The Barley Mow
19 Oakley Ln, Oakley, Basingstoke RG23 7JZ, United Kingdom
4.2
151 reviews
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6RXC+7C Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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Monday: 11–23
Tuesday: 11–23
Wedneasday: 11–23
Thursday: 11–23
Sunday: 11–23
Tuesday: 11–23
Wedneasday: 11–23
Thursday: 11–23
Sunday: 11–23
We turned up to the quaint and cosy dining area and unfortunately there were no staff around to seat us, so we went off on the hunt to find someone that worked there. Stepping through into the bar area was like taking a portal into your local bruiser, as a load of locals stared at us as if they’d never seen another human before. As we stood waiting at the bar to ask whether we should just sit down and if so where, a local got up from his table in the corner, stepped in front of us and got served whilst we were ignored. We were finally seated at our table by the waitress/chef, who then let us know she was leaving next week so they didn’t have everything on the menu. She then handed us 1 food menu for a group of 6 to scramble over. Fortunately with 70% of it crossed/scribbled out it didn’t take long for us to pass it between the group. I asked for another minute to decide on our drink order, 10 minutes go by and she still hasn’t returned, by which point we decided we’d go somewhere else. Can’t comment on the food or drinks as we didn’t stay long enough, but the fact we didn’t says enough.
What more could you ask for?