I rarely leave reviews, let alone 5 star reviews but the Tichborne Arms has been phenomenal! Right from the moment we walked in, Joel and his entire team were all extremely friendly and welcoming. All the food we ordered was impeccable, the service outstanding and overall an amazing family pub that we will definitely return to!
Jonathan Phillips
Superb pub, what a find!, perfect service and atmosphere. Came here for an impromptu lunch. We were warmly greeted and offered a table despite the pub having a large booking. Good selection of meals, and the ham, egg, and chips was faultless. All the time the service was as good as any fine dining restaurant. The pub has a semi-outdoor enclosed area for events and a lovely garden complete with outdoor Green Egg BBQ area. Highly recommended.
Olly Davy
Great food (burger was exceptional), friendly and attentive stuff. Lovely find.
Lin
Lovely pub. Warm welcome. Food was wonderful. Nice real fire board games and cards to play - everyone very friendly. Cards only. No cash Recommended.
Tessa Newton
Really lovely pub. Excellent food and service. The pub has been refurbished recently and is very smart. The gardens are a delight.
Adam Simpson
We were 10 adults and 4 kids visiting for a Sunday lunch and a birthday. Everything from the booking and pre ordering to service and quality was fantastic. I've been before and I will be back again.
Adge Hawes
Great food and splendid service. Cosy country pub with garden (although we visited in February, so didn't use it). Pub area and restaurant area, so good choice of atmosphere.
Gus Peake
Sunday lunch was super and well worth a visit. Very busy - a testament of its popularity.
Wanderer619498
This is an absolute gem. Excellent, fast and friendly service, and the food was exceptional. Every element of my dinner was superb, faultless. I was particularly impressed when the kitchen made me some fresh mint sauce (fresh leaves) as they didn’t have any. Highly recommend.
999Sasha
Lovely staff and nice setting. Food poor overall, and over priced. 12.5% service charge too high for serving pub "grub" . Warm welcome, nice if bare table, and service simple but very friendly. Smoked salmon pate nice, soup good and savoury pear attractive and tasty. However, mains were very disappointing: the "whole plaice" was minuscule; pie of the day was burnt to a frazzle and dry: chips were too large and terrible. Price too high for simple pub food.
Our first visit, but The Tichborne Arms is definitely our favourite pub in Hampshire now! What a gem this pub is. In the pretty hamlet of Tichborne, south of Alresford. Large car park. Roaring fire. Very warm welcome. Three excellent local bitters on hand pump: FFF Moondance, Hogs Back TEA and Meon Valley. We were lucky to be given a large table for two by the cosy open fire in the main bar. Our meal was a definite “Wow!”: I had the home-made warm Scotch Egg, made partly with black pudding, with a perfect runny egg. My wife had Salmon Roulade. We highly recommend both starters. Main course was Roast Beef for me, and a large Pork Chop for my wife. Both were perfect. With large Yorkshire puds and lovely gravy. The veg! - roasted carrots, the best roast potatoes I’ve eaten anywhere, lots of greens and red cabbage… and then best of all: sprouts which had for once been cooked perfectly! Rounded off with tasty Xmas Pud and an Americano. Oh and the pot of horseradish I asked for was, unusually, of a decent size. Nothing was too much trouble for our waitress. All the staff were lovely. We'll be back in January. Highly recommended!
Deborah S
Took my dad here for lunch. What a fantastic pub! We were greeted warmly by all the staff. They were busy but very still patient with my dad who has dementia. Food was amazing- best vegetarian dish I’ve had in a long time. Will definitely return.
chrissI6403OJ
We visited Hinton Ampner and could not get a table at nearest pub ( and their staff were not helpful) so drove a little bit further, and what a delight. Very friendly welcome, lovely atmosphere, interesting menu and great draft beer. Best lunch in a longtime in a beautiful part of the country.
JDS_7
Having preordered in a group booking, we did not expect to wait two hours to be served. We had eaten here twice before and enjoyed our visits, but not the case this time. The food was poor and the service was appalling. Won’t be visiting again.
