Five Bells in East Hampshire

Lovely classic pub. We’d enjoyed Sunday lunch earlier this year and stayed for a comfortable night whilst walking the South Downs Way. Les and his daughter were incredibly welcoming; even helping to organise a takeaway for dinner on the Tuesday night when the kitchen isn’t open. Thank you!

We were cycling the King Ælfred's way and for that the location was perfect. The team was really friendly, helpful and welcoming. Food was good pub food and recharged us for another day in the saddle. Would stay here again.

Good atmosphere, quite expensive but friendly staff.

Fantastic little pub, gorgeous food and service really friendly :) would love to come back one day

Great pub. Nice food. We had egg, ham and chips, and it was great. Nice friendly staff and locals. Nice after a walk around QE country park.

Staff, in particular the young lady who served us, were incredibly friendly and helpful. This is a pretty little pub, full of character.

Situated in the pretty village of Buriton, The Five Bells is a beautiful Old building full of charm. Cosy and inviting and well worth a visit. The landlords Les and Sam are welcoming and friendly and very helpful, and the food is both beautifully presented and absolutely delicious. We visited for the first time for a small work group Christmas meal yesterday and will most certainly be back soon. Thank you The Five Bells, it was fantastic

We met here as a family to celebrate my parents wedding anniversary, they have a private room with a log fire - we enjoyed great food, drinks and excellent service from the waitresses. The Sunday roast is very generous and tasty.

Having been to this pub before on a regular basis around three years ago I was very disappointed how it had changed for the worse, Staff are very friendly but when you’re paying £16 for fish and chips and £25 for a steak you expect the venue to be warm inside. When I went for my wife’s birthday the pub was freezing cold asked if they had heating staff said no the fireplace doesn’t work and they had no portable heating, so we eat with out coats on and there was no background music and no nice atmosphere at all and the food didn’t warrant the higher price either, would not recommend and I’m not even a fussy person.

Great service great Sunday lunch 👍

Great atmosphere, lovely food and great staff. The landlord even helped us out and gave us a lift to pick up our car! Superstar 🤩

Brilliant country pub. Free roast potatoes on the bar. Reminder of the old days when this was a tradition of many pubs on a Sunday lunchtime. Highly recommended.

Great food, great service and great location. Nice local pub that I love to drop in for some lunch, good price and good menu. Good spot if you are exploring the South downs as well.

We had a delicious Sunday roast: tender and tasty beef, a good range of vegetables, and possibly the best roast potatoes I've ever tasted. The service was discreet but attentive, and we felt very welcome, even though we stayed quite late into the afternoon. If I lived closer I'd eat here regularly.

Great little pub in a fantastic location. Service is good with friendly helpful staff. Food is good, well presented and fresh.

Beautiful pub in a gorgeous location. We went for Sunday lunch. The food was delicious, and the menu was varied. The staff were friendly, helpful and accommodating. We will definitely be making a return visit!

Grt ambience and very good food. Warm welcoming pub after an enjoyable hilly woody walk

Was unable to eat the steak but was refunded the money chips excellent

We came here as a party of four for Sunday lunch. The food was very good (two beef roasts, one lamb roast and an avocado and prawn salad). The staff were lovely (competent, efficient and friendly). Our only criticism is where we were seated which was in a dining room with few soft furnishings and a wooden floor, which meant that when a family with two young children (one of whom was occasionally a little boisterous) and a large party of adults who were very noisy arrived, it became very difficult to hear each other on our table. Of course, it's not the pub's fault if they get some noisy customers in, but as we left we walked through a carpeted bar with three tables in (only one of which was occupied by another party of four) and this would have been ideal for us so we could have conversed more easily. We'd definitely go back for the food and attentive staff, but we'd ensure we ask for a quiet table in the bar now we know the lie of the land. :)

We had a lovely day out walking and stopped at The Five Bells for some dinner, what a mistake. The service was very poor, they definitely do not understand the word Hospitality, the owner who called himself Les, seems to just stare at everyone entering, not a friendly welcome. More interested in the local drinkers and making us feel that we shouldn't be there. We were hoping the food would be better than the service but we were utterly disappointed. Very bland and tasteless food, looked like it was thrown onto the plate. Such a shame as it spoilt our day out.

absolutely fabulous. beautiful room. and hospitality was brilliant. we will definitely go again.

