the people that are trying to keep there business going service with a smile what ever the weather we decided we were going for it had a sharing antipasti was amazing would of feed 4 people tgem shared a mixed grill totally fabulous the meat was so tasty and tender and I was advised by the guy serving us apologies as didn't get his name o only do sweet Rose wine but he got me to try what they were serving an south African Rose wine and it was fabulous all in all this is only the third meal that we have had outside in May but we can't thank them enough normal as normal could be roll on tomorrow of these guys to get back to some form of normality well done will be back

We stopped by on our way back to Stamford for a drink on a beautiful sunny afternoon. When we saw the couple at the next table eating pizza it was too much to resist. We ordered the Diavola to share which was delicious and washed down with a refreshing cider. Staff were friendly, service was good and the table in the beer garden was great. We’ll be back!

A friend told me they'd had great lockdown pizzas from the Whitehorse in February so sounded really promising bearing in mind we've gotten bored of other take out meals over the weeks.We planned to get food last night (Saturday 20 Feb). Earlier in the day the restaurant was showing as pre order for food but we waited until the evening. When we went to order it was shown as no orders possible. No worries, we had something else.Fast forward 24 hours. I ordered food for our family mid afternoon today. 15 minutes before the delivery should have arrived, I get a text saying the order has been cancelled. That's it. So now, having looked forward to a lovely meal for 4 there is nothing and I will have to order elsewhere or cook. Shocking and will not bother ever again. Restaurants need all the support they can get but it seems this one can pick or choose. Big mistake.

Pleased to see this place open again. Great selection of Italian classics. Very welcoming service and food was great quality. Highly recommended.

Called in just for a drink today and perused the new main menu full of tasty sounding Italian dishes. They were also doing a traditional Sunday lunch which was posit. Friendly staff too. I will be back to try the food very soon. The newly improved decor is a great improvement on what existed before.

Please note this Hotel and Restaurant closed Jan 2020, and it is understood has gone into administration. The Uncertain if it will re-open.

Had a decent roast turkey lunch with the trimmings, just before Christmas. Quite tasty. Service was prompt. Would return.

Went to the White Horse for Sunday lunch on our way back to London from Scotland by default as we could not find a parking space in Stamford to go where we had booked and gave up after 20 minutes circling unsuccessfully. Perhaps our judgement was a little colored by our annoyance but found the White Horse to be a very poor substitute. The service was pleasant but the food disappointing, our starter of white bait was the usual frozen packet pub serving and the two roasts, one slice each , pork, no crackling, and beef, were only marginally present being submerged by vegetables. The Yorkshire puddings which one would expect to be produced in house on a Sunday were dry, virtually inedible and probably also cooked from frozen.On the plus side parking was plentiful and the price whilst high for what we received , not unreasonable for what we expected to get.Would not recommend.

stopped by to see if we could dine, but not open? the sign on the door says bar open but not restaurant but it wasnt could have dined but no options? cant rate any higher which is a shame as it looked a nice place!

Whilst choosing from the menu in advance, I politely pointed out by e-mail to them that hard Italian cheese is rarely vegetarian. I had a snippy response saying that some vegetarians don't mind eating animal products so long as it isn't actually meat. NOT any vegetarians that I know!! They also said that if I wasn't happy that I could always cancel (which I thought was a bit of a overreaction, I couldn't anyway because it was a large group booking). They said that their Italian cheese is vegetarian, which I feel that I cannot trust as, after the event, upon discussing the issue with a vegan who was also in our party, informed me that their meal was not strictly vegan.

We booked a table for four last week and have to say that the roast beef was to die for, it melted in your mouth. The staff were friendly and efficient and we were made welcome, good value.

We'd been to Rutland Water and called for Sunday lunch. We sat in the little garden because it was a lovely day and we had the dogs with us. It was ok, but the tables needed some TLC. We ordered drinks and asked for a menu, but were told they only do sandwiches outside! We stayed but only because we had already got drinks. The sandwiches were basic and my bread was a little dry on the edge, but sweet potato fries were good. The pub looked lovely inside but on a nice day you want to take advantage of the weather, so such a shame about the limited menu.

