George - Hart

Better known to some of us as The George (and what is wrong with that? Bel the Dragon has a bustling and well run dining room and offers very good food and (as always, at a price a superior wine list of absorbing interest. Dishes are presented with pleasing care, none better than the Succulent Pork, clearly cooked for many slow hours if not days and surrounded by all sorts of vegetables and sauce. Locals pile in and the bar always seems in a roar. In rooms dating from 1540 you would expect vertiginous stairs, creaks, draughts, offstage noises shared among fellow guests and some trendy well distressed furnishings and you will not be disappointed, but you will also enjoy fine fine bed linen and top hole housekeeping standards. And little Odiham is a delight.

I rarely comment on experiences but felt compelled to do so. The ambience was flat, the service was mediocre and the meal was appalling.

Took my mother for a nights stay for her birthday. What a disappointment from start to finish. We were greeted by a rather abrupt woman who initially tried to charge an extra £50 for the rooms. Having to sort that out in front of my...

This is a lovely character property and a small chain with a good reputation; sadly the service was extremely poor and we won't return. The waitress forgot to put through one of our starter orders and when I queried, she told me I didn't order...

We stayed for two nights. Had dinner there the first night Sunday. It's actually a lovely historic venue. The staff are very helpful and friendly. However, we were disappointed at the lack of attention to the small details. The dinner was ok, but the roast...