Incredibly mid roast of I'm honest. The gravy was watery and didn't taste of anything. The potatoes weren't fully cooked through and had no seasoning at all, tasted like frozen. The gammon was pretty dry but not terrible. The vegetables were fine, personally would've liked them a bit softer but that's personal preference. There was also no stuffing to be found. If I'm honest I could've made a lot better at home which is always disappointing when you've come out for a nice meal

Really enjoyable evening - lovely food and friendly, attentive service. Aside from all our party enjoying our meals, our waitress was incredibly helpful, considerate and flexible throughout our visit. One of our party is struggling with a new and distressing disability; our waitress could not have been better and gave this man the opportunity to have the confidence to begin socialising again. Thank you very much. Would recommend and would definitely visit again.

Walking the South Downs - a perfect stop between Amberley and Exton. Accommodation is brilliant, a whole cottage to yourself, with comfy beds and within 10 yards of the pub! Les and the team provided everything we needed, including extra bedding and great food. Managed to complete our crossword (which kept us going on the walk) with the help of the locals! Spent the evening after the pub closed looking at the stars in the dark sky zone that is the pub garden. So beautiful. Thanks to Les and everybody. We will visit again one day!

Oh my goodness…the worst meal I’ve ever been served. Totally inedible cold mixed beans on a cold plate. On top cold hard green beans topped with sea bass skin side up but cold and slimy. Obviously sent back. No apology. Evening totally ruined. No response to our complaint. Totally unprofessional Top tip don’t ever eat there till the management change and dramatically change their customer care and their ability to cook. AWFUL!

Well what a find! We were staying at a nearby hotel and hadn't booked a table in their restaurant. We had seen The Five Bells on the map a short walk away and that's what we decided to do. We wandered in and almost literally bumped into the landlord. We were worried we wouldn't get in as we could hear there were a few people in but we went in to the snug and took a table there. The decor fits all around and gives a sense of welcome. Our drinks order was quickly taken then then we were left to Iook at the menu. I went for the rump steak and my partner had the five bells burger. I asked if thet could hold the mushroom and I was presented with 2 grilled tomatoes which was a nice touch. The steak was cooked perfectly and the skin on fries were amazing. My partner had a slight issue eating the burger as it was quite large but he loved it. Clean plates all round. Dessert of the pecan tart and chocolate brownie topped it off. The service was friendly, attentive and well timed without feeling rushed. Fantastic time and I'm glad to have come away with their card. We will be back

We stopped here on the offchance on ourcy to Portsmouth continental ferr terminal. Were given a friendly greeting and decided to take up the offer of lunch. Husband had the Five Bells burger and chips which was homemade and pronounced delicious and I had a humous, beetroot and fafael sandwich on very fresh brown bread, which was also delicious. We have put the Five Bells into favourites and will definitely go again.

Had lunch here with friends. The service, the food and the staff excellent. Highly recommended. Very friendly people and thank you.

Very nice pub with friendly helpful owners in a lovely area.we had drinks in the garden but i managed to lose my car keys and was helped in my search by Les the owner as well as a coffee, whilst I waited for the rescue party. Look forward to trying the food as well one day. Thank you

Last minute decision to pop here on Friday to meet family for a quick drink .glad we did as we ended up having food which was amazing. I am coeliac gf.i had fish and chips. The best I have ever had when eating out .all the staff are lovely and helpful Highly recommend this place. Definitely returning soon

Fabulous friendly staff and cosy pub /tea room revived us after a gruelling 12 mile south downs way leg from Cocking in wet windy weather. Yummy cake and pots of tea and they even helped sort us out with transport to station. We were tempted to just stay there as they also had accommodation. Thanks again

Beautiful place, comforting and very welcoming. Lovely food and amazing hosts. Tanya and Les are warm and happy to see you walk through their door.