This has been done up since we were last here and the decor and food is definitely improved. All my family liked their food. The service was a little slow, but in general OK (I think some new staff). Good place for lunch.

Lovely pub, very pleasant and helpful staff, good decor and generally welcoming. The food menu was limited (a good thing in my opinion - better to have a small menu of great individual meals than a vast range of microwave specials!). My choice of smoked haddock was not available tonight, so I opted for the shoulder of lamb - and wished I hadn't The smaller portion was beautifully presented with a variety of vegetables forming a 'bed' for the meat, and a potato 'brick' to one side and the roll of lamb on top of the veg. The meal was only warm, and I found the meat was tough, sinewy, still very red and difficult to cut or chew. It also lacked flavour and was hard to tell it was lamb. I left most of it and just ate the rest (which tasted very nice!). My dessert was a very dry 'custard sponge' with a scoop on nice lemon sorbet to the side - on a hot plate! I left feeling hungry and very disappointed. It was not good value for money.

We escaped from the crowds at Rutland Water, on a sweltering hot day, to the peaceful cool of lunch at The White Horse. A reasonable range of beers but we opted for a cold Thatchers cider. A varied menu and we both chose a fish dish. Both fishes (a rainbow trout and properly smoked hake) were very good and well cooked. We could not fault the cheerful helpful service, the food, the drink nor anything else.

This pub is in a wonderful location just off Rutland Water. The food is top quality at a reasonable price. Great local Real Ale to wash it all down! Much recommended!

Roast beef was cooked to perfection and melted in our mouths. It was better than places that charged twice as much.

Fabulous food. Very good service. Some unusual dishes on the menu. Ambience: a little dated and tired. Large car park.

We stayed for one night over the busy bank holiday weekend and were very impressed by the White Horse.

Went here for lunch, not planned, just seen in passing. Four adults and 3 dogs, we could sit inside in the bar area. We had wanted to sit outside but they don’t serve food outside. So we sat inside and had the most amazing lunch. We had roast beef, roast lamb and a fish pie in our party. All really tasty, plenty of it and served by friendly staff. We asked where was good to walk dogs nearby (not Rutland Water as it doesn’t allow dogs off lead) . The Landlord (?) was so helpful and even drew us a map to direct us! Above and beyond. Would definitely visit again.

We have eaten here on several occasions and can honestly say that the food has never disappointed. The fish and chips have to be the best in Rutland, if not further afield. However, on this occasion, it was the Bubble and Squeak Fritter and Poached Egg in Mustard Sauce which stole the show for me - fantastic.

If you long wait for your food and high prices this is the place for you .staff were cheerful enough but so slow at serving all our food .drinks were ok puddings very lacking and the rhubarb and custard cake terrible .I will not be back again .

Friendly happy staff and beautifully presented plates of home cooked fresh food brings the white horse to stand out as a real up and coming gem in rutland, pub classics and more adventurous dishes gives something everyone can enjoy, talented and creative team in the kitchen who obviously really care about the food that goes out and the most amazing cucumber sorbet with a tomato salad...perfect and refreshing for a warm spring evening.

We had lunch yesterday having booked a table. The food was on the whole ok but for the price we expected, and didn't get, a big bowl of fresh vegetables. Even without a separate bowl of vegetables to share we expected more vegetables on our plates. Mainly the vegetables were not visible. The staff were very friendly, the service a bit slow and the food over priced compared to what we are used to.

We stopped here for lunch on regular family visit journey. Although website said not open monday it was. Without a lie it was the best pub lunch in a long time. I had the slow cooked shoulder of lamb with sweetbread and my husband had the chicken breast with risotto. Although it took a while to arrive it was well worth the wait. Would definitely go here again and regret that in 30 years of doing this journey we havent tried The White Horse before

Went to the White Horse in each of the last three months.

