The Hatchet in West Berkshire

Excellent place very clean lovely staff nothing was too much bother for them service was very good and so was the meal we had, mine was a lovely breakfast wrap with chips my husband had a small breakfast cooked and served to perfection a big thank you to the chef and of course the wonderful staff especially the kind waitress who very kindly opened the disabled toilet for me. We had not been to Newbury for while but we will be certainly making another visit, and of course making another visit to The Hatchet Inn.

Huge thank you to the hatchet team. Absolutely smashed customer service as ever. Consistently excellent Guinness and a special mention to the gorgeous Emma who noticed that our wine bottle wasn’t overly cold so offered us a cooler without prompting. Really appreciate the service from the whole FoH team but especially Emma who always goes above and beyond for the customers. Best Wetherspoons I’ve visited and I’m somewhat of a connoisseur when it comes to Wetherspoons visit

Would actually consider killing a man in cold blood for their £10 steaks, big fan of the plates too would definitely have a set in my own home

Came here with friends and family for lunch. Lovely child friendly beer garden. Food was good and arrived hot. Good service and friendly staff. Would definitely come again.

Food very poor and the chips were cold, not good service we weren't asked if we wanted any sauces and when we asked for some we were told to get our own from by the front door, we have been to a number of wetherspoons and this was by far the worst

Great Wetherspoons 👍 would recommend this Weatherspoon staff are very friendly there's a great outside to sit in if the weather is sunny.

Love Wetherspoons but this place was bad! Very poor beer and rubbish food - shame as I can only recommend drinking and eating elsewhere.

I used to have Breakfast here regularly but I won't be bothering again. I ordered a regular English breakfast as normal. When the food arrived it was cold and I instantly noticed there was very little on the plate. I asked the waiter where the Egg was. He said Oh sorry, I'll get you one and took my plate. He then returned the plate with the food even colder still, without an egg, saying it was on its way. I ate what was on the plate and 10 minutes later when he came to collect the dirty plate he asked if I had received my egg. When I said no, he just shrugged his shoulders and walked away. Never again !!

Male Voice Choir turned up for lunch and locals asked them to sing. Unfortunately management didnt approve. Asked choir to leave. Although we had spent a decent amount of money and entertained the locals we were asked to leave. Avoid at all cost. Not at all people friendly

I visited the inn a couple of times, but prices are not updated on the system. Like today I paid 3 Stella on different prices.. On a same day but with 2 different teller. 2.65 to 3.75. Thanks

Only stayed here for a couple of nights - but we'll be back! Room was beautiful, so clean and comfortable with a huge bed. Special praise to the cleaning staff, although all were friendly and happy.

We ate here on a recent visit to Newbury. We were staying in the hotel here which was great (see separate review). The food was tasty, hot and came with an alcoholic drink. The VFM is phenomenal. Recommended for budget eats and a drink.

We went for a drink and ended up staying for a meal. We both ordered Steat as mains which was recived within 15mins and it was as expected. We also decided to have desert which was also good. Overall it was good, the place was clean but there was some tables with plates etc on them which we didnt know if someone was there or not but after a few mins they were cleared so we could sit down.

We went to The Hatchet for an evening meal today Tuesday 24th May 2022. They did not have the food we wanted so as it was steak Tuesday my wife and I had the steak. Ordered one standard steak and one gourmet steak both to be cooked medium. The meals arrived in good time but both steaks were over cooked and dry (B*gg**d) came to mind, and mine had a great deal of gristle. I understand the steak needs some fat to cook well but the steak had a great deal of gristle and was of very poor quality. Out of the 3 onion rings two could be eaten the third was rock hard. All in all a disappointing meal, which in the case go my wife as not finished. and as you will see in the photo I left the gristle