Stayed here a couple of nights to visit Portsmouth. Les and his staff were so welcoming. The pub is lovely, the staff attentive and the food..well..the food was outstanding. My only negative was the price of a pint.. but coming from Norfolk, I'm not used to paying London prices. The accommodation was clean and quiet. We got a good night's sleep and was only about half an hour drive to Portsmouth. Absolutely ideal.

Came to the Five Bells for drinks and dinner and had an excellent meal (delicious chorizo) and wine. Four of us were cycling the King Alfred Way. We were staying at The Nest in Buriton and had planned to eat there but the service and attitude of the owners of the nest made us want to look elsewhere. We couldn't recommend the service and kindness of the staff at the five bells highly enough and would highly recommend you stay there if you were visiting Buriton.

We celebrated my parents 60th wedding anniversary at the Five Bells yesterday with a wonderful Sunday lunch and I can't thank them enough. They made the whole meal so special and even gave them a card! The table was beautifully presented, food absolutely delicious and...

We had a brilliant dinner here on Saturday night during a stopover on the King Alfred Way. We were unfortunately staying at the Nest but due to the awful attitude of the Nest’s staff we decided to eat at the 5 Bells. The team at the 5 Bells were unbelievably kind and welcoming - we had a brilliant meal (lovely whitebait!) and some great wine, as well as some great fun chats with the locals. It turns out the 5 Bells has two massive apartments to rent on the site - extremely reasonable price - more than enough room for a team of 4 doing the King Alfred Way or the South Downs way. As the owners are relatively new they haven’t started any massive advertising campaigns yet / so I’ll say it for them - IF YOU ARE CYLING THE KING ALFRED WAY OR SOUTH DOWNS WAY THEN DO 100% STAY AT THE 5 BELLS. YOU WILL GET THE WARMEST WELCOME IN THE VILLAGE AND YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH SOME GREAT ACCOMMODATION.

Good place to stay on the South Downs Way for two of us walking with our dogs. Lovely supper. Very helpful staff. Thank you

My stepson made the booking and we enjoyed a fantastic family Sunday lunch. James and I had the roast beef and my wife the vegetarian option. The beef was probably the best slices of beef I had had for a long time. With numerous vegetables,...

Arrived late Afternoon on a Sunday for a Roast, Staff were accommodating, service excellent, food plentiful and very good, this is a charming hidden gem.

A lovely friendly pub with ample space for chilling in the garden which are beautifully kept. Service is excellent, efficient and very friendly. We had a lovely chilled out lunch with the most amazing waitress service. Food was tasty and well worth the money and...

Pub is lovely and welcoming, really nicely renovated. The owners were very kind to us two very tired hikers coming off the South Downs Way. Didn’t eat but menu looked good, and some great outdoor seating

What a lovely welcome from new owners Tonya and Les! We stayed in the cottage for one night whilst walking the South Downs Way and it was all excellent. Breakfast ingredients in the fridge for the next morning and ground coffee, tea, proper milk and...

Myself and my wife came for Sunday lunch. The welcome we had was very nice, beautiful renovated interior, you can see the new owners Les & Tanya had put in a lot of hard work to get the place up and running. We both had...

Stayed one night whilst walking the South Downs Way and it was a real treat. Friendly family run pub with hearty food and surprisingly spacious accommodation. The little B&B cottage was superb with a bijou kitchen & sitting area. The bedroom was roomy & we...

Great food and location. Starter was palma ham with olives figs and feta on a bed of salad. Main was a Scots aged topside of beef cooked to perfection with Yorkshire and all the trimmings. Staff were very welcoming and service was spot on. Highly...

Walking the South Downs way took us through the stunning village of Buriton. We were exhausted and so relieved to find such a warm welcome. The family that runs the beautiful country pub could not have been more accommodating to two muddy walkers and a...

