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The Harrow
★ 4.0(1 review)Bar
cosylocal-crowdfamily-friendly
About the Vibe
The Harrow is a proper Ember Inns pub on Hornchurch Road that does exactly what it says on the tin — solid British pub grub, cask ales, and a roomy beer garden that's a godsend on sunny afternoons. It's the kind of place you go for a no-fuss Sunday roast or a midweek pint with mates, not for a culinary revelation. With nearly 2,500 Google reviews at 4.0, it's clearly doing something right for the locals who keep coming back.
Why it's worth it
A no-fuss Hornchurch pub with a spacious dog-friendly beer garden, cask ales, and generous Sunday roasts that keep locals coming back.
Highlights
beer gardencask alesSunday roastdog-friendly
Before you go
Get there early on a sunny weekend if you want a table in the beer garden — it fills up fast, especially on Sundays for the roast.
Known For
- •cask ales
- •beer garden
- •Sunday roast
- •classic pub grub
Best For
Sunday lunchcasual weeknight drinksfamily meals
1 review
City InsidersEditorialJuly 8, 2026
A solid local pub that knows its audience
The Harrow is the sort of pub that Hornchurch does well — unpretentious, welcoming, and reliably busy. Part of the Ember Inns chain, it leans into the traditional British pub formula: cask ales on the pumps, a menu full of pub classics, and a real fire that makes the interior feel properly snug in winter. The beer garden is genuinely spacious and dog-friendly, which earns it serious points when the weather cooperates. You'll find the usual suspects on the food front — burgers, steaks, pies, and a Sunday roast that draws a steady crowd — and the portions are generous even if the cooking won't blow you away.
Where The Harrow really wins is consistency and value. It's the kind of place where you can rock up with a group of eight, including kids and a dog, and nobody bats an eyelid. The staff are friendly, the prices are fair, and there are regular offers on food and drinks that make a midweek visit easy on the wallet. It ranks #14 of 97 restaurants in Hornchurch on Tripadvisor with over 800 reviews, which tells you it's a local favourite rather than a tourist trap.
It's not a gastropub and doesn't pretend to be. If you're after refined cooking or a quiet romantic dinner, look elsewhere. But for a relaxed pint, a catch-up with friends, or a family lunch where nobody has to dress up, The Harrow does the job nicely. The beer garden in summer is the highlight — get there early on a sunny weekend or you'll be standing.