The Roundabout Hotel in Fareham

Dog friendly hotel. Lovely staff. Reception is not manned until 3 pm. The food is very good. The best poached eggs with breakfast I've had for some time. The room was clean. I would definitely stay again.

Friendly staff very happy to help. Reasonable choice on the menu.

Sorry not to give this hotel 5 stars as they took me in after my bike broke down. Fantastic staff, great breakfast and didn’t mind me hanging around until my bike was recovered. This is no modern motel. It has character if a little shabby in the corners. Great location if you are using the ferry. Highly recommended.

Really disappointed when I arrived after a long drive with kids. Didn't even stay, walked in and out. Absolutely filthy even before entering the rooms, carpets and everything need a good scrub. Shower mouldy, fans thick with dust and bedding musty. I had nowhere else to stay but was prepared to sleep in the car with the kids rather than staying here. One positive was staff were super friendly and gave a refund without any issues. I think they need the hotel inspector show... it's that bad.

Stayed back in Feb, Staff and resident very helpful, food great and good value. Dog friendly. Staff couldn't do enough for us for our stay. Special thanks to Rylee and Lazz for friendly and helpful service, Tilly for entertaining the dog, and cleaning up after an accident, the ladies who was on breakfast duty Saturday and makes a great coffee, even housekeeper helped out, great service all round, sorry if names are spelt wrong or I missed anyone. Just arrived for second visit. Our second visit was just as good as the first. Laz was great in sorting out our room, took my daughter to get a birthday cake for my dad and makes a great jug of pimms. All staff were great, from Sarah to Jodie(diamond art). It's always a pleasure to stay there, and a great place for family to visit us while we were there. Will be back soon.

Great location for Fareham and Portsmouth, but it's on a busy roundabout, so be prepared for noise. Great welcome from the staff, and a good, cooked breakfast included in the room price.

Went for afternoon tea with 3 friends. The exterior is looking almost as old and tired as the interior. The sandwiches were nice, the scones were warm and delicious but there was just one very small dish of cream and jam between two people. The cakes were OK if a little dry. Probably won't go back...

Afternoon tea with the family was lovely today at the roundabout hotel. Good value with Groupon, excellent service, fresh food and lovely drinks. No raised eyebrows or admonishing looks with our lively toddler. Thank you so much guys we really enjoyed it.

Great service , the room is very rustic and the actual afternoon tea we had was great , delicious and so fresh , would definitely come back . Thank you team and the lady welcoming guest !!

First of all, I am no native English speaker, so please excuse any mistakes I make. I stayed at the hotel during the week for four nights (room number 12). Only a fews day earlier, as you may read in another review, the hotel had obvious problems with the water pressure. While I found a note in the room upon arrival, apologizing for any inconvenience, that may be caused by this problem, I did not experience any problem at all, using bath and shower normally. So, obviously, this problem has been solved. I had twice a problem with the keycard not working, which was every time sorted out in minutes. I also used to eat every evening in the accompanying restaurant, trying out different dishes each time, in addition to having breakfast each morning. Absolutely no complaints here, be it the price or the quality of the food (Hunter´s Schnitzel, one burger, Steak and Ale Pie, these I remember). I found the staff very attentive (strawberry-lime cider ;-)), in contrary to some other reviews. While the hotel rooms can possibly be quiet noisy due to the roundabout in front, my room (that´s why I mentioned the number) was situated to the back and quiet enough, so I could easily keep the window open all night. I used the hotel for my holiday explorations of Portsmouth and the area around, and for that, I found it near perfect. Would I stay there again? Can I recommend it from my experience? YES, definitively!

One star given is only for the location. I wish I could rate them zero stars. Unhygienic rooms and most unwelcoming old lady ruining your mornings. No receptionist. The ambience is spooky. There was no water in the rooms. Every time we had to run down and kept reminding them that there is no water in the taps. Horrible experience. A nightmare ......will never recommend this.

Lovely place, food is really good, this time we went for an afternoon tea, the sandwich, scones and cakes were delicious - would definitely recommend

The hotel had seen better days. Once in the carpark it was difficult to get out till morning. Friendly staff. Bar open to midnight. Room was clean and tidy. Bathroom very smalll

Had a Groupon voucher for Afternoon Tea for two. Tina greeted us in the bar and even though we were 40 minutes early she was very happy to seat us at a lovely table with crisp white linnen, laid up for our afternoon tea. We had the choice of two fillings for our finger sandwiches, I chose cucumber and also brie with cranberry sauce. My friend chose beef and coronation chicken. All choices were delicious and my friend said the beef melted in her mouth. We followed this with homemade (still slightly warm from the oven) scones, clotted cream and strawberry jam. So light with a delicious taste, they were a sensation. Finally a small slice of Victoria Sandwich and a very rich dark chocolate sponge each finished off a very lovely meal. Thank you to all at the Roundabout Hotel who worked so hard to make it a wonderful experience, we will definitely be back!

Beautiful afternoon tea highly recommended

We stayed on the 12th March. Staff very pleasant, Food very good, we had evening meal and breakfast. The room was very tired and needed decorating, hair dryer did not work and there was no plug in the basin. Lovely hot water. The mattress was very poor.

