The Walkford in Christchurch

Food good, staff nice. Can't complain. Price good too. Definitely recommend. 5 years ,can't beat that pub. Kid happy ,wife too

Family of five had a lovely evening in the Walkford. Friendly and attentive service throughout and excellent food at reasonable prices. Highly recommended.

Went for a Sunday roast. I can't fault it. Good portion sizes tasted amazing. Crumble pudding was on point. Atmosphere was good great family friendly place. Will definitely be back.

I went to The Walkford with family for lunch on Friday 2nd Feb 24. I ordered the vegan Pea and mint risotto(stated on the menu it was a vegan dish) The meal I got was King prawn and chorizo risotto, I said no this wasn’t mine. The waitress proceeded to argue with me saying I didn’t state I wanted it vegan and that they do 1 risotto with everything on and you have to state that you wanted it vegan. I told her it says vegan on the menu not what she had just said. She again told me it was my fault. She went away and came back saying the manager had taken my food off the bill. On the menu they are 2 completely different dishes as I later checked. No one came over to say sorry and replace my meal as I suspect it had been put through the till wrong. My son picked out the prawns and chorizo and left me with the risotto but The feta cheese was crumbled so couldn’t be picked out. I’m quite shocked that I was left with a meal I hadn’t ordered, argued with by the waitress and no one apologised.

Impromptu supper out. Fantastic service from Paige and the rest of the team. Friendly atmosphere, clean and tidy and food was piping hot and presented beautifully. A real midweek treat! Paige you’re a star - big smile, updated us on menu changes / additions and checked back regularly. Many thanks! Highly recommend.

Had the yummiest lunch today at the walkford, I had the vegetarian focaccia it was absolutely delicious so full of flavour! 10/10 to the chef Shay on shift! Lovely atmosphere and really sunny table, it was bliss, my friends really enjoyed there lunch too, we will definitely be coming back very soon!

Lovely evening with great choice of drinks. I had the katsu curry and my wife had scampi which was lovely. Where can I get that curry sauce?????

We chose the Walkford to hold the wake after our mothers funeral at the New Forest Crematorium in Stem Lane. The Walkford was a convenient location which was easy to get to after the service. The staff at the Walkford were great, the buffet was well presented and tasted delightful - especially the sausage and pickle rolls. I would thoroughly recommend the Walkford, it is a great pub for food, functions and ambience.

We are new to the area and exploring local pubs. The Walkford pub, we had a lovely lunchtime meal of fish and chips x2 (on special offer 2 for £18) and a signature burger. The food was very enjoyable and great value for money. Nice surroundings, welcoming, happy staff. A good pint of draught Abbot Ale. Thank you! We shall be back!

We chose the Walkford for Sunday lunch. The Sunday roast sirloin beef was stunning. So much on the plate peas, carrot, parsnips, cauliflower cheese, roasties, Yorkshire pud & beef was lovely. Ordered extra pigs in blankets. Wife had a Mac and cheese with lovely garlic bread & my daughter had nuggets and chips (as usual). Wife loved her food & my Sunday roast was amazing . Daughter who is a fussy eater loves the Walkford and their food. For dessert we had sticky toffee pudding with custard and ice cream, so good! Daughter had chocolate brownie which she loves. Great service, lovely people & a great atmosphere what more could you want? We'll be back for more Walkford you can count on it!

We returned to lunch here as we were so impressed with Sally we had to come back as she made us feel so welcome and is great with our dog plenty of treats. It's nice to find a waitress with a smile and very knowledgeable all round. Will be back lovely meal as well.

