The Wellington Arms

The place itself was lovely. The rooms are very nice as seen in the pictures. The bar and restaurant staff were very attentive and informative. I had fish and chips for dinner which was quite disappointing . The fish was really dry and the accompanying mushy peas were dry and far too small a portion. The tartare sauce serving was also very meagre and I only got about 5 chips. Chips were served in a metal cup and the peas and sauce came in tiny little pans. Personally I prefer my food straight on the plate without having to faff. I feel if they spent more time on the taste and quality of the dish it would have been a better trade off. At breakfast we were served by a surly waiter and a bad tempered chef who refused to make a small change to the full English to accommodate dietary requirements of one of our party. If your business depends on being good hosts then make sure that you are nice to your guests. It goes a long way.

Great food, let down by service. Arrived at 2.10pm for a 2.15pm booking for 5 plus a baby. We were asked to wait while a table was cleaned and laid. We sat down to menus already on the table but it took nearly 40 minutes for anyone to offer a drink. During this time we were twice brought desserts which clearly weren't for a table of people with all of their cutlery and napkins still fresh on the table and water glasses still empty. The area we were seated in was absolutely boiling, I assume because it was right next to the kitchen, which you can see through obscured glass. We all had roasts which were outstanding. The roast potatoes were easily the best of any pub we've been to and the meat was fantastic. We would absolutely eat here again. Easily one of the best local roasts on offer, and hope that the service, even if just to be offered a drink on being sat down, is a bit quicker.

Eating out in comfort and style. We have lived relatively local to this venue for over three decades, but despite driving past many times, we have never visited before today!! There are a couple of high class hotels very close to the Wellington Arms, but they have priced themselves out of our budget when looking for places to eat out! We checked out the web site of the Wellington Arms (which could do with a little work if I’m honest, as it’s not particularly easy to navigate, and finding the menus was challenging) The staff here are marvellous, the setting (in the beautiful Hampshire countryside) is idyllic, and the Wellington Arms has a feel of luxury and opulence about it! It’s spacious but welcoming, and first impressions for our initial visit were very pleasing indeed. Visiting on a Sunday, both myself and my wife opted for their traditional Sunday Roast, which was delivered piping hot, and very quickly, and was amazing. The meats are obviously of very good quality, and the “Seasonal” vegetables were perfectly cooked, and well presented!! It’s unlikely that we would ever stay here, due to its close proximity to home, but if the restaurant and its staff are anything to go by, I would still suspect that the luxury theme would carry throng to the experience of staying there. An expansive outdoor seating area would lend itself to eating out with friends on a warm sunny summer afternoon, and the restaurant meal service extends to this area as well. It’s situated on the main Reading to Basingstoke road, and although the road can be busy, it’s easy to forget where you are, with fields and woodland around, and the Wellington Arm’s remote location (there are other properties around, but you’d never know it!) We will definitely be going back, and we’re just sad that we hadn’t found it many years ago!!