The White Hart Inn, Ingatestone

The White Hart is situated in the Essex countryside. However, this former village pub has now been rebranded as the TWH Steakhouse. The focus is now firmly on food. Although they didn't seem too peturbed that we were only there for drinks. But why would they when they can charge the earth for them. There's lots of nooks and crannies here to explore, but all tables are laid out for dining and exploring is not really encouraged! Adnams Bitter is the solitary real ale available these days. I'm sure the steaks are nice. But this is no longer a pub worth visiting.

Yellow washed weatherboarded cottage style pub in a fairly rural section of Essex, sympathetically extended with a conservatory style area to the rear.The front porch opens into a fairly spacious room, with the bar along one side.To one’s left, in the former cottage area, a fireplace,some pictures of the pub in former days, and tables laid up for dining. There are one or two handpumps for show, but all real ales are served by gravity dispense from a temperature controlled taproom to the rear. Adnams’ Southwold Bitter and Broadside, along with Mighty Oak IPA and the ineffable Oscar Wilde Mild are the regular beers,with, in season , a number of guests.Fizzy offerings are also available, as are a number of ciders. We tend to visit at lunchtime, the trade being of mature years: meals being an important feature, which is understandable given the remote location. Service seems efficient and jolly. After one visit, I felt as if the pub was becoming slightly corporate:subsequent visits have allayed that fear. Everything is very neat and shipshape,and a lot of thought has gone into the planting of the attractive gardens at the front.