Address: The Square, Wickham, Fareham PO17 5JN, United Kingdom
Phone: +441329832123
Rating: 4.2
based on 146 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food that was provided was delicious and looked beautiful."
"Good value for money and the food was excellent."
"Food is great and local beers available."
"Had a Sunday Roast and this was excellent, lovely selection of vegetables alongside roast potatoes, carrot and parsnips."
"The food served has been of a consistently high standard throughout."
"Great food, Beautifully presented. Very large portions, at a very reasonable price."
"The beef roast dinner that we both ordered was absolutely delicious, and perfectly cooked!"
Cons:
"Don't expect to get what is on the menu, but expect to be charged for it."
"Unfortunately the price of the food for 9 people was a total of £212 and I don't think it was worth that much money."
"Very over priced, poor quality food that didn't match the description on the menu."
"The pork was dry and tough and the crackling was slimy soggy strips of fat."
"The burger didn't taste of lamb or mint due to it being slightly burnt."
"Food was inedible. The vegetables were so hard you literally could not cut them."
"We had 5 roast dinners today and it was awful... the beef was soooo under cooked."
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Staff were professional and friendly."
"The 2 female staff were amazing and super polite."
"Came in during a fairly busy service and was greeted by a tall friendly member of staff, he was attentive and phenomenally well suited to customer service."
"The staff were attentive, pleasant and efficient but not intrusive."
"The staff were extremely helpful and the food was outstanding, we had the bowl buffet, which everybody enjoyed and complimented."
"The staff were very friendly and helpful."
"Staff were fabulous. Very polite, welcoming and no request was too much."
Cons:
"STANDARDS HAVE DEFINITELY DROPPED. wouldn't come back here again."
"Food good as always. Today the service was very lacking."
"The staff and so rude and unhelpful and smell of alcohol themselves."
"The supervisor had an attitude so bad that he wouldn’t even come over to us when we asked to speak to the shift manager."
"Staff seemed uninterested, with many tables being left rather than cleared straight away."
"Staff gave an excuse but didn't care when the issue was raised."
"I felt that the staff were not overly friendly."
Atmosphere and Venue
Pros:
"Good local pub. Very clean and welcoming inside it's clearly a local hub for residents."
"The open fire is a lovely especially after a day's walking in the forest."
"Nice looking venue with real log fire."
"Once inside the staff are friendly and welcoming, they usually have a fire going in the winter which makes the experience much more enjoyable."
"It looks lovely on the outside and is warm and welcoming on the inside with a reasonable selection of larger and ale."
"Lovely homely feel and keeps the proper English pub tradition alive."
"A very warm intimate and cozy atmosphere."
Cons:
"It's a lovely pub but not a cheap place for a meal."
"Very expensive not how it used to be. Before Covid enjoyed a drink in there many times, obviously somebody has got greedy."
"We haven’t visited this pub for a number of months due to the refurbishment, whilst it is pleasing to see the new refreshed look it’s very disappointing that we had to take our drinks and stand out in the cold due to the foul and abusive language being demonstrated my a number of cliental/customers."
"New years eve, first ever visit to Wickham and really unimpressed with this pub."
"Upon entering the Kings Head for lunch, we were shown to our table and we had to listen to the chef murdering a song, screaming flat out!"
"An inadequate buffet seriously overpriced for a function was poorly delivered which along with a poor quality 'function' area called the bowling alley could not have been more of a let down, cold and uninviting."
"All this place needed was sawdust on the floor - bar staff did not know who was next in queue."
Value for Money
Pros:
"They also do wonderful door stop sandwiches with chips and salad at a reasonable price."
"Think they undersell the food side a bit as is really good and priced very acceptably."
"Parking in the village square is free on Sundays which is a bonus."
"Great prices. Very friendly pub where the staff make you feel very welcome."
"Lots of choice of local ales. Reasonably priced too."
"Brilliant value for money."
"Very friendly, excellent food, excellent service and very impressive re Covid rules."
Cons:
"Had Sunday lunch. Overpriced for what it was."
"Meal was disappointing to say the least and we had to wait nearly an hour for it despite only ordering a main meal."
"Complete waste of a hard earned £60."
"Half a lemonade cost £3.15. It was an alright lemonade don't get me wrong, but it wasn't worth £3.15 for 250ml."
"For nearly £20 a plate it was the poorest offering we have yet had at a Fullers Pub."
"Beer and food is good but drastically over priced."
"The food on offer here was expensive for what it was and limited in choice."