Well, I have to admit I was very impressed. I brought on Groupon a cream tea for 4 very last minute. When we arrived, an amazing open fire was burning absolutely lovely. We were greeted by a lovely lady who took us to our table. The cream tea and sandwiches were really lovely. I would highly recommend. Looking at the Sunday Roast next.

We had a two night stay here with a well known package offering. We arrived early and just as well as the car park can get very busy and is not large. We had room 2 1st floor there are further floors above, no lift that I saw. The building is old 17th century, so not surprising. Our room was clean and tidy, but not large, it was to the front of the building, so there was a lot of traffic noise, only quite between 11 and 6 in the morning. As part of our package was evening meal, which while nice was nothing special, which was a surprise given the comments on food. Breakfast is served fresh to order, again nice but had better. We ate in the hotel the 2nd night as well, while the menus may be almost the same, there are some differences, again not great, frozen fish n chips not fresh it seemed. The hotel is about 5 to 10 minutes walk from Fareham Town centre, and if you want there is a bus stop around the corner where you can catch a bus to Portsmouth, £4 return Feb 24. Would I stay there again yes, will I stay there again, I will see what else was available.

A group of 4 of us ate here on a Sunday evening and were delighted with both the food and service. Staff were excellent on allergies and happy to adjust meals accordingly. The male member of staff who served us was polite, helpful and efficient without being over the top. He also had a great sense of humour and made us very welcome. The food was outstanding. It tasted like real home cooked food and portion size was good. I would definitely recommend this place.

Went for grandson’s birthday. From outside it doesn’t look much but inside the food and staff are faultless. We had starters and main course which we all enjoyed but could not finish all our meals which is surprising as we are all big eater’s. The service was great from entering to leaving. Will certainly go back as excellent value for money.

Visited on a Groupon deal £32 for two people three courses and a bottle of wine. We had good sized starters of prawn cocktail and the pate choica. And for mains the pork and liver dishes. Followed by good dessert and all washed down with white Zinfandel. For the price excellent.

We stayed at this hotel before we set off for our cruise with the family. We had four rooms and they were very clean and tidy. The staff were very helpful. The drinks and food were superb. Thankyou

We had an enjoyable evening in this charming restaurant. Returning after going there with a large party at Christmas where both the food and service were excellent. The food was excellent and great value for money. There was a very friendly atmosphere and the staff were both very professional and friendly. Certainly a place to keep as one of our favourite restaurants in our area

We were given a Groupon voucher from my sister for afternoon tea for Christmas. Had not been to this restaurant before. What a delight. Gorgeous old fashioned restaurant. Lovely friendly and attentative hostess/ waitress. Finger sandwiches so fresh and very tasty with ample filings. Scones warm and delightfully crumbly with clotted cream and jam. Selection of beautiful cakes. An absolutely loverly treat. Would highly recommend.

this was our 2nd visit, following a positive one in october 22. this time we got there it was virtually empty, it was early, a choice of table was good but the service we found somewhat lacking (forgetful and haphazard) though not busy!. our starter arrived which was decent but when the mains arrived we found them extremely overcooked to the point of dryness. compared to our last visit I think they must have changed the chef. if you do go wrap up well as the place was freezing there appears to be just 1 small wall heater in the restaurant area, oerall an unpleasant experience.

Absolutely disgraceful and rude. I had got groupon voucher for afternoon tea for 4. Had called and asked if I needed to book but no just come in between 12-5pm. So today Tuesday we arrive at approx 1.45pm. I couldn’t find anyone in reception so rang bell a young man came out looking scruffy and I said I have a voucher and he said ‘No we don’t do that on a Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday!!! I explained that voucher says Mon to Friday and when I called it was fine’. He wasn’t bothered and said ‘Oh yes we’ve just changed that’ He also said he couldn’t give a refund and I’d have to sort out myself. Groupon reimbursed me immediately. The hotel looked dirty and not looked after but reviews had appeared good. I suggest no one ever go near this place. Never ever had appalling service like this.

We visited for Sunday Lunch. Took over 30 mins for one starter. Ordered white bait so large more like sprats, and very little pot tarter. My main problem was the roast, We ordered Roast Pork: The least We expect is hot food.Roast Potato’s we’re dark brown nearly burnt and lukewarm , either something like Aunt Bessie’s or tinned deep fat fried, Pork was cold and tasteless, sauce was cold, seasonal vegetables was frozen peas and carrots, and were also cold. Complained to the waitress, but all she said was shall I ask them to heat it up, but she left it until we had put our forks down and we’re thinking about leaving. Last note is I have had a very upset tummy today so preying it was not the food.

My partner and I stayed at the Roundabout for one night and it was lovely. Parking a little limited. The stairs were a little steep, so beware if you have mobility problems. The room was fantastic. Clean and light. Even though the hotel in on a main road near a big junction, there was no traffic noise. Breakfast was amazing. The quality of the food was first class. The only thing that let it down was the state of the chairs in the restaurant and in the bar area. They need replacing or recovering. Other than that, I would happily stay again and would definitely recommend it.

