The best restaurants serving British food in South East

Absolutely worst jacket potato I have ever had, dry grey with a sneeze of cheese on it. Got a side salad and a flat diet coke. Revolting save your money!

Visitamos el Jovial Sailor para un almuerzo / cena del Día de las Madres, yo, mi esposa y nuestras niñas, habiendo estado en el restaurante anteriormente, debido al día en que habían proporcionado un menú fijo reducido. La mesa estaba reservada para las 5 de la tarde, así que llegamos a tiempo y esperamos en el bar mientras los clientes anteriores terminaban y la mesa se restableció, una bebida en el bar para todos nosotros. Nos sentamos a elegir nuestras comidas y esperamos, la primera decepción fue que se habían quedado sin calamares de sal y pimienta, con una opción tan limitada del menú establecido que mi esposa (la madre en esta ocasión) tuvo que tener pan de ajo queso del menú para niños, mientras que yo tenía el cóctel de gambas de 1970 que realmente no se ha actualizado desde los años 1970, pero tan limitada elección dejó poca opción. En la red, costillas para mí y mi esposa y hamburguesas con queso de tocino para las tres chicas. Las costillas eran buenas, pero desafortunadamente todas las chicas hamburguesas fueron quemadas. Al no ser de los que se quejan no me di cuenta hasta que llegamos a casa más tarde de lo contrario lo habría mencionado en ese momento. Creo que con el queso derretido y las salsas era difícil saberlo, la más joven solo se comió la mitad de la suya. Reconozco que el Día de las Madres es un período muy ocupado para estos establecimientos, pero quedarse sin algo dos tercios del día es una mala planificación y servir hamburguesas quemadas solo habla de una mala gestión de la cocina. El personal era amable y trabajó duro y la comida suele ser buena, para el futuro probablemente evitaremos estos días especiales. En general un buen día pero decepcionante en términos de comida

We have visited The George many times previously before the change to a Steakhouse and have always had fabulous food and excellent service, however the change to a Steakhouse has taken the experience to an even greater level, I had a fillet steak, my goodness it was absolutely delicious and cooked to perfection, then indulged in the churros as my desert my oh my, yummy. The whole team who looked after us could not have been more attentive or happier, it really was a fantastic evening and I really can't wait to return. Thank you for such a lovely time.

Went into their garden hadn’t even sat down yet and one of the workers a slim older lady. beckoned at us across the garden that it was “customers only and we should read the signs” we had not even fully sat down to discuss what we wanted, we had intended to purchase drinks. She then continued to moan and be extremely unprofessional when we stood up to leave

We visited with family- and toddler, pram and a need for a high chair. Staff were amazing and we felt welcomed and relaxed. Great food- fish and chips good quality, fish pie substantial, and lovely sausage and mash. My husband and I are frequent visitors walking through the beeches from Farnham Common to the pubs lovely garden but I can not state how lovely they made the experience for my niece- a new mum- and how welcoming the whole staff were. A fab place.

Fab food great staff nothings too much trouble quick and friendly service with a smile,totally recommend for a nice bit of pub grub.

We had intended going here for a meal during our stay, but after visiting for drink decided it wasn’t a good choice. The menu was extremely limited as they were running down stock as they were shortly closing down as the property had been sold. The property was tired and mismatched and seemed to be frequented by local drinkers. The location near the river could have been a great place and hopefully the new owners have capitalized on this. We would certainly look in again if we were visiting the area just to see how it had changed. There is stiff competition in the area with other fine eateries and pubs

Good friendly service, food very good and good portions. Wine could feature local wines, perhaps would gain more credence. Overall a good place to go

We had a roast here yesterday, won't be going back. 2 of the roasts were cold. Not value for money. The landlady is rude and really doesn't dress appropriate, she comes across rude and looks down her nose at you hence not complaining! The young chap on the other hand is alway happy, very attentive and polite. She should follow suit.

I was with a group of 12 people on Thursday. Everyone else's meals looked great but sadly mine was not. I had ordered the Homemade Mediterranean Vegetable Bake but what vegetables were in it I couldn't tell as it was just a mush with what looked like brie on the top. The whole thing was completely tasteless. I've had this sort of bake in many other pubs/restaurants before and often make it myself so I knew what the meal should have been like. I was very disappointed. Having said that the service was good and the staff were friendIy so I will probably visit again but will be ordering something else from the menu.

So Disappointing!!! Before I start, I should say we have been regulars at the Sparsholt (even when it was called The Star), however we had not been for approximately six months. We had a restaurant reservation for 19:00hrs for what was my granddaughters 13th birthday treat. We were excited on our arrival, but unfortunately that is where it stopped. We arrived to a virtually empty ( 1 table in use) establishment on a Saturday night, to be greeted by two front of house staff who looked as though they belonged in a local pub. Gone has the smart but casual dress code for the staff. After waiting an age to order our drinks, we then had to ask for the menus, and even then had to ask again to order. There was no ‘table checking’ whatsoever. Whilst we were waiting, another group arrived and went to sit in the restaurant area. When the time came to go to our table, to my astonishment we were asked if we minded sitting in the bar on a table that was just adjacent to us!! The place was virtually empty, we were dressed smartly and we certainly didn’t want a bar meal. The staff were very accommodating and showed us to a table in the main restaurant where there were now two other tables occupied. My granddaughter ordered the prawn starter, which resembled a portion of panco prawns from Iceland, whilst my wife and I had the ham hock. The starters had lost all their wow factor, where very little effort or time was spent on presentation. When the time came to clear the plates, we were even asked to pass our own plates across the table, to save the waitress walking around us. The mains followed, with little improvement. I had the venison pave, consisting of two medallions of venison which turned out to be so tuff I couldn’t eat it, with the whole plate overpowered by the sharpness of red cabbage. My wife and granddaughter had the cod main. As the was no table checking, and not a waiter/waitress to be seen, I ended up not eating my main (was refunded) as the rest of the table had finished their meals. Desserts followed, which were unremarkable. All in all, this was a disappointing evening. We had looked forward to treating our granddaughter but the whole Sparsholt experience has changed. I know times are hard in the hospitality industry but basic service and attention to detail doesn’t cost. We have cancelled our Xmas reservations and unfortunately won’t be returning soon. It’s such a disappointment because this was our destination restaurant (30 minute drive away) as we live in a town full of fast food chain eateries.

Lovely peaceful setting, a stone's throw away from the busy A30 but ,very quite and rural. Sufficient parking right outside and, off the road, Pleasant greeting from the bar staff and providing excellent real ale too . Friendly waitering staff, clean table , clean cutlery Food however, is sadly compromised and rather equivalent to that expected sad Sunday roasts at a Tesco/Asda supermarket cafe - just not "there" unfortunately . Even the roast potatoes were hard instead of just crisp but dry inside ? The vegatables lacked sophistication and cooking techique The price however is alongside those at other nearby eateries ie Red Lion Chobham which provides constant high-end cooking , same price bracket and without the service charge automatically added at 12.5% !!! for what? They never once returned to the table to check if everything was OK but did return to mop up the wine she splilled !!

Wonderful lunch. We had four different main dishes with the Burger, Pork Belly, Macaroni cheese and Haloumi burger all superb. Lovely open fire, excellent service made for a great experience. Highly recommended.

Had a family birthday bash (late lunch), 10 adults, 5 children & 1 dog. Lovely food, very attentive staff, excellent service. Big thank for the flowers for the birthday girl. A fabulous small touch. Will be back.

Lovely evening good food nice atmosphere friendly helpful staff especially Mandy who was very attentive & cheerful Enjoyed our evening thankyou