Haunch of Venison in Wiltshire - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

We were walking around Salisbury with a few other people and were pretty hungry when we discovered this quaint restaurant. Set up on several floors in a historic setting, there were several seats, some of which were very comfortable. The very friendly service staff advised us on the food selection. I got fish and chips and I have to say, it was the best fish and chips I've ever eaten. So if you're in Salisbury and hungry, definitely go here. We were walking around Salisbury with a few people and quite hungry when we discovered this quaint eatery. Set up on several floors in a historical ambience, there were several seats, some of which were very comfortable. The very nice service staff advised us about the food selection. I got fish and chips and I have to say it was the best fish and chips I've ever had. So if you are in Salisbury and are hungry definitely go here

Beautiful historic pub, in Salisbury city center. We had a great time, enjoying a pint with friends and talking about the history. Worth a stop to see and for some refreshments while in Salisbury.

This place just drips history from every beam & stone. It is small & snug, the food is good & the ale, well kept. Well worth a visit & if you do, go check out the "Hand"

In Salisbury, I visited this a place with a friend and it is like no other pub I have ever been in. It is very historical with wooden walls and floorboards. It is very cosy and can get quite busy. There is soft lighting and a wood burning fireplace for the winter. It can feel cramped but it is the nature of the building. It has a spiral staircase to the upper level and has a choice of different seating areas. The food we had was delicious. There is a variety of options available. I would recommend this place for couples and small groups. The atmosphere is pleasant and relaxing. It is not a place for necking shots and wild, noisy parties. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

What a fantastic little slice of history, along with a great pint and lovely food to match. This is what all English pubs should be like. Superb!

Very disappointing. Venison casserole watery and small. Starters were late to the table and then mains came up too quick like a McDonald's restaurant. Waiter in a hurry but pub was quiet ,so no need. Very expensive low standard meal. Won't be going back.

Oooooold building that is fun to see. Food is good but was better on our last visit. Definitely a must-do in Salisbury!

Really nice and cozy place. Ancient and beautiful Pub. Small but really nice!. The staff very nice. The crab linguini spicy but tasty. The venisson casserolle really tasty. Good place, a must go in Salisbury. Reservaron recommended.

Great venue to show Australians medieval architecture. The food was super, although the chipped crockery was not . The staff were the scruffiest I have ever encountered, with long hair which should be tied back in a food establishment. The company T shirt could be accompanied by other than old jeans. Our wine glasses were brought to us by the waiter with his fingers in the bowls of our glasses, not carried by the stems. At least thank you to the chef for the superb cooking.

After reading the good food reviews on here we looked forward to a decent lunch. So disappointed. Staff were great. Husband had the set menu. Soup was extremely thick and tasteless. Main course of fish in a bun with cheap tastless oven chips equally disappointing, served on chipped plate. My goats cheese salad was good but extremely small for £14 and belonged on starter menu not main. The building is stunning but for us not worthy of another visit or recommendation.

Awesome pub, hundreds of years old which you can feel the moment you walk in, good selection of drinks, amazing food 👌

We visited on a Sunday specifically for toast day. And we’re not disappointed. The Venison roast was lovely as was the pork belly. The potatoes and the vegetables decent and the red cabbage slightly more aniseed than we both like but most would probably like it. The Yorkshire pudding was giant and slightly overdone but good for mopping up the gravy. As per previous visits the beer was well cared for and a few choices.

Old and very quirky pub. Well worth a visit and a drink. Really nice atmosphere In the bar. Decent choice of drinks at reasonable prices

We visited here for lunch with friends, the venue their choice, on the basis of reviews, I would not have chosen this place. There was no welcome, menus were presented without a word. It's a limited menu with very limited choice for vegetarians. The best of the food was mediocre and it went down from there to poor and in the case of a chocolate brownie, dry and stale. The staff were not engaging at any point. Never again.

Classic fish & chips, but not the best I've had. Beer choices with good variety. Courteous and fast service. Really nice pub on several floors.

A truly enjoyable time with great food and a amazing atmosphere. Our waiter, Paulo, was excellent and very attentive. Would recommend to anyone!

