Harden's says
Wiltshire pub with rooms run by Ben Maschler, son of restaurant critic Fay.
Harden's survey result
Summary
This “lovely old pub” with rooms – a thatched survivor from the 14th century – wins solid ratings for its “friendly service”, “great atmosphere and interesting food”, which ranges from standard pub burgers to Turkish eggs and Goan pork vindaloo. Owner Ben Maschler, son of restaurant critic Fay, ran Soho House’s food operations before heading to rural Dorset.
Summary
“Always worth the journey (although it can be impossible to find a space in the car park!)” – this characterful thatched pub (with four bedrooms, a self-catering cottage and beer garden) is owned by fooderati royalty (Fay Maschler’s son, Ben Maschler). The menu divides between ‘Pub’ (burger, fish ’n’ chips) and much more interesting and hardly more costly ‘Mains’, of a more bistro-style variety.
Summary
Taken over by restaurant critic Fay Maschler’s son Ben in 2017, this “attractive pub deep in the Wiltshire countryside” partly occupies fourteenth-century buildings, and “now there is outside dining under elegant cover with fantastic views”, too. The cooking is “clearly home- made and very good”: classic pub grub items often come with a bit of a twist. But “it’s becoming too popular – parking can be a challenge!”
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Lower Chicksgrove, SP3 6NB
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £25.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
Lower Chicksgrove, SP3 6NB
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑3:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑7:30 pm |
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