After the sat nav urged us along a terrifyingly undulating, not to mention winding, one-vehicle track which fortunately had nothing coming the other way, we came out onto the main road that houses The Brown Horse Inn. Quiet in the afternoon with only about ten people dotted about, I ordered a Guinness and a wine for my friend. The Guinness, it turned out was not of the best quality and had a chemical taint almost like the pipes had been cleaned but not rinsed thoroughly. This was soon replaced though, with a local bitter and I'm sad to say I can't remember the name of it now because it was truly excellent. Fruity with an almost elderflower finish I was distraught about the fact that I was driving and could only have the one for as the sun shone on the front terrace I could happily have stayed the whole day and drank the place dry! We both ordered the Gammon and fries from a fairly extensive lunch menu, which came with both a fried egg and pineapple. (I never came to terms with pineapple and gammon!) The fruit was dry and left no taint on the meat so that was okay. The Gammon itself was a delight and accompanied by home cut fries and a salad went down an absolute treat! For pudding I had some simple vanilla ice cream which was lovely while my friend had the "re-designed cheesecake" This turned out to be a pudding for about ten people but she rallied bravely and I have to say I was quite proud of her accomplishment. The young man who served us was incredibly friendly, attentive and helpful (Particularly about the Guinness) and I have to say that as an eatery I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending The Brown Horse to anyone passing or planing a trip to the lakes!

Pennie

Booked 2 nights 16th June for 4 people. We saw a offer for food £10 for 2 courses on your site and all we had to do was to mention your site Sugar Vine, so we rang up to book for the 2 nights for the offer, whoever the man was that we spoke to said that would be fine but we had to eat between 6 pm and 7pm and the menu would on a less to chose from menu. This was confirmed by him. On arrival there was a menu on the bed with what was on the £10 menu. We went downstairs and asked what time they wanted us for the meal, the reply was there was no offer and that sugarvine had no right to give that information, also they said nobody at the hotel had the conversation with us confirming the meal deals. We said that there was a folder on the bed with offers on, so after a bit tussle they allowed us the offer but changed the menu to smaller. The second night they would not allow any offer , we said that is not on as we spoke to someone at the hotel and we would not be going again, as this was calling us liars and the conversation did not take place. Then the gentleman swore at us and told us not to come back. So the customer service is out of the window. As if the offer was still not on this should have been said on the telephone. Thank you Susan

A great meal was had at the Brown Horse. Friendly accommodating service from the manager and the rest of his team. Food was good as was the Rioja and Golden Harvest Real Ale. The place was very busy which tells a tale in itself. Need to walk off some of it now!

Louise

Lovely cosy pub with a bit of style, great menu and bustling bar. The perfect place to enjoy some hearty food after a long walk.

Tazbabes

The food is very nice and the building is beautiful. Unfortunately the staff and management let it down - they are rude and argumentative. Is such a pity as the food is very tasty - not the cheapest - but locally grown and reared.

Red

Great Pub with rooms in the beautiful winster valley. We enjoyed our food and were well looked after. As was our dog, being brought his own bowl of water!

Lakeslady

In these difficult times of the recession, it was a joy to find somewhere giving real value for money with excellent food. During the month of June, the Brown Horse at Winster has been offering a two course lunch for £7. It was so good my husband have not only been back for lunch twice, but also booked an evening meal there too. Beautiful food, nicely presented and with really good traditional ales, what more could we want? We are fortunate enough to be locals, so we expect to be going there again soon. Do go and try the meals there , made with locally produced food, and don't forget to try the sticky toffee pudding......a real favourite of mine.

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