Cams Mill in Fareham

Cams Mill is our local and we always adore it here but tonight was a new high, my friend and I had a girls date and the service was perfect, Yulia and Jacqui looked after us, they were fantastic - so attentive, went the extra mile, really kind and just lovely people. Cams Mill is lucky to have them. The food was gorgeous and the atmosphere was great. Highly recommend. Thank you.

We hired out the mezzanine floor for our wedding reception. Steph who helped us plan was attentive throughout the planning process. Also on the day of the wedding and throughout the reception itself I cannot fault the staff! The food was amazing and our drinks were kept topped up throughout the evening. I would definitely recommend cams mill as a place to go if you want to dine in a warm and friendly environment. Thank you to all the staff at Cams Mill on the evening of the 8th November 2023 and for making our special day even more special!

Portions are small, and food quality is that of a harvester so very expensive for what you actually get, drinks also on the high side, trading off of its look and waterside location

Uninspiring menu.3 out of 8 starters = chicken dishes.6 out of 12 "sides" = potatoes cooked in various way. Main meals mostly heavy /battered /pie /burgers /fried limiting choice. No inspiring choice of fresh vegetables or lighter meals (except the ubiquitous salad.) Those which I ordered in lieu of a main course were unavailable (twice) so I ended up with soggy cabbage and peas. Overpriced for what is in effect unremarkable "pub grub". Modern building, spacious ,wood beams, probably built to accommodate large groups ,for which best suited. Car park dark and gloomy, some lights not working. Toilets ( upstairs) are very clean. Real fire in bar area. Lacks authenticity of traditional "pub" . Useful place to meet as is easy to find near main junction roundabout. Doubt a vegan or a vegetarian would be happy.

We had lunch. Four elderly fusspots and were delighted by everything. The food was matched by the views over the creek and such pleasant service.

Great food and love the menu. The staff were friendly and efficient too. Last time I came here I left disappointed, but it must have just been a bad day as it's great now. Also, it's the best children's menu I have seen in a pub for a long time. Happy visitors.

Love this pub. Great selection of beers on fraught, food is always really high quality and staff friendly. Most importantly the location and building is great, they’ve done well to keep a lot of features of the mill. One of my faves.

Lovely venu , good service, food greatly overpriced . Burger was chewy . Chips were very good. Soufflé starter ok but again overpriced

The venue itself is lovely. Couldn’t fault it. However the organisation + communication was a huge negative. We held an event for 40 people, the most stressful part was probably the actual people in control. Everything in which we booked was confirmed to us yet when we showed up, we were 2 tables short, 6 chairs short, nothing was set up and ready for us and tables were left dirty from previous users. The food was promised to us at 1.45pm and didn’t arrive until 2.20pm, we ordered for 40 people and were given 2 bowls of chips to split between all of us. When I had arrived staff communicated to me that management hadn’t communicated what was needed for the venue hence why nothing was set up. So much potential with this place but a disappointment especially after paying to hire it out. Emailed them with complaint on 29/07/2023 and no response so feedback left here.

A great evening out with friends, . Difficult to find places still serving food later on Sunday post-COVID! Good selection of food still available, reasonable prices and well presented. Good GF range. Staff were great and let us stay later whilst they cleaned up past closing time. Very attentive for drinks and well being. Well done Cams Mill keep it up!

Fabulous atmosphere excellent service. A game of dominoes in the bar. Great food. Not too long in-between courses.

Ordered Caesar salad with chicken breast. Very disappointing. Chicken bits of chicken, only one piece resembled breast. Far too much gem lettuce with many hard centres. Bacon too hard to eat. Have eaten here before and not been disappointed but today I sent the meal back.

Although I live in Portchester and pass this pub quite often, this was my first visit to Cams Mill. I went with three mates for a chat over a Friday lunchtime drink. We all decided to eat from the Sandwich menu (2 x Cajun chicken wraps, 1 x prawn & crayfish, 1 x haddock finger sandwich). They were all served with triple-cooked chips. We all agreed they were very tasty, well-presented, substantial helpings and good value for money. Although the waitresses were busy, they were always friendly, helpful, polite and attentive. As a wheelchair user, there was plenty of space inside and outside the building. Also, I was pleased that there were accessible facilities on the ground floor. I shall definitely go again.

