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The Old Vicarage Country House Hotel & Restaurant

lyndhurst rd | hinton, Christchurch, England
01425 277006
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Ranked #35 of 96 restaurants in Christchurch
Cuisines: British
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

Great decor and cosy atmosphere, but disappointed to be charged £9 for a very poor ploughman's lunch. Home baked bread was advertised on the menu but the bread served was a thinly sliced piece of bread and no way home baked! Very very expensive , I have never paid this much for a ploughman's lunch! The salad was poor as... More

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Bransgore
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2013

Had a meal here in March and have waited to see if my friends who went last week fared any better. Apparently not, Sunday lunch was poor, not good value and my friends felt like they weren't wanted. For me and my partner, we took some friends who visited us from London and I was concerned that they didn't enjoy... More

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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45 restaurant reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2013

Spent a lovely night at The Old Vicarage - breakfast included in the room rate and it was excellent this is a lovely boutique hotel - our suite was very comfortable and spotless lovely bath tub - but missed a shower

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Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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18 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2013

We went for my birthday treat a few Sundays ago, service was polite but very slow, and they took other groups orders first who had arrived after us, never good. We all ordered roast, mine was a vegetarian strudel which sounded a nice change to vegetarian lasagne that all pubs seem to offer. As I dug in I saw pink... More

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Cambridge, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

We called in for Sunday lunch. I had roast pork, my daughter roast beef. Service was good and they were very helpful with off menu options for our toddler. The vegetable part of the roast dinner was great, clearly plated up before the meat was put on top, but the meat was very dissappointing. Each plate had a few very... More

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England
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24 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

Slow down as you drive through Hinton, turn off the main road toward the station for a bite at the restaurant here. I dined in three places in the area during my stay and this one was a clear winner.

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Christchurch, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2013

This was our fourth visit for Sunday lunch. On the three previous occasions we found the roasts and vegetables nicely presented, well cooked and hot. However on this occasion the vegetables were bland, warm and my cauliflower looked as if it had been left over from the day before. Yes another portion of perfectly cooked cauliflower was provided when I... More

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Christchurch, Dorset
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2013

We decided to try out the old vicarage for a Sunday roast... would we return? No. Menu: At first glance a really good menu though 90% of the starters featured corriander, not a herb i'm fond of! Kids: the only option they have is a roast, we thought this was pretty odd as the adults were offered quite a few.... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2013

Great service and ambience... Lovely starters top quality....I had pate..beautiful ..guest had mussels which were great.. Main course I had fish and Chips and my guest had fag*ots both thoroughly enjoyable.p.. Give it a try...

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2013 via mobile

My friends and I went here for our Christmas meal and we had a terrible time. We called ahead to prebook the Christmas menu and we were told that we didn't have to pre book and we could just order on the day. At the meal we were told that this wasn't the case and made to feel like we... More

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