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This is our first comment on BITE for quite a while. We've been into the Hawkley Inn a few times over the last 6 months. Every time we've immediately been asked if we want food prior to getting a drink. It seems drinkers are less welcome these days which is a shame given that this has always been known as a place for good real ale (and characters!). That said, the beer (Red Cat Macavity porter) was excellent; just what you want at this time of the year.
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I haven't been for years as one of the previous owners post Big Al put me off by trying to make it a total food experience rather than a mix. The people there now seem to have got it spot on and on a Thursday lunch it was busy and the Hophead was delicious. Choice of ales from Dark Star, Flower Pots, Hop Back, Palmers, Oakleaf and Oakham.
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Visited twice recently, the second time after doing the brilliant "Fancy Free Walks" pub walk that starts and ends here. Good choice of ales on first visit, not so much on the second (the dreaded 10 different beers a week Welton's and Cottage - I gather they are cheaper than some other breweries). Hophead on both times and was superb. Food very good - home made ham egg and chips (the frozen triple cooked variety) top class. Staff extremely friendly despite the pub being packed. VERY dog friendly.
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The Hawkley Inn is just as an old-fashioned village pub should be: no pretensions. Set in a somewhat remote but attractive Hampshire village with no bus service now, it can only be visited by car or on foot. I called in at 4pm on 15 August (Pub Open All Day) for a splendid pint of Doom Bar before setting off for a 8 mile walk. Returned at about 7pm and, as I was to drive home, asked for a thirst-quenching pint glass, with a bottle of non-alcoholic beer topped up with lemonade. The young barmaid said that they didn't have any non-alcoholic beer so I thanked her and said that I would go without - and so the pub went without my custom which was a pity because I think that all pubs nowadays which depend upon motorised customers should stock non-alcoholic beer even though it tastes dreadful!
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Back after a year, in a planned manner. Lovely staff.
The beer, exquisite. So much choice! Nice pump ciders too. Now this is a proper beer pub. I left quite pickled! Look forward to coming back for food.
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Arrived at this quite remote but welcoming popular pub on a very cold February 13 mile walk for a mid-way lunch stop and were told not to worry about our boots and welcomed in. We had booked ahead for 8 and found ourselves sat around a large wooden table having chosen from a selection of 7 lesser known real ales. Both food and ale were a real treat, mine was Macaroni Cheese with crispy bacon and three cherry tomatoes served in a large white pot with a lid. My only complaint is that leaving the warm glow to face the icy blast again, was a cruel test of will power for us. Long live the Freehouse pub!
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Utterly brilliant if you want a real pub. I went with several friends and a dog. We tried all seven beers, all seven ciders, most of the menu and the dogs water bowl. It seems the original landlord is back and the fire is roaring again. We had Cheriton Porter, Dark Star Hophead, Bowmans Wallops Wood and Quiver, Ballards Nyewood Gold and Hopback Summer Lightning and Angus Whitheads ciders which were Cirrus Minor, Newtons Discovery, Russet at 7.5%! and a Blackberry one and a Perry. All the beers and the cider were spot on and the food was really good. We had Burgers, Faggotts and mash, a lamb shank and an amazing steak and kidney pudding. I will be back again and again.
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customer service has not improved, we tried and tested this again,nothing has changed- we found this landlady to basically be rude and patronising,she just doesn't appreciate drinking customers sufficiently.
A world class service this is nowhere near close!
just better to find somewhere else, to drink Dark Star, or make a trip to their brewery tap - The Stand Up Inn @ Lindford. Well worth a visit.
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Arrived way too late for food but I can say that the three pints I had, including the Mr Whitehead offerings, were good enough to make the remainder of the 12 mile hike enjoyable. The Saison was also top-notch once again.
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Excellent Dark Star Saison on last weekend - nice relaxed pub. IF the landlady is shooing customers away from tables though, that is bad customer service. Don't serve the food until you have seated your customers first or designate a dining area. I'll be making another visit soon to test this theory out.
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We stumbled across this place during their beer festival. Heaven! And pretty good music.
A round was a surprise to the wallet, but the real ale was most excellent.
No food when we went.
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following a visit here, all a bit disappointing !
beers good yes - but we were are asked to vacate our atble to make way for diners, by the land laday day holing two plates of food for customers !!
