Horse and Groom, Pub on the Hill

Nice pub with welcoming staff. Good beers and a lovely garden with views. Have been visiting for thirty years under different management. My last meal there was awful and at the top end of the pricing scale for pubs in the area. Not sure if it has changed hands or new chef, but the meal was embarrassingly bad. So, three star, but for staff, drinks and garden I would give five stars. For food one star.

Quite possibly the best Sunday Roast I’ve had. The sharing roast for 2 was absolutely excellent with generous portions of high quality food. Clear to see why they’ve been awarded their Michelin Bib Gourmand. Presentation of starters and dessert was excellent as well. A very enjoyable meal.

Definitely a gastro pub, great attention to balancing flavours and cooking things just right. The sample menu changes and they have delightful original dishes with local ingredients. I still think of that cured mackerel starter. I don't think the pictures sell it well enough!

We stayed here for two nights, great old pub. Our room was huge with a good en suite. Food in the pub is exceptionally good, as is the breakfast. The beer garden is great. The staff are excellent, friendly and professional. Would highly recommend.

The Horse & Groom is a fantastic pub!! We were taken there for by some friends who were singing it's praises. It exceeded expectations. The pub has a lovely feeling as soon as you walk in. There are several well-kept real ales. The local Donnington Brewery best bitter was outstanding. We had lunch, we had the Venison cottage pie which was amazing. Big chunks of succulent Venison in a delicious rich gravy, topped with cheesy mash. It was fantastic. Great staff, great service, the Horse & Groom ticks all the boxes. Can't wait to return. Thank you folks.

Stopped in for Sunday roast on a beautiful sunny day. We sampled every roast including the vegan roast, and each were incredibly delicious. Highly recommend. Very friendly staff. Amazing view of the countryside from the outdoor seating area.

From the moment we entered the pub we were welcomed and shown to our room which was lovely and clean with a really nice tea tray and sparkling bathroom. Breakfast was unbelievable and fabulous. Thank you so much to Adrian who made our stay enjoyable and memorable

We stopped on the way to the Cheltenham Festival to break the back of the journey from London. The H&G is positioned with beautiful countryside views. Great staff, fabulous bedroom/bathroom with lovely furnishings, roll top bath and the best loo-roll holder ever. The room also had a good tea/coffee range and biscuits. Great food choices for the evening meal and one of the best breakfasts ever with local produce. Such a lovely atmosphere the staff are so welcoming.

I enjoyed the food during my stay at Horse & Groom - both dinner and breakfast. The dining room almost had a 'locals only' feel, inviting and comfortable. Our room was well appointed and clean but the carpet, furniture, and lighting felt a little worn out. Also the walls seemed to transmit sound easily, as we could hear footsteps and conversation clearly outside the building and in the hallway between rooms.

We spent one night at Horse & Groom during a week-long walking trip in the Cotswolds. Horse & Groom was conveniently located between villages and offered a pub menu that caught our eye. During our brief stay, we had both breakfast and dinner. The restaurant was lovely. The room was a bit on the tired side and seemed like it could use a little refresh/TLC. If you're looking for the classic Pub & overnight setting, this is a great answer. Cozy pub with a handful of rooms.

This pub is located at the top of the hill on Moreton on the marsh. I came two years ago with different proprietors that put this pub on the map for their outstanding food which was 5/5. They won so many accolades for their cuisine. My new visit in Jan 2020 now has new proprietors. I ordered a lamb roast which was lovely, but no where near the previous standard. I also tried their sticky toffee pudding which was also good. Still worth a visit though

Great pub, one of best we visited in Cotswolds. We ate the fish and chips and the tagliatelle with zucchini (courgette) and mushrooms. We also ordered side salads. Everything was delicious and service was super friendly and helpful. Topped things off with a wonderful lemon tart. If in Cotswolds again, this will be a stop.

