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White Horse, Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa
CV32 5PZ
WhiteHorseLeamington
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Reviews of White Horse (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about White Horse
A rather strange former coaching inn, this one. I initially thought it to be closed, with neither of the two front doors open. However, not to be perturbed, I headed through the archway and found a busy outdoor seating area and a side entrance to the pub. Inside is quite a spacious rear bar area with toilets upstairs. As previous reviewers have said, the more traditional front rooms are seemingly not open, which seemed a bit of a waste. Nevertheless, I was the only customer seated inside, listening to some kind of inane chill out music that was more irritating than relaxing.
For a 2022 Good Beer Guide pub, the regular Doom Bar being accompanied by London Pride & Mad Goose as guests. Another handpull had a Weston's Rosie's Pig Rhubarb cider, which I duly ordered. The young and inexperienced barman took payment before even attempting to pour my drink. At this point, a seemingly more experienced lady (who I took to be the landlady) took over and proclaimed that she needed to change the cider and would bring it over to my chosen table. Several minutes later with a number of people having appeared at the bar to order food and with the young guy struggling to cope, the lady returned to say that she couldn't get the cider to connect. When I suggested that she could pour it straight from the box, there was a lightbulb moment and a few more minutes later, I had a cider in front of me.
Incidentally, craft beers also appear to be popular here. The selection was Fierce Beer Tropical Krush, London Beer Factory Jungle Trip, Big Smoke Fruju, Beavertown Neck Oil, Siren Lumina, Camden Pale, Big Drop Paradiso & Goose Island Today's Haze.
Not sure quite what to make of this one. It was a strange mix of old and new, with a fairly poor beer selection and muddled service. Overall, it doesn't quite work.
On 11th July 2022
- rating: 5
[User has posted 2452 recommendations about 2451 pubs]
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Nick Davies left this review about White Horse
A few years ago the White Horse was a time warp Ansell's classic, just the bar and snug at the front and a must do for anyone planning a Leamington crawl. Naturally none of that was good enough for M&B's head office bean counters and around 2006 the premises to the rear were converted into the huge space we have now, with the front rooms lying unused and unloved for most of the time.
It is one of M&B's Castle outlets, so the format is much the same as their Ember/Vintage Inns, with a better beer range but mediocre catering offer: the Brake Bros stuff you get doesn't live up to the fancy descriptions and ambitious pricing. You'd probably tolerate the same fare in a Harvester.
Purity UBU was very nice indeed, Doom Bar not so good.
If the front rooms are in use it's well worth a visit. If not there's little to detain you.
On 30th December 2014
- rating: 6
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john mcgraw left this review about White Horse
A multi roomed pub with a large side bar and a smaller bar which was closed at the time but I assume it is open later in the day. A good range of well kept real ales on offer. The only thing that spoils this pub is the loud music that was blaring out which really spoilt any conversation and was far too loud.
On 26th October 2014
- rating: 5
[User has posted 2044 recommendations about 2025 pubs]
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Warwick, 2.27 miles, 43 min walk (show)
Warwick Parkway, 4.06 miles, 1 hr 18 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 13 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 13 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 13 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 13 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 13 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 13 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 13 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : No last updated 23 April 2017 by Nick Davies
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 23 April 2017 by Nick Davies
- Karaoke : No last updated 23 April 2017 by Nick Davies
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 13 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 23 April 2017 by Nick Davies
- Pinball : No last updated 13 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 13 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : Yes - Mondays - last updated 13 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 13 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - But many awkward high tables - last updated 24 January 2018 by Nick Davies
- WiFi : Yes last updated 23 April 2017 by Nick Davies
