The Silver Fern in Fareham

I absolutely love this pub for good quality food at a very reasonable price. Since the refurbishment it has become my local even though I have many others closer to my home.

Just returned from a lovely lunch at the Silver Fern. The food was gorgeous, the service was peerless and the pricing keen. Will be returning for a re-run very soon. Marvellous.

Sarah is an amazing manager, no problem to big, no drink too small! Lucy couldn’t make more of a fuss if she tried! Hospitality second to none! Get down the silver fern now before you time runs out!

Good food, good beers, good service, nice renovation.

After our last fantastic experience at The Silver Fern, we decided to pre-book & revisit for Christmas Day & what a fantastic experience it was too! Luke, Sarah & all the team were so attentive to everyone. The Christmas menu was fabulous & plenty of it, all hot & most enjoyable. Compliments to the Chef & his team. All tables were safely spaced out & not jammed packed in to try & take advantage of the day. I was on double crutches & there were other guests in wheelchairs or using walking sticks. Very well catered for with people having disabilities. There was no rush to vacate the tables as there was a staggered, one sitting only with their ethos of quality as opposed to quantity. Well done to all the team! This was our first experience of doing this on Christmas Day & definitely to be repeated.

Three of us had the Christmas meal today at lunchtime. Top marks for food, price, service and atmosphere. And a very good choice of beers.

Visited for lunch very limited choice available. A member of staff very rude. Will not be returning.

Post dog walk pint (or two!) and a small snack plate too. As always, friendly staff, good atmosphere - nice selection of beers/ales and the food is consistently good and provides decent value too. Landlady is lovely and helps make the place even more friendly. Such a dog friendly pub too - went back for the festive dogs photo shoot the day afterwards too! Love having this as our local.

Came for a Christmas lunch with family. The table was very well decorated and the service was great. The food was very good for 3 courses for £20 a head - nothing to complain about for this price. We don’t live in the area but will definitely return the next time we visit.

Much better pub since the refurbishment and a much better atmosphere

Bright spacious pub. Wasn't that busy (7:30 pm on a Thursday) so service immediate. Just had drinks.

Just come back from a lovely get-together lunch with 20 of our Warsash u3a Breakaway group, proir to a Turkey & Tinsel break in Llandudno. We had a lovely discrete area just to the side reserved for us, which is ideal for groups of 20-30. The service was excellent, the various menus offering choices to suit all size appetites - can recommend for decent food at an affordable price in a nice environment. If you haven't visited since the refurb - it's well worth a try!!

Very nice environment, the new face lift mades all the difference , the green king design department has existed on the re vamp

I booked a buffet meal for 15 people for my mums 70th birthday. We didn’t want anything to crazy just a gathering for family and close friends. The staff at The Fern were all so helpful and friendly to enquiring, phone calls and service on the day. the rest of the pub was busy with the rugby showing they put us in our own snug area away from the busyness of it all. Food was great and plenty of it. All round great service.

Went to Silver Fern for evening meal tonight after reading latest reviews. Ordered lasagne and meat pie. My lasagne was over done, too long in microwave and really tastless. My husband's pie was OK, but pastry was hard. Rather disappointed, would not eat here again. On the plus side, drinks were well served and reasonable price, nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Will be in for drinks in the future.

Lovely friendly staff especially our young server Jess, very attentive and engaging, good food, some of our group tried the burger offer. Nice friendly atmosphere made for an enjoyable evening.

Great local and all the staff are great. All friendly and go above and beyond. Very attentive...thank you Silver Fern team

Been my local for many years jess behind the bar is a star 🌟

Was taken here for a meal and was very impressed lovely place friendly staff food was really good and great prices. Would definitely go back.

Booked a month ago, preordered the food, arrived 10 minutes early. Still waiting 2 hours later. I’d give zero stars if I could. The worst service I have received in my entire life.

Went for a bottomless branch this weekend will definitely be coming back! The service was really quick which is always good for a brunch! The manger was lovely and welcoming and the two staff behind the bar Will & Shanna gave amazing service. Nothing was too much for them! Thank you for a lovely afternoon!

Friendly atmosphere in this pub, customers young and old and the people behind the bar are very nice. The place is spacious and clean. There is a garden at the back which in the summer gets packed with people.

Fantastic evening, great staff great atmosphere, really friendly and welcoming, will be coming here again and again !