First visit for a long time but decided to book for Sunday lunch. What a mistake. Both roast pork and roast beef were practically inedible and tough, although desserts were ok. Yorkshire puds were done to death and vegetables too al dente. Such a disappointment and will avoid in the future.

Fish and Chips were frozen. Pork belly was hardly cooked and cringe-worthy. One of these pubs that somehow has a high rating (bribery ?) but doesn't make any effort.

This use to be such a nice country pub serving good honest food.

Food was absolutely brilliant. We all had fantastic lunch. Particularly recommend the fish pie and the pork belly. The deserts were lovely too. Panacotta and the rhubarb and custard donut (what an ace idea) were excellent. Well done the White Horse! Pub food as it should be.

I stopped off at The White Horse on the way back from an appointment in Oakham. It was an unbelievably warm day for February and a spot of al fresco lunch was very appealing.

Saturday lunch for 6 adults and a toddler. Really good fixed price two course menu for £15 available during February. Very nice food and good service. Good friendly pub environment. Recommended.

Stayed for a night here and were too tired after a long day to go anywhere other than the bar, what a stroke of luck this was. Glad we booked a table a couple of hours in advance as the place was heavy with walk-ins! Massive portion of tasty fish and chips and a truly beautiful belly pork dish with wonderful sage and onion hash browns..... wow, sometimes you get lucky!

I was a bit worried about what type of food we would get as there have been some mixed reviews on this site. I expect the food I eat out to be equal or better than I can cook myself at home and the current menu on the website has clearly not been updated since the change of ownership or chef. I must say I was pleasantly surprised! The menu is interesting and the flavour combinations are excellent. The waitresses were efficient and friendly. We walked from our village on a cold night to the pub with friends and had a table for 4 by the log burner. It was a lovely really relaxed evening with great food and good wine. I can’t wait to go back to try some of the other dishes on the menu.

With a family of four we booked and were made welcome from the minute we walked through the door. The table by the wood burner was intimate and cosy, albeit a little close to the next table which made getting in and out a little difficult.

Met a friend here for a sandwich lunch after seeing a good menu on the website. The menu was out of date and only a choice of 4 sandwiches with fries (which I didnt want!) for £10 each. Choice of brown or white slices, no butter/spread. Salad garnish. Disappointing.

Excellent meal, great service and very comfy. From the moment we arrived nothing was too much trouble

We met our friends for lunch, each couple had driven 60 miles to be here. This is not the first time we had met up here and as usual the atmosphere was good and the food was lovely. We had a very friendly welcome and great, efficient service.

We were recommended to go to this place and were greeted by a friendly helpful waitress who showed us to a table where we ordered two drinks one a bacardi with a BOTTLE of coke and beer Bacardi arrived three quarters full with two tiny pieces of ice and gun dispensed coke. When waitress explained no bottles of coke I accepted this and ordered food which took some 25 to 35 mins to arrive one meal was hot and the other was cold. The vegetable dish arrived 10 to 15 mins later and was cold and eventually returned still cold.had to be sent back again as well as one cold meal which was replaced and was then fine. We asked for a coffee and one drambuie which came together in the coffee cup without milk I asked for it to be taken back by the waitress and have it separately and happened to look over to the bar where the barmaid threw her hands up in the air and flounced out of the bar in a temper throwing what I thought to be our bill in the air. When I went to speak to her about this and to ask for ice in my drink she ignored me and served other customers and so I spoke to a gentleman who I thought was the proprietor of the hotel who promptly told me not to try to discipline his staff . I was completely shocked and disgusted by his aggressive and inappropriate behaviour and finally when approached the the owner was informed that he was not the owner but her husband. I have to say that we were not charged for this meal and offered to pay for the drinks we had but could not get out of the horrendous atmosphere any quicker than we did and would not hesitate to disrecommend this awful place to any passer by.

My boyfriend and I were staying locally for two nights and after a Google search decided to come here for dinner.