Guy Hancox
Started and finished a ride here. Top food, service and beer in lovely decor and plenty of space - inside, outside and in the car park. Definitely coming back.
I rarely leave reviews, let alone 5 star reviews but the Tichborne Arms has been phenomenal! Right from the moment we walked in, Joel and his entire team were all extremely friendly and welcoming. All the food we ordered was impeccable, the service outstanding and overall an amazing family pub that we will definitely return to!
Superb pub, what a find!, perfect service and atmosphere. Came here for an impromptu lunch. We were warmly greeted and offered a table despite the pub having a large booking. Good selection of meals, and the ham, egg, and chips was faultless. All the time the service was as good as any fine dining restaurant. The pub has a semi-outdoor enclosed area for events and a lovely garden complete with outdoor Green Egg BBQ area. Highly recommended.
Great food (burger was exceptional), friendly and attentive stuff. Lovely find.
Lovely pub. Warm welcome. Food was wonderful. Nice real fire board games and cards to play - everyone very friendly. Cards only. No cash Recommended.
Really lovely pub. Excellent food and service. The pub has been refurbished recently and is very smart. The gardens are a delight.
We were 10 adults and 4 kids visiting for a Sunday lunch and a birthday. Everything from the booking and pre ordering to service and quality was fantastic. I've been before and I will be back again.
Great food and splendid service. Cosy country pub with garden (although we visited in February, so didn't use it). Pub area and restaurant area, so good choice of atmosphere.
Sunday lunch was super and well worth a visit. Very busy - a testament of its popularity.
This is an absolute gem. Excellent, fast and friendly service, and the food was exceptional. Every element of my dinner was superb, faultless. I was particularly impressed when the kitchen made me some fresh mint sauce (fresh leaves) as they didn’t have any. Highly recommend.
Lovely staff and nice setting. Food poor overall, and over priced. 12.5% service charge too high for serving pub "grub" . Warm welcome, nice if bare table, and service simple but very friendly. Smoked salmon pate nice, soup good and savoury pear attractive and tasty. However, mains were very disappointing: the "whole plaice" was minuscule; pie of the day was burnt to a frazzle and dry: chips were too large and terrible. Price too high for simple pub food.
Restaurantji Recommends
Our first visit, but The Tichborne Arms is definitely our favourite pub in Hampshire now! What a gem this pub is. In the pretty hamlet of Tichborne, south of Alresford. Large car park. Roaring fire. Very warm welcome. Three excellent local bitters on hand pump: FFF Moondance, Hogs Back TEA and Meon Valley. We were lucky to be given a large table for two by the cosy open fire in the main bar. Our meal was a definite “Wow!”: I had the home-made warm Scotch Egg, made partly with black pudding, with a perfect runny egg. My wife had Salmon Roulade. We highly recommend both starters. Main course was Roast Beef for me, and a large Pork Chop for my wife. Both were perfect. With large Yorkshire puds and lovely gravy. The veg! - roasted carrots, the best roast potatoes I’ve eaten anywhere, lots of greens and red cabbage… and then best of all: sprouts which had for once been cooked perfectly! Rounded off with tasty Xmas Pud and an Americano. Oh and the pot of horseradish I asked for was, unusually, of a decent size. Nothing was too much trouble for our waitress. All the staff were lovely. We'll be back in January. Highly recommended!
Took my dad here for lunch. What a fantastic pub! We were greeted warmly by all the staff. They were busy but very still patient with my dad who has dementia. Food was amazing- best vegetarian dish I’ve had in a long time. Will definitely return.
We visited Hinton Ampner and could not get a table at nearest pub ( and their staff were not helpful) so drove a little bit further, and what a delight. Very friendly welcome, lovely atmosphere, interesting menu and great draft beer. Best lunch in a longtime in a beautiful part of the country.
Having preordered in a group booking, we did not expect to wait two hours to be served. We had eaten here twice before and enjoyed our visits, but not the case this time. The food was poor and the service was appalling. Won’t be visiting again.
Started and finished a ride here. Top food, service and beer in lovely decor and plenty of space - inside, outside and in the car park. Definitely coming back.