On August 31st, my family and I were on a tour with a wonderful guide (Jill Pretorius of Windsor…read moreDay Tours)... We had already walked all over Winchester, we were on our way to Stonehenge, we were excited and hungry, but also jet lagged and exhausted! Jill brought us to The White Lion joking that, being only 400 years old, it was practically a brand new pub! We came in (mind your head), and were immediately sat down at a big, groaning, family table! Water was served, beers and ciders followed, and then meat pies and fish and chips were ordered all around! This meal was absolutely delicious in the way that only homemade country pub food can be. The cider selection was excellent, and we left refreshed, happy, and ready to take on the rest of our day (mind you, we ALL passed out cold in the van after Stonehenge and on the way back to our hotel)! Thank you so much to the ladies of The White Lion Inn & Pub for your extremely warm hospitality!! Much love! I hope to make it back one day!

We came here for a traditional Sunday roast dinner and were not disappointed!…read more They were out of the beef but that's ok because chickens and ham (gammon) were delish! Yorkshire pudding is a bread, we call it popovers in the US. Unlimited "yorkies" with your roast. Kiddo got the kid chicken sandwich!

The ambience / interior decor is very cool, such a British Pub feeling. The staff was very friendly…read moreand supportive of our party of 10 that came in for dinner. The menu was diverse; and everything looked good. Everyone in our party was pleased with their food. Full bar menu too. The only negative was the food service was slow; for appetizers, drinks and meals. I would recommend and I will be back if ever in the area.

We arrived about 5pm and there was a knot of 5 blokes at the bar and 2 having a meal at a nearby…read moretable. It took a while to get served as 4 out of the 5 blokes wanted serving and there was one (rather dour) barmaid. By the time we got our drinks, we were ready to order food. The menu was quite busy and there were several chef specials on the board- all standard pub grub fare. We ordered a burger with brie and chorizo and a buttermilk fried chicken burger. After a 25 minute wait, both were dry, over cooked and bland. The accompanying fries were ok but served in a ceramic pot so after the first few, became cold and soggy. The homemade slaw was the best thing on the plate, but the pot was only 1/4 full - a scant tablespoon at most. The burgers were over £10 a pop, so poor value and poor service.

It's definitely more than just an attractive outside, that's for sure…read more If you're amused by being unable to figure out which way is up or down than this is the hotel for you. It was definitely amusing to me, going up then down then up again in an effort to get to our room. Also if you want to find a ghost in your room, then this is the hotel for you, as a bathroom door slamming closed in your room in the middle of the night even though the window's closed and no one got up is certainly an interesting experience.

I'm always wary of something that calls itself Quality without any prefix. Good quality, bad…read morequality? terrible quality??? It's not so bad though. I had a front room, 102, that was big and warm and comfy. The shower had a 90 degree squirting problem but otherwise fine. No restaurant anymore, but the bar food was pretty good. I had a ploughman's, a risotto, ham hock terrine and a chocolate mousse over the two nights I spent here, and they were all lovely. The barman was very nice and helpful, and the receptionists pleasant. The only thing is that is is too dark to walk into town in the evening. It's about a mile but pitch black! No street lights and the paths were strewn with leaves and branches. Scary.

Avoid at all costs, even the locals says it has a bad reputation. Poor service & facilities. Just…read moreplain bad. 1 star is generous.

Great live music pub doing bar food and has a new restaurant and great chef. Food in the bar is…read moreexcellent value and tasty. The restaurant menu is pricey but well worth the money. Friendly staff and a good place to eat.