Bounty Inn — Restaurant in Basingstoke and Deane

One of the few remaining genuine 'locals' left in Basingstoke - a town that has seen wholesale destruction of much of its characterful pubs. The Bounty Inn is an 18th-century hostelry with three separate bars, situated on the boundary of what was until recently a County Cricket ground. The freehold is owned by Basingstoke & Deane council and is currently leased to Punch Taverns.

The Bounty Inn is a stone's throw from All Saints Church at the southern end of the town and is often used by wedding or funeral groups. Usually three cask ales are available. A lovely south-facing garden is a delight in the spring and summer.

Update: July 2019. After a period of closure, the pub reopened in the first week of July under new management. Early days yet but this review will be further updated (for example food availability) as and when any...

after having a lovely sunday roast in the bounty about 3 months ago ,we decided to return!and what a difference 3 months makes! this time it was awful!what were you thinking sending that slop out!i asked my wife where is the veg!under the beef i think was her response!looked under the beef and there was some cauliflour cheese! and some roughly cut raw cubed swede?parsnip?everyone who had a roast left it!cant believe any chef would have the nerve to put that on a plate!there was not one bit of green on the plate!it was truly awful!its a shame because i have always loved the bounty as a pub!that is the worst roast we have had in a very long time! rubbish roasties too! we did complain !but it seemed to go...

Lived local to this lovely pub for several years, used regularly, under various landlords. However my wife and i visited on the evening of Friday 26/7/19 at about 7pm. How unwelcome we felt, three staff behind the bar, and not busy at all. Not one of the staff acknowledged our arrival. We waited our turn to be served only to find one had disappeared, one was on her phone and the other was chatting. This is not the biggest pub in the world, but they chose to ignore us. We said our goodbyes to another local who also acknowledged the bar was not busy at all. Maybe this is just a blip ? But it will be a while before my wife and...