Arguably one of the best meals we had. Cookin from the stars i had my reservations about the…read morepulled pork but it wasn't bad. The soup was great. Overall we were happy with the meal and would go back here to eat.

I liked to stop at the oldest pub/bar in cities that I visit. The Haunch did not disappoint! I…read morearrived a bit on the early side for lunch and the waitress took good care of me. I had an excellent view of the old church clocktower. The restaurant is clean and remarkably spacious for such an old building. It was bright and cheery. The bar downstairs felt cloistered but I only passed through. I had the Scotch egg and fish and chips, along with some local ales. I only had 2 days in England and I feel like I got the exact meal I had been anticipating.

Great classic English Pub with a nice food upgrade. Very good beer, thatched roof, neighborhood…read morepub. Nice garden where the locals bring their dogs and have a pint. Tuscan pork and bean stew (outstanding!), chili with chunks of real steak, first class fish and chips. What more could you want!?

Well, where to start . . …read more I found this place by accident when I was doing my articles to qualify professionally in Salisbury, by sheer good luck I took rooms just a few yards away from a pub I had unknowingly driven past a hundred times - it is - it really is - well hidden. Once I found it I practically moved in . . .. This pub is located in the tiny hamlet of Netherhampton - just outside Salisbury in Wiltshire. If you are in the area - eat here! It is a chocolate-box cover thatched pub - all oak beams, real fires and horse brasses. The beers - ever changing - are kept in such fine condition that they have won awards (plural) from CAMRA. Their lagers are - well - lagers (enough said) if you're in this pub drinking lager you've missed the point utterly. However - their ciders (and I'm thinking Black Rat in particular) are first class. If you want a drinking pub you can't go wrong here However . . . their food . . . is . . . sublime. Now don't get me wrong they serve pub food. You won't find some sort of Cordon Bleu stupid pretentious nouvelle cuisine here. But you will find things like sausage and mash with sausages made from local wiltshire pork with REAL mash made from real spuds. The ham and eggs are made with ham from the local farm simmered in Black rat cider for four hours then roasted slowly and served with eggs from the hens next door. Their Jambalaya Gumbo and Cassoulet are beautiful creations scratch made by their chef (and she really is from New Orleans!!). But - and I challenge you: try their chilli. Normally Chilli is a dish that is best avoided at all times - its usually made with left over roast beef from the Sunday roast or it's just minced beef with tomatoes and hot stuff. This is different - this is real chilli, real steak - in chunks, whole tomatoes braised to a vermilion syrupy sauce ignited with fresh scotch bonnet chillis. The other chef, Taylor (the boss's son), has made this his signature dish. Now listen up: I hate chilli - it's usually secondhand, second-class, reheated muck that I wouldn't serve to my dog. I NEVER order it when eating out - with one exception - the V&A. I regularly travel from my home in London down to Netherhampton just for lunch, and if I'm to be honest, I order one of their fabulous pub meals and get them to pack me a serving or three of their chili to take back home. Great beer, great food and great hosts. I know of no finer pub in England (that hasn't stopped me looking you understand . . .) One more thing, dogs - even three-legged ones - are welcomed. Oh yes - forgot to say - you'll find a picture of it among my photos.

Great service great food would definitely. I had the best hamburger there that I've had in all of…read moreEngland.

Good veggie options at supper and breakfast even though aged steak focus. Pubby ambiance and…read morefriendly staff. Mushroom toast was particularly delicious. Wine focus but several beers on tap.

We called in for lunch. A friendly staff and a pleasant ambiance welcomed us. This is an old…read morevillage pub that offers great food and beer. They also support local community events and activities. Toilets are clean and parking is available. I had the best steak and kidney pudding and all the trimmings while my daughter enjoyed the vegetarian menu, vegan options are also available. The Royal Oak is the essence of what a rural pub needs to be to survive these days. Only a mile or so off the A36 but in a beautiful old village. I heartily recommend, but do book early as this is a place sure to be popular with cyclists, tourists, locals and passing trade.

2 for £11 on select dinners every day (chicken salad, mac n cheese, veggie bangers and mash,…read moreclassic beef burger, scampi and chips etc). Best food we've had in England, we've eaten at like 10 pubs

Really awful experience - I like to try to find something good to say but genuinely can't about…read morethis place: 1. my little one was being really clingy and would not sit with my sister, my sister had also broken her hand so I had to carry my little one to order food and drink. I left a £5 tip when ordering as I like to leave something - no one offered to carry my three drinks back to the table, they actually watched me carry each drink one at a time with my little one on my other hip. 2. The disabled toilet was out of order - I know this happens but this should be a priority for them to repair. 3. We couldn't find a table that wasn't reserved, they could see we had a pushchair and simply said it anywhere not reserved rather than try to help us by saying which tables were free to save us traipsing around ten place with the buggy. 4. Cocktails are 241 but they are £14.50 each! This is was I pay in London for 241! Sadly nothing good to say about this venue - we won't be returning unless it drastically changes.

