The Farmers Home in Winchester

Visited on Friday 4th for a family meal 14 people the food was delicious and the service excellent can’t recommend enough 5star

Myself and my partner booked out the back area of the pub in July for our wedding breakfast, Jo and team where amazing and nothing was too much for them. They did an amazing job with the decorations, the food was well portioned, hot, fresh and delicious. Not a single complaint out of the 36 people we fed.

So disappointed with the service we received yesterday. The gentleman with the beard serving us our food could not have been ruder. He even belittled a man at another table, simply for humming to himself. The food was excellent and lady that assisted with the serving of the food at our table was very pleasant. We have eaten at the pub regularly for years - family celebrations and gatherings, always had a very good experience. Yesterday was a total surprise and disappointment.

Cosy country pub with freshly made food nice selection of beer wine and spirits in a relaxed atmosphere

Nice local pub with good food, beer and large beer garden

We are nearby residents in the next village and have frequented here during the week many times. Recently we visited with family for Sunday Roast and today a week later we visited again with two friends also for Sunday Roast. 10/10 for friendliness, clean well run pub with comfy tables and for me top of the agenda a cracking pint. Always a good choice of Real Ales on tap. The Roasts are excellent, great value with or without desserts and the quantity is just right, not loads of cheaper cuts. Tasty and well presented. Service was good, worth a tip and definitely a return visit. I think a full carpark speaks volumes when it comes to assessing a pubs reputation. One highlight from the first visit was the care and attention given to allergy, for us vegan dairy free was a criticality for a family member and this was dealt with so well, the menu covered all our needs and we came and left totally unstressed. Plus 24 hrs of no reaction to her diet. You would be amazed despite so much bad press and sadness with allergy’s how many places seem to lack the interest in allergy consideration or pay just lip service. We were impressed with The Farmers Home, thank you so much. 👍

Myself and my partner visited today and were not disappointed. The food is fabulous, staff were polite. Best cheesy garlic bread ever! Would recommend the mixed grill, lovely selection of meats. Will be visiting again soon, thank you!!

We found the food here great value for money, the locals made it a lively evening too.

A sad occasion led us to the Farmers Home - being in the village close to the Wessex Vale Crematorium the pub provides for Wakes - or as we in Scotland would say Purveys. The pub is located in a small rural village with car park to rear - very traditional, a friendly welcome and arrangements had been catered for - very simple spread - sandwiches, flan, chips , excellent sausage roll, and some cake - well presented and tasty. Service was caring and professional. The pub was comfortable with sun soaked garden area. Looking at the menu we will return on happier occasion to experience a full meal. Thank You.

Visited on the bank holiday, mid afternoon. Went to the bar and asked if they were still doing food? Was told yes by the landlord/managerial in a sort of friendly manner. Got a table in the dining area all good. Ordered two meals, and both arrived in a timely manner. Both are excellent in taste and reasonable size! Couldn't fault the young staff. The pub is a little gem, even though tucked away a tad. This place makes some of those so-called foodie New Forest country pubs to shame. Well, it's worth a visit.

Good place with a medium level food

Probably won’t be coming here again. Found a piece of glass in my sandwich, which I was sharing with my 9 month old daughter, luckily realised and told a member of staff who really wasn’t that phased and just asked if I wanted another sandwich and that she’d take it off the bill. A piece of glass in food is a hazard and I’d certainly show more concern. My grandad had pork belly which was rubbery too. Service very slow too.

Had a table booked for a family celebration, table all set up nicely, service was good and the food was excellent. Staff were helpful and polite. Service all round was good. A nice size garden for children and dogs.

Good food lovely staff great setting

An old style country pub, lovely interior, atmosphere, and with a local produce menu with wide choice. Have visited a few times over last few years, on special occasions.

Perfect... 10/10 and couldn't fault the food, staff or service - even if there was a struggle with the cream for the liqueur coffee at the end... good times!! Thanks for everything

Wonderful food, great service. Lovely atmosphere. Garden area clean and safe for children.

Lovely little pub for a drink in the garden

Lovely old-fashioned country pub, table service was friendly and efficient, food good, and there's a lot of brilliant climbing frames and swings in a nice big garden to keep the small folk happy.

Lovely 'proper' pub in the countryside. Lots of space in car park and garden so doesn't feel at all cramped even though it was busy. Friendly staff and good food, with good vegan options.

