Barley Mow in Havant

Good standard of carvery food plus other options including pizza made in front of you. Lots of veg choice. Very friendly and helpful staff committed to customer satisfaction. The Stonehouse app is essential for special offers and discounts but is easy to use. Will definitely visit again and try other Stonehouse restaurants.

First visit, had the carvery. Right amount of meat which was tender. Good choice of veg. Could of had a tad more custard with the dessert. Staff were friendly (shout out to Carlos). Would go back again.

Had an amazing carvery in here today and my nephew had a bbq chicken burger which was also amazing. Puddings were to die for and we all enjoyed the waffle desserts. The waitress was attentive and answered all I asked, her name was Hannah and Carlos was extremely polite and went above and beyond speaking to us ensuring everything was OK. Will definitely be visiting again. Keep up the great work.

This is a cavernous place seating 200+ ... so not cosy and more geared up for volume. Eleven older guys met for lunch, eight of which chose the carvery and filled their boots! But a lack of choice of draught beers, and a poor quality red wine, upset some! It is good value, but then it's more of a canteen or cafeteria than a restaurant.

The place was nice, the food was good and Darcy's customer service was perfect too! 5 stars!

The Carvery was very nice, other than that we were rather disappointed. We ordered starters which took over 45 minutes to arrive, when they did, my brothers, which was a garlic flatbread, was burnt beyond belief and had to be returned, it was completely inedible as it was like cardboard, I on the other hand ordered garlic dough balls which were seriously undercooked, lacked flavour and was overall just very underwhelming. You also had no prawn cocktails which my mum and nan were very disappointed with. Two of our party ordered off the regular menu, their chips were cold and very sparse. You completely run out of gravy, so we were unable to eat our Carvery until the gravy was replenished which took roughly 10 minutes. We also had to request our desserts after waiting ages after our main course, when these started to arrive at the table we were short by 2 desserts, so had to chase these up. When they were finally brought over, one was wrong and we had to wait even longer for the correct dessert to be given. There was no soap in the mens or ladies toilets, and only toilet roll in one of the ladies cubicles. Alot of the staff didn't seem to know what they were doing and some clearly did not want to be there. Overall we were very disappointed with our visit and we will not be returning.

6 of us had lunch there on Saturday 7th December at 1pm. Everyone’s food was barely warm. The food itself was excellent but who wants to eat luke warm food.

Disappointing. Food came incorrect. Pudding was forgotten about. Arrived 45 minute later incorrectly. Asked the waitress for a refund on the incorrect one. He said she would ask the manager who didn't bother to do anything until I spoken to him myself. I wouldn't bother going here anymore obviously gone right down hill with a new manager.

I've visited this restaurant for Sunday dinner with my partner for the past two weekends. The carvery is excellent, offering a richer and more flavorful experience than typical establishments like 'Toby Carvery,' all at a competitive price point. However, the service leaves room for improvement. The restaurant appears to be understaffed, resulting in significant delays. On both occasions, we waited 10 to 15 minutes just to be greeted at the door. While the convenience of collecting the carvery immediately after ordering is appreciated, the service for drinks has been consistently slow. Both times, we were more than halfway through our meals before our drinks arrived, despite my partner being a particularly slow eater. This inconsistency in service is disappointing given the high quality of the food. I hope the management addresses these issues soon, as it detracts from an otherwise enjoyable dining experience.