This is a pub with real emphasis on food - certainly NOT beers & this time, can only be described as being ' buyer be ware ' .......
Unless you want to eat go elsewhere !
- overpriced & Pretentious service..
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This is a great place with really welcoming staff and service and a superb line up of several great beers (Bowman, Dark Star, Triple F, Suthwyk, etc.) and ciders. The food is excellent too. However the food is also expensive and on my visit, the portions were definitely on the small side so I knock a point or two off for that (else I'd give it a 10).
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I never visitied it in the 'old' days but its certainly a great pub at the moment - and my friend, who happens to be a regular, assures me that it has returned to former glories. Excellent choice of well kept beers on offer including Ringwood's Forty-niner and Hophead from Dark Star in Sussex.
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What a strange comment about the Manager we got from amdrinker. I say this because, since Simon has taken over the helm, the old place is back to full strength. The ales are magnificent and extensive and fans of Dark Star beers will be delighted to find Hophead on permanently now. The welcome is so relaxed that it is likely to fall over and, from what I've seen, the food seems to be pretty lovely too. It's a fabulous pub that's worth every bit of the struggle to find and it's now back to its former glory. I can only assume that amdrinker got the hump because Simon refuses to sell Fosters, Carling or any of that over-priced, over-advertised muck the big boys have the timerity to call lager.
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Wouldn't usually comment two weeks in a row but.... Fabulous Bateman's Victory (5.9%). Shame about the deck chair behind the bar though !
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Visited 15th and 16th October at lunchtime. Saturday: Quiver okay, Wallops Wood great. Sunday: Russet cider and Three Castles Corn Dolly.... Lovely; Slug porter also excellent. Duro in good form too (even though the Welsh lost!)
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I just cannot understand how the so called manager is still employed by the owners.How they cant fathom what hes up to beggars belief.Until he is removed this fine public house will never,ever live up to the hallowed name of THE HAWKLEY INN.
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I think the pub has probably turned the corner now @notsooldcodger! Judging by the hospitality shown to all last Sunday. Thank you to all for being so accommodating and especially to chef for a great Sunday lunch (recommend the king prawns for starters).
We had a great time, the food was fab and the beers flowed (a little too freely for a Sunday evening) nicely!
Looking forward to my next trip with some other thirsty friends, just a shame we can't make if for the beer festival in early June.
Thank you, see you again :o)
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Visited this lunchtime. Refreshing to see a different selection of ales on the board. Pub was bustling with plenty tables taken for food but a fair number of drinkers also. Staff on good form. Good to see...
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Ale heaven! Always great choice and fantastically kept beers and extremely welcoming staff!
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BOXING DAY-phew, absolutely buzzing,nice to walk to the pub and enjoy the morris dancers , awesome selection of beer.When I left after a good drink the beer had changed several times and the staff were still going flat out. Excellent effort by all involved. Was there really the need to do food?
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This used to be one of the best pubs in the area with an idiosyncratic couple, Al & Ev, running a genuine village boozer with good food. After Ev's death, Al continued to run the pub for about two years. There then followed a disastrous period of expansion and re-positioning.
Landlords or managers came and went - two were dreadful but others were not as bad as other reviewers have suggested. But little improved and local trade disappeared. The current landlord is ok.
It is now starting to come back but still a long way short of its best. The food has always been expensive and it still is !. Reviews of the food have been mixed with many enthusiastic, but I have decided after three recent experiences to save my money and eat elsewhere like the White Horse in Froxfield.
I don't know what has happened to the beer but either the cellar craft is poor or rumours that they are buying cheaply are true. There are many different beers - perhaps too many - and several are not very good. As another reviewer put it don't expect to get the same beer you had on your previous visit.
Monday and nights are like a morgue with more staff than customers. When they have special meal deals on Wednesdays are livelier with the place buzzing with local geriatrics enjoying their 'pie and a pint'. Friday evening is perhaps the best if one can put up with the guffawing commuter club.
The demise of this pub is a great, great shame but while it has recovered there is still a long way to go.
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Last reviewed in Feb 2009; during the past 18 months the management is now in its third incarnation but at least the current comes with a serious Pub management track record, personality and cellar skills, with several "time served" front of house staff it shows some professionalism and hoped for consistency. Given the excellent chef and kitchen brigade and willingness now for some modest innovation in menu, entertainment and community involvement all augers well for the future if the owners can keep a low profile and not micro manage.
