Osborne View in Fareham

Food is fine, service is very slow but friendly (the staff always comment they are under staffed but this is strangely always when I go). The owners state that they they do not accept cash (how can this still be allowed post Covid?) but if you try add to add a tip to your bill, the waiter/waitress tells a story that it needs to be cash or otherwise they have to share it with the kitchen staff etc. Incredible it may seem but this has happened three times to me. I only go there as my wife’s aunt likes the view.

Loved this place when it was a building, not a burnt out building. Will be back when built and sage to do so.

It was a burnt out shell. I'm looking forward to it being rebuilt 🤞🙏

###Sadly this venue has been destroyed by fire. Great loss### Lovely lunch served outside in glorious weather overlooking the Solent and The Isle of Wight. The pub is on several levels with inside and outside eating. The ground floor level has lots of tables and access to the shore.

We where there on the Friday before it was badly damaged my fire will be sadly missed

Hoping that a phoenix will rise from the ashes. Had a lovely meal in this beautiful pub

So sad to find out that just a few days after our visit with family members that there was a massive fire that had burnt the place down! 👇

Amazing venue, and local treasure. Beautiful views, the best atmosphere, lovely friendly staff, great menu and food. The NYE parties are the highlight of our year, and we wouldn't consider going anywhere else. Can't wait for the rebuild and to come back for dinner, the view, the sunsets and the parties. Just wish it could be in time for my partner's 65th birthday next year, so we could have hired it out for the night! (Ps. Will always be grateful to the staff member and manager, for letting me have a ticket for NYE 22, when it was sold out, as I managed to arrange a last minute shift swap just so I could attend!) You have all the support of the local community.

Amazing pub with stunning views, and lovely staff, and excellent food. PLEASE REBUILD. This is one of the few assets to the area, and somewhere for locals and visitors to have a lovely meal and drink. The NYE party is the one thing we had planned every year, great music, atmosphere and buffet. Will miss that view, until it is rebuilt and opens again. I the meantime, for summer get a temp building you can serve drinks from in the garden during summer.

I know it's dog friendly but no need to serve all the food in bowls. Burger was dry fish pie only contained a very small amount of fish but a lot of potato, asked for no cabbage with fish pie but came out with cabbage sent it back asked for double portion of peas but only got onesmall portion. None of us had dessert cos what we ordered they had run out of. Pretty poor overall. Had been a few times before but not again.

Decided to ignore reviews and give it a go....bad mistake, food cold, yesterdays beans and we arrived 10 mins after they opened....will not be back.

We had a lovely experience, the staff were so friendly and professional and the food was lovely. Matthew was very helpful, thank you. 🌟

lovely food and service, will definitely be back. All the staff were welcoming and lovely and our server Matthew was particularly attentive

Fantastic. Lovely view from our table of the Solent. Food was very good. Our waiter Matthew was Ace.

Our server was great, friendly and attentive. The roast was one of the best I've had in a pub lunch, I really enjoyed it.

Try the food here it’s good. View is awesome.

Matthew was very polite and made sure our needs were met. Food was great very pleasant experience.

Great place for an after work relax or a weekend treat. The staff are so friendly and attentive. If you have a wet soggy dog you are welcome and there are treats available. The views are amazing and on Sunday the roast dinners are incredible. The sticky toffee pudding is totally banging 😁

Great looking pub with a super large beer garden with awesome sea views!👍👍👍

Great food, wonderful friendly service with an excellent view.

The meal seemed to take a long time to get served. Chips were not the hottest but overall okay.

Great visit with two friends for lunch. I had the chickpea and sweet potato curry with chips instead of rice which was really good. My friends had fish and chips which they both enjoyed. The portions were generous and cooked well. Our server - young lad with beard - was very cheerful and helpful. Nice surprise to find there was 33% off the bill because it was Monday.

Excellent service but felt food overpriced - the roast was very small and luke warm when it arrived - very disappointing compared to other roasts in other venues.