Nice place for a reasonably priced meal

Nice meal for our big group of 10. Resolved any issues super quickly and efficiently. Customer service was 10/10 all eve in particular our server Cameron. Excellent customer service skills, very warmly welcomed. First time back in years and will be back very soon

A large pub with plenty of seating. Ordered at the bar as phone Internet would not allow us to use the QR code. We ordered 2 adult carveries and a kids carvery and ordered the kids pudding at this time too. We were given 3 carvery tickets and our drinks. When we had finished our meals I approached a staff member to have the child's pudding to the table, over 20 minutes later when nothing had arrived I chased it up. I was told that without the ticket the chef wouldn't make it. As we hadn't been given a ticket at time of ordering I told Lewis that we would not have been able to provide this. The nice waiter spoke to the chef again, I could see and hear from where I was sat and the chef refused again, VERY grumpily. The waiter, Lewis then went to the bar to sort this out for us. Thanks to Lewis our young one did eventually get his pudding. I then saw the chef (Konnor) having a go at another member of staff. In any kitchen this is not acceptable but particularly an open kitchen. I appreciate that tickets are a system the pub uses but when the bar has not handed them all across, there should be a way to sort this out without the chef getting arsey to everyone. I suggest some customer service training for Konnor, urgently.

The staff were so friendly and helpful and our waitress was so efficient and lovely, she couldn’t do enough for us, she went above and beyond and made my dad’s 60th birthday so special! Ramat was fantastic and really looked after us and was extremely efficient, the carvery was absolutely amazing too, thank you so much for having us!

Fantastic place to meet.up with friends and have a decent carvery whilst there! Good prices too. No need to book in advance...plenty of tables! Manager was great. Took a small issue and resolved in minutes...above and beyond even.

All the employees were very nice and the food was Devine

The food was delicious and staffs are very friendly and professional; looking forward to visit again soon

The Starr in the Barley Mow always make us welcome. They share information about deals throughout the week and they have gone to great lengths to make the place festive ready for the season ahead. Thanks for listening to our guests needs to accommodating special dietary restrictions. Great hospitality and great food. Thanks again see you soon.

We had our Christmas party at the Barley Mow, the food was great and we were really well looked after by all the staff, special mention to Mickey and Hope for serving us, Brandon Joe and Konnor for Cooking some great food, and Liz at the bar for quick drinks service. Very much recommended!

Had a bottomless at hayling island by liss she was very good all round

Food was cold. Feta pasta dish had 8 pieces of pasta in it so I e sent it back. Carvery…meat was ok…cauliflower cheese was hard and without cheese…potatoes were disgusting. 3 chicken wings in a starter = tiny portion. Staff were useless. The “head chef” swore and spoke loudly so the patrons could hear him. The place was freezing and no heating was on so the children were wearing their car blankets. Toilets dirty. The baby change toilet had poop splash backs dried on and the toilet brush needs throwing away. Best thing about the place was that the decoration was nice and fresh. We won’t be coming back.

We always go here for a dinner and the food is always spot on everytime. We won't be going anywhere else

Lovely service, staff are always helpful. Special thanks to the boss man, terry, jamie and lewis. Always a good experience and they can’t help you enough

Everything fantastic food drink and staff

First time back to eat since the previous 2 star post. So much better. Refurbishment and a change of management and staff make it an all together impressive experience. We will return.

Ordered bacon and cheese burger. Came without the bacon

We went to the barley mow mid week with a big group of friends. The carvery was ok, good value. The pub is big, with lots of little areas, which really works as it lets you have a space to be noisy or quiet. Downgraded to a 3 after one of our group got a parking ticket for £100. The pub sorted it, but...

Lack of staff on arrival and food was cold.

Everything was very nice, the carvery was great and the pudding was nice, It could have had a slightly bigger portion of ice cream on most of the puddings we ordered, but it was very tasty nonetheless.

Thank you Mickey and team for a great visit. We were staying nearby on a weekend away and came for an early lunch before heading home. Great service and yummy food.The wait on food was minimal and evetything was piping hot. Eating out with kids can be tricky at times, but we all really enjkyed it and the staff were extra friendly with the children. Id recommend to other families :-)

Great experience. We surprised our Granddaughter with a visit and she was allowed to take her lunch break with us which was a great gesture from the team. Food was great and service was above and beyond. Will definitely visit again when on the Island.

The dirty little secret I left in the toilet of your establishment perfectly describes your restaurant. By the way the poo went everywhere.

