Bar + Block Steakhouse in Winchester

We visited Bar & Block to celebrate our son’s 18th birthday and had a fantastic experience. The steaks were cooked perfectly—tender, flavourful, and just how we ordered them. A special shout-out to Karen, our server, who was absolutely lovely and made us feel really welcome. Great service and a great meal made it a memorable evening!

Bang average but over priced. Unfortunately the steak was overdone for all three of us also for the price I feel that the side order such as chips and mac 'n' cheese is a small portion l, the beef popcorn is nice. I am in no hurry to go back. The server was lovely polite and professional, and i like the open kitchen just a shame the food was a let down.

Advised about specific mushroom allergy for one of the party on arrival and again advised server at ordering. Reiterated once order placed and despite this the meal was presented with mushrooms on the plate. Other guest noticed immediately and meal was eventually replaced. While the server was apologetic no manager appeared. Long wait for the initial order to be taken and again delay with main courses which were barely warm when served. Overall seems very short staffed with no management visibility or coordination. Disappointed as booked as special meal with overseas visitors.

Usually I love my food at Bar+Block, but I’ve removed 1* because of my most recent experience. I unfortunately had a bad ribeye steak here last week. I don’t like being awkward, but when I was asked how my meal was, I was honest and said the steak wasn’t great (you could see the half chewed up steak still on the plate). The response from the chef was that this cut of meat is sinewy. I explained I’d had it multiple times before and it hadn’t been like this (I usually just leave the big piece of fat in the middle), and they offered us a free dessert - we were quite full, so just had one between us. I didn’t take a photo this time because I was having an in-depth convo with my friend, but I found a photo of my last ribeye at Bar+Block cooked to perfection and in comparison this one was squidgy, and had a disappointingly grey/dull appearance. Should also note that the jacket potato skin was burnt to the point of being bitter and it came with standard butter, not melted garlic butter like it was served in London (I still think about that steak and potato in London!). In general feedback for the brand, I also don’t think samphire is an adequate side for the meal - it would be nice to have a fuller plate of food, even broccoli would be better than a couple of strands of samphire. Just a suggestion because the plate looked pretty sad when it came out. Never had a problem with service here, I would go again, but I wouldn’t order the ribeye and will definitely speak up earlier in the meal instead of waiting to be asked how it was. If you order ribeye medium, as they recommend it, it should look firm on the outside, with nice charred lines (mine didn’t). It shouldn’t be so sinewy you leave half - speak up at the start of your meal, I’m sure they will fix it for you.

Abu was amazing! First rate service (not the case for manager who was unfriendly and unhelpful)

We had a fantastic visit thanks to April. Great service and amazing food. Would thoroughly recommend!

Good food but vegetarians dont eat the popcorn that is complimentary as wasn't told but it's cooked in beef dripping (close one!) Great staff BUT not enough of them, as it was ages before we got anything and had to go find someone to pay....?!

If you go here for a steak you wont be disappointed, my fillet was sublime, wifes sirloin went down well as did all the steaks

First visit and disappointing. Ordered a medium well 8 oz filet. Came out looking like a dried up husk and was tiny - 4 oz if lucky. Completely over cooked. Understand that food loses weight during cooking but this was ridiculous. Waitress did offer to cook a new one after she noticed how overcooked it was. I’d already eaten most of it by that point so she reduced the bill by £8. Nice atmosphere but not sure I’d go back if they can’t get their speciality right.

