The Best Restaurants in Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, United Kingdom (2025)

Best pub in the area by far! Has something for everyone, cosy inside ‘traditional’ pub area, beautifully decorated conservatory, fun pub garden with giant deckchair and umbrella ceiling, and a couple of pods plus the posh pod! Food is always stellar and a great selection of pub favourites, burgers and specials. Best pub dessert menu by far. Or great just for a few after work drinks in the garden. And the service is always impeccable. Can’t recommend highly enough.

I have been coming to this pub for a good 5-6 years now it has been local to my area and everyone that I have brought for a quality time has said what a beautiful place, surrounded by nature, in a quiet village on the outskirts of Andover. The Owners are ever so friendly and welcome to anyone. Would recommend 100% to any person.

Beautiful country pub with a lovely selection of food. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere would highly recommend

Beautiful country pub. Staff were lovely and saw to all our needs. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating area. Field to walk your dogs. Also if you come out of the pub and turn right, continue all the way down that road instead of going left at the bend go straight on for about half a mile to a mile roughly and on the right or left is a woodland area you can go for a nice little walk. Dont get lost :)

Have been here a few times now, the events are well organised and the food is good, but avoid shots unless money is no object...£4 for a Baby Guinness is taking the mick!

Fantastic service from the team at the Crook and Shears. They catered for a large event with fresh, tasty food and the staff were really friendly and helpful. The skittles alley was a lot of fun. Thank you very much.

We had a lovely early Family Christmas at the C&S, we used the skittle alley and Kim and her team had set up the tables for us and made it very Christmasy. Great afternoon and the youngest member of the family won the skittles game and Kim came in and presented the cup. Good food, good beer, fantastic atmosphere and the welcome from Kim and her team was brilliant.

We stumbled upon this lovely little pub quite by accident, thanks to Google! I was looking for somewhere not far off the main road to meet a friend, and this came up. The description of a "thatched pub" sealed it for me, and oh! I'm so happy we came here! The village looks like something straight out of a tourism brochure: thatched roofs, narrow lanes, history everywhere you turn... it is just beautiful. And the pub itself: slanted ceilings, huge old fireplace, dark beams, even a friendly pub dog! Neil, the landlord was very welcoming, as was the young lady behind the bar (didn't catch her name). Oh, and a lovely, quiet beer garden out back. Would definitely recommend this pub, and I look forward to stopping here again on a future trip back to the UK!

Stopped in for early dinner on the way back from Lyme Regis. Lovely place with great service and a lovely family. The food was very good, tasted great and was very reasonably priced. The battered beer cod with chips was the best I’ve had in years, huge portion, highly recommended

Delicious food in a cozy historic atmosphere with very friendly folks. We had a group of meat eaters and vegans and everyone said their meal was delicious! The chef is very accommodating. Highly recommend!

One of my favorite pubs around. This place hasn't been touched for years, they have good beers on, and is always fresh. Landlord is a great bloke, and I wish I live closer!

Without doubt the best roast pork dinner I have had in my 63 years on this earth. The pork just melted in your mouth. Lots of roast potatoes. Glazed carrots , parsnips , broccoli, lovely Yorkshire pudding, pigs in blankets and cauliflower cheese and gravy. So filling only had room for one pint of hobgoblin and no room for desserts which also all sounded so yummy. Lovely happy friendly staff made Sunday lunch so enjoyable. Highly recommend plenty of indoor and outdoor seating options. Lots of parking including disabled spots available. Would definitely go again.