Great food and service, albeit when there busy you may need to queue. Come Brits we love queuing. Good selection of drinks at bar and very food quality food, it's more restaurant food than pub grub to be honest

Dropped in herein the way home from a weekend away. I live locally but had never tried it. It was lovely. Very friendly team, nice surroundings, good menu (it was a Sunday eve, about 6). The food was very good. I had soup and a roast, hot, fresh and really good value. We had 2 courses each and a bottle of wine, the bill was circa £55. I will certainly use it far more often and reccoemnd to friends. It’s so good to have a warm welcome, friendly service, great food and good value. Thank you

I visited your pub on the 23rd December for a quick drink with friends before Xmas. I was pleasantly surprised at a lady singing live music at the pub. We ended up staying until she finished singing as she was just amazing. Hope to see her again when we visit as she changed the atmosphere of your pub and made our day

Christmas Lunch here was fantastic! Staff in all areas worked so hard . Service was absolutely amazing ! Would definitely book Christmas Day here again Thank you for all your hard work !

Superb Christmas Day lunch today. Great food and efficient, friendly service. Thank you to the whole team!

This was our first Christmas Lunch away from home... it was brilliant!!!!!! Thank you Holly, Edith, Ben, Jamie, Alex and all the other staff that served tables and the guys in the kitchen, the food was hot, well presented and delicious. When can we book...

This visit was disappointing. Sat between big groups and dogs. Then forgotten about and after 20 minutes had to ask to be served (not even a drink) Glad to say they did make effort to recover the experience. Food and drink was then prompt and...

First time of passing by after a dog walk and popped in to cheekily use the bathroom, young lady singing which prompted us to stay and have a drink, what a voice - fabulous great find on a Saturday afternoon. Well done Lee (had to...

Had a lovely afternoon listening to the singer Lee. Only went in for a quick drink on Saturday afternoon and ended up staying as she was great. Hopefully she will be back in there again.

Had a family meal whilst doing our family graves visit. The staff were friendly and helpful and the pub was very busy. The food was hot and tasty Would recommend to anyone in the area

What a great place! Fantastic food. super staff and excellent environment. Food was ordered and served quickly and, being freshly cooked, was hot as all cooked meals should be. We were so impressed that my wife and I stayed for dessert as well. The Walkford...

We came to have a meal and play skittles what a wonderful time we had. The food were amazing we chose the festive menu everybody loved it. We had a gluten free meal and that was great. The staff were so lovely having to bring...

29 guests used the skittle alley for our Christmas dinner. Service was excellent, the staff couldn’t have been more helpful and cheerful. Food was served hot and quickly. Everyone had a good evening. Thankyou Walkford team.

Special thanks to Tasha and her colleagues at the Walkford who arranged a great Christmas party for my workmates and I! The food was lovely and the drinks were very reasonably priced too. Our party was in the ‘old skittle alley’ (a separate function room)...

First time organising a works do. From start to finish Alex made it really easy. The room was set up nice and Christmassy for us. The food was amazing and great service the whole night. Everyone had a great time! Thank you Alex and team.

We went for Company Christmas lunch. Service was awful even though we had pre ordered food. Starter of camembert and bread stick was pre bake bread roll, so hard could have knocked nails in with it. Main meal took so long to come out, turkey...

Lovely food brilliant service 🐕‍🦺 friendly! Wonderful! Value for money! Catered for celeriac and vegetarian friends too!!

Great food ! Gluten free vegetarian and eaters of dead things all catered for! Live locally and will definitely be back.

Went for meal with friends to celebrate my 90th birthday. Had to wait over 20 minutes for starter and people that arrived after me got their food before me and I was still waiting an extra 10 minutes. When main food came lamb was lovely...

Amazing place to meet with friends for drinks or go for food with the other half. Fantastic range of drinks and menu is superb! Staff are really friendly and down to earth compared to other places. Highly recommend!

Great, have been going for years. Can be up and down with management and menus. Have been on Christmas Day very good value,good food, very well organised

First time in here for a while, definitely will be coming back. Our roast dinner was excellent, so was the dessert.

