If you’re on your way to the beautiful Mottisfont Abbey and feeling peckish, The Bear and Ragged Staff has a huge array of mouth-watering choices. You can eat traditional food or modern, continental or very English. Choose a bar snack or a full meal, from the menu or the daily changing specials board. Or just come for a drink – a frothy cappuccino, glass of fine wine or a pint of real ale.

The menu changes with the seasons, so regular diners keep pace with the rolling year. Local produce is used where possible and all food is cooked and prepared on the premises. A dozen or more home-made puddings are always available.

A bar food menu with a difference offers a choice of traditional sandwiches, a variety of topped ciabatta bread, popular ploughman’s, nachos and interesting sharing choices.

Of course you can also call in for a drink, with four real ales on offer, a selection of 15 wines that won’t break the bank, or a coffee, hot chocolate or cup of tea.

The Bear and Ragged Staff is a haven the locals are to be envied for, and more than worth the drive for those coming from farther afield. Pay a visit soon to this 16th century pub in the heart of the Test
Valley and judge for yourself.