Barley Mow in Basingstoke and Deane - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Had lunch at the Barley Mow with our Pilates Ladies today 6.9.24. The young waiter was excellent, very polite and charming, he remembered all our orders without writing them down and got them all right. The food also was excellent. I had the Sea Bass Risotto and it was one of the best I have tasted. We will definitely be going back.

First visit to this pub for a quick lunch. As usual I ordered the fish and chips, my standard dish to gauge the kitchen. It was a lunchtime deal (£11) for a main dish & drink. The size was small (but equivalent to price) and the batter crisp. Unfortunately the fish inside wasn't great. It had that solid texture you get after defrosting the fish under the tap. No nice flakey fillet. I wouldn't order this again, but the pub itself seemed ok.

Fantastic food and a great deal for the lunchtime menu.

Delicious food, fast and friendly service, good atmosphere. Thanks

We have not been in for a while so decided to take advantage of a free evening and enjoy a meal out. Some great options on the menu and had all vegetarian with the baked Camembert and veggie wellington. Excellent food with great service and very agreeable wines. To be honest I am surprised this place is not packed out as the menu and cooking way surpasses the average pub. Plus this is a pub that cares about the village community throwing on brilliant events for children at the end of term with magicians and face painters.

Lovely friendly Inn. Had a lovely time

I would have given the pub 5 stars for food but they had an unacceptable number of dishes off the menu. The food we did get was very good.

Brilliant place for families lovely old traditional pub would highly recommend a visit. Good atmosphere and excellent staff and service.

Great little place, really popular with the locals... Queuing up when before it opens for food and socialising. Great outside space with covered seating and outside bar in the massive beer garden. Traditional interior, very clean and inviting... Friendly staff A great space to enjoy the warmer weather

Nice food, staff are very welcoming,

Very nice staff, food great, happy I was able to being my little dog. Will visit again

Nice small village pub… well worth a visit

A local pub with great food, not the cheapest but also not ridiculously priced. It is a small one though so definitely need to book a table if heading there in a group. While the bar is small there is a good beer garden with canopies providing some shelter. Dog friendly.

Friendly staff, great food , very impressed- keep up the great work

Nice busy pub, decent toilets and coffee, dog friendly. Didn't eat so can't comment on gluten free

nice cosy clean place, great staff and food

Was very rowdy at times with the slots machine next to the table. The food was lovely however service was slow.

Lovely midweek meal with friends. Great choice of gluten free options and really good value for money. Excellent service too.

Excellent food great service really enjoyable eveving

Great staff. Good drinks ,good atmosphere. Noice food

We stopped here this evening with the kids and I have to say what an amazing service from a young lad named Conner . Food was great and the kid’s demolished the lot! Best dessert we have had in a long time. Very clean and smoothly ran.

Went for sunday roast, wasn't that busy but took ages to take our order and when I asked if someone could take our order (about 20mins in) they looked at me dumbfounded. Food came after an age and the pigs in blankets were cold and raw. When they were replaced the portion size was halved (6 down to 3) (but they were taken off the bill). I ordered a pepsi max that never came but was on the bill. We were with our toddler and when i went to change him there was just an old changing matt shoved against a window. No actual changing facilties. Not enough space to change him on the floor or stalls so had to balance on counter where the sink was. Humiliating experience having to change a nappy so close to the sink where people are washing their hands while balancing my toddler so he doesnt slip off. Also no bins provided to put the used nappy and wipes in. Wont be returning.

Great food in great surroundings with very pleasant staff.

If I could give it 4.5 I would. Food was lovely just a few minor issues with service being slow and one of the meals coming out wrong but they sorted it really quickly and they adjusted the bill without us even complaining. Our waitress was brilliant working in the dining area on her own.

Really lovely pub! Dog friendly and amazing food.

Amazing pub to have a drink and watch the football, great atmosphere and kind staff. Will come again

A fantastic village pub, great service, incredible food and drink and excellent all round feel, I am proud to call this my local pub-restaurant!

A lovely local pub, with a great atmosphere. The food was ok to good. My beef and ale pie was very tasty. Unfortunately, they used packet gravy. My biggest issue was the service. I asked three times for mayonnaise, then later three times for the bill. Some small tweaks and would rate 4 stars all round.

Fantastic pub - and even better food. Wonderful service, very high quality food dishes. Will be back when next in the area!

Busy little pub which speaks for itself. Good range of beers and a sensible menu. Great atmosphere and a good base if you fancy a walk before visiting.

