The Town Mills in Test Valley

Great vibe, terrific food, and fabulous service. Do yourself a favour and go along on a quiz evening for some fabulous fun.

Lovely location but food and service was appalling. Went afternoon for lunch and ordered fish&chips + chicken wrap . Took 40 minutes to bring to table with 2 reminders! Chicken in wrap is almost like very old... Tastes weird 🤮... Fish in fish&chips was soggy... Batter inside was raw! Everything there afternoon was very slow paced and ! wll not suggest for food there. Just a drink and Njoy the river!

Good place with good atmosphere, a bit expensive for Andover

My favourite pub in Andover. Great atmosphere and beer.

Best pub in andover - absolutely gorgeous garden seating next to the river, cosy pub interior and wonderfully funny staff. Has an amazing quiz night on Wednesday! Food is delicious with massive portions, you certainly won't leave hungry.

Good food, had the beef burger, great onion rings and chips too 👍🏻

A really lovely pub on the river with a fair bit going for it. Food is decent, but can be a bit hit and miss sometimes. Good selection of drinks available and some decent specials. Can be a little noisy sometimes, but on the whole a very warm and welcoming atmosphere. The view of the river, the lovely design of the pub and the friendly service are definitely top notch.

Nice big portions of breakfast and one of the best in town.

Nice pub in the centre of the town with a lovely view of the canal. Quirky building with low ceilings, very cute. The staff were really friendly throughout and really helpful too. Food was ok, good portions.

Really great experience, also for the kids, I really recommend if you want to rest and take a burger :)

Wednesday evening and traditional quiz among the locals made the hause almost full. Nice atmosphere.

I am giving 1 star only for the building and location. As for food I would say it had to be the worst I've ever eaten. I figured there would be no chance of getting sausages and mash wrong but no chance. The sausages were as hard as a salami and the mash was re-heated. Greens tasteless and over cooked. On top of that it was cold. Can't give a star for food at all. The gent running the pub was lovely, just a shame he isn't aware of what is going on in his kitchen. Sorry 🫤

Good place to go for a quiet lunch. Quick service.

Love coming here! The food is always good, just the kiddies burger was a bit of a let down. But will be back anyways

Friendly staff and good service with a good atmosphere

Excellent service as always this is about our 7th time in having a meal in here and my god the food is amazing and always piping hot. Chef is awesome as well as front of house staff. Last night whilst we were out having our meal we swap items around and that was not a problem they were really accommodating. After our meal we sat outside and had a lovely chat with Pete and we spoke about the pubs history and he told us a lovely fascinating story. Highly recommend and the team are fantastic keep it up.

We had lunch with another couple. Very friendly, professional pub with river running through; fabulous outing

so it takes a lot to get a review out of me a place has to be exceptionally good or in this case down right appalling. Twas a busy Sunday in Andover and all food establishments we visited before trying out Town mills were fully booked and had no space for a table of four. we called Town Mills in advance and they said we could pop in for food the first red flag should have been when we walked in and the place was completely empty. we mulled over the menu and decided to order, on the menu it states 'some dishes can be adapted gluten free' as I am a celiac I decided to go to the bar and ask which menu items can be adapted to which i was pointed in the direction of a blue allergen binder on the bar which frankly did not make any sense, basically everything in the binder was ticked for containing gluten even things like a 8oz steak. even more confusing is the beefburger stated it had gluten in it but underneath there was a option for a GF bun, so I asked 'what can I have the GF bun with if the actual burger has gluten in it' he went to the kitchen and came back and said we can do that for you, I was very skeptical but also very hungry.. I regrettably ordered it with a side of curry sauce I also dont think the curry sauce was gluten free but it was definitely not ticked in the allergen binder. we waited for about 20 mins for our food to arrive and when it hit the table I couldn't help but audibly laugh at the state of it, it made Wetherspoons look like fine dining.. one of my friends ordered a 'Giant hot dog' what came to the table was an anemic looking baguette cut in half, not sauced, not buttered nothing about it looked even remotely appetizing with two small cheap breakfast sausages which had been deep fried just sat inside it. everything is evidently fried in the same fryer, everything tasted the same just old frying oil. to add insult to injury my worries about the gluten turned out to be correct and I am now nursing a reaction! we also paid £80 for this privilege for ingredients that could not have cost more than £2 all together... truly truly awful.. places like this just should not offer food. I am sure its a okay bar to have a drink in.

Had a brilliant afternoon playing pool with my sons and having a few drinks.

