Bridge in Winchester - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

We arrived by bicycle just off the national King Alfred way route. We asked numerous staff if one of us could charge our bikes and it was a big no! It meant nothing to them to help us out a little.

Myself and my family went for a Sunday roast and had one the of best restaurant roast dinners we have ever had. The food was exceptional, and amazing service too. Poppy who served us was lovely, as was Hannah. Thank you to Dan the chef for our very yummy Sunday dinner. We left with full tummies and full hearts!

Thanks to the lovely people at the Bridge for getting my parking fine cancelled. I will certainly be back now as I’ve never been disappointed by the food, so look forward to my next visit. And I will pay attention when entering my car registration number!!

A great pub for lunch and a walk. We sat outside, lovely menu and friendly, attentive service from Claire. Nothing was too much trouble, hot water to heat baby food and water got the dog.

The Bridge Inn looks lovely and we decided to go there for lunch. It was difficult finding a parking space but we were lucky to get a place nearby. The menu appeared good although it was disappointing there was no leeway on the size of the soup portion. Three of us chose main meals but our elderly guest (in her 90's) only wanted soup for lunch followed by an ice cream dessert. We were told in no uncertain terms, the soup portion would be the same size whether it was a starter or a main course. We would have paid extra for a larger portion, but that was out of the question. The grilled sea bass was awful; a tiny portion that was dry and tasteless served with undercooked vegetables. Certainly not worth £18.99 The other two meals were acceptable. We then had a very long wait for an ice cream sorbet and one other dessert. In fact we thought the kitchen staff must have left! We found the delay odd as it was a weekday and the peak lunchtime service had finished. Possibly the order got misplaced... It was a disappointing meal in an establishment that was clean and well appointed.

We had a lovely evening at the Bridge Inn. The service was attentive and nothing was too much trouble, and the food was amazing!! Will not be long until we return! Thank you

I would previously have described myself as an occasional customer at the Bridge. Went for a meal on a Monday evening in October. Atmosphere was good and food reasonable although there was a number of menu options not available. Problem came about 10 days later when I received a £100 parking charge notice for failing to register my vehicle at the Bridge. Having walked on the majority of previous visits, it did not occur to me that any parking enforcement would be in operation late into the evening and it was certainly not brought to my attention by any member of staff either when we were seated or when ordering at the bar. On receipt of the parking charge notice, I attempted to contact the Bridge and came across the Clare, the automated call handler, which I know has been a cause of some frustration for previous reviewers. I share their frustration but did, after saying that I wanted to speak to someone rather than trying to describe my problem which always resulted in Clare telling me that parking is available at the Bridge, get put through to an answer machine. I left a message and asked somebody to contact me to discuss it further and now, 10 days later, I assume that I will not be getting a call back. I appealed the parking charge and that has been cancelled. However, the whole experience with the Bridge with its failure to remind me of the car parking process, the reduced menu options, the poor attempt at automated customer service and, most of all, the lack of common courtesy in not returning my telephone call has turned me from an occasional customer to a former customer.

As mentioned once before, as a former Travel Writer & Presenter in another life, I don't return to covering previous locations very often, unless something has changed or I have spotted something that has added to the enjoyment of my visit or experience..and last night at The Bridge was happily just one of those..! Having visited the this lovely village pub, (the clue being in the word 'pub' as opposed to a local restaurant that you can also have a pint in), with my great pal on most Monday evenings for the past 6 years or so...and have happily drunk there on & off for a random 40-odd years too... we were both saddened to learn that the long -serving manager had recently retired and now, as creatures of habit of a 'certain age' age, we wondered if the changes that would no doubt be made under a 'new hand' would be er, unsettling! During the Summer this venerable old pub had been closed for an extended period during a major refit of both the large interior and the even larger garden & outside terrace..something that I feared might change the feel of the pub..(happily it hasn't as the warmth of welcome is still there and the 'old girl' looks good)... or whether the food portions in the restaurant area of the pub would actually shrink to pay for the cost of the massive refit, (again, happily not the case as last night our regular fish & chip portions were just huge!). In fact the only major change we immediately noticed last night was that The Bridge was absolutely heaving with happy punters as we arrived at about 7-ish..in fact we had never seen the old pub so full of happy drinkers, (and some equally cheerful diners sitting in the bar area as well), to the extent that we both wondered if there was a special event being staged that we had accidentally stumbled into..but no, it was just the sign of a very popular village pub on an early winter's weekday evening!. Happily our regular Monday night bar & restaurant staff of Adam, Lily & Jemma were also still 'front & centre', (the always effervescent Zippy sadly not working during our visit last night), which, as mentioned. ensured our welcome was as warm as ever. In fact one of the reasons that my pal & I visit The Bridge every Monday night.. apart from the great beer, (or Aspells cider for me) and our regular fish & chips, is indeed the fact that the young staff, (those above and others out front & in the kitchen, during the rest of the week), work so hard and in such a friendly manner to guarantee our visits are always a very enjoyable 'pub-like' fixture in our weekly diary. We haven't yet met the new General Manager, but if last night's latest visit was any indicator, he is obviously keen to continue..and build upon.. the winning ways of The Bridge..and long may that be the case..and so here's to next Monday's 'fish & chip night'..thanks everybody!! 👍

