Izaak Walton Public House in East Hampshire

A lovely welcoming pub in a beautiful village with the added advantage that dogs are welcome. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the food was home-cooked and enjoyable. The Sunday roast was excellent both for myself, with roast lamb and my partner who is a vegetarian. He said it was the best meal he had experienced out in over a year. This was our first time back to this pub in eight years and we will be back again, this weekend, with family members. Very relaxing and excellent value.

Came here for a quiet coffee. Ordered a hot chocolate and it was sooooo good. Lady who served us was very friendly but not overly so. Perfect.

Excellent. Really good food. I have a gluten free diet and there were lots of options for me on the menu. There are also vegetarian and vegan options. The service is very good and the staff very friendly and helpful. I would recommend The Izaak Walton to all of my friends and family.

Visited this pub last week it’s set in a beautiful little village but what an absolute shambles of a “pub”. Nobody even acknowledged we were there or came to ask what drinks we would like. Went to order food turns out half the menu they didn’t have, waited over an hour for the food to come out freezing cold! Nicola the lady behind the bar who calls herself the “landlady” is so rude and ignorant no customer service skills at all! We were all made to feel very unwelcome. Definitely not recommended!!!

We were staying nearby in a Shepherd's hut at Meon Springs and popped in here for dinner one night. The staff were so welcoming and friendly and the food was home-cooked, and delicious. Great value too! Would definitely recommend if you're looking for some proper home-cooked pub food and a lovely warm welcome!

Terrible service & hysterical landlady, it seems if you’re in the local gang you are ok but if not you will be treated terribly. Such a shame for a lovely village therefore I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND for outsiders I’m sorry to say.

A very nice, friendly and welcoming village pub. We had a lovely lunch, having earned it (we think) after walking to and from Butser Hill. It really couldn’t have been nicer - children were happy, I was relaxed, and we were very satisfied when we left.

Visited on a Saturday lunchtime and left feeling very underwhelmed. The menu is brief with very basic fare and no imagination, so we just ordered a burger and fish pie. The burger was more like a child’s portion and tasteless with the only saving grace being the chips were home made! The fish pie was very bland with just flaked salmon in a sauce and topped by lots of mashed potato. There was no atmosphere and it was not a very engaging experience. With one pint of beer, a medium glass of wine & a 10% service charge, it all came to £40, so not even good value! Needless to say we were not impressed and will not be returning!

My brother lives in Alton and set about booking the Izaak Walton on Bank Holiday Monday 29th May 2023 as a venue for the family to sit down, reflect and enjoy a yummy buffet after we had ceremoniously scattered our Mother's Ashes on the majestic Old Winchester Hill (permission had been granted). What a pretty village. What a lovely pub - the quiche and miniature victoria sandwich cakes were fantastic - so was the rest of the food. Staff were absolutely wonderful (even fixed the broken frame that I wanted to display of our Mother) - and I fell in love with Chip the cute doggie at the end of the bar (he nearly came home with me). Thank you, everyone, at the Izaak Walton (and hello little Chip).

As a family of four we decided to venture to the Meon valley. When we arrived we were welcomed by the most friendliest team of staff, served delicious food and offered with a wide selection of beverages, all set in this beautiful village.

Was staying locally due to a family wedding. Nicola & Mandy looked after us all very well. The service was great & the food was tasty! Best fish pie every :P It's also very well priced and comes in big portions.. The locals were also very friendly and made us all feel welcome. Would recommend this pub to all. Thank you Jo & co. :)

We had a drink outside the Isaak Walton on Saturday evening, and had such a lovely time with the locals, that we booked for Sunday lunch. Nicola and David were so welcoming. Their pub is beautiful and has a lovely home-from-home atmosphere. The food was delicious, prompt and plentiful. Dessert and coffee outside in the sunshine rounded off a wonderful Sunday lunch. Thank you Nicola and David. We will certainly be back.