Recently went there for a friend's baby shower and was pleasantly surprised and how lovely this little pub is. The food supplied was delicious!

Had the pleasure of Visiting this pub for a baby shower it's a great pub with good food and helpful staff will definitely be visiting again

We booked the function room for a family 80th birthday party recently and I can honestly say it was faultless from start to finish. David went over and beyond in accommodating our needs. The food was fantastic, the atmosphere was superb and the staff were attentive. I would not hesitate to recommend the Barley Mow!

Absolutely love this pub, the friendly atmosphere from the bar staff and the regulars is amazing and the food is outstanding. I often take my children here for dinner and have had many family meals out here with over 18 of us for special occasions. Highly recommended 👌

Really good food, Sunday roast was excellent and the desserts were amazing, a good selection to choose from. Will definitely be back again.

I have no reservations of reporting the our experience at this Barley Mow was the worse we have endured anywhere. On arrival and on time there was no table prepared. We were asked if we would like to wait in the bar. The bar was stacked with dirty glasses and empty bottles. Our glasses were warm and there was no ice or lemon or lime. We were then given a table, which we feel was an afterthought alongside the exit door. People in and out and a cold draft was only the start. Talking of starters we were asked what we had booked. I showed them our booking on my phone and they took a picture of it. The starter, prawn cocktail was an example of what was to come. For £80 a head the presentation was poor. "When" the main meal arrived we were shocked to see just a pile of food on plates. The vegetables looked as if they were the leftovers. The parsnips and carrots were burnt on the edges and undercooked in the middle. The roast potatoes obviously reheated in a microwave. A small amount of gravey was present with no extra on our table. Not even the basics of salt and pepper. My venison pie was "just" okay but it was not without lumps of gristle and tough meat. My wife's meal was of a similar standard with a couple of thick lumps of turkey unceremoniously dumped on top of a pile of veg. The dessert was, we agree, acceptable.The young girl that served us was a treat. She was pleasant but rushed off her feet. We arrived dressed for the event as the dress code stated "business casual" but even the staff didn't quite make it. Sorry but, for a special meal on a special day at an extortionate price the experience was attroctious. Never again.

Great find, dinner special menu is fantastic value.

Anya is the best and very friendly. The food is amazing

Anya has been an absolute star serving us today, food was decent and the atmosphere was great too.

Fantastic Sunday lunch ,the food and service was exceptional,Anya was so attentive and could not do enough for us , a great asset to the team .thank you again for a brilliant afternoon

Anya was amazing at accommodating us! So sweet, helpful and made our experience a beautiful one!

Family gathering after a funeral, hot food, good tasting, generous, hot and cold drinks ,we were looked after very nicely.we lived here in 50s/60s it was a Symonds pub then , Oakley cricket always called in on Sunday evenings after the match. We had a darts team, played home and away, the garden has changed, the bungalow next door was our land ,and this was a big putting/golf course. Large vegatable garden with flower beds, enjoyed living there, glad to see it's popular with good write ups, from Frances Hutchins, nee Cullum. Parents stepfather who owned it was Frederick Charles Neale, 🧑‍🍳👍 Frances x

What a lovely pub. Great food at a reasonable price. Special mention to Freddie the waiter what a lovely young person.

Great time, great food and great beer! Looking forward to visiting again. Probably the best burger and chips in Basingstoke

We love the Barley Mow. We had some delicious chips tonight! Nice cosy and welcoming atmosphere!

Charming quintessential English pub with terrific service from the delightful Lucy and generous hearty meal to boot.

Booked online prior to arriving with my girlfriend for a couples meal. When we arrived, a few of the tables were dirty with food / mess from previous people and the staff hadn’t wiped them down, just left there. The waitress then told us they had almost 70% of the menu unavailable! We specifically came for the Roast.. they could have called us before we made the journey over to let us know! We left and went somewhere else.Won’t be coming back or recommending.

Went for dinner with friends 2 months ago. Chicken schnitzel undercooked and therefore raw in the middle (chef corrected this but came out of the kitchen fuming) no apology given by servers. Lasagne seemed suspect, as hot in parts but cold in others (microwaved?). The bill came out with us being overcharged. One staff member clearly trying his best (hence 2 stars for him, for service) but was evidently undertrained. The other staff on shift offered no apologies or support to their colleague and instead appeared rude and sarcastic laughing saying see you next time.

Great an lovely Pub. The drinks are very Good.

