This has to be in the top 5 best pubs in the UK!…read more Truly exceptional drink, food and service. I would be going here more often if I lived more local to it. It's a little tricky to get to, narrow country roads, etc, but we'll worth it. If you wanting to eat I would advise booking and this place gets busy from the second it opens. Caters to all, especially families and has a wonderful garden and patio. Tim Gray is the landlord of this gem and is hands-on and welcoming. You will not regret visit this amazing pub.

Absolutely the best restaurant in the area. The staff was…read moresuper welcoming snd the food and presentation were amazing. My husband ordered the venison. He said it was the best he has ever had anywhere. We were fortunate to have the owner assist us as our server. What a gem of a man. His adorable dog (Starr?) was a joy to watch while sipping our lovely wine. I highly recommend going to The Gamekeeper!!

Great pub ambiance and super nice staff. Menu was way beyond standard pub fare. Many interesting…read moreoptions. Well worth a visit.

What a lovely pub. We stopped in after our long walk to see Watership Down. Had a pint and dinner…read more All the food was stellar. We shared a mackerel pate, which was really wonderful. Hubs had fish n chips (he never gets tired of it) and said it was the best one of our trip. I had the hoisin duck salad. The duck was shredded and crispy. Yum! I found the sauce a bit sweet, but with a little vinegar it was perfect. Neighbors were coming and going, greeting each other happily -- terrific atmosphere.

From the owner: A classic British pub with exceptional food.read more

Used to go to this pub a decade ago and it was fantastic. When we pulled up on a Monday night with…read moreour party of 11 the absence of any cars outside was very telling. On entering we ordered drinks looking forward to the excellent cask ales it used to be known for. We found 1 hand pulled cask with the owner telling us it was a little sour and that is 'how the locals prefer it'. It was off, and as we are from the US, maybe that can work but would put off visitors ever drinking our wonderful cask ales. We all had keg Doombar but that was also poor as though the cleanliness was not good. We should have walked out but due to many places being closed on Mondays we moved to the dining area. Awful, food, the pies were served in premade dishes and heated up. The accompanying vegetable were cold and stewed. It was noticeable we only saw 1 person who was barman then served all the food, probably also was microwaving the pies. Such a shame this once great pub has been so neglected and its reputation will be trashed.

The Sun Inn gastro pub is the worst place in the basingstoke, the atmosphere was quite and the…read morefood has no quality and the staff were fucking dumb. The owner who used to sell low quality food. The owner who hire people and didnot give wages to the people which is on the contract.

2 words sum up the Yew Tree - substance & quality. The prices are reasonable with the a la carte…read morestarters ranging from £7 to £11 and the mains from £14-20. The menu is excellent and packed with mouthwatering dishes (as well as 3 or 4 daily specials) and the surroundings are lovely. There is a daily fixed price lunch menu with 2 courses for £15.95 and 3 courses for £19.95. Despite its pedigree it's not starchy or stuffy. Gull eggs are in season so we had that and an Omelette Arnold Bennett to start and the steak & ale pie and Pierre Koffman venison for mains with a couple of side dishes each. For dessert I had the raspberry souffle which just heaven on a plate - if you go make sure you leave room for this signature dessert!

Having eaten here a couple of years ago and reported on good food but disorganised service, I…read morereturned recently for lunch and had a wonderful meal. The restaurant is in the middle of nowhere and you almost rush past it on a nondescript piece of road just north of Highclere Castle, but turning into its ample parking areas, the smart cars there seem to have simply driven a few miles from the Peat Spade, another great inn. This time it wasn't full and the service was far better, but the food and drink weren't just good but exceptional, and extremely reasonable to boot. We started with a glass of house white a Chilean Sauvignon Blanc which was delicious and some very good bread and unsalted butter. I had the mussels and clams in a white wine broth which come daily up from Cornwall, and I can declare that they were the best I have ever tasted. The mussels were so fat and full that the dish could have made a meal on its own, while the clams, as ever, added a subtly the taste of the sea. The onion-rich broth was perfect and almost got finished! We then had the fish and chips, which came perfectly presented and was exceptionally delicious. One could perhaps quibble that twice or thrice cooked chips would have been even better, but these were crispy outside and fluffy inside, with a small dish of mushy peas to underline the fact that the dish was supposed to be authentic and not ersatz Belgian. Liver and bacon was pink and perfect, and could hardly have been bettered. A lemon posset followed, which was a good way of cleansing the palate after such a fine meal. I can't recommend The Yew Tree highly enough for lunch, especially with a bill (without service) of only £42 for two. There is wi-fi in the bar.

Tucked away in Cliddesden, you'll forget that you're a stone's throw from the M3 and Basingstoke…read more The Jolly Farmer is a decent independent pub that's been given a lick of paint and a modern-looking sign on the outside, but remains local and cosy on the inside. The pub's split into two sections, although only the right-hand section was open when we visited. Inside there's a small bar, a good spattering of seats and a little fireplace. The bar had four guest beers on the blackboard, suggesting a changing variety over the weeks. The menu was well laid-out, with dishes separated by price rather than category. The food was well presented and tasty. I had the burger (juicy and delicious) which came with a mountain of fries. No complaints at all really. Cosy pub, good beer, friendly service, decent value, tasty grub.

