The Black Horse

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   Paul

   VIP

   London

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Staff were very attentive and the food was very good
   

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   Ceridwen

   Gloucestershire

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Notified venue of one guest having vegan requirements, but there were no options when we visited. Was served plain unseasoned vegetables, chips and bone dry Linda McCartney sausages with no sauce or gravy. Service was incredibly slow in spite of the dining area being almost empty. Even when telling staff the sausages were inedible, no discount was offered. Very disappointed in what was meant to be a Christmas lunch.
   

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   Helen

   London

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on December 20, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lunch with my husband. Lovely and cosy and very Christmassy. It was very busy but the service was excellent. Food was delicious and great selection on the menu. Highly recommend
   

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   James

   London

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on December 18, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   I have attended the Black Horse numerous times in the past and the food was very good. However this time the food took 2 hours to come out and then it was only 4 of the 6 that came out with remaing 2 meals coming out 10 minutes later The food was ok the scampi looked under cooked
   

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   Caroline M.

   Berkshire

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on December 17, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A very enjoyable meal. But I still SO miss your Farm Shop
   

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   Jane

   Buckinghamshire

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 1, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   I have been to the Black Horse several times before but the food was disappointing today. Fish and Chips- skinny, oven fries, would have been better with chunky fries. Fish was large and cooked well. Mushy peas slightly dry. Asked for ketchup but had to wait until half way through. Sausage and mash- asked for well done sausages but quite pale and a little tasteless. Mash too thin, also not anything special. The onions on top gave it some flavour.
   

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   Geoffrey

   London

   5 reviews

   2.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on November 9, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   We have dined at The Black Horse several times over the last 20 years and always had a good experience. Not this time. We were told where to find our table - not shown to it. We were then ignored for long periods. It was about half an hour before we could place our order and another half hour before food arrived - in dribs and drabs. The portions were enormous but the quality was mediocre. We had no time left for desserts or coffee, For what we had, the price was OK. It looks like there has been a change and the Black Horse has gone down market. A shame.
   

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   David

   Buckinghamshire

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 29, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   I've always liked this place. It just missed the mark a little for me this time. The calamari was very very chewy. The Tuna Niçoise Salad was OK.
   

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   Debbie

   London

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on October 20, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very nice Sunday lunch, staff friendly and attentive and food delicious. Recommend
   

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    Ali

    VIP

    London

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    We had a late Sunday lunch at The Black Horse and it was a terrible experience. They only serve Sunday roast and they didn’t have any lamb left. The rest of the menu very limited and therefore we ordered scampi and chips as they were not serving fish and chips. The food that was served was straight out of freezer bought scampi which were hard and tasteless. All three dishes went back half eaten. The chips were decent. The service was pretty poor and again very slow. In terms of value, we paid just under £100 for three people which was unreasonable considering the very poor quality of food. We have been going to black horse for many years and have noticed a distinct drop in quality of the food as well as service .
    

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