Appalling- We booked a table for 4 for breakfast on Sunday 4th Feruary 2024. On arrival we were shown to our table promptly. We selected our meals and drinks and returned to the bar to order and pay. We had to return to the bar after 15 minutes to find out where 1/2 of our order of drinks were, they had clearly been forgotten, this was sorted out promptly. Breakfasts arrived 2 of which were stone cold and one with a hair in it too. Quiet word with the service staff and both were replaced. Unfortunately none of the food eventually delivered was of a quality I would expect. Christie the on shift manager adjusted the bill and was very apologetic. Overall appalling food and we will not eat here again...good views though.

Lunch with our elderly relative. Whilst we were grateful to be given the chance to have a meal after chance walk in, we were informed that we would need to vacate the table in an hour and fifteen. Fine we thought, ordered immediately and my husband got our drinks. We waited and waited and after 45 minutes were concerned that indeed we would run out of time to eat our meal (actually two sharer plates) between the 3 of us. After some chasing the food did arrive. Why it took quite so long I couldn’t say, the food itself wasn’t brilliant, but edible. So, the time came for the staff to come to our table and ask us to leave - well we were barely half way through our food, so I suggested they allow us to finish our food or refund us. I have NEVER been asked to leave a table whilst eating. I would therefore like to warn those thinking of coming to this establishment, allow plenty of time for your meal as the food could take some time to arrive. The view from the table however was amazing, but not impressed that our 90 year old relative was even asked to leave in such a manner. Very disappointing indeed!

It was a lunch with friends. The meal, view and service was all very good as usual

Well worth the trip and food and service by matt,who was serving our table(waiter I suppose)was excellent

Delicious Sunday roast, excellent choice of drinks. Helpful and friendly staff and a really good atmosphere.....

We had a family birthday meal in the osbourne view today, 5 adults and 2 little ones. We were given a nice table looking out over the solent nestled with a number of other families around 13:00. Drinks and mains orders were taken quickly. Time ticks by and around an hour later the mains arrive, by which time we were all starving. The food was nice and quickly devoured and plates collected. The other families thin out and these are replaced by people with dogs which didn't appear to be advertised, so beware of this if you're taking little one in and not all dogs are well behaved. We're then looking forward to deserts and the menus arrive, we've all decided and await the server to return. Finally they arrive and our desert order is placed, and time ticks by until 40 minutes have ellasped for ice cream and cake to emerge, by this time everyone is looking to eat their desert, pay up and leave. The bill is requested and finally the card machine arrives and we can pay and leave. So all in all 2 and a half hours for main and desert, service was incredibly poor as one server was stretched very thin during the lunchtime rush. All in all a poor experience for a birthday meal so not returning any time soon.

The meals were lovely and well presented. However, the service was very questionable. The sever we first had was lovely and helpful. The other one we had was less than helpful as it took ages to get the bill to us. It also took a very long time for them to get the food to us, I think it look about an hour to get the pudding to us. I also have an issue with dogs being allowed in places that serve food. I don't think it's very hygienic, and also I noticed that anyone who had children with them were also put out into a separate area as well, which I don't think is fair. Another thing was that there are food options that are vegan, but further down the menu at the bottom in very small writing, it says that it might not be good for people who have milk allergies like myself. This was as a birthday meal for myself, and all I can say is I was disappointed in the whole experience and will not be returning

Stunning views great property, would be a stunning stop in summer with their outside area

We had excellent food and service along with a brilliant view, however the pub was over run by dogs . Barking poorly behaved dogs is a total disaster.

Drop in on a cold winters day and enjoy the view and food

Gone down hill very expensive and quality not there

Nice place right on the sea front good beer and service, food was a little tasteless just hand toasted sandwiches, however the main meals that were coming out looked incredible

Lovely window view of the sea, nice food and attentive staff

Service was very efficient, from ordering food for one it was on my table in 5 minutes and delicious.

