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The Swan

3.3 (12 reviews)
PriceyPubs, British, Beer Gardens
Closed 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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The Swan - Interior
Rick B.

This pub is an good illustration as to why one has to be flexible about one's prejudices. For it belong to a Pub Chain - Chef & Brewer - which for me is normally a warning sign of extreme averageness ;-( But The Swan is more than that. It is located beside the Basingstoke Canal, with a good sized beer garden, in a nicely renovated older building. The menu is varied, the food comes in good portions, and the selection of real ales is normally excellent. Really the only thing that stops it getting a full "5" rating is the service can be tardy at lunchtimes, which is problematic if one is seeking a pleasant workday lunch in that otherwise culinary desert of the Aldershot-Farborough area.

Qype User (mclori…)

This place is a picture postcard of what the quinessential English country pub should look like. It is absolutely gorgeous inside with a real homely feel and a great roaring fire in the hearth. The food is generally very good, however it can also be very bad (depending on what day you go, who the chef is and how busy they are). I have been there as a couple and the service and the food was excellent. I have also been in a large party (at Christmas) and the food and service was very mixed. We booked well in advance but the Swan still managed to run out of the food we had ordered and were very unapologetic about it, to the point of being rude and no compensatory offer such as a free drink to placate its customers. Also their staff did not take criticism of the way they handled the afternoon very well!! If they can't manage large parties then they should not offer the service (other departments of our Work had similar complaints). In conclusion excellent for couples, very poor for larger parties.

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The Swan - pubs - Updated May 2026

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