Three meals ….. one pudding….. some history …. and three happy customers

Now, if you can find a pub which offers good food, attentive staff with a large slice of local history than the Horse and Jockey has the lot.

Under Iain’s management the place has returned to being somewhere you want to go for a good meal, excellent drinks and a backstory which will keep your friends impressed.

It opened in the 1790s in a building which was already into its 20th birthday when Henry VIII walked down the aisle with Anne Boleyn

I have been going to the “Inn on Green” for almost 50 years and for a big chunk of that time it was a pretty indifferent place which really stepped up to the mark when it was bought by Peter Dalton who turned it into an excellent place to eat.

After which it rather lost its way but under Iain’s stewardship it has again become a place we like to go. 

Today Tina and her mum had the steak pie, and I had the cheese and onion, all of which came with chips and a pile of green beans with just a hint of garlic.

And when Tina wondered about which red wine to choose, Iain came over with a selection to try and with that sorted I bored her with stories from the pubs long history, which included when the pub was used for inquests, the morning a notorious prize fighter was arrested outside the door and more recently its part in promoting local authors by providing a venue for book launches.

So yep, a good afternoon in the Horse and Jockey.

To which I can add the pub stocks copies of our new book which tells the story of the Horse and Jockey over the centuries.

It will cost you less than a pint and you can order the book at www.pubbooks.co.uk  or the old-fashioned way on 07521 557888 or from Chorlton Bookshop or over the counter in the pub.

Location; the Inn on the green, Chorlton

Pictures; from the collection of Andrew Simpson