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Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Walnut Tree Farm, Nursling





A Greene King modern family dining pub using the Farmhouse Inns branding. This is a new build on the outskirts of Southampton on a new business estate. The place is so new it has only just acquired a permanent post code. It's in a vague area between Nursling and Lordshill - possibly called Hillyfields.

I popped in for breakfast just after it opened in 2016 and was impressed. Large, comfortable, clean, pleasant, and with a decent veggie breakfast.  It's stuck a little way out, but seems to be getting lots of business judging by the reviews on Trip Advisor. People are quite happy to drive out for a meal to one of these modern family dining pubs. It's clean, safe, and good value.


Date: March 2017   Score: 5


  


Came back in Feb 2022 with Richard to do a Greene King Mystery Shopper. As part of the mystery shop I had to buy a take away slice of cake. Huge slice! 

The place is very meat orientated, with a hugely popular carvery. It is somewhat surprising, but a significantly high number of poorly educated people still don't understand (or refuse to accept) that eating cow meat contributes to the global warming that is already impacting the world and already accounts for five millions deaths annually - and that figure will continue to rise.   



Richard helps himself to
several meats and a huge dose of gravy


The ice cream display




My sad looking fish and chips



The cake display

The place is very popular, and its best to book. It's kind of a noisy, functional, crowded place. It sort of reminded me of a canteen on a caravan site, or a working men's club. If that's your thing, then you'll enjoy the vibe here. 

I didn't find it very appealing, and the Greene King beer selection was quite limited. Not my sort of place. 

Date: Feb 2022   Score: 4

Adanac Park
Nursling

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