The Somerford Hotel in Christchurch - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Love people there . love food .had a nice time going with friends but phone die could take pictures x

Very good breakfast. Good treat, all tastes covered

As a table of 5, Ryley was very speedy and accommodating with our requests. So lovely to have a smiley face!! Thank you for your service!!

Could do with lots of tlc, looking quite run down. Tables not cleared quickly. Customers left waiting at the bar being ignored by bar staff. Not a welcoming atmosphere overall 😕

It's ok. Food as expected. Service ok.

Leanne was an absolute superstar. We had a couple of specific requests which Leanne accommodated with a smile and delight - in fact all our asks were no problem at all! What a lovely lady and so understanding. Food was good and value for money - as to be expected but it was Leanne that made this a memorable dinner. Thank you Leanne.

Very poor food , old and smelly environment. Outdoor smoking areas directly outside of windows where people are eating. Service was OK. Lasagne was disgusting. Mixed grill was greasy.... won't be going back ...

Great evening, Daniel great server

Great services and food, been the somerford beefeater times,

This is a good pub, but we were a large party and presented a bit of a challenge

Food was great & staff attentive & friendly. Would go there again whenever I'm in the area

Food was ok, great value lunch menu during the week! The venue is a bit scruffy so good for a quick lunch stop.

Nice staff enjoyed my chop salad v much with chicken husband had a burger which he really enjoyed followed by biscoff sundaes yum! Couldn't rate atmosphere here very well as we were eating late so only ourselves and 2 other elderly couple eating the restaurant was usual style and am sure it adds to the atmosphere on busier hours ! Would defo dine here again if we was passing !

Good for basic food, quick service but nothing special.

Amazing service and food. Family day out always the best option for breakfast on weekend

Went in for breakfast. Greeted promptly with a smile and escorted to our table. Lovely freshly cooked breakfast. U name it… it was there. Hot and tasty. Nice selection of fruit, yoghurts and cereals. Also a good choice of pastries , muffins, pancake and toast. Plenty to chose from for drinks whether it’s hot coffees or fresh fruit juice. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere . Will definitely be coming again. Thank u x

Excellent choice for an evening meal. Good menu choices and very personable staff.

I was just wondering I thought all the beef eaters were shutting down I have a voucher to use and wasnt sure if there was anywhere I could use it ??

Lovely place to eat, food was prompt and hot, Lovely friendly and helpful staff

me and my family visited for a meal on thursday evening. food quality was great, however the service in particular was truly amazing. we were served by george, who was incredibly approachable and attentive. he took very good care of us and had complete control over his section at all times. we hope he gets the recognition he deserves!

My mother and I came here for her birthday. The staff were very friendly and also gifted her a birthday card and some chocolate. Our lovely waitress was Leighan☺️The food is always delicious, we’ve come here many times and enjoyed every meal! Thank you for having us beefeater☺️ We’ll be back again soon!🤞🏼😄

Found this place on a short break nearby. Great menu choice lovely food. Wonderful service. We wanted to change a couple of thi gs on the menu which was no trouble. We actually went twice e and would defo recommend.

Got served by Jade in the restaurant, great customer service and very polite, making sure we needed anything else. Amazing Job.

Had a really enjoyable experience would recommend

Great food and service. Staff were amazing will definitely come back!

We had a weekend break at the adjacent Premier Inn so used the restaurant on 2 evenings. The same waitress, Leighan, both times who was very helpful and efficient. The food was standard Beafeater, steak on the first evening, cooked exactly as requested, fish and chips next night, also fine.

Today I went beef eater in Somerford. Really enjoyed the service from the staff . Especially leighan. Me and my partner really enjoyed by her customer relationship. Much appreciated. I’ll give her huge applause. Food and atmosphere was superb ❤️❤️

Lovely night out, delicious meal and fantastic service. One of the best we've had at a Beefeater and they've never been bad.

Steak wasn't great soup had to be sent back because it was cold.

Had a lovely meal with the family. Staff were great and the food arrived quickly. We all enjoyed our meals.

Fantastic meal tonight. Brilliant service. 10/10 food. Will definitely be back. Thank you

Having read some of the good reviews, I wonder if I went to the same place. Our waitress was lovely but the food was grim. The halloumi chips were more coating than cheese and the cheesecake was just awful. We only ate here as we were staying at the Premier Inn for a local wedding.