I'd rather grab a meal from the bins then eat at Barley stinker! Food is so bad at this establishment it could kill you!

Had a wonderful birthday dinner for my mum and it was brilliant , served by Cam who was very helpful:) great service and food

As good as always , only come here once a year on holiday. So we go back year to year .

Awful service, tried this place twice now and still awful. Over an hour with no apology or explanation

Really enjoyed my visit for breakfast, food was fresh and staff where very welcoming. Looking forward to my next visit

Food Okay, Nothing Special. Service needs improvement

Lovely roast very tasty could not fault. Plenty of meat and good selection of veg. Nice gravy. Only problem we found was no clear sign of where to queue up to pay and people getting ratty with others who queued in wrong place and maybe more than two people behind the bar taking orders when busy. But would very happily come again thank you

Service was OK. Pizzas were good and atmosphere was alright.

Great staff nothing too much trouble food was great 😃

Mickey was extremely helpful when I went in there. He was kind and offered great assistance to me, which I needed. So thank you Mickey!

Great family pub. Lovely carvery food and friendly staff.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS! Now I have your attention, please be aware that the car park is operated by Euro Car Parks Ltd. If you fail to notice the parking signs asking for payment by phone, the like me you might find that two months later you are contacted by Debt Recovery Direct (not Euro Car Parks Ltd), who will ask for a settlement figure of £170. Yes for two over-priced cokes it’s cost me sooo much more. To add insult to injury the staff will not even warn you about the charge to use the car park.

The all-you-can-eat breakfast was good value at only £5.99. However a pint of Pepsi Max costs £4.10 !!! I think it would have been cheaper for me to drink alcohol and get drunk!

Sam was very welcoming and had a smile on her face. The food came quite quickly and was delicious. The pizzas were amazing, freshly baked and were big. We will be coming back again!

Met the lovely manager Carlos who was very helpful. I had the best pizza here tonight and will definitely be back again.

Carvery was good the only thing that could be better are the roast potatoes 🥔 and beef

Great service from Sam on the bar always happy an singing also goes for the rest of the team.

Poor experience, very weird atmosphere and the food was cold and really chewy. Avoid

On entering the pub at 5pm on Saturday 19 October, we could see the majority of tables littered with dirty plates, and food stacked under the hot lamp ready to be served. The pub wasn't especially busy, which was confusing. We decided not to stay and went somewhere else that was better staffed.

Dropped in on spec with a big group (about 20 of us) on a Monday evening. Plenty of space for us all to sit together as it was very quiet. Lovely friendly service. Most of us had a carvery which was good, and a bonus on a Monday night! Thanks Helen and the team.

Food was great service was terrible was left waiting 5 mins at the front of the pub then sat myself down and ordered at the bar. Had to go and wipe clean my own knife’s and forks as there were none on the table no salt and pepper or any sauces real shame because the food was great but a very poorly run pub saw many customers come in wait at the door then walk out

We all went there for a family dinner 🍽 and everyone liked there dinner and we were all fool up and a orange 🍊 drinks lemonade and lime juice and a lovely piece 😋 family of 4😘

Great place. Manager mickey very friendly.

This isn’t my first time I’ve visited the Barley Mow, and to be honest I can say I’ve never been disappointed. Today it was still quite busy at the bar which is surprising as a school day so I utilised the app to order which was nice and easy and hassle free. We always head straight through and into the old barn area, the seating is nice and comfortable and it’s usually nice and quiet. The Barley Mow has recently been closed for refurbishment and it’s looking good. Every time I go into this place there always a smell which reminds me of being on holiday and so naturally makes the stay feel lovely. Staff are really friendly, the chef who served us was really helpful and super friendly lol. Today we had the standard Calvary dinner with no optional pigs in blankets, but they are good so if you’re really hungry go for it. Today’s selection of meats were Turkey (my favourite), Gammon and Beef to choose from. The other other usually goes halfie halfie with Turkey and Gammon but today my choice was the turkey. The vegetable selection was great with a big selection to choose from. The only thing I would say which is a little bit disappointing is the drinks were top heavy on the pricing. £4 for a cola seems a bit steep to me but there you go. In summary a really decent meal which I always find very filling and yummy. It’s great for couples of for families as loads of space and different seating options. Parking is free and usually plenty of space. I think this is a top grade for both the locals of hayling island and also holiday makers who hayling sees a lot of a year. I’ll be interested to hear your comments and findings too please ***** Great place

