The Yachtsman's Garden

Lovely location, especially for outdoor seats. Had very unimpressive whitebait followed by the worst burger I have had for years. Thought the menu was lacking. Service was pretty slow, but not a problem Perhaps it was just a bad day for the kitchen.

Empty pub. Really expensive main meal menu with no lunch menu options. We’ve been visiting this pub for 20 years and it was very sad to find what used to be a packed pub (no matter what time of year) almost completely empty. We went somewhere else for sandwiches and won’t be returning unless things change dramatically. So sad to see.

Visited with my family for lunch and the garden is lovely, but it stops there. Service was slow and confused, bringing wrong drinks and then falling to being further drinks ordered. The food was a bit bleh to be honest. It took an age to arrive, the open sandwiches were a bit skimpy 4 prawns in one and a smattering of blue cheese in another. Definitely not worth the infated bill we received. Ver carta

After a brisk walk around Bucklers Hard on a cool morning, we decided to stop at The Captains Table for a hot cup of coffee. The cozy sofa and chairs looked inviting, but we were left disappointed. The coffee was bland and lukewarm, and the Belgian buns were stale. It was a Monday, so they may have been busy over the weekend, but we wouldn't recommend it. It's likely they don't have much repeat business as a tourist attraction.

Very poor service today stopped for lunch, got passed from bar to restaurant back to bar as no one knew what was going on and what food you could order from what area. We left without eating due to the poor service. The manager responded very poorly and lost four customers due to unhelpful attitude. Your offer on the day should match what you say you do on your website and please train your staff so they know what is going on and where. Sadly I don’t think we’ll ever return.

I like to visit Bucklers Hard with my young family and every time we drop into the Yachtsman for a drink and a snack. It's a wonderful pub with cozy interiors, large open fires at this time of year and plenty of comfortable seating for families and dogs too! They serve a good range of local and international beers and spirits and have a reasonable wine list too. It can get busy at weekends so service can be a little slow at times but it's only a small bar. The attached restaurant and hotel look lovely but we've not used them yet. Ver carta

It’s a number of years since we last visited and we were very impressed to see the bar has been completely refurbished with soft seats and cushions. 2 of us had the fish and chips, one the burger and myself the pie of the day which was pork and apple. We were all impressed with the food and my pie with gravy, mashed potato and crinkle green cabbage was absolutely delicious. Andre gave us excellent service and with the Gourmet society discount the meal came to £74.25 with a glass of wine each. A very pleasant Tuesday lunch with a bottle of chilled water placed on the table too.

We sailed to Bucklers Hard with the expectation of dining at the Yachtsman's Bar, only to find out that no food was available that evening despite what the website had stated about not being able to reserve a table. The manager was unhelpful and claimed he had no control over the website or knew what it said. He mentioned that restaurant bookings had been transferred to the bar. Without access to a car or public transportation, we had to walk 2.5 miles to the Montague Arms, where the staff were very accommodating. We then had to walk 2.5 miles back in the dark. We recommend avoiding places like the Master Builders where the manager lacks interest in providing good service.

We have visited the sailors bar several times recently. The service has always been poor, except when Matthew was on duty. Often there is no real ale on tap. When you ask for an elderflower presse the barman has to go to another remote bar to get one, delaying other customers. This has happened at least four times. For some reason they cannot run a tab, which, combined with no real ale, meant they lost the custom of six thirsty sailors who moved on to the Turfcutters. One barman has been heard to announce proudly to a couple of sailors that the bar is not serving food this evening and no chance of a meal in the restaurant without a booking. This is such a continuing problem in a bar that sho... Ver carta