The White Lion Inn - Test Valley

Absolutely fantastic place to stay and to eat. Excellent accommodation, superb food and beer and the service is fantastic. Can’t rate this pub/restaurant highly enough, thank you for a great night and happy retirement to you both.

Went for lunch nice person serving, however food arrived it is the worst meal we have had in any pub in Hampshire the fish and chips we had was not only horrible on appearance no taste to it, called Manager to look at meal and asked would they have ate this they said no and did not charge us for our meals , I do not think we will be returning to this pub

My partner and I were driving back from Winchester today and decided to stop off for a quick lunch. From start to finish it was a very pleasant experience. The landlady was friendly, helpful and charming. The food, although it was just a light lunch, was tasty, well presented and very good value. Plus my beer was excellent. They are not trying to pretend they are a 3 star Michelin gastro pub but more like pubs used to be prior to CV19. We need more places like this. We can definitely recommend The White Lion if you are in the area. If you aren't then make a detour.

We had heard that the pub had reopened, so we decided to visit for lunch. The staff was very friendly, and the atmosphere was lovely. The pub was very dog-friendly, and Bertie enjoyed the endless supply of dog biscuits. The food was typical pub fare. I particularly enjoyed the seafood ploughman's, and my partner thought the fish and chips were some of the best he's had. We definitely plan on returning.

The menu is unimpressive and the restaurant looks like it needs a renovation. We waited thirty minutes for our food in a nearly empty restaurant, and one of our orders, the seafood ploughman's, was uncooked. It came with a cheap partially baked baguette. The burger we ordered was tiny, possibly only 2 ounces. It seems like the quality has declined, as they used to have meat supplied by Robinsons butchers. I would not recommend this place or return. It was disappointing. Perhaps they should consider serving a smaller menu with higher quality dishes if they are struggling with costs.