The Gamekeepers in Basingstoke and Deane

We arrived just after the kitchen had closed on a Saturday lunchtime, they were so kind and welcoming and still served us. They never made us feel rushed and even took the time to come over and personally run through the menus. The food was fresh, hot and delicious. My husband had the Burger and I had the Cajun Chicken Baguette. All was beautifully presented. We were then offered dessert, despite us being so late, so we had the Cointreau Cheesecake. The service was exceptional and if we are ever in the area again we would definitely make a point of returning. Even the wine was delicious!

Such a wonderful spot! The food is always amazing and the owner and staff add to the amazing vibes.

Sunday lunchtime at the Gamekeepers a really lovely experience. Service was very good, a warm and cosy environment, not rushed. The menu was lovely and versatile as you could have starters as mains. We both had the game cottage pie which was delicious. The accompanying vegetable was perfect, loved the beetroot! A delight and we will definitely be eating here again, such a find near Basingstoke. Well done 😊😊

Amazing menu & food was delicious, so much that I've just booked to go back for Sunday lunch with another friend! Off the beaten track, but easy to find with a huge car park!

Lovely food and the owner is lovely! Highly recommend.

Lovely food, in fact so good we went back for dinner. The menu isn’t extensive but in my view this means everything is done well. The staff were friendly and found time to chat with us. It was very enjoyable.

I enjoyed a lovely evening at the Gamekeepers with friends and colleagues. Staff were friendly and helpful and the environment was very warm, friendly and relaxing. I would definitely want to visit again!

1st time visit, landlord described to board and asked if any allergies. Food was great and service was wonderful. Definitely need to visit here again.

Christmas get together with work colleagues. Great atmosphere! Exceptional service, fantastic food. Well done to all the team. Highly recommend!

Great pub in a lovely village setting. Plenty of parking. Extensive menu choice and consideration given to all types of food allergies and intolerances. We had a delightful lunch and i will certainly return again.

Phil and family are amazing every time we visit. Amazing food

Compared to last year, the Gamekeepers was a little quiet when we visited. We had a really good pre-Christmas dinner. The service was excellent, attentive and prompt. We were rather surprised when, at the end of the meal we were told that the pub closed at 2:30. (It was almost 3:00). We paid the bill and were rushed out. We appreciated that the landlord had other commitments and needed to be elsewhere, but it would have been nice if there was someone who could have taken over from him and if we had a little more time to talk before we all headed home.

So very welcoming and so homely, what a lovely pub this is, very friendly and the atmosphere was absolutely lovely

Amazing food, first class service and a lovely traditional English pub that hasn't been bought out by a chain.

Food, staff and atmosphere very good. Slightly overpriced but good quality food well cooked, very good sized portion and well presented.

Really lovely restaurant, lovely staff and amazing touch having the menu verbally presented. Very little vegetarian options, when joining a group for a meal would be nice to have options for everyone.

Great environment but a bit overpriced.

Our annual visit and as good as ever. Food was amazing but I think the staff wanted us to leave as we were last there and keeping them from closing up!

Great food, generous portions, brilliant service, ideal for a celebration meal

We visited to celebrate 2 birthdays with our friends. This was my first visit and I had heard very good things about this place. My starter was gorgeous - Goats cheese - however due to the limited menu on the board on this day, I opted for Sausages with the gravy on the side. The sausages, while from a local supplier were a bit dry and the gravy, for me, was reduced too much so was sweet and sticky - not what I would assume would be classed as a gravy. My husband had the venison which he enjoyed but again, the beetroot puree made the dish rather sweet for a main. The food was good but due to the choice on the day, I wouldn't return in the next few months and will await a change for a winter menu I guess!

Looking for a light lunch and this place looked good. Friendly welcome and very clean and tidy. Menu was up on wall boards and nothing wrong with it but nothing said wow. However appeared quickly enough and was tasty. Service was good. This place is pleasant, clean and I was not disappointed.

A great pub with top class food. Staff are very freindly and will go above and beyond whats expected. Menu can be adjusted to suit any individule request. Will deffinately be going back there

You can rely on eating great food and getting good service. The food is always fresh and cooked beautifully.

Landlord is the most miserable guy ever! It's called hospitality for a reason mate!! Staff seem all AI cloned,no please, thanks, nothing, with the odd exception. Beautiful pub and setting, but with no personality..... plus bloody expensive! Shame tbh

Thanks Phil and team for a great food and lovely place! Will see you guys soon

Absolutely fantastic place. The food is outstanding. I absolutely will be back

We had the pleasure of dining at the gamekeepers today on our way home from London and what a pleasure it was.The owner came over to us after we sat down and explained everything on the menu with pride and passion you really don't see these days and sure enough when we had our meal it was as delicious as we anticipated.We look forward to returning in the near future.

