Reviews in Hampshire

Food and service very good sadly there was some kind of event on the next room which created at times a very noisy atmosphere

I have been to Spoons several times now and I am still impressed with the variety of food. It's value for money. The food is lovely and the atmosphere is great. The service was also very good.

This was our first visit. My son wanted to go for his birthday. Had a great time, good variety of food and was unsure where to start. Environment was clean and tidy, staff very nice and will go again.

Amazing Sunday lunch, the best I've eaten out Staff friendly and competent, very reasonable price. Atmosphere amazing, lovely.

Excellent food, Staff was A++ For sure we will go back!!

We were staying at Hurst View Campsite and had a lovely early evening walk to The Chequers Inn for dinner. The welcome was warm and the Sauvignon Blanc I chose was very good. The beer was a well kept draught beer. Both our meals were hot and tasty. My husband had a burger and really enjoyed his pudding of syrup sponge and custard. My cod and chips was very good but not sure that the cheesecake was up to the same standard sadly. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

The restaurant lacked ambience but we enjoyed the food. The staff were friendly and we were able to remove a couple of things from my husband's meal and add others to make it more to his taste. He had the steak and I had the camembert and they were both great.

We booked a table for 6 people and had a good meal. Staff were friendly. We would return. Menu fine but a couple more vegetarian dishes would be nice.

We booked a table 2 weeks before our visit and were assured from the information given by the Chequers Inn that it was dog friendly, however when we arrived we were told that we would be sitting out in the marquee. It was devoid of the pub atmosphere, sitting at basic tables with a huge TV screen showing rugby. We had no choice but to accept this table. It was not what I had hoped for, that is, a nice Inn with atmosphere and good food. I would avoid it if I visited the area again.

My husband and I are here on a visit from Australia staying in Lymington with family members. I booked a table for 6 from Australia for a reunion with friends. We all had a delicious meal and the service was excellent. I would throughly recommend Chequers.

We have been to this pub many times in the past, when we used to look after our young grandson once a week. We always used to have our evening meal at the Half Moon on our way back home. There was always a warm welcome and a varied menu available. My wife who is a celiac, had a full gluten free menu to choose from. We recently returned to the Half Moon, taking my Mother-in Law for a meal on her Birthday. Again we had a warm welcome and the food was enjoyed by all that came. The prices are very reasonable. My Mother-in Law was made a fuss of because it was her 96th Birthday and they kindly put a candle on her dessert and everyone in the pub sang Happy Birthday.

Lovely Rump steak & Ham egg & chips , highly recommended this place , we were staying at hurst view campsite so a nice 15min walk .

Came in yesterday with my mum before the show at the Mayflower. Food was quick, hot and absoutely gorgeous. Me and my mum ordered a pasta carbonara each and it was so yummy. The service was quick and all the staff was so polite.

Fantastic country pub food. Super attentive staff. Warm atmosphere, pub was able to cater for everyone, and uses the outside areas well. Very good value for money in this day and age. Highly Recommended.

We went here for a meal on our last night of our holiday. We didn't have to wait long for our food after we had ordered it. The food was hot and very nice. The batter on the fish and chips was really tasty and the fish was light and fluffy and good size piece. The scampi was nice and succulent and plenty of it.The chicken goujons were a good size and plenty of them. Staff were polite and friendly. We will definitely be going back when we are next down on holiday.

Outstanding as always! My favourite Sunday place

Looking at the other reviews we must have been very unlucky. There were a group of people shouting & knocking a chair over outside when we arrived. The pub was dead inside and were surprised as food is between 6-8 and we arrived at 7pm and live music was due at 8:30. Unfortunately the fish & chips wasn’t very nice and the chips could have been wedges but reheated a few times and very dry. The Thai Crab cakes were sloppy and didn’t looked fully cooked. The koftas were tasty & spicy though. We did complain about the crab cakes and were given free drinks, the chef admitted they could have been crispier. Overall not a great experience and at 8:30 no sign of being setup for music so left. Toilet needed cleaning!

Unfortunately have not been able to get to the Platform for a while . Am glad to say that we weren’t disappointed on our return. Atmosphere, staff , live music, all take some beating ! Perhaps the loos could do with improvements though ! The menu is not as large as it once was, and we both ordered burgers . They were delicious so no complaints there ! Perhaps a bit more choice for mains would be better - the tapas menu offered a varied and interesting choice which is good but no knowing if they would be as substantial as our burgers meant we were reluctant to try them ? As ever though, a thoroughly enjoyable evening at this lively pub !