The food in here is typical standard weatherspoons cheap and cheerful. However the service is appalling, lack of any staff and the long waits leaves a sour taste on. I had a 40 mins wait for my train and still wasn't able to get my food and drink and desert in time. They desperately need to improve the staffing flow so that people don't have to wait so long. Bitterly disappointed tbh I normally like the hatchet but it's gone right down Hill

Firstly I have to say the rooms are a bargain and I travel a lot for work For meetings so I appreciate a clean room Big bed and a bath I want to spend time in. Weatherspoons have really tried with the rooms at Newbury and on my second stay in 1 month I’m thrilled with my room. I have to mention again, Emily who kindly found the hot water bottle I left in my room 2 weeks ago. Execellent genuinely friendly service is so rare! Ps the pubs cheap and you can take food to your room 😋🥰

Had a couple of lunchtime drinks on day one, then a brekky on the morning of day 2. Nice outside eating/drinking area, cheap brekky, but goood brekky. beers OK but noithing to write home about.

The interior of the pub is tatty, run down and dirty. The outside area had lovely hanging baskets but there was rubbish everywhere. Staff continually left glasses and plates on tables and had absolutely no pride in their work. It seemed as there was a total lack of management in place and the staff were on a jolly.

We have stayed here many times over the years and had a lovely experience. Tonight was different. We brought our 2 daughters and felt utterly disappointed. They are 17 and 16 . We were continuously watched eating.our food and asked for I'd (before 9) for the 2 girls while finishing our Meal. Never felt so uncomfortable. Unfortunately will not be returning. However new manager seemed very nice so will hopefully re train staff.

I came here yesterday for a drink and something to eat when our coach stopped here on the way to our hotel. It was nice and convenient, and I could see our coach from my table outside. Easy and convenient to order via the app. Drink and food came out reasonably quickly. It was a lovely sunny day, so I chose a table outside. The only problem was, I got pestered by wasps. Flowers were hung up nearby, which probably didn’t help the situation as it attracts them. Decent choice of food though. I only had a dessert as I only wanted something small. Easy to order using the app. Very good location.

The poorest Wetherspoons ever visited.As we regularly use Wetherspoons for evening meals when on our travels we were quite surprised with this one.Had been in the previous evening for a coffee and unable to use app due to poor wifi reception so had not seen the menu.Plenty of room on arrival and easy to find a table with a view of the market place.Wifi again terrible.Only a very basic menu without prices available on some tables unlike the normal club night selections. On asking a staff member we were told there was a kitchen issue with the extractor and no fried/grilled meals possible. No signage anywhere to indicate this. Opted for the curries and these were generally quite poor. Naan bread was almost cold and tuggy, rice was congealed and lumpy. Poppadum's had gone partially soggy as placed on top of naan bread. Cutlery wrapped in napkin had been placed on top of the rice which stuck to the paper.Saving grace was the chicken was reasonable hot and tasty. Thus left very disappointed and did not go back the next morning for breakfast as we had intended.

Can't believe a party of school kids in the garden celebrating a birthday at least 20 hugging and kissing having group photos and wetherspoons bringing out a cake. I went because I believed Tim was adhering to the rules but not.

Ordered a pitcher, to have it come mostly filled with ice. I politely asked to have the ice taken out, the drink came back with no ice but looking sad and half empty. If someone asked for a coke with no ice, would you bring it back half empty? Or fill the cup back up? The waitress even said so herself she understood why I wasn’t happy. I asked for a refund, to be told no they could fill it up with lemonade (which I didn’t ask for) otherwise I would’ve ordered a lemonade. I didn’t get my money back, nor did I receive the pitcher back.

Stayed at the Hatchet Inn, room was adequate and clean, staff welcoming, room rate excellent, also used the bar in the evening COVID - 19 restrictions in place used the Weatherspoon App which was excellent staff very good no complaints this end

The usual Spoon. Good value food and beer in a comfortable and safe environment in a very central location. It's really hard to beat Wetherspoons for a good value breakfast, especially as you can have a pint of beer with your cooked breakfast. The place was clean and appeared to be efficiently run. No problems at all.

