The Waterwitch, Hook

We enjoyed a family dinner here with some friends on a cold winter Saturday night. The atmosphere was excellent. We occupied a corner table next to one of the fireplaces -- not gas -- real wood. Even with all the noise the children were making on this occasion we didn't feel as though we were really disturbing other pub goers because of the layout. The staff were extremely kind and friendly towards us...sometimes babies help this cause.

The food was average. The steak burger my wife ordered was lacking hope of flavour, but the house Merlot was excellent (I didn't catch the name). The lasagne contained real chunks of beef, but the pasta was cooked quite right. The rocket on the side was wonderfully spicy. They brought out a special plate of plain noodles on the side for our girls. When they brought out the wrong side, beans, for the children's meal they seemed shocked they got it wrong, however they were quick to correct it and bring out peas. Some of their other special for evening meal included venison, sea bass and moroccan lamb.

It cost about 38 pounds for 2 main meals, 1 childrens meal, 1 side, 1 desert, 2 alcoholic beverages and 1 bottle of apple juice.....which I believe is fairly average.

I would consider coming here again, though maybe next time we might stick to a drink and dessert.

A mixed bag really. It’s a Chef and Brewer pub so the standard of fod is usually very good and the atmosphere inside is lovely even though it’s quite small. We’ve had some great evenings and others were a nightmare - they seem to run out of stuff on the menu quite a bit. The garden is very plain but quite big so it would be quite nice in the summer although we were there in April and told that they were not serving food to tables on the grass!

Recently visited for a lunch with friends. Appears to be a nice country pub although belonging to a chain serving a wide selection of drinks both soft and alcoholic. we ordered some food and basically they brought out two wrong dishes and served them. When we questioned the waitress she was very rude commenting “what did you think you ordered” before returning to the kitchen to tell them the mistake. After about 10 minutes and more rudeness, two meals were brought out which were still wrong even though it was written down right on the bill. Manager refunded meals etc but service was poor and wont be visiting any time soon.