Beautiful independent & family-run pub with a lovely Sunday roast & good selection of ales. Some local specials as well as the crowd-pleasers. The potatoes in particular were excellent, and I was given extra as they’d run out of crackling. Staff were friendly but professional, attentive yet relaxed. The owner in particular was a joy and the prices were more than reasonable. Would highly recommend and will certainly be back.

Make sure you double check your receipt as my sister was charged for a wine she didn't order or receive

Held a family event here it was lovely and friendly and nothing was to much trouble. The food was lovely would recommend

Return visit and everything was again 5 star but the coronation chicken dish deserves a special mention 😊

A very nice pub offering decent food - the Halloumi sticks in particular were lovely! It’s dog friendly inside too so that was a massive plus for us as we were travelling through the area with our dog. The only issue is that it quite often smells of smoke in the bar area as some customers smoke right outside of the door or open windows. Perhaps a smoking area away from the doors would be a good idea.

What a shame............. Such a beautiful spot but spoilt by a massively limited menu. When we arrived (which wasn't late afternoon ⁸ & booked!) we were told t⁹⁹88⁸⁸hat the Chicken & the Beef roasts were gone, so only the pork roast left.

First time trying out a local pub for Sunday roast, and I'm now wishing we'd gone somewhere else 😢. The restaurant area wasn't busy, at 2.30pm but we still waited for an hour & 15 minutes for our food to come out from the kitchen and this was after being told that they'd run out of roasts apart from 1 (pork) with 2 other main dishes also off the menu. The young lad who served us did his best but was sadly let down by whoever orders stock to cover weekend trade. Very disappointing and won't be returning.

Stopped for something to eat on our journey. We had cheese and beacon burger. Can't remember when I had anything so delicious to eat.

A nice place for a pub lunch or evening meal

Great food whilst sat in the garden. Some parts on the garden could do with a little spruce up but the large canopy was excellent for this very hot weather we've been having.

Great value and excellent for a quick casual lunch. Tasty menu with mediterranean flavours and add a glass of house wine (delicious) or a tap pint for £1. Young man at the bar was a credit and multitasked keeping everyone happy. Will stop by again!

Lovey village pub with large beer garden. Friendly staff and delicious food.

Lovely food, great beer, warm welcome!

Lovely quaint pub, great location, comfortable and an excellent pub garden!

Great pub, friendly customers, friendly staff and great food. Best Hallumi Sticks I've ever had, thanks Fiona.

Good food, lovely staff, easy to book and the food arrived quickly

Well looked after great food . Nice to mix with people now 👌

Very poor service today (if I could give it zero stars I would!). Managed to serve us tea and coffee but after almost an hour our food order (for two people) hadn’t arrived. No communication of any issue. When we asked we were told a ‘chef’ hadn’t turned up - so why not say something?! Bar snack orders still seemed to be happening but not ours. We gave up and left! I won’t be back.

Made the decision last minute to have a meal here on Saturday evening, we didn’t book but the restaurant couldn’t have been more accommodating despite even more of us adding on later, food was lovely too.

lovely place with amazing staff. i really enjoyed my time and i must say it was well spent with very well prepared food. would definitely recommend.

I haven't been to the Barley Mow for years but it was a really nice surprise when we did recently. We were there for Friday lunch and it was great, our waitress Hannah was very friendly and attentive, the food was good value and super tasty and loads to choose from. We need to support these village pubs.

Very disappointed. We heard new management had taken over, saw the roasts were a reasonable price and thought we would have my Dads birthday meal here. The roast looks a good size, but the beef was a slab of very tough and fatty meat. Not even a steak knife offered, so he got some exercise tearing that apart! The veg was soggy and no crisp roast potatoes. The chicken was on the bone and tasteless. The duo choice of beef and chicken had the smallest piece of chicken. Tiny stuffing ball and no cranberry or redcurrant jelly. The pie is the same price and I have never seem such a small pie! ‘Chunky chips’ were oven chips and rock hard peas. :-o the pie pastry was rock hard and so dense. Hardly any filling at all. At least the little meat I did have, was well cooked. Smallest cauliflower cheese side too. Strange taste to it and hard cauliflower. Award winning sticky toffee pudding was dry. All in all, we will have to re-do Dads special meal, as that doesnt cut it. 👎

Stopped in for a light lunch. Nice pub and given a warm welcome.

It wasn’t great. It may have been an off night. Food really needs to improve. It’s a shame as the pub is quite nice. The staff were polite.