Beers are still well kept with many of the local breweries regularly represented and some interesting strangers listed. As I wrote in my last review "don't ask for the beer you enjoyed last time it probably isn't there, but ask for a taster to guide you to a new experience."
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We regularly use this pub and have had good meals there. Beer always good. More choice since the glums have gone and a good atmosphere. Good to see everyone back in the bar where they belong. May it continue.
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popped in on way to White Horse. Didnt linger as ale was bad enough not to consider food. Not much good to say as no atmosphere at all. Hope this pub improves for the locals sake.
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Recently i put in a review for this pub praising the improvements.How wrong can you be.The beer selection has deteriorated,the "new" manager has more disappearing tricks than Penn andTeller, hopefully he will not see out his probation period.Musak has been banned but live morris dancing and other abominations are being encouraged.Please,Please can we have our old pub back.
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This pub has gone through a difficult few years since Al left. Another new manager has arrived, I hope he has better success than previous ones, first impressions are promising. The range of beers is good and the food has improved tremendously, most comments iI have heard are very favourable indeed. Lets hope the improvements continue and the Hawkley regains its former popularity. One last comment , I thought pubs were for adult drinkers and diners not for local school musical evenings with loads of strange kids and parents. This is what I experienced on a recent weekend evening.
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well at last the accountant has gone.beer selection has improved by a long way,more locals coming back,food is excellent,atmophere very good but there is a downside.the new manager is too much like a previous manager but smaller in stature.whether he is trying to ingraciate himself from the off who knows,time will tell.
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Returned to the Hawkley after a long absence and with some trepidation having read the reviews below. By chance new manager's first weekend. Seems the chap has run a few pubs before and is not an accountant, plumber or other non-publican. Good pint(s) and good vibe with banter flying. Fingers crossed for the future.
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food is amazing, loads of really good beers, plenty of choice, what more do you want from a pub, oh and if you want to get a table at peak hours, book to aviod dissapointment ,..........
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current landlord/managers happier drinking coffee when i called in after many years away. Food looked inviting.Locals watching rugby on the tv made the pub sound fuller than it was.Beer good variety. Where is the craic this pub used to have?
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current landlord/managers happier drinking coffee when i called in after many years away. Food looked inviting.Locals watching rugby on the tv made the pub sound fuller than it was.Beer good variety. Where is the craic this pub used to have?
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We have stayed at this pub on odd occasions over the last three years and simply do not recognise the negative portayal of it by some of the posters below. It is simply a top drawer pub.
On our last visit this weekend there were about eight unusual (for me) ales listed, all of which were available. Then ones I tried were excellent.
The food is simple-the place doesn't pretend to be the Criterion-but the ingredients are of excellent quality (I'd recommend the pigeon starter and pork main as well as the cholcolate tart). The full English breakfast was also outstanding.
The pub is inherently atmospheric and on our visit busy; certainly not dull and lifeless.
The chef and bar staff went out of their way to ensure that everything was to our liking.
The rooms are also marvelous, with complementary whisky for those that can manage it.
I suspect that there's a certain amount of 'local politics' behind some of the comments below.
If your at all tempted to visit the Hawkley perhaps through reviews elsewhere, I can only recommend it.
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As a regular i am disappointed by the managements attitude towards this haven in a world of plastic pubs, they do not seem to have the knowledge or the passion to run this unique outlet. The new chef has improved the food 200% and is a decent bloke.Not so sure about the barman.The ale choice has been much better since the new year,i dont know why. some old locals are returning to the fold which has to be good,but the management are still a problem.As i said earlier there is no passion left in the old place which is a great shame. Hopefully the pub will one day get back to be its old self.
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Upon several recent visits to the Hawkley Inn I have watched the new managers fail to rise to the challenge and turn what used to be a bustling country pub into a morgue. The words 'dull' and 'lifeless' were used by the friends I took to introduce to my 'great local'. The managers are rude, unwelcoming and very ill-advised when it comes to running a pub. It is obvious they are drowning and this is reinforced through their poorly managed staff team.
The selection of beer remains good as it has over the past years, but unfortunately this is no where near enough to compensate for the other mishaps.
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New chef in place and food much improved. yep the Oasis reject has gone!!. Being a local and grown up in the village i think the pub is improving again. And i know many locals who are returning there, including myself.