Went to The Walkford for an early dinner and it was wonderful.....also the service from 'Bella' was terrific. Friendly & polite. Definitely going back again😁

Very slow service in-between courses Steak was not nice very chewy Went to the bar to pay bill. Got fed up of waiting

First time for a while since we have been to the walkford, surprised how quite it was in the restaurant part, my wife ordered lasagne which came with toasted garlic and rosemary focaccia, and dressed rocket, the lasagne which supposed to have bechamel sauce, the lasagne was dry ,the focaccia wasn't toasted and you couldn't taste or smell any garlic, my guess is if you toasted it ,the flavours might appear, its the fist time my wife had focaccia so didn't know what to expect, the rocket was just put on the plate no dressing, I asked the waiter what dressed rocket was , he said a sauce over the rocket, I told him ours was dry straight out of packet, he then started to back pedal about it , in the end he appolgied, bit late, my meal hunter's chicken was OK, I like to say I enjoyed the meal , not OK , I like the pub as a pub, nice choice of beer ,

We enjoyed attentive service from the waitress and manageress. We have visited over the past 7 years quite regularly, the staff are super friendly and helpful. The 2 meals for £14.95 is great value. We had good quality fish and chips, a quid in batter starter that was presented nicely with chopped spring onion and red chilli's. I also had a slice of cherry bakewell as a desert that I had spotted in a cake cabinet at the bar with my coffee . It was delicious. My wife and I love this place!

Excellent value and good choice. Staff very helpful and pleasant. The menu had a good choice but unfortunately the night we went, two of the main items were unavailable.

We were welcomed in with a smile and seated at a lovely table! The menu was excellent, very good choice for my coeliac husband! Beautifully presented food, very nice staff and the restaurant is immaculate! To try and top that, excellent value for money, we’ll be back, thank you!

I visited the Walkford last night with 6 family members and we were treated to a wonderful experience. The staff were very welcoming and helpful and the food was delicious. I make special mention of my steak and ale pie, which I was delighted to find was a proper shortcrust pastry case and lid and it was HUGE!

Visited The Walkford for lunch taking advantage of their 2 for £14.99 deal. The food was excellent with friendly staff. The pub was fairly full which is always a good sign. Will definitely be returning.

Menus been altered, the portions leave you hungry, what a shame, not possible to order signature dish, its just small portions tasteless food, what a shame , it used to be really great

Lovely local pub/restaurant come here a lot , food really reasonable staff always lovely happy helpful smiley feel very comfortable here

Great food, attentive staff, quick service. The sharing Nachos are special, best we’ve ever had. Beer was well kept too.

First time there food great good price's and staff very friendly. Clean toilets seating outside good service.

Once again a fantastic meal,would highly recommend the Sunday roast as well as the desserts,very friendly and helpful staff and very good value.

The food and service was excellent, the food was cooked to perfection, we had the mixed grills, and would definitely recommend. staff are very friendly and welcoming. The pub itself is decorated nicely and had a lovely atmosphere. My husband said the only slight downside...

Excellent food and excellent people. Great service. Will be back. Our dogs were made very welcome as well.

We visit once a week. The atmosphere is quite good and the staff okay. The toilets are a disgrace. Last week there was no toilet paper or soap in one This week, one of the two toilets in the newest block was out of order...

Absolutely brilliant pub. Food is excellent and great value. Hard to get a table which is great for business 👏👏 staff were brilliant, polite and attentive . Definitely recommend

Unfortunately I am able to comment on the food and atmosphere, as we didn't actually make it to the venue as they cancelled our booking we had for the function room. I booked the function room (for a joint 40th Birthday) on the 11.8.23 and...

Absolutely excellent - couldn't fault it - food quality, taste, choice, price, attentive and pleasant staff and great atmosphere- highly recommend and will be a regular in the future.

We opted to hold an afternoon tea at the Walkford following a family funeral. The function room , food and service was excellent and I wouldreally recommend this venue

Fantastic lunch at the walkford what made it was the Fantastic service from Sally so friendly and genuine made the day for us. Lovely to see someone actually loving what they do.

