The Talisman pub restaurant in Fareham - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Perfect place for meeting friends or spending time with family . Always a warm welcome and good service .

Popped in for a few extortionately priced drinks served by self-interested bar staff. Few weeks later received a parking fine for £100 despite no friendly warning when entering. They have NPR cameras but fail to warn you. Avoid this horrible place, total rip off.

Waste extremely disappointed. Meal was not very poor and the drinks were extortionate. Will never be back and a few people have said the same. Used to be good but that was a long time ago.

Ordered the flat iron steak with chips, mushroom and tomato, cooked rare. Steak arrived well done. Waitress took it back for the chef to do it again. My companions had their meal while I sat and watched. Eventually my steak arrived with no tomato and no mushroom. Just chips. I asked for the rest of the meal, and was told "we've run out". I asked what they had done with the original tomato and mushroom, and was told "we threw it in the bin". My meal out with friends was ruined, and I was unable to face eating the late and incomplete meal. I got up and left. After many positive experiences at The Talisman, the last visit and now this one have been extremely disappointing. I will not be going back.

The food here is Ok, decent pub grub, although the service was slow. The evening was spoilt by the drink prices , £28 for a bottle of white wine and £10 for a glass of large red. Drinks bill far outweighed cost of meal, and I felt ripped off, bar staff seemed embarrassed at some of the prices. First time visitor, and I am afraid last time.

I went to eat here with my family after my graduation ceremony. It is a very nice looking, quiet restaurant and terraced area. You can order via the app or order at the bar. We ordered at the bar and this young lady was very nice in taking our order and preferences. I marked the service as a four because we had to set up our own cutlery, we also took our drinks outside and poured them ourselves (bottle of wine). I feel like there is probably more service in the actual restaurant area though. The terrace was beautiful, open and spacious. Dog friendly. The food is a three because presentation could have been better and some bits of the food were cold in a the sharer plate. The rice in the chilli con carne tasted microwave as well. Overall, would visit again!

I visit the Talisman with my friend Ron on a regular basis Food is excellent as are the staff who are all friendly and helpful. An excellent venue to enjoy a quiet drink or an outstanding meal. Overall an excellent place to go.

The meals were very tasty. The decor of the place is very nice. Staff very helpful. Thank you

We sat outside after a wonderful dog walk at nearby Holly Hill. It was busy but not too crowded. There were plenty of parasols to provide cover. The food was lovely and served by very friendly, chatty staff who made lots of fuss of our dog.

Great bar Very polite staff And a nice pint of course

Food is good! Services is excellent, cannot Fault location. Prices are a too steep! 2 pints of birra moretti for £13 plus quid. Your not wickham stop acting like it ;)

Lovely food, staff friendly and helpful. Great service.

We were there for Fathers Day lunchtime. The staff, the food and the atmosphere were amazing. Couldn't praise the staff enough. Sadly we didn't get the names of the staff that served us, but their interpersonal skills were second to none. And finally some praise for the chefs and kitchen staff as the food and service were first class. If you've never been to this pub, please visit it, it is a real treat.

Went on a Monday where 33% of food was advertised. We paid via the app as was encouraged throughout the pub. Discount was not applied and we were advised it was not available via the app and unable to get applied after paying via the app . Very disappointed

Great atmosphere, staff very helpful and friendly. I was there DJing for a silent disco and it was amazing

Really nice pub but expect to pay premium prices for drinks when compared to other local pubs.

Very large and fabulous if you don't mind be bombarded with foul mouth customers

Amazing pub, popped in for breakfast and sat in the garden. Can't rate this place enough

Other half's review. Went for lunch with friends. Beautiful pub, lovely inside and out. Unfortunately bar and waiting staff weren't listening to our orders and got things wrong twice, asked for no ice in drink and arrived full of ice, asked for salad instead of fries and fries arrived. Fries were replaced with a small bowl of lettuce and spring onions, nothing else and no dressings offered. Club toasted sandwich was stone cold with very dry bread, very difficult to eat. Fish and chips ok but not very many chips. Waitress put plates down and didn't bother to ask whose was whose. Staff just seemed totally disinterested. Shame because have visited many times in the past and it has been lovely.

