The White Horse - Brancaster Staithe

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   Tony

   Yorkshire

   16 reviews

   3.0

   16 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   We like the White Horse, it’s a friendly place and we can take our two small dogs along too and eat in the bar. The ambience is fantastic and the service is good, it’s just that on this visit the food was a little disappointing. We opted to go straight for a main course and to leave room for pudding. Both of us went for the plaice. The potatoes and greens accompanying the fish were very good. The fish was served in a light curry sauce and accompanied by mussels. We also ordered the beetroot and sprouting broccoli as sides. The fish was…disappointing. A smallish and very thin piece of place which when the bones were taken out left very little fish ‘meat’. You had to fight for what was there and it was frankly not worth the effort. We ordered the wrong thing, and looked on enviously at the couple on the next table who had ordered the haddock (him) and moules (her). They looked fantastic and we’ll know what to order next time. The broccoli side dish was way over cooked, and we mentioned this and it was promptly taken off the bill. We ordered a tiramisu for pudding which was fine, but my wife’s Irish coffee took ages to arrive. By this time the restaurant was much quieter so we were somewhat nonplussed as to why it took so long. So not a bad evening just a little disappointment for the main course.
   

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   Sarah thomas

   Norfolk/Suffolk

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   We had an excellent meal today service was excellent food was excellent and the venue the conservatory was beautiful and lovely and warm . Stunning place to eat well worth the 2 hour drive there .x
   

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   Jonathan

   Cambridge

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Overall very good but the meals we chose lacked much taste
   

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   Lauren

   Cambridge

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 26, 2025

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

   I was very excited to visit The White Horse as had heard such wonderful things but unfortunately our experience was far from that. Our starter was luke warm and could tell it had been sitting for a while as the top of the chowder had started to form a ‘skin’. It was however tasty so opted to ignore the temperature issue. We then waiting 40 ish minutes for our main to come, the waiter even noticed and without us prompting him said he would check with the kitchen. When the mains arrived (grilled seafood platter and mussels) they looked to the eye, very nice. The platter was unfortunately cold, lacking any flavour and the salsa verde was not salsa verde and the dish was swimming in a green oil covering all the fish. The mussels tasted ok but nearly every mussel had grit in them and had not been washed properly. Our waiter was sympathetic and kind and offered some new mussels but these were very similar and the white wine sauce had not been cooked properly and did not taste good so we had to send those away as well. Overall extremely disappointing and we left our Norfolk weekend escape on a low. We did appreciate our waiter however for understanding our feedback. I think this is one of those restaurants you think is nice because of the presentation and location but when you actually realise what you’re eating, I have had better food at a Greene King pub.
   

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   RodW

   Norfolk/Suffolk

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 26, 2025

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

   Celebrated a Birthday here. Great service and great food. We will be back.
   

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   Melanie

   Norfolk/Suffolk

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on January 25, 2025

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

   Lovely table, lovely food, great staff. We had. Great time.
   

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   Rachel

   London

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on January 25, 2025

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

   The food was delicious and all the staff were fabulous - so friendly , knowledgeable and welcoming. Thank you .
   

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   Edward

   Austin

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 23, 2025

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

   Menu was varied and good value. Excellent service. Will eat there again.
   

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   Marlene

   London

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 23, 2025

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

   The food and service were excellent. Great menu. Lovely setting. Very clean.
   

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    Richard

    Hertfordshire

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 21, 2025

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

    Great service and lovely view over the coast. Nice selection of real ales.
    

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