If you love and appreciate local produce and meat then you must go. The venison gnocchi was perfect. Service efficient, friendly and highly competent. Authentic and cosy interiors. 10/10.

Went to the pub to celebrate our daughters birthday, fifteen of us. When booking I expected the Landlord to say that we would need to order in advance. No, turned up and ordered off the menu. Each course arrived together, great service, the chefs must have worked their socks off. Very friendly Landlord and the staff could not have been more helpful.

Amazing food - managed to eat here two nights out of three! lovely welcome and very friendly owner and staff - only wish we lived nearer as it would be a favourite place to go - Thank you for making our weekend away extra special

Food was excellent. We went a number of years ago and it e really enjoyed it then and it was just as good this time. All three of us had the fillet of beef and we couldn’t fault it. The service was also great! Will definitely be back!

I come all the way from New York City, just to eat here, anytime I’m in England. Absolutely brilliant. The filet with blue cheese and pink pepper corns. The local tunworth molten cheese with thyme and honey. The gnocchi. Everything here is Michelin star worthy, set in the most quintessential pub. All local, and seasonal. Phil, the owner greets everyone and personally tells you the menu, as it changes daily. He’s a legend. Go here. Go to England just to go here. It’s that good.

Great menu, so many good options. Lovely staff, great service and very personal and friendly. Food is super. I look forward to going back.

A phenomenal pub! A game meat lovers dream. This has to be my ideal pub. I'm devastated I live nearly 2 hours away, albeit that's probably good for my wallet and waistline. The menu evolves and changes with locally sourced meat and produce. It's rare that I want every single item on the menu, but I did here.

Proper country pup with friendly staff and great quality food. Good parking behind the pub.

Absolutely fabulous, and couldn’t agree more with all the previous reviews! The landlord was friendly, welcoming and just knew his stuff. We came with 4x kids in our group, and although there wasn’t a kids menu, he essentially created one for us from the existing adult menu. I’ve been to the Guinea Grill in Mayfair several times, and none of steaks that I had there were as good as the Fillet Steak with blue cheese and pink peppercorn sauce. The dauphinoise potatoes were perfect, along with the jus, which I think might have been a treacle sauce, but whatever it was, it was the best steak I’ve ever had. Cooked medium rare to perfection. Not to mention, the venison and black pudding scotch egg was the best I’ve ever had! The prices were at the high end, but absolutely worth it. Can’t recommend this lovely country pub enough, and we will be back again very soon

What a gem of a restaurant!! We ate here when staying at a hotel nearby and it was without a doubt one of the best meals we’ve had out in a long time. Everything from the service, the atmosphere and the quality of the food was top notch. We were so impressed by the personal service and how some of the meals were ‘off menu’. The steak gnochhi was stunning and I’ll dream of this dinner! Thanks so much to everyone at the gamekeepers for a lovely birthday meal!

Cannot speak highly enough of this place! We were staying in a nearby hotel, and decided to head out for dinner. This far exceeded our expectations and is instantly one of the best places we’ve been to eat. Dog friendly, great welcoming staff, and excellent attention to detail. The food was unreal, generous, and flavoursome. Would strongly recommend you venture out to this wonderful place.

This is our fourth visit and it doesn’t matter if you are a small group or family party, the service is perfect, the food incredible and the staff so friendly and helpful with recommendations. It won’t be our last visit. Thank you to all the team for making it both a relaxed and special experience.

We had a lovely meal yesterday, its great that they also offer a child's menu.

So many great options for carnivores, fresh game and tasty trout were the highlights

Landlord very friendly and knowledgeable about the food and menu. Other staff great. The quality of the food was spectacular. Probably the best pub food I have ever had and will be returning.

It’s clear these guys have real passion for creating interesting, clever and fantastically tasty dishes. As the boss talked us through the menu it was harder and harder to decide as it all sounded delicious. All four dishes were gorgeous full of flavour and great textures. You can taste the quality of the ingredients and the care of the preparation. Travelled from London and will definitely return.

Obsessed! 10/10 British Gastro - a masterclass. What a gem 💕

The food is excellent, so tasty, well cooked and nicely presented the best meal I've had out in a very long time highly recommended, all the staff were really friendly too great service.

Where has this place been all my life?? One of the very best gastropubs we’ve ever been to. The food was superb……and that’s an understatement! Some of the best food we’ve eaten anywhere, ever! Gravlax and Beetroot salad - divine Filet steak was just magnificent (pink peppercorn and blue cheese butter was a revelation) Venison - truly sublime I could go on, but will just book another table instead 😊

Based purely on reviews, I took my daughter for supper here along with my slightly anxious German Shepherd Dog. The staff were incredibly welcoming which helped calm the pupdog. Their passion for their food was impressive and our meal was excellent. I will most definitely be back with the dog.

