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Hours
Sun
12:00 - 18:00
Mon
12:00 - 22:00
Tue
12:00 - 22:00
Wed
12:00 - 22:00
Thu
12:00 - 22:00
Fri
12:00 - 22:00
Sat
12:00 - 22:00
Food and ambience
Local cuisine, Bar, British, Pub, Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
Special Occasion Dining, Romantic, View, Groups
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About
A lovely traditional pub on the banks of the beaiutiful River Itchen serving a selection of freshly cooked dishes including pub classics, fish and seafood and locally sourced meat, game and poultry.
PRICE RANGE
£5.00 – £29.00
CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Dog Friendly
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4.0
671 reviews
Excellent
303
Very good
166
Average
87
Poor
74
Terrible
41
Gemma E
London69 contributions
Jan 2020 • family
Lovely hidden Gem of a pub. Serving a wonderful menu. Very busy so book in advance! Lovely accommodating staff as required a Gluten Free meal. Everything on the menu apart from the pie could be made gluten free. Coeliac UK accredited. There was one gentleman who complained about the meal wait, however it was very easy to see it was very busy in the pub and we didn’t mind waiting. We were told the kitchen were very busy and our meal would be a little later than planned. So I didn’t believe the gentleman’s tone with staff was necessary. Would go again. Lovely.
Written 4 January 2020
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JuliaQ123
Winchester205 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
We popped in for a cheeky Friday lunch and were pleasantly surprised that we were not alone. Great atmosphere, been coming here for years and it hasn’t changed, which is perfect. Two soups (!!) leek and potato and two steak and ale pies. The soup was delicious and the pie had big, melt in the mouth chunks of beef, served with fresh vegetables.....fabulous food and great service. We will be back!
Written 31 January 2020
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Lesley B
Salisbury68 contributions
Mar 2020 • none
Visited yesterday early evening, was greeted immediately which was very welcoming, was advised that food was still being served, so purchased our drinks and sat down to read menu, good selection of meals including vegetarian. Being Sunday I really wanted a roast and there was a choice of two, opted for the beef, other half chose something else. A very pleasant member of staff took our food order, and returned with water for the table.
Food arrived in reasonable time. I cannot fault my roast at all, beautifully cooked beef, enormous portion, 6 different vegetables plus roast potatoes, huge Yorkshire pud, and lovely gravy, again cooked to perfection. Other half also complemented his food.
Lovely atmosphere, attentive staff, will certainly return and recommend to others.
Written 9 March 2020
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Simon D
28 contributions
Jul 2021 • none
Very welcoming owner/ manager(?) Simon looked after us the whole time we were there from 13:00 to about 15:30. We had a table of eight and all the courses came out at exactly the same time. Most of us started with the prawns which are hot in a delicious salad. I then had the lamb which absolutely heavenly. My wife asked how big the cod and chips was, and Simon very honestly said " I think you'd be better off with a small one" - at £4 cheaper. Not cheap but not very expensive, ( my lamb was the most expensive at £21), and we finished off with Judes ice cream from down the road in Twyford. A memorable meal!
Written 25 July 2021
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Simon O
Dear Simon,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, a wonderful one at that!
It was a pleasure to have looking after you all and I'm so pleased you had a nice time with us.
Hope to welcome you all back in the not too distant future.
Best wishes to you all,
Simon
Written 27 July 2021
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Execmark
Hampshire20 contributions
Sept 2020 • none
So we called to book and stopped on the way home from a weekend in Christchurch .
We were shown to the table in the garden ,
5 mins no service ,
10 mins Tried to order , but no bread For sandwiches .
15 mins ordered
20 mins later no ham Left for ham egg and chips ,
25 mins later ok just bring the drinks please .
No drinks so left !
The worst service I’ve had for years
Written 14 September 2020
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Simon O
Thank you for taking the time to leave your thoughts on your visit to us.
I'm sorry that we did not live up to our usual high standards on this occasion. I have taken steps to ensure that this should not happen again and would like to thank you for bringing this to my attention.
We hope that you will try us again at some point in the future.