A meal booked online approx. 6 weeks prior to visit, has turned into a bit of a disaster! Upon arrival, we were greeted and shown to our table by a pleasant lady. Once at the table, we were told about what the kitchen didn’t have, due to it being a busy day! We counted ourselves lucky, as what we wanted was still potentially ‘available’. The time came to order. What my wife wanted was available - excellent! What I ordered - “I’m sorry, we don’t have that”. This particular dish wasn’t mentioned as an ‘unavailable’ dish upon arrival at the table. I understand, stock changes often, and quickly, in this industry. But, clearly, this establishment has no grasp on ‘supply & demand’. Little bit of background for those not familiar with this venue; this is predominantly a ‘summer pub/restaurant’, due to the fact of the location/outlook alone. The visit was made on 30 June 2023, which, believe it or not, was a damp/drizzly day. This, of course, isn’t an indicator of how busy an establishment should be: I am merely taking this from personal/local knowledge. Drinks arrive: Pint of lager, house rose, ‘Appletiser’. Pint - flat as a pancake, so ordered a replacement. The replacement was fine, no issues there. Food arrives: Wife’s ‘Seafood Linguine’ priced at £19.95, contained x3 prawns, and a few flakes of salmon, accompanied by some tasteless linguine pasta tossed through some ‘soft cheese’ and topped with an obscene amount of cress, clearly to mask/make ‘pretty’ the bowl of overpriced pasta. To put this into perspective, the local Italian restaurant serves the same dish (albeit, with fresh pasta!), for approx. £5.00 less!! Daughter’s ‘Ham Hock, Egg & Chips’ was accompanied by a thick layer of fat, and an over-cooked egg, of course accompanied by a slathering of watercress. Mine - picked at random from the menu due to not having a ‘back-up’ (how silly was I…?!), was the ‘Pie of the Day’. So disappointed by the other guest’s meals, I reluctantly tucked in. Pie was ok, but, £18.00 for a 6cm diameter pie with (clearly) packet mash and a small amount of cabbage. We had a word with the server. Apologies were made, and references to ‘what a busy day’ it had been. Whilst you can excuse certain things, this was just a tad too far. We all left out food, and were offered compensation to return, which I think, we will probably use on alcohol!

Great setting by the estuary…lovely garden to sit and overlook the water … but the meal was very disappointing. The starter charcuterie board was really great and I ordered the bacon chop for my main , I took one mouthful and realised it had a spicy coating ..this was not mentioned on the menu and as I cannot eat spicy things it had to go back . I also asked for fries instead of triple cooked chips but they didn’t have any . The roast new potatoes were soggy and had no flavour. I sat and watched my family eat their dinners while I waited for a burger to arrive… but by the time it came I had lost my appetite and they had finished their dinner. So I hardly ate any of it. They offered me a free dessert , so had blackberry and apple crumble but this wasn’t great either . One member of my party asked for treacle sponge pudding but they had run out. All in all a very disappointing evening , we might be back for drinks but not for a meal.

We had a celebratory family lunch for 22 people arranged with Steph. We had use of the Barn which Steph organised with a long table and the venue was perfect. Steph and her team were extremely attentive and looked after us brilliantly with everything running...

Fab location. If an upmarket pub food service & food need improving. Slow service. Burger average. Error in fish dish - served with creamed cabbage rather than advertised ceamed leeks ! (this was rectified though). Pricey for quality. Shame.

I had dinner here one evening with friends. The pub is in a lovely setting, with good views over the water & with a big outdoor seating area. The staff are friendly & the service was OK. However, the food was very disappointing. Very bland...

Failed to honour advertised kitchen closing times, when I arrived 20 mins before. Obviously an early end to the night more important than serving or reputation here. Did not even offer limited options. Reception was rude & unhelpful.

Visited yesterday for lunch as it was such a lovely day to sit outside. I went to the bar and it was painful to try and order food and drinks from a young lady who barely understood English. I asked for a drink without ice...

Growl and scowl. The door has a lovely Fullers ‘dog friendly’ sign. Great. However, the pub dog is an attack dog and will growl and bark at your dog if you dare to enter. The scowling came from the humans in ‘hospitality’ who clearly didn’t...

Dog Friendly. Lovely friendly welcoming. Plenty of seating inside & out. We sat outside,Some lovely views. Staff very friendly & helpful.

