The Holly Blue in Basingstoke and Deane

Quick and efficient service from the team!

Delicious Sunday lunch. Thanks to Georgie for looking after us so well

Great meal a really nice atmosphere. Kyra was a wonderful host and very attentive. We will be back!

Such great food, great atmosphere, lovely service, Kyra was brilliant!

Fantastic food and lovely staff, especially Vicky. Had a lovely lunch with my nan 🤩

Stopped by for a Burger and a pint. Food was delicious, great selection of beers and Laura was absolutely fantastic.

Great atmosphere, but the food is average and our food arrived before our drinks after about 20 minutes. Expensive for what it is.

Burger was delicious, good value for money, greeted warmly by Katy when we arrived.

Sat outside in the sun. Nduja chicken was delicious! Service quick and friendly.

Food is good, great atmosphere for the Wednesday night pub quiz! Staff are so friendly and helpful

Lovely food and pub quiz on a Wednesday, we will return 😊

Quick service and lovely environment- our new go to

Great meal. Food is always good. Great atmosphere too.

Great evening with my family. Food was delicious and the service really good too.

Even though it wasn't busy, service was very slow, almost an hour from ordering before getting the starters. The meal wasn't great, the chicken snitzel and steak were both overcooked and the mashed potato seemed to be the package variety; when mentioned to the manager (?) his response was "... oh that the second one today..." Might use for drinks in the future but not for meals.

Lovey family lunch, warm greeting and attentive service from Adam and Vicky. Big dog friendly 👍🏻

Coffee wasn’t best but everything else was fab!

Amazing food and excellent customer service . All the food was hot and tasted delicious and the service was prompt. Can’t wait to come again.

Very good place, amazing ambiance. Staff was very friendly. We were a big group and had an amazing time!

Lovely pub - great breakfast and staff are very friendly

Great Breakfast and great service!

Always a pleasure to meet up with friends here and amazing food 😀

We had a lovely lunch in the Holly Blue today. Quick, friendly and efficient service. Lovely food.

had lunch here, server maddie was incredible. she made the whole experience amazing

Stopped for lunch on the way to Stonehenge. Lovely environment! Plenty of space and seats. Friendly hosts and servers. Adam took care of us. I recommend if you are in the area. Large menu with cocktails, beers, coffee, breakfast, dessert, lunch and more!!

Very good experience would definitely recommend!

Great evening and were able to have the laptop out whilst there and plan our holiday. Great friendly environment with great food. Never disappoints us

Popped in for lunch, food was ok but over priced and very poor bar service!! I would suggest they need to change the oil in there friers as the the battered fish and chicken schnitzel came out very very dark and not the expected golden brown! BUT the reason for this review is that a certain bar tender, possibly the manager as he seemed older and not wearing the same black uniform as the waiting staff needs to be retrained in how to serve at a bar and hygiene regulations. He had no idea who was to be served next, when this is quite easy to work out if you looked at your customers as they approached the bar instead of staring straight down into the bottom of the pint class you are filling with a bored gormless expression on your face! I waited patiently as he served 3 people in front of me, simply because I was not standing directly in front of him. I say this as I have many years experience of working in the pub trade. Then on serving his first customer as I approached the bar he sneezed into his hand and simply carried on. Picking up a wine glass in that hand and pouring a glas of wine. 🤧 Stop and wash your hands it takes seconds and shows the customer that you are good at your job. I wished I was a mystery customer for that brewery as the score would have been poor, he would have got a reprimand from his management and be on the next next customer training course 😡

Had a lovely lunch, Caesar salad was very tasty with generous amounts of chicken, bacon and croutons.

Great service from G and Laura, food was 10/10

Not sure how the other reviews say it’s good food, it’s average at best. Overcooked, took ages and just generally crap avoid

Expensive for the food served, I know it was busy but drink times were over 20 minutes and wasn't satisfied for the time we spent there for the bill amount, will be not be eating there again, not the waitresses fault

My friends and I have come here several times as it is easily accessed from M3 and is between our locations. Sadly the food was not great. I feel the menu has far too many food options. I had fish pie and salad. Salad very dry and uninspiring. Not much fish in the fish pie and not good value at around £18. Another friend had the Nduja chicken with a very small piece of chicken. Really not good value. Uou should halve the menu options at a minimum. Very disappointed. Time before wasn't great either but the location suits us. Bar and serving staff are excellent and deserve double pay they don't stop!

Went to the Holly Blue to celebrate my mother-in-laws birthday, food was very average and I ordered a club sandwich which came out about 25 minutes after my whole party had finished eating. I was told that my food had been given to another table and that they were making a fresh one, this subsequently took another 20 minutes. We weren't asked if we required another drink, wasn't asked if the food was OK, so the overall experience very poor, so won't be rushing back anytime soon

Food is nothing special, Garlic Ciabatta doesn’t even taste Garlicky more toasted bread than anything. Fish and Chips are nothing special and service on drinks is so slow. Nduja chicken should be more on the kids section the portions they were offering. Paid on the app as waiting to actually pay would of probably taken another long wait, will never go here again!

