The Waterwitch Reviews

The food was not great. We ate it but only because we were hungry. I had the roast pork loin was so tough it could have been used to make medieval shoes. The gravy was nice but the rest was very mediocre. My fiance had the sea bass and scallops risotto. The sea bass was underwhelming and under seasoned and had horrible soggy skin. The risotto was more like a bland rice pudding with peas and had none of the richness you'd expect. We won't be returning.

Gorgeous food, lovely service and a stunning venue. What's not to like!

Make sure you choose at least 2 items on the menu thatvyou would like as a lot were unavailable tonight and we were informed after we had ordered so had to choose again.

Had very good meal , servis was very good ,very nice pub well done. 5 stars.

Good pub food reasonably priced. Friendly staff, ideal for a family meal.

Beautifully cooked food, attentive staff and nice ambience.

Good food, bar was very understaffed considering the weather. Outside area needs some TLC!

Great food, good prices, friendly staff. Would highly recommend

Always a lovely experience... absolutely 5 for everything ... fantastic xx

Very good value. Good menu choices, good friendly service. Lovely surroundings, inside and outside. Smashing garden, quiet, well kept. Can't fault the cooks, presentation, staff and prices. Will definitely recommend it to others and will return again.

Over all very nice food and a pleasant place to eat. Als good for accommodating large groups of people as thwre was 14 of us

Lovely staff. Great atmosphere. Whizz is a wonderful dog. And the temporary quiz master is amazing.

Great food and good value for money. Gets VERY busy so book ahead (were disappointed twice attempting to walk in).

The chef can't tell the difference between medium rare and burned - terrible

We had a late lunch here today and it was lovely. The food was excellent. Both myself, my mother and my children all had different meals they were delicious. So much so we're planning another lunch at the end of the month.
The staff were all cheerful and polite. The atmosphere for 2.30 on a Saturday was very quiet and relaxed.
Thank you

Dropped by with the family on a Saturday afternoon for a quiet drink after a walk along the Basingstoke canal. Waterwitch is a charming pub in a country/village setting with friendly and helpful staff. Seeing our younger children the waitress let us know that some of the lads from the Odiham barracks had booked a table for early evening and that they could be a bit boisterous. Glad to see that the staff showed care for families and we were able to make an appropriate decision. Good going.

Great country pub, good food staff very friendly superb location.

First time I ve been in this pub and the menu is very poor, and the only thing that caught my eye in the menu was lasagne and they didn t have any .... the price is well over priced in this pub i was gonna get up and leave but everyone I was with was hesitating to stay in this pub as it was already too late to eat and didn t want to have to find somewhere else to eat, I ordered x2 steaks for me and my partner asked for them to be well done so they get brought out both to our table and they were undercooked and bloody/ pink and very fatty I will never dine here again and I also think they should make thier menus more exciting

Very nice gastro pub with good food and drinks. Food came quickly and it has aome very good veggie options. Not expensice considering tlnow nice the food and location is. Will be back

Lovely pub good food. Service a little slow although when the food arrived it was worth the wait

Love this place, offers lots of meat free meals, friendly staff relaxed atmosphere , our first choice when planning a meal out.

Awful experience. 2 hour wait and when the food arrived it was burnt. Other customers were complaining and yet the staff were still taking orders.
Will never go there again and will let as many people know how dreadful the Waterwitch is.

Pulled in to the Waterwitch on the way back from Basingstoke this evening. Got a table last minute near the bar at the front of the pub. Very good food and friendly service. Pub looked great and felt really festive.

Great location beer & food. Inevitably a bit crowded but adequate space to cope.

Not enough staff, very unhelpful, ridiculous outside food policy excluding 5 tables on a busy day would not return

Good food, and lovely location, very friendly staff

Great service, very tasty pub lunch and reasonable prices.

Food was very nice, but no atmosphere. Service was not very good had to try and attack the waiters/ waitress attention to be served . Won't be rushing back

An excellent meal, in a welcoming, comfortable environment. The service was similarly excellent, non intrusive but always there.

Love this place, great food, friendly staff, cosy atmosphere.

Went in for a Christmas dinner with a large group, was all excelent food and a good selection of drink, good portion sizes for the prices. Only downside is we all had to sit on different tables. Will definitely return

Super village pub with good Covid precautions. Good lunch with plenty of choice on the menu. All very welcome after a lovely walk around Odiham. Super place to visit.

Food good and cheap. Very grumpy bordering rude barman but I guess he was annoyed to be working on such a lovely day.

Lovely food. Gave us a nice table. Quite, comfortable and ideal for low key birthday
Outing with family. Very good service.