The 7 of us enjoyed a lovely evening - great atmosphere, very welcoming - the only thing which made food a 4 ✨️ and not 5 was the only gravy available was beef and I only eat chicken or turkey so of course would only have chicken gravy - moving forward this could with little effort be added to their delicious carvery menu as without gravy it made the carvery drier than I would like.

Apart from the frozen soup,everything else was OK

Hawaiian pizza amazing Sam was very friendly and helpful

The carvery was very sub par. Although there were loads of staff working there were very long queues for serving. We waited for 20 minutes before anyone came to serve, then there was only small pieces of very dried up beef and pork which wasn't very appetising. We asked if more was coming and was told "that's it! There's no more" So we choose turkey or gammon instead. We then had to wait for many of the vegetables to come out. Then when they eventually arrived there was no gravy and again we were told there was no more coming. So we started to eat our dry and tepid food. 10 minutes later a large joint of roast beef appeared and a big tureen of fresh gravy. We complained to the manger and said that his staff had no idea what they were doing and there was a total lack of any communication as the beef would have been roasting for a considerable time so someone must have known it was cooking. After the offer of some drinks, which we had already bought we were offered free desserts, which we accepted. Many other patrons also complained and were offered full refunds for their spoiled meals! Basically lunch was a disaster!

What a lovely pub great customer service I will be visiting again

Nice quite pub for a good breakfast

Can't comment on atmosphere as it was To Good To Go bag (so never stayed) the staff I spoke to were nice , Came for a roast a few weeks ago alrhough there was a good choice of veg it wasnt that great you could have feed it straight to a young child as it was only warm ( the girl did go and heat it up for me) so I tried a 'to good to go food deal ' to see if it had improved it was warmer but again same bland taste ...

I bought a Groupon voucher for 2 courses for 2 adults and 2 children - I live very close to the Barley Mow but hadn't been there for years. We were very impressed with the experience - it was a bargain with the voucher but we will be happy to go again and pay the full price! Staff were polite and helpful, the food was good and the atmosphere was pleasant.

We visit The Barley Mow on a regular basis as a large group of approximately 20 people (including a number of wheelchair users). An effort is always made to accommodate us and make us feel welcome. The staff are really friendly. Fantastic food and service.

Absolutely disgusting, flies and maggots everywhere, some flying around my food. More like maggot mow 🪰

Place is riddled with flies and maggots, disgusting

The lady at the door was really lovely and explained that they were a bit short staffed because of furloughing, but she was able to find us a table and was really welcoming. Sadly it was downhill from there. The lad serving us was friendly but seemed to have too many tables to serve. He apologised when drinks finally came out but the Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla Orange gin served with a wedge of orange that I ordered came out as a bog-standard Gordon’s with lemon *and* lime (who does that?). When our pizzas arrived they were anaemic and barely cooked. Honestly the worst pizzas we’ve ever paid for. The roast was decent though and made the difference between a 2 star and 1 star review. Any normal meal-out we would have had desert and a second drink, but we couldn’t get our order taken and the kids were getting impatient. We paid in cash rather than wait for the card machine. In terms of Covid, there was a one-way system and handwash on various tables but the same menus were being shared by everyone, there was no handwash in the loo and no PPE on any of the staff, including the chap serving the roasts. A few small changes could make a big difference. Good parking though.

Lovely evening at the Barley Mow, good food, relaxed atmosphere and an extra big thank you to Lewis for rescuing my son’s Mario car from the back of the radiator. Very good end to a lovely evening.