Staff were obviously overworked but were welcoming and professional . Food good and cooked well both evening and breakfast. Rooms clean and comfortable albeit the bathroom was a bit bijou.

Visited on Sunday 19th December 2021 and was really looking forward to Afternoon tea on a Groupon voucher. So so disappointed. The sandwich was OK as a good amount of filling but that's where the good ends. I had a pot of tea and my husband a black coffee that was so week and when I received a second pot of tea the same tea bag from the first pot was used and when I said to the waitress about it she just sort of smiled, so obviously it was undrinkable. The scones were not real scones as they were a sponge texture and I'm sure were frozen to start with as had that frozen taste. We had a tiny pot of Jam and cream between us and as for the choice of cakes it was an inch in size piece of cake and a slither of stollen. The 2 waitresses that were serving were also not wearing masks. This Hotel is truly in need of updating as not charming in its original state. Not even worth the Groupon price.

We had a very nice meal here, the pork was delicious and puddings were superb. Couldn’t t fault it! Food was very good! The waitress was great very helpful and friendly.

Had a groupon deal at this hotel. Ordered selection of baked cheeses for a starter and it was deep fat fried. Also ordered homemade sticky toffee pudding, this was bought in , not homemade. The girls who served us were brilliant, and there customer service was impeccable. It’s a shame because this is a nice venue.

We been there for an afternoon tea with my girlfriend and we really enjoyed it! Staff was very kind, and ready to satisfy our requests. Lovely place and good food! Nice atmosphere 🤩

Booked a table for two big enough for social distancing, outside, for afternoon tea, as a postponed birthday treat. A little noisy by the main road (but expected that). However, excellent choice of sandwiches (including several vegetarian options) on brown or white bread, choice of fruit/plain scone/cream/jam, and 2 pieces of cake each. Unlimited tea/coffee/hot choc. Waitress gave us the perfect level of attention (and wore a mask throughout), coming promptly to take our orders, checking all was OK, and offering fresh drinks. Very impressed. Also excellent value.

Oozes character. Retro Tudor. Excellent location. Brilliant breakfast. Truly great value. Very friendly and engaging staff. Highly recommended.

Had afternoon tea here for my grandsons 10/6 was greeted by a roaring fire ,lovely old fashioned oak beamed hotel and bar , the boys ordered their afternoon tea did not have to wait to long everything was no trouble for the lovely Chelsey ,I ordered sandwich for myself and my year old grandson (we were not in the deal) the sandwiches came and were presented really well my grandsons really enjoyed their selves really lovely experience for them and nothing was to much trouble for Chelsey even tho all 3 of them did make a bit of a mess, all in all very nice experience deffo go again thank you Roudabout Hotel

· The property definitely needs updating, upon arrival no staff about kept ringing a bell, but nobody came, I had to go hunting for staff to check in, We were then told it’s upstairs, just follow the staircase, very minimal interaction, and wasn’t told anything about times of meals, where the bar was situated, Anyway we found our room, it was definitely an eye opener, bedding was clean but the room itself was very shabby, dust on surfaces around the room, cobwebs hanging, walls and ceiling peeling paint, The bathroom was disgusting it was stinking of drains so therefore it was making us feel sick the stench of it, we couldn’t have a bath or shower it was just to mucky, and the smell, the sink had brown stains around plug hole, it was just vile, the beds are the most uncomfortable beds I haven’t ever come across, they were old fashioned spring base but had a board right across it, so it was like sleeping on floor, I couldn’t wait to leave, didn’t even stay for our breakfast, as it was just so dark dirty and dingey,. I would not recommend this hotel to anybody, it just wasn’t exceptable and for the price of it, It’s a 100% Bad, Do not book this hotel.

Did a three course groupon meal here today food was tasty wine was nice waitresses were Pleasant but they never once came and asked us if everything was alright with our food they just delivered it to the table then cleared it away when we finished what we had for the Groupon cost was worth what we paid the meal was enjoyable and will go again

This place should have a higher rating, couldn't argue with my steak was lovely, peppercorn sauce was also lush. But one party member who is pregnant asked for a well done steak for obvious reasons and it came out rare. So we sent it back which is fine, 2nd steak came out, medium rare. Felt a bit sorry for our server but he didnt even apologise! Offered to refire again but who wants a 3rd time recooked steak? Got offered 10 pound off our drinks bill but the steak was 18! Which wasnt even eaten. Has the chance to be lush here but staff unable to deal with a legitimate complaint and chefs who cant cook a well done steak which I thought would be the easiest?

Lovely setting looking fowrad to lunch. Ordered our food (we were the 3rd table sat down so restaurant quiet). 25 minutes later Hunters Chicken and a cold lasagne came out. Returned the lasagne and by the time they brought it out (hot) my partner had finished eating. The whole concept of us both going out for lunch was to eat together.No offer of recompense, charged full price for the meal that was eaten.Very poor serviceDont be fooled if you see a lovely setting, it's not all its cracked up to be!!!!

