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    This is a nice pub with good food set in a lovely village on the river Test. A true classic Hampshire village.

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    The Woolpack Inn

    4.0(4 reviews)
    13.2 km
    £££

    This is a pub, a gastropub, and a bed and breakfast all rolled into a beautifully restored grade 1…read morelisted building in the rolling Hamspshire countryside. The accomodation is superb - 13 rooms, most suites - mine even had its own office, equipped with wifi. In addition to the good food, its also a free house, so a wide choice of ale and lager. And the cost - £60 per night. Unbelieveable. If you need to stay in Hampshire, its located just off the M3 - have a look at the website.

    REALLY good food. Let down by REALLY amateurish service…read more We sat in the table service garden (there's a traditional pub style service-at-the-bar side of the pub where the car park is). It took us a while to even get menus and then another 20 minutes to have our drinks orders taken - by then half our party had walked round the to pub, into the bar and brought their drinks back thru the pub instead of waiting for the 'table service'. Once our order was taken food was pretty quick and was really good - good generous portions, great flavours. We were all up for desert but having not seen a waitress in half an hour we decided to hunt one down and get the cheque and just leave. When we went inside to pay we expected to see all the tables occupied - there were FOUR waitresses working the shift - there was no one inside - these four waitresses were doing the worst job ever of serving 3 tables (Us being one) outside. Would recommend for the food but just order at the bar and save yourself the hassle of waiting for LITERALLY everything!

    The Royal Oak

    The Royal Oak

    4.7(11 reviews)
    44.7 km
    ££££

    Do you like pub food? Do you like Michelin stars? Do you want an amazing meal with little to no…read morepretension? Do you want to go to a pub that's practically in the middle of nowhere? If you answered yes to these four questions, head immediately to The Royal Oak. We had a slight concern when my GPS said we had arrived and it was a completely different pub. Luckily, the right pub was just a bit further up the road. We booked Sunday Lunch, because who doesn't like Sunday Lunch in a pub? If you bring your Ferrari, you can park right in the front as well! The inside is really warm and charming. There are really friendly staff there to welcome you in and let you sit in some comfy chairs and couches and have a drink while you're waiting for your fourth dining companion to arrive. So kudos to that. Our table was in the back in what looked like was an add-on. But one whole wall is full of windows overlooking a beautiful garden, so you don't really feel like you're shoved way in the back corner. The service was a bit slow, but if you're not in a rush, why does it matter? We ordered the baked Vacherin Mont d'or cheese (which in the winter, I will be doing at home instead of baked brie or Camembert) and a couple of Scotch Eggs and Rabbit on toast as pre-nibbles. The eggs and rabbit were nice, but not amazing, but the cheese dip was great. And the bread basket they served was awesome as well. Several types of bread with butter. The olive flatbreads were awesome, and since two diners didn't like olives, two of us got to eat a lot of them. They'll bring as much bread as you ask, but it's super easy to go overboard. For my starter I opted for something different than everyone else and got the game terrine. What a mistake that was. Not that the terrine wasn't delicious. It was, but the rabbit lasagne was like heaven in your mouth. I was super jealous of everyone else. For my main I ordered the hare and trotter pie. The crust wasn't the most amazing, but the filling was probably the best pie filling I've ever had. The hare and trotter were soft and luscious and the gravy was phenomenal. It was really rich so toward the end I had to cut the richness with the delicious mash they served with it. The other half had the woodcock and I tried a few bites of that as well. Awesome. Simply awesome. His only complaint was that it was huge and very rich so it was hard to finish it all, and he didn't want dessert at the end of the meal. For dessert, two of us ordered the chocolate fondant and one the butterscotch pudding. I loved the fondant, but again it was really good sized and incredibly rich. It was a lot after the rich pie. And the filling was almost too oozy. At least it wasn't over done. We also ordered some Madeleines and our coffees and teas came with Petits Fours. The Madeleines were kind of boring for me, they needed more flavor, but the Petits Fours (a raisin cake, coconut marshmallow and a chocolate truffle) were great. The coffee not so much. I hate ordering filter coffee and just getting a long pull espresso. They are not the same. But the bad parts were really minor. The good parts far outshown and some of the dishes we had were some of the best dishes of the weekend. The woodcock was fantastic and I'm still having dreams about my pie. I need to figure out how to make something that good at home. With a better pie crust. It's unfortunate that it's not really conveniently close, because I could see myself ending up here quite a bit. Since I was driving, I couldn't drink either, but given my state the night before, it was probably a good thing. If you're in the area and fancy an amazingly laid back atmosphere with awesome food, book this place!

    Wonderful gastro pub tucked away in the Berkshire countryside. Beautiful tasty food (the rabbit…read morelasagna in the starters is to die for!!!), very friendly and professional service, and reasonable prices. Go for a long morning walk along the Tames nearby and then go and enjoy a warm & hearty Sunday lunch.

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