The Nook Eating House in Fareham

Great food & service in a modest-sized restaurant. Simple interior and furnishings. Just a shame that at the end of the night the chef didn't want to converse or acknowledge my presence. Makes such a difference if the chef checks that everything was okay. Encourages one to return.

Didn't eat there although food looked very nice. No draught ales just bottled. Very popular little place.

Food was delicious. Staff were excellent. Highly recommended.

Food great service superb what a place top draw

We’ve had such a special evening, thank you Louise Allen

Lovely food and service and what a great place to stop on our country walk with the dog.

Great service, great good great staff, will now be our local.. Thanks all.

I went for lunch and was made to feel very welcome by all the staff.. I chose cheese sandwich and chips. The sandwich was very well filled and the bread fresh. The chips were plentiful and delicious, the side salad really nice. I had coffee to finish which was hot and gorgeous. The environment is delightful. Quirky and rustic, fresh and clean with an abundance of fresh flowers. Thank you Nook and Cranny. I'll be back 😁

First time at the Nook & Cranny and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Food was delicious and well presented. A bit pricier than what we would usually go for but worth the money. Will be back and recommend to others.

My friend and I were holidaying in the area & this place came on recommendation. We booked a table in advance for a Sunday at 2pm, it was a hot day, and the windows didn't open next to us so we asked to move and the Manager (a lady who appeared to be in charge) was accommodating & offered us an alternative. The place was busy! Initially my friend was served the wrong drink, however the barman, rectified this straight away. We ordered the last of the two specials that day, unfortunately I had to spit out the first couple of bites of my beef salad due to gristle, and what I assumed was a bit of bone. I struggled to cut the beef, it was very tough in places. The chef was apologetic and I ordered the duck leg instead. When it arrived I was most disappointed at the size of the meal, especially as it was £18.95. It was tiny with just 2 new potatoes cut in half and a tiny duck leg with little meat on it atall (see photo) We were served by whoever was available with little consistency, however the staff were polite and helpful. I didn't want to have to complain about a second meal, so we ate up, had a bit of ice cream and left. Lovely little place but the food let me down on this occasion sadly.

The nook offers top quality food in a wonderfully rustic atmosphere. The service was excellent when they catered for our party of 12. It is by far the best place to eat in the area.

Came down from Wolverhampton for the grand daughters 2nd birthday, going back home tomorrow so took my wife for a meal in the nook and cranny, what a fantastic end to our weekend the staff and manager were top notch the food fantastic, what a hidden gem this place is, next time we are back we will bring the family, well done guys 👍👍

The food, service and atmosphere were good. But I think £ 10,10 for a glass of rosé wine is ridiculous.

Just a quick stop on my bike ride. A little gem of a place. Will be trying to visit more often and making a point to try the food in the very near future.

Light bites for lunch...delicious crab tian, and an asparagus and feta salad. Caught some sunshine outside, which was lovely.

Delicious food. Highly recommended

Fabulous Sunday lunch, cooked to perfection.

Lovely place, though not suitable for disabled people

This chef really knows what hes doing. All of us were delighted with our well cooked and nuanced dishes... beautifully presented and generous portions. Just a very satisfying experience in pleasant surroundings. Definitely recommended. My mouth is watering in anticipation of returning.

Having just dined at the nook and cranny with friends wow what a fabulous meal, the quality of food was exceptional, this resturant is a hidden gem in the village of Hook. I highly recommend it,prices are good as is the drinks. Well worth a visit. Highly recommend

We went with friends to Nook and Granny. We originally looked at menu online as my wife does not eat red meat. The menu had changed but I asked if there was anything else on the menu she could have. They were wonderful gave me other suggestions and could not do enough to help. The staff were excellent. Lovely Christmas atmosphere. Will definitely visit again.

Gorgeous food, really really good. Great atmosphere and service.

Food was superb, the staff very helpful and friendly lovely atmosphere. Will definitely be going back there.

I truly enjoyed the fillet steak dinner, which David Edwards gave only one star. I must disagree in every aspect. My medium/rare steak was perfectly cooked and accompanied by five vine tomatoes and a large portion of perfectly cook chips. Personally, I would prefer that the chips were not frozen. But since this dish is the only one where chips are offered. I must accept frozen but perfectly cook chips as the norm. I have extremely traveled through most of rural France and the Nook & Cranny is better than the majority of restaurants we have enjoyed in our travels and better than anything locally, by a distance! Unfortunately, the restaurant is located in the only rural location for miles around. So is not a busy as it deserves to be. Until discovering, whilst living locally for fifty years, I have never had a reason to drive to Hook, so never discovered the restaurant’s existence.