Worst salad I have had. I did tell the waitress

Took family foir a meal...The venue is very attractive and characterful ..unfortunately 4 of the 8 mains options were not available which we were not informed about until we ordered the food at the bar because of limited choice 2 of us chose not to eat. Staff said they hadn't re ordered after a busy Monday rush due to good weather..That tells me that a lot of the menu has to be pre pared food bought in...If a chef can't make a fish pie...chicken and bacon salad or Mac n cheese from scratch then their skills must be lacking... As my daughter uses it regularly I'm happy to revisit at a later date to see if the situation improves..

Visites here several times over the last few months, as been training in the area. Really recommend it, tried almost all the menu and it never disapointed. Great decor, lovely staff, and it accepts blue light card for discount on food.

Lovely friendly staff, great food and decor. Chicken and bacon pie was delicious

First day of new menu and didn't disappoint. Good choice of menu and clean and comfortable seating

Busy, tough to find a table to sit at and just have a drink

Rather chaotic! Booked a table for 7:30. On arrival the venue was busy, and it took ten minutes before I could get the attention of a staff member to show us to our table. Our order was taken quite quickly. After about twenty minutes a waitress told us there was a 40 minute wait for food. I questioned if this meant 40 minutes from when we ordered, or 40 minutes from now, which would have meant not eating until nearly nine o'clock. Kind of a long wait for a 7:30 booking. There was no answer! Fortunately the food arrived quite quickly, but it made for a stressful start to the evening. Fortunately the food was, as usual, very good.

We had a 2 roast dinner and fish and chips . Lovely pub/restaurant. Friendly staff. Food was very good especially roast , the postures nicely cooked, not anaemic like some places, came automatically with extra gravy ! Spot on ! Daughter enjoyed fish and chips very tasty. The toffee pudding and banoffee cheesecake was devilishly yummy! Definitely be back 🙌

A pleasant experience, nice atmosphere could easily hold a conversation with a good level of background music/noise. Comfortable table for 2. Slight delay between main and being able to order dessert. Mobile card terminal not performing with the WiFi.

Haven't been to the Tali for some time despite it being local to us. Really enjoyed the food and the atmosphere as well as the live music which was unexpected.

Very accommodating for disability access for my mother along my two crazy little children and a young dog. Staff were friendly and helpful, and the food and drink was lovely as always!

Not impressed at all. Not very good for lunch, in fact quite expensive

Nothing terribly wrong but a very 'forgettable' experience. Nice service and venue but Menu and food in general rather un-inspiring

We visited here one midweek lunchtime with our dog and had a lovely lunchtime meal. The restaurant is huge so it was easy to be sat in a quiet area with our dog who was treated with water and dog treats. My tuna melt sandwich was delicious as were the chips. My husband had steak which he also enjoyed lots. The staff were really friendly and welcoming. We will definitely be back!

Great service and food as always

Service was excellent, staff very friendly and welcoming. Servers Conner, olivia and Charlotte

Excellent service received, great food selection, looking forward to visiting this place again and trying other dishes.

Food was fresh and well prepared, staff friendly and quick to serve. Good for plant based nut toast

Great pub with solid food, ale and service. One of the nicest I’ve been to in this area. Awesome atmosphere and different vibe in different parts of the place.

We have had 3 special events with the Talisman over the last few months and all 3 have been such a success. Food great, customer service great and loved the room we were in. Thank you to all the staff that were involved in making our evening a lovely evening last night. Friday 22nd March.

Lovely evening, lovely food , great service celebrating my nans 90th Birthday 🎈 ❤️

Really enjoyed our lunch at The Talisman, excellent service from our server & food was delicious.

Good atmosphere and warm welcome. Staff very helpful and knowledgeable re menu choices. Food was good and well served.

Very nice pub hope to visit again

We attended for lunch yesterday afternoon and it took 15 minutes for someone to come and do a drinks order, then another 15 minutes for the drinks to come out. I ordered the club sandwich and it was so poor I sent it back (however lovely man was really nice about this) once we had finished our meal it then took about half an hour for our table to be cleared. We didn’t want anything after this other than the bill and when the lady bought it over she gave us a dust pan and brush! We were gobsmacked - yes we had a little one with us but there was no food what so ever on the floor other than some little bits of the kids pack i.e crayons and little bits of paper.