Excellent food, extremely welcoming. What stood out was they offered really delicious food for our 1 year old, beautiful carrots and mash for the little one. Truly excellent starters and mains as well as puddings for the adults. You can tell the team and owner (I’m guessing? The man who greeted us seemed in charge) are super passionate about good food and hospitality. He was so excited to share the menu and offer food for the baby. I don’t normally write review but this place just made our day. Hope to be back soon.

Great atmosphere, excellent food, very nice staff, fabulous menu with a variety of specialities. If I'm in the area next time, I'll definitely go there again.

Great folks there running things. Wonderful food.

Always an experience with outstanding service and fabulous food. Standards have never slipped in the six years since my first visit. Just lovely.

Food was delicious, and it is clear that the owner is super passionate about food and ingredients. Good level of service. Atmosphere warm and welcoming. Highly recommended. The only top tip is to double-check your booking. The booking system seems a little temperamental.

Great evening here with great food. Only very slight negative is they forgot to offer a drink before trying to take the food order but that wasn't a problem for me. I would defo recommend.

Poor choice of food, no menus, only displayed specials, not a good choice. Ended up with two bland starters and 2 burgers for £90.00 for 2 people. Not good value at all, not recommended to friends or family.

Fantastic venison and very welcoming landlord

Visited with 20 other work colleagues for dinner and was blown away by the service and food quality along with some great gamey options, e.g. wild pig and venison scotch egg. The host was so friendly and welcoming and catered for some tough dietary requirements without any issues, I think he was making up dishes on the fly! Meals were not only tasty but large in size as well, was disappointed I couldn't fit any pudding in! Thoroughly recommend and will be back next time I'm over.

It was a wonderful visit. We'd heard good things about this local pub, but we just hadn't made the time to go there until today. We shouldn't have waited so long. We were confronted with a wonderful atmosphere, tatty food, and very friendly service. We will definitely be returning.

Mt first visit here and I will definitely be back! Lovely restaurant, great atmosphere, excellent service and outstanding food! Highly recommended!!

Really friendly atmosphere. We had a great experience, the food was amazing. They ran through the menu when we sat down, and they just really 'know' the food they're serving. Really great with allergies too.

Food is lovely the scotch egg is beautiful!

Food was first class and couldn't be faulted in any way! Probably the best food I've had in a pub, Ever! Some reviewers complain about the price of the food, yes its a bit more expensive than other pubs but you get what you pay for! This is real, home cooked, quality food and worth paying a little more!

Superb food and attentive service. Prices on the high end but, the taste! Oh! So worth it.

Great place great food and excellent staff plus the dog

Most amazing Christmas Dinner delivered by the most amazing team. Phil, Sandra and the team were excellent. Cannot recommend enough.

Fantastic food from a gorgeous menu. Definitely recommended 😄

Delicious fresh food with a homey atmosphere

Fabulous food, great service all in a proper pub.

Fantastic food in traditional setting brilliant

Great food. Not fancy it pretentious, but really good ingredients, very well cooked. Locally sourced food that clearly has a lot of thought behind it. The perfect place for a really good meal.

First time this evening and the service was amazing friendly and totally welcoming notnin was to much either felt right at home will be going again but merry Christmas to you all and thankyou so much 😊 xx

We held our work christmas party for 58 people here and it was FANTASTIC!! The staff were amazingly friendly, prompt and efficient. Ambience was lovely and Christmassy. Food was incredible, served quickly and lots of it! Would definitely recommend :)

Recommended by my daughter, met up with an old friend to have some lunch on the 8th Dec 2023. We had not booked a table but their kindly fitted us in. Excellent service and food incredible. Staff were polite and always smiling, I don`t think I can praise this establishment enough. The food was absolutely amazing. I would highly recommend.

Amazing hidden gem of a pub. Really good food served by the owner and his team with a smile. Recommended venison.

This is an absolutely spectacular pub. The food was beyond what I expected and really was amazing. The owner and staff were all lovely and friendly (made us feel at home) and the beer was great. I had a venison scotch egg followed by some more venison (why not?) and both dishes were delicious.

Great food and service. It was special board only with local ingredients used to cook the food. The chefs know what they are doing and we look forward to going back.

5 stars for the amazing food. We booked this for our 25th anniversary. Due to the lack of acknowledgement and not so attentive service I can only give 3 stars. We ordered a bottle of wine and had to serve ourselves, the table was next to the kitchen door and the main walkway to lots of tables. Menus are difficult to read and although they are read out to you we resorted to the internet to get a better look of the food. I had the venison gnocchi with a white wine sauce which was delicious. My husband had the steak and said it was good. Special occasion for us, but spoilt by the atmosphere.