Birthday lunch. Dogs welcome. Good choice of bites. Service was ok. Quaint pub with old fashioned charm. Food was average and could definitely be better. My panini wasn’t great. Lovely village setting.

What a fabulously friendly pub! Great hosts who cannot do enough to make your visit so comfortable and enjoyable. Their kindness is so heartwarming - where else would you get given wood and kindling for your camp fire 🔥 just because it’s a bit chilly. If you are in the area this spot is a must. The drinks and service are first class!!!

Lovely pub, food good and prices resonable. Drinks selection good. Staff very friendly. Will definitly return when in the area.

We were cycling in the area and stopped here for lunch and were so glad we did. The food, service and atmosphere were first class. It’s a down to earth pub offering amazing home cooked food & super friendly service. We had the cottage pie which was delicious and kept us going for the remainder of our cycle. Would definitely recommend and will be returning too!

Every year for 24 years now, between Christmas and New Year a dozen of us old men do a serious walk (12 miles now we are averaging over 75). It must incorporate a good pub lunch and be somewhere in Hampshire we have never been before. This year we descended on the Izaak Walton. The whole group commented on the friendly welcome, friendly cosy atmosphere and the excellent service. There is a good choice of beers. The menu focuses on good HOME COOKED food. In particular those who had the fish pie and the cottage pie were very very happy. The bread and butter pudding is seriously good. This doesn't come from some corporate freezer centre. The whole gang said that The Izaak Walton was a triumph - a gem that hasn't been overly gentrified and achieves the objective of being a good country pub with a warm welcome and good home cooking.

My friend had been here with a group of people and said it was a different pub, to when they last visited and that there were new people owning it, and looked much better. wellwe called in on a very cold saturday afternoon. there are...

Broke a long journey home by having lunch here on a Sunday. A delightful mix of restaurant - pub - café. We had a lovely welcome, cheerful staff who despite being super-busy never forgot anything, and were easy to catch if needed. Food was excellent...

What a great little inn. Friendly atmosphere, charming owners, beautiful cooked Sunday roast beef and a friendly woofer called Misty. Perfect Looking forward to the non fatting frozen rolos appearing in the Christmas Fare!

Popped in whilst on a walk around local area. The best coffee and walnut cake for a very reasonable price. Impressed. Well worth a visit.

Called in on a Thursday lunchtime to a warm welcome, had a nice pint and lovely food at sensible prices, the cook catered for my wife’s food allergies (dairy,gluten and egg) so we will be back.

Stopped in with a large family and 6 dogs to recover from the heat. The Landlords were very welcoming and provided water for the dogs. They are very dog and family friendly.

We called in for a quick pint, but stay longer as the beer was fantastic Swift one and Flower pots bitter, then a Guinness for my son which was spot on too, would highly recommend this pub if you enjoy really great pint, the staff...

Staff helpful, good selection of food good and the prices were reasonable. Good parking and there is a garden at the rear..

I rung ahead to check that there would be vegan options and I was told that there would be several dishes to choose from, but the reality was very different. I was served a vegetable burger (with no bun) and a small portion of chips...

popped in for recue coffees and drinks whilst walking round the village -very friendly staff and chatty would imagine this would be a top night out one evening

Newly taken over, this is a no frills or faff lovely traditional pub. Good food, great ale and warm and friendly staff. Sit outside on a warm day and watch village life slowly go past. Perfect and will come back asap.

A great, traditional local. Friendly welcome, good local beer selection (2xflowerpots, bowman), straightforward, homecooked, quality food. Geniune village pub and much better than the generic chain option up the road.

Having phoned earlier we were welcomed with a table all set up for our group. Ordering our drinks we were pleased to find Ginger wine included amongst the selection. The bar food baguettes were well filled with home cooked ingredients and came with salad and...

We often seek out pubs for lunch that are in or near the Meon Valley. We are delighted to have found the Izaak Walton. It is under new management as of yesterday (5 Oct). A wide ranging menu and a Wednesday special targeted at local...