I have to say, after reading some bad reviews I was pleasantly surprised. The food is so good! The wife had 8oz sirloin which was cooked to perfection and I had the butchers bangers block and I'd say this is the best meal I've had in a long while also cooked to perfection, yes the prices are quite high but I guess you pay for quality. Good range of beer /lager etc, clean toilets. And our server Karen s was so friendly and happy and enjoyed some good banter. Will definitely return

Have a great experience at Bar + Block. Phoebe served us! Food was amazing! Definitely will come again! Share Platter for 2 is the perfect deal x

Lovely food and cocktails, and our server Pheobe was great! Thank you

Last minute night out , food was good , served quickly by our very friendly and attentive waitress Karen , thank you we will be back !! 😊

The steaks are spot on and delicious. Whenever I’m in town, this is one of my preferred places. UPro-tip: if you get the roasted mini-potatoes, any steak is well worth dipping into the garlicky butter at the bottom of the pot! Yum 😋

Mel and Tom lovely friendly staff, food is brilliant 💛

Food was great the decorations to kms were so in tune, the service was great. Our waitress Phoebe looked after us so well we had an allergy with us and she looked after us so well. Thank you Phoebe !!

Myself and a couple of friends visited on a Thursday evening around 6pm, for a long overdue catch up. We were sat straight away and the host introduced us to our server Victoria. I cannot fault her at all, she was so professional and welcoming. She was on top of our orders and getting the cocktails in (which were also amazing, the raspberry margaritas and peach & raspberry mojitos were to die for!). Didn’t catch any of the bartenders names but the drinks came out so swiftly considering we ordered 2-for-1 cocktails for three of us. The food was delicious, I believe the grill chef was called Connor. The mac-and-cheese bites were amazing, just enough for a starter and didn’t leave you feeling too full. The mains came out in a perfect timing and of course, the ribeye was cooked to perfection - full of flavour and delicious. We were far too full for a dessert but they looked delicious! It all comes back to Victoria. Such an asset to the restaurant front-of-house team. We never felt rushed, even though we were all chatting for a very long time. I’m sure we will definitely be back!

The food was incredible!! steak was amazing and we had really great service. A really lovely Friday night spent with a great atmosphere and great food.

The service was excellent a very happy lady by the name of Karen! Also our fillet steaks 🥩 were cooked just the way we asked, perfect! Thank you Connor! What more can you ask for! ☺️

Super overpriced. Food was poor. Never again.

Lovely meal with friendly service, will definitely visit again! The fish block was especially good! Thank you Corrine for looking after us

Great food, but very pricey without discount vouchers from other sources. Too much emphasis on excessive drinking. I.e. all day 2 for 1 cocktails. Service was excellent.

Busy for a Thursday night. Great service but felt a little rushed as had table booked for 7.30pm and didn't realise it closed early

It was ok, 3 out of 4 of us had fillet steaks and they were mediocre. Nice on outside but very rough cuts, almost offcuts and a bit chewy. Burger for my son wasnt nothing special either. Not likely to return.

We came in tonight, and the food was amazing and our waitress Elise had amazing service, she was so polite and so lovely definitely going more after our experience

Great Valentines meal - food was on point thank uou to the chef Connor. Our server Karen was attentive, very professional and made our meal experience even better. Will definitely be returning.

Fab night at bar and block. Thank you Phoebe for the great service and thank you Rhys for the fab food xx

The day we went there’s was a problem with the supplier so a few things were not available on the menu. Food was ok. Nothing impressive. Adequate for a work team lunch.

Food is fantastic here but it can be very noisy. Staff are very attentive.

Just had a pleasant meal for my son's 21st. Fabulous food (burgers made to perfection) and Karen, who served us, was cheerful, friendly and attentive. Prompt food. Really nice atmosphere, all staff were very welcoming. Would certainly go back.

Steak was OK, although very sinewy. Scallops and prawns were over priced for the very limited amount on the plate (3 very small prawns). When it came to desert, they offer a Banoffie Cheesecake. This consists of a tastless almost dry Cheesecake with a very thin slice of banana on the side. Very disappointed

Standards have slipped. Slow service, cold food and often missing bits/not as described. Used to be the place to eat locally but has gone downhill. Sticking with Miller & Carter going forward. Marginally more expensive but vastly superior in every sense.

The food and service was excellent. I was a bit hesitant to bring the children here as its more expensive than our normal spots and my youngest is prone to a tantrum, so wasn't sure if we should risk it! Ended up being a very pleasant meal and I would return. There was loads of options for the kids. My one complaint would be the side dishes. I added prawns and scallops for £10 and got 2 prawns and 2 scallops. While they were good the menu does not specify you only get 2 and this seemed very tight fisted.