Went for a meal with my husband and had a great evening Sarah was amazing and went the extra mile to ensure we had a great experience eating there. Definitely would go back Sarah you truly are an asset to the company Thank you Xx

My daughters treated me for Mother’s Day, Afternon Tea. I have to say we were really disappointed. I had a pot of tea, however there was no hot chocolate, so had to pay for cold drinks. The sandwiches were ok and the scones were nice and fresh. However, I was so disappointed with the cake selection, the smallest pieces ever, chocolate cake, walnut cake and toffee cake, there was not enough selection for me personally. They need to certainly look at this. Service was ok. Would I go back or recommend this experience, no I wouldn’t, they need to look at value for money. There are better places to spend your money.

had another fab meal here on Tuesday 5-3-2019.the waitress bar staff were as good as always,nothing to much trouble.we had mussles & prawn cocktail as starters,but there was a very good choice of starters.mains we had 8oz sirlion steaks,with stilton sauce,which was fab & the other steak the sauce was musroom tarragon sauce& fab chips & veg.plus we got 2glasses of wine with the deal.plus lots more mains to choice from.be back soon,outstanding value for the money

My sister bought me Afternoon Tea here as a birthday present. We booked for lunchtime on a Monday. On arrival we were warmly welcomed and shown to our table. The hotel is very oldie worldie which is nice.We were informed that we could choose two sandwich choices which I actually really liked, as I can be quite fussy. We were asked what drinks we wanted and again advised that all refills were free (whether hot or cold drinks). I asked for tea and my sister asked for coke. I have to say that the crockery provided for my tea was quite stained and chipped and to be honest did not look very appealing.When our tier of sandwiches and cakes arrived, both my sister and I thought it looked rather skimpy as for every other Afternoon Tea I have had (and I have had quite a lot in different establishments, both inexpensive and high end) there has always been two scones per person. We were given one each (of a choice of fruit or plain). The sandwiches were very nice, you were given four soldier sized per person. Cake wise was disappointing as we had four mini (what I would call bite size) cakes to share. We decided to halve each one so we could both try all of them. Admittedly this Afternoon Tea was purchased via Groupon, however if either of us had paid full price we would have had real issues with the portions here.Would I go back, probably not if I'm honest.

It must have been over a year ago we visited this restaurant and we had happy memories of having done so. I suppose we were comparing last evening with those memories?

The food, what can I say, Christmas day is wonderful there, even though there is no entertainment the food you cannot fault, the choice on the menu is huge compared to places that really have a choice of only 3 starters, 3 main 3dessserts , this place is brilliant.

Booked an Afternoon Tea for 8 with a Groupon voucher and was very pleasantly surprised how good it was. There was a choice of about 6 different sandwich fillings and the beef and horseradish and the brie and cranberry were delicious. Good selection of cakes and great service with as much tea as we could drink. Some ordered Prosecco as an extra and they came in cold individual bottles, which was very good. Also cater for gluten free if given notice. All in all an excellent Afternoon Tea and I would definitely recommend it.

we had a groupon deal for a meal and wine. Excellent quality wine, friendly and efficient service in comfortable, relaxing surroundings. The food was high quality and all in all a very enjoyable lunch!

We booked Sunday lunch for 5 people but were surprised to find place almost empty. Was this an omen? We ordered starters of garlic mushrooms (nice) and pate (OK but poor presentation). All had Sunday roast except one (pasta dish, which was nice). Vegetables etc were served on a “last suzy”. Overall food was OK but vegetables were overcooked and potatoes seemed re-cooked. Service was fine but coffee at £3.50 was pricey. Deserts were OK. The Pub needs serious adjustments to attract new customers with better presentation and a warmer feel to the place.

We were given a voucher as a Christmas present for a meal for two, so we booked a table for 2 for Friday 02/11/2018, 19:00 hrs. Well we arrived very much looking forward to a rare night out - just the two of us. We were shown to our table which was strangely out on its own, this is easily explained as there was a large 70th Birthday party taking place this same evening to the left of our table. To the right was the DJ's table complete with flashing lights, right into our eyes, and behind us a party of 15, obviously a club of some description, sat on tables that would only normally seat 12! Had we known, been told that there was a large birthday party and another party of 15 and we were the only other diners then we would defiantly have booked another night! We could not hear ourselves think let alone have a conversation, it felt like we were just added on, it may have been because we were using a voucher who knows. Having said all this, and it did totally spoil our evening out, the service was very good, friendly staff. The food was good, no complaints, although the spring vegetable soup definitely have something hot in it. Should have been a pleasant experience, but it was not, we arrived just before seven and left before eight o'clock.

A lovely place to stay, dog friendly and friendly helpful staff. Good restaurant and bar food. Good choice of drinks. Rooms clean and tidy, but in urgent need of updating. Free WiFi.

The menu offers the usual pub foods. Everything is, however, cooked to order! The portions are very generous, the food is delicious, and the prices are very reasonable. Unfortunately, the portions were so generous, we had no room for dessert!

Went here with friend last weekend to catch up over an Afternoon Tea.

Bought a Groupon deal to include one night stay, 2 course dinner with wine and breakfast. The room very basic but clean as was the en-suite. The food was superb and could not fault it. Also the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Would definitely go back again!

