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Bird In Hand

Restaurant Bar Pub

One of the Best Places To Visits in Sandhurst


Address

High St, Sandhurst GU47 8LQ, United Kingdom

Website

www.thebirdinhandsandhurst.co.uk

Contact

+44 1344 772459

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (467 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 12 PM to 12:30 AM
  • Saturday: 12 PM to 12:30 AM
  • Sunday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Monday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Tuesday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Wednesday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Thursday: 12 to 11 PM

Featured Reviews


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  • 4/5 ali s. 2 years ago on Google
    Small restaurant, separate to pub with. Good menu and personalised service. Sunday roast was impressive, fresh vegetables and huge Yorkshire puddings. Cheese and biscuits very tasty. They offer set menus which are great value.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Marit von S. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely country pub in the heart of Sandhurst with genuinely good food. There are two entrances, one is to the restaurant (where we went) and the other to the pub where you get sport screen and a more casual atmosphere. The nice thing is that you can go to either side if you want, but if you fancy a nice meal/restaurant evening, you don't have feel like you are in a sports pub. The pub is usuallu busy enough on the weekend to have a good atmosphere. The decor is a little old fashioned, and the table service can be a little slow. This is a local pub and no one is in a hurry. So as long as you enjoy the company of who you are with and your drink (maybe get up for your own top up midway) you'll have a good time. Its good food -definitely better than just pub grub, but still plenty of favourites (lasagna, nachos, burgers) if you are with someone less food adventurous (ie. Monkish, Thai curry, bourguinon etc...). But the deserts are definitely the highlight - so good. In total, if you have three courses and no wine, it comes to around £25/£30 a head. A good place to come to meet up with friends for dinner and drinks, with a decent pub garden in the summer (though it's more. Functional than pretty).
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Laurence T. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice family pub, plenty of outside space and a reasonable selection of booze. Very helpful and friendly staff. Separate restaurant, although you can eat elsewhere in the pub/garden. Excellent food, fairly priced and generous portions.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stephen Richard B. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent. Stopped here for dinner and it was excellent. The food tasted lovely, massive portions and fast service. The lady behind the bar was very helpful and friendly. The nachos were fantastic with lovely flavour. The décor was typical pub and the place was clean and tidy. Overall highly recommend!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ronnie C. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent food and great service. Another visit with a different selection.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gillian C. 4 months ago on Google
    Fantastic food. Great service and very friendly staff. Reasonable priced. 5* meals. You can always be happy to recommend friends because they will never be disappointed.

  • 5/5 CannonZ 2 years ago on Google
    Eat here and you will NOT be disappointed! If you are disappointed, there's probably something wrong with you rather than the food or service. Good potions, good prices, lovely staff.

  • 5/5 Sophie W. 4 months ago on Google
    A large group of us returned here yesterday as we have done many times in the past 20 years for our Christmas Lunch and as always the food was delicious. I have been here many many times and the meals are always reliably and consistently good. So thank you to all the staff who give a fantastic service, delicious food at a very reasonable price. We will be back soon.

  • 2/5 Lorna R. 6 months ago on Google
    After going here a few years ago and ending up with food poisoning I hadn't been back until recently and not out of choice my family had booked it. I didn't fancy anything to eat but had a starter. Wasn't anything great. Manager or landlord and staff could of seemed liked the wanted to be there. Not a place I'd choose.

  • 5/5 Andrew M. 6 months ago on Google
    Great customer service, very friendly staff, and tasty, filling meals. The car park was very overcrowded but we found space to park on the street up the road.

  • 5/5 Peter 7 months ago on Google
    Food was really good, enjoyed. It was a quiet lunchtime so could not fairly guage the atmosphere, staff were nice though.

  • 5/5 [email protected] J. 8 months ago on Google
    excellent service great food Nice friendly pub had the chilli burger with side of fries and Eton mess for dessert

  • 5/5 Mike C. 10 months ago on Google
    Cracking pub just next to the woods in Little Sandhurst. The food is always excellent and the staff friendly. Darts, pool, telly or a good chat as required.