A great pub for stunning views. Food is nothing to shout home about. And under staffed, having to wait for drinks and then coffee at end .

Great pub, great food and fantastic views.

Only had drinks,very busy but staff coped well

We had a party for 11 on new year's day. Great food and service. Recommend.

Great pre Christmas lunch with family friends

Lovely Christmas get together with my swim friends, well looked after by staff, lovely atmosphere, reasonably priced

A lovely and welcoming pub with a real "local" feel and very attentive staff. Matthew was a great server.

Good food and good service. A lovely place to start off Christmas. Have been to visit the last 3 years.

Only was surprised by the size of the service charge but assumed it was because of Christmas

My only adverse comment is that they only take card payments no cash.

Lovely location Nice food but very pricey At these prices food should be excellent not just nice

Club toasted sandwich took an age to arrive, incorrect to order & was obviously pre-prepared on a previous day & arrived cold on a cold plate. Completely unsatisfactory! Would not recommend this place to anyone. .. All draught ales sour & completely undrinkable. Felt sick for rest of the day 🤮 never going back - ever…

A very cosy, warm stop-off for coffee, sitting overlooking the Solent, after a bracing walk along the front. Busy but not crowded this afternoon. We've yet to find an excuse to come out there for a meal but what we saw passing to other tables looked and smelt delicious. Definately going to become a regulat place for us after we moved here.

We attended a family funeral and the wake was held here. We had a private part of the pub and it was great for everybody as far as I could see. Thanks. 🤓

Stopped for lunch, excellent food, amazing views across the Solent, and quick service. Thank you

Very nice pub here in Hill head, the view is amazing, on the day the service was exceptional and very quick, could not fault them. We had a steak which was nice although I was a bit disappointed that peppercorn sauce was not available and the chips were slightly undercooked, overall very good experience though! Would definitely recommend.

Great pub for a relatively inexpensive lunch or dinner. Sea view and good ambience.

Poor service, too few staff, disappointing menu, no specials, expensive and below average food, very disappointed. Nice view though.

Large table booking for a birthday. Service although good mannered it was very slow. Roast beef and pork over cooked and dry. When mentioned this was told it was because it was towards the end of the day.

Had a lovely lunch we had the chargrilled cheeseburger and the chilli burger they were excellent and we was served by the lovely Ollie a very polite young man great service and great food

We held a family celebration for 10 in the Hall & Wodehouse room which was lovely with views across the Solent. We enjoyed attentive service and thoroughly enjoyed the food and drink. Thank you to Steve and staff from the Rose family. We look forward to returning.

Menu less than truth-full, five roast lunches not one of them was pink! Over cooked tough beef a big disappointment, veg was ok and plenty of gravy, one thing they did well was puddings ! On the upside helpful cheery staff, amazing seaside views. Nice place to visit needs to review how it describes its dishes ! Not going to rush back.

Great Sunday lunch, with awesome views!

I would highly recommend everything here even breakfast and Main meals. Really nice place and pictures of ships inside and a model. Great venue for parties and properly excess space. The Food smells good and the Their Pie is great too.

Lovely pub with excellent service and great food!

Went for a roast. Had 3 different roasts, 1x nut roast, 1x pork, and 1x beef. To get it out of the way, the beef was sadly tough. It had clearly been cooked to medium rare, but possibly because of we had later lunch and it potentially had been jept warm, it was tough. Positives, everything was fresh cookedThe nut roast was a huge portion, and the pork came with crackling. The Yorkshire were amazing and definitely not from frozen. The other 2 lunches were tasty and delicious. Good presentation. Sides were red cabbage and peas with leeks. We had pigs in blankets and cauliflower cheese as extra sides. The service was excellent and quick. Our waiter was personable and helpful and made sure to check if any of us had dietary restrictions. (Really sorry I can't remember your name or I would mention you here.) It was very busy and I can understand why. It was a good lunch. I should also mention it's also dog friendly, which I really liked. Would definitely recommend 👌

Excellent quality food. View out to sea is lovely and the garden is the biggest pub garden I've ever seen we will be visiting alot next summer!