Had two meals, a Sunday Lunch which was exceptional and beef lasagne (best ever tasted). The staff are so frendly and the food is first class. Looking forward to returning to East Meon for its stunning views and its wonderful pub.

Lunch with a friend I’d not seen for 35 years. Clean pub and bar and friendly staff. The cod was fresh, the batter crispy and the sun shone for us too. Delightful peaceful village. All in all a great time. I’ll be back.

We stopped here as a mid way break in a circular walk. Everything, given COVID, was really well managed. We had booked, which I would recommend, and service was excellent. It was very traditional, and good, pub lunch fare. Between us we had a sharing...

I had a sirloin steak and my wife had the lasagne. Both were very good indeed. The table service is attentive without being intrusive. The Izaak Walton is really good for real ale ( Bowman Ales Swift One) and what I would call first rate...

What a great roast dinner. Group of 8. We had between us pork, lamb and beef. All really well cooked. No catering prepared food. All made from scratch and you could taste the difference. Only £9.95 as well. Staff were all very friendly and helpful....

I have just eaten an amazing fish and chips, really light crisp batter, massive piece of fish and beautiful chips with peas and salad. Better than anything I've had locally!It cost me £4.50 thanks to the half price government incentive.Great pub, proper food! Very safe environment and lovely staff. What more can you ask?

Great value friendly staff and superb food chef was very accommodating as were the bar staff. Will certainly be back

A great, traditional, English country pub. Inside the pub the decor, bar area etc is old style - the sort of pub you would see years ago and are being replaced by the anodyne chrome and glass, which is a shame. My wife and I...

Stunning location, really friendly staff, dogs welcome and the food was spot. Good value. Totally recommend this pub

Our visit was marred by being told that our first choice of table was unavialble as it was reserved (no sign) and as there was only two of us we could only occupy a table for two. There were two such tables in the dining...

We loved this pub to visit on our holiday there ,it’s so friendly ,food was so tasty and hot ,chips so yummy !!! And the village were holding a Quiz night one evening ,what fun everyone had !!!if you want a real English Pub Night...

Really enjoyable meal for friends birthday with adults and children happily catered for. Children offered a smaller portion of any of the menu rather than the usual boring kids menu. Reasonably priced. Lovely little garden to enjoy a drink in.

We visited for an evening meal. Surroundings pleasant food was a good bar type meal with good service. The beer was also good

Again a very good and ample meal, served promptly.but unhurriedly. .The mnu has many termpting choices. My second visit. and there will be more. Keep it up. I am sure you will.

I took a group of walkers to this pub for lunch at the end of a super walk over Butser Hill, the highest point on the South Downs. We had preordered in the morning and I was a little unsure of what time we would...

Reasonable menu at good prices. Not a posh pub but it is a typical old village pub and thats good. Menu includes all the standard pub dishes and staff are kind.

We arrived earlier than expected for our group walk so decided to pop into the hotel to get a hot drink. On arrival, there was only a lady cleaning but she went and got somebody straight away and we were soon sat down with a...

Friendly staff, definitely a locals pub, good atmosphere and the food was good. Really enjoyed my spotted dick and custard!

Pretty average-to-poor lasagne. Why do pubs even bother doing mediocre food that comes from the freezer ? Why not put some better lasagne in your freezer? Do fewer dishes, better, please....

Friendly staff and service. Good wholesome pub food. Sunday lunch always a treat. Family friendly... Dog friendly... Just friendly!

Extraordinarily simplistic review to follow. The Lamb Roast was dull and simply OK. Nothing inventive about the meal and the meat offering was thin and limp.

Enjoyed a great old fashioned fish pie meal - a friendly pub, great pool table, full of locals, family menu.

We walked from Meon Springs to the Izaak Walton. It’s in the lovely village of East Meon. The staff are really warm and welcoming and dog friendly. The food is typical pub grub, but they do have a good selection of homemade food too. Lots of yummy desserts to choose from as well.