Slightly understaffed but the 2 girls behind the bar worked their socks off. I didn't eat so cannot comment on the food

Fancied a Ploughman's Lunch and it was on the menu. Both ordered one, sat in the garden, quick service although we were the only patrons at the time. Looked really nice, but was so disappointed. The basics of having fresh bread is a must! Ours was not fresh, and having hard butter patties didn't help it. The pork pie was tasteless. Not sure how such a simple lunch could be so disappointing. Really surprised, as I've always rated the food at The Farmers Home Durley.

As soon as we turned up we noticed the location is very clean and tidy Service was amazing. Very friendly gentleman served us. Big smile on his face with a very understanding nature. Food taken a little while to arrive at our table but what we were given was nice, tasty and good amount given. All in all it was a 9.5 out of 10 worth every second

Able to sit in the garden. Good select of food and drink. Service for myself was fine but my husband and brother in law had a completely different experience when they went in about 45mins later. After that we decided to finish are drinks and leave.

Went on the swing for a laugh 😃 but I've only gone and got a stupidly placed metal hook clanged around my head, which I now have to go to a&e for the food was awfully aswell

Visited this wonderful traditional English pub for lunch. The ploughman's lunch and the side plate of pate with bread was absolutely amazing so so yummy. The menu has so many varieties and very reasonable prices. The garden area out the back was huge with tables and swings and playset for the children to entertain themselves. I highly recommend this place and cannot wait to return.

Just had a lovely lunch here! Very good range of traditional English pub grub. Be it for a light lunch/snack to the full menu. We had the mixed grill and felt it was very good value, the desserts were yummy,highly recommend this pub and we shall visit again. Speedy service and nice to see it so busy. Thank you

Had a great dinner, staff were lovely. Will definitely visit again 😃

Lovely beer garden. Great place for families to sit out in the sunshine and enjoy the garden area. Unfortunately, the kids burger that we ordered was burnt and overcooked.

The food was fine, but the man and the lady are very rude. The man didn't smile once. He needs to change his job or get some customer service skills !! 🙄 When the lady brought out my food, she asked to give me the plate, because she couldnt be bothered to reach over and told me " the plates hot " I took the plate and it literally was BOILING!! she didn't apologise, she just said " I told you it was hot " . Doesn't excuse the fact that it will still burn me. Ridiculous. And rude.

Lovely pub and lovely staff the food was great

Staff went above and beyond for our wake today x

Great tradional British pub grub. We didn't book but they found us a table in back room, really busy. Always a good sign. We were staying at The Oakes and walked round.

Been here twice in 2 weeks. Once for my nans Wake. Short haired staff lady (maybe a manager) was rude. (Luckily there was a blonde lady too who was quite nice). We were made to feel we were an inconvenience when we moved out of the wake area and into the food area (we only had 2 hours for the wake). She rolled her eyes at her colleague when she saw we were all sat taking up a few too many tables for her liking even though it wasn’t busy. Went again recently for dinner and again, staff not the best. 2 waitresses were lovely but the higher up staff seemed a little rude. Was also a little shocked to see we were charged £1.50 for peas on the bill after we asked for some because the Gammon was literally, Gammon and chips. On the way out we said bye to the staff and thank you, but after they saw we didn’t leave a tip, the goodbye was extremely blunt. Between the wake and the second visit, we’ve spent over £600. The only good thing we can point out, is their deserts are very nice. Has put us off.

Note to bar staff here: If you treat customers like they are the enemy they won't come back. Miserable & unnecessarily rude staff. Such a shame because this could be a nice pub.

Lovely local pub. Unfortunately, the chap at the bar is very rude, unwelcoming, and with poor customer skills. Puts you off from coming back. Shame!

We went to the Farmers Home for my Mums wake. The service was excellent, very efficient and the buffet was outstanding (especially the sausage rolls) a mix of hot and cold food. The pub itself is lovely with a really nice garden.

Great service, nice cider, reasonable prices 2 courses for £16.50, roast and dessert A really good garden as well, child and dog friendly 😁 Update still a great pint and garden 😁😁 And now with Henry Weston's on tap, a really great pint of cider👌🏻 Had a roast here today (Feb 24) with a big group of friends. Great dinner and dessert Well worth it 😋

We went to this charming, country pub for a funeral tea. The food was delicious and the staff were brilliant. Everything was ready when we arrived and the food came promptly.