Pete and his staff are super friendly. We visit regularly and Pete always comes over for a catch up. Lovely atmosphere, great grub, excellent beer and a fantastic cental town location. Nearest car park is right next door and is free after 16:00 every day, apart from Sundays when parking is free.

I want to start by saying that the staff were friendly and welcoming. However, after calling ahead about gluten free options they gave us a 'menu' torn form a note pad and written in pen and sharpie. If we had not been fortunate to open the menu or have another member of staff passing by tell us, we would not have known that the food was cooked in the same fryer as the bread/batter etc. So it was gluten free other than being cooked with gluten. We tried to make the best of it and avoided the fryer but the food was not great. I had spaghetti meatballs which turned out to be quite spicy and my wife had gf carbonara with gloopy pasta and gristle bits in. We cut our losses and left. If you are just having a drink, im sure friendly staff can accommodate you but would not recommend eating there.

Food is fantastic and great value 👌.

Short visit to Andover so we popped in the the pub for brunch and drinks. Warmly greeted by friendly staff and served quickly. Food arrived and was well presented and tasty. Nice atmosphere in this old historic building and we would visit again when in the area.

Popped in for lunch on a Saturday without booking. No problem getting a table. Good was good and plentiful. Good ales on tap. Friendly staff. Interesting historic building with river running through the pub.

Andover is the half way point between my sister and I, and my Mum and other sister. I stumbled across The Town Mills on the internet as it was across the road from ‘Clip n Climb’ that we had booked for the kids. We were a party of 14, consisting of 7 adults and 7 kids aged between 5 and 10 years old. The pub is large with two floors and the tables are spaced out nicely. The menu is extensive, reasonably priced and there was something for everyone, including little fussy eaters and vegetarians! The kids menu was great, with lots of choice, ice cream and squash. For the adults, there was a large choice from light bites like jacket potatoes, to heavier meals like stroganoff. The food was plentiful and received well by all. We were especially impressed that the food was served together and hot for all fourteen of us! There were empty plates all round! We even indulged in some of the tasty desserts on the menu! A special shout out to Coleen who couldn’t do enough for us! She went over and above to ensure that we all got the best service, and even was super helpful when we wanted a photo of all of us together outside! A great find! We will be back!

Fantastic atmosphere and great service! Had the cheeseburger and it was delicious!!!!! I highly recommend this place for a cozy, clean and atmospheric night out.

As to the question below I would recommend the entire menu

Great place to go chill after work Haven't had food here but a couple of drinks and laughs with friends

Very friendly place and a great location next to the River

Always a good place to start :)

Food was bland and I picked lots of fat out of the ham carbonara; the worst meal I’ve ever had in a pub/restaurant.

Had a lovely Sunday roast, turkey & beef, both really good & a couple of pints of well kept ales. Excellent service and friendly staff. Cheers 🍻👍

I didn't have food so cannot comment but the staff very friendly and good atmosphere. Drinks were. Ery good didn't taste cheep xx

Lovely pub, great food and excellent outdoor area

Lovely staff. Great drink. Great atmosphere

Excellent location with lovely outdoor area, the staff were very friendly and i would highly recommend.

Amazing pub, great views, food and staff. Colleen always smiling and hard working. Quiz night is great fun on a Thursday too.

We spent a lovely few hours dining and drinking here by the river. The staff, were fantastic even though it was extremely busy and hot!

Been down to the town mills a few times while visiting andover and its by far my favourite watering hole, lovely food and excellent staff! Colleen is most welcoming and extremely helpful. Will be back again soon!

What a gem of a find this was. Visiting Andover with friends and found this place. Great food, great beer - what more could you ask for!! The place was spotlessly clean and and the staff couldn't of been friendlier. Such a lovely setting next to the river. Will 100% be returning to sample more off the menu.

Very pretty place, shame about the road noise, in a lovely setting on the river bank

I came in with a few friends for some lunch wasn’t a relatively busy day. The first thing that put me off is when I walked in I heard what sounded like an Irish lady scream slightly and say that there’s a cockroach by the dishwasher which I believe is by the bar. It’s not the first time I’ve been here either. The owners there treat their stuff horribly. Shouting at them from across the bar and kitchen in front of punter. The ones that are left in “charge” when the boss etc is gone it’s clear they just leave all the real work to the other member of staff behind the bar. All in all they hat I’ve heard is disgusting a couple of the girls on that bar have absolutely no problem talking about sleeping with other people husbands etc whilst they’re on the pub and don’t expect anyone to actually hear it. I’ve been there when they have said the wet matts for the bar are covered in ants. Their food is icelands own there is no fresh food made there what so ever even their fresh homemade soup is from a can. As I witnessed them bring it out to someone to show them if that soup would be okay and they’re charging nearly £13. Just awful

Great place to visit to enjoy a glass of wine or pint by the river. The location service & river view are clearly included in the prices.