It was a wake for 18 people . We had the Gold Buffet which was delivered on time. The sandwiches and wraps were beautifully presented and well labelled. We also had mini doughnuts and chocolate brownies. All of the food was of excellent quality. The...

Arrived at 6pm for family dinner. Greeted and welcomed by front of house who seated us at a table over looking the creek. Ordered food and quickly delivered to our meals. All were delicious, hot and plenty of everything. Will definitely be returning and recommend...

I had the most delightful burger here. I don't tend to get a burger when I go out for food. But I'm glad I did. The chips that come with it were amazing too! Best chips I've had in the area! I've been to fullers...

We visited Cams Mill on a Saturday afternoon, 4 adults and 2 children. The children both ordered garlic bread and pizza which was all good. Three of the adults ordered the chickpea salad with sherry vinegar dressing and the 12oz sirloin steaks at £27.50 each....

Thanks Cams Mill. It was great to warm up in front of the open fire. Music was good and plenty of staff to help.

Something has changed in the Cams... Was a regular visitor but over the last couple of visits things are not right . expensive and poor menu choice ..Only warm food and the wait was too long. Staff were not trained in the menu offerings ..

Our waitress could not answer 1 question on drinks queries without first “checking”. We were a party of 6 and 4 guests ordered the Sunday roast. No 2 plates were the same. All different amounts of veg or items omitted. We had to have 3...

Lovely atmosphere friendly staff . Lovely real fire to sit & chat with friends. Good food & reasonably priced.

The pictures are a totally misleading, whilst the location was amazing it could not be said the same for the service, food or prices. We waited 20 mins for our drinks order to be taken. We waited another 20 mins for our food order to...

Our adult children took my wife and I here for a meal to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. What a disappointment, for the price you would expect far better. The prawn cocktail was dry, hardly any sauce and very little salad. My eldest daughter ordered...

Visited for a Christmas Meal on Christmas Eve. Didn’t start well or improve particularly during the evening. There was a singer who had her volume up as high as it would go making any conversation impossible. When she took a break she played Christmas music...

To keep this short and sweet - the venue is lovely but the food was overpriced for what arrived and really does not live up to the descriptions on the menu - avoid unless just for a drink

Went there for a Sunday roast 13.11.22. Just 2 of us on a date. Venue is great, excellent views across the water, atmosphere in the pub seemed relaxed and staff pleasant and attentive. Katie, our waitress very nice lady indeed. Would I return? Maybe for...

Waited over 40 minutes for food. Not told wait time when food was ordered. The food is not cheap here so you expect a certain standard of food/presentation/customer service. When the food arrived there was no apology for delay. We ordered a meat burger, two...

Me and my mum were out for a walk with the dog and stopped by for a coffee. We sat outside in the nice seating area. Inside by the bar they had a little doggy station with water and dog treats. My dog was very...

Sat outside as it was a nice day. Food came quickly, nice fresh and tasty. Staff helpful and friendly. Veg tagitelle was the best

I visited with my son and my friend. My son and I often come to the Creek to feed the Swans and search for wild birds to photo so I thought it would be a nice treat to have lunch here. It was Saturday lunchtime...

The building does, of course, look magnificent (both inside and out), and the roast dinners that we had were superb in terms of look, flavour, and size, but... they were served on lukewarm plates, and as it was a cold Sunday - which the barn-type...

Travelling to Portsmouth for a Cruise and stopped for a snack. The menu seemed great and the location superb. Staff pleasant and professional. Toilets pristine. Unfortunately my cheese sandwich had dry bread possibly under a light?? But the chips were really excellent nice and crispy....

We were meeting friends here as it was half way between our homes to travel. What a disappointment. The management really need to get there act together. Beautiful place and now with seating area outside which must of cost them a fortune only to be...

I visited Cams Mill with a group for lunch. The location is very good, with a wonderful view along the estuary. The staff were all attentive and efficient. I admit I was a bit apprehensive from reading previous reviews, but there were no real problems....

Where do I even begin.. swiftly greeted at the door which was nice and shown to our table (we was a table of 6) we was placed on a table that would comfortably fit 4 so already off to a bad start. We was given...

we booked a table for 5 and was greeted with a table for 4 they moved us as they were not busy. Menu was small and i feel over priced, they gave us the specials and didn't have over half of them. We ordered our...

