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The Thomas Lord

High Street, West Meon, Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 1LN

£27.00 Gastropub Hampshire
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The square pub, named after the founder of Lord’s Cricket Ground, has been revamped by new owners who have gone for an old-fashioned stripped-back look – mention the word gastropub & you risk banishment. Food is the thing, though, with all ingredients coming from a strict 30-mile radius – no ifs or buts, & no orange juice either as there are no orange groves in Hampshire. Come for superb faggots, local goats' meat sausages, goats' cheeses, local beef & venison or smoked trout pate served with watercress from Alresford. The owners have had the sense to hire capable staff & take great care over their choice of wines & regularly changing real ales hand-pumped from the barrel, such as Bowman Swift One and Goddards Fuggle-Dee-Dum.

Overall Diner Rating

5.7
Food & Drink
6.3
Service
5.7
Atmosphere
7.0
Value
5.3

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  1. Hampshire local
    Reviews: 1

    ( Petersfield )

    The staff don't seem interesting in serving! Very disappointed. Food okay but very over priced for what you get. Wish we had never gone. Manager (I think it was him) seemed more interesting in talking to the London people. We are local (Petersfield). Hoped the place had got better but not. Won't be visiting again. Which is a pity as has a good log fire! It seems to have moved away from the local pub to one serving those from London down for the weekend.

    • Overall: 1
    • Food & Drink: 3
    • Service: 1
    • Atmosphere: 5
    • Value: 1
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  2. Fiona M.
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    ( 30s, Female, United Kingdom )

    We regularly travel on the A3 or the M3 and usually end up stopping for something to eat in some awful motorway cafe/similar. On this occasion we decided to take a while for a proper pit-stop and booked in at the Thomas Lord. When they struggled to squeeze us in we suspected we were on to a winner and that the 15 minute detour from the main road would be worth while.

    I have to say we absolutely LOVED the place and are looking forward to our next journey so we can stop off again! The Thomas Lord is a paen to tradition and full of character. From the cricket bats hanging from the ceiling to the beautifully battered furniture (1950s JCR style leather armchairs by the fireplace, stuffing oozing comfortably from the armrests), it's a really quaint little place.

    The back garden has a woodfired oven where they serve pizza in the summer and their own chickens scratch happily away in their run at the end of the garden (eggs from the hens, with the name of the hen who laid each egg written on the shell, are on sale in the bar). I'm already planning a trip next summer!

    The food is great, I had two starters; the portabella mushrooms stuffed with goats cheese and onions, and the pigeon breast with beetroot salad. Both were beautifully cooked. My boyfriend had the beef faggots with mash, gravy and the freshest veg ever and polished it off in super-quick time.

    The Thomas Lord is one of those country pubs, which, like The Griffin Inn in Sussex, make a journey a joy. Having said that, West Meon is a charming village and worthy of a weekend visit in itself.

    • Overall: 9
    • Food & Drink: 9
    • Service: 9
    • Atmosphere: 9
    • Value: 8
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    1. Hampshire local
      Reviews: 1

      Hampshire local ( Petersfield )

      4 January 2012

      The staff don't seem interesting in serving! Very disappointed. Food okay but very over priced for what you get. Wish we had never gone. Manager (I think it was him) seemed more interesting in talking to the London people. We are local (Petersfield). Hoped the place had got better but not. Won't be visiting again. Which is a pity as has a good log… More

      • Overall: 1
      • Food & Drink: 3
      • Service: 1
      • Atmosphere: 5
      • Value: 1
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    2. Fiona M.
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      Fiona M. ( 30s, Female, United Kingdom )

      October 2009

      We regularly travel on the A3 or the M3 and usually end up stopping for something to eat in some awful motorway cafe/similar. On this occasion we decided to take a while for a proper pit-stop and booked in at the Thomas Lord. When they struggled to squeeze us in we suspected we were on to a winner and that the 15 minute detour from the main road… More

      • Overall: 9
      • Food & Drink: 9
      • Service: 9
      • Atmosphere: 9
      • Value: 8
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