The best restaurants in Northill Central Bedfordshire East of England

My family & I visited The Black Horse for Sunday Lunch as part of a birthday gift. We were warmly greeted and shown to our table, which was tucked away to the immediate left of the entrance in a cosy area. I had the Spiced Beetroot, Red Lentil & Vegan Feta Crispy Rolls as a main course, which was extremely flavourful. I'm glad I chose this, as the only main course option was a nut roast (often the get-out-clause of an inexperienced chef), however after sampling my choice, this was definitely not the case. There were only a couple of minor negatives. The first was the overuse of something resembling micro-cress. There was a huge amount of it on my plate and it was also used in a dessert that one of my family members had. Micro-cress on an apple tart dessert? The other minor negative was that I ordered seasonal veg as a side option. At £5, I wasn't expecting some unseasoned kale and cabbage. Overall, I'd recommend the restaurant as the charm and quality of food is top notch.

Amazing local pub with great atmosphere, food and staff

Efficient and friendly service. Tasty and clean tasting food. Reasonably priced. Great vegetarian. options! Fabulous quintessentially English tea room. Very good job for table of 8. Would definitely go again.

I have eaten in the restaurant many times over the years, both for lunch and evening meals, with friends and family. The food does not dissapoint, is good quality and goes well beyond standard pub grub. The menu changes regularly and always offers a range of freshly cooked dishes. The staff are professional, warm and welcoming (especially Guy) and happy to engage in some friendly banta. This is our go to place when eating out with friends.

The food is always great here (quite rare for me to say). Great kitchen.

My partner and I had our wedding reception in the barn outside the pub, and it was fantastic! Louise was so easy to work with and was consistently organised, which made planning seamless and stress-free. The wedding packages are also very flexible, right down to choosing what food you want. Leading up to our event, Louise was excellent at coordinating the set up of the room, whilst also ensuring that everything was how we envisioned. During our event, the bar staff, servers, and kitchen staff were all so accommodating, polite, and efficient. The whole evening ran so smoothly and us and our guests had a fantastic time! I fully recommend The White Horse if you're looking for a venue that's oozing with character, has great staff and management, has delicious food and drinks, and will ensure you have a night you'll look back on fondly forever ❤️

An excellent Sunday lunch from the menu and the days specials. Excellent service from an attentve team. Great play area out side for grandsons to let off steam. Will be back again when next in the area.

We booked afternoon tea for four about a week in advance, this was dealt with by the event organiser who couldn't have been more helpful, When we arrived the staff were waiting for us and conducted us to the old library where a single table was prepared for us. We had expected to be in the restaurant and to have a private room was a real treat. Our party included a vegetarian and a gluten intolerant guest. The Chef had prepared separate plates of sandwiches for these two as well as a seperate stand of glutent free cakes. There was a good variety of sandwiches which were obviously freshly prepared and well presented, the cakes and sweets were varied and excellent. The service was A1 and unobtrusive, fresh tea being brought in on request. We all really ate too much, but the food was so nice we just had to clear the plates :-) A very special afternoon for us and we shall return. We do enjoy an afternoon tea when we can ~ our overall service experience here was far better then at Woburn, much quieter and personal than that at Frosts at Willington and better service and fresher food than the at the Swan in Bedford,

Fabulous roast dinner served piping hot and ample servings of vegetables. Only downside was that the service was so slow and we had to keep asking for drinks/menu/water etc which was such a shame. Food was so good though we’d probably give it another go.

My band rehearse in the function room most Mondays so last week I decided to book for Sunday lunch as we came here for Christmas lunch and it was amazing as was todays Sunday lunch the beef was very tender and all the vegetables were very tasty as well, The Owls About guy came in with his Owls and they were a big hit with dinners they sat on top of the chairs so well behaved just topped a great Sunday lunch. Big thank you to Louise and all the staff for making everyone feel welcome and relaxed

A couple of pubs we hoped to visit for a last minute family catch up were full with Xmas parties. As we were already out & about we thought we’d try the green man as the car park wasn’t full…we should have realised why !! The drinks were extortionate, the food was highly priced (although we had seen the menu) but the portion sizes were ridiculously small; a small kids bowl of plain pasta (we requested no sauce or cheese) was £7, a very small basket of fries was £4.50. This pub could be ok, nice Xmas decorations and lit candles, although the log burner wasn’t alight. The staff were friendly that’s for sure, but in this instance that’s not enough to make us return. So our advice is to save your hard earned money and drive right past the empty car park.

Enjoyed a walk around the woodland with our dog. Popped in for a light snack lunch. Run by volunteers, a friendly community atmosphere, welcoming everyone including dogs. Simple menu with inviting cakes. Good coffee and proper pot of tea. Lovely outlook across the orchard and quiet.