We went here with a group of 7, midweek. You order food and drinks at the bar and it is delivered to your table. Practically no interaction with the staff. The place is clean but has no atmosphere. Food is no more than average at best.

Staff very helpful and friendly. Only downside of this pub is that it has a very limited menu and offers very little to those with allergens. I recommend checking the menu online before going here.

Wonderful atmosphere, friendly staff, very enjoyable experience.

Greated with a warm welcome and shown straight to my table, Drink arrived in moments and then my food order was taken. In about 10 minutes food arrived and looked really good, tasted even better, probably the best sausage and mash I've had to be fair. Millie on front of house was super attentive even though there were a few tables with customers already dining. Didn't get a chance to get all the staffs names but they were excellent too, 2nd time I've eaten here, definitely be back!

Great food, really nice setting, and lovely staff. I'll be back whenever I'm in the area!

Was not the restaurant I thought I had booked but very pleasantly surprised as have never been here before . Quickly seated and the food was excellent. Couldn’t fault it . The staff were all friendly and helpful even on a busy mothering Sunday .

Server was fantastic couldn’t fault her she did the best she could whilst training a new starter. Sadly we had to wait over 40mins to order any food or for drinks to arrive then waited over and 1hr for mains which came out and lacked flavour and was pretty cold the Yorkshire puddings were burnt like they had sat under a light (hot light maybe) and that was the only flavour you could taste. Such a shame as I have been there a few times for lunch and the food is normally really good service is good. Sadly for Mother’s Day. It was very lacking in not only flavour but service due to being over stretched.

Olivia was a great server! So happy to help with everything and a great help on picking meals and drinks!

We arrived an hour early and were seated straight away which was great and the meal was lovely. service was good.

We were delighted with everything today. Years since we were in the pub. Love the alterations.

We have been multiple times and I thought it’s time to write a review. We have had a number of lovely family occasions eating at The Talisman. Everytime we have been we have been really well looked after by the team, especially Amber who has now served us multiple times and is always warm, friendly and professional and goes the extra mile, we were also served by Olivia today who was really sweet and looked after our table, the food has always been great. It’s got a really lovely feel to the pub and a great atmosphere.

Louis was great. Lovely food and ambience

This is the second time we have eaten here as a family. Great service, with a relaxed, friendly and welcoming atmosphere and delicious food. Large potions! We had two dogs and two children who were equally welcomed and looked after. Would definitely recommend.

I love the mac and cheese in your restaurant but unfortunately, it wasn't that good yesterday :(. The man who attended to us at the start was a little bit off mood too :(. We are frequent visitors and you always give us the same seats there are other areas too which look brighter and more comfortable to sit in, but you never offer us there; I am not what your policy is. but despite everything I still love Talisman and its Food. The girl who was serving us was super cute and very gentle and that was the best part.

Lovely place and great staff .. thanks for a quick but great visit.

Staff were great. Very attentive and not-pushy. Lovely setting for a rainy Sunday roast. Food was exceptional. Fish and chips were on point - especially the size for a pub serving!

Lovely atmosphere, very helpful staff and delicious food as always. This pub is local to us and we always enjoy going.

Always friendly efficient service and delicious food

Well, as my partner was tucking into his roast dinner he stated ‘this is definitely the best roast in the area!’ Well done The Talisman, a lovely Sunday afternoon in a beautiful setting, with friendly and happy staff.

The place is absolutely beautiful, food was delicious, staff were incredibly friendly and tentative.

lunch last Friday. Had the Fish Friday lunch and the fish was grey and vile tasting. Nice pub but bad food which is the same across most Hall and Woodhouse pubs.

Excellent food lovely atmosphere terribly slow service

although this is a good pub,food good,service good,my one criticism is the lack of display of drink prices,whilst I realise that cost are going up,if you cannot see the price of drinks,you have in a sense choice taken Away from you and presented with a cost that you might not have been aware off. I was told that prices were displayed at the far in of the bar,but this was not seen. Can I respectfully suggest that drink prices are printed on the drinks menu which are on every table,thus giving the customer choice on how to spend their money. Otherwise, a good pub

Great roast in a lovely setting and pleasant atmosphere. Millie our waitress was very informative of the menu and food.

