The best restaurants in Basingstoke and Deane South East

Take away order, took around 45-50 mins to be ready for pick up. Mushroom rice 3 stars - a little bland, Peshwari Naan 3 stars - had better, Keema Naan 4 stars, Shashlik 5 stars - succulent chicken pieces very tasty, Korai Lamb also 5 stars - a decent amount of tender lamb (differs from some of the other reviews). Both mains were good quality and did not include the usual dump of food colouring that blights other takeaways and restaurants. It is also worth noting the really competitive prices here, definitely worth a visit. Can't understand some of the one star reviews.

Hotel in need of some decor improvements but was clean, reception staff were friendly and helpful, my room details were ready for my arrival which was a nice touch. Room 65 was spacious, clean and comfortable. Food was tasty and most of the staff engaging and pleasant. Would be happy to stay again.

This pub is highly recommended for a delicious Sunday roast - the Yorkshire puddings were exceptional and the online booking system was easy to use

This is a great pub. It serves a great selection of beers and serves them very well. It is friendly and welcoming. A great place to meet people.

The food was freezing cold. The bags had been opened and the driver couldn’t speak a word of English!! Won’t be using just eat anymore. Offering £3 credit for cold big tasty meal hamburger happy meal and a large fries. This appears to be a regular occurrence

Raj used to be my favourite Indian restaurant and I used to eat there about once a week. The manager Zac is absolutely amazing and will do anything for his customers and does a great job. He is smart (shirt and tie) and always professional. However, after my last visit I will not be returning again. The owner of the restaurant seems to care very little about the reputation of his own business and is always there but wearing tatty jeans and clothes and I feel this does not give a good business image - why can't he make more of an effort like his manager Zac? Also on my last visit there were a couple of teenagers just hanging out in there (I think they are related to the owner). Would have no objection to this if they were not helping out by setting and clearing tables (no problem with this) but wearing jeans or joggers and hoodies and to complete the look beanie hats. Just looked a little unprofessional to me. Then to make things worse one of the young lads had a handful of cutlery as he was laying a table - openly coughed into his hands, while holding the cutlery - then proceeded to put the contaminated cutlery on the table, prior to customers being seated at the table. Like I said the Raj was my favourite but has really gone downhill the owner really needs to make the effort, raise the profile, create a better image. The food is great - but come on guys you can do much better and follow the professional image set by Zac the manager. Maybe buy some branded t-shirts or polo shirts with the name Raj on! Train the young people in basic hygiene and customer service if they are going to be in your restaurant. Sorry, but for the time being at least you have lost a loyal customer.

An hour late and honestly awful food. Flavourless and runny and the egg fried rice was the saddest I've ever seen. The rice was clearly microwavable as there were still hard bits in it and there was barely any egg at all! The prawn toast had never seen a prawn in it's existence, it was basically fried bread with sesame seeds and the oil was clearly old. Would not recommend. Response to owner post: Well aware of which one you are, I made sure to post my review on the correct one. My partner ordered the food hence you won't find my name on your orders.

What a beautiful old pub . Felt so comfortable and friendly. Food was really good and freshly prepared and hot. This is going to be a regular favourite for the family . The staff were great too and the really lovely young lady behind the bar made you feel at home straight away.

Couldn't use my birthday voucher here, and the guy at the till was indifferent. I asked for hot chocolate and a cookie. I wasn't asked what size I wanted or if I wanted cream. He just dumped it on the tray while avoiding eye contact with me. Also, he wiped a boogie on the cookie. Never coming here again 😡

We did a hike in the area and called into the Fox for lunch and a pint. The pub exterior looked a bit tired so our expectations weren't high, However, as soon as we entered the pub and were met with a friendly welcome things started to look up. Like a previous reviewer we had the tuna sandwich and the steak burger with Stilton but our experience was far more positive. The food was simple but very tasty, especially the chunky chips. Likewise the beer was well kept and very refreshing after a long walk. There was a large group of ramblers in the pub who had clearly arranged to park in the pub car park before doing their walk. They all appeared to be enjoying their post walk food & drinks too.

I'd give no stars if I could. Used to use this all the time when Michael ran it. Horrible food now, tasteless, reheated, just awful. Used to love chicken and pineapple but the whole thing is now orange with a really weird taste. Stodgy rice like wallpaper paste.

Food and service was fine, though cutlery looked quite unclean and my can of water was bent quite badly😐

Went for Sunday lunch with family based on the Trip Advisor reviews (thank you) and I am so happy we went. Received a lovely warm welcome and friendly and efficient service by a happy Team, food was yummy and a good plateful! and we had a nice chinwag with the Landlady when we reluctantly left. It was well worth the journey (about an hour from home) and we came away very happy. We will be back!

Lovely staff great food. Will come back