The Roll Call, Butlocks Heath (Netley) (Closed)

Closed March 2022. Lease expired, and the owners decided to retire rather than renew.

Small and homely food focused pub serving three cask beers. On my Friday lunchtime visit almost all tables had been booked - there were only two free inside, though I had the option of sitting in the family friendly beer garden.

The beer selection

Lunch meals are around £6 - £7, while main meals are around £10. All home made and freshly cooked. It is the sort of food your gran would make - homely, simple, a bit overcooked and tasteless, but sometimes that is just what you want. It is comforting, undemanding and unsurprising.

The staff on my visit were all female, and all friendly and helpful. This is a place to take your gran or other elderly relatives. It's not a place for a special occasion, but is ideal for a low key casual old fashioned school dinner. Take it for what it is and not for what it is not, and you should find it a pleasantly homely and old fashioned experience.

The ambiance

I had the Flowerpots bitter, and it was served in perfect condition and temperature. I like the place. It's not as warming, traditional, and charming as The Cottage nearby, a Wadworths pub, but it is its own place, and has its own charm, and it does food, which The Cottage no longer does. [As of 2021 The Cottage is under new ownership, and is again doing food.] 


Date: July 2017   Score: 6

Woolston Road
Butlocks Heath
SO31 5FJ


Monday - Wed: 3pm to 11pm 
Thurs - Sun: Noon to 11pm 

Meals Thurs to Sat: Noon to 2.30pm and 5pm to 7.45pm; Sun: Noon to 4pm

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