This is the second time of dining here while on a visit to meet up with friends. I have to say that on both occasions the food and ambience on both occasions was excellent. Food was good quality and well presented and the staff wer...

Decided to pop in as under new management. Please ignore the bad reviews. The food was great and the staff lovely. Sat outside in the glorious sunshine. If I lived nearer it would become my local.

I book a monthly friends get together of 15+ people. They move tables to accommodate us all. We don't eat but can't fault anything about the place

Lovely location but overpriced for what is on offer. They were also out of out of most choices and food over cooked. We had the Sunday roast, the Yorkshire pudding was soaked in oil, it was totally unpalatable and the rest of the meal was...

Food average quality and averagely cooked, expensive price tag. Service OK but if your paying through the nose for the food you expect better than OK service Won't rush back

Adult food was ok but nothing special. Pie and burgers from Owtons butchers so decent quality. The rest was nothing to write home about. Kids burger meal was way below the quality we were expecting. The veiw from the restaurant is good but does not...

On arrival member of staff just pointed to our table. We ordered drinks, and had to wait ages for them. Ordered the meals and had to wait for 1 hour and 15 minutes for them to arrive.We had ordered 3 Pies, which were plonked on...

My wife and I went for the first time here for our customary weekly meal out.Excellent surroundings but the group of school leavers who appeared to be the staff were very inexperienced. Long delays in service despite few customers, and the sirloin I asked for...

Garlic bread was just warm bread with cold butter thrown on top. We asked for the gravy to be left off our 3 kids meal but still came with red wine gravy. Chip portion was tiny, burnt and had green mouldy bits all over. No...

Went for a walk and decided to stop off for a roast. Booked a table dropped the dogs off and went back. Nice girl that took us to our seat and went downhill from there the girl serving us was not very attentive. When our...

Booking through the site was efficient. Staff were friendly & willing to help, in particular a young man with short hair wearing shorts (we didn't get his name, sorry!). I don't think that the food was value for money - some of the orders were...

Only popped in here for a drink one lunchtime. I had a pint of something called Dark Star, my wife half a shandy. Questioned the price of the pint. A staggering £5-15! Unbelievable Seemed quite a few in the pub, which is a nice one...

We had a booking for 5 yesterday evening for a family Christmas dinner. Upon arrival there was confusion as to which table they wanted us to sit at even though they weren't very busy. We stood around by a table waiting for a decision to...

First time visiting and was very excited as it looks so nice. All three of us ordered the beef roast. The beef was mainly gristle and fat, roast potatoes weren’t amazing and tasted as though they’d been left for a while and reheated. For nearly...

We had our wedding reception upstairs at cams on the 22nd of November The venue was amazing The food was fantastic And Steph the host made the whole night magical We couldn’t of wished for a better host.

Couples meal, service was good as we requested a change of seating which was confirmed with no problems. Food was good and came out in good time, served excellently by Rory on his first day. Top lad and very helpful.

I can't praise the staff at Cams Mill highly enough in helping to organise and then deliver a wonderful family event. From initial chats, letting us in before opening hours to set up (including helping to carry our stuff upstairs)on the day and their friendly,...

We live walking distance to this beautiful looking pub, but haven’t eaten in there for years. When it first opened they had some fantastic specials on the menu and the chef obviously was encouraged, but we looked at the sparse menu last night and 3...

Cams Mill is always clean, well presented, feels Covid safe, nicely located. Went for dinner, staff were friendly and mostly attentive (knocked a star off for going AWOL at the end). Food was very good - nicely presented and tasted great. Squid (which is always...

Very disappointed,,,,, ordered started of carrot and coriander soup which was accompanied by bread that clearly had mould visible,,, Unfortunately our waitress lacked in any social skills showing no enthusiasm for her role.

Roast dinners are average, not as great as before covid, still haven't brought the lamb back to the limited menu.. That with the very un-friendly miserable staff - very overpriced and probably won't return

Expensive and bland. Food portions were semi generous but food was bland and poor for the price, one of the more expensive places to eat I. The area and not sure why. Next the creek so view is great on nice day but food and...

I entered the premises with my Spaniel Dog a ordered a pint of Guinness. When given the Guinness it was flowing down and around the glass. I was somewhat bemused, so I asked the lady who served me if she could please dry the glass,...

