The Winchfield

I like to visit a place more than once before reviewing, it’s only fair I think. The first time I went to this pub with the inlaws was for Sunday Lunch and today we went for a light lunch.
The setting opposite the station is convenient, and if you sit outside the garden is really very nice indeed with a play area for children a covered area and an open area. There are lots of tables but they’re well spaced out so you don’t feel crowded. The only problem with the tables is they are not quite big enough for 4 people to eat together but fine for couples.
The price of drinks is reasonable for a pub, we had soft drinks (one lemonade and lime and a diet coke) which cost less than £3.
Now onto the food. Its not good news I’m afraid. When we had the Sunday lunch the vegetable were really soggy and had been cooked in a weird orange lightly curried oil. They sat in a little pool of orange oil on our plates and were inedible. We won’t be going back for more.
Today we decided to try something from the bar menu. It was pretty quiet, no more than 4 tables of people eating but it took them a whole HOUR to bring us 4 basic cold sandwiches. Plus we didn’t get them all at once, my and my partner got ours a good 10 minutes before my inlaws’ arrived though we’d ordered together. While we were waiting for them I had asked the passing bar man how long they would be, he was frankly rude and just snapped ‘they’re coming’. I’d ordered a cheese and pickle sandwich which comes with salad and a choice of chips or spicy fries. I’d asked for spicy fries but got plain chips. No explanation was offered but my MIL did overhear the barmaid telling someone else they didn’t have any. The bread was bog-​standard supermarket sliced, the cheese was bland and the pickle just standard from the jar stuff. It was ok, not good not bad just acceptable. They were £4 for the cheese and pickle and £5 for the chicken baguette. A jacket potato with cheese and beans would set you back £5.25 which I think is a bit steep. The chicken baguettes were no better.
Save your money and make your own to take to the park I’d say. We’re not going back.