Beautiful place Lovely atmosphere. Food was underwhelming

Used The Town Mills as our hotel had no restaurant, and unfortunately I was very disappointed. I decided to try the steak suet pudding as its one of my favourites, it came out in good time and was nice and hot, but ended up with a solid block of pastry with little or no filling, a spoonful of microwaved and flavourless mashed potatoes and some very poor vegetables again just microwaved , if it was still the 1980's I might not have been surprised but it's not. My wife went for the hunters chicken which again was totally overcooked and then tried to solve the problem with loads of bbq sauce and cheese, the whole experience was made worse by also having to try and enjoy a meal while being blasted by loud rock music. Overall this could be a nice place but the food needs updating and more freshly cooked dishes need to be added, and think a about the atmosphere a little more.

This was just a Wednesday lunchtime meal, but we both thoroughly enjoyed our fajitas and scampi. Nice kick on the fajitas.

Very friendly staff and a good atmosphere on a Saturday night!

Lovely pub Food was OK Colleen our waitress was fab

Friendly staff, good food and great service! Nice garden by the river, well worth a visit!!

Was in Andover for the weekend and passed this establishment whilst out walking, stopped for Sunday lunch. Ordered the beef roast - 10 out 10, lovely beef, spuds, plenty of vegetables and great gravy. Thank you Chef.

Buen ambiente pero la comida muy mala. Ni siquiera la hamburguesa estaba buena.

A great find in the centre of Andover. The food was reasonably priced, and was very tasty. Despite a big queue at the bar we were served surprisingly quickly. There is parking directly behind the pub which was free after 4pm. Upstairs there were pool tables (could be snooker, I don't really know the difference!) Plenty of seating available inside and outside.

Friendly staff. Nicely laid out pub. Good seating area outside

Great site by the river. The garden with the river is excellent.

Only had drinks here but the service was good and it looks like a nice place for an evening out.

Was passing through from a family event, and they went out of their way to serve us on a very busy evening. Really good food and great service. Thank you Pete and your team.

A nice place for A quiet drink Tea and coffee is served. Dog friendly with snacks for them. Food a good choice on the menu. A quiz night on a Wednesday. Pool tables

Tasty menu, good choice, comfortable pub, good beer selection. Will visit again.

My first time in Andover to visit my grandson and Great granddaughter They took me to The Town Mill restaurant and we had a lovely well presented late lunch. We were served by a lovely little waitress who was a delight. We all enjoyed our food, the whole place was clean tidy. 5* John Sherrington

Lovely place for drinking a bit expensive, though, and make sure you check before you pay as a beer and Lemonade n lime they tried to charge over £10 but it should have paid just over £8. Lovely seats outside while the sun is out. Parking is there but free after 4 pm n Sundays only. Otherwise, you have to pay

Very good, despite it being a very hot day they still had a good selection of food to choose from even though they weren't cooking from the whole menu.

No more fresh CARVERY!!!! What a shame, but took a chance and ordered at counter as Menu said Carvery! Disgusting warmed up microwave meat and potatoes!! No lovely roast potatoes. Microwave chefs. Beware! And prices gone up too much!!

The chefs have to wear polyester uniform to cook in hot kitchen ,!??? a health and safety issue unless provided with non flammable aprons .on 12.50 an hr in the heat or get sacked

Great food, staff and surroundings. Full of character.

Its a lovely heritage place with an old mill in it still where the river flows through the pub.

My husband last visited over30 years ago still the same! Best beer garden I have ever been to.

Met up with friends sat outside in the shade nice breeze. Was shocked how much 1/2 pint lemonade £3.75 had to ask server twice if this was right ridiculous prices. I know cost of living has gone up I might as well had alcoholic drink. As morning too early for alcohol. Do like Town Mills but soft drinks too expensive!!!!

Best place in the town for a drink and food by the river. Good atmosphere, especially when the weather is warm enough. Outside undercover canopy for shade or when it rains.

Had a lovely lunch sat in the garden.

Really enjoyable family meal out, youngest is 7, oldest in 70s - all were catered for. Great waitress, food was really nice. Will definitely go there again.

Lovely warm welcome - great coffee and angel sparkles cake. Better than stopping at the motorway services. Riverside seating.