The most appalling meal and service received from Cams Mill Fareham on Saturday. We arrived and ordered at 1310. The unappetising and well-overpriced meal, the olives had stones, and both dishes were cold. The meals only came after my chasing, some 50 minutes later. The...

Had lunch here today. Poor menu!! Drinks served quickly however after long wait had to ask if we could order. Both had fish and chips. The fish was ok but the chips were absolutely awful. Tasted like old potatoes and were hard. Really overpriced at...

We visited for my dads 80th Birthday for a meal and drinks, it was our families first visit since lockdown and its usually one of our favourite pubs to visit. But sadly i fear it may have been our last due to the poor customer service...

Looked after a big group outside l, service and atmosphere were lovely sat in the sun. Beers were cold food was tasty. The pub inside looked impressive will be back for a dinner date soon

Visited with my family this week. Waited over 45 mins for food. I ordered the vegan burger which was burnt. The chips with all the meals were hard. Really over priced for poor quality and poorly cooked food. No one came to ask how our...

Visited here with family having not been for over a year. Very clean, service was good and covid restricted closely followed. 2 had the fish and chips which they loved and I had the chicken and crushed potatoes which was great. The cocktails weren’t great...

Arrived for late lunch, plenty of tables despite not booking. Good selection of food, and beer top quality as you would expect from a Fullers Pub. Meals ordered but had to go back as both meals not hot. Replaced quickly and second meal was very...

Called in for lunch today. Have previously eaten here and it was great. Today was disappointing. On arrival , wasn’t really clear what their Covid arrangements were….spent ages standing around being ignored by staff. Considered sitting inside until we heard all the shouting coming from...

First time visiting since lockdown, welcomed in to the building nicely and seated quickly. A young gentlemen approached the table and blurted out “Want some drinks?” Which I found bemusing we asked for two soft drinks without ice and it arrived at the table with...

I had read some of the reviews on trip advisor and was a bit worried about booking for father's day. The staff are lovely and the building is perfect so I ignored my misgivings and went for it. The starters were really tasty and good...

Took family out for what we thought would be a lovely lunch, it was that indeed. The staff were great and the food was lovely. But then….. trying to leave the pub at around 2:30-2:45 and took over 40mins just to get out of the...

I was so disappointed by this place! I looked up vegan restaurants and this popped up as number #3! So I booked a table for the evening and we attended. We where told to order using the app which didn't have half the stuff we...

Went for a meal tonight. Had the fish and chips. Dreadful meal. Fish was over cooked. All dried up in terrible batter. The chips were dark brown. So overcooked. Won’t be coming back

Arrived on a Sunday afternoon and were able to get a table. Service was excellent. Beer was perfect. We ordered the fish and chips and a burger. Food arrived promptly and was cooked to perfection. By far the best fish and chips I've ever had...

Well kept ale served by friendly staff in an attractive, relaxing environment. Cams offers a choice between tables in a restaurant setting, outside and with a pub-bar atmosphere.

Don’t know what’s happened to this place over the last year but something is amiss. Staff and service was excellent but let down by very poor food, small portions, over priced and not really that well presented. For a main meal and one drink each...

2 x fish and chips, I x large cola and 1 x pint of beer £38 - came away (again) feeling money could have been better spent - maybe even at The Delme... at a push!!! A teaspoon of mushy peas to go with a...

Booked a table outside for wife's birthday last night. Ordered fish chips for nearly 15 pounds what was served was shocking small piece of fish, skin on battered to a dark brown colour like the chips,teaspoon of peas . What has happened to this establishment...

My family had a very poor experience at an arranged wake which had been booked a week Prior to event. A member of staff told a grieving 80 year old lady to move from a table where a heater which was free . We were...

Went to Cams today for a quick lunch and drink following our walk along the shoreline. Service was quick and plenty of seating was available. Ordering via the app was easy enough and the food and drinks came quickly. However, the soup was stone cold...

Cams Mill, not local to Fareham but what can i say, I have been using this over the last few weeks. I have enjoyed some amazing Cocktails by Aaron and a perfect Sunday roast with my Boyfriend. Lamb was cooked to perfection and roast potatoes...

