The King Rufus in Eastleigh

Disappointing!!This pub was amazing before lock down but had obviously suffered due to Covid,Went back recently for a family birthday meal and was very disappointed, I had chewy calamari on a bed of unwashed half wilted lettuce, for my main I had the chicken tikka which was cold. The service is slow and the beer wasn’t very cold.Used to be my favourite pub. Very disappointed.

Very pleased with service, quality and value for money. However, I need to book for a party of up to 12. Been trying to call for 2 days now at different times and nobody is answering the phone. Went onto website and you can only book a maximum of 6. Might have to use my precious fuel and make a trip down there. Otherwise 5 stars wouldhave been given

I visited this establishment today and was really impressed with the level of service that I received. I provided some feedback on the fish that I had and was instantly offered a refund of meal. I was not expecting this and was only providing some feedback for future reference. The lady that I dealt with was professional, courteous, and very understanding. I would go to say that she is the reason I am leaving this review as she deserves the 5 stars that I have given for this review. If any one is wondering I will be returning for a meal again at some stage. We'll done excellent customer service.

I always have a lovely experience when i come here. The food is well made, the Guinness is well poured and the staff are always friendly and helpful. Jack, especially! He always makes every visit amazing (although I may be a bit biased).

Had lunch, with friends, at the King Rufus yesterday. Chose the lunch menu. Food was very good, excellent value for money. Staff were friendly, Jack was particularly helpful. Will definitely be coming back.

Have been here several times but this visit the food and the service was disappointing and both my friend and I felt the same. Drinks came well after we had started eating and then only after reminding them. Maybe most the staff were off with Covid and this added to the service and very disappointing food - sorry!!

Had a birthday celebration, returned as the food was good on our last visit.Not eaten here or many pubs or restaurants since COVID restrictions started.December 2021's can only be described as very disappointed.On arrival we were second in the queue at the wait .for table. point. Nobody arrived for a few minutes.Eventually it was our turn to be taken to our table.Went to the bar to buy some drinks, the bar could have been on board the Mary Celeste. Not one member of staff available for several minutes to serve another customer or me.At last time to order our food.Food arrived quite quickly , hot food hardly hot, most of the food heat was lost to the plates. Not close to good pub grub.Simple dish of chips in a main course were cold, Replacement chips took 10 minutes to arrive.We we offered free desserts, but this hardly made up for poor meals.Not likely to return and have such an extremely disappointing evening repeated.November 2019Used the cheap menu on this occasion.Food really good quality for all three coursesAnother return visit, ( Nov 2019) this time for a snack lunch and drinks.Service and staff very good, although the pub was quite busy the food arrived in good time and excellent quality. Very enjoyable lunchtime.

Great family friendly pub! It's got an extensive menu which, from what I've tried so far is pretty damn good pub grub.Especially their steaks. I was really impressed with the quality of cook as to be frank, pubs don't often cook steaks particularly well.I would say however, the times I've been some items on the menu haven't been available. Likely due to the fact they're busy but it's worth noting.

Lovely place very family friendly food was fresh and tasty will be back .on the down side portions of chips are severely lacking

2 stars out of being polite. Almost nothing came right in the order other than the2x fish and chips2x burgers.2x rump Steaks they couldn't sort out,2x steak sandwiches with almost nothing inside, Grilled Brie half heated in microwave.Even soft drinks they couldn't get it right.