We had good and fresh food nicely cooked and very reasonably priced, friendly service too. It’s a really traditional pub with a good atmosphere and a decent range of wines and beers (and ciders). It was a very hot day and the ceiling fans were very welcome. Actually welcome is a good word and it’s a nice feeling.

I have been meaning to visit for years, passing often. never stopping, opportunities lost !! Good beer good food, pleasant surrounds. A gem and I plan to visit again

Stopped by for a meal while walking SDW. Friendly staff, tasty straight forward pub food. Well worth a visit

proper pub in the heart of the picturesque village of east meon. lovely front setting with river and cottages. good selection of ales.

decent beer and food at a decent price.just off the south downs way for walkers. set in a beautiful village,well worth a visit!

Something of a rare species these days, the Isaak Walton is a genuine village pub which I encountered when walking on the South Downs. A friendly welcome from staff and locals, well kept local ale and simple, keenly priced food all contributed to a very enjoyable lunchtime experience.

Saturday lunch in January with walkers and cyclists peopling the local area one expected more than one other solitary diner. Whilst the young lady serving was very pleasant the food was very lack lustre. Two sea bass were presented and both were exceptionally dry and bland as if they had been pan fried more than once. Alas they were the last in the kitchen.

Nice pub, felt welcome. locals friendly. nice pub grub reasonably priced, good choice of food, would return

We dropped in here for an early evening pint with half a mind to possibly dine there later. A pleasant dog friendly pub with a small range of ales on offer (including Doom Bar which is unfortunately not a favourite of mine). Nice enough beer and friendly welcome, with several locals arriving soon after, but we decided to move on and try the other village pub, and ended up dining there instead.

A good stop after a work around the village. A nice traditional pub with good local beers and nice food. Friendly service and a good relaxed atmosphere

I had organised to take a group of 18 people to this lovely old pub half way around a 10 mile walk. It was wonderful. The service and food was just great. Ideal as half way refreshment. I had a BLT sandwich on fresh brown bread with some great chips. The beer from Ringwood brewery Razor Back was also excellent. We were made to feel very welcome which is not always the case with big walking groups. All in all a great experience. Thank you and all the staff.

This place offers a great traditional pub menu that is tasty and well priced. The beer on tap was in...

We were staying at a campsite just down the road from here, it's situated in a lovely little village with...

This, to me, is a pub sort of pub! It was populated by a mixture of locals and passers-by and...

Encuentre con algunos amigos para un corto paseo habíamos reservado una mesa. Servicio de bar y comida fue excelente junto con la comida. Recomendaría este pub. GS

Elegimos asado los domingos que @ 8 libras. 95 fue una estupenda relación calidad-precio con un montón de verduras cocidas (no). También bueno para encontrar una buena selección de postres para bajo un fiver. El personal era amable y eficiente. Con el sol de julio...

Last Friday we brought a group of 12 cyclists for the Friday night 'fish 'n chips' takeaway special. Excellent food, good service which we were allowed to enjoy in their very pleasant garden

We ate here twice in the week that we stayed nearby. The food was very nice and the staff were friendly and helpful on both occasions. Both times we (3 of us) were the only ones eating - so seemed a bit odd, one time was a Saturday evening. There were several people in the bar and playing snooker or something further round.

I've always liked this place. It's an old fashioned country pub which has charm. The beer has always been very good - usually bowman and something by Sharps. I'm not a fan of Doom Bar (although I've seen the original). Had Atlantic on a while ago and that was superb. Food is fairly well done pub grub. Not over priced. Always a welcome stop on a walk and the village and country is lovely

Strolled into the pub on a sunny bank holiday Saturday, lots of outdoor seating both in the front and back, which was great to be out by the little stream surrounded by the historic cottages. A few good ales to choose from and a pretty easy going atmosphere in the pub, with plenty of room if the weather wasn’t so favourable. Average prices and a really nice spot to relax for a couple of hours.

