The best restaurants in East Hampshire South East

What a wonderful find! I asked my friends who live in the area to take me out to a good pub meal. They suggested The Temple Inn. They had been previously and had the Hungarian Waldorf Salad and the Goulash and raved about it. Oh my gosh. From the warm and friendly welcome to the cosy village pub vibe, a warm heartening fire crackling nicely to chase the winter chills away, this pub is a sure thing. The food though, that’s what sets this pub apart!! It’s so good. The pub has a Hungarian family running it and the influence is found throughout the menu and in the food. Classic pub grub is definitely all there, including the ubiquitous Steak and Ale pie, which I had. The meat was spiced perfectly, the gravy was so delicious and the mash melted in my mouth. The vegetables were steamed for clean flavours and still had a healthy bite to them. My friends had the carrot soup as main and roast lamb. Even though it wasn’t on the menu I asked for Garlic Bread which the team happily provided. It was so fresh and delicious. I have the feeling the make their own bread - but cannot confirm this. Both were very tasty and well prepared. My Pie was the winner though. Dora and Agnes are charming hosts and I absolutely would make a detour to stop and eat here again. (In fact it was so good we all went back the next day for lunch!!!!)

We got here during a walk around the area. Chawton is lovely, as is this little cafe and we both really enjoyed a coffee and cake which was pretty reasonably priced actually. But the service was appallingly slow. We arrived around 4 p.m. so it was quiet, although there were a couple and a single lady ahead of us queuing up for a drink. We all ordered tea/coffee and a cake. It took 20 minutes for us to get our order... So 3 orders served in 20 minutes - sorry, that's too long! There was one person doing the coffees and serving the cakes and three around the back, doing who knows what? Well they did appear to be examining their phones a lot... Half the cake displays were empty so the lady in front of us asked if there was anything left. The person doing all the work looked under the counter, where I guss they keep records of cake sales or something and announced to the bunch at the back that they needed more cakes out front. After a couple of minutes, someone came round with replenishments and disappeared again... Why weren't the cakes sorted out before then and why weren't there two people working out front? I appreciate that people can order hot food at this place so they need staff round the back, but when we got there no one was doing that. We really enjoyed our drinks and cake, but the service was pretty rubbish to be honest. Someone out the back should have helped the poor lady out the front doing ALL the work! Maybe it was below their pay grade? I would still recommend this place - as long as you are not in a hurry - hence the 4 overall...

We had a wonderful afternoon tea experience! The quality of the food was exceptional, with a great selection of delicious treats. The service was warm, friendly, and attentive, making the whole experience even more enjoyable. Highly recommend for a relaxing and delightful afternoon.

Well laid out with clean and comfortable furniture. Coffee and cakes were good and the staff friendly. Just not quite 5 stars.

Booked a table online, taking a chance on a place to eat we had not eaten before. My wife and I were with another couple and had the following from the menu: Starters; 2x Ham Hock & Cheddar Croquette, Mustard Mayo. 1x Cajun Tiger Prawns, Asian Sauce, Mixed Leaves. 1x Nachos – Sour Cream, Guacamole, Salsa. Mains; 2x Slow Cooked Rack of Ribs, House Made Barbeque Sauce, Fries, Coleslaw (1x half & 1x full) 1x Quesadilla, Toasted Tortilla Wrap with Melted Cheddar, Onion and Peppers, with added Cajun Chicken 1x Cooked Venison Haunch Steak, Chive Mash, Seasonal Vegetables, Port Reduction, Berry Jus. The food was outstanding, all of our food pierced at the table hot and freshly cooked, flavour of all the dishes was fantastic. I had the venison dish and it was exquisite. Staff were very friendly and helpful, with table service and a good knowledge of the menu. We would all definitely return to this pub/restaurant. Food and drinks were reasonably priced.

Very disappointed with our sandwich/roll at lunchtime, small roll with little filling. Expensive for what we add, drink prices high and a service charge added. Waiting staff pleasant. We used to visit several times a week before covid but I am afraid to say we will not visit again.

Update Jan 2020: Despite there being 4 members of staff behind the counter doing nothing, table hadn't been cleaned and was covered in cake crumbs. Ordered a latte and surprise, surprise it was lukewarm and was sent back. Friend then arrived and ordered two more coffees and once again they were served lukewarm. This is pretty basic stuff and really should be sorted by now. Update Nov 2023: Wow, what a transformation! A change of management/staff? Anyway, Cafe 1759 is vastly improved. Good food, good (hot!) coffee, great service. Just needs some comfier seating. Recommended. Update May 2024. Oh dear. Things have taken a down turn again. Out of coffee!!! Very limited menu as they were also out of most things on the menu. Couldn't someone nip to Lidl? Plus couldn't order an alternative from the breakfast menu as it was past 11:30! Won't be returning any time soon.

Fantastic! Such friendly staff and fantastic food. Always a go to locally! They have a sister restaurant called The Dilli in haslemere which is also 1st class! Thank you Bayleaf!

Really lovely food and great options. The staff were brilliant, especially Ash, Ethan and Tristan, all went above and beyond, really well presented, attentive, friendly and kind to us.

Had a takeaway from here and the portion was tiny (tofu). Wouldn’t go again

Popped in in afternoon for a cooling drink, staff nice and welcoming.Returned later for a meal. Sharing a tasty chicken satay to start, my husband had smoked gammon , a special, with egg and chips, eggs overcooked, he did ask for over easy but both set, so no chip dipping, rest of the meal he really enjoyed. I had the rocket salad with salmon, again this was very good. Finished with two scoops of lovely homemade ice cream. Ben provided service with a smile. Would happily return if we are in the area again

We had originally booked a table for 8.45 but popped in to ask if we could change the time to 9.30 which they agreed. I think this was a mistake as we were the only people in the restaurant and treated like a total inconvenience, no conversation told we had a time limit to order food very abrupt, standing at bar just waiting for us to go. Food was way too salty and chicken so dry. Decided to let the floor manager know how we felt but he had no interest totally dismissing us, laughing at us while we talked. Been using this restaurant for twenty years as it’s our local but never again.

My friend & I went for lunch at The Crookley today & being a vegetarian, I had mushroom & cheese quiche, my friend had Bacon & cheese quiche, well, l must say, I have never had a quiche so tasty, it was gorgeous! My friend said the same about her quiche. We came away happy & satisfied. I believe it was Emma who made them, so, thank you Emma, for a superb meal. Trish Jones

Visit in around 2017-2018 1. Terrible service 2. Food that you can buy in shops such as products like Frys, they sell frozen products. I would rather go home and have it 3. Long wait 4. Unclean workers 5. Bland decor 6. The place has a ego about it…but all I see is tack. Is this place closed down? I swear I heard it was. I’m all for vegan places opening up. But this place is doing nothing good. They’re just rude and unfriendly

Had a take away yesterday. Delivery was 15 mins late, an hour in all! Dissapointed with the food, the dishes we nearly all sauce! Just a few pieces of meat in each. Have used them many times but probably not in the future.