Just a last minute decision to pop in for food and drink. Lovely welcome and great eye contact on arrival. We wandered round looking at variety of pictures on the many walls, while waiting for food. Were encouraged to explore and explained by Tracey about different events that take place. Overall a comfortable visit , good service, nice atmosphere and very pleasant, helped by a knowledgeable staff member Tracey . Thanks Janey

Visited this establishment with my friend last Friday on his recommendation being a local. A lovely lady assisted us from the car as my friend has mobility issues, which was thoughtful of her. The best fish'n'chips I've ever had the pleasure of eating! The food is awesome here. Last time I opted for the Mac & Cheese... and that was equally delicious! Top marks to the chef!! Staff are welcoming, and it's a lovely place to spend a few hours with friends & family. Thank you. :)

Popped in for dinner as we passed it while away for a few days and glad we did. Tracy checked us in who was welcoming, friendly and showed us to our table. We sat in the dog friendly area as we had our rescue dog Ruby with us, they even serve up a little furry friends menu. Massive open fire which i bet is just amazing as the weather gets cooler. Although in a dog friendly area, we didn't feel separated from the rest of the pub either, The food and service were amazing thank you. They also have a little snug area for just drinks and somewhere to relax after your meal. Very cosy pub and 100% recommended if you are in the area. Thank you very much, Ben you have a great team well done everyone 👍

We had a lovely afternoon here. The food was wonderful, except the roast potatoes were a little underdone, but they made too many and gave us a couple of bowls for free, and they were lovely and crispy! We love the 'pick the music' machine upstairs, as well as the pool tables and darts. Pete and his team were amazing, couldn't have asked for more wonderful people.

Lovely garden, usually friendly staff (but not always, there's quite a high turnover, even for a bar), beer line always kept fresh. Every bit of food I've had here (on 3 occasions has been bad but for drinks it's great.

Very nice place (and I mean that). Trouble is, making and serving coffee from coffee machines takes ages, especially when the server also has to take it to the table as well. Other customers have to wait for too long and I saw some walk out. In my opinion it is a false economy to believe that coffee in a pub is more important than alcohol sales. That is based completely upon my observations this afternoon.

First time visit lovely pub right on the anton river. Friendly staff. Lovely food and at a good price highly recommend

I was frantically ringing around trying to find somewhere to have a wake for my mum. (only a couple of days before the funeral) I rang the Anton Arms and they said "yes sure we'll set a side a room for you", which was great, I originally said about 14 people but it ended up being about 25 people. The staff were brilliant, we had drinks, sharing platters, cheesy chips, nachos etc, also a few people had pie and chips. Came to under £250. Thankyou so much to the staff for taking the stress out of my day.

A friendly family pub,basic menu but nice staff and a happy atmosphere. The seating needs to be updated,not the most comfortable

Bit of a chain pub but nice decor and ambiance. Good range of drinks and good service. Lots of people eating and with a large area reserved it makes it less easy for drinkers. But I would definitely go back.

Great place for supper, especially burgers were you can choose any 3 sides. As always the desserts were amazing!

I stopped to use the EV charging point in the car park but went in to use the loo. Unfortunately it was quite late and the coffee machine had been turned off but the staff were happy to let me sit and watch the football.

We live in North Yorkshire & travel to Andover to see our daughter & her family. The travel lodge is convenient. We chose to eat at the C.B, originally for convenience. However it’s now a part of our booking process. The food is always hot & tasty & superior to any other pub that we’ve used over the years in Andover. (I assume that you’re part of a chain, the quality says otherwise) We have had great servers. From meeting & greeting Tracy to our table server, 14/02 Lydia & 15/02 Elaine. Generally all staff are welcoming and helpful. They just look after you.😊 The food is great, the drinks menu caters for all. The prices are reasonable. All in all, a very positive experience. Definitely worth a visit & our son in law tells us the Sunday roast is great too….maybe we’ll get to sample that one day.

The food was unbelievably delicious and the lemonade tasted like they made it themselves The gents toilet was stinky but the chairs were clean and also very very very very comfortable There was also the sculpture you can see in this table One side of the restaurant was very loud and the other side was quiet but the side was half forgotten The tables were a bit old but all is good 0 to 10 for the kids ( all dishes) 0 to 20 for adults ( all dishes). Ps: i just sat on the chair and just used the table They even provide good stuff The staff is very friendly

Lovely welcome on arrival. Food was ordered and served quickly. It was all very hot and all requests were no problem at all. We have a child with food requirements and it was not a problem at all. The only thing was we sent a steak back, although beautifully cooked we asked for medium / well done but it arrived rare. The issue was resolved very quickly so no complaints at all. Will visit again.