The Black Horse and Hoodens, Borough Green

May I be the first to congratulate the landlady of this pub for a well deserved entry into the Good Beer Guide 2012. Beer wise you'll have a choice of four, two of which are local and regular house beers, always spot on, never a disappointment.

As for the pub itself I've never seen one so clean and well kept. Good food, a very nice atmosphere and a joyful absence of irritating TV's and fruit machines. A couple of years ago I wouldn't have set foot in this pub, it really was rather awful but now it is truly revived and thriving, a good thing to see when so many others are neglected or closing down.

I wouldn't usually go to the effort to produce reviews but in this case I understand the landlady has had some horrendous difficulties to deal with over and above pulling this pub together which makes the fact of its transformation particularly remarkable and worthy of credit. If you haven't visited yet then I can thoroughly recommend you give it a try.

11 Sep 2011 15:54