Lovely Friday night vibes, very civilised and the staff were very friendly. Would recommend to many for its enthusiastic vibes. The live music was great.

Normal pub but with excellent food and good sized portions. They also had the cider I liked (apple and blackcurrant)

always great service and atmosphere, if you’re not here. Where are you seriously?!

Absolutely love coming down the Fern. The vibe is amazing and the staff are so lovely. The selection of drinks & food is awesome & I will keep returning.. to me it’s the best pub in the area Would highly recommend

Called into this local pub and was overwhelmed with the transformation to a Greene King pub. Shana served us, very friendly & polite. The pub was very clean & inviting & the food was very wholesome & excellent value for money. Well done to the team there & to Greene King for the fantastic refurb.

A very welcoming place lovely atmosphere staff very polite and helpful and friendly beautiful food all in all very nice.

took my partner here for his birthday and i mentioned to them it was his birthday when booking a table and they put up balloons and a happy birthday sign on the table which made him smile. we was then met with amazing friendly staff and an incredible meal. over the moon with how it went for his birthday meal.

Celebrating a 40th birthday. Very good food and pleasant girls serving

Came here for Sunday lunch with my mum and daughter, food came out promptly and was amazing. Staff were friendly and love the garden for little one to play in and explore. Definitely recommend x

Really friendly staff and nice atmosphere.

Greene King pub, so you know what to expect. I went on a Saturday lunchtime, and it was very busy, but the restaurant part was OK. Quite a small car park, but public one across the road. Staff very friendly, and food was good.

The Sunday Roast was very good. The beef and turkey were tender and tasty. As well as all of the fixings. Will was our server very friendly, professional and attentive.

Newly refurbished and a great place to watch the world go by.

Couldn't fault the welcome and service received when visiting with family. Very accommodating staff, nothing was too much trouble for them when we were ordering our meal and drinks. Will definitely visit again.

Great spot to stop off at on our walk. Fantastic service from start to finish as they told us about a wait on food and when it got delayed even more they gave us free desserts for keeping us waiting. Staff are very friendly and polite would highly recommend

A great experience and lovely atmosphere since the refurbishment! Food was delicious and big portions with a great amount of variety and meals for both kids and seniors, and the staff were only too happy to help. The only thing that could be noticed was that the food took a little while to be served despite it being quite an empty restaurant but it wasn’t a problem for us. We will definitely look forward to coming back!

Very good, affordable food on lunch menu, senior and kids menu and really good service from all the waitresses. Thank you!

Had a lovely meal with husband and grandson. We were able to have good sized and tasty smaller senior meal and grandson could fill his boots with a burger. Would highly recommend this very friendly and helpful pub.

Went for an anniversary meal on the 16th August. 730 we booked for. Ordered our food. Eventually after many visits to the bar, and a young girl named Ellie being sent out to us to explain why our food had not arrived. What an amazing young lady she was. We finally got our food at 930. There was only 5 of us. 3 tables were waiting for food for hours too. Very disappointed with the so called management. Won't be going there again .

Lovely friendly pub, food excellently presented, tasty and great value. Plenty of seating, dog friendly nice garden. Staff attentive, served with a smile 😊

Nice Pub, Good selection of beers and drinks Food is good quality and reasonably priced

Great food, lovely staff, lots of variety on the beer. The wait for food was short, service with a smile. Well worth the visit!

Lovley pub! we came in for a Sunday roast and was pleasantly surprised. Decided to come in and try the breakfast at the weekend, Amazing! And at a great price. Highly recommend and will definitely be coming back.

I am leaving this review to give feedback for the “burgers of the month” having eaten “the Swiss”. I eat out regularly including multiple burger specialist resurants. I would gladly reccomend this burger, taking into consideration cost, taste and overall satisfaction.

Went there for Sunday lunch. We had our dog with us and could have eaten inside, but as the weather was so nice we ate outside. The outside area is quite large with the kids' play area, plenty of tables, and an under cover area. Staff were friendly and efficient. We all had the Sunday roast, two turkey, one beef, and one turkey and beef. Good size portions, food was tasty, but all our meals were only Luke warm and the roast potatoes were very pale. It was almost as if they had been boiled, then placed in the oven for 5 minutes. All in all a fairly pleasant experience

Love the refurbished. Cosy and peaceful. Food was excellent apart from the garden peas which were hard and luke warm. Will come again.