Your sincerely,
Simon Osborne
Written 3 June 2021
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Beanzbabe
65 contributions
Aug 2021 • friends
I went with a group of friends for the first time. Easy online booking, beautiful setting and lovely garden with plenty of tables. The food itself was fine however the fish was limited so one of us couldn't gave it and one dish was forgotten when the order came! Nevertheless they rusttled another up fairly quickly. But worst of all were our coffees at the end. On ordering at 9.30 we we're told that the coffee machine was now switched off but not offered anything else until we asked for tea. About 15 mins later we heard coffee orders being taken from another table (landlord friends maybe??). On asking for one coffee ourselves we we're very grudgingly given this which was just rude. So overall pretty unimpressed with the food / drinks side of the service.
Written 13 August 2021
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Simon O
Hi Beanzbabe,
Many thanks for leaving your thoughts on your recent visit to us.
I am very disappointed to learn your time with us didn't seem to live up to our normal high level of customer service & would be grateful if you could kindly contact me on 01962 732764 to discuss further.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Simon
Written 17 August 2021
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Rob N
11 contributions
Jul 2021 • family
Lovely garden spoiled by an hour’s wait for below average food at above average prices. We paid £21 for lamb which was neither tender nor tasty. We were served indifferent steak and ale pie and the veggie couscous was overly cooked and tasteless. I don’t mind paying for good food and prompt service, and this was neither.
Written 17 July 2021
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Simon O
Dear Rob,
Thank you for taking the time to leave your thoughts on your recent to us.
I am very disappointed to learn that you were less than satisfied with your meal, especially since all the feedback to date, has been incredibly positive on these dishes.
All of our food is locally sourced & prepared daily from fresh. With is in mind we feel our prices are in line with the local area.
Please feel free to contact me should you wish to discuss this matter further on 01962 732764.
Kind regards,
Simon Osborne
Written 27 July 2021
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Andrew1108
Sarasota60 contributions
Oct 2020 • none
Met a good friend at this secluded pub and restaurant, we were warmly greeted and seated, then served perfect real ale, and scrumptious food. What a perfect way to spend a lunchtime. Thanks to Thea who was efficient and friendly. Top Mark to the owners on such a professionally run pub.
Written 1 October 2020
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129simono
Hi Andrew,
Thank you for your wonderful review on your recent visit to us here at, The Bush Inn.
We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed you're time with us and your kind words have been pass on to the wonderful, Thea.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to write such a lovely review.
Look forward to welcoming you back here in the near future.
Kind regards,
The Bush Inn
Written 15 October 2020
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Stay547493
Madrid7 contributions
Jun 2021 • family
Initially had soup to start which was OK and arrived promptly. We then waited an hour and a half for our sandwiches to arrive despite regular prompts to the waiter who kept saying it was on its way. We were served the wrong order and then waited another three quarters of an hour for our order to arrive. In addition to this they had had run out of ham. There were 4 waiting staff around so it didn't seem that they were short staffed, more total disorganisation. The sandwiches were not impressive. Dry bread and limp lettuce. Overall a poor show. Its a shame as this pub has always been a favourite of ours to visit. I think we will stick to just having drinks for now as the garden and location are beautiful.
Written 3 June 2021
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Simon O
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave your thoughts & for bringing this to my attention.
I am so very sorry to learn that your visit to us was less than prefect & that we fell short of our usual high standards on this occasion.
Please feel free to contact me on 01962 732764 should you wish to discuss this matter further.
Once again thank you for bringing this matter to my attention.
Yours sincerely,
Simon Osborne
Written 3 June 2021
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Janet
Winchester2 contributions
May 2021 • couples
Great location hidden away in the Hampshire country side. COVID secure and safe. The biggest downside was the wait time on the meal which was never communicated with us not to mention all of our food had turned up cold. The beer isn’t fresh and seems like the lines have not been cleaned in months.
Written 21 June 2021
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Philip B
Letchworth Garden City156 contributions
Jun 2022 • couples
We travelled just 6 miles to eat here and, yes, we had a nice evening.
The inn in beautifully sited in a small village location and a lovely drive to get there.
We had booked a table and was given a nice welcome by staff that seemed a tad under pressure to cope with the many customers eating both inside The Bush Inn and in the garden by a fast flowing beautiful river.
There is nothing really much to find fault here EXCEPT it could be so much better.
The Inn itself is beautifully sited in lovely grounds and by a short walk to a lovely river.