Overnight stay at this amazing venue, accommodation perfect and nothing was too much trouble. Meal was amazing the night before. Additional extra touch of extra breakfast requests to keep us going on our hike and an very generous packed lunch and cakes were out of...

We found ourselves in the Five Bells after plans for our overnight stay went awry as we walked The South Downs. The staff couldn’t have been more welcoming and helpful. A lovely fish and chips served speedily served plus help with a taxi in search...

Stopped for a drink, beautiful old pub, which some of it goes back to the 16th century. The pub has just reopened and is run by Les and Tanya, who were so welcoming. No food is being served at the moment BUT food will start...

Me and a friend walked from Butser hill to the five bells. We sat in the garden with our dog while we waited for our partners to meet us and had a drink. The garden is really cute. Proper little cottage garden. It was a...

We had an evening meal at The Five Bells for our special anniversary dinner. We were so disappointed with the food, we are very sure that it all came out of the freezer. The Lasagne was basic and tasteless. The service was awful, no customer...

Service a *bit* too laid back. We were served a full hour after our booking. When the food arrived our orders were wrong. Although the pub was quite quiet, we were told they were busy dealing with take away orders/deliveries, which is disappointing considering we...

Family birthday - so booked for 8 ! Wonderful greeting - nice table... Roasts were the options - so we all got choosing with much delight So we had a choice of Cauli cheese Pork,Lamb Chicken or beef, I opted for the beef - in...

Bad, slow service. We had to wait more then one and a half hour for our meals. Main course was served nearly an hour later after the starter We don’t recommend this pub for a family dinner

I came to the five bells because the hotel I had booked into (The Nest) was very limited in hospitality. I was warmly welcomed at the five bells and the staff couldn’t have been any friendlier. The food was excellent - I had a delicious...

staff were amazing and friendly the pub is cosy and very calm food best roast ever eaten in a pub truly homemade and fresh yummy we had to wait but wehad a drink and chat and when food came it was well worth waiting for,they...

Had a lovely meal at The Five Bells. The food was delicious and the staff were really helpful. Great atmosphere. Will be back again very soon.

Stopped in at the 5 Bells for a drink with a friend. We were served by a very friendly lady behind the bar who I ended up chatting with for a while. It’s a beautiful, cosy traditional pub. Will definitely be returning 😊 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I'd looked forward to our party of 6 celebrating 3 family birthdays having heard good things about The Five Bells. I'd hoped to book a table for 7pm but agreed to coming a bit later at 7.15pm when I called up. We received a very...

Having just returned from The Five Bells I felt compelled to write a review. The service and dinner was quite simply amazing. The staff was so friendly, nothing too much trouble and the catering was first class. It was such a lovely venue I wouldn't...

We ordered food from The Five Bells and it was such good quality, clearly homemade and delicious. We live about 30 mins away and the food was packaged so carefully it was still piping hot when we got it home! The portions were generous and...

Out and about for the day and fancied Sunday Lunch. Found this place on T Adv. Cosy pub in lovely little village. The roast did not disappoint! I had Beef, other half had Lamb (there was also Turkey & Pork) Very generous portions and delicious!...

Lovely country pub, very friendly staff and great food, we had Sunday roast, huge portions and very reasonablypriced. Located in a beautiful village. Dogs are made very welcome too.

Just had a brilliant vegetarian curry takeout from here. So tasty and nice to have big portions. Also not greasy which was nice

We are walking the South Downs Way & took a detour into Buriton after a passing couples recommendation. It did not disappoint. Friendly staff explained the 20 minutes wait for our "small" roast order. It was a beautiful roast, we had 1 turkey, 1 beef....

Lovely pub in the middle of picturesque village of Buriton. Very friendly staff and excellent food which can be ordered as a takeaway as well. Thoroughly recommend the Sunday roasts!!

I treated my dad to a Father’s Day take away meal from the Five Bells pub Buriton & it was superb. Delivered right on time, pipping hot & boy was it delicious. We asked for the Steak to be cooked medium rare & it was...