Popped in for a quick weekday lunch at The Talisman. The decor was inviting, with lots of cool and quirky spots to grab a table. The food was good, if a little pricey, but the coffee and cake deal was a hit and good value. We'll certainly visit again, maybe in the Summer as the outdoor patio area looked lovely.

Popped in for lunch with a colleague. Staff were so friendly and attentive. Beautifully presented pub with great food. You won't be disappointed.

Came back after years and just as good as ever. Lovely feel, and the best fish finger sandwich between here and Milford on Sea!

The food was fantastic, the location is amazing and our server, Connor, was fantastic

Just felt I had to leave a review based on yesterdays experience. This is a lovely atmosphere place to eat , in tastefully furnished surroundings with friendly and helpful staff, let down badly by the hugely disappointing food. There was a long wait for the food to arrive. I ordered a club sandwich. What arrived was a rock hard, over toasted pile of bread with very little filling, all held together by a huge stake jammed down the middle of it. Accompanied by very skinny chips. The pieces of toast that I did tackle were so hard that they took the skin off the inside of my mouth. The other meal ordered was the BBQ chicken. This tasted nice ,I am told, but it was very difficult to cut as it was tough. The coleslaw accompaniment was warm and had a tang of coriander about it. It got tasted then left. Very very disappointing visit. Not money well spent I’m afraid and the dessert menu was not enticing so we skipped that treat. Not planning a return visit here which is a shame as the surrounding dining area is great and the staff excellent. Food very poor.

Decided to have dinner at the Talisman as we had not been there for some time. The venue has been extensively modernised and it looks very good. We were attended to in less than five minutes. Ordered drinks and starters - very tasty! We both had fish pie as a main and it was full of white fish and salmon with cabbage and peas as vegetables. Prices are about average for good quality pub food. The staff were all helpful and pleasant.

Very attentive staff and the sunday menu was fantastic for a delicious roast.

We arrived here late after a bad experience at a different place and I'm so pleased we came. The staff were lovely, welcoming and smiley! Found us a table quickly - the layout is great with lots of space so you're not sitting on top of another table - and we felt really relaxed. We all had a roast; my eldest son had chicken and my younger son and I had the beef and wow, it was melt in the mouth! Gorgeous flavour, well cooked and 3 decent slices. Plenty of lovely roasties and four different veg including red cabbage which was lovely! My son had chicken and it was enormous and came with stuffing too, he reported it was also moist and cooked to perfection. Lots of gravy in individual jugs so you can pour as much as you like and there was plenty. Price wise it was value for money and even the decaf coffee was excellent, we will definitely be back. Highly recommend.

Not as good as the first visit here last year. Food was really basic, the bread was over toasted, it lacked presentation & colour, no garnish.

Tasty food, magical atmosphere!

First time here and we loved it. Friendly staff, cosy, really good food too. Good food prices but wine more like London prices which was a surprise. Despite this we did enjoy the experience and will return.

Not been here for a few years and the improvements are impressive! Previously a fairly standard pub with dining has become a fresh, quirky and sumptuous establishment with friendly staff, good food and a warren of nooks and crannies to seat yourself in and drink up the atmosphere. Looking forward to our next visit!

Took our daughter for an early evening meal. Pub was quiet, not been in before and thought it was a really lovely place. Staff were welcoming and friendly (lady at reception desk and chap on bar) We really enjoyed the food, and thought it’s was the best pub food we have had for a while. Will def be back.

Cashless. Everyone should have a choice.

The food was the real let down here. We went for a staff lunch pre christmas. the atmosphere is great and the place looks amazing. The staff are freindly and they were a little rushed. this was not a problem as we know it was the lunch period and we were not in too much of rush. The food was the big no no. Everything is bread heavy! The club was dry. the fish finger sandwich had 2 inch doorstep bread with two tiny frozen fish fingers (Type you see in the supermarket). Not freshly battered and deep fried. Im afraid to say this was boil in bag at its best and whilst they tried to cover this up with bread, there was no mistake that this was low quality. The front of house were great to be fair but I hope the manager picks up with the kitchen staff.