Another amazing family meal at our local pub. The staff are super friendly and helpful, nothing is too much trouble. We have a family member who is Coeliac and they go out of their way to provide suitable options and advice. Thank you.

Luke and Aaron were lovely and very attentive, the food was delicious, thank you to the chefs. It was my mums birthday and there was 8 of us, thank you for making our visit rememberable

Took group of 17 for lunch. Lovely helpful staff, fabulous decor, - just renovated and such a lot more space. Disabled friendly .excellent

☕️🍽☕️🍽☕️🍽☕️ Went to Silver Fern to meet my friend for lunch 10 mins in there was a power cut and we were plunged into semi darkness The staff were brilliant they brought drinks took our order made sure we were OK The food arrived promptly even though I didn't expect it to in the circumstances We had wraps with chips and it was very nice too The prices are very low I think it was around £9 for food and drink It's a very friendly place I shall return Thanks to all staff at the pub

Visited this recently refurbished local pub at lunchtime. Bright, friendly, spacious main area with large gardens and covered areas. Ideal for both cold and hot summer days. Chose the Seniors menu, which provides a 3 course light lunch for £8, which was outstanding value, hot and tasty. Particularly enjoyed the Jam Roly Poly with custard as a dessert.

We were served by Holly at The Fern - excellent service and food!

Great service and warm welcome from all staff members. Perfect for a night out or a long over due get together !

Hi, my wife and I live in Warsash but had never visited this pub until today. We thought we'd give a go after the refurb and we are so pleased that we did! Lovely inside and out, great food and all the staff are a credit to you 🙂 We'll definitely be back as often as we can. Many thanks, Pete

Lovely pub and friendly staff. Morgan behind the bar was wonderful and very helpful at lunch time today! Beautiful! Joanna Gill

Friendly pub, good choice of drinks and food was good. But all the staff very very helpful and we had a pleasant time

7 of us out for birthday lunch. Love the new look of the pub, done to great standard. Pensioners lunch good value, all came together, nice and hot. Friendly barman, can't ask for more.

Had a lovely meal, hadn't been here for a while so inside was lovely and modern and very full for lunch time, very popular. Menu was all changed , but very good choices and didn't have room for a pudding. Definitely won't leave it so long.

Lovely meal, couldnt fault it at all. Everyone was happy with their meal Service was great, no long waits. Really good value for money

Short haired female at the bar, exceptionally rude. Served other people before me, even though I was at the bar first. Then was extremely rude to me

Newly refurbished pub part of the Green King chain. Good range of beers, food meny ok but poor vegetarian options. The Best of British burger is recommended

Fantastic place for a spot of lunch and the play area kept my daughter occupied for 3 hours- absolute bliss for us all 🫶🏼

1st time used since refurb,awfull ambience,place now set up for noisy younger set,if you want a quiet meal with friends go somewhere else, great difficulty ordering with people leaning on the bar infront of the tills,food and service was fine but will not be using again,due to disapoinment of refurb not impressed at all

Service at the bar was very poor. This was due to the football being on. However, no provision was made to deal with the higher quantity of people. A drive for you to order on the phone. Not always possible. Possibly not a fair evening to judge the pub in general. Decore was nice, and the staff were in general polite and cheerful. I'm sure on an average day it would have been better.

We have had 2 meals at this pub and it was lovely food. However the second time we went it was extremely busy and we had to wait 45min for our food. We did receive an apology.

Lovely afternoon out! Sarah was fantastic. Really looked after us with a challenging order. Perfect place for a sunny afternoon!

Great place for lunchtime meals. Get served quickly they have range of cask ales. They have free WiFi via Cloud.

Recently refurbished and it looks great. Good selection of food on the menu with good deals available. Large outdoor seating area and play area for children. Parking on site and further parking available in car park across the road.

Shame they don't put the sound on for the football instead of the jukebox.

Recently refurbished to an extremely high standard, it is beautiful, and the ambience was lovely. Can't fault the food, it was delicious, and the staff are so friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend a visit.

Great place going back for a meal soon.

Delicious lunch. I had the tacos and the Eton mess. My friends really enjoyed burgers and Apple crumble pie. The staff were welcoming and friendly, especially Holly. It's so much nicer there now and I will be going back again soon.

