Waterwitch in Hart

Sarah and her team are absolutely wonderful and always make you feel welcome. They go above and beyond and are very attentive. There is a wide range of food and drink and it’s always excellent. Can’t wait until the summer when we can utilise the beautiful garden. Keep up the great work!

Lovely setting. Friendly staff. Plenty of parking. Clean toilets. Reasonably priced.. Extensive menu. We had fish and chips, steak pie, burger, and pork loin. All nicely cooked and presented. Service was very slow despite few customers, staff seemed to be chatting to each other and ignoring customers.

Another great evening was supplied by the most amazing attentive team! Tried the new supper club menu excellent choice and really good value for money. Amazing drink's selection and always a fantastic atmosphere! Thank you to the Team :)

We have been here previously and had some decent meals Today Bottle of red wine bought to the table with enough dust on it to prove it’s been stuck around for years which I get if it’s decent however at least dust it down and clean the glasses of lipstick before hand Such simple stuff who the hell is watching over there staff here

Was brought to this place and had a cheeky Madri with the BBQ Chicken. Service from Izzy was outstanding. I came on a quiet day but the environment was warm nonetheless.

Not our first rodeo here, always fantastic food ! Outstanding service from Sarah and the team. Atmosphere on point, always a pleasure to come here for food or drinks. Shame I live so far away I wish I could come more often !

Absolutely amazing as always love the filet steak always presented and prepared well and great value for money, The team are always friendly and professional! Thanks again !!

Had a fantastic evening for a friend's birthday. Great food, great service and well priced. Can't recommend the Waterwitch enough.

Been visiting with friends regularly for a good few years now. Plenty of gluten free options for myself; very allergen aware. Never had a bad meal or bad service!

Relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff and a fantastic food menu with plenty of options for those with dietary requirements.

We visited on a quiet Tuesday evening. The service was slow to the tables, we waited until our food arrived to receive our drinks. The toilets were disappointing with toilet roll in only one of the cubicles. The portions of food were good and hot! There was plenty to choose from on the menu.

The big thing going for this pub is the large garden set next to the Basingstoke canal, so a nice place to while away a couple of hours with a beer and some food. The staff are friendly and the food is good for a chain pub, with top marks for pudding! You sort of know what you are getting and letting yourself in for, so comforting from that point. Definitely a place to visit when the sun is out.

Had a fantastic meal on Christmas eve with my partner and his parents. Their festive menu was great and diverse. Service was great as usual from the team.

We visited Christmas Eve! Again blown away by amazing service and wonderful food! Great service absolutely wonderful!!

We came to the Waterwitch today for Boxing Day for their festive menu, 8 of us in total and we were blown away. The waiting staff were incredible and went above and beyond. The food was unbelievable and portion sizes so generous none of us could finish it all. Such a great atmosphere and so cosy. We will be back next year for Boxing Day again. Thank you Waterwitch

Had a fantastic meal here as usual. Went out with some friends for my birthday. Great night overall with a brilliant team!

Some of the nicest fish and chips I’ve ever eaten by far,also on the pub stopover list which is great if your travelling

We went for a meal early evening tonight, and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Staff attentive and our order of drinks and food were served swiftly. The food was tasty and hot. Great atmosphere. We have been coming here for many years and love the country setting. Well done to the chef and staff! We will be back soon.

On entering the door we were greeted by a sign saying something about “No Chef. Short staffed, and meals only for those who had bookings. We had a booking made days before so no problem and we were shown to a table, given menus and told various items (which we were going to order) were not available. After a long wait we were asked what drinks we would like and we ordered a bottle of wine and after another wait we were told this was not available either. Whilst all this was going on some strange chap in an orange hi visibility jacket was wandering around the bar and restaurant area going to tables, pulling out a chair, sitting down and then jumping up going to another table and doing the same thing over and over again whilst looking around him furtively. At this point we got up and left.