Staying in the area for a couple of nights. This place was in walking distance and dog friendly. Good pub grub/beer/prices/service!

lovely meal, good value for money. our waiter ben was very helpful and polite. definitely recommend if your looking for a nice chilled meal with lovely staff !!

Very welcoming staff Good service waiting time Vast menu to include vegan food and puddings One end of pub is football tv end Other end dining Large garden with outdoor seating and under cover seating Dogs allowed and children welcomed

Being a recent amputee, this was our first venture out to dinner. The staff were excellent in assisting getting me into the restaurant and getting me seated. The food was good quality and reasonably priced, we lik to vary where we eat out, but will...

Called in for Sunday lunch and weren’t disappointed , good friendly service and when the meal arrived we were pleasantly surprised plenty of meat and a lovely big Yorkshire pudding . We had starters too and my husband had a great looking pudding . Would...

Delicious meal, yes I know one might say a chicken tikka is a bog standard pub meal but this was perfectly delivered. Served piping hot, fluffy rice and an authentic poppadom (not supermarket!) and soft naan bread and mango chutney. The staff were great too,...

We had a lovely meal all freshly cooked Staff are a credit to the pub so polite and helpful We will be back next time we are visiting Thank you

We met here as a group of five on our way to a holiday park for the weekend. It’s a short drive away from Holburne Bashley. We had prebooked but there was probably no need to. It’s a large Greene King pub with a car...

We specified multiple times we were vegan. Ordered the Katsu vegan option, double checked it was vegan. Food arrived, very clearly chicken. Manager agreed it was chicken. Didn’t offer full refund, offered us £5. Absolutely shocking, do not eat here.

We chose the Senior menu which I accept offers smaller portions and is usually ideal at other similar pub chains. However, the portions offered at the Walkford were the smallest I have ever seen! The fish in my "Fish & Chips" was a long thin...

We just got back from 2 weeks in Greece and wanted to finish our holiday with a meal out before going back to our everyday lives, we drove all the way out to here from poole and it was well worth it, we sat in...

What a change! Having left a bad review previously I’m pleased to say that there was a huge improvement when we visited last night! Staff were so attentive, food arrived swiftly (as did the drinks) and it was all fabulous! Well done.

They were very accommodating. The first table we were seated at was a little chilly for me although my husband was perfectly happy with it, so they kindly moved us to another area which was great., & much appreciated. They cooked the meal to our...

There is now a choice of menus including a gluten free menu abd the equivalent of an A La Carte alongside the regular Greene King Pub menu. My wife chose the beef and ale pie: substantial, soft meat and gravy filling. My burger with shredded...

We went for Sunday lunch and really disappointed. Roast beef very fatty and tough, Yorkshire more a biscuit, stuffing ball rock hard in middle, broccoli overcooked, cauliflower cheese very undercooked, potatoes had no crisp at all. I would have preferred less vegetables cooked well than...

It had been a long time since we had been to the Walkford and are we glad we finally made return visit. The welcome was warm by friendly staff. They were very busy but the service was fine. Food was good quality and plentiful. Will...

Had a table booked, in person, for eight but when we arrived our table had already been given away to another party. Not a great start. We skipped starters and ordered only main lunches but then had to wait over an hour for food to...

Food was out of this world , great size portions , fish cooked perfectly, the gent with the ponytail my wife forgot to get his name , but his table service was wonderful, lovely welcoming family pub

Once again we had a great meal . The chef/s are excellent. Excellent service from all staff. Very friendly and knowledgeable and helpful. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Always clean and tidy pub with good Covid protection

as a regular for 12 years and to get banned by the new manager for i am told for passing a comment about a member of staff to one of my friends being fat not to her personally which was over heard by this individual,which...

Arrived and asked if they were still doing food, was surprised to hear the kitchen was closing in 15 mins and was fully expecting to be told no, it instead the young man checked with the kitchen, and then came back and set us up...

The team at The Walkford provided the catering for my mum's wake. They took time to understand what we wanted and provided enough room set aside for us to pay our respects as a family. The food they provided was excellent. There was no pressure...