Service was really good considering we were a large party

A rarity! A pub with an actual pub area not all restaurant space as so many are these days. We enjoyed beer and chips in the cosy bar area. We had a warm welcome in more ways than one as there was a lovely roaring fire in the wood burner when we were there. And as other reviewers have said there's a nice beer garden for when the weather is warmer. Based on this visit I'm sure we will be back for a drink and a proper meal in the not too distant future. Wish it was our local!

Lovely food, great friendly staff. Highly reccommended

A lovely family run pub with terrific staff who are not overbearing and focused on great quality food at reasonable prices in a traditional setting with a large carpark and proper beer garden. We love it!

Lovely pub... nice food, good beer, dig friendly... what more do you need?!

Best ribeye steak in area, service couldn't be better, really friendly atmosphere

We took our daughter to the farmers home for her birthday. Dinner was fantastic. Nice portions and food was delicious. We were welcomed by lovely staff and the service was excellent. We live near Durley and we all said why haven’t we come back here before now? Last time was 2 years ago! We definitely are going back because the whole evening was so lovely.

Highly recommend. Just had a lovely tasty meal with very good service.

Really enjoyed our evening, food and service superb.

The food was absolutely delicious, would highly recommend and we will definitely be back! The bar staff were really friendly and helpful. Lovely pub!

We were so surprised to read negative reviews of this great pub. Our experience today was so different. The atmosphere in the pub was relaxed, friendly and welcoming. A huge plus, in our opinion, was that there were NO DOGS allowed (HOORAY!) in the restaurant. The staff were efficient and really nice people. The food well presented, fresh and very tasty. Thank you so much. We will be returning.

Good food. Pleasant staff. Service quicker than other pubs.

Excellent service provided for a wake. It was noted that there was not any phone coverage but this was great for encouraging conversation with no phone distraction.

Disappointing. Vegetarian and Meat lasagne with veg ordered as a side dish. Lasagne sauce tasted like tomato puree, the worst I've had for years. Veg portion paltry and badly cooked.

Hi we had a wonderful meal here on Thursday! My mother and I are gluten free and we were so pleased with the choice of meals for us on the menu. All of it was lovely will def book again! Thank you.

Lovely but book especially on a Sunday

Very nice Restaurant, with a nice ambiente. The food was delicius.

Had Sunday roast great value and the perfect meal , with very good service cannot fault managed to get booked in on a very busy day , it was great to see the quality did not drop

Great little find. Super friendly staff and great selection of food and very reasonable.

The food is absolutely amazing. Friendly staff x

Meat was boil in the bag and ser ice was appalling

Delicious home made food and lovely staff

What a wonderful evening with my family. For a 'pub' type arrangement a good selection of red wines and really good freshly prepared meals, great flavours and friendly staff. Very much enjoyed this non hurried relaxing dinner. Thanks for a job well done!

Service was quite poor and food average.

Was very disappointed, we booked a table for 3.15 do wasn't overly busy but service very slow and good very average.

Disappointing visit My husband and I dropped by for Sunday lunch, I ordered pork loin and my husband the mixed grill The pork was as tough as old boots and brandy sauce tasteless.

Food was very tasty and we enjoyed it after a long time of not coming here. However, there were lots of flies flying around the dining area and circling in the walkways which put us off our food, especially when they kept landing on us! Also, it would be nice to dust the decorations on the wall as they were full or cobwebs and spiders! Would come back but not in a rush at the moment.

The food was terrible. Expensive prices for such poor quality food. Such a shame. Also, My mother is in a wheelchair and the wheelchair access is non existent.

Very good nice staff good food 8

Nice food, nice location, nice people. Specials board with great options.

Lovely area and garden, staff nice and helpful but would not rate the food. My boyfriends chips come out cold and when we said to the waitress instead of fresh ones being made they just reheated them so we’re soggy. Farmers grill nothing special and my chicken was really dry.

Great traditional country pub. Highly recommended.

Typical English pub and grub, after being out of the UK for so long, service from all the ladies was amazing, food was excellent especially vegan roast dinner.

