The Holly Blue in Basingstoke and Deane

Party of 10 from 3 to 83 and service, food and play facilities for the little ones was fantastic !! The olds could chat knowing the little ones were safe in the play area as large windows overlooking !! Carvery was the best I’ve had in a long time and portions of meat were very generous !!! Staff were polite,friendly and above all attentive !!! The redheaded waitress did not stop smiling and so friendly as was carvery chef !!!

Amazing place with amazing food! Definitely recommend 🙌🏼

Great food and service all round, friendly atmosphere… definitely a regular for us!!

Decent quality Roasts and friendly service. Also a great decor.

Always good meal and great staff.

Very nice breakfast!! Great atmosphere and service. Thank you

We LOVED our hostess Vicky who went the extra mile to make us feel welcome. She made sure everything was easy around food preference and allergies and she just made sure we had a lovely time! Her friendly demeanour and kindness elevated our experience

Food is always nice and the service is really good.

Wouldn’t assist with checking CCTV when my car was damaged in their car park.

Nice meal with friends Waitress Georgie really helpful

Meal with friends, very relaxed Our waitress's Georgina was great

Excellent service from Georgina. We will be back.

Kienans service was unbelievable even through a busy quiz night!

We came for the quiz and dinner - great atmosphere and a good range of questions!

Lovely food, really friendly, helpful staff. Debbie couldn’t do enough for us. Would definitely recommend.

Louisa was incredible. We didn’t have a reservation and she made room for us. Consistently made sure we had everything we needed. Brilliant service.

Stopped in for some lunch, Vicky was an excellent host - the food was lovely, and service speedy

Food was terrible. Service was terrible. The manager was very nice when we complained. Felt sorry for him. Told there should have been 4 chefs but only 2 were on. No excuse for poor service.

Food luke warm let the place down, the person serving us did not come and ask how food was, won't becoming again....

A lovely meet up with friends. Great service from Debbie, lovely food and time to have a good natter.

Fantastic venue, food was amazing, the roast pork and vegetarian roast were one of the best around. Aaliyah provided an excellent friendly service with a smile. Would highly recommend.

Excellent meal. We had a delicious roast that came out super quickly. Debbie was excellent at making sure our baby was fed first too. Thank you!

We visited as a party of 7 on Mother’s Day - I had pre-booked, and just as well as it was very busy. So busy in fact that we had to wait in line to be seated for around 10 minutes. I had flagged in our booking that my son is coeliac and having been to the pub before we knew that there were several things on the menu he could have. The waitress was very helpful and showed us how to access the menu online for nutritional information. It took a very long time to get to this point however as service was slow and staff were clearly run off their feet. When we did get to order we decided to order our drinks at the same time as we’d already been there for a while! Unfortunately when it came to food, many things were out of stock that were suitable for coeliacs. No nachos. No gf buns. No roast chicken. Eventually my son went for the roast beef only to then be told that because they had run out of red cabbage they couldn’t let him have it as they can’t make modifications to foods for people with intolerance/ allergy! The fact he wouldn’t have eaten it anyway didn’t matter. It took another age for our drinks to arrive and we had to remind them about the glass of water for my daughter. Finally the food arrived. Mine and my mums fish and chips was mostly batter and very oily. My dad’s roast pork looked more like pulled pork as it was clearly the remnants of what they had left. The burgers were overcooked and thin. We decided to skip pudding as we’d already been there for over 2 hours at this point and doubted they’d have anything suitable for coeliacs anyway. We were really disappointed. They were clearly understaffed, and overbooked. Most disappointing though was the lack of options for coeliacs - we try to make him feel he’s not missing out too much wherever we go but this just highlighted to him all the things he couldn’t have. We won’t be going again unless they sort this out.

Came for a family meal out and we had a Brilliant Sunday roast, it was delicious! We were Served by Debbie who was great and we had a fab visit! Thank you.

Debbie was amazing and really engaging. Talked us through the menu and options and didn’t stop smiling the whole time. Really impressed

Great place but fish and chips little bit too oily

Lovely Sunday lunch, amazing food and great service x

The dinner was really lovely and our server Charlotte was incredibly attentive and went above and beyond making the experience in my opinion.