Went to the Haunch of Venison for an evening meal and a drink. The setting and atmosphere is really exciting as it's all crooked and aged! It feels almost like a museum. The food was brilliant and you can tell the time and love that's put into each dish. A definite go to if you are in Salisbury.

If there's a pub you want to try in the UK that has got history and stories, then this is the one. Its older than moat cathedrals and charming.

We had dinner at this pub on the only evening of our stay in Salisbury. Typical English pub, very friendly and efficient service, good and tasty food. We had the Guinness stew. We also had dessert, a very good cheesecake

A truly magnificent mediaeval pub. Excellent all round.

The pub is very small which is why I down it a star. I know it's old and unique but the size made it stuffy and uncomfortable. Incredibly expensive for non alcoholic drinks.

Steered here by the Real Ale Guide - and glad we were. A historic pub with oodles of atmosphere. Three of us had Sunday lunch here. The ustairs dining area was impecable. The ales on offer, the service and the food were all, superb. I hope to visit again.

Great real from the local Hogs Head brewery 🍻🍻

Nice friendly place with top ales.

Historic pub in the center of Salisbury. Really beautiful interior with historic rooms. In one room there is a relic with a hand of a card player of the time who was discovered cheating and had his hand cut off. I tried the pork belly with Yorkshire pudding and vegetables as a side dish (very good and filling). There is a good choice of wines by the glass and in the bottle, while there are few beers. Average prices. It's really worth it because you eat in a place where you can breathe history.

Old and very quirky place. Well worth a visit. very friendly staff. We had booked Sunday dinner for 4 but had extra guest, It was no problem as they accommodated extra person. Food was excellent and good portions. would definitely come again next time I visit Salisbury.

Lovely, quaint place, food very good, helpings a bit on the small side, but that way we had room for dessert. 😁 The tap water they serve for free tasted awful to us but other people were happily drinking it so maybe it was us. Anyway, we were enjoying the beer and cider so who cares about the water? Definite recommendation!

A terrific venue. We were drawn by the 1300's medieval restaurant description. It has been an outstanding experience. Livvie and Jack are the most welcoming hosts. Engaging, professional, faultless. The food, trio of Venison and mushroom gnocchi was excellent. Couldn't recommend it highly enough. Will be back.

Expensive, mid food, waiters bring you food you haven't ordered and charge you for it. 1 hour and 30 min just waiting

Tl;dr poor service, quality of food, and representation of local cuisine. Took 3 attempts before finally getting served (1st 2 times kitchen closed, hours not publicly available and lack of clear communication from service staff). After finally sitting down, menu very limited, portions small, and the sole venison dish was a burger that was fairly dry and a poor reflection of how venison should be prepared. Steer clear of this place especially if you’re looking for a good representation of local fare — this is not it.

Lovely, quirky old fashioned pub. Little gem in a modern Salisbury

Went out to eat with some friends, had a great time! The atmosphere was so nice and we really enjoyed the food. I had the fish and chips since I was visiting the UK, and it was pretty good.

Great place with lots of character and fantastic, friendly atmosphere and service.

What a fantastic place! Food was amazing and service really good. Was quiet for a Friday night but definitely recommend for lots of quality meat and fish dishes.

Attempted to have a late lunch yesterday but was rudely welcomed by young members of staff. You can’t go to the restaurant unless you’re seated but the place is understaffed. Don’t bother unless it’s for a pint.

What an amazing meal. Rich, flavorful and savory. It’s a hearty meal so bring your appetite. I have to recommend the venison. No shame to the other meat options but I just don’t have venison very often, so it’s nice to have this when available. Of, and don’t skip on the dessert even if you stuffed yourself with dinner.

What an amazing little pub, so much history and original fittings and fireplaces, staff really friendly and there's a few hidden gems, a severed hand being one! Great selection of beers and ales and food lovely aswell. Would highly recommend if visiting the area.

Lovely old building, incredibly quirky with some fairly unique features. Food was very good but slightly over priced in my opinion. Some attention to detail was lacking in areas. Overall a good experience and would definitely return.