Always receive a warm welcome. Very comfortable surroundings. Food is delicious and very good value for money. Beer is great. Home from home.

Very fast and friendly service, always really nice when we come here for drinks and Sunday lunch. Great staff, and fast and efficient. The food comes out quick and really nice and you pay silly prices. Lunch and alcoholic drinks for 4 people £57 Awesome

Just had an amazing dinner with my son couldn’t fault the food or the service we received right from the get go our drinks order was taken and drinks arrived straight after not to long after food order taken and after a short while food...

Tasty food, nice waiters, fully satisfied. Don't hesitate to visit them if you are in the area, worth to eat here. It gets busy on a Sunday, so booking is advised .

Another good meal at The walkford with the family Becky was our waitress and did a good job making sure we had everything we needed Sophie supplied us with our drinks well done t kitchen staff for a well cooked and presented meals definitely will...

Visited last night after walking out of another pub for bad service. Was looked after by a very welcoming cheerful & helpful Ben . Very good meal

Thoroughly recommend this pub. Our first time here was in the early evening and the staff were superb, very friendly and attentive despite being busy. They had run out of a few dishes but we were informed of this from the start. The food was...

Thought we would pop into this pub on our way to visit Hinton Park Burial. The place was busy which I believe is a good sign. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We ordered Hunters Chicken, fried Halloumi with chips and steak and ale...

Enjoyed a family meal , good food at a reasonable price This was our second visit We were well looked after by Kate and Becky

We came as a family for Sunday lunch and although we hadn’t booked there was plenty of space in the bar. The staff were all friendly and helpful especially Karen who bought us our food. The roast was ok but not amazing, otherwise it was...

Excellent in all areas. Food was amazing and the young team were very efficient. Would not hesitate to recommend to Friends and Family

Very friendly efficient service from Karen and colleague. Food plentiful and well cooked. Would recommend

Came for lunch with a friend of mine. We had a warm welcome and the waitress Sally was very attentive, she knew the menu well and was really friendly. We didn’t have to wait long for food and the food was so delicious. Highly recommend...

Lunch time treat with my two daughters and grandsons, so enjoyable I came back the next week. my favourite is Beef and Ale Pie

Quite a busy atmosphere when we arrived, but we were attended to very quickly. Food came out very quickly, much sooner than we expected, but that was good. We both had the excellent Beef and ale pie on the pub classics deal for two. Served...

Excellent and obliging service. Prices very good Food excellent Parking easy Jess was very friendly and helpful we will visit again.

I visited with my husband for lunch today. We received a lovely welcome from Sally, who also made a fuss of our dog, Alfie, even offering him a biscuit. The service was prompt with a warning that the food order may take 40 minutes to...

Came last week for a meal and was pleasantly surprised with the friendly atmosphere of the pub. My wife and I were very impressed with the service especially the tall lad behind the bar with long hair (unfortunately didn’t get his name). We thought he...

Very enjoyable meal today, very attentive staff, served by Paige will a helpful smile, to be wished a nice evening when you leave lovely touch, the food was very nice, will be returning. Thank you

Lovely food, warm homely feel, the staff care alot anout your comfort nothing is to much for them, paige and Edith work lovely together Astar pub and restaurant, helpful management, we will be back x

Had lunch today. Lovely atmosphere had a Katsu curry was nice size portion, steaming hot and beautifully cooked. Staff were very efficient and friendly. We were served by Karen today who looked after us with a smile.

Fantastic meal, friendly staff, good value for money. Edyth was very helpful as my wife is gluten free.

We visited twice and really enjoyed our visit. Sally in particular was lovely and very attentive and friendly. Would definitely recommend, especially with the prices.

Came in for lunch on Saturday with my partner, very friendly atmosphere and team were fantastic with our nervous dog (particularly Karen who was very chatty). Food was lovely and came very quickly!! Would recommend