The best restaurants serving British food in Hook Hart South East

Very rude and unapproachable, avoid if you don't to be talked rudely at of you especially if you aren't of a certain colour.

Had a Sunday lunch with family, food was excellent and children's sized portions were very big i can't fault the staff always willing to help,if im inthe area again I would definitely go back

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.

Excellent food and service in a fabulous location. Staff are fantastic and the menu full of a wide choice of food for all tastes and occasions. The wine list is very extensive too. Overall an excellent dining experience and one myself and wife will repeat for sure.

Perfect full English breakfast or any combination you ask for, friendly staff and good value. Well worth a slight detour to visit as you will not find better.

My mum and I have been coming here for years and always been friendly staff and superb food,especially the cream teas! Haven't been for a year or so and decided to visit today, what a shock! Lovely tables and chairs are gone? Looks like a mis- match of furniture obtained out if a skip? Chairs ripped and nothing matching? Staff unfriendly, food awful! Used to get a scone of your choice with home made jam and clotted cream served in little ramekins now it's no choice of scone, roddas clotted cream that's rock hard and the smallest plastic jam portion! Coffee was like watery milk too? So so disappointed that this once lovely little tearoom looks like a dark and dingey old front room from the 70's! Girl on the till was quite unwelcoming and frosty! Such a shame.

Well what can we say other than “perfection !!” We have spent our Christmas day At The Elvetham and what a wonderful place it is. Mr Barry Tehrani and his team have looked after us so well , with a delicious meal , superb wines and the incredible ambiance just finishing it off perfectly . Everything served with a smile and nothing was too much trouble .This is our second visit in a month and we can’t wait of return once again . Thank you to everyone that has made Christmas 2024 so special for us.

Great service great food. The staff are very friendly so much so I had an off day and they handled my query very well and professionally. Each time I pass Hook village I will always gladly stop in. Thank you for yours services

Great New Years Eve celebrations held at The Raven, entertainment, and the management put food out for all to enjoy before midnight celebrations 🍾 😀 I would definitely recommend The Raven, under new management, with a friendly service. 👌

Awww what a little gem . The staff are all soo lovely 😊. The food , absolutely amazing .so sad that we found you on our last night here we will definitely be coming back. Thank you for a lovely dinner and such a warm friendly welcome . It’s not to be missed . You have to check out this pub on ur travels. Thank you so much again . I am still so full from the lush food 🤗

Understaffed argumentative and rude... very unwelcoming upon arrival - I was told before the shift had even started by a short cross bespectacled woman that most of the tables were booked (which was odd as there were only 2 staff members on shift for bar and restaurant), and the larger ones were being saved 'in case more people come'. After my meal I eventually managed to catch the eye of one of them hoping to order more wine and dessert but was blatantly ignored. In the end I gave up and had to go and get one of them to take my payment. Upon remarking that they were massively understaffed and I would have ordered more food and wine if I hadn't been ignored, I was told by the same cross woman who told me the tables were booked that 'these are all walk-ins, and I hadn't been ignored, even though she could neither corroborate or deny this as she had not herself witnessed the incident? Heaven knows what they would have done if the imaginary people they were saving the tables for had turned up?! Treating real and present customers like 2nd class citizens in favour of imaginary ones doesn't seem like a good business model to me... Understaffing has cost this business money today. Avoid.