Another great meal and evening out at the Whiteley Bar+Block celebrating my birthday just before Christmas. Despite the issues with food supply, the menu was varied and the steak was excellent. We were very well looked after, thanks April. We will visit again soon.

Always guarantee awesome food, excellent service & fab cocktails! Looking forward to our return soon for our anniversary!

Understaffed extremely slow service food ok for the price

Lovely food. Perfect steak. Amazing cocktails. Karen and Mel served us. Excellent service! The perfect new years and anniversary dinner.

I had a lovely meal here recently for a friend's birthday and decided to come back with my wife for New Year's Eve. The food was lovely on both occasions, despite a limited menu. As were the cocktails, and general atmosphere. It was very pleasant. I wanted to leave a review however, to highlight just how wonderful our server was tonight. If the receipt is correct their name is Corrine and they were truly fabulous. They were chatty and funny and made our evening a hundred times better than it would have been otherwise. They were also getting a bit of grief from each table beside us, for things beyond their control, and handled themselves very well. So thank you, and I hope you can pass our appreciation on to them. We will return soon and encourage our friends and family to do so too.

Been to Bar & Block 5-6 times in the last year & always been very impressed. The atmosphere is great, the food is superb & priced in line with other steak houses. They’ve had some supply issues lately but nothing significant & we were made aware of on arrival so no issue.

Disappointing and Overpriced I went to Bar & Block hoping for a good meal, but the experience was far from satisfying. I ordered an 8oz sirloin for £25, which was clearly not worth the price. The steak came with a very small portion of frozen fries and no other substantial side. If you wanted to add a sauce like peppercorn or chimichurri, it cost an extra £2 for a ridiculously small amount. On top of that, any additional vegetables were priced at a minimum of £4.5, which is simply outrageous. To make matters worse, desserts were priced between £4.5 and £8, and even a basic drink wasn’t cheap. Overall, a meal that should have been enjoyable and reasonably priced ended up feeling like a rip-off for what was offered. If you are planning to eat at Bar & Block you will need around a minimum of £50 per person I wouldn’t recommend it and won’t be returning. There are far better options at this price point.

Had a dry and pretty hard to eat cheeseburger. Fries were cold. But the cider was cold.

Went for a steak and a drink with my Dad, everything was great, Phoebe was our server. She was very polite and professional.

2 weeks before Christmas, at least a third of the menu unavailable, steaks were nice, chips were not looked and tasted like cheap supermarket steakcut oven chips, normally love bar and block but this will make me think twice before coming again, could probably of had the same quality for less in a harvester

Overpriced, slow service and don’t honour the 25% discount you can get for sign up. Looked at bill when home and they claim they’ve given us 25% off the food yet only works out as 9% yet says on the bill 25%- so very scammy on prices! Took an hour before we even got our starters, just glad the place has 4 hours free parking! The beef was nice but the potatoes were something you serve at schools, small and sloppy which left the roast dinner down. Lots of menu options unavailable especially vegan options. Wouldn’t come back

We came in Friday and had such a lovely experience, staff were very accommodating, my husband had a 36oz steak. Decided to go back after a long day Sunday due to such a greay experience and brought friends with us for a table for 6. They said nothing available until 7.30pm (3hour wait). Decided to ring up at 5.30pm to see if they could accommodate and ask for a table for 6 they said they could accommodate within an hour. Therefore the blonde girl with tattoos made us feel judged. Please remind don't judge a book by its cover especially when he spent £250 for 2 adults

Whilst Karen was the most amazing waitress, the food was just as good.

We had a great evening here. The festive steak sampler was fantastic. Phoebe and Erica were very friendly and extremely helpful. Will certainly be back at the next opportunity!

Food is great great and excellent service!