Oh my goodness Food was okay New Year's Eve Band,.... ..not good for entertaining. Left to celebrate New Year's Eve on our own

Barman on shift was nice and offered good service but was over run. Another bar man was needed. £13.20 a round and took forever. Sorry, but improvement needed. Food looks like it has improved since last time I came here. And atmosphere and decor is great. Sadly just the staffing levels let it down.

Our Christmas Day lunch experience was a bit of a disaster. We were booked in for 3.30, arrived at 3.15. When we arrived we could see immediately that the staff were under a lot of pressure. We were taken to our table and after about 15 minutes were served drinks and all was fine, but then it went drastically downhill. We waited about one hour for our starters which was not too much of a problem because we could see how busy it was. The main course took about another hour but when it arrived it was practically inedible. The only thing that was ok was the turkey meat, the rest of the meal looked like it had been hanging around for hours. Considering what we paid for the meal, it was totally unacceptable and our Christmas Day experience was far from what we expected. We feel they were over booked and could not cope and all the staff by 3.30 had had enough. We did not complain at the time because we could see the pressure they were under. Maybe next year they should only take bookings for what they can cope with.

Lovely pub, relaxed atmosphere & friendly staff

Nice atmosphere and good food although service is extremely disorganised and poor. Ordered a selection of different starters which all came out at different times which was not what he asked for.

We just stopped off for a coffee but really liked this place and will be booking for our family Xmas get-together. Coffee was delicious.

We were a group of 15 all with pre-ordered Christmas meals, so no excuses. I can only think that they had lost a chef. The roast turkey meal was so embarrassing, with burnt roast potatoes, that they offered those who made this choice a free drink. I had the only fish option which was fish pie. It was average, with chunks of salmon and white fish. No smoked fish. No prawns. Not even a sprinkling of parsley on the top. Extremely boring dish. No finesse. It's a nice pub to go to for the odd drink. But avoid the food.

This is a lovely dining pub with a good atmosphere and excellent ales and cider. Food had good quantities and was good value for the price. If I was being picky the pate was nothing special and the mains could have been a little hotter, but overall a very pleasant place for a meal with friendly staff.

Christmas menu was really disappointing. Food too salty, dessert too sweet and undercooked apple pie. Overall disappointing. The room was too hot. The service was good but not great.

Nice open room, lots of space, staff are very polite.

Very bustly (in a nice way) lovely atmosphere, beautifully cosy and warm, friendly staff can't fault 👌

Absolutely awful don’t eat here if you are hungry, Christmas meal consisted of a tiny piece of turkey, burnt Yorkshire pudding, grey over cooked Brussels sprouts and a poor gravy. Dessert Christmas pudding literally wafer thin one mouthful. Went home and cooked.

It was very busy with lots of Christmas party people meeting and drinking before going on out. We were a group of 4 and had booked a table at 745pm. The staff were excellent, all working so hard. The atmosphere was great, happy and fun. The recent refurbishments are lovely. Beautiful chandeliers and lots of areas of interest. We were all very pleased with our meals. I had the flat iron steak which was perfectly cooked. It is lovely to have a pub close to home that I feel happy to recommend to others. We will be back.

Having had disappointing experience at the Titchfield Mill earlier. Went here for good service, warm restaurant and Christmas dinner. Unlike earlier.

Very good, food was very hot, and great Christmas Atmosphere.

Food and service excellent, lovely pub nicely laid out, creates a cost atmosphere. Only gripe is that they'll want your table back after a few hours so not a pub for a session. Don't let this put you off though.

Went for my birthday and sadly not a great experience. Food choice not great. Had to ask for napkins, cutlery, wine menu. Had our starters and then got forgotten for our mains, on enquiry it prompted someone to make our mains so we had quite a wait. When it came fish pie was dry (and only had salmon in) over cooked, my breaded chicken in a salad was soggy and burger ordered by someone else was very overcooked. We were too hungry and dispirited by this point to make a complaint and have to wait even longer for it to be sorted. A musician came on part way through the meal less than 6 feet away so couldn't hear ourselves think. I did give feedback and had an apology and an offer of a free drink when we were next in. Well there won't be a next in i'm afraid. There are a lot of good pubs in the area and for me the Talisman just doesn't come anywhere near the others.