Have you been here lately? If not you really should go. Fabulous duck beautifully cooked and presented and a wonderfully warm welcome last night. Well be back!

We decided to stop off at the White Horse Inn after a shopping trip to a nearby town we only intended to have a light lunch and a drink and then continue with our journey. I had visited the pub in the past but not for some considerable time. I remembered it as being an extremely lively pub full of customers and atmosphere. Alas not on this visit, the pub had no one at the bar and only three couples having lunch. We decided against a cooked lunch being put off by the very strong smell of burnt chip fat? coming from the kitchen. We chose instead salmon baguettes which were an acceptable alternative to a cooked lunch. We only drank soft drinks. We left after our lunch the pub then apart from staff was empty. The white Horse commands a prominent position in the village it needs to improve its ambience before it can hope to regain it's past successes.

Evening meal was delicious. Staff were very friendly. Breakfast was lovely too. Would definitely recommend!

We booked in here for a short stay. On arriving a few minutes after the earliest check in time we were informed that our room was not yet available. A very nice lady offered us tea which we gratefully accepted, so far so good. We said that we wanted lunch so the lady behind the bar said go to the restaurant and they will get you a table as we will not get busy until between 1pm and 2pm. When we walked across the bar to the restaurant we were met by a less than helpful lady who's vocabulary seamed to be reduced to grunts when we said that we had not booked but the bar had said that we could get a table. On being seated we waited..........and waited.............and waited eventually we were asked for our order, we both ordered a roast dinner, my wife beef and pork for myself, again we waited.........and waited..........and waited. Eventually we were served frozen roast potatoes, cold flavourless meat and average trimmings. If I have had a worse roast dinner I can't remember when! for pudding (you only get the choice of two or three courses) I had a very poor chocolate mouse and my wife had a parfait that was so frozen it could have been used as a house brick!

Called here on the way through Rutland for a quick lunch. Although very busy for a Friday the food came surprisingly quick. The bar/restaurant had different rooms so Gould accommodate a lot of people. Very good lunch

We were allocated the Oakham room, a nice spacious bright clean room.

Stopped for lunch - typical pub menu with some interesting specials. We had the trout, new potatoes and salad, roasted gnocchi and a cheese salad sandwich Together with three non alcoholic drinks we spent £37. 56 so a reasonable amount for very very average food. The decor is okay, not outrageously gorgeous and if I was in charge, I would make more effort with the pub garden and the flower beds to the front. I think you can always judge a place on attention to detail, so there is a dog bowl near the front door but no water in it (on a hot day, and dogs are welcome) and no water in the water barrel next to it! The server who brought the food out was jolly and lovely but the girls in the restaurant looked a bit fed up to us.

We called here on spec as wanted to eat early. Lovely pub, great location and very friendly staff. I had a chicken on skewer dish, with new potatoes and salad. Can highly recommend and would go back again

Comida tipicamente inglesa, com boa carta de Ales para acompanhar. Atendimento simpático, e preços justos.

We were staying here overnight and decided to eat our evening meal here.

A pleasant meal in a pleasant inn in a pleasant village! We both enjoyed trout fillets, salad and new potatoes.

Four of us visited after a day trip at near by Rutland water aqua park. The decor is nice and cosy while still feeling quite modern. There was some outside seating available. We ordered steak and ale pie, cod and chips and burgers. Was very impressed with the steak and ale pie which didn't skimp in good quality meat and gravy. The burgers were good to although the accompanying coleslaw wasn't anything special (all our dishes around £13). They also offered a lunch menu. The service was fine but drinks seemed a little pricey with a pint of off the rap coke@£3.20.

We ordered beer battered fish,it was discusting could not eat it batter think and tasted flowery luke warm,everything was terrible,won't be going there again.