Very friendly staff, good service and lovely food for the price. Really nice and relaxed atmosphere too

Lovely pub with a great Sunday roast and excellent staff

Table for 6. Quite a long wait for the food to arrive but it was well worth the wait. It was nothing short of excellent. So delicious and plentyfull. The staff could not have been more helpful. They will definitely have to tolerate us again. Well done Barley Mow.

We had a great pint, food and warm evening and made very welcome owner and staff. Thank you very much 😊

Very nice lunch yesterday with my 90 year old father in law. Food was excellent with good choices. The staff were extremely helpful . Excellent value for money. We all enjoyed it.

Great Christmas day drunk, needed the exercise. Kids liked the Wendy house

Good service, fish was delicious 😋

Lovely village pub, great selection of beers, staff are all lovely and the food is great. What more could you ask for?

Nice little pub, very good food and relaxed atmosphere, enjoyed it.

We had a Sunday lunch with two adults and two children. We had the roasts - vegetarian, chicken and two kids beef. Our plates were clean at the end. We will be coming back again for our Sunday roast.

Food was great, but it was very delayed even after making our orders in advance, and we still had to wait a lot until we were served (and missed one person's order as well some of our initial drinks order).

Booked a table for 6 at The Barley Mow for my parents birthday meal. We turned up to the quaint and cosy dining area and unfortunately there were no staff around to seat us, so we went off on the hunt to find someone that worked there. Stepping through into the bar area was like taking a portal into your local bruiser, as a load of locals stared at us as if they’d never seen another human before. As we stood waiting at the bar to ask whether we should just sit down and if so where, a local got up from his table in the corner, stepped in front of us and got served whilst we were ignored. We were finally seated at our table by the waitress/chef, who then let us know she was leaving next week so they didn’t have everything on the menu. She then handed us 1 food menu for a group of 6 to scramble over. Fortunately with 70% of it crossed/scribbled out it didn’t take long for us to pass it between the group. I asked for another minute to decide on our drink order, 10 minutes go by and she still hasn’t returned, by which point we decided we’d go somewhere else. Can’t comment on the food or drinks as we didn’t stay long enough, but the fact we didn’t says enough.

Fantastic food and good service

Good food good service really recommend this place

Went for Sunday lunch with my friend last time I went it was very good as it was this time apart with the meat choices which were pork or nut roast, my friend doesn’t eat pork and doesn’t like nut roast it clearly states on...

Fantastic food friendly staff…and Neck oil!

Kitchen closed 19:00 advertised til 21:00 even though cook was behind the bar…. Lost business won’t be back again.

Went for the curry night with the family but was sadly disappointed. Reserved a table for 6 of us two weeks in advance but got there on the night to find walks in had been given it. Had to sit in the bar side which meant we were forgotten. Ordered at 6pm but no food reached our table until 6.45. Then had to wait another 45 minutes for the mains. Was obvious the food had been sat under a heat lamp for a while as food looked old. There seemed to be only one lady handling all the food while the other staff members either went out constantly to walk the pub dog or just walked past us who didnt care. The pint for £1 with the curry was no longer a deal even though it was advertised on their website. Will go to a proper curry house for a decent meal next time instead of one that tasted like it came out of a jar.

Still advertising Curry plus pint beer for £1 on website, when we went there 2 weeks ago they told me the offer was off so we couldn’t have it , trading standards need calling . Most of the things on menu I wanted they didn’t have. Very short staffed only one girl doing everything. Dry slow service. Tables sticky, seats grubby, Won’t be going there again. Wouldn’t recommend it.

My family and I went here for the "curry night." We had booked two weeks in advance and had been looking forward to it ever since we booked it, especially as it is rare for us to go out for dinner. It was disappointing from...

We was visiting Oakley and found this lovely pub for a drink and some evening nibbles. Food was very tasty and the lady working in the pub was super friendly and welcoming.

Under staffed in restaurant Web site out of date, Still advertising curry night a £1 a pint, not true was told by the people it should have been removed weeks ago, but still on website

Delicious food and very reasonable prices. We went for a walk and came here after for a drink and some dinner. Lovely outdoor area to sit in the sunshine, with an added rabbit hutch with 2 cute rabbits! 😊

Really lovely visit, nice pint and nice environment

Great food with a lovely atmosphere

Food was excellent and great value for money. Very friendly and helpful staff too. Will definitely be going back 👍

Great friendly village pub, clean and tidy. A fair priced menu. Food is good. Will return.