It's our walk at end of the week pub for a pint with friends. Always the perfect entrée to the weekend. Good choice of ales but I do like the Shipyard

Farmers home is a local for us and we visit 3 or 4 times a year. I require gluten free and their menu is clearly marked and staff helpful. The fries are cooked in a separate fryer so there is a little wait but no complaints here! Better safe than sorry. When I was suffering with reactions to unknown allergies the team here helped me by informing me of every ingredient in my chosen dish. They went above and beyond to help. We’ll be back again soon!

In a word fantastic. I would highly recommend

Lovely place to have a nice meal, food was amazing and the staff were excellent. It was my cousins surprise birthday meal and there were alot of us and the staff did a fab job of looking after us all. Would highly recommend.

A wonderful Birthday celebration excellent food and service, very friendly staff. I shall look forward to be taken again!

Quick lunch break. Greeted/ welcomed at the bar by two eager members of staff. My mother and I had the pick of the free seats in the restaurant and chose to sit by the window. We got our own drinks at the bar and took our window seat. A very pleasant member of staff greeted us and took our order. We opted for something simple Sausage egg and chips and my mum had a small ham egg and chips. Both wer good sized portions and well cooked. We then returned to the bar for another drink and a chat. Whilst waiting for the rain to ease off.

Excellent service good food and beer big garden great for whole family I would recommend this place

A lovely place that we've visited many times before, over many years. 5 starscall round!

It's OK, service without a smile, and rather dull menu. Awful coffee.

Recommended by myself after pervious experince...but left extremely dissapointed food was very poor indeed.. Firstly the staff the venue as a whole no complaints at all lovely pub inside and out location and garden very nice..however having come to the pub many years ago i recommended this pub to my partner who wanted to take me out for a family birthday meal but we left very dissapointed with the quality of food Me and my partner both had the mix grill both came out and looked good however thats as good as it got, the rump steak was very bland no seasoning what so ever and mine was very very tough, mushrooms were a very odd grey colour and cold again no seasoning at all very bland...pork steak very bland no seasoning cooked ok..gammon steak was ok again no seasonimg but there was naturel flavour from the saltyness of the pork...over all the worst mix grills i have ever had. Having had this mix grill myself from your locally sourced butcher you would expect so much better from tranined chefs salt and pepper at the very least. My daughter had a burger which came out very dry and flavourless my other daughters meal was ok... On to the puddings, my parnter had chocolate brownie which was very grainy in taste and very dry had to use all the ice cream to make the desert edible very bad..kids puds were ok overall 3 out of 10 and that being generous which is a shame really, maybe this was an of day bit i wouldnt recommend or return if i had any advise to the cooks season your food..really was a big shame

We have been there before & enjoyed the food. Again the food was good but the staff need to learn when to clear the table & when not to. Do not clear the table when 1 person is eating & not attempt to take glasses when still something in it. They weren't particularly busy so no rush for the table. That made the experience very disappointing.

We sat in garden in a hit summers afternoon which was pleasant. The inside would be cosy in winter. Both had ploughman's, ordered, one cheese and one pork pie but both came with all three choices, ham, cheese and pork pie which we though was strange. Both would have preferred more of what we had chosen. I've had better but also worse so average score. Lovely pint of ale served by friendly staff. A large car park at rear and small playing area for the kids.

Food and drinks seem really good lovely quiet spot with a good atmosphere.

Just had a drink here. Friendly staff and nice location.

Not a ‘gastro’ type pub (thank god) but a country restaurant & bar. Perfectly good food & reasonably priced. We went on a bank holiday when they had run out of some things but quantity & quality on what they had was good. Huge amount of meat & veg with a roast dinner. The beer drinkers were disappointed at lack of some particular beer (yawn) but the reason was explained by the extremely polite landlord. He was training a new member of staff from scratch which was so nice to see ; rather than throwing him in at the deep end as is often the way in hospitality. All staff were excellent - polite and doing their best. The pub has been a regular favourite for many years - it ticks over nicely by just doing what is has always done and it is very good at it. We will be back! Thank you; excellent service.

