The Holly Blue Pub & Restaurant, Basingstoke Reviews Summary

Price and Discounts

Pros:

• "Was 75$ for 5 of us but it was taken down to 60$ due to blue light card."

Cons:

• "Quite expensive, but still a nice atmosphere inside."
• "Service was excellent, the staff are friendly and attentive... Wasn't cheap... Won't be going back"
• "£14 for camembert platter for two with barely enough bread for one."
• "Very overpriced for what you get."
• "£34 for the lunchtime food special would make anyone squirm."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Good food and good quality."
• "Good meat portions and the burgers tasted very good."
• "Food was lovely, and the ambience of the building was welcoming and comfortable too."
• "Very nice! I had a burger and it was delicious."
• "Food is excellent and the portion is just right."

Cons:

• "Diet Coke was a bit watery."
• "The chops where kinda greasy and old."
• "The burger was plain, but okay. My chicken burger was inedible."
• "The soup was toothsome but the roast dinner... the roast came rather cold with surprisingly thin slices of chewy meat."
• "Food was awful. The burger and chips- you could get better at McDonald's."

Service

Pros:

• "Serving staff are attentive, kind and very knowledgeable with allergies and intolerances."
• "Josie was a wonderful host this valentines evening. Went above and beyond to look after our table!"
• "Service was excellent, the staff are friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "The waiting time was longer than an hour."
• "Too few staff cannot get the service as needed, indoor lighting is a bit bright."
• "The burger was plain, but okay. My chicken burger was inedible. It took some time to flag down the server to get our check."
• "Staff very nice and service was good, great atmosphere, clean, lovely looking place. The only thing that is letting it down is the food by Chef Mic (Microwave)."
• "Service was a bit slow today but it did seem as though they may have been having problems with the tills or something."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Good place to eat, chill and relax."
• "Very lovely atmosphere inside, would come here again."
• "Nice local atmosphere to the restaurant, feels like home."
• "Despite poor quality of our meals the atmosphere in the pub was very good."
• "The inside of the pub is lovely."

Cons:

• "But... considering the Holly Blue Manager or Assistant Manager... wanted the restaurant cleared of customers by 5pm to set-up for New Years Eve event."
• "Nice atmosphere etc, but sorry to say food and drink was very overpriced and a little mediocre."
• "Somewhat limited menu selection, even with specials."

Wait Times

Pros:

• "Nice bartender. TERRIBLE food. Please do not eat there."

Cons:

• "The waiting time was longer than an hour."
• "Arrived Sunday evening and was sat down by the waitress, provided our menus to choose. When the waitress came back over to take our order, only then did she notify us they had run out of the Sunday roast dinners."
• "Ordered starters squid taco was all slaw not much squid. We then waited an hour for our mains a chicken burger and a pie."