A nice meal, made better by our waitress phoebe. Good reccomendations, friendly banter, went above and beyond with the hunt for alternative tea. Had a steak, and folllowed got the reccomendation for the house sauce with the rib eye. Turned out nice. Cheers.

Decided on a whim to eat out. Arrived at 20:50 to be told the kitchen was closed. Checking the website, it says the last booking slot is at 21:00 so I suspect the staff just wanted to knock off early. Annoying.

Went in on my own for a quick lunch. And have to say great service soon as I walked in. Big smile an a welcome persons name was Sarah I found out. Food was great. Good value I felt. I’ve been in the customer service industry for over 30 years an because of the customer service from Sarah I will be visiting again very soon. Thank you Sarah and everyone. 🙏🏼

This is a nice place to relax and dine with family. Service was great by Tyler. The food menu was a laugh. We wanted BBq chicken wings. Didn't have them. Not very hot when they bought plates out. Beer and Guinness was sat on bar for about 10mins. The place wasn't even busy. To busy messing about in kitchen. It was for my brothers 50th birthday. They bought the birthday cake out without letting us know.so we didn't get a chance to film it. Nice interior though. Comfortable seating. Nice welcoming there was 6 of us.

As per usual had a great meal this evening at Bar and Block Whiteley. A fantastic Fillet Steak cooked to perfection. 2 for 1 cocktails as well. We were very well looked after by Phoebe as well. Great place for a lovely meal.

Wow how lovely to receive quality service Karen and Mel were the perfect hosts. Karens attentive nature was a welcome change to most restaurant service and this obviously only comes with age and experience Will definitely come back 👍 Karen Mel and the big boss Garry please carry on the good work

Visited with friends and cannot fault the food, drinks and service. Karen was attentive and super polite. She really couldn’t do enough for us, even giving us some extra beefy popcorn. We always find all of the staff friendly and chatty. We will definitely return. Again and again.

Great service lovely atmosphere and food was fantastic

Really lovely atmosphere, staff were polite and welcoming. Food was reasonably priced and tasted absolutely incredible! First time here and will definitely be going back again. I believe we had Karen as our waitress who was polite, friendly, super helpful and made our experience even better!!!

Excellent Christmas Cocktail Menu and specials menu. Actually it’s all great! Fabulous attentive and friendly staff. And it’s WARM! And super Christmassy!

Very friendly staff. April was very attentive and smiley! The food came out quickly and was delicious. Great experience.

I was hugely disappointed at Bar + Block this evening. Despite booking a table, we were left sitting around for over 40 minutes despite several tables being available and walk-ins being sat straight down ahead of us. Only after chasing did we finally get a table, and we saw others sharing the same issues and frustrations leave. Almost 90 minutes after we were due to dine, our food was served tepid, not as described in the menu, and altogether failed to represent good value. Throughout our visit we found most staff dismissive and unwelcoming, although the table waitress was pleasant enough. When her front of house and bar colleagues provide an unwelcoming reception, it makes it so much harder for her to deliver a great customer experience. I was left feeling embarrassed at having selected Bar + Block for our party, and won’t be in any hurry to return.

Really like The Bar and Block. We were made very welcome by a personable, courteous and attentive man in the most gorgeous pink shirt! Beautiful as was the food plus service brought to us again in a delightful, warm and professional manner by Paige. Thank you and we'll be back again soon. And great to have a table that accommodated the baby's pram too. And back a few times sine I wrote above review. Chose this great place for a special birthday lunch and was of course delighted with the service, the food, the wine, the atmosphere, all the reasons I chose here. Abu looked after us so very well and even delivered Maltezers and and a birthday card to the table ♥ Love this place and its very attentive, professional aand gifted personal staff. Thank you. Will be back again soon 👏 Visit a lot but don't always post a review but had to post this one 🎂 ♥ 👏

Pretty good steaks but not the best I've had, very nice chunky chips, the sauce they give you comes in a ridiculously stingy little pot which was a shame. Unfortunately the ambiance of the place was just unpleasant. Really loud upbeat dance/pop music blasting throughout, had to shout to be heard. Why do chain restaurants insist on doing this? Didn't help that we were seated on a very small table surrounded by others in close proxmity.

