The Sun Inn

Excellent lunch, very tasty gastropub food, friendly and timely service and a cosy atmosphere. Thoroughly recommended!

We recently went for lunch at the Sun Inn for the first time in a couple of years. After a less than positive experience back then, I can confirm this place has improved hugely under new management and is now one of our top three places to go for lunch in and around Basingstoke.

We had olives/warm bread and a prawn cocktail for starters. Very tasty, but the main courses of lamb and fish and chips were the stars. And the chocolate fondant for dessert!

We'll be back soon!

My friend and I wanted to grab some quick food before we did a dance show. We just wanted some simple chips to take away but on asking if they served food they refused to serve us as we had no ID. I don’t know of any lawful reason why we couldn’t be served food to go at 6pm. Felt like we were judged on our appearance as we had our hair and makeup done for a show. Just a bit shocked by the blunt refusal and definitely won’t go there again. Our ages are actually late twenties and early thirties just didn’t have ID as popped out for food..

Had a really enjoyable dinner here with an excellent steak and generous portions of sides - potatoes, onion rings, salad, tomato and mushroom. All well cooked. Peppercorn sauce was good too. The staff were very accommodating and attentive. It was a cosy with a nice ambience. I would definitely return.

We had a truly wonderful meal and it was such a shame we were the only ones but that added to making it feel special.

Lovely fresh produce and really nicely cooked.

I shall be back.

Another lovely dinning experience with family at The Sun Inn. Great customer service from the front of house team, always welcoming and accommodating. Good selection of dishes on the menu including several vegetarian and vegan options. Our menu choices were delicious, piping hot and nicely presented as always. We will be visiting again soon ….

Absolutely fantastic hosts and wonderful food. The staff made every effort to make us comfortable and couldn't rate them any higher. Service was quick and the food tasted lovely.
Will definitely visit again when we're in the area.
Thank you.

This was my first chance to try the Sun Inn since the new owners had taken over. I can't imagine how tough it must have been during the pandemic but based on the quality of food and service tonight, I'm assuming they practiced a lot behind closed doors. I cannot fault the quality of the food or service at all. This place deserves to be packed to the rafters but I don't think it'll be too long before this place is one of the areas top restaurants. I haven't had a streak this good since I moved back from Texas. Starters and mains were cooked to perfection.

Nice pub/restaurant, plenty of parking and Covid safety rules in place. Friendly and welcoming staff and although not busy on my visit, friendly locals too.

Point of warning. If you park to the right front of the pub and are heading for Winchester and Salisbury... remember that you are on a duel carriageway!!! There is an opening for this manoeuvre, but this is further to the left of the entry. It could be very easy to find yourself driving against the traffic!!!

Nice menu, very reasonable prices and bright and clean interior.