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New chef has arrived, so food may improve. Still a limited range of beers that changes quite frequently, would be nice to see some beers that are available permanently. At present, you do not know what will be available until you arrive and you can sometimes be disappointed with the choices available.The quality of the beers is very good and the atmosphere is quite friendly
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What is there to say about this pub - it was a great place to go - the previous manager (think he was the fat bloke other posters refer to) was at least passionate about the pub. Having been an overnight guest on more than one occassion he (James, I think) was always there to make sure you went to bed safely and more often than not there again the next morning cooking breakfast and smiling whilst doing it - a true professional and superb manager / landlord. I re visited recently to find that he had been asked to leave (the staff's words) and it seemed to be a ship without a captain, rudder, mast or indeed any wind to drive it forwards, still i was prepared to give the new incumbents a chance - so how was it - food distinctly bloody awful the chef (oasis reject?) was the same as my previous visit but seemed to have lost any passion for his work, the beer was nowhere near as good as it used to be - ok sometimes the choice was limtied but at least you knew it would be good quality, the morticia alike who served me seemed to know more about alcopops than beer - this is not why i use the hawkley.. On my last visit i spoke to a few of the locals, they told me that as a rule either the White Horse (think this is the Pub With No Name) or one of the offerings in Selborne would be a better option for me in the future. Having done a bit of research on the pub and finding out that a company that appears to specialize in plastic wrappings own the pub I can only suggest that they either sell the pub quickly before they destroy what was once a glorious establishment or they get rid of the gods awful "management" that are there now and employ people who are senstive to the needs of a country pub serving locals and tourists alike. Such a shame it has gone this way. however on a lighter note this years beer festival was absolutely brilliant so well done to the the management team who were there at the time.
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Went there recently and have to say that the food was not great. I hope it can improve!
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Lovely end to our day out at this picturesque little village pub. Good range of local brews on, kept in fine form, a lovely garden and a front porch you can sit at and watch the sun set. Only problem was we didn't have the coach for much longer so had to leave.
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I have been several times to the Hawkley Inn, Its cosy, lovely garden, excellent place for an English Summer. Their range of independant brewers ales are mainly local and their food is excellent, but little pricey. Well worth a trip
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New people running the pub now. Much improved atmosphere. As mentioned in another comment " no fat bloke".
Range of beers still limited but quality is good. Staff are helpful and friendly.
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Attractive village free house with outstanding selection of six real ales - many from the West Country. Decent unpretentious food served in generous portions. Pub makes an ideal stop for walks on the Hangers Way footpath.
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Popped in for a couple of pints and a sandwich. First time I'd been and was really pleased! 6 real ales and a couple of real ciders to choose from. Staff were really friendly and the food was pretty good too. Lovely peaceful setting - would highly recommend!
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Pub is much better now. No fat bloke.
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Having been away for some time i visited the HAWKLEY and man was i shocked. I did not recognise any member of staff,there used to be a little blonde lady in charge the staff had no knowledge of her.The beer selection used to be between 8 to10 ales at any one time this day only 3 were on offer,this was because we had been blitzed was the reply from the fat bloke behind the bar.This used to be a haven for real ale drinkers but alas i fear it is no more.
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I would like to reply to the comments of James Brush.
The GPG states ( and I quote) 'a fine range of nine real ales.' Please note no 'up to'.
I also see no comment on the food available, the entry in the GPG is erroneous and misleading.
The comment about the staff -- I believe 2 of the present staff were there when AL was in charge. Two from about 7/8 constsiutes big changes in my language.
How is the truth rubbish ?
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We have just returned from an extremely disappointing visit to this pub. We had very high hopes having read the reviews. But those hopes were very largely misplaced. The only positive was the beer. Both pints were genuinely first class. The rest was certainly not. There are a couple of eating areas, and the better of the two is spartan and utterly charmless, but the food is even worse. Apparently they can't distinguish between fresh & smoked haddock. The menu said 'Haddock & Chips'. That isn't what we got. I can tell you that deep-fried, battered smoked haddock doesn't work. When I pointed out the discrepancy to a teenage staffer I was told that "the chef said we printed the menu out wrong".
Net, net: if you just want a pint then this will tick your box, if you want any more, like eating for instance, I would give this a very wide berth. I think this place will find it tough to see out the current recession.
