Lovely food and staff , just missed out on a 5 star review because the atmosphere was very quiet like a doctors waiting room . The staff although very pleasant were talking in non English language around us and I found that a little offensive. Toilets were disgusting outdated and smelly . But food was great and hopefully to make this a 5 star location these minor adjustments will be addressed.
We had a really nice dinner at the Sun Inn. My husband took the Sirloin steak and I took the halloumi salad. It was fresh and delicious. I've looked at the other customer's plate: the pie looks great.
The service was very good đź‘Ť.
Price are also correct.
I recommend this place.
Very tasty and well-presented food at the end of a day walking the St James way. Lots of veggie/vegan options. Friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Highly recommended!
A great find, met my cousin here for lunch as it halfway between both of us.
The food was delicious, lots of options (I’m vegan) which was very refreshing as there is normally only one veggie/vegan option in most pubs.
The service was great, Dom was very friendly. It was a little quiet as it was a lunchtime. Highly recommend, Will definitely return.
I can easily recommend this stop. We had mostly fish and chips and some sausages and schnitzel. All food was really good and deserts delicious too. Service deserves some good word too. I would get rid artifitial flowers on the table.
Absolutely fantastic hosts and wonderful food. The staff made every effort to make us comfortable and couldn't rate them any higher. Service was quick and the food tasted lovely.
Will definitely visit again when we're in the area.
Thank you.
Excellent lunch, very tasty gastropub food, friendly and timely service and a cosy atmosphere. Thoroughly recommended!
We recently went for lunch at the Sun Inn for the first time in a couple of years. After a less than positive experience back then, I can confirm this place has improved hugely under new management and is now one of our top three places to go for lunch in and around Basingstoke.
We had olives/warm bread and a prawn cocktail for starters. Very tasty, but the main courses of lamb and fish and chips were the stars. And the chocolate fondant for dessert!
We'll be back soon!
Food and sevice great. Good Sunday lunch. We had four different roasts between us and all four were plentyful and well cooked. Place was a little quiet, we went around 3pm, hence atmosphere rating, but didn't detract.
I visited today after my step fathers funeral at Basingstoke Crematorium for drinks with family. The Sun Inn welcomed us and were friendly and efficient in serving a large party of mourners quickly and with a smile. Would highly recommend this business and found them very reasonably priced
Chris “Shiner” Wright
+5
This was my first chance to try the Sun Inn since the new owners had taken over. I can't imagine how tough it must have been during the pandemic but based on the quality of food and service tonight, I'm assuming they practiced a lot behind closed doors. I cannot fault the quality of the food or service at all. This place deserves to be packed to the rafters but I don't think it'll be too long before this place is one of the areas top restaurants. I haven't had a streak this good since I moved back from Texas. Starters and mains were cooked to perfection.
We have been here a number of times as a family and each time we have been very impressed with the quality and service of the food and staff at The Sun. The food here is of a lot higher standard than most, if not all, of the other eateries in Basingstoke with a good selection of drinks and a choice to sit in either the main restaurant or the bar area.
I feel the more negative reviews of this place regarding the portion sizes and price are considerably unjustified; this is not somewhere you come for a mountain of bland food and a cheap pint - there's a Harvester and plenty of other pubs down the road for that.
This place is well worth the money and would definitely recommend if you haven't tried already - if not just to try something other than generic pub grub or chain restaurant.
We have been to this restaurant several times now for lunch and each time the food has been excellent. Very friendly service and pleasant decor. Highly recommend. We will be retuning.
Took some family for an impromptu lunch today ? Great food at a really reasonable price .. Definitely be back soon as compared to local chain pubs it’s much more affordable and appealing
Just had a superb lunch , thoroughly enjoyed it and would certainly recommend a visit. So much choice of food.
Nice pub/restaurant, plenty of parking and Covid safety rules in place. Friendly and welcoming staff and although not busy on my visit, friendly locals too.
Point of warning. If you park to the right front of the pub and are heading for Winchester and Salisbury... remember that you are on a duel carriageway!!! There is an opening for this manoeuvre, but this is further to the left of the entry. It could be very easy to find yourself driving against the traffic!!!
Nice menu, very reasonable prices and bright and clean interior.
A little bit of a hidden gem here - there's nothing particularly spectacular about the place itself, and the evening was made a little awkward by the continually skipping records that were playing. I didn't have particularly high hopes...
But oh my god that food was good. I had the braised lamb which was really tender and tasty. The desserts were pretty incredible too - I've attached a picture of what has to be one of the tastiest cheesecakes I've ever eaten - I'd highly recommend it.
Overall, the food and friendly service more than made up for the atmosphere and I'm really looking forward to going back.
The food was excellent and presentation amazing. A good wine selection
The service was very good and the staff were friendly and very efficient. I would highly recommend eating here
Lovely steak, good service and polite and attentive staff although it was empty at 3pm don’t let that put you off.
We were a party of eight, five adults three kids. We had the Sunday roast, two courses. I had the halloumi for starters, served on a huge salad! Delicious. My lamb was tender, couldn’t finish as there was so much food.
Staff could not have been more helpful. Will come again.
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