Rude staff went to book a table on the phone was told to do it online by some stuck up woman will be going somewhere else with better manners

Nice meal on a sunny day down by the canal. Lot of tables were reserved but nobody ate at them over lunchtime. .

Food and service were good. It is years since we have been here so it was a bit disappointed to note changes to the garden. I guess in the need for safety it is no longer possible to get to the canal from the garden and no play equipment. We made use of the Galleon Marina and took 3 year old granddaughter for her first row on the canal.

Lovely location, great food, great service... Excellent lunch thanks ( and dog friendly!!)

Classic suburban overkill on the covid front. Like going for a pint in your local hospital.

Had. Sunday lunch here and it was very busy. We had booked a table as we were a large group and sent meal choices a few days before.
We had table service for drinks etc and it was a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Good amount of parking too.
We were able to pay off each meal separately at the bar which made it a lot easier. Will definitely visit again.

Excellent food, lovely venue and location, really nice staff. Never had a bad time there.

Good service, was allowed to take dogs in the bar area... Nice chips!

Reasonable food and prices. Not so good for children now. No play equipment.

Food rubbish
Staff unpleasent

Very busy and no staff which made the visit unpleasant, long queue for drinks at the bar and food was about an hour from ordering. food was ok ish nothing to special.
Probably an off day staff quite miserable.

This is a great family friendly pub, ideal for a lunch stop off when having a walk along the canel

Wonderful place and really friendly staff... food was not so good, I think our three year olds got served microwaved pizza.. our order was also wrong and it came back just scaped off..

Lovely restaurant / pub in a beautiful location. Ideal for a quiet drink or a family outing. Food and drink excellent. Staff very friendly.

Its a very pleasant scenic location for food and drink. Staff were extreamy polite and helpful and made a real effort to put our needs first. Some of the exterior seating could be moved or levelled as the ground is not flat and some of the tables rock. My meal came out with food missing but the syaff quickly rectified the problem and every aspect of the food was brilliant. One of the pricier places to eat but you definitly get what you pay for. Thanks for a lovely lunch.

Disappointing range of drinks and food.

Can only order through an app from your table, unfortunately the app payment system is partial broken.

Does not use its frontage to the canal to its best advantage and has reduced opening times at weekends, missing out on alot of passing trade.

The brewery needs to give the landlord/landlady freedom to make changes to the pub.

Tasty meal eaten outside at an unseasonably warm sunny February lunch time. Great location next to the canal. Friendly, helpful staff. Children's menu. Reasonable prices.

I visited this pub late afternoon after a long muddy walk with my dogs. I found the team to be very accomodating and the interior and environment to be very relaxing and rustic but modern. Will definitely be visiting again. The Valentine's Day menu is very appealing and competitive.

Went here for our first wedding anniversary food was fantastic staff were very helpful couldn't do enough for us even on a very busy sunny Sunday afternoon lovely setting just down on the basing canal would recommend to anyone looking for a nice meal with a lovely setting

We visited once the the pubs were allowed to reopen and I was disappointed that we were not asked for our phone numbers (to track & trace). Also one member of staff obviously didn't know how to wear a mask. The pub had toilets outside in a porta cabin, not sure I would go back

Nice pub restaurant with a large garden. Although it's by the canal you can't really see it. Food is good but standard pub grub. The menu is smaller than at The Hatch (same chain and about 15 miles drive away).

Nice pub near the canal at Odiham. One of my favourite stop-off's if passing that way.

Great value for money, lovely food and helpful and friendly service.

Friendly staff, nice pub, menu needs updating for more choices for vegetarians or vegans. Many thanks

Such a shame that this lovely pub has a great location but the bar service and food service can be very slow. Also there's a garden which huge but not enough benches.

Location is good and staff were friendly but food quality is very average. It's what pubs used to provide 20 years ago but tastes have moved on.

A bit overrated.
Chicken, avacado and bacon salad arrived work out bacon and bread. The steak was very very tough (poor supplier?). Lovely location, but below average food. Odiham has better.

Having been to this pub many times over the years I was somewhat disappointed tonight when at 6.45pm was told I could not book a table as food was no longer being served! No explanation given by the female who appeared behind the bar and seemed somewhat put out that we were there at all! Seriously not impressed and yes this attitude has put us off going back!

Great quiz night! Excellent range of drinks and friendly staff too.

Great little village pub, excellent food and good ale selection, staff polite and friendly, would rec this pub 100%,especially if want peace and quiet and to relax

Nice pub nice food and at a good price would definitely recommend this place

Waiting time was way too long, very bad staff service, e.g the staff don't listen.