Lovely Sunday afternoon relaxing in the snug by the fire, stayed longer than we intended to as the atmosphere was so nice. Great wine and delicious food. We shared a chefs board and a couple of starters, fab, quick service from Jemma and all the staff. We’ll be back!

After a busy day of work, The Bridge is a comfortable and relaxing environment to wind down. Adam and Gemma are great at their job and made me feel welcome. I would highly recommend The Bridge.

Good food, excellent service from Claire. Been recently redecorated and now is a really good atmosphere. No problem parking at the later time for my booking

After finishing work early and need that all important pint after a stressful day we stopped by. Staff were very warm and welcoming and the food as always was amazing..many thanks see you soon

Stopped by with some friends for lunch. Great menu and very knowledgeable staff. We had a lovely visit with some lovly food many thanks

We enjoyed a delicious meal at the Bridge. Staff very friendly and welcoming, great selection of food with two menus available, food served piping hot, good range of drinks too. We will return!

We had a lovely mid week lunch here, just one item on the menu not available. We ordered drinks at the bar and our food at the table. Starters were prompt even though we had been warned the kitchen was busy. Main courses followed, all nicely presented. I had the chicken & ham hock pie and my only comment would be there was hardly any meat in it and what was there had a ‘shredded’ appearance. That said it was all tasty. Puds & coffee followed. The service we received was excellent, attentive & the overall atmosphere was very welcoming. A pleasant meal in a pleasant setting.

Very slow service. Disappointing. Had to ask to order as no one came over and waited a very long time for food. Staff need to be more on it

Totaly dissappointing. Poor customer service, poor food, did not recognise that the real ale that was ordered had not settled and really did not appear to care. So bad a vist that we did not stay for dessert or coffee, not that either were offered. This used to be such a lovely place for a meal, sadly no longer.

Saturday breakfast always good at the bridge always friendly super warm as the fire are lit are fab area is the snug our dog just love it here always a treat for him

Come on the bridge , No peas, no burgers , no coffee and no mixed grill , the fish we ordered was let’s say not to what we have been used to from previous visits .

We go to "The Bridge" with our dog every Saturday. We do this because we are consistently impressed with the food and the service. The atmosphere is always very warm and friendly and we are made to feel welcome. We highly recommend a visit to "The Bridge"! We have eaten in five star establishments but find that the quality of service and the food are both second to none in this glorious country pub. Treat yourself, you won't be disappointed. Huge thank you to all concerned for going above and beyond, it really is appreciated.

The food portions were very small. £15.99 for 10 chips and a bit a chicken, absolutely appalling the children’s portions were bigger. I think they have spent too much on the decor. Came away feeling very hungry and ripped off.

Having seen the previous reviews we thought to give this a try. Disappointed. Can’t fault the attentive service though they appeared understaffed. The food: wild boar sausages- tasteless, rump steak - under cooked and tough, we had to ask for a steak knife, lasagne -...

Poor meals and service. Waited 1 hour 40 mins for mains, lied to about the delay by two separate staff, manager eventually admitted they forgot to tell the kitchen we’d had our starters. I can forgive the mistake, but don’t lie to your customers, we’re...

Service and food are top notch as usual, our only criticism is there is hardly any choice on the menu for vegetarians, you’d think in this day and age there would be a lot more choice. A real shame as it has put us off...

Our family visited The Bridge for lunch, as we’d not been there for around five years. Last time out we sat in the garden in the middle of summer. Food was good and it was an enjoyable visit. This time was ok, but a little...

Absolutely awful food and the service got worse as the evening progressed Really bad rib eye steak then try to give us a sirloin steak instead without mentioning anything one family member had the risotto there was more peas than rice hardly anything on the...

Been coming for years but as a vegetarian when you changed the menu very disappointing vegetarian fish and chips taken off .so you end up with halumi chips chips znd pees .you need to bring back vegetarian fish and chips and some other choices for...

The best food I have eaten out that I can remember, my partner agreed. Great specials board, interesting and exciting flavours. Service was excellent from the moment we walked in. We can’t wait to return to explore more of the menu! Thank you Bridge Team!