Excellent pub. Friendly service and well kept beer. The menu here is broad and caters for…read morevegetarians etc. Portions are generous and there is a seating area away from the bar. We will return!

The Wyndham Arms is the birthplace of the Hop Back beer. They have many types on tap and you can't…read morechoose which one is better. It's an amazing pub with very nice customers. A highlight in Salisbury.

We stopped in for one more drink before turning in for the night…read more This was suggested by our sever from dinner at the News Cafe. Ox Row Inn is located conveniently in the main central square area, so we also got to see cute bits of the town on our walk there. It was cozy and inviting inside, very "ye olde pub" feeling. The upstairs dining rooms were enchanting looking. We each got a drink and found a table without a reserved sign on it (they had pub trivia starting about an hour and a half after our arrival, but almost all tables were empty but reserved...I am still wrapping my head around the reservation thing at pubs!) and settled in to enjoy our drinks. A cider for my Fella, and a spritzy cocktail for me. Both lovely. We considered staying for trivia, but were just too tired. I started finding myself annoyed at most pubs and restaurants we went to where the mens toilets were on the ground floor, but the womens were up or down a flight of stairs or more. And the womens toilets here are upstairs and well away from the main area. It was so empty upstairs, I almost thought I was in the wrong place, too. We kept getting strange looks from another patron which made us speed up finishing our drinks and leaving. Despite being Americans, we were not being loud or doing anything other than chatting having a drink, but it was really strange and made us a bit uncomfortable. So we downed the rest of our drinks and went back to our hotel. I did like the general feel of this place though and it would likely be a nice place for a meal.

Great food great service good beer fantastic location would recommend to anyone visiting Salisbury…read morethere's a market outside the Ox Row Inn on Wednesday and Saturday well worth a visit

This is a very picturesque Greene King-owned pub smack in the middle of the historic town of…read moreSalisbury. Ideal for a lunch or early dinner before/after a visit to Salisbury Cathedral, the town's signature tourist attraction. It's also just a 7-8 minute walk from/to the train station (en route to/from the cathedral). It almost looks like a pub in the countryside, thanks to the the extensive lawn/garden in front of the building, which includes a nice outside seating area. The pub inside is both large and attractively designed. The people who created this made extensive use of the original building. The menu resembles that of a JD Wetherspoon pub, minus the club deals. The food is a little pricier (and I do mean: a little) - but, in my case (mixed grill), also a bit tastier than the one you'll get at your average Spoon. There is a large bar, also reminiscent of JDW, at the heart of the building with its two floors. As usual, the whole range of alcoholica were available, though some beers were sold out. The staff were friendly, if not always competent (the question whether the mixed grill, like the steaks, was also entitled to the UKP1 for a pint of beer upgrade, caused a bit of a kerfuffle. It was decided that only steak dishes can be coupled with UKP1 beers, but since those included only Carling and Fosters, I wasn't too unhappy ("I cannot be caught drinking a Fosters" was my precise comment). The food arrived after about 15 minutes, everything was well prepared, the steak, chicken breast and gammon of good quality. Because of the earlier discussion they offered me an extra egg e.g. for my grill, but it was filling without it already. Too bad they forgot the sausage with the mixed grill though. I would recommend this pub to visitors of Salisbury for its pleasant location and decor, and its very decent food at competitive prices.

The place looks promising but the service was not great. The Fish and Chips were decent and it was…read morenice to watch some sports but nothing was as good as we hoped. This place does have an interesting story attached to it, which was cool.

Great meal! Service was friendly and attentive. They were willing to remove an ingredient for my…read morepicky daughter and we were thankful. Delicious and well done! Recommend the chips... oh my!

A lovely pub in a lovely area. The nice thing about this place is that it's two different…read moreplaces--there's the noisy bar bit downstairs and upstairs is a fancy little restaurant. The pub bit isn't much different than most pubs. Loud music, sports on TV, regulars milling around. Oh, and they have a Star Wars pinball machine. Upstairs is a different world--for one thing, it's quiet. everything is pink and lacy and classical music is playing. It made for a lovely lunch. I had a baked potato and my husband had a veggie burger that he said was one of the best as far as veggie burgers go. Prices are a bit high both for food and drinks, but the atmosphere and cool people make it worthwhile.

If you are a real ale or railway enthusiast you probably know this pub. If you are looking for a…read morereal local boozer, you have found it. No local car park, but very convenient for the train station, with buses passing the door often, this pub has a crib team, cricket team and a football team. It is frequented by real characters and is an honest to goodness pub. As it is a free house a constant array of changing brews is offered. Downtown breweries Quadhop is a regular, and for the lesser mortals Guinness and a couple of lagers are always on tap. Sporting fixtures, royal weddings, and similar events are televised here. English rugby is a real favourite. Adrian, the landlord, has worked here for many years and has recently taken over the lease from Joe Morris who ran it for nearly thirty years. He has a gentle hand on the tiller, and has only added to the quality of the experience with his enthusiasm. Catch the train to Salisbury, explore the city, and sample a few pints or five here before heading back to the station.