Haunch Of Venison

This place was really something. I stopped in on a trip around the southern UK in January and the proprietor was in. He gave me a grand tour of the place and shared some amazing stories of it’s eight or nine hundred year history– hard to fathom, being from the states, where the word «old» is used to describe anything that isn’t chrome-​plated. The Venison stew was fantastic and the fire warm. Great history, Great hospitality, Great food. Highly recommended.

Average pub food with lots of venison on the menu. The most interesting aspect of the place is the building, not the food. The upstairs dining room was quiet when i had dinner at 8:30pm (only one other couple). The venison stew with potatoes and carrots was suitable and the beer was decent. Nice spot with some history, but for a great meal, you are better off going elsewhere.

This pub is from 1320. Just by that, I’m already convinced to go there. It’s a very cozy pub with friendly staff and amazing food. They also have a restaurant upstairs. I ordered a quiche which was probably one of the best I ever had. And it paired up perfectly with the Hop Back beer on tap.

Typique pub anglais où l’on profite du bar au rez de chaussée ou le restaurant à l’étage pour y mangé des plats traditionnels à base de gibier. Les plats ainsi que les desserts sont copieux et excellents faits minute c’est pour cela que le service est un peu long mais ça vaut le coup d’attendre. Le cadre du lieu est très mystérieux paraît il que des fantômes résident ici en tous cas j’ai rien vu mais je n’avais pas bu de pintes de bière. Serveur charmant. Les prix très raisonnable 12£ pour un plat 5£ pour un dessert par contre les bières pas données 7£ la pinte.
Une adresse à tester absolument si on est à Salusbury.

Definitely recommendable .A historical building across The poultry cross. Due to the buildings age, The upstairs floor is slightly shifting, watch out for your well filled pint.

I brought 7 other adults and 2 toddlers here for lunch during Salisbury Food Festival week. Although I booked weeks in advance the table was set for the adults only. The service was friendly and the waitress seemed efficient, but it took over 2 hours for the 2 course lunch to be served and 2 people had to leave before dessert as their parking ticket had run out. I got so fed up of waiting, I amost left too. The food was average and there seemed to be some problem with the bread as we had to ask twice and were then served cheap brown sliced bread not the fresh, granary bread listed in the menu. The main courses were disjointed and not well thought through. Passing this off as a ‘tasting menu’ doesn’t excuse this — most tasting menus I’ve has were aimed at luring you back not a poor second to the usual menu! I had the venison– a stew and a sausage– with cabbage and bacon. The bacon was mostly flaccid white fat and the serving of cabbage too small. The stew had evidently been standing a while as all the sauce had sunk to the bottom. It was also far too peppery. The desserts looked appetising but had no flavour. I won’t be coming here again — a dismal experience that we hoped would be an enjoyable family occasion.

The Haunch of Venison is an old building dating back to C13. We turned up as they opened on a very wet February Sunday at midday. The front bar is small & suitably gloomy with a room off after a flight of stairs. A restaurant is above the bar & appeared to be busy by 1pm. The barmaid was young, attractive, was a student & loved working there. I can’t remember what beer I drank but was fine.
There are supposedly two ghosts: one being the Demented Whist Player who lost a hand (literally!) having been caught cheating. The mummified remains were discovered in the 19C but were stolen in 2004 to be returned soon afterwards. The 2^nd was the Grey Lady. Definitely not a sexist ghost haunt! Worth a visit!

This is the pub I’d recommend for visitors. It’s an interesting building, with a lot of history. Churchill and Eisenhower are supposed to have drunk here.

My fiancée and I ate here after a super long day of walking about London and then driving out.
A nice place with an old feel close to the center of town. It’s famously known for having the remains of a hand on site. You enter from the street level, where it is a small pub. Go upstairs for the kitchen and dining tables.
Magaret N. (fellow Unilocaler) and I had Venison and Wild Boar as our main entrees. The wild boar was really excellent. I haven’t had venison in a long time but it tasted pretty good to me. For dessert we ordered the crumble but got the apple cake which was pretty decent.
The food came pretty fast, the service was OK, desert OK but I don’t expect excellent of either in the UK (typical American sentiment there…)
If you’re in town and looking for some hearty dinner hit this place up. They also have salads and stuff, but why not go for the wild boar, venison or other steaks?

After an exhausting day of visiting Stonehenge and the Medieval Cathedrals of Salisbury we were told to pay a visit to this haunted establishment. This is said to be one of the oldest hostelry’s here in Salisbury– and you can clearly see why upon entering this bar/​restaurant. The walls with exposed beams, crooked black and white columns and oh the smell– just screams eerie. But, the history, character, and old charm, of this place outweighs it all. A group of us ordered fish and chips, tomato and basil pasta, and pea soup. All were pretty good, but I would have to say their mocha panna cotta was the best. Their customer service proved to be welcoming and very accommodating-​smiles and all! don’t forget to check out «the hand” — it supposedly belongs to the «ghost» of the Haunch…