Cricketers Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff are lovely and the food is really nice."
• "The staff were brilliant and even allowed us to use an area that had been closed, ready for the next day."
• "Very welcoming front off house lady, lovely."
• "The service was great, really friendly and attentive without being overbearing."
• "Good service. Food great. Staff are friendly and accommodating."
• "Emma and Jason in particular were amazing.... polite, friendly and helpful."
• "The staff were friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "They had run out of apple pie (which had also been pre-ordered)."
• "We found the staff to be in a hurry for us to order our food and drinks."
• "Service wasn't. We were a group of 25 and had pre-ordered our meals, it took ages for most of the mains arrived."
• "Been told quite aggressively by one of the managers they don't serve food anymore."
• "Staff was miserable as hell."
• "But the chef denied us food."
• "Very disappointed at how the staff here reacted and handled this situation!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Never disappoints... good quality atmosphere."
• "The food is cheap."
• "Had two fantastic sirlion steaks."
• "Great food and professional service."
• "The food was delicious."
• "Food was fresh and tasty and the service was excellent."
• "The food was excellent so no hesitation is recommending this pub."

Cons:

• "Steak was very tough I left chewed on the side of my plate more than I ate."
• "Great setting, and well organised for Covid, but among the worst food I’ve had in my life."
• "I’m sorry but on Monday we pop up to cricketers for a quick bit to eat. The food wasn’t very nice."
• "The burger I ordered was very dry."
• "The pizzas were inedible too."
• "Food took 50 minutes to arrive and was cold and poor quality in places."
• "Steak came out should be medium rare was well done."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "We had an amazing time there last night. A few of us popped in to watch the Euro’s. Atmosphere was great so as the drinks selection and food."
• "Top traditional pub, no bells and whistles just a great place to sit quiet in an afternoon."
• "A wonderful location, children friendly and not on a main road."
• "Real friendly atmosphere."
• "Great spot, really good prices, dog friendly with a huge field out front."
• "Beautifully located in the Hampshire countryside and ideal for a refreshing pint in the sunshine, along with great food and a menu to suit everybody's tastes."
• "Attractive outdoor seating area and the interior is pleasing to the eye with a variety of seating settings."

Cons:

• "Lots of grassy area outside for kids to play on but small road is a bit worrying."
• "Lovely food but the private dirt track up to is full of massive pot holes and can't be avoided."
• "I tend to avoid this place as the driveway is truly treacherous !!"
• "Having to wait well over an hour for the food was not acceptable."
• "It is a stretch of the imagination to advertise their beer garden as the best in the county."
• "Only downside is the road leading to cricketers is very bumpy and full of pot holes, which is not good for your car."
• "My only annoyance was that dogs were allowed in the restaurant."