A bit souless. No food on a Saturday afternoon. Benches crammed in on the lawn by the bypass

Lovely meet up with family 6 of us It is such a nice environment with water wheel and beams All had main meals or roasts food was very good and staff were happy and chatty It's a place we will come too again Thank you 😊

Food was delicious and lovely friendly staff. Perfect family lunch with dogs allowed too.

Lovely memories at The Town Mills.

Nice pub with good food and a lovely staff. Very interesting too as it has a water-wheel inside too. Highly recommended and a casual meal or a couple of drinks with friends.

Popped I for a spot of lunch and was made so welcome had a good gomifgle with the gentleman we think was the manager x

Great food, friendly service. Worth a visit. Easy parking across the road in multi story car park .

Like it very much and Steve the chef is very helpful when we do our business networking there. Staff are always helpful. Nice location in the heart of the town and has our stunning Andover chalk stream running by and through the old waterwheel part. Lots of history there.

Lovely pub with by the river with the old mill on display. Friendly and welcoming.

Good food, great quiz, jukebox and pool tables.

Friendly staff, quick service reasonable prices and good pub food

Great location. Lovely staff excellent food

waited 20 minutes to be served saw a girl just stood behind the bar on her phone whilst i hadn’t been served, the girl got my order completely wrong, granted her english wasn’t perfect. she was rude and somewhat slow. food was barely warm and tasted poorly cooked. will not be coming back would give zero stars if i could

Nice pub in the centre of town. They do many themed events that celebrates different occasions. Upstairs has a nice seating area and pool tables. Prices are reasonable as well. Can't fault it based on the occasions I've been with friends.

Messed up order, had to go and correct multiply times if had receipt straightaway would of been sorted straightaway but wasn’t. Waiting times nearly double what we was told. Small adults portions barely kids size. Gammon roast is ham slices not gammon.

Frist they got older worng and over charged by £9.50. 6 of us waiting 50mins roast dinner was so small like a kids meal and the kids was even worse. Also was packet ham. Not worth the cost at all. We all was still hungry after and our family don't have the biggest of appetites.

Ate a fish finger Baguette and some chips whilst at town mills from 2pm - 6:30pm today for my baby shower. As soon as I got home I was violently sick and have horrendous diarrhea as a result of the food. I have a pretty strong stomach but something definitely wasn't right. I'm also 9 months pregnant so as you can imagine I'm not having a great time. My partner had the burger which he said was terrible and a friend ordered a chicken wrap that she refused to eat after trying a mouthful.

Absolutely brilliant. Peter and his team went out of their way to ensure we were all looked after following my mother's funeral. Due to the time of the funeral, The Town Mills would have finished serving food but Peter arranged a special 2 course Sunday lunch menu for the 12 of us. The food was outstanding as was the service we received from his team and we will certainly be revisiting at some time in the near future. I would like to express my extreme gratitude to all at The Town Mills for making a sad day end on a high..

Joe was a delightful , curtious young man, an asset to the establishment.

Great pub with great ales & food in the centre of town. Recommended

Great food and nice chose of beers

Visited for the first time on Sunday for a roast dinner. Unfortunately, it was the worst roast dinner I've ever had - raw potatoes, overcooked vegetables and the meat was flavourless and overcooked/ tough (I can only assume it was precooked slices). It looked nothing like the photos I've seen on here. The staff were initially very welcoming and friendly, but we were just given our food (no offer of sauces etc.) and not checked on - so we just ended up paying and leaving to eat elsewhere. Shame as it seems like a nice pub with a good setting.

Nice decor and efficient table service. quality local pub with a decent food menu. all the regular beers on tap. perfect for a Sunday roast

Prices have gone up. Chicken fajitas are different every time we go and sometimes too spicy too eat

Good 👍🏻 pool table and selection of beers..

Stopped for some lunch, had the steak pie with mash potatoe and veg, was very tasty and plenty of it, good value for money, pub is lovely has a wooden water mill and water running inside pub, great feature, ladies loo great it your short otherwise keep ducking the low beams and door frame. Will be back, loved the quirkyness.

Took the opportunity to stop by at one of the last Wadworths pubs on the way home from the old brewery in Devizes for a nice quiet pint of 6X before we left the West Country. Welcomed by Pete (the landlord) asking if my wife was applying for the head chef role, we were awarded with a couple of well poured pints of 6X one of which appeared to suffer from excessive evaporation which Pete kindly rectified. Great place, wonderful location and decent beer. Well done to Pete and the Team!

Good value food and a nice pint

Had a steak meal steak was very grisly and onion rings well over cooked dripping in cooking oil service was good though we would definitely not go there again also we went upstairs and it was really cold cleanliness very good.