The Poplar Farm in Test Valley

My family arranged my surprise 60th birthday meal here. What a wonderful place will definitely go again.

Nice pub with large car park. A great meeting place

Great Sunday lunch - the trio of roasts and well cooked selection of vegetables were excellent. Service from Maisy was very good and all you could want.

We had two courses for a set price, the same price as one main meal only. Very generous portions and tasty. Good and hot and catered for my GF intolerance. The lady who served us was friendly and helpful. If passing at a convenient time again would certainly eat here again.

We recently dined on two consecutive evenings, and overall, it was a lovely experience. On our first visit, I had the lasagne, which was hot, tasty, and just the right portion size, while my husband thoroughly enjoyed his sirloin steak. For dessert, I had the crème brûlée, which was absolutely delicious, and my husband opted for the crumble, which he also enjoyed. The cask ale was a perfect accompaniment, and we found the food and drinks to be reasonably priced. The service was another highlight—the waitress was friendly and helpful, and we appreciated that the pace of the service was relaxed and not rushed, making for a very pleasant evening. We were so pleased that we returned the following night with our son. He tried the pie of the day, which he really enjoyed, and my husband and I both had sirloin steak. While the steak was still good, my husband felt it wasn’t quite as nice as the previous night, being a bit overcooked for his liking. Unfortunately, we also had to request condiments a few times, which never arrived. Despite this, the waitress remained just as pleasant and friendly as before. Poplar Farm offers great food at a good price, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. While there were a couple of minor issues on our second visit, the overall experience was still positive, and we would definitely return.

Tracey was a lovely waitress :)

Always a lovely place to have a business lunch, food with friends or drinks in the evening! Especially in the winter months as the food is hearty and the atmosphere lovely.

food was at the door on time but delivery driver would not leave at the address which was correct as the pin number would not work . he was trying to sort this out on our door step finally sorted after 15 mins but food was on doorstep and got cold absolutely fuming that it couldn't have been resolved quicker .

We are regular sunday diners at various places and i have to say this is by far the best , food was delicious and served hot , pork belly was so tender and plenty of it , staff very friendly , i havnt been into the Poplar farm since i was 19 and tomorrow i will be 70 so a very long time and will definatly be back , keep up the good work , excellent thankyou

Tracey and the team gave us great service for our Sunday lunch. Thank you

Lovely warm welcome from Tracey behind the bar. Always a pleasure to be at the Poplar Farm

Fabulous lunch!! Beautifully presented and absolutely delicious!!! Service was fantastic,dog friendly too..gorgeous pub!!! Its our new favourite, thankyou

Fantastic food and service as always, Tracey is a great host and very patient with my large but cuddly Rottweiler. Thanks again.

My friend and I meet here once a week and have never been disappointed by food, atmosphere or truly excellent service! Tracey was our server tonight, thank you for another wonderful evening

Tracey always goes above and beyond what service I’ve experienced in similar establishments - She’s always extremely friendly and makes sure that every experience I’ve had at the Poplar Farm is as enjoyable as the last

Lovely evening for a dinner.Pleasant atmosphere, good food and great service.Service was really good and always with a smile.Our server, Jess was lovely, attentive and provided good communication about menu.Hope to return soon.

Both Tracey and Michael were helpful and friendly great service and reasonable prices would definitely recommend

Had a fabulous Christmas day meal with crackers and the best service Well done TPF.

Tracey behind the bar is fab! Warm and welcoming!

12 of us celebrated my Mum & Dad’s 60th Wedding Anniversary, we had a lovely table and was looked after by Jess who done a fab job making sure we were ok along with Holly & Maisy

Staff were very helpful and welcoming, especially as I had my two dogs with me. Food was nice too!

We had a lovely meal at this pub Tilly our waitress was very kind and helpfull

Yuk! You can see why they give the discount coupons! The food is awful!

excellent service delivery on time would recommend

Tracey, behind the bar is bloody fantastic, friendly helpful and always smiling 😊 the Sunday roast is excellent and the service is just as good.

Friday early dinner with the grandchildren Wonderful service from Maisy nothing was to much trouble … she made are visit and the food came quick and was hot and tasty .

Lovely welcome, great food and service. Our server Jess was friendly and helpful with our choices. A lovely anniversary meal

Absolutely a amazing place to feel welcome food amazing

Fantastic evening. They were very busy but managed to squeeze us in. Great food and service by Jess S.

Really nice meal on a Sunday evening. Holly was a lovely waitress

Succulent, very pleasant waitress

Cozy pub, stopped for a lunch break in the middle of a long drive. Tracey was super helpful and attentive. Two thumbs up, will recommend, will come again if driving through the area.

