Saturday Sharer
From September every Saturday 12-6pm
Enjoy a cheese or mixed charcuterie board and a bottle of red or white wine (ideal for 2/3 people) for £40
HALLOWEEN QUIZ NIGHT
Come and take on our quiz night! Teams of 2-6 people. £3pp entry.
Doors open from 5pm, quiz will start at 6.45pm.
Kitchen will be open as usual. 2 for £15 on cocktails all night!
Friday Wine Club: italy
Looking for something different on a Friday night? Join us for our Friday Night Wine Club, once a month – the perfect way to wind down the week.
Sip, savour, and discover something new!
3 themed wines paired with a sharing platter for your table, accompanied with self guided tasting notes to savour at your own pace! Book a table between 6-8pm.
This month’s theme: Italian Fancy
Indulge in 3 handpicked Italian wines paired with a delicious sharing platter per table.
£35pp Wine & Food menu to follow
£10pp deposit required on booking. Please email us to book.
MUSIC NIGHT
Saturday night music night
Enjoy live music from Zoe Dupuy from 5.30pm. Bringing a bit of winter cheer and all round good vibes!
Don’t forget cocktail hour 5-6pm! Plus our Saturday sharer deal until 6pm!
MUSIC NIGHT
Saturday night music night
Enjoy live music from Zoe Dupuy from 5.30pm. Bringing a bit of winter cheer and all round good vibes!
Don’t forget cocktail hour 5-6pm! Plus our Saturday sharer deal until 6pm!
Friday Wine Club: South America
Looking for something different on a Friday night? Join us for our Friday Night Wine Club, once a month – the perfect way to wind down the week.
Sip, savour, and discover something new!
3 themed wines paired with a sharing platter for your table, accompanied with self guided tasting notes to savour at your own pace! Book a table between 6-8pm.
This month’s theme: South America
Indulge in 3 handpicked South American wines paired with a delicious sharing platter per table.
£35pp Wine & Food menu to follow
£10pp deposit required on booking. Please email us to book.
Hamble Christmas Market
We are pleased to be a part of the Hamble Collective Christmas Market
Come and enjoy an evening of festive late night shopping with plenty of local Art & Craft stalls along the High Street and in many of your favourite establishments starting in the Square! Plus there might even be a visit from the big man himself!
At the River Rat: We will have stalls throughout our bar and in to our terrace area! Our bar will be open serving all the usuals plus mulled wine (have in or takeaway)! Our kitchen will be closed however.
Come and support your local village! More details to follow!
CHRISTMAS QUIZ NIGHT
Come and take on our quiz night! Teams of 2-6 people. £3pp entry.
Doors open from 5pm, quiz will start at 6.45pm.
Kitchen will be open as usual. 2 for £15 on cocktails all night!
Christmas Party Night
Christmas Party Night @ The River Rat
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Friday 19th December from 5.30pm
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Celebrate the festive period with friends, colleagues or family during our party night. Tasty food, boozy cocktails, Christmas music and all the paraphernalia expected!
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2/3 courses; £29.95/£34.95, per person, to include an arrival festive fizz (non-alcoholic alternative available on request) view menu here.
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BOOK YOUR TABLE NOW! Deposit and pre-order required. EMAIL to book
MUSIC NIGHT
Saturday night music night
Enjoy live music from Chris Holden from 6pm. Bringing a bit of festive cheer and all round good vibes!
Don’t forget cocktail hour 5-6pm
Festive Afternoon Tea
Festive Afternoon Tea Sunday 21st December
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12-3PM
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Enjoy a lavish afternoon tea accompanied by live festive music throughout.
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£35 per person to include a glass of festive fizz on arrival. View menu here.
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Booking required with £10pp deposit. Email to book.
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*Please note we will not be serving roasts that Sunday*
Christmas Opening Hours
CHRISTMAS EVE - Wednesday 24th Dec. Open 12-9pm with kitchen open as usual until 8pm. We will also be serving hot drinks, hot dogs & hot apple crumble out the front from 5pm to enjoy during the Carols in the Square
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CHRISTMAS DAY - a festive feast awaits! Bookings only! Open for walk-ins for drinks from 12pm.
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BOXING DAY - Open 12-4pm (kitchen until 3pm)
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Saturday 27th - Open as usual 12-9pm
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CLOSED 28th, 29th & 30th December!
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NYE - Wednesday 31st Dec. Open as usual 12-9pm (kitchen until 8pm). Live jazz 5-7pm alongside our DOUBLE cocktail hour.