I visited the Izaak Walton with my parents, husband and 13 year old son. Good old fashioned pub/restaurant. Decent roast at £8.95. We all had starters, a roast dinner and a few drinks. Well cooked food, good service. Well behaved dogs are welcome in the bar area. If you're after a 'no frills' reasonably priced lunch/dinner this is a great place to visit.

After a walk we visited with friends for a drink and a roast. We were warmly greeted by the young lady behind the bar (she remembered us from a previous visit) and we sat in the bar area as we had our dog with us. The landlady cleared our table after we ate and was also very friendly. Food was reasonably priced and very tasty and the service was both friendly and efficient. Our friends had not been here before but said they enjoyed their visit and will return as they enjoyed themselves too. We would definitely recommend this friendly country pub.

We nearly didn't visit this pub today but so pleased to say we are glad we did four of us with a small dog were greeted on entrance and had a tasty roast dinner all 3 meats still available at gone 3pm very good service hot food there was not enough they could do for us very friendly place we ended up staying a playing pool till gone 6.45 Would highly recommend and we will be returning again soon

Just passing through and dropped in for a quick pint , nice choice of real ale and the staff were all very bright and bubbly , would looked pretty good too .

Visited today with my family whilst the food was standard pub grub and tasty the new owners have absolutely no customer service and totally ruined the experience. I made the mistake of assuming it was still dog friendly (as it has been every other time) and the lady mortified me in front of the whole restaurant area. To make matters worse I am 8 months pregnant and had driven 45 mins to not even be greeted with a hello. This is the first bad review I have ever done on trip advisor, I would never put another penny in her pocket again.

Great meal affordable tasty well served. Safe pub garden for families would recommend roast dinner..lovely.

This si one of the great old pubs of the Meon Valley and is well thought of for good reason. Great beer and great atmosphere

Very quiet, a few old boys playing pool.Was told the menu was temporary. The meals were fine and my dog was welcome as we sat on a table just inside the eating area.

Popped in for a meal with the husband and our 17yr old son, changed menu since my last visit. Fantastic !!!! Prawn cocktail, garlic breaded mushrooms and whitebait starters, followed by liver & bacon, chicken curry & scampi & chips for mains. Didn't have puddings as we were so full!!!! Great tasty food attentive service and fantastic atmosphere !!!! Ended up staying the whole evening. Thank you Roger, sue and Chloe !!!!!

Me, hubby, 2 boys all ate a decent dinner with drinks and desserts for the 2 lads and under £70 was amazing value!

Four of us enjoyed a two course Sunday lunch. We all chose the Sunday roast, followed by lovely desserts, finished with a nice cup of coffee (and change from £60). Good wholesome food, generous portions, at a very reasonable price. The service was excellent and we would happily return again.

Arrived here around 7:30pm, very friendly greeting upon arrival. After ordering four pints of Ale, we were told sorry guys No Chef tonight and not much food available, please give me five minutes to see what we can cook you. We all agreed on Steak and Ale pies, chips and lots of veg in a large bowl. Amazing what the lady behind the bar served us, we were all very happy. Very friendly pub, you made four Essex boys very happy after walking 25 miles that day. Great pub, very friendly.

Six old time walkers visited for lunch on Thursday. Lots of space, with pool table etc one end and dining at the other. Lacks sophistication. However, ideal for walkers with good appetites and small wallets. Four had the most excellent cod and chips, whilst the others had fish pie and lasagne. Good range of draught beers. Honest local pub serving excellent grub.

I found it to be a lovely pub, nestled in the main stretch of the village, with a large easy to access car park. A garden for kids and somewhere to sit outside at the front overlooking the babbling stream that runs past the front of the pub. I wouldn't normally comment on other submitions however the person disparaging the pub back in Decembr can't really string a sentence together or spell so enough said I believe. Good pub.