Great little pub. Very old building with character. Incredibly tasty food, and lots of good Hopback beers available. Not surprisingly (from the name of the pub) there are several venison dishes available, but that's not all they do - the crayfish and avocado starter was great, and the mushroom and stilton gnocci was lovely. The service is great too. Would definitely recommend.

Pub food at its finest, friendly staff, historic building.

A must visit in Salisbury, beautiful cosy setting. I was very grateful to the staff to cater for a request not on the menu, and really enjoyed the venison sausages. Not the cheapest place but enjoyable. There is a ground floor and dining room upstairs but the pub is not really suitable for children or wheelchair people.

Old bar~ The food I had was a memory from more than 10 years ago. I also had the sunday roast at 4:00 in the afternoon. I was very moved and very happy. Except that the Ukesa pudding was too hard, the beef was delicious and the vegetables were flavorful. The fish cake was very good with fennel. eat.

Good food, fair prices, magnificent location, impeccable service: highly recommended!

Had the fish and chips. Needed a little salt but other than that it was good. Sit upstairs and make sure you see the hand before you leave.

A popular and historic place and situated into the heart of the city. We nipped in for a drink end of the day and located in the snug next to the bar. A great little space that feels very bijoue and bespoke yet retains access to main bar and public area. Especially ially good for parties of 4-7 ideally that want to sit together without fuss of table moving. Loads of history Inside that goes well with the choice of drinks available.

This is a really popular and pleasant place to catch a Sunday lunch or dinner, very good food and service in the day we visited. Great views of the market place from the dining room, really feels like an occasion when you're eating here. Again, smack in the middle of the city of Salisbury

I remember that the service and food in the place were ordinary. Grumpy staff pretending to be busy with occupation less than ⅓ of capacity. Food came barely warm (Yorkshire puddings sluggy, cold, not crispy; lack of vegetables as well cold. Not my dream of Sunday roast. Only pork was more than Okey

This review is for foodies who can distinguish good food. For a place that has venison in its name, the venison dishes disappointed me greatly. If you value your tastebuds, this place is not it for venison, but they serve really good Roast Pork Belly. We ordered the Venison Casserole, Venison Burger, and Pork Roast. The Venison Casserole felt like it was cooked for too short, and too much liquid from the venison seeped out, leaving the meat easily shredded but dry. The venison burger is not ideal either, too dry and lacking in flavour, almost like it came out from a supermarket packet. But the pork roast is brilliant. Soft with a good chunk of mashed taters mixed with mustard seeds for a zingy exciting spiciness. Order this if you are visiting and want the experience of dining here and eating relatively good food. Avoid all things venison here at all costs. I have no clue why people rate this highly, but someone ought to set the record straight that they need to improve or 86 the venison dishes.

Only drinks. Very old pub. Worth a visit.

We went here for Sunday lunch with friends. The roast was fantastic, a great choice of meat and vegetarian options, with up to three choices. All of which was cooked to perfection with lovely potatoes and vegetables. Highly recommended

Wonderful food, very helpful staff, and the downstairs at least very atmospheric. Can't comment on the upstairs, because my wheelchair can't get up there, but the place is as accessible as it can be for somewhere that old and that small

Wonderful old pub. Had a great pint.

Fun to visit such an old estaishment. The food was underwhelming, but not too bad.

Food tasteful and creative. Staff very friendly and tried hard but not always attentive. Special flair.

Great old English tavern with church bell tower outside window. Great ale and venison choices!

Brilliant pub, always go there when visiting Salisbury.

The go-to whenever I’m in Salisbury. Enjoy!

The atmosphere is amazing in this 700 years old pub. The food was also, unexpectedly, very good and with a good look. Recommend for a pint and/or having dinner!

