The best restaurants in Bourne Valley Test Valley South East

We had our family Christmas lunch here for the second year running. As the year before the food was tasty, hot and plenty of it and the service was first class. There's always a friendly atmosphere with the staff and locals at The Old Bell and Crown and a great time was enjoyed by all the family. Many Thanks to Lyndsey and all her team.

Dec 24: Update! My previous experience was so positive that I organised a post Xmas get together with family -- nineteen of us were accommodated in a cosy section of the pub, complete with roaring log burner. Food was excellent, service with a smile and good value. Thank you to the team, we'll find an excuse to visit again! Oct 24: Simply too good! Accommodated some motorcyclists without having a reservation. Lovely place, courteous and attentive service, prompt turnaround of food and excellent quality with reasonable prices.

Lovely tea and cake. Very large slices Great service and lovely staff. Nice to sit outside in the sunshine

Excellent Thai, cooked to order and will tailor to what you want. The 4 of us went standard and it was great in decent size portions, well cooked and seasoned with gluten free options everywhere on the menu. Lovely alternative to a standard roast most pubs offer.

Book ahead as it gets busy! Booked Sunday lunch for 6. Arrived at 12 (our booking was for 12.15hrs) and front door still locked. Whilst waiting we admired the Snowdrops in the car park. Friendly greeting on entry. Food took a while to come out and whilst waiting were told we'd need to vacate by 2.30pm as they needed table for another sitting. Very pleasant young lady but timing off as we'd not had food yet! Would have been better to have notified in booking email or SMS beforehand in my opinion. We had 3 turkey, 1 beef and 1 pork Sunday lunches, plus fish & chips. The food was piled high and meat plentiful. Nice fresh veg and huge home made Yorkshire pudding with plenty of gravy. A couple of pieces of meat overcooked slightly but the rest was tender. Roast potatoes not crispy enough but generous portion. Entire meal was not piping hot but just about warm enough. Fish and chips look anaemic but fish cooked ok. Batter not crispy enough. Very pleasant surroundings and ambiance. Open fire and comfy seating by entrance a nice touch. Our table overlooked beer garden which looked lovely in sun and would be great in Summer months. Overall it was pleasant enough but had high expectations and it wasn't quite up to those. Three people had puddings, Eton Mess and Lemon tart, which they enjoyed very much.

We had an amazing lunch here. A brisk walk along the Test Way for a couple of hours then into the pub. They have their own brewed beer ‘HBT’ which is delicious and at 3.8% eminently quaffable. Sunday lunch started with some whitebait and homemade mayonnaise which was lovely to share across the table. The main was Roast Beef - unctuous and with a silky gravy too. Serving kale with it made me feel a little virtuous too. For pudding I just chose the locally made fudge - chocolate and cinnamon along with a perfect coffee. Altogether a delight.

Stoped here overnight on the way to Cornwall. Great pub food was amazing although kitchen did run out of things quite early. No sausages and only 6 people at breakfast. Bar staff were friendly and helpful, room was very comfy and had the biggest bath I've ever seen.

We ate three breakfasts and suppers and enjoyed the bar as well during our three-night stay. I have to say with all honesty everything was always perfect, from the food to the service. The ambience of the manor also creates a positive mood, classic yet relaxed. We also enjoyed seating outdoors with relaxing green views.

The cafe is hidden away behind a car sales site. Its worth persevering as it is a hidden gem with great tea/coffee and a fantastic range of cakes.

We called in for a pub lunch after 40 years since we last visited as we was based in the camp just up the road. And it was one of our local pubs, not a lot changed but I do say maybe a few landlord's. Brought a few memoirs back to us all. Very friendly landlord's Man n Wife team the ploughmans lunch was well proportioned and very tasty the beverages had a good choice. Loverly village pub well worth the visit recommend. Only thing I can find fault with is parking limited but no fault of the pub . Also has loverly beer garden when weather permits which it did for us. We will be back next year for our reunion see you then.