Sorry,but only average or below.No Pinot with meal,service slow,staff not over friendly. They had a special on menu for Bread + butter pudding,but I,d like to know what the chef thinks the ingredients are for this dish? Cherry compote( few strawbs included ) with a slice of brioche over the top cut into triangles,not a baked dessert at all .asked for custard , didn't come ,so asked again ,then brought a small jug for two of us .Really? Then charged £ 15 -58 Not good value at all !!!

Fantastic atmosphere as I walked through the door. Warm welcome and smiley staff! Felt so welcome. The food was to die for ! Great pricing would definitely recommend the roast beef !

So bad it's was not true . Most of the menu was off.Some of the ales off.I think the selection of food on the menu was there because nobody wanted it. You can't blame chef and brewer for not delivering, someone manages that pub it's down to them. The fish was all batter , the chips tasted strange , limp carrots . Have you a chef or just microwave wave the food .No mash , even I can do that . I'm being polite with 2 stars , there must be a reason for such terrible service. The reason I write this now is my friend recommended coming there and I didn't want to embarress them on the day. Please get things right , my friends like the place , my refusal to come there will cause offence

Can’t recommend this one place highly enough. Service was phenomenal Atmosphere was great And best of all the food was outstanding !! Even with my self and a couple of friends being picky the staff had all the time in the world for us. And was really helpful with suggestion !! Will definitely be back. Also very refreshing seeing the manager checking on other tables and ourselves to make sure our experience was exceptional wish there was a 10 star option !!! Well done guys !

Starter was delicious. Roast was appalling except for yorkshire pudding and very late coming ! Shrivelled carrots over seasoned with way too much pepper. Rock hard broccoli, fatty tough roast beef, odd tasting roast potatoes and cauliflower cheese. No where near enough gravy. Took 45 minutes from our starter being cleared to our mains being bought out and had to ask, other customers who ordered after us, had had and eaten their meals before we had ours.

Had a great meal with friends last night. 6 of us enjoyed a mix of starters and mains, wine and beer. Food was tasty and filling and good value. Service was good. Will definitely be back for more!

The food was sometimes cold and the service was slow, they were out of my first and second choice starters which was frustrating and seemed to be quite disorganised. The only thing saving this place was the onion rings which came with the burger and could be ordered separately as a side They were tasty and the CORE (church of the onion ring enjoyers) must approve the crispy onion rings, however a lack of seasoning

Friendly service. Good range of dishes for lunch Nice atmosphere. Lovely both outside & inside. Great location. Easy parking.

Nice location by the river. The service was very slow and the staff were huffing and puffing about serving at the bar! Only one flavour of crisps on offer and they refused to fill up a water bowl for the dog. This place could be really nice but the service lets it down!

This historic pub has a fabulous location overlooking the Basingstoke Canal. There is a huge beer garden which would be great to use in warm weather. The pub is part of the Chef and Brewer chain and so has quite a dull menu. There is something to suit vegetarians. The main draw of this place is the location.

Definitely a good doggy pub. Made very welcome on a first visit in many years and not disappointed. Beautiful village and venue, easy to find location and ample car park. A good selection of food and drink and don’t miss the specials. Decor could use some TLC and would have given 5 stars but in some places it’s looking tatty - call it character. Will definitely visit again.

Really enjoyable meal on a Tuesday lunchtime. Friendly service. The sharing platter was so tasty. The only criticism would be fairly slow for food to come out but that wouldn't stop us returning to enjoy the lovely garden again.

When I booked for Sunday lunch I told them our party was 3 adults (eating) two dogs and a baby in a pram. They considerately allocated a table for five. We chose to eat outside in their decent garden just away from the canal. A...

I only ever write reviews if the experience was exceptionally good, or truly awful - sadly, this was the latter. Met another couple for a long-awaited catch-up, chose the venue as it was equidistant and we all knew it from some years ago. We obviously...

Good, friendly service, beer was good, food was generous and reasonably priced. It's not fine dining,but it was very tasty. Just the ticket!

Friendly staff able to handle my sense of humour. The food was excellent and generous portions. We'd love to come back.