Brilliant food, cannot fault a single thing, staff lovely and everything reasonably priced. Great out doors space but slightly loud due to kids screaming but that’s to be expected and it was only very brief. A few odd characters and one table in particular was extremely loud but the pub in itself was near perfect…. One of the best pubs local

What a hidden gem. Lively food will definitely visit again

Lovely meals and very helpful and friendly staff. I wanted to swap a few items on the breakfast menu. No quibble at all. Was sat outside at first with the dogs and was welcomed inside. Makes a lovely change to sit in. Dogs were given a treat and we both enjoyed our meal. Exceptional quality food too. A little more priced than your average cafe. But you definitely get what you pay for in this case. Eggs were delicious and fresh. Sausage and bacon high quality. Will definitely be going again

A warm welcome every day. After hectic days and early starts / visiting my Mum in hospital I had the pleasure of dining lunch times at The Farmers Home. Every day lunch was very good. Venison Curry, Pork Chop, Steak, and after a busy day when Mum came out of hospital we had Scampi. All the staff wer welcoming and asked after her health every day. It was nice having someone to talk to. All the meals wer hot and tasty. I had quick and pleasant service. Nothing was too much trouble for them even on the days when it was packed. It is not a large chain of pubs and when they have fewer bookings there is less staff on duty. I assume to keep costs down. All food is cooked fresh to order and when only one behind bar, serving drinks, sitting people at tables, taking food orders, answering phone, taking out food orders, checking on customers, making sure they are not sat at reserved tables. There might be a few minutes wait. But I had, and always have had very good service from usually great freindley and happy staff. Whilst sometimes having to deal with some very obnoxious and rude members of the public who treat people in the hospitality trade with no respect at all!

Ordered 2 salads 1 ham and 1 cheddar. It was not quite a salad but garnish with lots of chips it was more like chips with cheddar or ham. £9 was rather expensive for chips and cheddar or ham with the smallest amount of salad. Very disappointed. I do not think the chef knows what a salad is. I would not waste my time going their again. For all the time that public houses have been closed. I would have thought a little bit more effort to attract customers back, tables outside and garden could have been refreshed and some of the staff as well.

Visited with family yesterday and not disappointed after a long time of not eating out. Can highly recommend. Food very tasty and generous portions. Lovely staff and those gorgeous Durley strawberries. We all enjoyed our meals and I can personally recommend the lamb shank and mum loved her Eton mess with the strawberries.

My partner and I went out for a casual Dinner. It was lovely. Staff are exceptional and very accommodating. Overall great service and will definitely be back

Absolutely disgusted with this pub we’ve been coming here for many years and I must say since mr Jarvis left this pub has no soul it doesn’t look after it’s locals or even attentive to customers food is shocking most of the time and it’s so sad to see as it’s situated in a lovely village and has so much potential in the right hands . We have come for drinks only but they are not at all interested and was told that they were fully booked but we managed to grab a table and we’re there for an hour and all the reserved tables were still empty so basically they only wanted people who were eating absolute joke.You would think after all this time of pubs being shut they would be crying out for customers but not here, there obviously special! Avoid it, I would!

Visited today with my mum, this is the first time that we have eaten out since being able to and were really impressed. Service is slower but the boys waiting on the tables were clearly working hard to follow the guidelines set out and in my opinion we’re doing a great job. Food was lovely. I personally don’t mind having to wait a bit for safe service. Having been stuck in for months my mum and I were glad to have a small sense of normality. Well done to the team for working hard to make this possible and safe for us.

Good mix of food, friendly pub for dogs. Lovely big garden area. but could tell waiting staff was rushed off their feet. Asked one waiter for two drinks and never came back. it then took a waiter 20 minutes to clean up our finished plates. Then at one point two waitresses served us due to the missing drinks we ordered. The pub itself is lovely and in a great area of Hampshire and I completely understand pubs are very busy during these circumstances.

Visited today, asked to find a table, it took 20 mins before we could grab some attention to order a drink, then wrong drinks arrived, staff just oblivious to looking who might need serving, shame as food was good, heard lots of people having to request drinks/food. Better organisation needed

Good food, however, service dwindled when we finished our mains. Were told to only go inside to use the toilet and would be table service. We would have had more drinks / pudding if we had been asked. Had to ask three different staff members for the bill. Some of us ended up going inside to pay. Hopefully the late evening service will be better next time!

I'm going to try and be understanding, It's the first weekend back after lockdown, so things are goig to be chaotic.We were out for a walk, we stopped here - it was still 10 minutes before opening but staff told us to take a seat and they'd be with us. Fifteen minutes after opening, and after several tables of people who had arrived well after us had been seated, given menus and had drinks delivered, we were still being ignored. When a friend who was standing nearby asked a passing waitress if we could get drinks, he was told by the waitress "I'm busy". So we went elsewhere.