Lovely old building with stacks of character, ok beers, ok staff, destincly below par food, particularly as this is a premium priced venue & I won't give it a second chance

The finger pub!!! Nice little quirky pub on various levels with loads of character. Beers alright too

I suppose we must just have been unlucky, but our meal was terrible. We waited an hour for our food, and when it arrived, my rare steak might as well have been the sole of a shoe it was so cooked. It had clearly been sat under a heat lamp for quite some time. It was genuinely unpleasant to eat - chewy and tasteless. Rocket had also been piled on top of it, perhaps to try and cover that up. The peppercorn sauce had SO many peppercorns in it, my husband asked how my lentils were, thinking the steak had been served on a bed of them. I like peppercorn sauce, a lot, but I don't want to eat 100+ peppercorns. The seasonal greens consisted of 1 piece of tender stem broccoli with a remainder of creamed cabbage - if I'd wanted creamed cabbage, I would have ordered that from the selection of sides. The whipped goats cheese on toast was delicious except for the fact the toast was burnt (!). I also had no fork to start my meal with once it finally arrived. My husband had the pork belly which he described as fine, and the best he could say afterwards was that he was full. Perhaps the lunch service is the issue? Another table complained about a 40 minute wait between their starters and their mains, and the table behind us waited 15 minutes for 3 cold desserts that should have taken seconds to prepare and deliver to the table - two lemon possets (which will have been made in advance in order to set) and a cheese board. Admittedly we arrived around 1.30pm - but if you don't want to serve food through the afternoon, run two separate lunch and dinner services. I checked with staff downstairs when we arrived that we were okay to come in and eat. Staff also need proper training on handling allergies - they did not ask us about allergies when we were seated, and when my husband asked if there were any nuts in the trio of venison, we were told that they 'thought' there were nuts in the sauce. They did not offer to check this, offer any alternative or the dish without the sauce. Yes, the dining room is old and atmospheric, but it was also dusty - I could see clumps on dust on the metal light sconce where we were seated. We were really disappointed with this meal. The problem was by the time it arrived we were both so starving, complaining and delaying the food any longer wasn't even a possibility! We won't be coming back.

Came here for dinner and was not disappointed. Had the trio of venison which was excellent. Well presented, good portion with lots of flavour. The starters were also excellent. A great setting in a very old building. Highly recommended for food and a decent pint of Guinness. The sticky toffee pudding was superb with mouth watering flavour.

Fish and chips were spot on. Crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. Well done

Very old with small cubby holes. Great atmosphere and got on with people we've never met as close inside the room

One of the most unique pubs I've been too. Wonky floors, low roof, skinny stairwells and doorways but it's all absolutely perfect. Incredible food too...the Sunday roast probably one of the best I've had

Lovely antique restaurant. Good menu and reasonable prices. The Sunday roast is highly recommendable.

This restaurant is located in an ancient building - where EVERYTHING is crooked and shaky right in the center of Salisbury. As the name suggests, it is Venison which is the focus. I had an appetizer (whipped goat cheese on toast) and main course (Trio of wild venison) + good wine at a fully acceptable price. Everything tasted VERY GOOD 😋😋😋 The service was pleasant and service minded

Friendly, compact pub with a great atmosphere and good beer

Super little restaurant. Not very disabled friendly, steep stairs my wife struggled with. The food was very good

Historic (very) old pub which used to accommodate the stone massions working on the Cathedral, with lots of nooks and crannies to hide in! Churchill and former Prime Minister Edward Heath, were previous customers and a history of the pub is available with the menues on the ground floor (copied in the picture). We all ordered light bites and devoured them hungrily! Another vote for the duck paté!

Beautiful little pub right in the heart of Salisbury. Came on the train and had a lovely beer in the upstairs room. Table we were sat at was booked but we were not rushed and the staff could not have been friendlier. Will definitely visit again.

Surly staff and no atmosphere, beer was ok though, wouldn’t go back.

A very unique pub, great beer. A must visit for any one who appreciates good beer a one off pub. The locals were a joy.

Easily in the top 5 pubs in Salisbury. Solid Guinness, great whisky selection.

What a fantastic, genuine, old English pub with superb dining.

Cosy and tasty Guinness and Ginger ale

Good olde world pub , you can feel the history

Delightful establishment with an assortment of Ales, good food, and friendly service.

Quirky is an understatement for this pub, well worth a visit. I can't comment on the food, but the restaurant area was set out very well

Fantastic place, unrivalled architectural interest and atmosphere: plenty of history. Food is good but you are paying a premium for location and experience. I prefer it as a venue for a conspiratorial drink, but on the rare occasion of a meal here, we always enjoy it.

