The best restaurants in Kingsclere Basingstoke and Deane South East

Lovely cafe in the centre of the village. Great cappochino and lovely homemade cakes. Owner was friendly & obliging as we went there just before closing time.

Had a really spelndid time at the Mad Hatter's party. A lot of thought and effort had obviously gone into it. Delightful 🙂

Unplanned lunchtime visit to The Vine. We only needed a light lunch, but were impressed with the friendly staff and with the food we chose. Will definitely be returning.

Great place for coffee. They sell hand made breads - 👌👍

Booked online for an overnight stop, expecting a quaint gastro pub. Arriving at 5pm on a Sunday, alarm bells went off quickly, as we were conducted to a small ground floor room and told that we should present ourselves for dinner asap as there was a "quiz" later. We dropped our bags and went for dinner 30 mins later, to be given a pokey table half-hidden round the back of the door, where we gave our aperitif orders and were the left for 30 minutes without our drinks until we went searching for someone to serve us, only to find we'd apparently been forgotten. We just ordered a main course to begin with - the pea ravioli main course at 18 pounds was very small and bland. The crab linguini was mushy and very spicy, but not bad, quite ample but again 19 pounds or so. The highlight was a rocket, balsamic vinegar, and parmesan side salad, which was ample and very tasty. For dessert, the rum baba at 9 pounds was small and very dry, with little rum. The jaw-dropper however was the small side plate of cheese and biscuits for 15 pounds! Incredible. We headed back to our room quite quickly as the main bar was filled with locals and the staff seemed more focussed there. The room was quite noisy till 11pm, then very quiet and we slept well. Breakfast was continental, well-presented, and adequate, although there weren't enough plates or slices of bread and again it was a long wait for a pot of tea. The staff on the whole were friendly and courteous, with the exception of the waitress who didn't seem to be that bothered with her customers. On the whole we were left thinking that the room was fine, but that the food was overpriced by about 40% and the friendly staff seemed distracted or perhaps simply too thinly stretched to provide decent service. A shame and a bit of a missed opportunity, we've had excellent experiences in British gastropubs while visiting the UK, but this unfortunately was just disappointing. At this price point and looking for a special experience, I don't think we'd risk it again. Dinner for two: two plates of pasta, one rum baba, a side plate of cheese and biscuits, one pint of ale and an orange juice. 87 pounds. One night bed and continental breakfast for two: 98 pounds. The promised email of the invoice at checkout hasn't turned up yet. Maybe it will.

Odd to see a sign on the pub advertising a chance to lease a pub when the present team have been in situ for some time. And running out of cask beer? A bit weird. However the food was plentiful and tasty.

Had a lovely work Xmas meal. The service was amazing and the food was delicious! Massive portions and very tasty. Thank you

Went for Sunday lunch with family based on the Trip Advisor reviews (thank you) and I am so happy we went. Received a lovely warm welcome and friendly and efficient service by a happy Team, food was yummy and a good plateful! and we had a nice chinwag with the Landlady when we reluctantly left. It was well worth the journey (about an hour from home) and we came away very happy. We will be back!