Richmond - Fareham

We have had superb lunches here over the past few months. This time we received excellent service from Josh and Beth who were happy and smiling behind their visors. This time we had tomato soup to start definitely not out of a tin! accompanied by lovely warm rolls. For main course we had chicken and asked the chef to bake the sea bass rather than pan fried “No problem” said Beth . We had deserts of cheese cake and baked apple tart followed by a liqueur coffee and cappuccino taken in the lounge sadly a bit soulless . There was an offer in October of a complementary drink we forgot our voucher but this was no problem and we were given another voucher for October. It’s such a pleasure to have this sort of service. We had a superb lunch in September sat on the terrace. We love the white table cloths.

We stopped for just a coffee as it’s easy parking and ended up having a superb lunch served by the lovely Lucie £17 for 2 courses including coffee and petit fours. We saw the chef picking herbs in the herb garden and asked if we could have the sea bass baked instead of fried and she said “of course”. The bass came with 3 vegetables in a separate dish as well as more vegetables on the plate. We finished with the Drambui parfait (I couldn’t taste the Drambui) and a chocolate tart. We were “topped up” numerous times with coffee which we took in the lounge. Sensitive Lucie waited until I was paying the bill before telling me another car had reversed into mine we appreciated Lucie telling us the bad news after we had finished our meal. Lucie also gave us some discount vouchers for September. A very enjoyable 2 hours despite the damage to our car that is easily repaired.

Many thanks for providing us with a great evening for our Christmas Party in the Hampshire Room on Saturday evening. The stairs and the room were beautifully decorated for Christmas and the atmosphere was warm and welcoming. The organisation and the serving went seamlessly. There was a decent gap between courses.The food was truly delicious. Apparently the lamb was superb. My sea bass was really nicely cooked, and the flavours tasty. The gluten free choices were outstanding. That guest was amazed at the extent of choice. All 31 guests were full of compliments, and I didn’t hear anything negative. I considered that the cost of the night were reasonable and good value for money. The house wines were perfectly drinkable. It was helpful that there was flexibility in the choice of colour of wine, so that we were able to swap colours if we wished. You were willing to let my husband play his guitar to the guests and we had a lovely singsong. I hope we didn’t bother the guests downstairs! The disco proved popular at the end. I have every intention of booking the room again for next year’s Christmas party! Many thanks to Nikki and the team. Fiona

I cannot speak highly enough of this restaurant! The food is second to none and the service is excellent. If you want nice surroundings and top quality food and service, then this is the place for you. It is our all time favourite.

A small lunch to celebrate my wife's mother's birthday. Absolutely ideal!! Good food, good service and good value. Will be visiting again.