Food was good but took ages to arrive. Some of the staff were lovely and helpful others were totally disinterested and miserable. The quality of the food saved the day.

We had dinner here as well as a pint after lunch the next day. The atmosphere was great. The styling feels like what you would expect and old pub to be. The food was fantastic. I had the whipped risotto on bread for an appetizer with the fish and chips for the meal. My only complaint would be that the chips were a little underdone. My husband had the venison burger and loved it. The server was wonderful, and the food and drinks came quickly. For the pint, we came in the next day on our way to the Cathedral and sat and listened to a war vet recount stories while we drank. It was lovely. Highly recommend.

Great traditional pub with cosy corner. Just make sure a member of staff is not hogging it. Not tried the food, but great atmosphere and good local ales on tap. A gem considering its location on the one way system in Salisbury. Not the largest but worth a visit when in Salisbury.

Great atmosphere, relaxed service, good, large portions. But the decor beats everything. Awesome. I would like to come back

Haunch of Venison Salsbury UK The real English pub in a period house that dates back to the 14th century with decorated wooden rooms, wooden floors and a fireplace for a truly typical English atmosphere. We delighted our palate with a very well-known dish: Fish and Chips and craft beer on tap and everything seemed delicious and the environment very comfortable. The Pub is located at the crossroads of the main streets of Salsbury and inside it you can perceive all the history and tradition of which it is the protagonist, it is therefore worth spending moments of relaxation and conviviality in the name of a thousand-year-old tradition!

Service was not attentive as expected and the food was OK. Could go into details but this was a underwhelming experience for a historic pub

Honestly my favourite Salisbury pub. Good food, beer and great staff.

Was downstairs for a couple of drinks, lovely old wood panelled pub with bags of character and a real fire. Simple and very cosy

Popped in for a pint after last visiting 36 years ago. Wow! the barman and his colleague didn't want to be there. No greeting, in fact he didn't speak at all, just to give the round total cost! His colleague talking to him about how he wanted to go out that night being a Friday but he was "stuck here working". The old place deserves better! Get better bar staff for goodness sake! We didn't eat so can't comment about the food, but were put off by the attitude of the barman.

Venison all over the walls. Slap it up buddy.

The food is awful and unedable avoid at all costs.

Wow! This place is the real deal. Proper old pub with hundreds of years of history... during which time either the floor has "slipped" or it was just built this way. Lots of interesting rooms and nooks and crannies. Food and drink measured up to the experience very nicely. Delicious Sunday roast with roast beef AND pork (why not?) and all the trimmings. If you get the choice of where to sit, sit downhill... that way if anyone uphill drops a roastie, it might roll down to you and you have a free spud! If you are a bishop, be careful on the tiled tap room floor. Apparently you can only move diagonally. I believe, like most bars of this vintage, there is an original bottle of Creme de Menthe still gathering dust on one of the upper shelves still only half drunk (rumours have it that the half that was missing had actually been spilled not drunk).

Top restaurant in Salisbury. Like eating in an old ship.

This is a lovely old pub in the centre of town and I always enjoy a visit. Curiosity they always manage to hire the most grumpy bar staff but that's all part of the charm.

Unfortunate. The roast dinner was very disappointing today, what exactly is going on with the Yorkshire puddings? The cheek to include service charge which wasn't obvious until leaving the pub..I would have refused if I had realised prior to leaving. Very expensive bill for substandard food.

Excellent slow cooked venison and pork belly. Wonderful historic pub Dogfriendly in small first floor restaurant Thanks

4.5/5 Will return, food good but will need to try again for a 5star next time hopefully. Historic & characterful pub

Went here for dinner on Christmas eve. Wonderful service, all the food was delicious. Drinks were great, and all of this in a beautiful, historic setting. Possibly my favourite pub in Salisbury!

Sat downstairs in the snug. Great place for a drink and a chat. We did not have fois

Quirky pub in the middle of Salisbury. Lots of nooks and crannies to explore.