Had afternoon tea with my mum. It was lovely. Beautiful building and friendly staff. Nothing was too much trouble. Would like to go and try a main meal

We paid a visit to the roundabout hotel on a Saturday afternoon to celebrate my partners mum's birthday. The table had already been pre booked and my sis in law was allowed there a few hours before to get the table decorated and found all staff to be helpful, friendly and polite. When we arrived a couple of hours later we were a bit worried about parking, knowing their car park is limited on space and being a prime time on a weekend afternoon, but to our surprise we found a spot in their car park with no trouble at all. On arrival a young lady asked to take our drink order and she was again very polite, cheerful and helpful. The kids went off to play in there play area (which to be honest is nothing amazing) but the kids seem to love it and keeps them entertained whilst We sat down to choose food. I must say, that where We were sat was quite close to the bar area and at the time of our visit I think they must have had a darts match on or something as there was quite a bit of noise coming through from that area, but not that we minded and felt it added to the atmosphere, but something to think about if you are planning a quiet romantic meal for two or somethin! After a short wait a waiter then came to take our orders, the food arrived and couldn't fault it one bit, everyone's meal was well cooked, well portioned and looked and tasted amazing, the waiter was constantly on hand to our needs and made us all very welcome and happy to assist when needed, he was also very polite and courteous, and an asset to the team, he even told us about a Groupon voucher we could take advantage of to save some money on the bill, which we obviously did, and were so grateful to him for that, and due to which we would all highly recommend this cosy, quaint little pub/restaurant and give it the 5 star rating it deserves, well done everyone at the roundabout. Keep it up and you will definitely be seeing us again soon and thank you for such a lovely afternoon! :)

We were group of 4 adults having afternoon tea, choice of sandwiches very good scones still warm and a nice size, and cake all home made. We asked for more cream and jam and more tea and everything was brought to us with no question. The staff are very polite and keen to please. The pub is very nice and quaint.

fab fab meal yet again.great service,from waiting staff,barmaid.prawn cocktail mussles steaks blue cheese sauce,baileys cheese cake red wine.lazy susie.cant fault a thing.give them a go,cant speak highly enough of everything here.be back again sometime again.keep up the fab work.

My wife and I visited this Hotel as a gift using a Groupon voucher . The service was excellent the options available plentiful. The drinks were very good my wife's decaf latte was excellent . The food was freshly prepared in house and tasted delicious. Good value for money. The receptionist made us feel,very welcome ensuring we had a pleasant day experience.

We use The Roundabout, a super place to stay when visiting our son and daughter-in law, who live in Storrington.

The dining room was set up when we arrived and we were greeted by a very polite lady that let us choose where to sit, we chiose a table next to a window. we were offered a choice of drinks and when i asked for a second cup of coffee they were more than happy to oblige.

did a groupon here amazing selection of food & brillaint staff,couldnt do enough for you.we all had starters,which were fab.we all had 8oz sirlion steak,myself had stilton sauce,the others had different sauces,the lazy suzie,was top up to the brim,with veg spuds & chips.we left some & we all got good appities.for £64 for people with a glass of jack rabbit red wine,was amazing value.be back again.think everyone should give it a go when offer is on.brilliant meal

FOOD TERRIBLE had a better burger at a lay-by butty wagon £13'50 as well rip off no staff came to ask if food was OK probably because they knew it was **** my friend had a fish batter nearly broke his teeth SAVE YOUR MONEY eat elsewhere Tuesday 4th July 19.00

Nos trataron muy bien en la rotonda Hotel, Fareham. La comida era deliciosa y el personal es educado y amable. Hemos vuelto desde entonces, con la familia, que también estaban impresionados. Bien hecho rotonda! !

Visitamos aquí una tarde de sábado con un bono de groupon para el té de la tarde. La decoración es bastante antiguo y la zona del restaurante del hotel está junto al bar, así que todas las conversaciones se como se suponía ruidoso desde esa...

Estancia de una noche antes de viajar en un crucero. Buena ubicación y excelente servicio. El personal es muy amable y nada es demasiado problema. La comida es excelente. Todo el crédito a Kevin.

Estaba preocupado de que este lugar no sería capaz de satisfacer a un grupo grande de comensales. Me complace decir que el servicio fue excelente. El personal es muy amable y la comida era excelente y eficiente ya que todo parece haber tenido una comida diferente del menú fiesta Fue bonito recibir recomendaciones de mis amigos. Sin duda visitar allí y no dudaría en recomendar el hotel rotonda lugar muchas gracias

Basic hotel, but with everything you need. Could do with updating, but rooms are more than adequate and clean. Staff really good. Food - lots of it and really nice. Expected lots of road noise, but hardly heard it and we were right at the front above the bar. Would definitely go again.

We were really excited reading the menu as there was loads of choice at a reasonable price. When the food came though we were disappointed. The moules were overcooked and the fat on lamb medallions was not rendered properly or even cooked so inedible. The menu said seasonal veg but it was just peas and sweet corn supposedly served on a lazy susie but it was just a dish. We asked what choice of potatoes we had and waitress didn't seem to know what we meant. It was a lovely place to eat at a reasonable price but the food could b cooked better.

Fantastic quality food with good size generous portions. The garlic baguette was absolutely scrummy! Waitress was amazing too without being over attentive. Lovely evening with hubby.