  • 5/5 Rosemary W. 11 months ago on Google
    Lovely welcome from the staff. The pub is split into two (pub and restaurant) with the pub playing sports, and there is plenty of parking too. The portion sizes are very generous and there was a good choice of gluten-free food. A brilliant find in the middle of a housing development but well worth a visit. Going to become one of favourite places to eat.

  • 5/5 Geoff W. 11 months ago on Google
    Recently visited as part of a large group of walkers for a post walk meal. Meal choices had been made in advance. We found the standard of food very good and value for money excellent. Staff worked efficiently and all arrangements worked out fine despite the numbers. Bar, restaurant and terrace to choose from. Pint of real ale (Tribute) was in good condition. Very pleased with our meal and would recommend this pub.

  • 5/5 Peter 1 year ago on Google
    Advise reserving a table, Friendly approachable professional serving staff, Had Beef Bourguignon, excellent, Thought our meals were value for money, and throughly enjoyed our lunch. Recommend

  • 5/5 Lee D. 1 year ago on Google
    This pub was local to a friend of ours we were visiting so thought we'd give it a go. The pub has a cosy feel to it, with friendly bar staff. It is also split into two sides with the left hand being the restaurant and the right being the bar side, but you can eat on either side. The food menu has a lot of scrummy food to choose from and is not tied to a brewery set menu and comes out in good time and in generous portion sizes as well as being well presented. We would definitely visit again👍

  • 3/5 Steve 1 year ago on Google
    The food was really good for a local pub but the beer has been slightly disappointing. Apparently they do have some decent guest ales occasionally. The staff are very friendly.

  • 5/5 linda m. 1 year ago on Google
    We enjoyed our Sunday lunch. The meat was good quality, Yorkshire puddings appeared to be homemade and the vegetables and roast potatoes were nicely cooked. Dessert choices jncluded Eton mess, fruit crumble, ice cream etc. Overall it was good food and value for money. We would be happy to return.

  • 5/5 Milly A. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent pub for a cosy Sunday lunch. We had the vegan nachos (which are hands down the BEST vegan nachos either of us have ever had), followed by fish and chips which was delicious! Very friendly staff, everything is reasonably priced and of excellent quality. We’ll definitely be visiting again soon

  • 5/5 Peter R. 1 year ago on Google
    Great local pub. Fantastic food. Good valve booze. Tvs inside and out for sport etc. Pool table. Friendly helpful staff.

  • 5/5 hamish w. 1 year ago on Google
    Really lovely burger and a great pint. Great staff, very friendly and helpful. The menu is great with lots of dietary options.

  • 5/5 Lirit K. 1 year ago on Google
    So Good! Staff were so friendly and even apologised (unnecessarily I must add) for keeping us waiting at the bar for 30 secs. Happy staff, laughing with an assumed regular - which was so nice to see! Had a late 'light' lunch and was incredibly impressed by the generous portions. We're big eaters and the meal beat us! We picked the pub on a whim while our kids were doing something else local and will definitely come back. Catered to my vegetarian diet without hesitation and I'm a fussy eater but thoroughly enjoyed the entire club sandwich that I'd ordered with a little trepidation. Partner had a meaty open melt and I cannot tell you how tempting it looked!! Thanks for making our first meal out alone in yrs a pleasure, I just feel bad I didn't bring cash for a worthy tip.

  • 4/5 Lesley H. 2 years ago on Google
    The food was excellent- good variety and value for money. One of the best Christmas menus I have seen. The staff were friendly and helpful. Our only complaint was the amount of diners packed into quite a small room - approximately 40 and the largest group were particularly rowdy and with no consideration for the other customers - my colleague was constantly being bumped as they were taking photos etc. We felt this really detracted from what should have been a very enjoyable evening.

  • 4/5 Julie F. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice friendly pub that served quality food, but service was a little slow.

  • 4/5 Bradley D. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was great. Two sides. One for dining. The other a sports bar. Staff friendly.

  • 5/5 Rachel B. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a quirky pub in an odd location. But we love it here. Lots of locals. But the food is fabulous good value. Never have to wait. Spent many birthdays here

  • 5/5 Gonzo's Pinball F. 1 year ago on Google
    An excellent standard of food and probably the best place to eat in Sandhurst. The apple tart is very special and the name does it a disservice. This is unpretentious food cooked and prepared very well indeed.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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