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In the picturesque town of Stockbridge, just outside Andover, Greyhound on the Test occupies a former coaching inn beside the River Test. This is a pub with rooms that takes its cooking seriously enough to have earned a Michelin Recommended distinction in 2026.
The kitchen works within a British Contemporary idiom, sourcing ingredients from the surrounding Hampshire countryside and the chalk streams for which the Test is famous. The dining room offers counter seating for those who like to watch the pass, while outdoor tables let you eat alongside the water. Parking is available on site.
With its unpretentious setting and precise cooking, Greyhound on the Test is a destination for anyone seeking modern British fare without ceremony. The Michelin nod confirms what locals already know: this is a kitchen worth the journey.
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One of the smallest towns in England, well-heeled Stockbridge is charming – and the ancient Greyhound is the perfect inn to match the surroundings. From the mind-your-head beams, wood burners in inglenooks, bare wood floors and tables to the evening candles, soft lamplight and a please-all menu, there’s plenty to entice. Its location – the front overlooking the broad High Street, a garden at the back by the Test (Hampshire’s finest chalk stream, complete with half a mile of fishing rights) – is a prime draw whatever the season, visitors coming for food that comforts rather than challenges. In the kitchen, Phill Bishop looks to the locality for ingredients but also mixes up influences in a true modern British way: New Forest asparagus tart with cashew-nut houmous and avocado rubs shoulders with cured Test trout and scallop ceviche served with rhubarb, elderflower and pickled ginger, or there could be new-season lamb cutlets with crispy cannelloni, artichoke, wild garlic and glazed carrots. To finish, poached pineapple with coconut biscuit, lime purée, mint, rum and coconut sorbet makes a big closing statement. Welcoming, efficient staff are dedicated to doing things well. In addition to the carte, the prix fixe is particularly good value, as is the serviceable list of mainly European and English wines, which starts at £24.95.
2 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence
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