The best place out for lunch in Basingstoke. Excellent variety of dishes and a very high quality of…read morefood, FSK is a much better option than all of the nearby chain restaurants.

From the owner: Festival Street Kitchen is the only independent restaurant in Festival Square that is bringing food…read moreback to the street! Our unique cooking style of using a Big pan to create world foods in front of the public everyday has put this little fast food joint on the map! So come try and see what all the fuss is about

I just love this place. The quality of food is very good…read moreand very consistent. The kitchen is open view and that always fills me with confidence. I'm now so interested in healthier Japanese food that I actually bought their cook book as well. If you haven't been before, the table setting might seem a little bit awkward at first. But I'm fact it is actually rather efficient. Also the staff are very nice and seem happy to work there. Check it out.

We were seated fairly swiftly although the restaurant was busy. Staff were also pleasant and…read morefriendly. The food was very nice, I ordered Yamamori Ramen full of prawns, pork and mussels and green vegetables in a miso soup. This is was delicious and filling and so moreish. Service was swift although there is no getting away from conversations as people are seated fairly closely to each other opposite each other on wooden benches. But I really do like wagamama and will be back for more Epi Gyoza and Miso soup but I might try the Wagamama Phai Thai the next time.

This little gem of a restaurant is just awesome. I've only spent a few days in Basingstoke so far…read moreand I've eaten here 3 times. I've had seafood twice and one of their specialty sliced beef dishes too... all were very, very good. The service is prompt but not smothering. The wine selection is good. If I had to complain about something it would be the lack of a mango sticky rice desert selection. Otherwise, the quality is very nice. The value is very very good, too.

Excellent, another restaurant which tend to be same was empty, this one is small but full…read more I have been served very quickly with smiles and the meal was just perfect in french terms ' j'ai apprécié mon plat que je qualifierais de savoureux' even if those has to be set in regards of the restaurant. Anyway if you want to have good foods then go here

Pretty good. Not the best Indian I've been to but not bad, friendly service and nice location. I'd…read moreprobably go back We went early like 5:30pm and had no issues finding a table and was accommodated even with no reservation. Probably 3.5 stars

Went just after lockdown was over, a bit strange as was everything in the restaurant business but…read morethat aside the food was amazing, one of the best I've had for ages, will definitely recommend, went with the other half and in-laws and they also enjoyed the meal.

If the nachos starter was to go by then i would give this place a 1 star, it was pants, couldn't…read morefind the cheese and the lack of salsa, so the starter was a big disappointment, but then the mains, lamb tagine was moist with lots of flavour, burritos was really flaovour some and the katso curry was as good as wagamama. So the mains saved the day.

Closed. It was awful and the service was worse. There is a new bar coming in its place.read more

I'm a diehard Nando's fan, but this was the worst Nando's I've ever been to in US or UK…read more Waited 18 minutes for my lunch takeout order (1 main + 2 sides) to be ready, which is twice the time compared to the usual 9-11 minutes at most other Nando's. Got back to the office to find no utensils & no napkins. Took one bite of the side salad to a crunchy dirt specks - posting a photo of the dirty lettuce. The two stars is only for the kind waiters at the tills.. It wasn't their fault that the place clearly doesn't have its business running properly.

Fantastic food as with every Nando's. This is also a very well set-out restaurant.read more

After reading the prior reviews I was really looking forward to something special. Uh, it was not…read moreto be. I was VERY hungry so I started with what the menu described as a new addition: the fondue. It came nicely presented, the cheese was good, not too hot and in a nice, heavy metal bowl that kept it nice and warm, and the flavor was nice and balanced. The only real suggestion I had was that just good, plain broken french bread would have made it perfect - instead, overly seasoned bread stick thingys of something or other really brought it down a notch. Friendly suggestion: just use broken french bread or something like that please! Otherwise, it was a nice starter and took the edge off what was a ravishing hunger. Ready now for the main... Again, a new menu item: sea bass with potatoes and tomato sauce garnish. The fish was far from fresh (anything that tastes distinctly "fishy" is surely NOT fresh!), although it's braised presentation yielded a nice flavor. The small potatoes were the nicest addition: there were plenty of them that went with the single fish filet and this was the saving grace as I did push back from the table with my hunger sated. The tomato-based sauce was not to my liking. It tasted to me as if it was canned and not fresh at all. I won't be too harsh on that, though: I simply pushed it to the side and decided perhaps it was just my personal taste. I finished with a side salad (although I actually ordered the tomatoes with buffalo mozzarella) that was fresh with good greens and actually quite nice. I would have rated the experience higher were it not for the fact that the bill was quite high. All told it was well over $40 for an adequate meal. For that price the food was definitely below par. Had it been $20 I would have given the experience at least 3 stars.

A reaaly nice restaurant for lunch or dinner…read more Based at the top of town near lots of pubs for drinks before or after eating. Excellent pizza and pasta dishes, good puddings and a good wine list.

Bit dissapointed, nachos starter for 2, size was good for one and lacked cheese, with chicken and…read moreribs, ribs were spicy and soft but not much flavour and the flat chicken breast was cooked atleast a week before so dry and the edges were hard and dry. The pork burrito was ok again the burrito was very hot maybe microwave hot and the wrap on the edges were hard. Think its buger king next time coz thats a 3 star this is a 2 star

Disclaimer: I'm American. I am rating relative to my general UK food experiences, not against…read moreAmerican restaurants. I come to Basingstoke on business regularly and am perpetually amused by the places we find. It seems we drive through the middle of nowhere to find these amazing pubs that serve far better cuisine than any bar food I'm used to back home. In general, my travels have found that the really good places require effort to find in the UK. Coal Grill & Bar was a surprising change from these sometimes scary ventures in which I've gotten lost more than once... This place is either in or near the mall (can't quite recall anymore), so my expectations were low. For any American readers - I was expecting a British version of TGI Fridays or Applebee's so I was just hoping to find something worth eating after a long flight in. To my surprise... it was pretty darn delectable! We ordered the firesticks - I think we tried all flavors except the tiger prawns and were super happy with our choice. You can mix & match to try different flavors, which makes it fun if you're a bit of a foodie. The blue cheese sauce was AWESOME. This was in December so there were plenty of holiday parties going on, the place was busy but maintained quality service and all parties were well taken care of. It seemed to be a great meeting place for many. Thanks to Coal for keeping the fire going for this American traveler!

An oasis in a desert of shopping chain dross. Fantastic selection of Italian foodstuffs. Very…read morefriendly and helpful staff.

This greasy spoon restaurant has been in basingstoke since 1982 (the year i was born!!) and they…read moreare well know for their traditional cafe set up. The cafe serves no frills, fried foods, all day breakfasts - perfect hangover cures. You can't expect too much from this restaurant, but if your looking for a warm atmosphere and value for money, you get it here.it is a traditional cafe, excellent value for money - speciality Fried Breakfasts. Very friendly and attentive staff with delicious freshly cooked cafe food (burgers and chips, baked potatoes, milkshakes etc) This is far superior to McDonalds or Burger King for a shopping dinner break.

It could do with a good clean to be honest. If the kitchen is as dirty as the seating area then you…read morehave to be slightly concerned with the food. Food is better than the burger restaurants but it could be better. I'd say for the money it is an honest plate of food. If you had more money you'd eat better food in a cleaner place. Beggars can't be choosers though can they.