The White Horse — Restaurant in England

Well where do we start. On arrival we were totally ignored by the bartender until he finished talking to his friend, once he decided to book us in he took our money and went back to talking to his friend. So we were just stood there not knowing where our room was. Anyway we finally got to our room which was very small for three bunk beds, if you were just wanting it as an over night stop it wouldnt be so bad. The bathroom looked like it was never cleaned, the kitchen the same along with the communal area. I know its cheap accommodation but a couple of pictures or some books and a good clean wouldn't go a miss. I've slept in cleaner caves! When we went down to the pub for new years eve we were told we should've pre-booked if we wanted to eat, nowhere on the site said we had to do this or the bartender when we arrived. So we had to purch four young children on a tiny table so they could eat some tea. My wife is allergic to gluten and dairy products and when she asked if there was an allergy option the bartender just laughed in her face and walked off 🤬. So our evening meal was a bowl of chips. The evening just got worse our friends and all our children just got bored and ended up going to bed, so never saw the new year come in. This is the best bit and probably the most dangerous, the pub decided to set off some fireworks at midnight. Nothing wrong with that except when you let the bloody things off right next to two massive tanks of Propane gas!! 🌋🔥 The STUPID half whits could have...

We arrived for a booking we’d made earlier that day & were seated by the bar. After checking the menu we ordered fairly quickly but we immediately felt an unpleasant vibe from the waiter with the Scottish accent & dreadlocks. It was as though he didn’t want us or anyone in fact there, the most unwelcoming man that you could possibly place as your front of house. We ordered and my six year old niece proceeded to open her colouring book and colour whilst waiting for the food to arrive. The same man came over swiftly and told us they didn’t allow colouring in the pub in case it marked the table and told us to put it away… what the heck? Very, very strange. This made my niece cry unnecessarily. The food arrived and it was average, we had roast beef and there were two small pieces of beef that was a third fat. The meal was swimming in gravy and the Yorkshire pudding was like eating a pork scratching, hard as anything and pretty tasteless overall. The other waiters were also very off hand with not just us but anyone who tried to get a table or order a drink at the bar, and not one cracked a smile the whole time we were there. All in all it was supposed to be a pleasant sunday evening meal to round off our time in the lakes for a birthday weekend and we unfortunately couldn’t have chosen a more gloomy venue. I could elaborate more on the evening but I’ve had enough typing a review for this place and it’s miserable staff. Lighten up folks it may...

I was having a search around the area for somewhere to have an evening meal while we were away. The White Horse was listed as being in walking distance of our accommodation which is perfect when you're staying away from home and both fancy a drink in the evening with your meal. With myself having to be gluten free and dairy free, when I saw the menu, I was absolutely astounded! Everything was marked up with its allergens and where accommodations can be made for people's dietary requirements. We made a booking via email and turned up earlier than planned on the evening. We enjoyed a refreshing drink in the outside area taking in the last of the evening warmth and went back inside at our booked time. We had a beautiful table for 2 beside a window seat which was lovely. I think it was the owner I ordered with at the bar who was lovely and chatty. When the food came, oh my days! I was in heaven. It was beautifully presented, and tasted as good as it looked. I've never had gluten free batter so light and crispy on the king prawns. The main course was homemade chicken schnitzel (gluten free) with a garlic oil (marg not butter!) And rosemary potatoes. The side salad/coleslaw was a very tasty side indeed. Overall I couldn't recommend this pub highly enough to anyone - but especially if you have specific dietary requirements, you'll be very well looked after and eating out will be a pleasure...