Couldn't get in the restaurant so ate in the bar food was good but the bar was a bit grim wouldn't choose to sit in that area another time

I went for Sunday lunch and the meal was never as good as when I had first gone in . Was served under roasted parsnips . The roast potatoes were not served crispy as before and were undercooked . All piled up looking actually black too . Obviously not roasted properly too .They never had premium beers when ordering an asahi Never had a pint of cider they were advertising as inches on draught . The broccoli was not served hot enough too . Was really disappointed coming for lunch. The beef was good being all that was too. Where even the Yorkshire was not crisp too I should have taken photos of the food 🤬 However the service is always good 👍

Upon entering, the lovely Leighan welcomed us. Friendly, efficient and with excellent service. The food quality & value was noted. We shall return.

Standard Beefeater fare , No potatoes either boiled or mashed ,No vegetables neither poor menu for a national chain ,Having said that the food that was available was quite decent and staff were excellent .

Friendly staff and excellent service. Extra roasts and Yorkshire pudding no problem. Recommended.

Great place to eat, especially if you are staying at the premiere inn. Restaurant staff are friendly and helpful.

Food was lovely and service was excellent. Would definitely recommend this place to family and friends. The manager Jelly was very friendly with my young son and he loved that

Jade was my bartender, excellent server, will be returning

VERY DISAPPOINTED. BOTH OUR MEALS WERE SMALL FOR THE PRICE. SERVICE WAS SLOW. BACON MISSING FROM THE SMOTHERED CHICKEN. DESSERT WAS A SMALL WEDGE OF APPLE PIE WITH A TASTELESS VANILLA ICE CREAM AND BISCOFF SUNDAE WAS THE WORST EVER. TRIED THIS PLACE AS WE HAD A VOUCHER. WE WOULD NOT RETURN.

Place needs gutting!! Carpets are rotten, decor is bad, no air con in the restaurant. Place smells like an old people’s home. One member of staff at reception Owen needs some lessons with manners. Very rude to one of our friends and started getting threatening over nothing. Nothing Premier about this place.

Wonderful Sunday roast. Our waiter was excellent. Would have been 5 stars all round however I think the interior needs a refresh.

Have eaten here quite a few times. The food has been good, but they have put prices up and cut down on the food. No salad garnish or slaw. These are now extras.

Had a lovely couple of days here , lovely food and service..BUT our highlight was having Leanne look after us, in the restaurant. Always a smile and very efficient, what an Ambassador for your company.

Been here a few times in the last couple of years while staying at the premier inn with the meal deal. The cooked breakfast is brilliant. And the dinner is a perfect end to the day. Great service, great food and the staff are very friendly. 10/10

The best Beefeater I've been to. My Steak dinner was perfect and the Staff were impeccable, busy all the time and totally on top of everything 🇬🇧

Stayed at the adjacent Premier Inn, so this was the closest place to eat after a long day. Very much in need of a refurb. Our waitress confirmed this, quoting the tables which needed sanding and varnishing as an example. Food was overpriced "ding" cuisine. I returned one entree as it was cold. (Another was provided, but came out at the same time as the mains). Cleanliness was another concern, with the ground floor toilet by the door having inch thick dust on the pipework etc. Our young waitress tried her best, giving me a 30% off mains voucher for my next visit at that location, which I declined. She told me that many Beefeaters were being sold off, which might explain the lack of enthusiasm to undertake maintenance work, but there is no excuse for sloppy cleanliness. The customers currently using this facility are being very short-changed. When a waitress tells you ....I work here, but I don't eat here.....it tells the story.

Was staying in the area and had a discount voucher so decided to book here. Although busy we were served promptly and food arrived in reasonable time.

No notice of pets ‘not allowed’ at entrance to the bar area. After drinks were purchased and we were seated, we were rudely informed by the manager that ‘policy’ stipulates ‘no dogs’. We were obliged to be seated outside in the cold with our elderly parents.

