Greene King pub in Hedge End. Been in here a few times over the years and I'm surprised I've not yet reviewed it on my blog. This is a popular locals pub, always busy, but we always find a table. I've learned to sit in the main room, as cigarette smoke can drift into the side room. There's an attractive homely feel. Customers and staff are laid back, friendly and chatty. Food all day, and a decent selection of cask beers, not all from Greene King.
Decent pub for a meal and a chat or just a few drinks. Music, TV, games machines, raffles, the place is lively and we'll run. Honest prices. No faff.
Review I did for TripAdvisor in January 2015:
The only pub in Hedge End, this is a Greene King pub which offers six casks, several of which are guest ales not from within the Greene King family.
It's a solid, well run pub. Food is limited - it's a Greene King menu which doesn't offer much if you don't like meat or chilli. though there is a haloumi sandwich. There would originally have been three rooms - these have now been knocked through to create a roughly horseshoe shape around the central bar. There is a beer garden, accessed through the well used covered smoking area. On a cold day sitting near the smoking area is not advised, as the door will frequently be opened, letting in the cold. The serving staff are keen to please and to encourage more custom, though it felt a little artificial and forced. Bar flies hang around the pump handles so it is difficult to see what is on offer - though they are friendly enough, and will make way.
All in all a decent pub. A good place to have a drink and some lunch when shopping in the Hedge End area.
Date: Nov 2021. Score: 8
2 Lower Northam Road
Hedge End
SO30 4FQ
Open: Mon - Sun 11am to 11pm
Food: Noon to 10pm
Children welcome.
* Greene King
* WhatPub
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* TripAdvisor
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