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The Fighting Cocks, Fordingbridge
Godshill
Postal town: Fordingbridge
SP6 2LL
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Reviews of The Fighting Cocks (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
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glenda philpott left this review about The Fighting Cocks
Love this pub, my mum & I found it a few years ago when an elderly aunt was in Fordingbridge hospital, we stopped here with another friend many times after our hospital visits.
There was always a warm welcome, a brilliant menu with wonderful food, even for me, a self confessed fussy eater who is not only vegetarian, I also have lots of allergies. The staff are great and the manager or maybe the owner, I'm not sure is fantastic, if there is nothing I can eat on the menu, they are more than happy to whip me up an omelette, without moaning about my fussy ways.
I am always accompanied by meat eaters, and we all have different meals, & the standard of food is always first class.
I have raved about this pub so much to friends and family that we even drove from my home in Eastleigh via Bitterne to pick up motherinlaw, then drive out to the Fighting Cocks for motherinlaw's 80th birthday, she loved it as did my partner & said they would definitely like to go again, despite not being local.
I'm also a wheelchair user in a large electric wheelchair, each time I have been, it has been is easy to park, easy to get the wheelchair in the building & once in fairly easy to move around, but the staff are more than happy to move chairs, tables etc if need be. If you are a wheelchair user it might be worth phoning ahead to book if you go during a busy time & also to find out if toilets are accessible, as I have not used them.
It is a family friendly & dog friendly pub.
I thoroughly recommend the pub, its staff and the excellent food, the only thing I would say for an all veggie party you might not find it the best place, the veggie options are pretty basic, sausages, burgers, I think some other maybe spicy dishes etc I think (memory not great).
There are a lot of home made options for mains & desserts which is great, lots of real ales I believe, lots to look at in the pub & through the windows.
I will definitely be back with family and friends in the future.
On 16th March 2012
- rating: 9
[User has posted 1 recommendations about 1 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
LMKI LMKI left this review about The Fighting Cocks
Went here yesterday, the pub is in a lovely location but the food is disappointing. I ordered the "home cooked" turkey baguette, there was not much turkey and it was not home cooked!! My dad had the steak burger which was tough and over cooked, yet the chips were under cooked. I Would not go back.
On 28th August 2010
- rating: 3
[User has posted 11 recommendations about 11 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 30 June 2022 by paulof horsham
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 30 June 2022 by paulof horsham
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA
- Car Park : Yes last updated 16 March 2012 by hondo .
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 16 March 2012 by hondo .
- Darts : No last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 16 March 2012 by hondo .
- Function Room : No last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 16 March 2012 by hondo .
- Jukebox : No last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA
- Karaoke : No last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA
- Live Music : No last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA
- Micropub : No last updated 30 June 2022 by paulof horsham
- Pinball : No last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA
- Pool Table : No last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 March 2012 by hondo .
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - "If you are a wheelchair user it might be worth phoning ahead to book if you go during a busy time & also to find out if toilets are accessible, as I have not used them" - last updated 16 March 2012 by hondo .
- WiFi : Yes last updated 18 July 2025 by E TA