The White Horse, Oakham

A large two-roomer of a place which seems to be veering towards being a posh diner. Nice décor if somewhat twee; dark blue walls, animal print pew seating, various rustic prints on the walls. Noted that the quasi Burberry carpet needed a clean. A surprise to see four pumps all clipped; Sharps Doom Bar, Tim Taylor Landlord, Castle Rock Harvest Pale (warm and listless) and Grainstore Rutland Bitter (so-so). Didn’t see much here to inspire a revisit, really.

Official site of The White Horse - www.whitehorserutland.co.uk

Official site of The White Horse - www.whitehorserutland.co.uk

The White Horse is a nice looking stone built pub that has got quite a long frontage. Once inside the pub had a few different rooms,we had a drink in the lounge which was to the right,this room was oblong in shape and had two large stone pillars which divided the room up,the seating was bench type and normal tables and chairs,there was a decent looking square shaped bar to the left and two dining rooms to the rear one was up a few steps. There were four real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Grainstore Rutland bitter which went down well,the other beers were Oakham JHB,Castle Rock Harvest Pale and Taylor Landlord. The pub was quite busy with families dining,there was also a decent amount of drinkers. This is quite a nice pub with a good choice of real ales on the bar. Pub visited 19/10/2013