The best restaurants in Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne Basingstoke and Deane South East

First class unassuming service on a pretty quiet mid week January evening. Food throughout very good and well presented. Excellent value, as was the wine by the glass especially the 2022 Languedoc chardonnay.

So glad we came across this place - lovely home cooked food and such friendly service. Also dog friendly - highly recommended. Limited outside seating - would get 5 stars otherwise.

We went for a family Sunday lunch but unfortunately it did not live up to our expectations, it had gammon on the menu as a roast and it was rashers off bacon not a gammon steak. Also we were only given one set of veg between 10 off us we complained and was told they would get us some more but it never turned so some of us had no veg very dissatisfied. We will not be returning in the future I am afraid.

Excellent service, really delicious food , great menu with plenty of choice. Higher recommended will definitely come again.

I visited the Royal Oak with my daughter on Sunday and we had a very enjoyable lunch in their garden. The pub was very busy, which was so good to see on such a lovely, sunny day. We had the chicken bites as a starter and then the BBQ Bacon Burger and Jerk Chicken burger. The food was delicious and the seasoning on the chips was very moreish, we couldn’t stop eating them. There was a slight delay on our food but Maddie was very good at keeping us informed. The Chef, Ali, is very talent and his burgers are the best we’ve had at The Royal Oak for a while. We look forward to going back next weekend! Def stop by if you are in the area.

Lovely pub with a country feel garden with a stream running through it

Went for the 3 meat roast dinner, Easter Sunday, wowsers tasty or what, and not a measly spot of gravy the plates were given a good slurp and then they give you a gravy boat full, mahoosive Yorkshires, and a side dish of well seasoned veg. Staff are super friendly and the restaurant ambience cosy and welcoming, for someone who has only recently acquired the pub what more can you ask for, it will only get better and better. Eat here you won't be disappointed!

Good food lovely garden and very friendly

Went to the Carnarvon Arms to meet family for an Easter drink - Such a poor and rude inhospitable welcome- Not made to be felt welcome at all while waiting for a table to be cleared. Extremely disappointing. As Locals to Carnarvon- will not be going back in a hurry.

Great customer service and very prompt arrival of meals for our group of 12. Delightfull surroundings. Will definitely return.

Great staff, lovely to sit by the fire in the bar. Restaurant area felt a bit formal to me so stayed in the bar. Food was excellent but very small portions, and not cheap either. I had the gammon and could have eaten 2 plates.

Great friendly place for a pint 🍻

Me and my partner came out on the hope Bourne Valley Inn was going to have space for 2 for dinner, it was our 3 year anniversary today and BVI did not disappoint! We got served by a Corey, he was very funny and even though there was a limited menu it didn’t change anything, he made us feel very comfortable. We will definitely be returning!! Well done Corey and team ❤️ It was a drive to get here as it’s a bit isolated but we enjoyed every moment.

Our 4th visit, lovely wonderful staff. Real value for money. Why pay £26 for 8 oz sirloin steak in Freefolk, when you can have 16oz rump steak for the same price at The George St. Mary Bourne. Lovely atmosphere, great value for money.

We wanted somewhere for my birthday lunch but being in a Motorhome can make finding parking challenging. We were visiting Highclere and passed this pub and did a quick u-turn. We were able to park at the back of the car park as it had a couple of extra long spaces. We were asked if we had booked a table and advised we hadn't, the serving lady found us a lovely table in the window for 2 plus our dog. We didn't want a big lunch so I chose the scotch egg starter with a side of chips, my hubby had cod cheek scampi with fries and salad. It was lovely, cooked beautifully and tasted homemade. Prices of some dishes were a little hefty but our dishes were well priced. There were dog snacks and water bowls We would definitely recommend, some dishes we saw coming out certainly looked very generous portions so be warned. Congratulations to the lady serving as she was serving behind the bar as well as waitressing, I don't think the pub had anticipated being quite so busy but she managed extraordinarily well until a colleague turned up to assist, well done.