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GG, I think you may have visited this pub on a day when you were out of luck, beers run out and there is the possibility that other beers racked are not fit to serve - it does happen you know.
Both the GBG and the GPG state that there is UP TO nine beers available, which is indeed wrong, they have potential for up to 11 but for the majority of the time carry two ciders / perrys from the excellent Mr. Whitehead stable as well as a fine selection of beers both from local independant breweries and also a few curve balls from some of the majors.
As to the pub not being as busy as when Al had it, have you not noticed that the square footage has been increased nearly threefold this will always make a pub feel quieter.
All of the staff at the pub are in my opinion good at their job and it may interest you to know GG that quite a few of them have been there since Al sold so saying that "big staff changes" is erroneous.
To say the pub is in decline is also not strictly true a pub in decline that wins their local CAMRA pub of the year award can only say a lot about their local competition.
If you do have issues with the pub perhaps it would be better for you to raise them with the team working there rather than rubbish an otherwise excellent pub on a potentially annonymous message board.
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In my last comment I included a reference to The good Beer Guide.This was the wrong publication. The correct publication is the Good Pub Guide. The other comments still hold true.
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In my last comment I included a reference to The good Beer Guide.This was the wrong publication. The correct publication is the Good Pub Guide. The other comments still hold true.
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yes GG the choice of beer has been reduced (slightly), but the quality is higher than ever, and so is the local cider/perry, still a great pub
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This public house continues to decline. Choice of beers has reduced greatly. According to the GBG 2009, 9 beers available, this isnt true, in the week sometimes 3/4 and at weekends 6. The food available has also changed from the menu advertised in the GBG 2009. The description in the guide is erroneous and based on details that applied some 12 months ago when there were big staff changes.
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Lovely pub to spend a summers evening. Usually a good large selection of ales and I always enjoy a good pint of fff ale.
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James and his new team are making a difference to a great Pub that lost its way over the last couple of years. Still not the finished article but still worth a visit. With as many as 7 "real" ales from Micro and Macro breweries consatantly changing don't ask for the one you enjoyed last time it probably isn't there, but ask for a taster to guide you to a new experience. The menu is going in the right direction too but tends to be inconsistent. Generaly service is good but beware, they often get hit with unexpected rush so everything slows down, be patient its useualy worth the wait. If you're uncertain about your choice of Beer ask a regular, they will know what the beers of the day are
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My husband and I stayed at the Hawley Inn for 2 nights after our wedding. We were in a really comfortable room with a huge bed and a huge bath - just what you need when you're 6 ft 6! It was a shame about the cracked toilet seat - hopefully they'll read this and replace it. The staff were extremely friendly and the pub has a great atmosphere. There's an excellent range of extremely well kept beers and good local cider. We had such a good time we think we'll be back next year!
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Really good for beer- fantastic selection, many unusual brews you won't find elsewhere, all well-kept- but a bit lacking in atmosphere when I visited. Still, I'll be charitable- it was mid-afternoon and it might get a bit more cosy in the evenings. Worth a detour.
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No longer has Swamp Donkey cider, but it has got Angus Whitehead's Cirrus Minor cider & Newton's Discovery ciderkin.
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Much changed over the last 3 years since Al Stringer left. The atmosphere is not the same. The pub is not as busy and the range of beers available is sometimes dissappointing. The quality is OK but many of the former favourites are not regularly available. Abig pity.
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Great pub, with friendly staff and a warm welcome at all times. I dont drink beer but they pour a great white wine spritza, there is a good selection of wines and tasty bar snacks. Would recommend this pub at anyone looking for an out of the way location with lots of charactor.
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Been visiting this pub on and off for years. It's a great place... was last there in August and the beer etc... was excellent. Did love it ever so much when a former landlord... big old boy, what a character, used to serve ice-cold Spaatan lager in frosted glasses. Sadly he was killed in an aircrash... true loss to the world...!
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Great fun, beer, and food. I spent six days as a guest in the Hawkley Inn and had one great English pub experience! The staff is very friendly and helpful. The local people provide plenty of great conversation. The accommodations were first class with the 6'8" porcelen bathtub! The bedsheets were 500 thread count!!!! The food was exceptionally good for any restaurant and top of the line for Pub Inn cuisine. I look forward to my next return for some of the best beer I have ever tasted. Well Done Hawkley! And, the Manager, James, let me use the Pub/Inn kitchen to cook my 2 1/2 lb 'chalk stream' rainbow trout I caught!!