Greeting good. Socially distanced tables good. Waiting staff not so good - they spent more time chatting amongst themselves than asking if the food was ok. The meal I ordered had chips with it. The chips were at least 80% bits. As if the bottom...

Called into this place for lunch today with my daughter, A lovely,clean,airy place, Maybe it was once a barn. Service from a young girl was good ....But the food prices are a joke! I had an ordinary Burger with a small bucket of about 10 chips £14!!!Something that would cost about £7 elsewhere. And the pudding prices made us laugh even more! We are both seasoned, “ Eater outers”. What a shame, could be great place.....

We went here for dinner mid-week, the table setting was brilliant with a quiet spot for two at the window looking over the water. Staff were very friendly and attentive. The menu was very uninspiring (but this is personal preference I guess) so I decided to order the ploughman’s platter, it was very nice. However my partner ordered the chicken burger which came swimming in oil and the bun was soggy. The only saving grace on that meal was the triple cooked chips which were lovely. For pudding we ordered the warm chocolate brownie which was ok but not warm, and the coconut rice pudding which I sent back as it was watery and bland. There was no hesitation in taking it off the bill. Overall an ‘okay’ experience but nothing more.

Great location, just off motorway, lovely scenery especially when the tide is in. Whilst acknowledging Covid issues service was distant and cold, you were sat down and advised to use the online app to order and pay. Food arrived very quickly and no complaints, fish finger sandwich was handsome and tasty. London pride as you would expect from a Fullers pub very good. If you dine/eat as the local school kicks out expect a lot of kids around , took the edge off somewhat with many going upstairs to use the toilets. Can’t fault the food and drinks,but when compared to other local venues we have dined at during Covid the difference is the service which meant only 3 stars on this visit.

We were really looking forward to a meal out here after staying away since February when we had a very enjoyable lunch for four of us. It was just my husband and myself enjoying a meal out on a Saturday evening. We were greeted by a very friendly young lady who showed us to our table, sadly not upstairs as was advised when the table was booked. The table had sticky food already on it and crumbs left in the large grooves of the wood, bit disappointing considering the current climate. We ordered online which was not too difficult and had our wine brought to us quickly afterwards. The problem came with the salad we both ordered. It was only a Caesar salad with extra toppings but what came was just a basic salad with dressing which very disappointingly had loads of brown ends on the lettuce and throughout many of the leaves. Looked like it had been cut days ago. I could see the staff doing their best to wipe down chairs etc after the tables were empty but anyone looking at our table would feel it was mucky at best, and to top it all our cutlery, nicely wrapped in a napkin, had the ends exposed which were placed on this mucky table. We will go back but not for a while.

I went to Cams Mill last night with a friend for the first time in several years. The food was really good and the whole place felt very Covid secure.

Second time we have visited and the second time we said never again. Very limited menu with poor choices for starter and main. Beer overpriced for London never mind Fareham and best beers not available as they had been recently changed.We ordered the squid which wasn't fully battered and was thrown onto a bed of paprika aioli with no salad and was chewy due to over cooking. There was a lemon on the plate as an afterthought.For main we ordered sea bass and rump steak the sea bass was good but the new potatoes and fennel were running with grease and totally unpalatable, the steak looked good but was rancid as the oil used had burnt and flavoured the steak, the peppercorn sauce was runny and had no flavour, luckily the chips were edible however the mushroom was undercooked and jelly like and the tomatoes were also undercooked and tasteless. The only good part of the meal was the cheesecake and that probably wasn't made on the premises.

Came here just for a midday drink. Lovely location, lovely pub inside and outside. While outside we had to order our drinks from the website but was quick and easy. Service was top notch.

Fish and chips - with nine a a half chips, only worth the price paid with the eat out to help out scheme. I have eaten here a handful of times and each time it fails to impress.

After trying for 10 minutes to attract attention, unable to use app as it kept wanting me to download yes auto (and no I didn't want to buy a car). We decided to leave. Can't comment on food, but service not good obviously. We left the same way we came in as my elderly disabled mother needed to get to the car by the shortest route. It's not worthy of 1 star, but there's no option for no stars.

A wonderful Friday lunch with me, my wife and my elderly in-laws. Very smooth operation with the COVID restrictions being extremely well handled. Main courses were a little bit slow in arriving (hence only 4 stars) but staff were fantastic.