The White Horse of Hermitage, Hermitage

We stopped at the White Horse impulsively early one evening, having never been there before and there being no cars parked outside we did not have high expectations and tentatively opened the front door fully expecting to beat a hasty retreat, what a pleasant surprise we got.
A warm friendly welcome, two staff behind the bar (no pub with low turnover is going to have that number on duty at 6pm so this was a promising sign), a few people sat at the bar looking very at home, many of the tables occupied and most of the remainder were �reserved�. We decided to stay for a quick half and left 3 hours later having had a thoroughly good evening and a lovely impromptu meal out. Since then we have been back regularly and have taken visiting family members there.
We cannot recommend the food highly enough or the atmosphere, Neil and Kate (proprietors) are excellent hosts and have created a wonderful pub to visit either for a swift drink, a long night out, or something in between.
It has now become our �local� despite not being just down the road.

13 Jan 2011 15:06