Very nice dinner, service was good, recommend

Lily was an amazing hostess very helpful lovely girl, looking forward to coming back

Ordered 5 meals 2 adults 3 childrens unfortunatly had a hair in my lasangne so had to send it back and didnt fancy a replacement after that so wasn't the best expirence pretty below average to be honest i will not return.

Fabulous meal with the family, would have added photos of our dinner but we were hungry and finished everything. Our waitress Lily-Mae was amazing and done a great job of looking after us. Would totally recommend The Somerford beefeater to anyone who wants a lovely meal with friend and family. Very friendly, welcoming and attentive staff.

Wasn't really much for vegetarians but was nice and clean all round. Stuff was really nice.

Went on a Saturday evening for dinner with the wife. Food was great, always a good steak in a Beefeater, and the service fron Lily-Mae was excellent. Friendly, helpful and made us smile. Will definitely be back.

Can’t fault our experience here: staff very helpful, food excellent, great value for money.

Have been here several times and we always had good food here. The staff are lovely, and the restaurant is always clean and tidy

A good place to have an all you can eat breakfast. Plus they have a really good coffee machine that makes a more than decent cappuccino. If you want to get good value for money, this is the place.

Went on Wednesday for lunch with my daughter , staff were friendly, food was hot and good quality, very pleasant visit , thank u

Have lunch or dinner here quite often. Always great service and great food. Well done team.

My mums Sunday roast arrived with no gravy , we waited 10 mins for it to arrive and by the time it did her food was stone cold .my food arrived stone cold so they took it to reheat it , nice from a restaurant. It came back tough as old boots . Put my gravy on and it came out in one lump . Kitchen said it's because it's vegetarian gravy ,what a load of rubbish . I wouldn't waste my money if I was you , honestly wouldn't give there food to my dog .

The food is poor quality & expensive for this reason. Wouldn't return.

I had the cobb salad. The avocado was rancid. The rest of the salad was dissappoin5ing as it was just a handful of peppers, sweetcorn and a handful of lettuce. Not value for money at all. Other dishes seemed to be edible freezer to fryer food. The breaded mushrooms as a starter were not popular. More about the quantity rather than the quality here I'd say. .

Great food at reasonable prices.

This was my first time eating at a Beefeater. The staff were very friendly and professional. I ate breakfast and dinner here two days in a row. The cooked breakfast is unlimited and comes with a variety of choices. The dinners options range from fish and chips to steak and lasagna. On night 1 I have the nachos to start and steak and ale pie for main. Night 2 I had the cheesy potatoes wedges and lasagna for main. The food was of good quality and great price.

I love this place staff are great especially George and Leanne. The place could do with a tidy up. But this does not deflecked from the good food and friendly staff. Food is definitely good value. I don't like the new parking rules though. Could workout expensive if you forget to register your number. Staff on the greeting point should always point this out . I was not reminded.

Lovely steak, but when I ordered brocoli it came with roast veg?

Very nice food with very good service

Great food, very reasonably priced and very attentive staff. Lovely.

Very nice place too go with the family

We were greeted by a very polite young man as soon as we went in .The food was great . I will be going back again .

A good place to meet up with friends.

You need to sort out the stuff you clean tables with it leaves a sticky residue on tables which isn't very nice .Dan was excellent at his job

Good breakfast. Kids eat free. Good value for money

I decided to have a lovely meal here after the all round experience we had previously. I can honestly say we were once again not disappointed. Great food and service.. Thankyou for a great evening

Not the best !! Dinner is OK breakfast Not so good

Breakfast is now not a buffet, you need to order.

Standard beefeater. Food was nice, service polite and reasonable price. What's not to like?

Great atmosphere Friendly staff Good food.

Went for breakfast , it was okay

Staff were very helpful and friendly had breakfast there plenty of choice but food is mass cooked so not high quality but still very good value

Traditional Beefeater restaurant with friendly helpful staff

Had a wonderful meal here with my family today-we all had a different dish, the quality and portion size was very good as was the value for money; the restaurant was decorated beautifully for Christmas, with a really nice atmosphere too; the service was brilliant; our waitress (Lily) was friendly, polite and very attentive, she made sure all our needs were met, especially those of a member of our party who has dementia; We shall definitely be visiting again soon. Thank you Lily!

Great meal,great service, excellent choice. Many thanks.