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Still a great boozer, and with excellent food.
Apparently the accommodation is pretty interesting too !
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Visited for a Sunday roast. Regrettably was driving from London so didn't have the opportunity of sampling what appeared to be a generous selection of real ales on offer. The tap water wasn't the greatest (said with tongue in cheek), but the ice and lemon more than made up for this! The roast was a fair serving and the beef was not over cooked or dry which is so frequently the case for "Sunday" pub roasts. The staff were obliging and the decor a mix of new fit and traditional pieces. I think it worth a visit - if you happen to be in the area...
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Called for lunch on 28th December - sussex beef stew was 'gloopy', beans very 'el dente', carrots leathery, mashed potato - fantastic. All in all very disappointed with meal and pub in general as was highly recommended by friends who had visted a couple of years back - has there been a change of ownership?
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Dropped in on Saturday for lunch. Excellent food in generous portions, and a surprising number of real ales for what is after all a small rural pub. Will certainly arrange to revisit on another walk.
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Re-visited a few weeks back. Tried a pint of Red River. So good, I had to try it again. One of our favourite pubs in the area - well worth the detour if you can find it.
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Rustic local pub recently enlarged by a rear extension that did not seem to be quite finished. Good selection of real ales - Kings Spring well kept but had to ask for it to be topped up to a full pint (more than 1/4 inch short!). High prices of food was a deterrent but will return for real ale and surroundings.
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A good selection of beers, but most in very average condition
Didn't feel much ambience, came away a little disappointed really...
Given the amount of beers on offer, I'll give it another go sometime.
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Everything you want a country pub to be; walking boots, wellies, horses, bikes, great beer and cider, rib-sticking pub grub, fire, moose, big garden. All this and power showers too, in the very smart accommodation introduced at the end of 2006. Seven beers change every week, supplemented by the legendary Swamp Donkey cider (which never changes). Always plenty of local ales, I've personally never had a bad one and would walk several country miles any day for the fff Moondance. Small snug where smoking is more than tolerated (at least till June). Music at weekends, beer fest every year. Perfect pub in any weather, crowded at weekends, however, when food service can be on the slow side and the number of untethered children may test your tolerant, johnnieboden nature. A great pub, even better than I'm making it sound.
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I have now made a return visit, following my 8th August entry below, and can report that the B&B has enhanced this pubs many attractive features. The rooms (at least the one we used) were excellent, as was the breakfast. There is now more room for bar patrons and the food and beer are as good as before. With superb walking all round (to walk off the highly recommended Sussex Beef Stew), who could ask for more ?
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I have managed a single visit since it changed hands, and happily I am able to report that the classic country ambience and organic character of the place hasn't been altered.
The Hawkely Inn is possibly the most confounding in terms of location; I have visited on a variety of occasions and each time I have got completely lost before finally stumbling upon it more by luck than judgement. However, it's always busy with locals (for it is a sound village local) and visitors, which suggests a) that I am crap at finding my way around and b) in any case it is worth sticking with it to reap the rewards!
A superb range of cask ales are offered on pump, which are always in excellent nick. Many Hants beers are available and this makes this an essential for real ale aficionados. It certainly USED to sell a real cider, Swamp Donkey I think, but that might've gone under the new regime.
Perhaps equally worthy of mention is their food, which is hearty, wholesome and made from predominatly local ingredients. During much deliberation over the varied menu I was bribed by the eccentric barman (presumably the new licensee?) to go for the Sussex beef casserole, for the princely sum of 20p! I gladly accepted as I was already 99% sure that would be my natural choice anyway! And I was in no way disappointed. It is on the pricier side, but then again find a country pub in this part of the world which isn't these days.
This is unpretentious, attracting an earthy brigade of locals with dogs, and ensures the pub retains its wholly natural feel. Top notch in every category that the traditionalist pub visitor will hold dear.
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A little gem. Excellent beer(s) and food. I hope their move upmarket and into B&B doesnt spoil the ambience.
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Good out of the way pub with good variety of beers and they're well kept. Food good but not cheap. Try the Bloody Mary for a non-pint treat.
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Excellent beer, good food.
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