Nice pub Nice location Grumpy ignorant barmaid

First time coming here since the refurbishment, looks amazing. Food was perfect and the staff all very friendly, have already booked our next visit 😀

Recently refurbished and looking great 👍 The Silver Fern is back as a place to be seen in the village. New management and a nice clean and appealing atmosphere. Great to see and a real worthwhile visit. Highly recommended 👌

Couldn't use Blue Light Discount… Apart from that, everything was great ✨ Very nicely decorated👍🏻

Newly refurbished pub , moving away from a sports bar that does food . Lots eating when we turned up and seemed happy with food and service . I found an inside TV in a corner where I assume the sport will be shown but it seemed hidden and not important to the pub , outside they have a large TV where people can sit and watch TV, the heaters were not working and I put that down to being a new build , probably just not turned on when we visited ? It's a large area and looked good to be honest , very large garden , new table's and will be busy in the summer, I would put a bar outside for bottled beer etc , saves going in and standing at the slightly smaller bar since the refurb. Small seated area added out front , much needed, if us Brits get 10 minutes of sun...we want to sit outside . Pool table removed and this was an issue to my 23 year old son, but it's an obvious change in what the pub wants to attract regarding customers . Prices of a pint is average for the area , £5 ish a pint , good selection on tap and as always nowadays a gin / vodka selection available.

Great place to go. Food is great, decor looks fab. Looking forward to enjoying some of their live music.

Good beer (although they have put the prices up…). Great staff and Holly and Ellie are my favourites.

Lovely food , great service. Love the refurb Very friendly staff ,

Looks great after the refurbishment in March 24. Being the first night after being closed for a few weeks it was packed with a great atmosphere. Took a while to get a drink but that’s because of the amount of people. Staff were friendly and helpful and food excellent. Hopefully it won’t turn into the youth-club it had turned into prior to the refurb with teens taking up tables and nursing diet cokes for hours on end preventing people getting a table for ordering food.

What a difference. Well done Luke and the team. Wish i lived nearer

Was here just before they closed, spoke to the manager who was really excited for a new refurbishment. Really friendly staff, awesome food and a great atmosphere. Can’t wait to come back.

An interesting pub. It is rare to find such a cheap and tacky establishment, to sell such expensive and stale beer. Plenty of tellys though, as long as you solely like football.

Very noisy on the point of being rowdy

Went for a lunch time meal and drink. Meal excellent but my real ale was winey. Must have been yesterday's beer in the pipes. Took it back they replaced it.

Popped in with friends for a bite to eat today, served by the lovely Holly. Very clear & concise guidance on menu choices, polite & timely service, very competent & caring in looking after us. Thankyou.

Beer was good, food overcooked.

Excellent service and good honest food when 11 of us arrived at a very busy time without a booking. Bar staff and chef were very friendly.

Came out with some friends the other night and had a really good night great atmosphere and friendly staff Shana and holly where amazing recommending all drinks and food would go back!

I had a mixed grill, food was "warm" and chips were "cool", I was missing a sausage which I didnt realise as sausage was half tucked under chicken. Portion size was disappointing also. The time before I had steak and they put the steak on my onion rings making them soggy and I had an egg missing that time. Attmosphere mostly chavy youngsters, Very disappointing, dont think I'll return now!!

We booked our Christmas festive meal for 6 people and arrived early but was welcomed with a smile, after 10 we were shown to our table which was decorated very nicely. We could not find any fault with the food or drinks, I will say everything was first class and would recommend it to anyone looking for a very special time. Staff made sure we all enjoyed ourselves

Stopped by for lunch with my daughter today. Really attentive staff and a nice relaxed pub atmosphere! Will be back again soon!

Very poor, on several occasions over the last few years, my family have not been able to order some of the meals on the menu. We've walked out twice and both occasions on a Monday lunchtime. Had to make do in one of the other failing Eatery's in this area. In all honesty Wetherspoons does a Better job.

It wasn't the best meal I have had

A bit rough around the edges, but staff were nice food ok

I went there for a meal with the wife, the meal was less than good the fish and chips that I had looked as if the fish was bought in Iceland it was small and overcooked and also the lasagna that my wife had was very very low on meat content that it was mostly lasagne sheet and béchamel sauce without very much meat the quality compared to the price charged was not very good and we certainly will not be returning