Very good Sunday Roast, large portion, never had this much meat ever! Service great beautiful setting, charming village.

Didn’t visit - Had a take away! It was a horrid Sunday and the prospect of eating out in a pub garden was not appealing, so we decided to take the takeaway option instead. Having spent a few minutes exploring our options a recommendation on...

Very friendly service and when the food turned up it was hot and delicious. I had the home cooked pie with home made mash and plenty of vegetables. My partner and son had Burger and Chips which they enjoyed. We also had pudding which wasn't...

We had a delicious takeaway roast dinner from The Five Bells in Buriton, we ordered the Beef & it came with cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes, vegetables & a massive Yorkshire pudding. The portions were really big, arrived on time & piping hot. This is the...

Cannot rate their Sunday Roast’s high enough. So much of it, great roast potatoes, and lovely tender meat, and well cooked veg. Just delicious all of it. It came well served up, lovely and hot, and delivered to your door on the time booked. What...

This was our first experience of a take away Sunday lunch from The Five Bells and won’t be our last. Delicious food, my husband had roast beef, I had roast lamb and such generous portions - we had also ordered puddings but had to leave...

We responded to a flyer advertising new takeaway service: we're about 5km from the pub. We used to visit 3/ 4 times a year but retirement has reduced our eating out. As we want to suport local businesses we thought we'd give it a go...

Went for a lovely drink in the pub garden on the Sunday. We took advantage of the delivery menu while at our holiday let. All the food was great and hot when delivered. Not sure I agree with the review that says the lasagne was...

We were recommended to use the Five Bells by our B and B host. The take a way arrived piping hot and was delicious!

A superb little village pub. I picked up a meal to takeaway. Beautiful idyllic garden, to have a cheeky 1/2pt whilst waiting.... The sausages were great tasting, came with fresh vegetables and everything was piping hot, wrapped in foil. Very friendly staff made this a...

We ordered a hot food delivery from the Five Bells to our accommodation in South Harting while walking the South Downs Way as they are unfortunately still not open for indoor dining. Service far exceed our expectations. Food was delivered on time and piping hot,...

First Sunday roast delivered after the service was recommended by a friend. What an excellent idea and the food was delicious. Will definitely use it again. Thankyou

Just had another wonderful take away from the Five Bells. The Beef Burgers are really first-rate. The Murgh Masala is to die for. Delivered in minutes. Thanks 5 Bells

As we are self isolating,my son who lives in Buriton brought over our Sunday roast provided by the pub and left them at the gate.What a brilliant .They also have a comprehensive for take aways in the week.well worth supporting to keep the pub going

Great value, great food, great place. Although we are not locals, Burition is a destination place for us - country walking etc. Everytime we come to The Five Bells - it's perfect in everyway. Sunday roasts here are the best you can get.

A lovely old English pub serving Sunday roasts that are just like home made. Hot and tasty with lovely roast potatoes.

We went here last Saturday night for a family meal. This is a lovely country pub with homemade food.We all had a good meal with the “Fish and Chips” being the best choice, all homemade and freshly cooked. The toilets are all clean and tidy which is always a good sign. Only limited parking at the back but even on Saturday night, we parked easily. So we will be going back again soon, I hope.

Everything you want in a pub. Good grub, some plain, some fancy, log fire, dogs welcome, smiley staff. Parking can be tricky so best to park by the pond or recreation field and walk the short distance

Unfortunately, if you are not a local, you are not welcomed here. Staff were cold and unfriendly when we arrived. Made it seem like it was a hassle to serve us. Eventually seated and given menus but the girl never came back to take our order. We went to the bar to order in the end when other tables nearby were receiving table service. We waited an hour and a half for our food and were scowled at when politely asking after an hour if our food was close to being ready. The food itself was lovely and we were very happy with this. This pub allows dogs and there was a big black lab wondering about in there. It seemed as though he belonged to one of the staff or a local but this dog continued to come to our table whilst we were eating and beg for food. Even paying the bill at the end was hard work.