A very disappointing experience and not what I would expect from Wetherspoons. I ordered two Signature Rump steak meals when the meals turned up, the two steaks were different, and only one was rump. I cut into my rump steak and it was very tough, and as I ate it, it was obvious poor quality, full of fat and gristle, so much so that only 50% was edible, at the time I did not complain about my wife having a sirloin and not the ordered rump as it was better cooked and slightly better quality. This was the worst steak I have ever had, and when the waitress came round to ask how was the meal, I told her about my rump, she could see the pile of fat and gristle on the side of the plate, so we agreed a refund on my meal, for which I thank Wetherspoons.Another point I would like to raise is more about process rather than wrong / poor food being sent out from the kitchen. At one point (prior to meal arrival) I asked about sauces, vinegar etc. I was told that then come out with the meals. The meals came and we thought the waitress (not the one I asked about sauces) was going back to bring the sauces out, but no, so in breaking the house rules I had to leave my table and find a waitress for the sauces. My last point is about Covid The Hatchet appears to have a good one way system in place, as well as sanitiser and NHS app login upon entry, all good so far, but I was rather concerned about the cleanliness of booth 130, the table might have been wiped over at some point, but the seats obviously were not as the seat I sat in was dirty and appeared to have grit on it (maybe salt not sure) so I sat on the end rather than further in the booth.

Staff turned a blind eye to large groups in the pub going against the new rule of 6. Surprised they haven't had their licence removed. Recommend avoiding for now if you're at all worried about covid or frustrated about people who think the rules don't apply to them.

Popped in a couple of times on a recent visit. Nice big area at the rear when the weathers good. Beer nice and cheap. Didn’t eat here as i thought the cleanliness of the tables wasn’t up to scratch.

Rude staff. We sat outside and was abrut about our dog said no dogs allowed and to drink up and move on even though there was another dog at the table behind.

Beer never fails to disappoint. Food is so cheap, simple and tasty! Only reason not rated excellent is because they sometimes run out of popular dishes

Came for a nice breakfast, very disappointing hash browns very over cooked no butter for toast, and everything cold

After the months of lockdown, it makes you realise how much we take things for granted, so the simple pleasure of a pint and a plate of scampi and chips in the Hatchet on Saturday was a joy.Lesley and her team have got the pub very well organised in terms of the safety measures that Wetherspoons have introduced - one-way systems, disposable menus, hand sanitiser units, Track and Trace forms, no waiting at the bar etc and customers were adhering to it all from what I could see.

One of the better 'spoons in Berkshire and a nice upgrade from the type of boozer it was before. As always with a JD establishment the prices cannot be matched and staff are all friendly and ready for a bit of banter. Top drawer all round.

This is a comfortable Weherspoons with a warm welcome and a good selection of real ales. The food is standard fayre for the group so is good value and looked reasonable. It serves good coffee with unlimited refills.

More than happy with my hotel room nice and roomy only down side is stairs to room with heavy luggage

Unexpected stop for breakfast. Not to be disappointed. At the end of the day it's cheap and cheerful. Food was hot and tasty only issue was the eggs weren't runny but for the price I'm not going to moan. Definitely recommend.

Can ever go wrong with a Wetherspoon pub ! It’s massive and has a hotel above ! All clean and tidy ! Friendly staff

Lively bar, very good hotel, clean rooms, 24hr access, ideal for a weekend away. me and 6 other males visited newbury as a one off weekend to watch the World Cup Rugby in the local pubs and bars and enjoyed it immensely. Good, friendly local folk. Hatchett inn is central in the town and especially to a lot of the local nightlighf, including the Monument Pub (live music Saturday night), the Old Wagon&Horses (80's disco) and numerous small independent restaurants serving very good food, all within a short walk. Parking is local (at the rear in the Cornmarket) and council run (c.£35 for the long weekend - 3.5days)

Popped in on Friday night whilst out looking at the Fire Art.They had a mini beer festival on and so had some nice beers to choose from and very cheap at £2.39 a pint plus they accept beer vouchers from Camra which are worth 50p off a pint.Staff are friendly and it has an outdoor smoking area.

