The Way Inn, Basingstoke - pub details
Previously called: Rising Sun
Address: Chapel Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 5TB [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 5411)
Basingstoke (0.3 miles), Bramley - Hants (4.8 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating, Children allowed
Pub suggested by Alex on 15 Nov 2003
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> Current user rating: 5.2/10 (rated by 25 users)
> Local guide: Hampshire pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Great Western Hotel, Basingstoke (0.2 miles), Sleepers Wine Bar, Basingstoke (0.2 miles), Queens Arms, Basingstoke (0.3 miles), Castle, Basingstoke (0.4 miles), Hare and Hounds, Basingstoke (0.4 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Way Inn, Basingstoke
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| I visit this pub for a drink when I'm in Basingrad, I've never eaten there but the food looks acceptable and I'm told it is generally OK. It's not a gastro pub thank god, so the portions look generous. More importantly the beer is fine, I tried TT Landlord last time and it was as one should expect. Yes, there are some young (and occasionally boisterous) customers but as an older customer I have never found it a problem, even tho' on the last evening I visited we were warned that there was a student party coming in. The pub does what a pub should, keeps good beer, has a good atmosphere, serves reasonably priced food and is perfectly acceptable as a local. 8100bob - 2 Nov 2008 13:11 |
| I used to like this pub but I'm afraid I probably won't visit again. The food service is erratic and sometimes I'm left waiting too long for food that prooves to be sub-standard. The staff are friendly enough but it often seems like nobody is in charge and the place is in thinly diguised chaos! Perhaps that accounts for the inconsistent levels of customer service too. I agree with another reviewer - the landlord must be deaf if they think that the music is at an acceptable volume. My friends, family and I have all commented on this to staff on previous visits but even if they turn it down it soon goes up again. The prices are reasonable and the other patrons are usually a vast improvement on the other pubs in town, but lately it's felt like a much younger place and I think it's ruined the pub. If I wanted to sit surrounded by overactive teenagers throwing apples at each other and shouting at the tops of their voices, I'd go find a student bar :-( Word seems to have circulated that this is the new place to be for that age group and it doesn't make relaxing surroundings. I'm barely 30 myself, but at least I can conduct a conversation without throwing beer mats accross the pub at members of staff. It's a shame. As I said at the beginning of this review, I used to love visiting the Way Inn. I don't know why things have changed so much, I don't believe the landlord has changed (I still see him pass through the bar from time to time) so perhaps it is just that he is considering a change of direction? Maybe it's a staffing issue, maybe it's just the way things go in the pub industry. Either way I think the Way Inn has gone sadly downhill. Maybe management should pull their finger out and address some of the issues! I've noticed a huge sway in opinion amongst my friends and colleagues. Come on Way Inn - get it together! chirk - 14 Sep 2008 20:29 |
| Good range of beer available, my Palmers 300 was in decent nick. The inside downstairs seemed a bit dingy, better up the steps, bit more natural light coming in. Beer garden functional but well-done. As noted in other reviews, the music was a little on the loud side, landlord must be deaf. I'd recommend a visit, I shall be back soon. Quinno - 17 Feb 2008 23:38 |
| Very welcoming pub with an open fire and the staff are very friendly. They do food as mentioned in other reviews but I haven't tried any so can't comment however the menu looks good. There is a footnote to the menu recommending pre-booking before eating especially at the weekend. We go for the beer though. They have a good selection of well kept beers, Timothy Taylors Landlord, Deuchars IPA, Abbot Ale and Speckled Hen (I think!). The landlord even gave me a couple of beer glasses upon request for the first 2 beers as they are my favourite beers and to find them both in one pub is a bonus. Also a big plus is the absence of TV's so no sky sports hurrah! The jukebox has a great selection of music to suit all tastes from young to old which is all you need. They are also in the 2008 Camra Good Pub Guide. scarer - 26 Jan 2008 21:09 |
| I have been a regular visitor to this pub, but today was my last visit. Some friends were at another table and the staff attempted to deliver an order for someone else, which they rejected. Unfortunately they still managed to tag the incorrect order onto the back of the correct order, which was left as there were a few of us waiting at the bar, who we believed may have ordered the lasagne that was waiting on the table along with the food the rest of us did order. Sadly, when the staff realised their mistake, they accused me of deliberately posing as another customer in order to get the lasagne, which is ridiculous as I was sat at another table when they delivered the food and they were, presumably, referring to the attempted delivery, which was turned away and NOT accepted (by me or any of my freiends). I've put up with a lot from this pub, at lunchtimes you often have to wait a good 15 minutes to get served, but I do accept some reasonable customer service and, perhaps, a bit of recognition of the money I've spent. Pilling - 19 Dec 2007 14:33 |
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