The White Horse, Steyning - pub details
Address: 23 High Street, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3YE [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 19731) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Lancing (4.6 miles), Shoreham-by-sea (4.8 miles), Shoreham-by-Sea (4.8 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
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> Current user rating: 5.2/10 (rated by 29 users)
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user reviews of the White Horse, Steyning
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| I think bars like this do have their place, but what a shame to turn the White Horse pub into "White's" bar. Tired-looking teenagers serving over-priced drinks. Sterile atmosphere. Perhaps I'm just getting old, but these types of pub conversions are not a patch on their previous incarnations. Hogarth - 18 Oct 2011 12:33 |
| We went in here on Saturday 30th at 3.15pm for a quick drink.I had a lovely pint of Tully's English Ale which was tasty and only 2.8%.My other half had a half of Cider which was good.Our dog was allowed in the bar area.The pub had a good few people inside and outside.We sat outside at one of the tables.The drinks cost £5.35 which is pricey.The pub looked smart,spacious and modern although i am wary of pubs that get the Heritage pastel shades paint job in satin or eggshell finishes.We enjoyed our drinks and if we were in Steyning again would consider going here to try the food. Chirple - 30 Apr 2011 21:51 |
| Oh dear, this place deserves a second review which puts paid to any vestige of 'class' or decency this place had..... The scenario...a friends' birthday bash..the scene?? The 'sophistated Whites' rubbing shoulders with the finest X5 drivers in Steyning...if the talk of futures markets and hedge funds wasn't enough to get your juices flowing, then surely the inspirational 'kitchen' and the sheer style of it all would soon make the evening memorable? Already allowing myself to be lured into a false sense of security by the Greedy King machine in 'old barn renovation' overdrive, I put aside my aversions for the evening....that lasted all of 5 minutes. Our celebration was made about as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit, as we were shunted to the end of the pub, in a cubby hall, away from the other punters, and with no music!! All this for a mere couple of hundred quid. Oh well, at least as outcasts we could look forward to some brake brothers airline snacks.... oh dear oh dear oh dear....BRAKE BROS - come back !!!! You are forgiven !!!!!! Once the minimum wage teens started to arrive with our food, although they could barely work out where to put it (glaring empty tables a good start) the awful truth became clear. Cold and crispy burnt aubergine on soft warehouse stored 'french' bread were followed by skewers of meat of which none of us could recognise the fauna from which it orginated- in fact, I don't think the staff knew what it was! There followed a traditional English ritual of which I am all too familiar of lobbing the offensive flesh onto the cheesy wood burner fire, which erupted into flames with the effort expended trying to burn the unknown carcass. Oh well, next course- chips!!! Probably defrosted and cooked on the night, these were acceptable, belgian-style chunky chips, but let's face it, you can't really get chips wrong can you? That was about the entire menu for a mere £100 - no surprise that GK can fund their sacking of the English pub industry with these kind of prices. The hapless manager though decided to give a generous discount of 50%, so GK only made a 5000% profit in the end. Furthermore, being Brits, we were not trusted with a European-style 'tab' but were issued with a single 'pass-key' that had to be brought to the crowded bar each time we wanted a watery drink. All the real ales have gone as well, replaced by GK standards. What a complete disgrace, but, if you need to be seen in your Ralph Lauren jacket after being on the Victoria to Hassocks train for 100 hours a week then I guess you'll be happy. It gets a 1 because they serve drink. alezilla - 10 Feb 2011 20:01 |
| As a relative newcomer to the delights of real ale I would like to see our local pubs offering at LEAST one guest ale. We have fabulous local breweries on our doorstep in and around Steyning so why is it so difficult to get a locally-brewed pint on the high street?? I would take issue with Alezilla's assumptions about the food at the White Horse, and Whites (the accompanying restaurant). Both offer beautifully presented and delicious dishes using locally sourced ingredients. You need only to pop into the open kitchen to see that there is not a "Brakes Brothers" product to be seen. Perhaps you would benefit from putting your wallet where your mouth is, sir! HipHopGirl - 8 Jan 2011 16:09 |
| The previous reviewer who labels this as a 'class establishment' has obviously been missing episodes of upstairs downstairs. Surprise surprise, Greedy King are here again with their latest incarnation of the 'old barn turned into sophisticated bar' joint... Yes, its actually fairly relaxed and it is certainly clean, but slipping a kleenex under our pints will do little to transform this place into the Champs Elysee or mitigate the shock from the prices that are higher than chanctonbury ring. Choice of beer is ok and its perfectly well kept, and the food has yet to be sampled, but no doubt it is delivered in perfect portions in a huge lorry at 4am along with all the other Greene King orders from Brakes. Think i will keep a tight hand on my wallet rather than put my theory to the test. I was delighted with the manager as he wavered on serving a local hooligan clearly smashed out of his brains and then proceeded to have an altercation with him which spilled out into the car park. Yes, classy, but not enough to get more than a wetherspoons....5/10.... alezilla - 8 Jan 2011 15:57 |
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