This is a great venue for a family catch up. Nina, Holly and Cam served a rather chaotic family requests with aplomb.

Unfortunately our Sunday lunch was well below expectations today, the entire meal needed vast improvements. However, the way it was handled, the understanding and expertise from front of house (Nina) was brilliant. Really helped to turn things around and make us want to try a...

No one eating, but could not give two buggers to us as later that night they had two bookings of 8 people. So useless pub.

Perfect Sunday lunch with friends The rib of beef was spot on Dessert was the caramel sundae, we all agreed it was the best we have ever had. Good value for money at a lovely looking pub. Thank you Nina and the other ladies.

Staff unhelpful, came in on. Monday. Told they didn’t have all the menu only half available. Stood waiting for a table. Waited for 40 mins for food. Asked what had happened told the order didn’t get put through. They apologised and took food off the...

Empty pub at 7:30 21st June. NO FOOD UNLESS YOU BOOK. 9 of us wanting dinner. Kitchen was open and 4 people were eating. Miserable bar man couldn’t be less interested if he tried!! Plenty venues in the village we’re glad to take our £200+...

Had a lovely meal at the Waterwitch PH for Father’s Day. The pub had a special Father’s Day set menu which offered a great choice. The meal was great, well prepared and timely. The staff were brilliant, attentive helpful and went the extra mile to...

The food and service was were both excellent. All the staff were engaging and helpful. Izzy really looked after us throughout our visit.

This place always continues to impress! Friendly team, good drinks selection and choice of food is excellent! Nothing is ever an issue and i am fussy! Team and manager are professional friendly and always helpful! Honestly one of the best!!

Moderate food and lousy service £15 Burgers are stingy, mine was barely tepid, miserable portion of french fries We weren't told that about a quarter of the menu wasn't available until they eventually came to take our order, there wasn't any salad (at all) but...

a big group of us chose the pub as we like the food and beer ! we started from the Waterwitch and then went for a 6 mile walk and finished there for lunch. brilliant food. i had steak and a great brownie dessert with...

Everyone is always friendly and they have great service every visit. Food is lovely and they have a great drink selection available for everyone. Spot on!

I find it hard to book a table here and so do a lot of people i know , but tonight we got 2 tables and a young girl called Nina served us and this is the 2nd time she has , i honestly think...

Such a charming pretty setting , however that is where the charm ended , we weren’t approached by anyone the garden had people in but they certainly were not busy , my friend and I went inside still no one came to us we found...

We booked a table online which was quite easy, when we arrived we received a welcome from the team, we got taken to our table and received our drinks in a timely fashion. When the food arrived it was amazing, we had the chefs specials...

Four of us went for lunch. Waited a while before young girl took our drinks menu. To be honest she looked really grumpy like she didn’t want to be there. We ordered a main each and then waited ages for food. We had to chase...

Very welcoming staff. Fantastic evening, really good vegan meal, best i've had in a long time (compliments to the chef Richard). Husband really enjoyed his meal too. Made very welcome when we got there and served by the lovely Nina, really friendly and helpful and...

This was the first time we had eaten at the Waterwitch and we were anticipating a good meal. There was five of us and we all had different mains which were good. We were then given the dessert menu, which is not extensive, and each...

Lovely Service, Great Food and piping hot. Haven't been here for years and was certainly not disappointed.

Sorry to say that the service every time we have gone here over the last 6 months has been appauling, often there are issues with lack of staff, food waiting times have been slow and thats even if the kitchen is doing food... real lovely...

The food was lovely the staff were very friendly and polite the pub and the toilet's where really nice and clean Has a very lovely roast 🤤

We came here for a family meal and all the food was lovely, service was great and we will definitely be coming again

Lovely lunch today for my husbands birthday. The wait staff were friendly, knowledgeable and efficient. And when dealing with a very difficult customer on the table next to us were extremely patient and courteous. The food was excellent and wasn’t rushed out. We felt very...