This place really is the quintessential English countryside experience. It's both a pub and has a few rooms. We stayed in one of the rooms during our visit to the Cotswolds. I liked the location bc it was in one of the smaller villages, which is mainly residents. In fact I think the H&G is the only business in Bourton-on-the Hill. The "hill" part is no joke. It's midway up a steep hill with a great view of the fields and meadows below. However, it's only two miles to the larger and more commercial Moreton in Marsh, where there's a whole array of restaurants, markets, cafes, and inns. It's a good walking distance if you're up to it, which we did a few times. However, if walking isn't your thing, you may find that having a car is easier if you do want to stay here, as the public transit is limited; though we were able to figure out the bus schedule and took a bus to Bourton on the Water, which is toted as one of the must see villages of the Cotswolds. The H&G is about 50 yards to the bus stop; however, the bus only comes 3 times a day, so you really have to time things right. The inn is also about 1/2 mile to the Bourton House and Batsford Arboretum and falconry. We checked out the falconry, and it is excellent. There is a nice garden behind the inn where you can enjoy a drink and snacks on a nice day. We ate dinner at the pub both nights we stayed, and the food is world class. (Note if you stay here and do not have a car, you will likely need to have dinner here, as the last bus from Moreton is around 5:00). The menu is mainly traditional English food with more modern execution. I had a lamb one night and steak the next night, and really enjoyed them. Also the asparagus and pea soup is wonderful. Being a pub they also have an extensive drink selection, as you can imagine. The room we stayed in was nice, spacious and it had windows that opened up onto the garden. However, it seemed a little worn through. The coffee service provided in the room was a bit dirty and some of the furniture was chipped. The light in the bathroom is turned on via a long string that hangs down from the ceiling. The string broke the first night we were there and was not fixed after we let the staff know. So we ended up having to pull in a light from the bedroom to use in the bathroom. It also got a bit stuffy in the room, even with all the windows open, and no fan was provided. The cleaning service also failed to restock toilet paper for the second night we were there, and it was starting to run low. Breakfast was included in the room price, and was quite good. They have a small buffet of cereals, yogurt, and pastries, juice and milk that you help yourself to, as well as hot dishes and coffee made to order. Overall, I enjoyed staying here and visiting the Cotswolds, though I feel the quality of the establishment as a restaurant is higher than the quality as a lodging.

We ate here twice during our recent stay in Bourton-on-the-Hill. The food is excellent and lives up to the recommendation we found in The Telegraph for great food in the Cotswolds. The menu changes daily. We had a duck entree, fish and chips, a vegetarian entree with polenta and goats cheese, and a grilled fish entree, as well as the sticky toffee pudding. All was excellent, particularly the duck, fish and chips, and pudding. Service is a little bit slow, but very friendly.

We met here for a family dinner based on the reviews and expected more of a gastro pub experience... Most of what we had was good, but it did depend on what you had... the fish (hake) was really fabulous, but the chips were 'meh' (not proper chips but french fries unfortunately)... the Sunday roast was good, but the roast potatoes were apparently not the best... Desserts were great (the Treacle Tart was excellent!)... The staff were really good and extremely friendly, the environment was lovely (rustic traditional pub) and overall it was a good experience, but not everything was as good as we expected it to be based on the reviews we read. We would recommend, but your experience may depend on what you order... ;-)

We had a fantastic lunch today at Horse and Groom in Moreton-In-Marsh. Like most of the Cotswolds, this is quaint and adorable. The Inn has a lovely restaurant with traditional British fare and some o ther unusual dishes. I had a fried chorizo with chick pea paste and toasted flatbread. The chorizo was spicy and tasty, which made for a great appetizer. I paired it with a side dish of the day's veggies, some terrific steamed shredded carrots and swede. (I've never had swede before but wikipedia later let me know it's related to a rutabaga!) My dining companion had moroccan lamb meatballs with tomato and apricot couscous. This is a pub in that you order at the bar from a menu on the chalkboard, but it's a nice restaurant in it's decoration and service. Yummy, delicious, and definitely worth a stop!

Our dinner here was lovely and the owner Simon was engaging. We had a lovely experience! Highly recommend!

The only place I've ever eaten where I've enjoyed the vegetables just as much as I did the meat or fish part of the meal. The service is attentive and friendly, the food is absolutely delicious -among the best you'll find in the Cotswolds and if you're lucky enough to eat there on a sunny day you'll experience the joys of a truly lovely garden. Outside dining with children is a particularly happy event as the chickens provide a seemingly endless source of amusement. Don't go to the North Cotswolds without paying this place a visit - booking advisable.