The food was quite good really - had the jacket potato with tuna mayo and salad on the deli deal. What I did not like was the place itself - dirty seats, unwashed/uncleared tables, cold temperature, no atmosphere, and offhand service. Pity as some Whetherspoons can be quite good.

We go here on a regular basis and we love it The steak and kidney pudding is yummy. Since they had the refurb the beer garden is huge but the service is still great

The welcome was warm and friendly and after the order was taken our fare arrived in good time. My vegetable lasagne was very good, the salad crisp and fresh. Plus we received endless coffee all for £7. Fantastic value.The table was clean and tidyandalthough the staff were run off their feet, their service was still very good.

After a few weeks of not coming for breakfast because they are only just warm we decided to give it another go. Just had two breakfasts HALF COLD also heard the people on the next table saying they aren’t very hot. Something they just can’t get right.

A very pleasant afternoon sat out the back sampling some of the lovely beers. The staff were pleasant. If (well-behaved) dogs were allowed in the beer garden, they would get more daytime trade.

I’m not really sure why you wouldn’t allow dogs to sit outside as it’s a nice space.

Once again visited for their steak night, what’s going on it used to be brilliant. Third time in a row it’s been awful, tonight I had gammon, the gammon was so hard l couldn’t get my knife through it let alone chew it, mentions 10oz gammon steak??? I would actually question that even before it was cooked to death. Staff were lovely so it’s a shame they can’t cook simple food, yes they gave me back the money for my food but as you go out to eat it’s not really the point. Going to give up now and except it’s just not a good place to eat.

Called in with family for lunch. Beer and food good value for the price but it was busy and as a result not very clean...

We recently spent four days at the Hatchet and had a fabulous time! Our room was in the cottage down stairs and was spacious and very quiet except when big foot moved in above us. The food was always delivered hot and fast and was great value for our money! We would stay there again for sure.

I called in at lunchtimes me when just one member of staff was behind the bar dealing with a long queue. My order was politely taken, my meal (an all day breakfast) ready in minutes and it was well cooked and presented. Thank-you.

Good for cheap bite to eat however chefs could do with more training

A typical Wetherspoons. Food good pub grub and cheap booze. Only thing was the air conditioning which was every where and even on a very hot evening it was very cold inside.

Lovely room totally spoiled by noisy exterior aircon machine .. at 2 am I finally had to complain to the house manager but to no avail .. the hotel was full ! The manager said that the monster had just been turned off but it kept on kicking in .. Room 106 is the new room 101 .. avoid at all costs !!

Lovely friendly staff , good food , very clean and comfy room, The manager went above and beyond We will be back sooner than later

Its a spoons you know what you're getting .....

Spent two afternoons in the very large beer garden. Plenty of staff on so although it was busy you didn't have to wait long at the bar. Being a Wetherspoons pub you could book and pay whilst at your tables.

Visited many times and can’t fault the value for money of food and drinks. Preconceptions of Wetherspoons pubs normally make me look elsewhere but this one is a repeated favourite for my kids and my wallet. The rear of the pub is especially family friendly due to the recent refurbishment and the outside space is great for a sunny afternoon.