Can't rate this place highly enough staying in the hotel next door so had dinner and breakfast staff were super friendly and couldn't be more helpful. Will definitely be returning.

At arrival you need to register you car registration. Seated fairly quickly and given menus, and quickly chose our meals. The restaurant didn't seem that busy but we seemed to wait for ages for someone to come to even take a drink order, eventually one of us went in search a member of staff to take our orders. A few minutes later a staff member attended to our table and apologised for the wait. We ordered one starter to come with our main meals. We didn't have to wait too long when our mains arrived, and then the starter and drinks followed. The food of a cheese fondue starter, turkey meal and a mixed grill was tasty and piping hot, albeit I got the wrong chips and when pointed out they brought in addition the ones that I did order and they came out quickly. Upon completion of our meal we asked for our bill and our plates were collected the same time, and the bill duly arrived. What we did notice was that another table had not been cleared after the occupants left and was left for a while. A member of staff came to our table and noticed a card for payment and duly returned with a card machine. The initial wait to order was a bit long, made more so because of the fact that we were really hungry, but the food was good. We passed by staff as we left but no-one said anything.

First impressions of Beefeater were good, it seemed cozy and inviting. However, that soon disappeared as it took almost ten minutes for us to be seated at a table that we had booked in advance. Said table was right by the kitchen so it was loud and throughout our meal we were interrupted a number of times by sudden crashing sounds coming from that direction. Before we had even had a chance to sit down at our slightly wobbly table, which we had to fix ourselves with a napkin, we were being asked our drink orders. After having waited so long for our table, we felt seating us had been a bit of a rush. Since they had taken our drink order before we had even managed to take our coats off, we assumed that we would be treated to somewhat fast service but that was not the case seeing as it seemed to take a while for us to actually receive our drinks. Overall, our main courses were filling and looked good. Except for the fact that the chicken and BBQ Rib combo was presented with paper between it and the plate, this caused some problems as it was difficult not to accidentally eat the paper. Dessert was nice, but the brownies were not as warm as expected. We ended our evening being served by a lovely lady called Jay but even though her friendly service was the highlight of our evening we probably won't be coming back.

Service was exceptional. Unfortunately we didn't take the servers name but she had very long hair ( possibly hair extensions) and she deserves a merit for making us feel welcome and engaged. I had the king prawn skewers which was a lot more filling and tasty than it originally looked. Every one else enjoyed their meals and I'm told the sick toe pudding was particularly good. Recommended

Our server was fantastic and made sure our every need was catered to, including giving us a crazy amount of mayo!

20th anniversary lunch enjoyed yesterday 5th November. Deep fried mushrooms for a starter a staple of the starter menu. We came for Sunday lunch and enjoyed a sharing platter of lamb and beef with really good vegetables and Yorkshire puddings. A extra side of pigs in blankets. Lunch was enjoyed and we left feeling slightly stuffed but above all happy with the service and especially the food. Sometimes in this country customers and services are not great but thanks to all for yesterday.

It's a good place to eat, good service!

Great value for money. Did wait at the desk for a long time to be seated. Good choices for kids. Gluten free option very minimal.

After a far travel we stopped in for our evening meal... we had a half hour wait for a table, not a problem as it was a Friday night and we hadn't booked. Service was great and food was lovely. Super impressed

First visit to a Beefeater restaurant, steak restaurants atmosphere. Good service, and enjoyable meal. Unusual to get t-bone steak, so impressive.

Staff were not very friendly we had booked but it was not busy

Table booked for 17:30, two adults, one 8yr old child. A 40 minute wait until food order taken, then a long wait until food arrived. A small portion of chips was served on the plate which were hot but ribeye steak, tomato and mushroom were luke warm. Our waitress offered to take the food back but we did not want to wait any longer for our meal as our 8 year old was hungry. Did not stay for pudding or coffee. Not a good experience, will give the place a miss in future.

Found their new menu interesting and a lot more choices than before

We had a nice experience at Beefeater, 6 of us had a family dinner in this place recently. It was really busy on Thursday night but the staff were very kind, friendly and attentive. Good portions, great selection of sauces, cocktails and beers. Reasonable prices.

Waited over 45mins for food only 15 for a drink