The Portsmouth Arms, Basingstoke

Lovely location and nice beer but the food and service was atrocious. After waiting 90 minutes for my main course, the meat (liver) was inedible - overcooked and bone dry. Not a trace of pink on the flesh. My fellow diners complained that their food was cold and 'not very nice'. A requested bottle of still water seemed to have developed gas bubbles on its way to the table and a request for salad dressing was not heeded, making the salad inedible. To be fair, the management did reduce the bill by a reasonable amount but this did not compensate for a ruined evening.

9 May 2008 10:25