Excellent value for money very friendly staff. Great deals on during the week.

Lovely welcome from Mickey! Nice food & great atmosphere too. Shall visit often. Thank u guys x

Lovely pub, great staff, even better food 👍🏻

Couldn't get a hot drink. Carvery was cold and dry. No toasties left, mash was burnt. Carrots and peas were cold. Saw my meal on the counter , bell was rung for service more than 3 times. My friend grabbed it. It had been sat there for too long to eat. Eggs were hard, peas were cold. Meal replaced.

Didn't mean to stop in pub, but fish and chip shop shut. Lucky for us we stopped at the Barley Mow with our son and all had a delicious meal, really reasonably priced ,fab big car park, and very large pub. Super looking carvery, which was very popular. I had a cheeseburger and chips ,my husband had fish and chips,and my son had a very nice freshly made pizza. We also treated ourselves to a bubble waffle ice cream, naughty, but nice Staff were friendly, I would throughly recommend, we will definitely be going back

Staff very helpful, especially Mickey who came back to the table and explained what coffees were available. I really appreciated his help as I have a hidden disability and he made me feel good about going to the bar and ordering the coffee for myself and my friends. He really helped me but didn’t take over, which gave me the independence to order. He as the other staff are truly a credit to Stonehouse Hayling Barley Mow. Thank you Mickey for helping me I truly appreciated it.

When with my family for lunch, my husband and my 2 daughters ordered some burgers, my son ordered carvery and myself pizza. Thanks to chefs, Terry the burgers & the fries was delicious, you made theirs day, Riley my son love the carvery and Shaee the pizza was amazing 👏. We all were enjoy our family lunch. Definitely will be back again and this place is highly recommended 👌

No welcome and had to learn from a board that we needed to find a table. Part of the instructions was to order via their app which then asked for a tip! What for? I've done all the work so far! The pizza was great and was impressed with the kids' burger. The deserts were good and a decent size too. The Long Island iced tea cocktail tasted alcohol-free.

absolutely terrible will never go again there was ni customer service at all no one showed us to our table we had booked online. Sat expecting someone to come and take our order but no one did. we had to use the Q code on the table. drinks were brought to the table half of it was split on the tray and the waitress said sorry is not used to carrying trays of drinks. the carvery very poor quality and at no point did anyone come and ask if everything was ok. tried to complain when we left but the answer from who I guess was the manager was I don't know what to do. very very poor customer service so just a suggestion maybe you should send management and all your staff on customer care courses

Went for lunch today. Ordered on app still not even a coke appeared after 30 minutes until I went to enquire. Ordered a southern fried chicken sandwich which was disappointing to say the least. The chicken was almost non existent, looked like a very thin skim off a breast, was all lettuce and not much else. The salt was in a plastic pot for all to stick their hands in. Not the experience we have been used to in the past.

Not bad for £6.99 all you can eat breakfast. Only thing is the bacon could of been cooked for a little while longer. Looked like it just come off the pig

Lovely meal ordered the dustbin lid sized pizza it was delicious! Vegan Apple pie was lovely with vegan custard Also have had a carvery the week before, which was also lovely!

Visited 24th September 2024. We had the carvery, the beef was bland and stringy the turkey was very dry the potatoes had very tough skins, the peas were like bullets. The sweets were no better, the waffle sweet was not worth the money the popcorn in it was terrible (soft). The oyster shell was very small and the marshmallow was rock hard.

This places was absolutely amazing they provided us with everything needed and the food was amazing too, JP was a perfect turn around from the restaurant since the last time I went and bar worker Morgan was very likeable well done to all staff at the barley mow

We come to the barley mow for a birthday celebration with my daughters and there friend the staff made her birthday the best ever (her words ) !!! the food was lovely and the staff went out of there way to make this day very special we would definitely recommend visiting , thank you so much to all the staff that made this a wonderful day it meant so much to us all !!! lovely place to visit would give a 20 plus stars if we could thank you again 🥳☺️

The service was the best part of our experience, hope I believe, was exceptional and so helpful, will definitely return if in the area again.