Our walking group (16 people) arranged a lunch. The fish pie, fish and chips and steak pie were excellent. Those of who added the apple pie and custard were well pleased!

Regularly come to this pub on a Sunday with friends for a roast lunch, which is both delicious and great value for money, especially the added extra of homemade cauliflower cheese . Happy to recommend

Another fabbo roast dinner !!!! Great value, fresh veg choice of 3 meets. Always a very warm welcome from the landlord and lovely wife, Dave and Ashley , great pint of ale. Family friendly and ages at service, and to top it of Good value too. Definatly recommend this family pub.

I was there at that party and I agree that the landlord was a drunken arrogant git and to say its a family pub is rubbish they were very rude about asking us all to leave after they had taken our money up til 10 then decided to ask us to leave and to say it was quickly sorted was only because we left because we were discussed with the landlords Violents toward my sister in law and nephew he spoilt what up til then a good night never will I go there again and will not be recommending to my family or friends

I'm sorry but I had to respond, I too was at that party on 23rd January 2016. A fantastic night it was, yes I saw it got a little heated between you and the landlord, but I believe it was over your young son they are quite strict about having minors in the bar, I heard it announced more than once that children had to leave by 9pm. Everyone happily agreed to do so. As for "violence" sorry but that did not happen. So you going down and threatening the young bar staff that you was going to smash the bar up ! Really!! If there was violence on the night why did no one call the police ? Yes it got slightly heated between you but from what I heard your wife was clearly making it worse, shame you felt the need to create a profile to run a beautiful village pub into the ground. I mean you don't even live there !!!!! Apart from that minuscule blip the party was not stopped and a great time was had by all

Had an amazing night at The Izaak Walton for a friend's birthday. I feel the comment made before is unfair, from what i saw there was a slight disagreement and misunderstanding which was quickly sorted . This is a child friendly pub with lovely staff, lovely food and i feel the review is unjustified.

we went to a birthday party to what was described as a family pub,only for my wife and 14y old son to be aggressively harrassed by a very drunken landlord who actually became violent when we complained.! if travelling to east meon again i would definitely avoid this pub in favour of 'ye olde george' which was the exact opposite !

En route to Bishops Waltham passed through this area loads of times, but ventured to see what the village had to offer as it was lunchtime. We came across this lovely village pub and were delighted with the friendliness of the staff and the food was amazing and good value, we will be back thank you

Always a warm welcome in the Izaak Walton. Walker, cyclist and dog friendly with a great beer garden at the rear.A good selection of beers in great condition and a varied menu of traditional pub food. Prices are very reasonable. What more could you ask for?I would highly recommend this village pub to anyone.

After a 10 mile walk around the beautiful village of East MEON we were looking for a pub where we could enjoy a quick pint. We called into The Isaac Walton at 2.20pm on a Wednesday afternoon to be told abruptly the she had just called time and we had 10 minutes to drink up. We ordered beers and said we wouldn't be long!We left after 10 minutes when locals were still being served beer! We said politely goodbye with no response or even eye contact!It's their loss as I was doing research fo my walking group and wanted a pub to provide drinks and lunch for 10 walkers. We will go to the George or even the Thomas Lord at West Meon next time.Avoid if you are a walker or cyclist as the staff don't seem to welcome your trade.Roger and Malcom from Southampton

We arrived here by default having bizarrely been refused a table at The George Inn as "6 is too large a party,4 is all we can accommodate".I'm so glad we did.We were warmly welcomed by the lovely friendly staff and shown to our table where we ordered a mix of roasts and bar food.The food arrived promptly and piping hot,all freshly cooked,no microwave crap here and it was delicoius.Nothing was too much trouble.We then spent a lovely hour just chilling in the sunshine in the lovely peaceful garden.A perfect day.Will definitely be returning.

Fun staff, good food and convivial surroundings. The pub is right by the river and best of all it welcomes our four legged friends :-)