Beautiful venue with stylish decor, superb food and great staff! Large gardens too. Destination venue - we’ll worth a visit!
Staff and atmosphere was great but food was underwhelming. The chips that came with our dishes were oily and over-cooked. My bacon cheeseburger came with one burned rasher of bacon and the patty was very tough, and the bun was either stale or over toasted.
In this completely revamped village pub the cooking is flavourful and modern, the portions generous, the pricing spot on. The intimate (30 covers) restaurant, complete with four bar seats at the chef's table, deserves full marks for atmosphere. There are pub classics with a twist (venison burger) and dishes from the grill - everything is made on the spot and everything we tried was delicious. At £18 a harissa-soused half chicken dazzled, with sides of boulangère potatoes and nduja-spiced hispi cabbage - the porchetta was good too and the crispy sprouts...just try them. Big flavours. Wines are on point and puddings are good too. A gastro pub that for once absolutely deserves the title.
I liked this pub when I first visited in 2020. Since then it’s been taken over and improved on every level. I’m so glad more is being made of the huge garden. Unbeatable on a sunny day. The staff were all lovely and the food we chose was terrific. Thank you.
Fantastic menu and food. Able to cater for dietary requirements as standard with a great selection. Visited for a work do and then had to return with the family shortly after as was so good. Beautifully decorated - nice vibe. Highly recommend.
Had a look at the Sunday lunch menu and it also looks delicious, it’s next on the list to try!
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A refreshed review required, as the pub has been considerably spruced up!
The inside is immaculate, slightly modern (OK the bar is modern) yet cosy and just right. A special mention to the toilets as they are beautiful!
Staff are amazing. Attentive and on the ball, friendly yet businesslike. A true credit to the trade.
The food surprised me. The menu had me stumped a tad - mostly because I favour the pie, ploughmans and a few olde English goodies (can't beat a roast). However, I stepped out my comfort zone and ordered something unusual for me - the chicken schwarma (If that's how it's spelt). I was not disappointed! It was magnificent. The quality, flavours, textures all amazing. All of it delicious.
We were quite a crowd and all food came out perfectly at the sane time and in good order. All were very pleased, and quite a variety of things were ordered.
Alas I was driving, so ginger beer was afoot for me, however I heard warm compliments from the rest of the crew regarding the beer. Good choice of drinks.
Can't recommend the place enough.
My original review from 4 years ago below.
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A proper country pub. Nice chairs around a blazing fire, roses around the door, nice gardens, car park, good pub grub, reasonable selection of beers, great customer service, beautiful countryside, has locals and visitors, not gentrified or artificial, - the essence of a English country pub. If you are after the sort of English countryside pub you would see on a film or tv production, this is it!
I'm going g back again for sure!
Second Sunday lunch visit to The Horseshoe Inn... Fair to share my experience. Food is gorgeous. Was gutted previous starter of chicken parfait with brioche toast was not on, but alas not, deep fried squid with Kimchi mayo was a triumph.. followed by pork belly with cauliflower tartiflett, Yorkie, red cabbage plus plus plus... Washed down with very nice Rioja (3.. so sue me) made for a fabulous Sunday diversion. 5* from me.
Lovely evening meal. The lamb was exceptional, great service.. Can't fault in any way.
We walked from the Savernake Forest to the pub, which had come highly recommend, and rightfully so! I had the veggie burger, beetroot etc, which was excellent. My wife had the fish and chips, which she loved. Lovely pint, lovely freshly renovated pub. We've booked to go back for Sunday lunch, and we're confident we'll have a great time... Go there, you won't be disappointed!
Nice pub, good food and atmosphere. We had a sunday lunch and it was great, except for the chicken, which was a bit dry. Overall, it was very good.
Great place to come for a drink with a lovely atmosphere.
A great menu with excellent food.
Always feel welcome by the batman.
Well recommended.
The first time we had eaten here. We were not disappointed. Fantastic roast full of flavour.
The staff we so lovely and couldn’t do enough for you.
Will definitely be back
Excellent Wiltshire village pub. Very friendly and comfortable. Gloriously fresh, delicious food and a good selection of drinks too.
Top notch. Highly recommend.
Very nice quiet location not in the centre of Marlborough but just this side of town.
Great big open field behind the pub with tables. Great for kids to run around and burn off energy.
Lovely food. Good staff.
Popped in just passing, and so glad we did as it was an amazing!! Absolutely outstanding food and everything cooked to perfection!! And all locally sourced, Best we've had in the area. The staff are very friendly and accommodating, made us feel very welcome, even with our weird drinks requests 😂 Also dog friendly!! Cannot praise them enough. Extremely satisfied customers!! Would give 6 stars if we could 😊 very satisfied customers 🙌
Sunday lunch for 4. Great atmosphere. Delicious food. Friendly service. Before we'd finished the children were already asking when we could come back! Lovely setting too - after lunch we took the children for a short walk through the village to the local playground, which they loved. Special thanks to Chef Nick for coming up a bespoke vegan option for me. Highly recommend.
We had a family birthday dinner here - food was good, children were happy. They enjoyed trying the small plates. The staff were attentive to our allergy issue as well.
Oh my the food in this pub was beautiful, everything we had was cooked perfectly and tasted lovely 😁
This is a brilliant pub. Great lunch enjoyed today, and the food was excellent
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