I was quite keen to try out the menu at the Horse and Jockey as I have't been since it's renovation. On first impressions, the re-design of the inside has given the bar a very welcoming atmosphere, with the upgrade of the interior being a vast improvement.

However, I was quite taken aback by the cost of the menu, with main evening meals generally between £15-£20 (prices I believe more suited to a relatively upmarket restaurant). The bar menu looked reasonable, with prices more suited to a venue of this kind. Our group ordered a burger, 2 beetroot and goats cheese tarts, the caesar salad and a portion of fat chips, which came to a total of £35, (with the addition of drinks for four taking the total up to £55). Although the food was nice, for the price paid the portions were more than on the small side. In particular, the tart was garnished with a few leaves and nothing else, and it's size was more like a small snack (which for £7 I think is quite a rip-off).

Although the renovations have made this venue a lot more appealing than its former self, I think that the menu aspires to be something a lot more exclusive than the venue actually is. I won't be returning to the Horse and Jockey for food again, as, I think the food on offer at other Beech Road establishments is of a comparitive standard and much better value for money.

Went for Sunday lunch after the Great Manchester Run. Friendly pub, very welcoming for dog owners (well behaved dogs allowed in most areas) but I can’t recommend it.

We ordered their standard Sunday roast, two roast beef and two roast lamb. Took ages to arrive and when it did, frankly, it was not very good. The beef consisted of one solid slab of meat about 5mm thick like a bad steak – overcooked and fairly tough – not slices of roast beef. The lamb was fatty (fair enough it was shoulder) and the portions not generous – unlike the massive lump of beef! Roast potatoes were ok but only a small portion of other veg and that soggy. All of this lukewarm. To add insult to injury they charged £9.50 per person for this, well above average for a basic roast.

Drinks prices also high, particularly for soft drinks (nearly £4 for two small cokes that were mostly ice!) and, in a pub with a massive range of lagers, the only low/non alcohol beer was Kaliber. (Yuk!)

So, nice pub in a lovely setting but poor food and generally overpriced.

Me and my friends poped into the Horse and Jockey yesterday for the Arts and Crafts Fair i told them i didn't want to go because its infested with filthy mice but they said come on just have one drink in there so i did but when we was in there my friend said did you see something run past then and we said yes i told them it was a mouse and when we got up to see we saw three small baby mice under are table and we told the manager Simon but he said don't worry you will see them everywhere its a old pub and if you have a problem with it don't bother coming in again so we just got are things and left to be spOKen like that and to say its ok to have mice in the pub i think its a disgrace and me and my friends will never be entering the Horse and Jockey ever again the pub has been put in the wrong hands and the landlords are a disgrace and alot of people wont drink in there anymore they all go to The Famous Trevor Arms where the Beer is alot cheaper an the atmosphere is great there two of my friends have said that environmental health need to be informed about the Horse and Jockey i think i might inform them myself

Recently attended The Horse & Jockey's monthly Craft Fair, which was full of delightful goods for every age. Think there is another one this weekend. I was tempted to sit down to their new breakfast menu, and the value was excellent for the money. Vegetarian breakies run the gamut, but this one did not disappoint.

They're also doing cakes and a nice teas on the bar, which was a wlecomed treat, as I've frequnetly walked down Beech Road and have been left wondering where I can get a nice tea. The tea service boasted bone china, in mismatched cups and plates. Nice touch!

A word to the naysayers, I have never once found the Jockey to be filthy-quite the opposite. It's refreshing to have a pub like The Horse & Jockey in the local area...finally a place where you can bring your kids, your dog and your Gran.

The new landlords have actually made a concerted effort to host community events and are championing the Save the Chorlton Meadows plight.

It's about time Chorlton had a pub that you can truly call your local.

Having read Jonathan Schfield's Re-Review of the Horse & Jockey, I was eager to try out their new menu by the new chef. I've dined several times in the past, and I was pleased with the menu. I thought I would give the new menu as try, and I was not disappointed! The menu has completely changed and offers a real range of items for everyone. One person in our group was a picky vegetarian who doesn't do mushrooms or aubergines, and the chef came and spoke to the tabe and custom made a lovely brown rice and stilton dish to suit her tastes.

Desserts surpassed those on the previous menu. The Poached Pear with clotted cream was a real highlight.

Not to be missed!

Was really looking forward to the Jockey getting a refurb; having lived in Chorlton for 10 years and watched it getting more run down and scruffy.

Too be honest this seems like a huge missed oppurtunity. The interior is fine but the food is very bland overpriced standard 2for£10 fare that you'd get in any poor chain.

The service is poor and as for the manager and his frankly bizarre concept of customer service....... the place is well worth giving a miss.

Fine for a beer outside on a sunny day but there are far better places to eat up the road on Beech rd and Barlow Moor rd were you'll be served fresh ingredients from people who care about customer experience.

Unfortunately from all the people I've spoken to Chorlton I've yet to hear anyone to say anything good about the place other than, 'the glass extension looks nice....'Avoidance is always the best course of defence........ you have been warned ;-)

Was not a great fan of the old Horse and Jockey (apart from the sitting out the front on a sunny day) and liked the idea of the place being given a bit of a refurbishment and doing traditional british food / good ales.

Unfortunately, it hasn't really worked out in my opinion. It feels pretty soulless (like a second rate Metropolitan, which is a horrible, cheshire set aspiring establishment anyway).

More to the point, the food is rubbish. I've eaten there twice (chicken in red wine thing and steak & chips) and was sorely disappointed.

Thought the prices were ok if the food had been up to scratch but it fell well short in my view.

Everyone that I have spoken to about the food says similar things. All in all, seems a bit of a missed opportunity.

Notwithstanding the above, I do like how they have opened up the new side entrance and the works have really improved the appearance of the building, when viewed from Beech Road.

Not a complete disaster then!

Since this pub has changed hands I have been twice and both times I have been disappointed.

The food and drink is overpriced, there isn't enough choice on the menu and you can't eat outside in the beer garden.

They ran out of food at 5pm on Bank Holiday Sunday and the toilets were filthy after only being open for a few days.

The interior is dark and characterless. What a terrible shame...as a local I'm disappointed with what they have done.

All it needed was a lick of paint and a great pub food menu. I will be avoiding it and heading to The Bowling Green instead.