Lovely little restaurant with some cracking food would definitely recommend

I had a really nice lunch with my wife reasonable prices (the cost was on par with local pubs for the lunch menu) great service nice food and generous portions It was lunchtime so it wasn't banging maybe there is a different vibe in the evenings but it was nice and chill Will definitely go again and explore more of the menu

I attended a friend's 70 birthday and had a wonderful time. The food was delicious and the service very good. The staff were excellent.

Went her with my wife and son who is 2. We had menu and both decided to have the steak dinner. Now I do love my food and have eaten at very nice places. When our steak dinner came out I was absolutely in shock. A steak dinner should be enjoyable, but there was no mushrooms, no peas,no onion rings nothing on the side. It was half full of skinny fries, 3 full tomatoes on a vine and the steak. And all for £30 oh and pepper sauce. The owner sat on a table 5ft away with all her pepper work and laptop it was such a put off, time and place and infant of people eating their meal. I asked waitress if I can have a teaspoon of red wine in my sauce and was told the chef always make pepper sauce with red wine. Tidy. The worst pepper sauce ever, not a drop of red wine in it and salty as the sea. Good job I'm from Wales and was on holiday in Southampton, but I will never go there again. Big mistake.

Had a lovely evening food delicious, brilliant service and friendly staff will go again on a Wednesday.

Nice wee place and the staff were realy friendly. Dog friendly too so has to be 5 stars

Wednesday 4 course meal for £25 was certainly good value. Really good portions and nicely cooked snd presented. Serving staff looked as if they liked working there. Seeing two large labradors was a bit of a surprise. We'll behaved but in a small restaurant ?

I haven't been to the Nook', except to have a breakfast and a cup of coffee outside some years ago. I think I may have received this invitation to comment as I spent some time on the grass common, capturing the building in watercolour.

Good dining and plenty of choice

As always, the food and service were fabulous. This is our go-to place for special occasions. We had the taster menu, and it didn't disappoint every option was lovely. Melon with feta, cranberries, and pine nuts was delicious. Baked salmon with vegetables, a delight, and the bread and butter pudding and cheese truly superb. Thank you team.

Fantastic place with excellent food and lovely hosts. Dog friendly and in just an absolutely beautiful location. Perfect for sitting outside with a drink and some food watching the world go by!

Come on, special menu, bangers and mash, french onion gravy, medley of vegetables, with a pint of real ale, perfect venue, perfect food, good value

We dined in with friends, it was a lovely evening

We go regularly for drinks and dinner! We love it and so does our pup!

Always great, but Christmas Dinner was superb. I still don't know how they coped with so many dinners. Staff were really helpful and friendly. Lucky to have so close to home

We always enjoy our visit to the Nook. Lovely food freshly cooked which isn't over-priced (compared to some of the local pub food prices atm). Staff are excellent and the atmosphere can be great when it is busy. Well worth a visit.

Delicious food with good wines. Highly recommended

Great restaurant, cozy and nice. Highly suggested

Fantastic food - fillet steak was delicious. Attentive staff

Beer had to be changed as flat, bread was dry or stale, food distinctly average, overcharged on top but refunded. For the price I really have no interest in going back personally.

Incredibly good food...run by absolute professionals.

Great food, but atmosphere let it down

Has the steak night deal and it was divine. Such a lovely place real little Gem.

Great menu but cold restaurant had to keep our coats on

1st visit to The Nook for a celebration meal. Food was absolutely amazing. Taste,, quality and presentation was superb so many thanks to the talented chef who prepared our meals The service was also spot on. On arrival we were all made to feel very welcome and relaxed. The young waitress (maddie)was polite and very helpful. What a beatiful family run restarant with high quality food and service. Thank you so much as we all had a memorable evening and will definately be returning.

Lovely Sunday lunch. Great & professional services.

Small friendly eaterie. Good food. Pleasant staff and surroundings

The second time for breakfast...Had the Nook big breakfast...granddaughter the veggie option..the littleun had the child's...excellent value, well cooked...plenty of choice can substitute (very useful) so engrossed with the food forgot to take photos ..will have to go back ....any excuse!!

Great dinner had there last night

Great food but terrible service. Waiting staff were unfriendly, unattentive and unskilled. What a shame.