We go here at least 2 a month. The food is great the staff are great and since they have had the extension the can cover up to 150 tables. The bear garden was packed over the bank holiday weekend with some great outdoor tables and seating areas. If your in Newbury for the shopping or the racing you have to come here and try the food. The service is excellent and the staff are very professional and welcoming. Just say that Dave recommended this place, it won’t get you a discount but they will know your in a good circle of friends

Since my last review the breakfasts had not improved, despite mentioning to the staff each time. When we ordered breakfasts, we asked could they please bring it out hot as it is usually only warm, and they did, well done and thank you it was nice although we shouldn’t have to ask for it to be hot it should always come out like this. The new extension is very nice, bright airy and much needed. I do think with this new space the lack of a ladies toilet downstairs is an issue, as with a quote a few Wetherspoons The ladies always seems to be quite a trek upstairs. I was assured on my last review that they were working round-the-clock on getting rid of the hatchet flies. Though I have seen no evidence of this and the flies have now discovered the conservatory.

What was supposed to be an afternoon pub visit and relaxing time away from work ended up being more like a circus! Arguing clientele, uneducated bar staff (didn't know that Sauvignon Blanc was a type of wine), and worn, aged surroundings made this attempt of an afternoon of leisure to be quite a disaster.

I visited my family in Newbury again and having really enjoyed my previous visit to The Hatchet, I decided to bring the family.

I'm a big fan of "Spoons" but this one let the side down. The food was cold, no decaf coffee, no chocolate sprinkles and 10% more expensive than the Spoons in Basingstoke. I mentioned the cold food to the waitress and all she said was "you're not the first person to say that to me today".

It is what it is, cheap food but expensive on toilet roll the next day, food was awful at this place even more so than the service... And the fact the electric kept cutting out but was still continuing to stay open,thr decor is also in ruins... Needs a revamp

We have just had traditional breakfasts Luke warm as I call it. It did improve for a couple of weeks but it’s slipped again. Not really good when you’re paying for food. The Hatchet Flies are still ever present which makes the cold breakfasts seem worse.

Visited this pub as a pre drink and snack before the panto in Newbury.

Ordered drinks on the app, chased these up 4 times over 30 minutes and was finally told by the assistant manager that the had been brought. They hadn't. She then went away for 10 minutes to check the cctv before finally agreeing to a refund. 45 minutes wasted without any apology

Popped in fro Breakfast and ordered 2 traditional breakfasts, one with mushroom and the other with mushroom and extra fried egg. Half way through eating I thought that the meal was not as filling as I expected when it suddenly dawned on me that I should have had 2 hash browns, but did not have these on my plate. The eggs were overcooked (hard yellow yolk) so I assume they are pre-cooked and kept on a warmer. Disappointed with this - was at Sainsbury for breakfast the previous day - wish Id done the same on day 2.

It's one of the better Wetherspoons in the UK, made even better that everything can be done from within the app so there's no waiting at the bar when it's busy on a Friday or Saturday night

Fair's fair. I gave a bad review to this 'spoons because they weren't able to, or, were unwilling to control drunk local scratters in the garden area.

Please get somebody that knows what they are doing i.e. Pest control, to sort out this fly problem at the coffee machine end of the pub. Staff are aware of the problem but dont seem to take it seriously. Fly spray does not solve what is obviously a problem that needs to be be sorted. Us newspaper readers sit at the end of the pub sit there because it is much more conducive to reading etc because of the better light quality. I don't like complaining as there is much that i liove about this place. Please take this problem seriously.

While the prices of food and real ale are excellent there are a few things letting the pub down. Firstly is the infestation of bar flies, it seems to be getting worse and worse.

The place is fine, has good value foods and drinks, however the demeanour and attitude of the young girl behind the bar is not that welcoming or acceptable

My Fiancée had only recently come out of hospital after a major health scare and I wanted to take her to a pub she’s likes going to so of course I took her here as she enjoys coming here. So we drove up from Swindon download the bar app and ordered 15 minutes later no sign of our drinks then over 20 minutes passes and still nothing then 1 of pub staff came over and informed us there was a power cut in the kitchen much to our disappointment as it was gone 22:00 so there were of course limited on dining options. There was no genuine apology from the pub staff team member all he said was did we still want our drinks (which were still no where in sight) we of course declined as I was taking my Fiancée out for a meal not a drink! I have still not received my refund from the evening. The member of staff we spoke to that night informed us he would call us to confirm when the refund had been made but no such luck. So rang up Saturday morning asked to speak to the Manager and person who answered said “Speaking” yet I thought a man called Paul was the “Manager” equally just as disappointing experience with the lady who answered my call. No apology no nothing. I was quite frankly disgusted. Having done a 62 mile round neither my Fiancee or I were happy. It totally ruined the evening out and ending up going home very hungry.