We went to this hotel for a 2 day weekend break.The staff were loverly . The breakfast was very nice and freshly cooked. We had dinner on our 2nd night and this was nicely presented.You would never go hungry in this hotel. The bar area was nice to have an afternoon drink in ,a little bit cold even with its open fire . The only down side was the hotel room really need a much loved makeover , The bathroom was tiny !!and the bedrooms need to be updated .The staff were really nice friendly and funny at times .

Food fresh,appetising, our lamb pie was home made and scrumptious definitely will return, also does afternoon tea and special deals for the hotel accommodation.

Lovely food from the bar menu, chilli nachos, chilli made traditionally with beef chunks rather than mince, and gammon egg and chips, both generous portions. Warm welcome to the restaurant, good service, would highly recommend

Not happy at all happy!!!! I treated my mum, my daughter, my sister and niece to lunch and it was cold in there so we kept our coats on, when the pots of tea arrived it was only warm and when I mentioned this to our waitress she told me that she was sorry but they didn't have any hot water as the urn had packed up, then the sandwiches were ordered and when they arrived they were stale and the cakes were definitely NOT fresh. So I won't be booking a meal here in the near future. APPALLING!!!!!

We go out to Christmas dinner every year and decided this year to return to the Roundabout after trying other local ones over the past 10 years.Wow! Best one ever and worth every penny. We ate so much food that we didn't actually eat again for the rest of the day!They catered to all our needs (1 gluten free, 2 vegetarians, 1 child & 1 mother in law!!) and nothing fazed them.Cannot recommend these guys enough & well worth considering if your family are thinking of dining out next year. Never had a bad meal here & cannot recommend them enough!Staff are lovely, informative and extremely friendly!

My wife and I enjoyed an excellent afternoon tea. We were warmly greeted and shown to our pre-booked & set-out table by a window. The waitress talked us through the options (a good variety of finger sandwiches, scones and cake) and our selections were brought nicely presented on a tiered stand.The finger sandwiches were average, but certainly tasty enough, but the scones and cake were really very good. There was certainly plenty as well. Tea served in a large teapot and, again, more than enough for two.Good value for money (this was on a Groupon voucher) and our only slightly negative comment would be that the property itself looks a little drab; possibly not helped by its location on a busy roundabout and alongside a motorway slip-road.All round however, recommended on basis of the food and service.

Been here 3 times now on a Groupon voucher with friends and what great value for money for such tasty food. Good choice on menu, love the "lazy susan" selection of vegetables and staff very friendly too, what more can you ask for.

Excellent choice of menu, reasonably priced with massive portions. Lovely ambiance to hotel. Staff welcoming & friendly. Special thanks to Chris ,our waiter who was excellent & couldnt do enough for you.Highly recommended.

We had trout which was fresh and huge and very tender roast beef with more than you could eat vegetables and roasties. The puddings were equally delicious and I would say homemade

We had meal their on Saturday with a cricket club presentation evening all was very good and a nice experience

We came here for a murder mystery night for £35pp on a Saturday night, inclusive of a 3-course dinner. It was supposed to start at 7.30pm, but we had arrived early at 7pm, so were informed of where we would be sitting and invited to have a drink at the bar first, where we were served very promptly, and the price of the drinks was very reasonable - 2 pints of San Miguel and 1 glass of Rose Spritzer for £11. At 7.20pm, we sat at our designated table and the characters of the event already started roaming around, being in character. There were 2 tables of 8 and 4 tables of 2 people, and so quite a number of people to participate in the event. While waiting for the event to start properly, our orders were taken. Then the event started where 3 main people started introducing themselves and explaining how the night would go, and dishing roles out to the audience, which was exciting! The food was served soon after and was piping hot - gold stars! Starters - I had the chicken pate (quite salty and bit-ty), while my husband had the cream mushrooms (more cream, with only 5 mushrooms in there). There were also an alternative choice of 2 soups that we did not fancy. The mains - I ordered pork fillets with mustard (very tasty and lovely), and my husband had the roast beef with a Yorkshire pudding (which tasted good). Side of vegetables to share between the 2 of us in a mini-turntable - I love the idea, and good proportion of vegetables, only 3 roast potatoes though, with more boiled potatoes (2 portions), and 1 portion of carrots, 1 portion of peas and 1 portion of long beans, which was soggy and overboiled. Desserts - I ordered the bailey's cheesecake and my husband ordered the meringue. Through the night, the food arrived at appropriate intervals and and we were asked for drinks without needing to ask the staff for a top-up - great service. The murder mystery night was good, though we had managed to guess the killer pretty quickly. The characters were played very well, and there were props and a clues table where all were invited to have a look at. One of the characters that the audience played was the second murder, and he played that very well! We did not know that there would be a quiz at the end where we were invited to write our answers on a piece of paper and it was taken away to be marked and prizes were given at the end! Great actors who managed to engage the audience and get them participating! I like the fact that all the characters floated around the various tables and mingled with all the audience and we were encouraged to ask the characters questions so as to work out who the murderer could be. Gold star to the company of actors!!!**Suggestions: Event - Keep the murder mystery night! Great interesting idea and provides entertainment and makes a difference to the dinner! Plus the element of it being interactive made the event more exciting and got everyone more involved, giving everyone a great experience! Thumbs up!!! Food - We would suggest putting more roast potatoes on, just 1 portion of boiled potatoes, and swapping it for peas or brocoli, etc, and not overboiling/oversteaming the beans! More mushrooms in creamy mushroom and let the pate set in the fridge a bit longer.Desserts - Keep the Bailey's cheesecake as it is a winner! Perhaps more meringue in the meringue dish. Drinks - spot on! Keep the prices as they are as very reasonableLastly, staff - very friendly and approachable. All had a genuine smile on them - huge bonus! Keep it up! I have photos but I will not add them here as I do not want to give away the plot if this murder mystery night continues, so as to keep the suspense!

