The best restaurants serving British food in Hart South East

Debbie and her lovely team looked after us all so well and served a delicious afternoon tea. Debbie is fantastic with customers and will do everything she can to guarantee a great experience. Our group enjoyed themselves hugely and it was largely due to the fantastic atmosphere she have created to give a lovely environment to the village tearooms. It comes into its own even more at Christmas! we will return again and again thank you Debbie

Having already attended events at the venue before we booked Bistro 19 for a celebration of life with afternoon tea for 50 guests. The whole thing was perfect, lovely setting, helpful and attentive staff, delicious food, everything we could have wanted. Everyone who attended commented on how special the day was, we couldn’t have asked for anything more, even the sun stayed for the day!!

Freshly made food quiet and a very nice atmosphire. Lots of gifts and trinkets and the staff were very interesting to talk to. Apparently there are tables and chairs outside and you can watch the lambs.

Lovely relaxed atmosphere. Nice beer garden situated beside the river. Good variety of food, which was excellent. Service was quick, friendly and good. We're sat next to a rowdy table, but it was a Christmas party. Staff were aware and moved then when their dinner finished to another part of the pub to carry on their frivolities. Other guests were friendly and welcoming and chatty, but nicely. Overall great atmosphere, lovely food and a high standard of drinks available supported by friendly and good service

Fabulous, cosy pub with delicious food.

We had a family Christmas gathering at 2pm on Sunday 8th of December. All the food was lovely & all the staff were so helpful. We will definitely book again.

Had booked a two night stay, arrived a little early. Although the room was not ready, the receptionist contacted us when it was. The room was perfect, loved the fact we could get fresh milk from the kitchen. Breakfast on the first day was very good, our only niggle on the second day was a lack of pastries. Overall The Ely has always been our favourite venue when visiting 'Down South' from Blackpool, with a lovely pub serving excellent food and drink, friendly staff and perfect location, it is very hard to fault.

Unfortunately Daisy’s Tea Room is closing for good on 25th May 2022 although Serendipity will continue to trade. Make the most of this quaint tea room while you can.

This is what a pub should be like. Great atmosphere, full of village locals and a proper landlord who knows what he is doing. 10/10.

Great service and quality produce. Generous portions too. Brilliant cafe and always consistent with the quality and service.

Having fantastic reviews in The Basingstoke Gazette as ‘The Mutton one of the best pubs for a roast in England’, our group of 5 friends booked for Sunday lunch. We all ordered the Sunday roast which was either beef, lamb or vegetarian. Other items were available on the menu but traditionally on Sundays a roast always ‘fits the bill’. I would however have liked the option of chicken as not everyone likes to eat red meat or a non-meat alternative. Cooking three meats is no greater a task than cooking two by professional chefs surely? Our plates were delivered in due course, but I was disappointed as the Yorkshire pudding was somewhat overcooked for my liking and not crisp, also I would have liked another slice of meat for the price. A bowl of steaming vegetables (red cabbage, carrots and green cabbage) looked fresh and inviting. Followed by a bowl of roast potatoes and two small jugs of gravy. We asked for plenty of horseradish sauce for the table but had to request again as the first was only enough for one person. The roast was alright but nothing outstanding or special and we had to ask for another bowl of green cabbage as there was simply not enough for the table of our size. We received another standard bowl of red cabbage, carrots and green cabbage, so subsequently only the green cabbage was consumed. I did note a table of two received the same quantity of potatoes and vegetables as we did for a table for 5 but we were charged extra for vegetables we didn’t request. I was not responsible for sorting the bill and didn’t know until afterwards. Another jug or larger jugs of gravy to accommodate the number of guests should also have been taken into consideration as again not enough for the size of our table. One size does not fit all in this case. A few in our party including myself said the potatoes were bland, not seasoned correctly and were not homemade but tasted as from a frozen catering bag for convenience’s sake. A couple of desserts were ordered which were nice. The bill was expensive for the quality and quantity including the drinks. Table water was requested and then we had to ask for ice and only a small cup size portion was provided. The pub itself was very cosy, a bit too warm in my opinion and heaving full of customers which was just a little tight for comfort and felt squeezed with bottoms on seats! The power of publicity is what made us venture to The Mutton anyway and no doubt other guests too. Outside the weather was wild, but on arrival there was no disabled parking spaces, so we had to walk through the car park covered in wet leaves which is hazardous and simply dangerous to everyone let alone physically disabled customers. Understandably, cleaning up constantly falling leaves is a huge task itself, but the health and safety of customers should be paramount and is the full responsibility of the venue. Allotted disabled bays are simply a ‘paint job’ and expected so spending x, y & z on internal renovations should not distract from external facilities to be considered also. Would I/we visit again? No plans to in the future but not saying never. We dine out a lot and have had better quality and quantity of Sunday lunches in various public houses in the close vicinity of which are far better value. Good luck nevertheless to The Mutton and thank you to the lovely hosting and waiting staff who were all fantastic.

Simply put, the best fish and chips in fleet! Staff have always been friendly and over the years things haven’t changed. Still polite, still friendly and still keeping very busy! I’m not surprised to see the queue going out the door upon arrival. Very popular and well worth the wait and £££. Happily recommend to anyone!

Fairly average fish and chip shop - I’ve had worse but I’ve definitely had better. The chips weren’t very well cooked quite long enough being a bit soggy with no crispness, and the cod had quite a thick batter that was a bit stodgy on the inside; both were quite greasy. The fish itself tasted ok, but completely disintegrated as soon as a knife and fork touched it. The fish was already cooked when I came into the shop but I was assured it was recently cooked (they would say that wouldn’t they?) Cod, small chips and mushy peas cost £10.50. The portion sizes were generous. The food was placed in a plastic bag rather than a paper one which is never a good sign, and would have made it go even soggier if I didn’t remove it as soon as I got to the car. Ok if you’re local and don’t want too drive far but I certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to get food from here when there are several better options such as Skippers not far away.

I was travelling early during the week and decided to stop off at Fleet services on the M3 at around 7am. Not many places were open at that time. However, Harry Ramsden were offering cooked breakfasts. It was served very quickly and the items were served hot. Great to also see black pudding on the menu.

Our family start to Christmas Nice ambience, good food Wine very, very, expensive Happy New year everyone