As a regular visitor, I can honestly say, if you're in Whiteley or the surrounding area, give B+B a visit. The atmosphere is great, the service from the staff always exemplary, especially Karen, who always has a friendly smile and a chat if she has time. I gauge a restaurant 's quality on how busy it is and B+B is busy when you'd expect which must say something about the popularity of the place and the quality of their menu and customer service!

We were welcomed by a friendly and attentive lady. Thank you for the great service, Karen... definitely not from Karen HQ. Good lunch time deals with good-sized portions, and I'm still not sure what to make of the beef flavoured popcorn 🐮🍿

Ordered orange and lemonade got pineapple weirdly. Prawns were overcooked and asparagus was also overcooked. Halloumi fries were dry and overcooked. Partners steak and chips were perfect. So if you want steak this is the place - fair enough. If you don't - don't bother going.

Service was terrible. Took 32 minutes until we were asked what we’d like to order. A further 45 minutes for food when it wasn’t busy. Steak was good. Asparagus over priced and onion rings terrible

We arrived here at 8.55pm on 8th Sept, having chosen the cinema next door to be able to come to this restaurant as the reviews were so good. When we arrived there were many staff cleaning and at the bar and no one acknowledged us. Eventually we got seated and ordered. My husband had steak medium and I ordered medium to well. Both steaks we poorly cooked. My husband actually left his as it was congealed and running blood. Mine was also bloody, fkr medium well! The triple cooked chips were so overcooked that they were empty inside, and the prawn side dish had 2 prawns and no garlic butter as discussed with the server. The server was not very helpful. I could not access blue light as no WiFi. The kitchen also had very load music playing that clashed with the restaurant music and the staff were shouting I er the music in the kitchen so we could hear everything. A terrible experience!

Service was terribly slow, however, we were given a free round of drinks. Food when it eventually came though was fantastic. Lovely decor and staff

A visit with the family to celebrate the wife’s birthday; the only reason for 4 stars on the service was for the length of time taken for the meal to come out which was a good 40 minutes or so on a Sunday lunchtime- this is not a reflection on Phoebe’s service whatsoever which was absolutely spot on. We enjoy visiting and will do so again.

We visited today for our 14th anniversary lunch, it was our first time and we were delighted with the look, feel, food and service we would definitely recommend it 👍🏻

Great service and superb food. The Chateaubriand for two was a great deal and tasted amazing.

Beautiful meal. Amazing service, so well looked after. Thank you for all the birthday touches you did for my mum it really helped make her day special. The spiral cut steak is always my favourite and the Asian beef starter was really tasty! Such a treat, thank you everyone !

Been here many times but felt the experience wasn't quite as good this time ,they Guinness on tap wasn't working and that's mine and my father's drink ,it's a popular drink and the bar is a major part part of your business ,other drinks we ordered also aren't available ,food was ok but didn't seem as good as previous visits ,Deffentely needs a bit of fine tweaking ,I think I will be looking for another eating option now.

The cocktails were very bland and diluted so we wouldn’t recommend. We had the steak sampler med-Rare which was delicious. Chips weren’t anything special and the onion rings were overdone. The chimichurri sauce was lovely. Our waitress was great and very friendly even though we could see she was very busy with all her tables. Overall steak was delicious but would only have wine in future. Cocktails are awful.

Popped in for some lunch and tried this 2 course lunch menu. Food was class, arrived quick and hot and tasted great. Had an iced coffee as well. Service was lovely I had Kaz as my waitress, she was insightful and welcoming. Overall a very pleasant experience and for £20 can’t complain.

Fantastic food and great staff, this was our first time here but it won’t be our last. Our server Karen was brilliant.

The food was ok, the burger dry, cheeseboard laughable, I have to say all a bit overpriced, not a lot of care had gone into it, but our server Lyndsay was amazing!

