The Rising Sun

This place has a fantastic atmosphere great service great people! And a pool table!
Feb 2nd, 2023

Jan 2nd, 2023

Before the change of management we used to be in here almost every Sunday for the roast and general atmosphere as its our local for around 6 years. The pub itself is lovely and a big pub garden which is great in the summer. Since the changes though, we experienced a few things that have knocked the rating. - The roast has been hit + miss. The last time we were in though it was lovely. -There used to be place mats and cutlery set out (especially if you had reserved a table) but this doesn't seem to happen anymore. When you get used to how a particular place operates in regards to serving food, reservations and general service, you notice. - The music in the pub seems to come from the one large speaker that is on the bar. The times we have been in there, it has been blasting music that you would hear in a nightclub and at a volume where you cannot hear yourself speak. Came in for a quiet drink and would have been fine in the evening when more people were in, but there was only around 2 others in the bar. - We asked for juice and lemonade but it didn't taste right (more like squash and something else) so we asked for it to be changed to just lemonade. Didn't taste like lemonade but more like tonic water. Not sure if it was due to running out of certain things or the bar staff not understanding what we were asking for, but we haven't had a issue with asking for that drink before.
Dec 22nd, 2022

Nov 23rd, 2022

Good service big beer garden. nice staff great food try the all day breakfast and that Sunday dinners best in Basingstoke.
Nov 9th, 2022