We've been to the Holly Blue several times, the Sunday roast is very good. It's definitely worth booking as it tends to get very busy, especially at the weekends.

Laura was an excellent waitress and was very accommodating to my dietary needs

Laura was very attentive and look after us very well. Halloumi and potato’s salad wasn’t the best but the pudding and Laura hospitality made up for it.

Laura was a heavenly attendant and gave us confidence in our orders

Gorgeous setting both inside and out. We (my husband and myself) originally booked for 6:00, but wanted to move our booking forward to 5:30, which they happily accommodated despite a busy Friday night. We each had one of the burgers (I had the Satay Chicken and my husband had the H&W), and a shared portion of their wings. Food came out in very great timing, and everything was very delicious. The staff are super prompt, helpful, and friendly. Overall a very great dining experience and we will definitely return. :)

I visited The Holly Blue on Tuesday and had a great experience during our lunch service. Our server Josh was very attentive, and made us feel very welcome. We would love to come back soon!

Great pub for lunch. Burgers were delicious. Izzy was a very attentive waitress. Will definitely come back!

We enjoyed a fabulous lunch with 3 generations of family today. The service was great and we all enjoyed our respective dinners.

Long waiting for the food. I had the Sunday roast. Nice big portion, but the meat was taught very difficult to chew. The quality of the meat not the best

Really nice midweek meal, staff covering from the Talisman were really great.

Beautiful pub with fabulous decor. The staff are lovely, attentive and very well mannered. It was 6 of us and we had Sunday roasts and burgers. All the food was outstanding with extra free gravy and Yorkshire puddings, what more could we want??!!!!🤩🥳 It was busy today and yet the atmosphere was chilled and relaxed. Looking forward to going again.

Katrina the waitress was great, very friendly and attentive. The food was okay.

Wonderful experience, good food and great service. Vicky was great at looking after us.

Always great food and service in a lovely pub!

Debbie really looked after us today

Debbie was excellent with the service today and very attentive. Great place to eat

Very good atmosphere and service, can’t fault the young, eager to learn staff. Decor is amazing. Food wasn’t bad, just average. Had the club sandwich and was decent, no egg in it which I would expect. I expected the wings to be fried but were in some kind of sauce. Again, not bad - just not what I expected. I’d still go there for a drink. Nice place.

Great quiz night! Good atmosphere

Quiz and music bingo are excellent. Daren is an excellent host

The quiz on a weds night is absolutely fantastic and the quizmaster is really fab - loads of teams and very competitive so make sure you brush up on your knowledge before you take part!

Visited for Sunday lunch - greeted nicely by friendly staff. Lovely big pub, well furnished and lots of room and space between tables. Sunday dinner was nice, roast beef was pink and tasty with unlimited Yorkshire puddings. Cauliflower cheese was only luke warm but was replaced straight away for a hot bowl, unfortunately a bit tasteless, but that was the only downside from a lovely meal.

Lovely cosy meet up for coffee and cake with friends! Maddie and Vicky were really welcoming, they brought colouring over for my friends little girl and were really attentive.

Vicky and Maddie looked after us very well,a great place to take kids. A lovely cosy pub with a good menù and friendly staff

This was a perfect place for breakfast. The full English was delicious. Both Vicky and Maddie made us feel very welcome and were attentive.

We arranged to meet friends at this pub for Sunday lunch, all having travelled a fair way to do so, but unfortunately both the food and the service was terrible. My husband and I both ordered the roast beef Sunday lunch option and it was not good. The potatoes were rock hard as they had not been cooked properly. The beef was chewy and lacked flavour and we ordered a side of cauliflower cheese, which I am not sure had been cooked at all! It was so hard, it was practically raw. Our son chose the children’s roast and had the same experience as his roast potatoes were also rock hard and undercooked and his meat was chewy and fatty. The price of the meals did not reflect the quality of the produce used, as it was very expensive for very poor quality. Our other son chose three scoops of ice cream for dessert and agin the price did not reflect what he actually received, as it was very expensive in relation to the size of the portion which was small. All in all, a very disappointing experience, definitely not value for money and we would not recommend eating here.

Vicky and maddie were lovely!! Very quick service and very attentive, interacted always with the little guest that was at our table!! Definitely recommend

Vicky and Maddie were very warm and welcoming! Fantastic customer service. Food was lovely and at our table within 10 minutes of ordering!

We had a lovely lunch with my two young children and the staff could not have been more helpful. The window seat is perfect for entertaining my toddler and the children's menu is just right, not too big but enough choice for us.