Tom was amazing and very helpful and informatitive. The meal was outstanding

Unfortunately this is an overpriced quite disappointing chain restaurant. Firstly the prices are outrageous. £32 for a sirloin? Be serious, you are not Hawksmoor! Secondly the quality is mediocre at best! Burger was burnt and not enjoyable. The staff were lovely but really need to improve their food and drop their prices.

Cocktails, steak and good sides! For a chain restaurant the steaks are pretty good. The desserts are nice as well!

Had the sample steak (3) it was very nice Phoebe was great

Had a meal here on the 4th of August for 5 people ,think they were short staffed but as always food excellent and our waitress Elise was very polite and always on hand ,

Worse meal so far and been coming here for years. My 12oz steak was more like 8oz. I did question but obviously said it was 12. My wife's steak that was ordered medium was more like almost well done. Such a shame.

Lovely family restaurant - super friendly staff and made to feel really comfortable. Nothing too much trouble, Karen was brilliant!

Very poor quality food, steaks were bland, peppercorn sauce was watery and bland and very small portions. Wouldn't go back

Evening meal, 9 of us. We all enjoyed our meals and 2.4.1 cocktail

beautiful food thank you lewis and connor. great service by corinne too

After arriving early Tom the greeter was happy to seat us. After some recommendations from Tom we decided on the chateaubriand. After a quick conversation with Aimee she was happy to steer us to some absolutely blinding starters. The service was outstanding from the minute we stepped in and the quality of the food was beyond expectations. Thank you guys we will definitely be in again.

Went to bar and block friday evening and the food was amazing! our server Lyndsay was lovely and funny and made our date night so good! thank you!

Great service from Phoebe. Very attentive and helpful. Thank you

Our waitress was really lively this evening & the food was lovely

Great restaurant, outstanding food, delicious steak! definitely will go back! lovely atmosphere and was very quiet. Aimee was our waitress who was very friendly and attentive, 10/10 recommend.

Lovely lunch here. Used the lunch menu which was great & portion sizes were decent. The mac & cheese bites were particularly tasty!

Fantastic restaurant, friendly staff. I had to table for 9 booked. The service was great. Thanks to I believe the lady's name was Lindsey. Fantastic service.

I was really disappointed with the quality of the steak. Although it was well cooked there was little flavour and the quality of the meat was average at best and at £30 for a steak and a few chips I found it to be poor value for money. The service was good and our waitress was lovely. I will not be a returning customer.

Fabulous restaurant with great food and service by Phoebe and Harry

We went for birthday drinks and a meal and we were served by Phoebe. She was very patient quick and friendly. You couldn't ask for a better waitress! The food and drinks were extremely good but the tiramisu could do with a little work we still had an amazing night!

Booked a table at the last minute for my son’s birthday. Arrived and there was a card and a bag of chocolate treats on the table and a birthday banner on the wall. It seemed short staffed but our waitress Karen was amazing, helping the barman mixing our 2 for 1 cocktails - looking after lots of tables and meeting & greeting arrivals. We all (6 of us) had super meals with absolutely no criticisms of any kind. The evening was great and many thanks to Karen who made it extra special! Great!! We’ll be back for sure.

Lovely food, fast service, gorgeous restaurant. Our server had many tables but wasn't very attentive. Busy and understandable. Didn't ask how food was, pretty much just took the order, and then the plates. It wasn't a problem, but just something I picked up on. Also there was no option to tip on the card, which I've never come across before. We didn't have cash.

This was our first time in a Bar and Block & we thought we'd try the 2 course lunch menu. So glad we did as the food was delicious at a reasonable cost from the special lunch menu - you can have 3 courses for an extra £2 but my tomatoes on bruschetta for starters & fish & chips for main were more than enough. It wasn't busy when we were there but the decor & surroundings gave a good vibe so I imagine it would be a great place to go in the evening maybe with a group of friends. Our waitress was Karen S & she was really friendly with just the right amount of 'checking' on us so thank you Karen. Would highly recommend this place as I quite fancy the bottomless brunch too!! 😁