What a lovely little pub! Gives you the feeling you're out in the country but it's just a short…read morewalk/drive from Basingstoke. Tasty food and a good range. Nice selection of ales at really reasonable prices and a lovely beer garden to boot! if you're in the area, it's perfect for a sunny Sunday afternoon! c*

One of my favourite little getaways when i go home. Situated in the middle of some of the most…read morepicturesque Hampshire countryside it makes an excellent lunch stop for cyclists walkers and anyone just out whiling away the hours. They recently went through a heavy makeover of the restaurant and now the look really matches the food. They've kept the comforting pub bar and quiet corners but also installed a family friendly restaurant area that opens onto an impressive beer garden with a two story Wendy house! But to return to the more important aspects of having a restaurant, the food is really good. The service is fast and every time i've gone they've been incredibly friendly. I've even blundered into a quiz night by total chance which was really well run (though i might be saying that as i won a bottle of wine!). Friendly, affordable, good quality, i forgot to mention the beer but there are some fine ales and bitters as well as the standard fair on tap. Good for families but also a really nice place to just sit and take your ease for a while. a real country retreat of a pub.

Delicious menu, with specials each night…read more The interior is lovely, and all freshly done up, with beautiful tables, upholstered chairs and interesting things on the walls. Staff are super friendly and knowledgeable and the service is brilliant. I love the wine list, but I'm being torn away from making my way through that to try their excellent range of spirits!! They have a green and relaxing beer garden with a cool looking hut for kids (no more salt and vinegar crisps and cola by a fireplace! ), and even their own veggie patch where they grow a few herbs for the kitchen. I wish I lived closer!

This is possibly the best pub in the world, a traditional old fashioned contry pub that sells the…read moremost amazing Sunday lunch you will ever taste. The White Hart serves a selection of real ales including the magnificent Alton pride, they also sell English contry wines and decent cider too. This pub has won camra awards for pub of the year and once you go you'll know why. If it's loud music, gassy lager and fruit machines you want then look elsewhere but if you want real food real beer and real log fires in a proper countryside location then seek it out and enjoy.

Ambiance looked amazing. My wife and I are traveling across the south of England and needed to stop…read morefor some food. Showed up at 3:15 to grab some lunch and we were told that the kitchen was closed from 3-6. We were famished and desperately in need of some food. The kid working couldn't be bothered to help us out. Google didn't mention anything about this. If you're not going to serve food in the middle of the day then maybe post it somewhere. Wish I could recommend this place but based on the service I'd say stay away. We went back down the road to the sun inn and it was fantastic.

On our way back from a long weekend in Falmouth, we decided to stop at Stonehenge. Afterward…read moredriving on the ridiculous route from Falmouth to Stonehenge, we were hungry, and we found The Fox. The Fox is an amazingly cute country pub with a pub, a separate restaurant and an outdoor garden area. It's quite large and has seating for a lot of people in the garden and restaurant (which was a bit surprising due to the location, it seems in the middle of nowhere, but it was quite popular). We got a table for two, and since I was driving, I couldn't drink, but the other half had a couple of different beers, one of which was a local one. We decided to start with cheese souffles (because how often do you see one of those on the menu?) and I ordered the venison for my main. The other half went with the triple curry plate, because on Monday nights they have a special curry night where they offer three different curries. Apparently they do several nights like this as they were advertising Tuesday nights for pies (three different ones) and a Thursday steak special. Good to know. The souffles were pretty amazing. They also gave us some nice bread to go with which was great to dip in the left over cheese sauce. My main was huge! It was really tasty, although the venison was medium-well to well done, which is severely overcooked in my opinion, but it was tasty with the gravy, potatoes and spinach so I ate quite a bit of it. The Fox was an amazing find and we're already discussing trying to come back there the next time we're in the area.

This Pub is a jewel. High quality local meat and produce cooked extremely well. The Tunworth cheese…read moreplatter is a must and a great dish to share. Pheasant, venison or duck; it doesn't matter they are all very good. Great beer selection with occasional surprises from Peter. I saved the best for last, desserts are Fran's little creations; beautiful to look at but even better to enjoy. Fran and Peter are two of the nicest people you may ever meet, they care about their customers and it shows with the food, drink and atmosphere. That's why every time I come to Basingstoke (from San Diego, CA) I stop in to see Fran and Peter.

new peeps in the Fur & Feathers and they have done a great job on the refurb!…read more Local ale from with 20 mile radius, good local food cooked really well, not the cheapest but the best we have found, really consistent, does get very busy during peak times so best to book. suggest mid week for most comfortable time and Saturday lunch seems quiet, busy the rest of the time!