Stayed here one night for a friends 30th nearby and we have to say we were pleasantly surprised with this place. Did not expect much as it’s so cheap! Rooms are great value and clean with new bathrooms, service was good and the food was great for the price. Very cheap food and drinks. If we were visiting Newbury again we would definitely consider staying here again.

When another well known chain had no availability Wetherspoons as always can save the day! You know what you're getting with consistency in pricing and food quality. A real shame there's no Sunday roast on the menu anymore but times have changed I suppose and an alternative hearty meal was found. All in all you get good value in pleasant surroundings every time we visit.

Passing this way again on the return from a coach holiday, this house is always a good place to call. It has a well kept cellar with good food. The service was good and the staff kept the tables cleared. Well worth a visit

Food and drink are excellent value, we like to try different things and everything we've ever had as always been good pub food. Staff are fantastic- they are helpful and work very hard. Some Wetherspoons can be a bit grotty but this place is always clean and tidy. The app works well and orders are processed very quickly which is great for me as I don't need to leave my children unattended when making our order.

Was wandering around Newbury market on Saturday and stepped in for a quick breakfast and coffee. It was cheap and warm, coffee was nothing fancy but solid. Very good price to value ratio.

Went here against my better judgement as haven't had a good experience with Wetherspoons in the past but as there were 9 of us looking for a meal after a day out we were limited with options.

This is my favourite Wetherspoons that I have visited. Beautiful old building, a bit dated inside. The garden is fantastic, very busy when the sun is shining.

It was a busy saturday and guess you were under staffed. However, even tho it was a big event in the market place it was slow service and the outside area was dirty and had uncollected plates. This attracted wasps and made the area not nice to sit in. The drinks were a reasonable price.

Thoroughly enjoy visiting the Hatchet Inn with my partner. I love how they serve food up till 23:00. This Weatherspoons is the best I’ve visited for food. I don’t normally rate WS pubs too highly but this place was fantastic. The food is always very yummy and very filling. You get a decent amount of food on your plate. Our bill came to around £50 with 3 starters (3 for £10) 2 large mixed grills, side of scampi and plentiful of drinks for both myself and partner. The Manager came over a few times to check everything was ok with the meal which I liked. It showed he cared. We had no complaints. We will most certainly be returning in the not so distant future.

It's a Wetherspoons - cheap and cheerful. That said, it's definitely one of the better ones. Massive beer garden out the back which is a suntrap - great to sit out on the sunny evenings. Most of the staff a friendly and the beer is always pretty good. I've only had one dodgy pint here in the last few years and that was replaced with no fuss.

Booked for 1 night and arrived and parking outside was full so went to the library car park which is minutes away walking distance and reasonable.

The usual 'Spoon and now the only one in Newbury, thankfully, the other was awful. Value for money pricing on food and drink with a good range of each. Very busy when we visited on 'match day' but very nice to sit outside facing the market square.