Lovely late Saturday lunch, food was delicious & well priced plus the service was great, especially Tracey. Will definitely be returning

Really lovely place. Food never disappoints

This is a lovely place for food and drinks but last night the food was not its usual standard was such a shame maybe the Chef had an of day!!!

Holly was our waitress, she was lovely. Food was great as always

The Eton mess I ordered was missing

Such a lovely experience for dinner on the 11/09 both had steak. Cooked fantastic. Our waitress was amazing Jess, she was so kind & helpful

Nice place, friendly service and vfm

Food was absolutely amazing, fantastic value, will definatly be ordering again.

excellent meal excellent service polite delivery would recommend

Food was great quality for the money But must say service was slow twice ordered drinks twice had to chase up on them 2nd time I gave up and got them from the bar. Asked when our food came if we wanted and sauces etc said yes 10 mins later up I went again to the bar to get them Shame

We live in Dorset and come to The Poplar Farm as a meeting place with friends and family from Surrey/London. We have always been warmly welcomed, the service is always very good and the food always delicious. The pub is clean and tidy. The only negative would be that the toilets are a little 'tired' but always clean.

We had a family meal on a Sunday evening. Unfortunately, by 6 p.m., some of the Sunday roasts weren't available, reducing our choices. Service at the bar was a little slow, also. However, food was lovely, staff were friendly and apologised for the reduced menu, and ensured our meals came as asked. Most had alterations due to intolerance or dietary needs, all done with no questions or irritation. Would happily return.

Went on Sunday evening 30/6 didn’t have hardly anything to offer basicallly were not bothered so do not eat here they don’t want your business go to another Steve

Went here for meal today and have been quite a Lot as we can take the dog. The last couple of times we have noticed that the food has gone downhill in quality. Today I had gammon and chips with petit poi’s the peas were hard both my eggs were broken and hard. My husband had fish and chips and mushy peas the peas were so runny, he sent them back they came back slightly less runny. I did explain to the lady who I paid that I was sad to see such a decline quality of food and service but she really didn’t seem to care and took the complaint with a pinch of salt. Needless to say The Poplar Inn is off our list to go out for a meal. 😔

Greatvplace to eat, dog friendly and as cheap as a Harvester !! Went with out dog, plenty of dog friendly tables. Food great, and portion size HUGE !! Def on our list of places to eat out in future

Regular stop for my partner and I Very friendly staff Carpark holds about 30 cars, but you will have go down several steeps to the pub. There are about 8 parking pays on the lower level for disabled use.

Great pub, dog friendly too and nice friendly staff..pricing isn't bad either.

What a gem of a pub. Booked here for 10 people to celebrate my husbands birthday after a day at Thruxton circuit. This place is just down the road and I found it through online reviews. I contacted via email to book and they responded within a couple of days (other pubs in the area couldn't be bothered to even reply to my enquiry) Booking went smoothly and the food was outstanding. Excellent quality and good portion sizes. Lovely country pub feel. I would highly recommend. I wish I lived closer so I could go back for more. Thank you to you and your staff for making my husbands birthday so memorable

A beautiful setting with great food and friendly service. A place to impress visitors or enjoy a quiet meal with family. We will be coming back to try a few other items off the menu.

Classic vintage inns. One of the best for atmosphere though. Biased opinion as am also an ex employee. But my review is based on being a customer not promoting them! Happen to be a big fan of this chain! Every time is always what I'd expect.

Not exceptional for the price. Service a little lack lustre.

All four of us had a lovely meal that we all enjoyed

This pub seems to often run out of food. The first time I was here, they closed the kitchen early (fortunately we ordered prior to this). The second time I was here, they said they had run out of food, even though we ordered prior to 7pm.

Good pub food and great place for to chill out for an afternoon or evening. A bit short on parking but not much can be done about that.

Had a fantastic lunch. Very friendly staff and quick service. Brilliant place to bring the dogs who were made more than welcome. Will be coming back soon

Stopped by for lunch. What a great find. A lovely old traditional English thatched pub. Lovely meal and wonderful service from Tracy and the staff. Dead on halfway for a fairly regular run so will definitely be back. Highly recommended

Not somewhere I would go again. We waited 1 hour for our food and found the lamb so tough that we brought it home for the dog. The broccoli should not have been served and the dessert was served in a chipped pot. We couldn't taste the gin in our gin and tonic and one of the coffee cups was dirty. The waiting staff were helpful, friendly and very apologetic. They refunded us the price of 1 of the main courses as acceptance that the service fell far short of their expected standard. But it is not somewhere I could recommend.

Lovely atmosphere, good food, and service with a variety of selections to suit everyone's taste.

Great bunch of staff. Food is delicious. Great place to watch the footie. Delicious food. Love the mini dessert and coffee

Pleasant efficient staff and good food and drink. Well done!