My wife and I booked a lunch on line today (Sunday ) last minute. Very easy & no problem. This was our first time at The Waterwitch. On arrival were greeted warmly with smiles and shown to our table. Menus presented and drinks & food...

Had Sunday lunch - Mushroom Wellington, Turkey roast and kids beef roast - and each was fantastic. We then had sticky toffee pudding, which was incredible, and the kids ice cream, which had a big selection of flavours. The waitress was lovely, the service timely...

Having arrived, met warmly on checking in, shown to our fully prepared table, for four. Enough menus for one each After a short while the waitress come over and enquired as to if we required drink, order was submitted and after a short while they...

Really lovely brunch! Stopped in on the off chance with a friend and my daughter. Linzi was lovely and couldn’t be more helpful with dietary requests! Lovely pancakes and perfectly poached eggs! Thanks so much! Will be back x

There is much I write about my/our experience at this venue, but in a nutshell disappointing food quality resulting in myself vomiting at 3.00am the next morning, am still suffering the affects. Staff were not welcoming and couldn’t be bothered or even smile at their...

The building is very nice, with old wooden beams, lead framed wonky windows and a fire. It's situated next to the canal for walking and is partially dog friendly inside. The food is OK, but beware portion sizes. The children's burger looked like a beef...

Great service nothing too much trouble, Nina was friendly and professional. Attentive and cheerful better than expected

Top tier brunch! Went to the Waterwich in odiham Sunday morning this time for a spot of brunch as I’d seen it advertised on their Facebook page not long ago. Was met with a warm smiley manageress Sarah which was nice as still felt delicate...

We visited the Waterwitch today for an evening meal and as soon as we entered to the moment we left our whole experience with Nina was outstanding From the smiles kindness and attention to our every need was wonderful. The food was a delight and...

Visited the Waterwitch 12/11/22. Lovely meal, portion sizes are good so you feel satisfyingly full but not over stuffed! The pub is well appointed and we have paddle boarded past it many a time along the canal and have finally made it in for dinner!...

My daughter had arranged a surprise for me with my family there to greet me ❤️ Staff were lovely and very accommodating to our needs. Food was great,no complaints from anyone,although it did take a while to get our food. However there were a few...

My daughter and I visited The Waterwitch for a lunch meal. Everyone were very friendly and helpful. The meals were wonderfully presented and very hot. The staff were attentive, but not intrusive. We both enjoyed the meal and went on to have a sweet. I...

Stunning food, and the servers during our lunch (08/10/22) could not have been more accommodating, thoughtful, or attentive. Superb!! We’ll be back.

Lovely little place,the most amazing food we have ever eaten,lovely friendly staff,not one fault,if I could give it 100 stars I would,will definitely be coming back,also staying in their Carpark for free in our campervan overnight

Turned up without a booking with family, baby and 2 dogs. Very accommodating and managed to get us a table for lunch in the bar area (one dog is a sprawling greyhound). Service very good, food lovely and well priced. Would recommend. Thanks to the...

Went for lunch with friends. Excellent food and service. Staff very friendly and accommodating. Will definitely be back!

Great food great service - thank you Holly! Lovely surroundings and made to feel welcome and at home as soon as you arrive. Overall exceptional experience made so much better by the superb service we received. Anyone wanting a drive out to the country we...

I have visited the Waterwitch on several occasions and never had a bad meal. Last Saturday it was just myself and a friend. We both ordered the 30 day aged grass fed ribeye steak and can honestly say it was probably the best I have...

Popped in for a lunch as it is very convenient for the Basingstoke Canal. The staff were friendly and welcoming, but the place is filthy, and the food is lacklustre. There were slug trails (seriously) and spilled food all over the carpets. Not surprisingly, given...