Really lovely pub with great atmosphere - staff very professional but food could be a little better quality for the price (but tasty enough!) - overall happy with the visit. Served by Charlotte who was excellent

Often visit for a drink. The pub itself is nice but the bar service is terrible. Too often you stand waiting with bar staff noticing you but still they serve other people first who have just rolled up! Good bar staff notice who has been waiting longest, even when really busy. This and lack of serving staff lets the place down plus price of a pint is outrageous!

My friend and I came for our lunch and had a lovely time - we sat outside in the sunshine and had our lunch bought out to us. The staff were friendly and accommodated all our requirements. I will definitely be coming back!

The food and service from Anna was first class Thank you

Lovely food for adults and kids and attentive friendly staff. Great atmosphere and even better on a quiz night

Lovely Sunday lunch and great service

Lovely quiet lunch. Shame about water marks on cutlery and glasses.

Laura was very hospitable and the steak toasty was absolutely cooked to perfection. A1++++++++

Great job from laura, nice food and good service

Very dog friendly ordered myself a drink at the table and asked for a dog bowl of water very happy to bring my fur baby out a drink and treats

Laura was a fantastic waitress, very polite 😀 👍

Amazing service and great staff

Nice family pub with good choices of seating for couples or families. Don't like paying over £15 for a burger and chips but the steak pie was nice.

Friendly customer focussed staff, quick service. Steak and Ale pie pastry was very hard (overcooked). otherwise would have been 5 stars. Didn't return meal as was short on time

We didn't have any food, just a couple of drinks for mother's day. Outside area was nice, service was pretty quick considering how busy they were.

Very overpriced for a subpar quality of pub food and not a very big portion, £15 for a hotdog!! Would not recommend for anything other than a quick pint if passing through.

Wonderful food and drinks, great energy from staff, specifically Vicky our server, and a beautiful atmosphere overall :)

THE best pub in Hampshire, local resident but always the best service!

Honestly, my visit was a 5 star trip. Me and my partner went in for dinner and the quiz night, and had nothing but an amazing night. The food was amazing, I had the pie and mash while my other half went for the burger and the food came with amazing table service. We're going back again for date night in a few weeks for all the above!

Lovely food and service as always

Excellent service and on a busy Saturday lunchtime. Georgie who served us was really friendly and helpful. Food was excellent.

Great place and good atmosphere

Perfect for a casual meal or a fancy dinner.

I popped in here for some lunch as it was a convenient location. It turns out it’s a really lovely pub. I was welcomed with a big smile by the gorgeous Vicky. She really adds a shine to the venue. The food was also really good, in particular the mushroom tacos, I’m not veggie but was amazed by how delicious they were. I have no idea how they do it, but it was like eating meat. It’s a lovely atmosphere and great decoration. I’ll be coming back on my next trip to the area.

Vicki was really welcoming, she took our breakfast orders and made sure everything was all good. Rest of the staff members who’ve served us are very nice too

Always a great experience at the Holly Blue. Very friendly staff & always accommodating.

Great place, great food. You can order through the QR code on your table. Unfortunately staff and order coordination is lacking. 8 minutes after I preferred through the QR code, the waitress came to me asking if I was ready to order. I presume these are teething issues, but something they will need to fix

Great time at quiz this evening. Maddie was a great server!

Great quiz..not the usual quiz master but even better than the other one..great food, great drinks lovely people..Josh was fantastic

Lovely pub, always do the weekly quiz. Great atmosphere.

Had an amazing evening meal and the staff were really friendly.

Enjoyed a lovely dinner at the Holly Blue, and received great service with a smile.

Went here for lunch, food good but some menu items unavailable late in lunch service possibly due to pending change of menu? Other than that very enjoyable.

Joshua our server, he was lovley.

Food was lovely and Joshua’s service was top tier, would definitely return!

Adam and the team did an excellent and my meal was very good

First visit and I must say the food and service is excellent. Highly recommended and look forward to visiting again soon ! Josh did a fantastic job.

Came in to watch the football and have a pint, was greeted by a very kind member of staff called Ryan, and great service on the bar from daniel.

Quick and efficient service from the team!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Quick service and lovely environment- our new go to

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

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.

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

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.

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

Lovely pub - great breakfast and staff are very friendly

Great Breakfast and great service!

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

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

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!

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

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