The best restaurants serving British food in Basingstoke and Deane South East

Been here many times but should add a review! Really lovely atmosphere, staff v pleasant. Coffee is tops, the toasties are terrific. Comfy and cosy seating in the basement. Dog friendly, too.

...just stopped for a quick meeting .. Christmas specials were fantastic! pork rolls with stuffing and apple sauce but the menu says different season dishes each day up until Chirstmas..

Lovely staff. The landlord and managers are very welcoming. Will definitely go again.

The environment and service are very good, but the food tastes ordinary

We arrived on time for our Sunday lunch booking. They were clearly busy but there's no real excuse for the very poor service we received. We were kept waiting at the bar for several minutes until someone finally showed us to our table. No-one took a drinks order so we got our own. We must have been waiting half an hour until our food order was taken and it would be another 40 minutes until it was finally delivered. I commented to the server that they shouldn't take the booking if they couldn't cope. Shortly after, the landlord came and suggested that I had been rude to his staff! The food was ok when it did arrive - typical pub lunch, but we will not be coming here again. I was shocked at just how poor the service was.

I’m a bit late writing this review but reminded to do so because I keep getting emails from the pub. We called into the pub to talk to them about arranging lunch for a large party after a christening. We did that especially because we wanted to know where we might be sat. This was an important event for us. We were shown a lovely area and it was explained how tables could be put together. We booked, and were looking forward to it. We were surprised when we arrived for the lunch to find we had been put in a tiny annex away from the main dining area. Chairs had been squeezed in, there was no room for high chairs or the pushchair and we had to squeeze past each other to reach seats. The children kept having to duck under the table to go to the toilet. We had been asked to pre order our meals, but many of them were wrong when they arrived and four of the desserts did not arrive and we had to find someone to ask for them ( after about 15 mins of waiting). All in all it was disappointing to say the least and we will never go there again. It felt like we were just treated like captive customers and they couldn’t be bothered. Actually we have lots of family events and our repeat custom would have been valuable.

Absolutely delicious I wish other restaurant’s would take a leaf out of there book of how to deliver

The waitress gave excellent service. Food was very tasty but, only disappointment was the menu choice could have been better & some items on the menu were not available, so making it difficult to choose anything we liked

Our annual visit and as good as ever. Food was amazing but I think the staff wanted us to leave as we were last there and keeping them from closing up!

Had a lovely evening in this pub and it was a first time visit! Izzy was very polite and welcoming! Will definitely return!

Excellent stay at this venue, the room we booked for 2 nights (superior double) was very spacious and so comfy. The restaurant food was fantastic (I needed gluten free and the best meals I have had in years), the staff were all brilliant and such a lovely place to spend a relaxing weekend. Only 10 minutes from Highclere castle which was the reason for our visit

The Hoddington Arms is getting it right! From the warm and friendly welcome, to the ongoing super service from all staff, and the lovely food. Ambience - the lighting is just right and I personally loved hearing Sam Cooke discreetly in the background. I had a lovely evening with friends. Thank you to the team at The Hodd.

Just got home to find out kids meals have only chips and no fish/chicken in the boxes. Upset children. Very poor that they make such a basic mistake

What a wonderful pub. Beautiful decor and comfortable seating areas. Very dog friendly with treats, water station and even doggy blankets. Food was excellent, we ordered 4 different meals and each was delicious. Drink choices on offer very good and freshly squeezed lime in my lime and sofa which made such a difference to my drivers choice drink. Service was fantastic. JoJo was attentive and friendly and we felt we had a personal service by someone who genuinely cared that we enjoyed our experience. We will definitely return

We had my Mum’s wake here. It was great, Julie and Donna were so helpful. The food was lovely, freshly made and delicious The only challenge is the auto phone system, terrible system, but once you speak to a human all is good. We definitely recommend the Wheatsheaf for any occasion