The food is OKish rather clumsily place on the plate with little thought. it is NOT fine dining but rather canteen-ish but could be with some more thought put into the menu and a little more care over the cooking and presentation of the meals.
It seemed strange to us that the 90 minutes we sat at a table by the bar the used glasses kept coming and coming from the tables and sat unwashed on the serving counter until, eventually, one of the staff started to so something about them. Customers should not have to look at 90 or more used glasses.
Would we go back? Probably not for a meal but a drink and nibbles in the garden yes.
Written 14 June 2022
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barneslocal
51 contributions
Apr 2021 • none
After lock down a trip to the pub for lunch was an event.
The food was great, hanging in the garden in the spring sun was rejuvinating and the seamless service and attention from the staff made it a great lunch.
Ricky looked after us. he looked after our dogs. He went the extra mile and helped with a dog/car related challenge.
We look forward to going back soon.
Written 23 April 2021
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Noddy15
Winchester58 contributions
Dec 2022 • family
We were a group of 4 for Sunday lunch and felt cold sitting in the restaurant. Very cold wintry day but we didn’t expect to feel cold inside for almost the full duration of our meal. 3 of us ordered fish and chips and waitress offered us a small portion as an option which sounds unusual, but 2 of us weren’t so hungry so said yes to the small option. Waitress then came back to say no small portions left, only standard (therefore full price on menu) and we agreed. However, the standard fish portions were small, so lord knows what small might have been! And the skin was on which was disappointing. The batter was good but desperately needed seasoning as that and the fish were flavourless. Overall a very lacklustre food experience for which we paid far too much money. Staff nice but were too busy for it to be worth mentioning our concerns. We also enquired at time of booking about the feasibility of bringing our labrador as pub advertised as dog friendly, to be told that was fine and we’d be given a table with enough space. However, there is no space for dogs and so we put our dog in the car.
Written 11 December 2022
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Shaynah M
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback. Apologies that you didn't enjoy your experience with us this time – we will investigate your comments and continue to look for ways to improve our service.
Kind regards,
Shaynah
Written 25 January 2023
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Jessica B
1 contribution
May 2021 • family
We are just back from lunch, where we had the best pub food we’ve had in years! The lamb and the fish and chips were so tasty, great quality ingredients and cooked to perfection. Not only was it all absolutely delicious, the service was exceptional. Fast, and genuinely friendly. The staff were also so careful and meticulous in carrying out COVID safety, sterilising tables, making sure everyone was checking in etc. Can’t recommend enough!
Written 13 May 2021
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Simon O
Dear Jessica,
I'm very pleased to learn that you had a great time with us & that you enjoyed your meals so much.
We look forward to welcoming you back through the doors & doing it all again for you in the near future.
Once again thanks for taking the time leave your thoughts on your visit to us.
Best wishes,
The Bush Inn
Written 24 May 2021
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Nev S
Soberton5 contributions
Sept 2022 • none
The Bush Inn dates back to the C17th. and it is fabulous that in these difficult times, this is still a quintessential traditional British Pub/
This was my wife's first visit she absolutely loved the place! I was trying to think when I had last been here and could only surmise it had been 40+ years when my father was still alive.
We had booked a table via the website (Very easy!) due to circumstances we found ourselves being an hour early. The staff were very accommodating and had us a lovely table for two by the window overlooking the garden.
My wife ordered Home cooked honey glazed ham, sautéed potatoes, roasted cherry vine tomatoes, fried duck egg & dressed rocket, whilst I ordered Romsey farm beef burger, Comte cheese, smoked streaky bacon, baby gem, tomato relish
on a toasted brioche bun with thin cut fries.
The food arrived within 15-20 minutes, well presented on their plates and perfect temperature. It really was extremely tasty and beyond our expectations.
For desert. we both had the Apple and cinnamon crumble, crème anglaise.
And this too was absolutely to die for! But here is where my only criticism lies. it wasn't big enough! The crumble was light and crunchy, but I would have liked at least double the amount again.
The two young ladies who served us at the bar and table, were exemplary. Polite, prefashionable and courteous.
Unfortunately, I was duty driver, so I didn't get to sample on of my favourite ales (Wadsworth 6X) but I pretty sure that having rediscovered this delightful 17th Century Pub, this won't be our last visit.
Written 6 September 2022
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