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NYD - Open as usual 12-5pm plus 2 for £10 on Bloody Mary's!
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Friday 2nd January - CLOSED for our January break! Back open from 16th January
Christmas Day Lunch
we are now fully booked!
🎄 Christmas Day Lunch – Simple, Traditional, Delicious 🎄
No gimmicks. No frills. Just good, honest food with loved ones!
Join us for a relaxed Christmas Day lunch where the focus is on the classics—roast turkey with all the proper trimmings, crispy roast potatoes, rich gravy, and a pudding that tastes like Christmas should.
Comforting. Familiar. With none of the washing up!
View menu here
Limited tables available – bookings essential, deposit and pre-order required.
Because simple doesn’t mean ordinary. 4 legged friends welcome too!
EMAIL to book
SUMMER QUIZ NIGHT
Come and take on our quiz night! Teams of 2-6 people. £3pp entry.
Doors open from 5pm, quiz will start at 6.45pm.
Kitchen will be open as usual. 2 for £15 on cocktails all night!
SATURDAY JAZZ & FIZZ
Summer time Jazz & Fizz every Saturday in June, July, August 1-3pm plus bottles of fizz £20
SUMMER GARDEN PARTY
!Fully Booked!
☀️🍍RIVER RAT ANNUAL SUMMER GARDEN PARTY - SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2025 - 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM 🍍☀️🎉
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🍧🍉Kick off the summer season with us and our bank holiday weekend garden party. Summer dresses and snazzy shirts encouraged!
Enjoy live music all day, an arrival drink, paella buffet (vegan alternative available), ice creams and a raffle.🍉🍧
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£30pp pre payment required.
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🛖Hut bookings require a minimum of 6 or 8 guests.🛖
🎶Proposed order of events (subject to slight changes):🎶
1pm Doors open, arrival drink
1.15pm live instrumental music
2.15pm Buffet served
3-5pm live music from Emily & Ollie, get your dancing shoes on!
5.30pm raffle draw
6pm close
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BOOK NOW!
Simon Says Wine & Food pairing evening
£45 per person
All proceeds from the evening to Simon Says
Enjoy an evening with 4 local wines paired with 4 dishes featuring produce from Hampshire and surrounds! Hear about the great work the charity does in the local area plus a raffle! NB as this is a set menu we cannot make any dietary adjustments.
Arrive from 18:30 for a 19:00 start
Menu:
Course 1: Isle of Wight Tomato, feta & Hamble honey salad (IOW, Hamble)
Wine: Hambledon Classic Cuvee Brut
Course 2: Chalkstream Trout terrine with Silly Leg Bakery sourdough bread (Romsey, Hamble)
Wine: Madeleine Angevine, Danebury Vineyards, Stockbridge
Course 3: Bacon, pea, IOW garlic and Book & Bucket Shakespeare soft cheese risotto (IOW, Cranborne)
Wine: Tudor Red, Titchfield Vineyards
Course 4: Gorgeous Tiramisu (independent coffee roaster, Basingstoke)
Wine: Gospel Green Sweet Black Cherry Cider Wine, Liss, Hampshire
LADIES LUNCH
🌷🍸 LADIES LUNCH🍸🌷
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🍹Last Friday of every month 1-3pm🍹
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☕ Ladies lunches are back. Come and enjoy a social afternoon with other local ladies☕
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🌯Our new lunch menu will be available, if you fancy a bite to eat. Also our coffee and cake £5 deal will be on 🌯
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🐀Booking advised 🐀
QUIZ NIGHT
Come and take on our quiz night! Teams of 2-6 people. £3pp entry.
Doors open from 5pm, quiz will start at 6.45pm.
Kitchen will be open as usual. 2 for £15 on cocktails all night!
MOTHERS DAY
🌷 MOTHERS DAY - SUNDAY 30TH MARCH🌷
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🍗Serving our delicious homemade roasts with specials🍗
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☕ Why not book in for afternoon tea £20pp, go bottomless £40pp, booking required☕
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♥️Mums get a free glass of fizz♥️
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🐀BOOK NOW🐀
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Bookings time limited to two hours
LADIES LUNCH
🌷🍸 LADIES LUNCH🍸🌷
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🍹Friday 28th February 1-3pm🍹
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☕ Ladies lunches are back. Come and enjoy a social afternoon with other local ladies☕
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🌯Our new lunch menu will be available, if you fancy a bite to eat. Also our coffee and cake £5 deal will be on 🌯
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🐀Booking advised 🐀