We had great food, in a lovely warm atmosphere. Various generations of families, lots of dogs and a warm wood-burning stove all contributed to an excellent lunch break after a good walk. Traditional pub food, very well prepared. Between us we really enjoyed one huge portion of cod & chips and a proper steak and kidney pie (with great chips, vegetables and lots of lovely gravy). It was very good value and we would certainly go back again.

Great village pub went there with 8 people on way to Hayling island food and beers good reasonable priced loverly old fill to pub a good find we will return when out that way again .

Lovely quaint pub, small rooms (snug) & flagstones Location perfect plus carpark Roast dinner for 4 + puddings, 2 pints, 2 glasses of wine.....£65 Good value & sevice........with a smile

4 of us all had the crab and avocado salad which was both generous, tasty and nicely presented. The total bill which included coffees, 2 glasses of wine and 4 soft drinks came to a reasonable £71. Recommended.

Superb food - excellent beer - very friendly staff - pretty village with duck pond - interesting church.

Good service, friendly staff and a good selection of food on the menu. We were not rushed off the table once finished, and we really enjoyed the evening.

My wife and I stopped off here for Sunday lunch while in the area.

Enjoyed the pie of the day, food lovely. Service very slow, we sat there while another table that came in after us were served first?! My husband had to wait at the bar for someone to eventually come through and serve him. It was a lunchtime and pub virtually empty so not sure why service so slow.

Went for Sunday lunch and had booked which is obviously essential as it was full. Very atmospheric and rustic pub - OK the Ladies loos could do with an upgrade definitely as I gather is the case with the Mens as well! Oodles of old fashioned style atmosphere and charm and a small but very fairly priced menu. We shared the pate to start which was a very generous portion of coarse country pate with various toasted breads and salad garnish followed by two roast beefs. Exceedingly generous portions, fresh vegetables, enormous yorkshires, delicious cauli cheese, OK beef and tasty gravy. Sticky toffee pudding to finish. This is home style cooking (not gastro style pub food) served honestly at a very fair price. Piping hot as well to boot. We will be back for sure. Can see that it is vital to book for Sunday lunch as all tables were taken in the three different dining areas.

Food was delicious as usual, but staff were unhelpful and sometimes rude. They seemed as if they didn’t want to be there and were taking that out on customers. We waited far too long for plates to be cleared and payment to be taken. Such a shame considering how good the food is, but probably wouldn’t return.

We came here for dinner on Sunday 1 September 2019. We had a Sunday roast which couldn't be faulted and a vegetarian lasagne which was also good. Both good size servings. Nice choice of real ales, and the pub it lovely old English pub with fire place and wooden beams. Service good too. Everything you could want really. Please don't change!

Stumbled across this place, really old pub, the building must date back to 1400’s.

Oh dear oh dear we have visited the Five Bells on many occasions and had some delicious meals over a number of years but sadly on this and the last occasion things have gone downhill we visited recently with Friends who really wanted a goodbye memorable meal in a place we all loved we were met with unhelpful staff no assistance we had to try and try to get attention and eventually got service.The staff could not serve some of the lagers because of changing Barrels so we had to have what was on offer and then we were served food which was clearly not up to the standard we enjoyed always had at this lovely restaurant . We were also given the daily menu to be told that some choices were not even available not because of being sold out just not available!? Something is clearly wrong

I went to this lovely looking pub with my partner and friends. As I am on a diet I ordered the crab and avocado salad with a side of chips. When the dish arrived the crab was a horrible dollop of grey stuff in the middle of a haphazardly prepared salad. The chips were really rubbish too. The waitress was clumsy and didn't know the name of one of the other dishes served to my fellow diners. If I had just been with my partner I would have complained but did not wish to in front of friends, who paid for our night out. The chef needs to appreciate that with crab or lobster less is more, allow the diner to add extra bits and pieces. It was a truly tasteless dish and I am not entirely sure the crab was fresh.