From start to finish it's a taste experience. We were lucky enough to get a table at this small restaurant on a busy Friday evening. We were offered drinks as we looked through the menu. There were approx 5-6 starters and equally as many main courses to choose from. On a Friday and Saturday night, I believe they only offer the a la carte menu. Midweek they offer a set menu as well. My husband chose a onion consummé with a gruyere cheese puff - this was divine and served out of a glass tea pot. I had the cured salmon and scallops. Both starters were divine, beautifully presented and memorable. Dishes we would most certainly order again. For our main course, two of our party decided to have the Southdown Lamb (pictured) and I have the Dover Sole with pea and mint puree and large chips. (Not sure why I didn’t take a picture of my food, but I think I actually got distracted and began to eat before I remembered the picture!) The Dover sole was a fabulous twist on fish and chips. Totally divine and the most memorable part was the pea pure and the succulent fish portion! The Southdown Lamb was a great hit. Not only was it beautifully presented it was also a very large portion. 2 lamb steaks were placed on top of the dauphinoise potatoes, along with a portion of slow cooked lamb. We couldn’t resist the Baked Honeycomb and Ginger Alaska and decided to share this dish. Every bite was amazing. The service was friendly and efficient, without being overbearing. The food is brilliant. Most certainly worth a visit!

We had a lovely meal beautifully presented and staff very attentive. Will be going back again.

Stunning food, beautifully presented

Best restaurant in the area in my opinion. By a country mile. Beautiful menu of quality dishes prepared meticulously. The owner obviously cares about the service given. I only use this place occasionally as a treat. Hence really look forward to my visits! Evening meals and lunches both done exquisitely. Sunday lunches are fantastic.

Brilliant restaurant. Off the beaten track. I suppose that it should be called a local secret.

We love this place, food and wine is always outstanding and delivered in a friendly manner. No matter what day or what occassion the Nook will make the experience special. A shining star in the area.

This is a very nice place as I no the owner well as I deliver fresh food regularly and staff are friendly and very clean place to visit for a meal or just a small snack

Stunning food and ambience. This is proper gourmet food and wine! Everything was cooked to perfection and served beautifully! It can be pricey but what you pay is what you get... Hats off to the crew

Beutifal village set nook as the name discribes

Outstanding! Great menu, great wine, great service.

Amazing food, lovely staff. Definitely recommend!

Gorgeous food, alongside amazing service. I'll be bringing my grandma here for her birthday!

Food was amazing, service was amazing. Good value for money as their portion sizes are great! Will definitely come back especially for the brownie and salted caramel ice cream.

Really lovely food, great atmosphere and a really good waitress. We popped in without booking Saturday lunchtime and can't wait to go back again. Had the Pork and the Sea bass and would recommend both.

Cute place in the middle of nowhere. Food was excellent and reasonably priced, especially with the fixed-price lunch menu.

Great place to eat in England. Food was fantadtic!!

Went to a French night. Food was very well presented and full of flavour. Each course had wine which complemented the food very nicely.

French evening, tres magnifique!

Enjoyed a fantastic Sunday lunch cooked and presented beautifully.

Great meal at this hidden restaurant.

Expensive good for special occasions

Nice food quite expensive, v. Good for celebrations

Great food, great people, needs only an improvement on service, style and atmosphere, but I have to say that lately the overall restaurant looks much better than last time I went, I recommend anyone a go it's worth x the money

Fantastic Sunday lunch. We took my parents to the Nook after telling them how great the food was and it lived up to our praises . I think it’s probably the best roast lunch I’ve ever had, succulent perfectly cooked beef, crispy roast potatoes and perfect mix of flavours from the vegetables. Lovely friendly atmosphere, far better than bland chain restaurants.

Starters not available main meal of pork belly was gammon and tasted horrible waited for drinks told we are a person down sorry beer has been left on side two people gone home and been ill left 2 hours before taxi was due absolute rubbish and it cost 160 pounds

Lovely atmosphere great food which was above average. Service was very good. Will visit again.

Food was superb. Good choice and pleasant service. Four of us, one bottle local wine and 3 courses each, £ 140.

Celebrated 30th anniversary of first visit. Still excellent, and still want to come back again.

Beautiful food, excellent and friendly staff. Felt truly spoilt and so well catered for. Sunday lunch how it should be done!

Great little place, food is brilliant. Great value sandwiches at lunchtime as well.

Lunchtime 'quick' menu is very limited.......... But the sandwiches / fillings are soooo scrummy. Cakes are excellent too! All for £8/person. Try it!

My wife and son treated me to a cooking lesson/chef experience with Malcolm at the Nook and Cranny and it was a great day! Being a keen cook I'm used to being in the kitchen but I learnt so many new things. From start to finish the day was exceptional and I will definitely go back in the future for more!

Great find!! Lovely place and great food...

Quaint little family owned restaurant with great food! Definitely be going back again.

We had an amazing 3 course meal here on Mothering Sunday, I highly recommend this place. We will be going back.

Lovely staff and food - they hosted a birthday party and made it a very nice experience.

Friendly service, good food, comfortable surrounding. Ideal for a family meal.

Beautiful food and wine.... great intimate service and a pleasurable experience.....

The food was excellent, wine also. Will go again.

Fantastic food, lovely decor beautiful surroundings.