First time visit and will go back. Food was lovely and extremely filling. Felt very welcomed and as others have said, they are passionate about their food and with good reason. The road in isn't the best so go careful if you have low profile tyres. Not the Gamekeepers fault, usual UK roads!

Beautiful restaurant, great staff and menu, food was piping hot and very rarely, and the sticky toffee pudding finished me off nicely 🙏

You always get a good meal here, but on this occasion it was even better than usual.. All the food was lovely and the service was very good . Thai fishcakes and venison were excellent and the sea bass was also lovely.

Superb food ! Enormous choice. Friendly staff and efficient Service. Really enjoyed our visit and will recommend to all our friends. Cheered a gloomy day!

Excellent lunch date. Food was fantastic, service brilliant. Too many food options to try in just one visit so We will have to come back!

5 Star all round. Great service, tasty well cooked and presented food sourced locally

5 stars for the amazing food. We booked this for our 25th anniversary. Due to the lack of acknowledgement and not so attentive service I can only give 3 stars. We ordered a bottle of wine and had to serve ourselves, the table was next to the kitchen door and the main walkway to lots of tables. Menus are difficult to read and although they are read out to you we resorted to the internet to get a better look of the food. I had the venison gnocchi with a white wine sauce which was delicious. My husband had the steak and said it was good. Special occasion for us, but spoilt by the atmosphere.

Really good food, special atmosphere where the owner reads the menu and answers any and all questions. We had a large party of about 23 people and all were extremely happy with dinner.

Lovely old fashioned pub in very tranquil surroundings. The food is incredible, with some amazing choices. I had the fillet of beef for a main course and the taste is to die for. If you have not been here, definitely give it a try, I am sure you will not be disappointed.

This is a hidden gem!! Once found I'm sure you'll return. We regularly use The Gamekeepers for work functions and they never fail to impress or deliver nothing but the best, regarding food and service.

Fantastic venue to have a special dinner,with superb food..highly recommend

We came here last weekend, and it was absolutely beautiful in there, really nice setting, the owner Phil was amazing and staff all really friendly. The food as 10/10.

Amazing team and service, food was so delicious we will be back soon

Another fantastic visit. Haven’t been here for two years since lockdown Phil and the staff as always very warm and friendly and welcoming. They even gave us a takeaway dish in a warm plate and we’ll definitely be back soon. Thank you, Phil and all the members of staff, Rasha and Tarek Tarek

Varied menu cooked by some very good chefs. Service friendly and efficient, could not fault the staff or owner. A good English pub with loads of character. A fair price for the quality of food, cooking and service.

Incredible meal at the Gamekeeper, a 5* welcome and service. The food was delicious, best meal of the year! Had the hot pot then venison for a meal and their famous sticky toffee pudding, which was out of this world! I definitely recommend this place, it’s not cheap but worth it for the quality of the service and the food. Thanks for a great evening

Absolutely amazing from tip to toe The sausages were divine and the steak is to die for To top it all off the best sticky toffee pudding will be back Phil the owner and all the staff are friendly thank you for an amazing dinner as always your locals from London

Lovely country pub restaurant. Lovely hosts, great food. Menu largely game based but other choices available inc fish. Will be back soon.

Amazing food from Phil and the team - always a warm welcome and delicious food.

My girlfriend and I came here for a quiet birthday meal. We both love game but more so we love locally sourced food and good people. Right from the start we were greeted by the team and then talked through the menu and how they use every bit of the produce in a variety of ways. The menu itself wasn’t huge but it really didn’t need to be when the food is that great. Thanks for a great visit team!

Fantastic food. They have a specials board and are so passionate about their food. They were so good at catering to allergies, I didn't feel that anything was compromised on. The fillet was perfectly cooked and after we retired to the sofas to enjoy another pint. We will definitely be back.

This was a very disappointing experience. The food was overpriced and only quite good. Too often we were interrupted by staff with no ‘excuse me’, so conversations were halted mid-flow. We were sprinted through the menu which was written on a blackboard and hard to see. The staff were not particularly friendly, many sitting about looking bored. At 9.45 pm we were told they were locking up in ten minutes - we hadn’t even paid our bill at this point - and told drink up. We paid over £60 for two drinks, two main courses and one coffee. Absolutely ridiculous. Never shall we return.

Delicious food and wonderful service Really great Gin too

This is an absolutely lovely pub. Very traditional And also has a well inside the pub a lovely feature We'll worth a visit.