Horseshoe Inn

- Thursday, June 23, 2022

The Horseshoe Inn is a pub located in Cambridge, approximately 12km east of Hobart.

The décor of the pub may be modest, but the food is hearty, the portions are ginormous and the value is excellent.

The Horseshoe Inn is known for its generously-sized meals, so in recognition of this, smaller serves are available.

While The Horseshoe Inn is no secret to locals, travellers should take note that it is less than 2km away from the Barilla Bay Holiday Park.

As an appetiser, you really can't go past the infamous cheesy garlic bread. It was sumptuous and deliciously cheesy and garlicky, the perfect way to start a meal.

The schnitzels were succulent on the inside and crispy on the outside. They come with your choice of chips and coleslaw or veggies. We ordered one with gravy and veggies (steamed potatoes, carrots, peas and corn in a creamy curry cheese sauce).

We ordered another schnitzel with a creamy, garlic Surf 'n' Turf sauce which had plenty of plump prawns and scallops.

For those after a slightly lighter and healthier option, the Caesar salad with herb crumbed chicken breast strips is a great choice. We found it to be tasty, but still filling.

The roast turkey with veggies, cranberry sauce and gravy was juicy, warming and satisfying.

The pork belly was melt-in-your-mouth tender while the crackle was crispy and salty.

The pork belly itself was huge and would have pleased a hungry Viking! It came with steamed potatoes, carrots, peas and corn and zucchini in a creamy curry cheese sauce. It was so big we weren't able to finish it.

The prawns, squid, scallops and flathead in the seafood basket were well cooked and still juicy while the crumbed outer shell was delightfully crunchy.

A two course lunch special is also available everyday except Saturday.

We tried both of the lunch specials - battered flathead fillets with chips and an ice cream sundae and roast turkey, veggies, cranberry sauce and gravy and pavlova with raspberries and cream. They were excellent value.