The staff and management are so friendly and can't do enough for you, this is my 5 th stay, the rooms are pretty basic but very clean, the restaurant is out of this world, lovely hotel and staff, definitely would recommend this hotel,

We had a groupon voucher that was given as a gift. Really looking forward to a nice meal. My husband's meal was 'ok' but mine was not good at all! The ribs for the starter were very fatty with hardly any meat on them. For the main, I chose the sirloin steak which I ordered medium rare, well it arrived over cooked so I asked if they could do me another steak, then it arrived just seared, so quite raw, which I struggled to eat. I should have asked again for it to be re-done but I didn't as I really do not like to complain! I ended up leaving half of it - such a waste! The vegetables were overcooked and the chips were anaemic. There was also roast potatoes and boiled but I didn't fancy eating them as they didn't look that appetising. Overall, not every enjoyable; I certainly will not be eating there again! (The staff were lovely, and of course, not their fault that the meal wasn't up to scratch).

I went here for afternoon tea with family. The staff were quite friendly and very good, We were asked for our sandwich selection, and was given the wrong sandwich and had to point out that was not ordered. We had to ask more than once for a glass of water. The cake that was served was not one of the best ones i have had. Just serves the purpose This was booked via a groupon deal and possibly the reason why the service was quite bad.

Enjoyed lunches, evening meals and afternoon tea on numerous occasions and never disappointed. The choice is excellent and large portions at very reasonable prices. Staff very helpful and friendly.

We went here for Sunday lunch with high expectations. Good sized carpark and a really warm welcome from a young lady called Kayley. Nice restaurant layout – although not many people around at two o’clock on a Sunday afternoon so she gave us a really nice table that was well laid out and seemed fine. She brought table water and asked if we would like to order some drinks. Everything going well so far I thought, we looked at the menu and ordered starters and the main course. Well the starters were acceptable _ just but the main meal that was a roast chicken for me and lamb medallions for my wife was terrible, dry tasteless meat that I suspect was cheap frozen garbage. The vegetables were no better as the roast potatoes were dry and tasteless; the new potatoes were as hard as bone, the carrots also tasteless and overcooked, Brussel sprouts horrible and soggy and peas probably the cheapest frozen things on the market. It was absolutely awful and you could get better in a motorway café. I think that cheap frozen food that has been cooked, left to cool down then probably re-heated in the microwave then left under the lights for thirty minutes or so is not the way to attract customers back again – unless you have a cast iron stomach. To her credit when Kayley asked if everything was OK - once we had ‘finished’ – we left most of it, and we said no, she offered us a free dessert. Now the cheesecake was fine but the ice cream sundae was probably put together by a six year old, so not a complete success! Somehow I do not think we will be returning but if someone is looking out for a terrific front of the house manager – Kayley is your person. This could be a nice place if they actually employed a grown up qualified chef to do the cooking. If you go out for Sunday lunch you expect something really nice but although the Roundabout Hotel was quite a decent place the food is really not worth leaving home for. Sorry!

After a long day and recommendation from a fellow guest I took advantage of the nights special offer Pint & a curry for £8.50. A great pint of guinness and a bowl of curry rice and Naan. Although offered a large selection of choices of curry flavours I couldn't tell what was in it - microwaved to oblivion and a dry Naan - thank heaven for Guinness.

Visited the restaurant with my family using a voucher. Lovely 2 course dinner with wine. My creamy mushrooms were delicious as were the moules, cooked cheese & pate. 3 of us had tasty rib eye steaks, Gammon steak & Camembert Chicken were also lovely. Great choices & attentive waiter. We will come again.

Second time I've visited here in recent months as our first experience was so good and am pleased to say it was just as good.The fillet steak was superbly cooked and the seafood medley was really unusual and hit the spot. Home made puds also really good and generous portions. Do give it a try.

I was given a voucher to come and have a cream tea for two with prosecco but was felt let down by the Roundabout Hotel.It took a while for the bar staff and waitress to acknowledge us on arrival, and when we chose our seats it took the waitress over 10 minutes to see us- totally understandable if there were plenty of people to serve....but it was a quiet day we were the only ones left to be served! Our waitress looked totally uninterested and really not bothered about us being there.We had the option of 2 sandwiches each, but when it came out our '2 sandwiches' were the equivalent of 1...but they did taste ok.The tea pot was a bit dirty and the waitress just put it on our table and walked away- still looking totally disinterested (still)-sadly the tea tasted like it was reheated a few times (we don't have sugar but did to mask some of the taste :( ).The cakes we chose were a carrot cake (tasted ok) and lemon cake (which was dry), the scones with the cream and jam were very nice though.We had to wait and wait for our prosecco (we mentioned it at the start of our cream tea and half way through-think our waitress forgot?) and it was only brought over by the time we were nearly done.Was left feeling let down by the service, especially as this was a birthday treat.