My partner ordered a chicken gourmet burger for me with fried buttermilk chicken, I've been looking forward to trying it for ages! It sounded so good, with monterrey Jack cheese and pepper sauce, omg! I was so excited to receive my food, so was disappointed when I received a normal chicken burger with grilled chicken not fried. Oh well, sent it back and clearly said I'd ordered a 'gourmet chicken burger!' I was so hungry by this point I almost was just going to eat the first burger but no! I really wanted my chicken gourmet burger with yummy buttermilk chicken! So 15 mins later my new plate came, hooray! Buttermilk chicken, great but it was still not a gourmet burger,just a piece of fried chicken with salad in burger bap, and no onion rings :( so sad, but so hungry so I just ate it as my partner had already finished his meal at this point and I was jealous. We were definitely charged for a gourmet burger as I checked, so quite disappointed I didn't get one. Lesson is, don't buy a gourmet chicken burger as no one in wetherspoons seems to actually know what that is. The kicker is, a few days after I tried to get this burger at an Oxford wetherspoons, and it came with bacon but no cheese! Is gourmet chicken burger a myth? Does it exist?

I usually go here every Friday for their fish & chips and nice glass of white wine. The food I have notice has even got better over the past few weeks, the fish has a good taste, nice flaky meat with a nice batter. Portions are of a good size, certainly great value for money. I recommend The Hatchet Inn.

We've regularly been to The Hatchet in Newbury for food - being a Wetherspoons, there's nothing special about it - but it's cheap, cheerful and convenient, especially with the app which allows you to order from your table. We decided to eat dinner there after each of the first three England World Cup matches and it was fine - a passable, not-too-hectic place to re-fuel after the excitement and chat about the game.

I ordered a 14 oz steak medium rare.

We’ve just moved to the area and were nervous to try this place, as our previous local Wetherspoons had not been very nice. We needn’t have worried! The staff are friendly, the food is delicious and served very quickly. The dining tables and surrounding floors are always clean, which I really appreciate. All in all, very nice indeed!

Usual 'Spoons, though rough for Newbury.

When we arrived all the outside tables were full so we went inside. We sat at 2 different tables both were sticky with spilled drinks. We went to the bar to order food but too many people were waitinxdg so we left.

Our family love this pub we go here quite often but this time we had something different, a pizza! the food is delightful and cheaper then Mac Donalds, would defiantly recommend.

Started queuing for food and moved a foot in about 20 minutes. Then people started jumping the queue so left. By far the worst managed pub I have been in.

We always use wetherspoono and have never had cause to complain before. So this was a first. 4 couples ordered separately but within minutes of each other. So after 45 min wait !!! The food started to arrive but over a period of 30 min. The first couple had finished eating before the last couple had even got theirs. Some of food was cold. Parts of meal was missing. Staff were not interested in helping. Final part of one meal arrived long after everything else had been eaten and only because we chased and chased. So not good at all

The beer was truly excellent and had been kept well - real ales from Two Cocks and West Berks breweries. The burgers and chips were very good for the money, the onion rings a little tired. The value this venue offers is unbeatable. The staff were polite and seemed motivated. All in all, a very pleasant evening.

Excellent food I do must say. Nice warm burgers and others are good good. Chip is good too is do. Do not know about bolted but can tell you that this is excellent restaurant here! And good pub with good drinks to.

We ordered two steak and egg meals, well done, when the meals came they were red raw right through, we ask them to take the meals back, as we didn't ask for rare, when they came back they were still rare in the middle, very hard and very differcult to chew. We said we wasn't prepared to pay for the meals as we couldn't eat it. The member of staff was very nice and gave us a full refund for the two meals, and we did not get charged for the two drinks, which i must say did help. So we went to another place for our Sunday lunch.

I was amazed at the prices and portions. If you want a good, filling and cheap lunch in Newbury go to The Hatchet. Huge menu and choices all at a great orice. You order and pay at the bar with a table number, the food arrived very quickly and well presented and was delivered with a smile.

visited here this week for lunch,very busy place,service very quick,didnt wait long for our meal,worth waiting for it was very nice prices reasonable good portion size..toilets kept clean..will recommend and will go back again..

Was ok is what it is for price wasnt very keen on the ribs they had a weird taste chicken bit overgrilled service pretty good tho would recomend for a cheap lunch but beware thats what you get overall good for the money you pay