Located in the Deben Valley overlooking the village green, The White Horse is a Grade-II listed pub that dates back to the 1600s and is currently undergoing a ‘sensitive refurbishment’.
Pell, who opened The Suffolk in 2022, will offer an elevated take on pub cooking, with a menu featuring dishes including Maldon oysters and potted smoked trout with pickled gooseberries; and a Bloody Mary prawn cocktail; alongside larger plates such as fish and chips with chip-shop curry sauce and house pickles; onglet with crispy onion rings and peppercorn sauce; and a twice-baked Suffolk Gold soufflé. The menu will also include The Suffolk’s signature garlic snails.
For lighter bites, the bar menu features a homemade sausage roll with piccalilli, Shedletsky’s frickles with honey mustard mayonnaise; and The White Horse burger; as well as a daily changing sandwich. On Sundays a traditional roast will be served family-style, complete with all the trimmings.
Desserts include St Jude cheese and grilled figs with Suffolk honey; steamed ale sponge with Fen Farm custard; and a ‘Malteaston’ - a malt bavarois featuring Pump Street chocolate.
The drinks offering will feature a wide selection of beers and local ales on tap, including Earl Soham Victoria Bitter, Greenjack Trawlerboys, Guinness and Timothy Taylor’s Landlord, as well as a concise wine list balancing classic favourites with more adventurous, off-piste selections, alongside a hand-written black book drawn from Pell’s cellar.
The interiors retain the building’s original character, with exposed wooden beams, open fireplaces and leaded windows. Intimate dining spaces flow through the pub.
Outside, there is extensive seating, including benches overlooking the village green, a rear bar with a covered canopy, additional seating areas and a lawn for bowls.
“From the outset, we wanted The White Horse to feel like a proper village pub at the heart of Easton life - a place for locals to call their own, but also somewhere worth making a journey for and lingering in,” says Pell.
“It’s a building with extraordinary history and real presence, and we’ve tried to tread lightly, keeping all of that character intact while bringing the same approach to food and hospitality that people know from The Suffolk.
“We’re genuinely delighted to be joining the Easton Park Estate community, and we can’t wait to open the doors next week.”
The pub will also feature weekly pub quizzes, a dart board, board games and informal social gatherings.