Lovely meal here thanks to the impeccable service from Nina. I can personally recommend the venison it was top notch👍👍👍

We had a lovely family meal for my son’s birthday. Nina’s attentive service was second to none and the food wasn’t bad too! Venison was exquisite with lovely rich gravy. Chapeau to the chef! Thank you

Had a lovely meal to celebrate our son’s birthday tonight. The food never disappoints and the service is always fantastic. Nina was so attentive and helpful and made the visit even more enjoyable . Thanks Waterwitch for another great meal

Great food great service staff where on the ball and understanding of a gluten free allergy. Would definitely recommend

We went and it was quite busy and we didn’t have a booking, Alisha was amazing and managed to fit us in. The service was excellent and the food was a good standard. I had a difficult drinks order and the bar Holly and Alisha...

Picturesque pub with plenty of parking. Large garden to side and rear backing onto the canal. I walked in to be met with a friendly smile from the manageress before being seated and told about their current menu specials. Food was delicious even managed to...

We arrived and met as a family to just have a few drinks on a busy bank holiday. We were told we could just find a table in the bar but food would be a 45 min wait at least - decided not to have...

What a fantastic place to visit staff are very helpful will mention Irvine and nina and the general manager who went went beyond what they needed to do to help us so grateful to them will highly recommend this place .

Called in for drinks one evening. Sat outside as the weather was so hot. Nice beer garden. Good selection of beers. Enjoyed my IPA. Contactless card payments. Large free car park.

Arrived and had to wait at least 10 minutes before we could even get served at the bar. It set the tone for the evening. The waitress was detached and uninterested. Food ordered and then the ‘manager’ came back to advise that some ingredients were...

Five of us visited recently midweek for lunch. The service was pleasant enough but extremely slow and we were there for two and a half hours. The food when it did eventually arrive was very mediocre. This was an embarrassing experience as I had recommended...

We are staying locally to this pub and thought it would be nice to enjoy a meal here. However, it wasn't meant to be. We tried to book on line but the system told us the pub was fully booked from 7 through until 930...

I tend to browse other reviews before writing. It's odd when one see's such vastly different observations. One often see's a pattern and here we see that clearly. Much perhaps depends on the day regarding the service, it can't be either superb or dreadful so...

Stopped for a Meal after a long journey, didnt have a booking and when we pulled into the car park it seemed very busy! Inside and out most tables were taken so wasn’t hopeful getting a table, especially on a Sunday! However, Becuause it was...

Lovely place to go with super friendly staff. Excellent customer service. Sticky toffee pudding to die for too

Lovely staff but we waited 1 hour +1/4 for starters which were good. Unfortunately my prawns n main meal were only cooked on one side.food was taken away and no charge made but our day was ruined...such a shame, the staff were very apologetic and...

After a long hot day by the sea, my friend and I travelled home to Basingstoke and decided to pop into the Waterwitch on the way home. It was a hot sunny evening so we sat in the beautiful garden and had a couple of...

This afternoon I walked to my local pub, The Waterwitch, for a pint (or 2) of real ale and I wasn't disappointed. Normally I take my dog with me but it was too hot for her to walk there. I was greeted by the lovely...

4pm visit on a lovely afternoon. Beautiful setting. Time for a G&T. And something for little one. Hmm no reservation. That’s ok. It’s one meal for little person. Hmm no food as no reservation. Ok, some olives to enjoy with my G&T? Hmm no. We...

We visited the Waterwitch with friends and in total there were 4 adults and 3 children. The bar staff were friendly and helpful. Due to the children wanting to run around the garden we moved our reserved table outside which staff helpfully agreed to do....

We came last night on the off chance being a lovely evening, they were extremely busy, but welcomed us and sat us to a table in the beautiful garden, we were able to order food, it was lovely and very generous portions, very friendly we...

Me and my partner were looking for somewhere to stop by for lunch and came across the waterwitch, the staff are accommodating and welcoming, couldn't fault the service. Food was good value for money and the garden is lovely to sit in in this weather.

I visited this pub 2 weeks ago and recieved such a warm welcome, and quick friendly service without. Food was perfect as described, hot and tasty. Despite the impact of Covid has been incredibly difficult for all businesses to come back from, this pub has...