The Lord Raglan — Restaurant in Havant

I'm not a big drinker and don't go to a pub very often,so before today I'd never been in The Lord Raglan in Emsworth before. My daughter and s-I-l booked it for my Mother's Day lunch and we duly turned up. We liked the lively atmosphere when we walked in, and we had our name on a chalkboard on the table. Warm greetings from the staff then drinks came fast after ordering. Dinner was simply a choice of 3 roasts and a vegetarian option, complete with steamed vegetables and loads of trimmings included. I was staggered to be told I could have the beef 3 ways - rare medium or well done. Chicken would be boneless breast meat, and the gammon would be thick sliced and succulent. Between the five of us we had all of them. For those who can't make their minds up, there is even a choice of all three on the one plate! Our meals came quickly, plates laden with lots of well cooked roast potatoes and parsnip, a huge chunk of stuffing, an enormous Yorkshire, carrots, and a swede mash. As if that wasn't enough, 2 large side dishes of broccoli, cauliflower and French beans between 5 of us were brought out as well! We had ordered a portion of extra roast potatoes, not knowing how large the portions would be, which we struggled gallantly with but it beat us. The staff checked on us for drinks a couple of times and were bright and chatty. I can honestly say I was more than pleasantly surprised and very impressed with the food and service. Hand on heart we...

I can not remember such a warm friendly welcome to a stranger for years! I had pre-booked (telephone) a table for six accompanied by a dog. Having been shown our table, one of the staff promptly produced a handful of biscuits with a water bowl; thoughtful. The food was excellent, with large(ish) portions of unpretentious pub grub. Excellent London Pride and HSB on tap, and the Cornish Orchard’s cider hit the mark! Unfortunately, the persistent rain prevented relaxing in the charming garden overlooking Slipper Pond and the River Ems, the vibrant atmosphere though more than compensated for this. We were allowed to run up a tab, (fortuitous with the final tally!) and were under no pressure to vacate the table. The Lord Raglan public house is unique. No fruit machines flashing away, no piped music drowning conversation. Incredibly polite and amusing staff coupled with genial...

Popped in Saturday evening with a couple of friends for a catch up as not seen each other in a while. Inside was very clean, lovely beer garden I imagine that it would be amazing to sit out there in the summer overlooking the harbour. Staff were very friendly and welcoming. Very reasonably priced drinks too. Didn't try the food as kitchen was closed by the time we got there but the menu looked like standard pub grub type food and looked very nice and also reasonably priced by the looks of the descriptions of the dishes. Toilets were spotless shame in the ladies the lock was broken on the left hand cubicle. Overall had a lovely time here and would definitely want to come back again when in Emsworth, maybe even to try the...