Great place to visit before we checked in else were food was spot on and the service was good and not pushy at all .we will be back over the weekend thanks again .update went back and well wot can I say shocking service cold vegetables the roasts really need work over cooked rude staff didn’t have a clue wot was happening poor training waited 20 mins for a burger even though it wasn’t busy.go to the pub as you come in the island

Visited for a Sunday lunch with my family and WOW! Greeted by a lovely lady on the door who showed us to our table and the lovely lady on the bar who took our order was so lovely despite there being alot of people waiting to order, we never felt rushed at all and she made sure our order was correct before she let us pay. What a gem! Food was lovely and team were all so welcoming and friendly and patient with us all! The carver was amazing, made an effort with the kids which is always so nice to see and had the whole queue laughing. Really good fun so keep it up Hoyle (sorry if that’s spelt wrong) Chefs preparing the delicious puddings were also an absolute delight. The General Manager ‘John’ was clearly very much in control of a very busy session yet took the time to have a chat whilst he was touching tables and ensuring all his guests were enjoying their Sunday lunch. This man is a credit to Stonehouse and my family are already asking when can we go back. Says it all really doesn’t it. If you haven’t visited for a while please go and you won’t be disappointed! And a massive tip is if you need something just ask as nothing was too much trouble from this fab bunch of people :) Thank you so much for making our rare Sunday get together a lovely one

Lovely place to eat. We only had breakfast and it was buffet style,so choose what you want type of breakfast. They had some glutenfree options and the staff member at the bar took care to explain and point out what I can and can't have. We probably came a bit late for breakfast as a lot of options have been finished by the time we got to choose, but that didn't make our experience any less positive. Would definitely return!

Love the amount of food and quality

Great service as always! John went above and beyond. Highly recommend the carvery!

If they had no star rating it would got through out. Awful experience. The place was empty. 10 waitress on. Still took the them to 20mins to provide us our drinks and 1 hour for food. Avoid this place at all cost.

Shocking place the worse restaurant I’ve ever been too waited and hr for food which was tasteless avoid avoid

Terrible service waited an hour for food and place wasn't that busy. All staff members were very young ( not their fault just need more training. Witnessed three other family's complaining about their food . Would not recommend. Was a disappointing end to our holiday 😕

great food and friendly service

Lasagne was yumyum, very good service and plenty of options on the menu!!

Went for breakfast and it was epic. Able to chose my own enable me to get some well done bacon. Lola, our dog was welcome, Staff were welcoming and friendly. Totally will and do recommend. Thanks everyone 👍

I had Pre booked a table, arrived 20 mins before booking time, no one at the door to welcome you or seat you. No problem, happy to wait in the queue for staff at the bar. Not overly busy but 1 staff member behind the bar serving, 2 others walking in and out of the back. I noted that staff were not very attentive to customers, busy chatting among themselves. After 18 mins wait, it was finally our turn. Explained we'd pre booked a time and table, "Oh" was the response but not unfriendly. By the time they found someone to take us to a table it was more 12 mins after our booking time. A few tables in the area we sat needed cleaning. Lots of staff moving around and generally very friendly. I ordered from the app, this worked great, good was quick but the delivery abd coming off it was staggered. The first person's meal was 1/2 eaten by the time the second person's meal had arrived, otherwise it would have been cold. All food was hot and tasty when arriving to the table. No particular atmosphere to the venue sadly. Ok for a quick meal or to stay in the carpark over night in your camper van.

Mostly pleasant staff, food hot and well cooked

Great place for a breakfast meeting. Very accommodating to needs

Good breakfast and service. Thanks all, keep it up.

Went for carvery roast potatoes rock hard; told waitress who went and got freshly cooked ones that was hard in the middle as well Carvery was cold meal was alful.Not happy as dinner was for my sons birthday.