Called in for a lunchtime bite, ordered the Ploughman’s. In my opinion that was the worst one I’ve ever had put in front of me. The apple slices looked as if they had been sliced the day before and had gone brown, one slice of brown bread when I always expect a Ploughman’s to be served with crusty roll or baguette. No tomato in the salad leaf salad and horrible soggy pickled onion. Extremely poor value for money and I pity any Ploughman who had to experience such awful food. Never again I will take my £9.95 elsewhere. I do not recommend you eat here until they can improve or change the chef.

We arrived without a booking on late on a busy Sun afternoon and were given a table by very friendly staff. The Sun lunch menu was good; various roast options plus fish and vegetarian with a good range of starters. After our starters and very tasty, good quality roast beef with a an excellent selection of vegetables, we were too full to have a pudding although the choices on offer did look tempting. We'd certainly visit again if in the area.

Good place to stop en route to Stamford. Good ambiance. Reasonable menu. I had ploughman’s which was a bit ordinary but what more should I expect. I think with a little creativity it could be great.

We met some friends and booked for Sunday lunch on Easter Sunday. The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere with tables not too close so you feel you have your own space even when it’s busy.

We enjoyed a tasty lunch on a snowy day. The pub was warm and welcoming. We were the only customers due to the weather and sat by the log burning stove. It made the bar very cosy.

Now to be fair we stayed at the end of the Beast from the East. The car park was treacherous. Things were amiss due to the filthy weather. The welcome was as warm as the weather was cold. This hostelry is under new management. A work in progress. Had we been staying a few months later this would probably be a 5 star rating. Well placed near Rutland Water. The breakfast was excellent. What more could we want? Decent weather! And that was hardly the fault of the White Horse.

Visited the White Horse a few times now and we just love the place...a true village pub at its best with great staff and great food... we just liove It!

Stopped at White Horse on way back to our lodge at Barnsdale Country Club, not very busy but it was still quite early. the service was good and the Steak and Ale Pie was very good, whilst we were there the pub started to fill and there was a warm feeling to the place complimented by an open fire. We asked the waitress about the famous Normanton Church which was quite close and that we intended to visit. The meal was good, the atmosphere pleasant and we spent an enjoyable hour or so.

We dropped into this lovely picturesque inn for lunch. It was quite busy considering it was a Monday.

A lovely pub with good friendly and attentive staff being a family run pub . there is a lovely big woodburner in the middle of the dinning room.Wewent there twice because we enjoyed the food so much .

Again after a good walk from out hotel, The Normanton Park, we enjoyed a lovely lunch, complemented by some lovely ale. This was preceded by the trust shown to us by Charlotte who when we had finish our morning drinks there said she would add them to our bill when we had our booked lunch.

We went in after a walk recently and as it is near Rutland Water we thought they would be used to people coming in wearing walking/biking gear. Obviously not! I was greeted by “how can we help you today?” before I’d managed to shut the door (well it’s a pub, what do you think we’re here for?!) by a waitress standing right inside the door, as if she was there to stop us walking too far into the bar, and we were quickly shown through to an empty room. To be fair the girl who served us was polite but it felt like we were unwelcome and I even got a bit of a strange look when I asked to pay! After a while another party were seated in the room we were in and after listening to them questioning the waitress for a good five minutes about the quality of the soda water we realised what sort of place it is and left..........I’d give it a miss if you aren’t dressed in your best outfit unless you like 17 year old staff who aren’t exactly posh themselves looking down on you!

We drove passed and the outside looked lovely so called and arrange to have Sunday lunch, we were allowed to take the dog in, the room they use for the dogs was lovely, ( not just put in the corner like most pubs) nice sofa together with an open fire, felt really cosy, ordered the roast beef, came with plenty of vegetables, we even made just enough room for a sweet, fantastic food, good value for money, if we are in the area again would go back without any hesitation,

This is our local village pub, and after several excellent evening meals we decided to go with family for Sunday lunch. There was a good choice of 3 roasts, a fish dish, a vegetarian dish, a pie dish, as well as several good starter options and puddings. All beautifully prepared, served hot and couldn't fault anything - a great option to a homemade Sunday lunch. The fire was very welcoming, the service also very good. Awaiting a fuller wine menu! Thank you.