Staff are friendly and attentive, thank you Vicky and Maddie.

Wonderful morning coffee and cake, with fab service from Vicky and Maddie. Would highly recommend.

Debbie, our waitress, provided excellent service with a friendly smile. The food was delivered promptly and was delicious but could've been served a little warner.

Chose this pub as it has easy access to Basingstoke town centre where we were going to see a show. Arrived at the pub before our booking but were seated without having to wait. We saw other folk eating Sunday Roasts and they looked so lovely that's what we chose. The beef was perfectly cooked and everything else was great too. There was a delay in us being served the desserts but as soon as I chased up, they appeared and were well worth the wait. Sticky toffee pudding and apple pie were the best we've had for a very long time. We will definitely return.

Had a lovely dinner with drinks. Nice fresh food and will definitely be coming back!

Daniel was so genuinly kind and lovely, thank you. The food is usually better but tonight was so-so but the service made up for it! (P. S. They are always good at asking about allergies)

Served by the wonderful Casey! Food was delicious and place was cozy!

The food was good, came out hot & very quickly. Staff were polite & attentive but not crowding you every five minutes so able to enjoy the meal

Lovely service, food was tasty and came out fairly quick. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Lovely local pub, tasty breakfast and really lovely service.

Had a wonderful lunch, food was amazing we'd beer battered fish and chips, burgers and salad. Vicky was friendly, happy nothing was too much trouble. I'd highly recommend and will definitely be returning soon 😄

Thank you for a lovely evening, great food, Debbie was an excellent server! :-)

Matthew was brilliant! Excellent service and a happy face when greeting!

Very nice spot to meet with friends, was served by Laura at the bar who was so friendly and knowledgeable and offered our little ones some activity packs, would highly recommend

Pub was clean and tidy, was seated very quickly and was served by Daniel who was very friendly and couldn’t do about for us, highly recommended!!

I truly can't see how you could justify £8.75 for the plate of salad leaves and 3 tiny falafels that I had today, £3.60 for half a pint of coke - shockingly poor value for money. Despite being very local we won't be returning. Used to visit regularly a couple of years ago and stopped visiting as quite often certain items were off the menu and the quality of the food wasn't great. I see you have also stopped giving the square of fudge or tiny biscuit with the coffees. We nearly fainted with excitement when we were given a humbug each with the bill. Thought we would give it another go but came away feeling disappointed and very ripped off. Such a shame..

Lovely place and lovely staff! The garden is beautiful and the drinks are perfect would and have recommended to many😊. One million beers pls x

Great pub - we’ve been regulars since its opened. Menu could be a little more varied but couldn’t fault the atmosphere or service!

Excellent service from friendly staff

Acacia Maddie Daniel All the staff above that was on duty were very helpful, smiling and happy to answer any questions regarding drinks or food. Food was great quality, and provided in a speedy time. Nice atmosphere. Would recommend to anyone.

So pleased we have The Holly Blue in Kempshott. Awesome place to eat, meet up with friends as well as relax

Fantastic service and quality food! Lovely place to spend a Sunday evening!

First time here. Lovely atmosphere and surroundings, complete with lovely service. The Cronuts were lovely, but the coffee was absurdly hot. Burned my lips on the first sip. Do not go here if you want a good coffee! Shame about the coffee, as everything else about the place was lovely, and dogs are welcome which is a big bonus for us.

The Holly Blue Pub is a delightful spot that truly exceeded our expectations. From the moment we walked in, we were welcomed by a warm and inviting atmosphere. Our server, Matthew, was outstanding—attentive, knowledgeable, and genuinely friendly. He helped us navigate the menu with great recommendations, and his exceptional service made our experience even more enjoyable. The food was delicious and well-prepared, perfectly complementing the cozy vibe of the pub. Overall, I highly recommend the Holly Blue for anyone looking for great food and excellent service!

Great atmosphere, food and drink. Great service from Matthew, greeted us with a smile and was top from minute one until the end.

Not the best meal, Sunday roast. Many other diners complaining of cold meals.

Best pub in the area. Great music bingo too. Thank you to Isabelle for taking care of our table!!

One of my favourite places to visit! Such a lovely atmosphere and really enjoy the quizzes! The food is also amazing!

We had a pleasant afternoon lunch. Food was good and portions generous. Great selection of drinks and all the other facilities were excellent. Recommended!

Acacia was very friendly and attentive to our party's allergy needs.

Good coffee and cake after training run

Very nice but expensive for variety of food. We were in for lunch but had the hot meal wouldn’t rush back but would go again in the future.

Brilliant night! Thank you kienan! So helpful and kind

Kienan was very helpful and delivered quick service. What a lovely boy. Made the best raspberry daiquiri my mother has ever had.

The service was exceptional. Very attentive to the food allergy.

Great food,rapid service, great venue highly recommended.

Adam and the team are fantastic