We visited the Roundabout Hotel for afternoon tea after purchasing a groupon voucher. To be fair I like to review good and bad points to give you a balanced view. Good points : The waitress service was good. We did not feel rushed. Neither did we feel there were any lengthy delays. We did have to ask for things a couple of times but only because there was only one waitress serving 6 tables. She could have done with a bit of help. The sandwiches were very nice with a good choice and we were asked what fillings we wanted and were able to amend the menu to suit dietary requirements. The Hotel itself is easy to find being straight off the motorway with limited parking. You wont leave hungry.Bad points : the scone was a bit over cooked, with one small serving of jam between two (I would have liked one each as we have had at other venues), and I have never known afternoon tea to include one cake, normally there is a selection of cakes. Whilst the cake was of a good size we would personally have preferred to have a selection of cakes as advertised rather than one cake from a selection of cakes. We were a bit taken aback when we asked for more hot water as the tea was very strong (which is great if you like strong tea) to be told that she "wasn't sure if we could have more hot water with the groupon deal). Whilst we did get more hot water we were unsure as to why we could possibly not be entitled to more hot water when hot water is essentially free.

Had a cream tea at "The Roundabout" this afternoon. We had a very warm welcome- followed by a delicious tea consisting of 2 choices of sandwiches, scones and cake and tea/coffee. The man who served us was very friendly and looked after us well.Thank you

Have driven past here loads of times and finally visited with a Groupon -and what a find. The atmosphere was welcoming and the waiter Ben was friendly and extremely easy on the eye! The choice of food was excellent. We ordered gammon, lamb medallions and chicken stuffed with camembert and all dishes were delicious. Loved the lazy Susan throwback to the 70s. Desserts were also good with bread and butter pudding to die for. Highly recommended.

Excellent meal. Great choice of food. Served by a lovely waiter called Ben, who provided probably the best service we have ever had. Food was all homemade and piping hot. Really big portions. Good value. Would definately recommend eating here.

good solid food for a fair price. nice service, clean and a fine varieties on the menu card. nothing fancy but good

Exceleant hotel Very good food, the staff are friendly and welcoming, the rooms are clean and comfortable, with on suite (bathrooms are big enough but tiny) I could recommend to anyone for clean friendly comfortable hotel, that needs the decoration tidying up.

The hotel is a little tired but is comfortable and well located. The food and staff are excellent and the bar area is very cozy

We needed to stay in Fareham as travelled to a wedding from Essex. The staff, service, bar food and breakfast were fabulous value. Rooms, beds and bathrooms were clean. Building a little 'tired' but for the money the place 'had character'. Chris Major not only greeted us at reception, he booked our cab, found us in the bar and told us of this, showed us our rooms, and served us our breakfast. Star member of staff of the day!

We stayed at the Roundabout Hotel at Fareham before sailing to France in the evening of the following day - in late August 2015. The Hotel was easily accessed from the main road and had adequate parking in the yard behind. It was quite a hike carrying two overnight cases up quite steep flights of stairs to the highest room in the house. Pleanty of creaky stairs added to an 'olde worlde' atmosphere. The room in general was spotlessly clean except for a dirty top on the dressing table stool. The bedroom section was compact but of satisfactory size. However the bathroom was reminiscent of a half-finished small cabin that had been constructed in a factory and dropped into place next to the bedroom. There were no shelves to place the usual toiletries, shaver etc. 'Parking' the soap was a balancing act on the side of the bath! The bath was very small and could well prove a problem for anyone of a larger build. There were no handles on the bathsides and no wall mounted handles to give assistance. With a slightly slippery bath surface this could have been quite dangerous. Exiting the bath was more of a planned manoeuvre. The toilet had very limited room around it and no brush was provided. The bed was comfortable and a good night's sleep was had. TV reception was very poor with the picture frequently breaking up even on the mainline channels. A kingsize bed was offered and booked although this was very questionable. Breakfast was very good. The full breakfast was nicely presented and of satisfactory quality and range. The service was satisfactory but went downhill when it became necessary to ask for more coffee and toast. This, despite the fact that there were only two other tables occupied at the time.The booking was made via one of the prominent booking websites. After paying, the amount on the receipt was for more than stated at the time of booking with no extras being taken. This was queried and was found to have VAT added for the second time. This was removed with the comment that the charges made by the hotel are not always the same as those given by the booking website. (Something to be checked in the future).Yes, we would stay there again but would not have any great expectations of the room and anyone with any difficulty climbing flights of stairs should definately confirm where the room will be located first.

Very good food with friendly service. Extensive menu selection and choice of a la carte or bar menu. Bar meals 2 for £13!!! Lovely restaurant with low beams and character. Great value for money on either menu.