Not busy the night we went. Interesting and varied menu, great service. We all enjoyed our food. The Nourish Bowl was a different choice for me but was delicious. Husband dessert - hot choc pudding with caramel ice cream and hot chocolate sauce was outstanding 👌

Busy but good beer and good albeit overpriced food.

The view is superb if you are lucky onough to get a table near the window. Except for the view, the Empress of Blandings, which is run by the same firm, is far better. We had 2 courses and were very quick to order as we went in knowing what we wanted. However service was so slow that it was and hour and a half before we were able to leave. It was daft that our table reservation said that our table was "yours for 1h 15m." The steak was tough and we were not able to finish it all.

Great views but bar queue was slow as no table service. Food as you would expect!

Sunday roast is outstanding. Maybe a little bit pricey in some peoples opinion. It is worth every penny. The best pub/restaurant roast I have ever eaten. Beats the seahorse roast and they were very good as well.

We had a lovely meal with our grandsons today 15/10/23 the food was delicious

Have come here for many years and the roast is always brilliant. It isn’t the cheapest around but it is definitely worth the price. Really good portions and a lovely atmosphere and view. We often come here with friends that aren’t from the area because it does a great job at showing off the setting and the history of the area.

Love it here for the kids to be able to access the beach and good to take our dog very relaxed

Great views, good food, excellent staff

we came for a family birthday. There were 12 of us. We did pre book but the person serving us-Matt- was very helpful and came and checked all the meals ordered. The service was very good. My meal and pudding was both really nice.

Good food friendly, fantastic views

Great location, I didn't research but card payments only so 1* for that

Beautiful views over the solent to IOW. Delicious roast beef served pink (always good). Dog friendly.

I visited Osborne VIew as it was recommended to me. Probably the best burger I have had in a long time. Very nice and I look forward to coming back when I next visit the area. Great views too, but it was starting to get dark so my picture doesn't do it justice! Thanks very much

Grat meal and friendly staff (Abbie)

Beautiful day today we wanted to sit in the garden , was sadly told this wasn’t possible due to staff shortages, if you are thinking of eating there in the garden don’t bother . Disappointing

Ate on the decking in brilliant sunshine. Would be good to order from the App?

Food was good, came very quickly, they did however get one order slightly wrong.Although they offer a children's menu like most other pubs there is no cutlery for children, the cutlery was large for me to use, so massive for the grandchildren. Amazing views, great location.

Incredible roast on a Sunday! Lovely view too.

We visited the Osborne View recently. Although the food is very good, the service was absolutely diabolical, two and a half hours for a two course meal is totally unacceptable in my view. No apologies were given when we questioned why.

We had a pleasant evening and nice food here

Had lots of positive experiences at the Osbourne View in the past. Great Staff and food… but the Sunday roast was massively disappointing. Cost was £50 for two. The food was dry and hard. Clearly had been sitting under a hot lamp for hours. Beef was tough as an old boot. Staff didn’t ask how the meal was. Even after offering the dessert menu and when paying the bill. They didn’t ask because they knew it was well below par. Picture below… a rock hard roast potato.

Don’t have the hake and crab fish cake: very dry and tasteless. Ridiculous for £15. Pleasant location with a great view. Staff not really great.

Excellent view and great pub! Cannot fault the quality of food - just the time to serve meant a 4 star rating rather than 5. It was very busy both inside and outside - so understand the delay - but it was an hour before the food was served and the table next to us was even longer.... Having said that, the food was delicious - I am vegan and had the Nourish Bowl - which I could not fault. We will definitely be going back!!

Not much of a service, no one takes you to the table, you need to carry your own drinks to the table too, wait for coffee next to the bar. Apart from that, very nice place- 75% of charm is location

A beautiful veiw, garden leading on to the beach, from the front it looks like a normal sized building but a tardis, huge inside over 2 floor, then down into the garden area.

