The Bay Horse

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “Sophie was a delight and her service was amazing. Super chatty and my my birthday meal special. Antonio was amazing too. Rectified an issue I’d made by booking the wrong day 🤦🏼‍♂️. He was so knowledgeable of the menu, the wines and the place itself. He’s great! Thank you! We had a lovely time!”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “The food was exceptional every bit of our meal was perfect would highly recommend”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “Here’s a tight, Google‑friendly version that still feels warm and genuine: --- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another fantastic lunch at The Bay Horse. Party of four — three regulars and one first‑time visitor who was absolutely blown away. Starters of velouté and a divine crab & beetroot, followed by 4 delicious mains of salmon, pot roast chicken, sirloin beef with Yorkshire pudding, and belly pork (plus the essential dauphinoise). Desserts were outstanding — cheesecake, Greek yoghurt panna cotta, and a light, refreshing lemon sponge. With wine and coffee, £291 for four felt like great value. Consistently sublime — one of my favourite places to eat & service is always exceptional”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “The Bay Horse was an incredible experience. We stopped by for Sunday evening dinner having not visited the village before and it was just lovely. The atmosphere of the pub was brilliant and staff so friendly. It is a fantastic menu with clearly thought out dishes. The extensive wine list is appreciated plus that so many are available by the glass. The tasting notes are also helpful and we spent a good time poring over them for interest. The main meals were flawless and we’ll not forget them.. we had the venison and the chicken. We are already planning a trip back next weekend. The desserts were brilliantly presented but for us the taste fell short of the descriptions and the experience of the mains. Look forward to trying more of the menu and wines!”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “This is a special place, the food the ambiance and the service are second to none, very well organised and the attention to detail was outstanding, staff very knowledgable on menu and also wine selection.”

• G

  Google user

  ·9 months ago

  “Having visited previously for the market set menu, we were really looking forward to a second visit. Unfortunately, the experience fell far short of our expectations. Firstly we were ushered upstairs to a dreary room that contained only one other table and hence had zero atmosphere compared to the hustle and bustle of downstairs. I should say we reserved a table months ago. We had mistakenly assumed the set menu would still be available, but the waitress explained that it is now only offered to large groups. As we were a party of three, this was not an option. As it was a Christmas celebration, we accepted this as our own misunderstanding of the information on the website and decided to proceed regardless. Of the three starters ordered, the monkfish was extremely disappointing. It was a confused dish, a bizarre combination of ingredients that simply did not work together. Even after reviewing the listed components, they bore little resemblance to what actually arrived on the plate. The price felt wholly unjustifiable. The monkfish itself (if it was present at all) appeared as two tiny spherical croquettes. The dish was pretentious, poorly executed, and completely lacking in flavour. The other two starters were, at best, average. The soufflé lacked any discernible truffle flavour, so much so that it felt as though the truffle may have been forgotten altogether. Moving on to the mains, one of my daughters ordered the carrot croquettes(being vegetarian). Once again, this was a bizarre and uninspiring dish, featuring carrots prepared in various ways with no real cohesion. Some elements were so bland they resembled baby food from a jar. The cod in my main was cooked to perfection; however, the accompanying risotto was overcooked, mushy, and tasteless. The turkey dinner was similarly disappointing, style over substance. A cylindrical piece of dry turkey is not particularly appealing, regardless of presentation. By this point, our disappointment was such that we decided to skip dessert altogether. I did ask the waiting staff to pass on my feedback to the chef, although there was no acknowledgement of this when we left, including from who I believe was the bar manager. I’m not sure whether this is the same chef who cooked our meal back in September or if the kitchen is currently going through an experimental phase. However, I would urge the team to remember that diners appreciate understanding what a dish is meant to represent. Most people simply want good-quality ingredients cooked extremely well. There are already plenty of failed chefs chasing pretentious concepts, there’s no need to join them.”

• G

  Google user

  ·11 months ago

  “Absolutely Brilliant …. Service was fantastic and the food was out of this world! We were away at Rockliffe Hall for a spa break after our wedding and decided to walk along to the Bay Horse…… so pleased we did! I’ve eaten in lots of great restaurants and this blew all expectations one of the best meals I’ve eaten in a very long time…. Highly recommended 👌”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “The Bay Horse in Hurworth is a gem . The setting is lovely . The design of the restaurant is elegant and is matched by the quality of the food, which is excellent. The accompanying wine choices are very good. The staff are friendly and service is good.”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “superb meal at a truly gastro pub with a wide selection of dishes, we had fillet steaks and salmon fillet and both were delicious. we had a share platter of desserts as we couldn't choose and loved each and every one. it was a true dining experience”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Wonderful architecture and setting. For folk who choose not to drink, the selection very poor and child like - needs more thought to reflect the clientele and setting. The food is amazing - a taste sensation and well worth the trip over. Highly recommended”