Great food. Friendly staff.Nice looking large place.We booked in advance as it was a friday Parking area is further up hill so if you can't walk down lots of steps easily get dropped off at the bottom first.

Food was completely cold, chips burned very disappointing since I live round the corner

Enjoyed meal, very tasty. The service was professional, friendly and prompt. Enjoyable meal.

Amazing service and Amazing food 100000% recommended.

Me and my other half went for our first visit and we will 100% be back. Everything was incredible.

Found this little gem by accident. Great location just off the main roa

We have been here a few times as it is a halfway point between us and our friends. The place has a good atmosphere, the staff are really friendly and the food is typical pub food but really well cooked and presented. Their triple cooked chips are great. We tend to book our next meal on the way out as we are that confident.

Food was a bit slow coming out, but was a couple of large tables. Overall very good and would recommend 👌

Food arrived on time but unfortunately this is the second time with missing halloumi fries

Lovely food ,good service and lovely atmosphere was a great lunch with family

Lovely atmospheric place. Good food, great service and lovely staff.

Food was lovely but waited an hour to get it. It was a Saturday lunchtime and a little busy but still a long wait. Food was worth it when it arrived

A quick stop on our way from holiday, Tracey was a fabulous host and very friendly, good fabulous

The food was absolutely lush. Will definitely order again thank you 🫶🏽

Good quality & value in beautiful surroundings.

Everything was excellent. The venue was beautifully clean and attractive. Staff were friendly and attentive. Food quality exceeded our expectations for a chain business - more like fine dining. We visited because we had a 40% off mains and would definitely recommend and return.

The food is always nice and the staff are friendly. Good choice of pub dishes on the menu.

fantastic food, really good and arrived hot.

Delicious sunday roast meals. Meat, vegetarian and vegan options to choose from. All food arrived hot and well packaged. Very fast and friendly service.

Wrong roast dinner delivered ordered the trio and paid for the trio sent turkey dinner

We stopped by just because we saw it on the side of the road. Great food amazing atmosphere both inside and out. Lunch there made our day.

Eventually orders a pint of peroni was good, came back in waited even longer to be served for another pint and when served it was more expensive than the previous, not impressed.

Staff friendliness and area seated. Food was served promptly and checkback was in good time.

Excellent service, waiter was very friendly and helpful. Food was hot and tasty

I know it’s just a pub but would be nice if your staff actually opened the bottle of Prosecco than just dump it on the table and when bringing fresh cutlery’ place it to each person not just dump on the table in a handful Please change your menu more often we went for another birthday in February and it’s not changed one bit. Even the pie of the day!!!

Evening meal with visiting family members April 21st. Quality of the meals excellent. We were served by Jess who was terrific. Really friendly, with an uplifting personality. Staff all very welcoming. My wife and I have visited before, but it was a first for our guests. All were very impressed. Thanks for making our evening special

Went for Sunday lunch with friends. It was a nice meal with good portions, great service and good value. Would certainly recommend.

We booked Sunday lunch for 4 persons. We were greeted by a friendly guy at the bar who checked us on the system and promptly showed us to our table. Our waitress offered to get us some drinks and then came back to take our food order. Although the restaurant was busy the service was good. My husband ordered an Americano but we had to return it as it was very weak. The waitress replaced this straight away. We enjoyed our meal and would definitely return.

Just had a Lamb Rump Roast and family had the trio Roast ,plenty of veggies too it was Amazing the best Roast I've ever eaten so much flavour great value for money .. bar staff friendly too especially Tracey...

Very attentive service and lovely food. Your loyalty offer is great. The negative feedback I have is there was a few dishes out of stock which was disappointing.

We had a family lunch for 12. The waitress was very attentive, friendly and nothing was too much trouble. The choice of meals was good and gave a good choice for vegetarians.

Lovely gastro pub. Nice atmosphere. Dog friendly. Lovely service. Thank you

After a busy day, the Team were still smiling when we went at 5.30 for my daughter's birthday. There were 11 of us, the service was great as was the food. Very impressed.

Fantastic Food. Friendly staff. Will definitely be returning 😌

I am not a massive fan of legoland. Most of the staff wasn't incredibly helpful or nice. We went to a ride after a heavy rain, I asked the staff for a paper towel as I noticed they had a big roll. I got an annoyed look and then little piece of the towel. Most of the restaurants were closed and some rides as well. What really irritated me was chargesfor parking. After all that money we spent for tickets, overpriced toys and food, at least the parking could be for free. Legoland is definitely a place I will avoid next time when taking kids to Amusement Park.

A quality venue, well worth a visit

Always good food, service and atmosphere.

Veg not cooked properly potatoes not very nice