The food at lunch time was really lovely and well presented. We couldn't fault anything.

We had lunch here today and I feel that I would like to write a review to tonight. The food was excellent, my husband had the smoked haddock and salmon roulade, on the ‘specials’ board, which he said was fabulous and I had the butternut squash risotto, which was very tasty.

Just visited the White Horse in Empingham for Sunday lunch. We had a large plate of beef, roast potatoes and a Yorkshire plus selection of vegetables. For dessert, I had the chocolate nemesis and my husband had a cheese board.

We ate at the White Horse in November 2017, the pub has recently changed hands and being our local pub we had hopes that this would mean a change for the better! We were not disappointed. It was a cold evening, but the pub was warm and comfortable - would have been nice to have seen the fire burning though - and the food was very good pub food. The chef has only been there a couple of weeks, and I am sure things will improve even more. We were very happy with our meal, and the limited wine list was well priced too. Under the previous management, the pub only seemed interested in tourists but hopefully locals will be looked after now! Many thanks. We will be back very soon.

New owners only took over about 4 weeks ago and what a transformation. A very warm welcome from Gail and Geoff. A new chef arrived this week and so we booked for Saturday dinner. My wife chose mussels in a thai broth - superb and I had a steak and ale pie, home made and both were delicious. The starters and the puddings were equally good. We had a long chat with the chef who seems very experienced and is keen to make use of local produce where possible.

We have visited White Horse twice since the new owners took over and have enjoyed the lovely warm atmosphere on both occasions. Our first visit ( 5 of us) was the day after the new owners took over and we received a very warm welcome from the friendly, helpful staff. There was a varied menu and the food was beautifully cooked and presented. One of our group had special dietary needs and the chef produced a meal ‘on the spot’ as it were. We all agreed that the food was excellent. Our second visit was just for two of us and we experienced the same enjoyable atmosphere and delicious food as we had on the first occasion. We shall definitely return.

We returned here having had great meals last few times to find the restaurant closed. We'd booked a room for the night and we were not warned despite owners obviously knowing ahead of time there would be no chef. There was not even the offer of bar snacks or sandwiches ... We had beer and crisps in a cold bar. The room was very strange: very small bed, enormous wardrobe with no hangers, no chairs and no internet. Also the bathroom was very old fashioned with no shower. We kept being told they were new owners and would soon have chef and Internet but that's not much help and actually rather annoying! The breakfast was the highlight: cooked and served by a very friendly efficient lady.

Five of us had the Bacon and Cheese burger.Five of us had perhaps the driest patty of meat humanly possible.The cheese had melted on top to the point it seeped into the formed crevasse on the dried out burger. Unseasoned, unhappy.

Visited last week for lunch. Was told that we would be able to have soup and it would take about 15 mins to be served. After 90 mins we were still waiting. After asking a member of staff ( under new management) it arrived shortly afterwards. It was Apple and celery. It contained apple cores, skins and the stringy parts of celery. There was no bread but we were later served half a slice of bread with no butter. Hopefully both the food and service will improve. It cost £5 each.

Called in for sunday lunch after a day walking, beef was to die for and the new hosts were full of personality and hospitality will be back to taste their new menu. Off to a great start

We went back, as we said we would and again was excellent. I had roast beef and was asked if I wanted the meat rare or well done, this was a first!! Nothing else to say, just excellent food, staff and ambience.

We treated our friends to dinner and regretfully decided on the White Horse. Delightful building, waited to be served, waited to place order. One choice was unavailable. The menu that we saw on line, the reason for booking, was not available but still showing on line when we checked at home. Two of the party did not want anything on the offered menu so had to make do with a starter as main course for which we were charged main corse prices. When it eventually came it was cold and our partners had started their dinner so we said nothing. There was little to recommend this inn. There were other difficulties and eventually the sous chef came and apologised, as he did to another table of 4. The chef had gone home. We appreciated his effort to smooth things over but it was too late for that.