The Harte & Magpies — Restaurant in England

On a very pleasant, sunny Wednesday we took a couple of mile walk through bluebell laden woods to the Harte & Magpies.

Although a little breezy, it was warm enough to take a table outside and enjoy the sunshine while it lasted.

We haven’t been to the Harte & Magpies for a little while but thankfully they’re still selling Rebellion Smuggler so of course a pint was ordered.

I was fairly hungry after the walk and so chose the fish & chips whilst my wife chose a small goats cheese salad. When the meal arrived I nearly fell off my chair since the beer battered fish was enormous, with a good portion of chips and mushy peas in accompaniment.

The fish looked superb and didn’t disappoint, it was succulent and tasty and the batter was thin and crispy - perfect! I treated it as a bit of a challenge given the size and wouldn’t let it defeat me - it didn’t.

I understand that the goat’s cheese salad was very good too.

With another half of Smuggler and a coffee the whole meal came to just over £36 - very good value indeed.

Fish & chips and a pint and a half of Smuggler enjoyed in the sun - what could beat it?

Never have I been more grateful however for a lengthy, post meal, stroll back home.

Happy to recommend the Harte & Magpies if you’re after a proper pub delivering good food and ale in a relaxing...

5 of us had an evening meal here 19th june 2019. One of our number is a wheelchair user and reported that the toilets are wheelchair friendly. The entrance is ramped but there is a gate on the ramp and the 2 sets of double doors to enter the building can be bit of a trial. The tables are ok but not really tall enough to get the arms of a wheelchair under the table but didn't impact on the experience too badly.

However the rest of the visit was a total joy, from the initial booking by email (Steve promptly got back too me and mentioned a pub quiz was taking place that evening; in the event he put us well away and round the corner and we barely noticed).

The staff are charming, helpful and friendly, the beer well kept and well chosen and food delicious and generous. A special mention should be made of Scrumpy Jack who is the best behaved Labrador you ever met and will lie under your table on your feet and snore! We were charmed by him (I think he may just have the best life a dog ever had!)

We all agreed that it was a really lovely evening. Highly recommended for any occasion or...

We assumed we were surely on a hiding to nothing, looking for somewhere that could do lunch for 37 at 24hrs' notice. Enter the Harte & Magpies.

I'd been here before as a kid and remembered the play area was great, and now with about a dozen kids in our group we thought this would be a great place for a Sunday lunch with friends.

Simon and Steve were exceptional hosts and it was clear that nothing was too much trouble for them. We ordered in advance, and they communicated really well with us both on that and on the day itself re. when the chefs would start cooking etc.

The food was delicious, prepared promptly and 37 guests' meals all arrived at the same time, and piping hot. We were really impressed. The kids also had a blast in the garden and the play area.

The Harte & Magpies is a great pub, really nice atmosphere and staffed by a fantastic team. The food and beers were great, and we were happy with the prices.

Thanks so much Simon, Steve and...