White Hart Overton Pub & Dining Reviews Summary

Category: Hotel Basingstoke

Address: White Hart Hotel, London Rd, Overton, Basingstoke RG25 3NW, United Kingdom

Phone: +441256771431

Rating: 4.3
based on 152 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Staff were very friendly and helpful and the food we ordered was delicious."
  • "Staff were really helpful, catering for my allergies, made me feel at ease."
  • "Greeted by a very friendly young member of staff."
  • "Staff are friendly. Super fast wifi!"
  • "Staff were attentive, food was great and presented very nicely."
  • "Friendly staff, good service."
  • "Very friendly, helpful staff."

Cons:

  • "Service was friendly but very inefficient; I was waiting at the bar for service as the staff were chatting in the kitchen."
  • "Very disappointed with the service."
  • "Bar/restaurant was very busy and somewhat short staffed."
  • "Sorry to say your staff are afflicted with short term memory loss within minutes of arriving and lack knowledge of meals/certainly produce on offer."
  • "On this particular visit the service was poor."
  • "Not the greatest experience. Place wasn't particularly busy this evening yet staff took an age to take our orders."
  • "The service is dismal."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was delicious and the staff were so friendly."
  • "Food cooked to perfection but a couple of items on menu not available which was a shame."
  • "Great home made burger and chips. Very reasonably priced."
  • "The Sunday roast at the white hart is to die for, simply amazing."
  • "The food was amazing! We enjoyed all of it, especially the sticky toffee pudding."
  • "Food is excellent, if a little on the pricey side."
  • "The food is impeccable quality, homemade and full of flavour."

Cons:

  • "Vegan roast came topped with non vegan Yorkshire pudding so meal had to be returned."
  • "Friendly staff but very disappointing food."
  • "It was a decent, if expensive lunch."
  • "Ok food... Extremely disappointed with my whole experience... WILL NOT BE RUSHING BACK AND WILL NOT RECOMMEND."
  • "The vegetarian breakfast didn't come with eggs (although it specified on the menu)."
  • "Food was nice but not totally as advertised. Incredibly anaemic caramelised onion. Fries were awesome however."
  • "The chicken I had (roast/fried chicken with sriracha and chips) what extremely under seasoned and looked as bad as it tasted."

Ambiance & Location

Pros:

  • "An amazing transformation - the huge doors out to the decking make it so light & the other rooms have a lovely feel."
  • "Brilliant stay. Ideally located for our Bombay Sapphire experience."
  • "Located in the picturesque village of Overton close to Bombay Sapphire distillery."
  • "17 century pub with rooms. Lovely comfy rooms with lovely bed."
  • "A Nice atmosphere in the pub that evening."
  • "The vibe of the place is nice and mellow and gets lively as the regulars gather for a pint."
  • "Pub was warm and cosy. Great atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "The new bar layout seems to have limited the space available for any customers to stand."
  • "Pub is lovely but small car park and could do with a bit more attention to cleaning, there was a dead wasp on the window sill and wall lamps inside were dirty."
  • "Heating wasn't working so very cold during the day and no logs for fires."
  • "The room left a lot to be desired."
  • "It was also rather noisy, being in The Stables and next to the road."
  • "Ordering at the bar was quite uncomfortable and not a nice atmosphere."
  • "The building being old meant we could also hear people walking around and dropping stuff rather loudly."

Accommodation

Pros:

  • "Our room was exceptional. Very beautifully decorated with an eye for detail."
  • "Room clean, tidy and well presented, brilliantly large bathroom."
  • "A nice cozy country pub with great food! The small room was very comfortable, clean, and cozy!!"
  • "Room was small however beautifully furnished. Bed is soft and comfortable with a great little bathroom."
  • "The rooms are really cute. Nice and clean."
  • "Room was lovely, decor in general in the hotel and restaurant is very nice."
  • "Our room was excellent."

Cons:

  • "The room we had just lacked any charm."
  • "Really disappointed with the room.. Neither the coffee machine nor the kettle worked."
  • "Rooms were a little cold and despite asking for a refill in the soap, never happened."
  • "It was also rather noisy, being in The Stables and next to the road."
  • "Our stable room was next to a road which was very noisy otherwise this place would be 5 stars."
  • "Had a 'cosy' double room for 2 nights, which was nicely furnished, but a bit dusty/cobwebby in places."
  • "We did have a problem in that we were there for 2 days and on the first day the heating stopped working and the room was freezing."

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