Great location from the Hall & Woodhouse chain that still manages to make its pubs and restaurants feel independent. Good food, reasonably priced, quirky interiors and consistent good food and friendly efficient service. Free car park directly opposite which can be easily missed as you drive past looking for the Restaurant

Cool place by the water. Nice sunset views.

They have an amazing location here but all the staff seem to not want to serve customers and just walk around. The outside bar was a great idea but I haven’t seen it open and things could be a much better experience if the rules (such as you can’t eat outside until 12) were relaxed and people could order from apps.

Lovely food and place that sometimes takes way too long! What a beautiful view and beer garden. The recent addition of pizzas was a great one!

Terrible experience. Have visited a few times now and I thought I would wait to write a review incase it’s just a bad day for the restaurant. The customer service is absolutely appalling, the waiters do not care. All of them walk around with frowning faces and there’s no politeness at all. Food is well below average and is not worth the prices which the Osbourne View charge. Today I ordered a pizza, which was precut but not properly. Was not offered any utensils or anything to go with the meal. Asked for some lemon oil to go with my pizza, never received it in the 2 hours I was there. On my visit last week, we were brought out food but no cutlery ‘because they ran out’, we waited 14 mins for cutlery and the waiter which has it spoke and giggled to another staff member whist right next to us before handing it over. The only good thing about this place is the garden. Nothing else. I don’t want to overly criticise and be writing a negative review but it’s not worth visiting. Poor food, terrible customer service, not accommodating, overpriced, just a nice location. The staff need some serious training.

Having eaten earlier in the year here in the garden we revisited yesterday. A glorious day to sit under a shade by the beach. Unfortunately for us they had changed the bar menu so it was less interesting than before. No prawns or whitebait for example . Whitebait was on offer indoors but oddly you cannot order from downstairs. My wife went for the cod goujons off the kiddie's menu snd to be honest a decent portion came out, golden brown goujons with perfectly cooked chips. Myself having narrowly missed ordering the 'salt beef' sandwich (which was plant based I eventually realised), I opted for the burger instead. A decent burger, oozing with burger sauce with extra in a gravy boat. Now this is where the problem lay, the tasty burger was impossible to eat as one should by hand. The whole sorry thing collapsed into a gooey pile with sauce everywhere. It was a mess and I was finding sauce on me even after we left. Does chef not trial run his own creations? The bun was completely unsuitable to contain the stack inside. A disaster which wasn't improved by the nose picking gentleman sat next us.

Very nice experience at the Osborne View, beautiful on a warm sunny evening

Keep on coming back here.. we had sumptuous dinner and drinks. Staff are friendly. Atmosphere is great. We enjoyed the sunset outside the spacious sitting area. Definitely back again soon.. highly recommended.

I have been to The Osborne View several times for Sunday Lunch, other lunches, and impromptu fish and chips in the beer garden at beach level. The meals and beers have always been good. Sadly, not this time. When some friends from the USA wanted to eat out with us on the evening of 29 August, I booked a table for dinner. There was a good buzz, we were well received and were shown to our table. Our server was very friendly, but obviously still learning. Our drinks came, as ordered. Shortly thereafter our starters arrived. We hadn’t had time to have more than a mouthful or two of our starters before the main course was served. Then we discovered that one serving was incorrectly registered by our server. One of us had to wait while the correct dish was prepared and served. In the meantime, one of our party had had time to taste the crispy chicken and bacon salad. The salad was a bit haphazard and not as fresh as it might have been. The bacon was great but the chicken less so. The chicken was overwhelmed by the batter to the extent that the chicken could hardly be tasted. Our server was as helpful as he could be, and the manager took a bit of persuading to void the incorrect meal from our bill. It was a disappointing evening and embarrassing for me as the one who had suggested the venue. Hopefully lessons have been learned. I will give them another chance at a later date.

What a fab find will definitely be back . Amazing views and friendly staff 👏