Just had a lovely Sunday afternoon at the bridge we were made very welcome food was very good our Sunday roast was delicious outside area was very busy but lovely in October to be able to sit outside with family it summer afternoon service was...

Really disappointed our visit today . After a full refit and obviously a lot of money invested in this prime location village pub, was very sad to see that it is becoming very unkept and not being maintained. We had food which really wasn’t great...

Visited with friends for a few drinks Good friendly service Have been before for food which was good Well worth a visit for food and drink

Claire brohan was amazing, worked hard to please us. Thank you the food was amazing thank you guys see you sion

We come to this pub all the time, I was one of the builders doing the refurbishment. So you can imagine the shock I got when I was talking to the lovely Claire Brohan about having a meal for me and friend, when Michael come...

Went to the bridge at Shawford for a friend birthday there were 6 of us 5 had roast dinner not good a hour waiting for food no parnsip or Yorkshire pudding just meat veg and a few potatoes still charged us 14.79 each this my...

We had such a lovely evening, From the minute we walked in we made to feel very welcome, all the staff very happy and seemed to be enjoying their job which is rare theses days. We were severed my Claire Brohan what a credit to...

Amazing service with experienced staff. Place has gone under a revamp and has completely changed. Looks amazing with a great atmosphere and feel to the place. The food is still to a high standard and always worth the returning visit. Thanks again will be back...

Good service. Staff friendly and always helpful. Dog friendly. Easy access for disabled people. Meals are reasonable priced.

We have been here a number of times now and we always find the staff friendly and "on the ball" they really are amazing and can't do enough for you always aim to please. After a long walk its nice relaxing atmosphere.

Great service with great food. Glad we’ve popped in on the off chance. Servers were very polite. Food was out of this world! Will return soon. Many thanks

Lovely lunch service. Popped by as was passing by. So glad we did, the staff were ever so welcoming and the food arrived promptly hot and tasted so scrummy. Will defiantly be returning.

Lovely food and great value. Recently refurbished and has been done really tastefully creating a lovely atmosphere. Jemma was our waitress and she was great, just the right attentiveness level

This is a gem of a pub serving really nice food, the staff are friendly, our waitress Claire Brohan did a great job even though it was busy! They offer 20% off food for blue light which is really nice, but make sure to get...

We were a celebration party of 7 adults and 2 children. Joanne looked after us very well, even delivering the birthday cake with lit candles! Excellent food from a comprehensive menu at reasonable prices. Recommended.

Was told that this was one off the best pubs for food, I would agree, I took my daughter in law for her birthday great atmosphere looks great the garden was set in tears and looked amazing until it rained lol sat inside was extremely...

Great service the food was excellent really enjoyed it so did my friends. The staff are very polite and helpful. Definitely a place are go to again and recommend

Lovely setting, friendly staff, dog friendly had nice lunch sat out in the garden, washed down with a nice glass of Prosecco

Came here last Tuesday afternoon for a afternoon bite to eat. Service was to a high standard and very prompt. Food was amazing quality and we're cleared our plates was that good. Always save room for puddings. Will be back soon

Food was excellent, service excellent and a very good price If you ever have the choice of the bridge inn or cart and horses Go to the bridge inn In shawford you won’t be disappointed

I visited the pub a week ago, after I had so many good experiences from the refurb onwards. Unfortunately, this time it was disappointing. The calamari I had in the past I could say were the best but now the portion was half of size...

1. Full dog poo bag left in planter next to our table. 2. They do a Blue light card discount but as my wife had already paid they would not honour it. 3. Rocket and cucumber salad with no cucumber...or explanation. 4. Asked for Mayonnaise...

Wonderfully refurbished pub in idyllic location.. beautiful outdoor area and great food! All the staff are lovely and accommodating

Lovely location, good food and excellent, friendly service. Will use again when walking this part of the Itchen.

Lovely afternoon sat in the garden we didn’t eat today but enjoyed a well earned pint after a long walk by the river garden is looking stunning just love the news seating area service was friendly as always

often visit the bridge great place to stop and have lunch after a long walk service was friendly as always Lana was a delight food was good had the chicken burger my mum and a lovely fish and chips new patio area is lovely we...

This was our first visit after the refurb, as we're local, & wanted to show our support. We won't be going again, such a disappointment. Before we sat down, the waitress told us that there was quite a few options on the menu no longer...

Only plus point...pub has had a refit andblokks quite nice. Service pretty poor. My wife ordered lamb flatbread with feta. Effectively it was only a flatbread..hardly any lamb, even less feta and bread was pretty tough round the edges. My burger wasn't too bad. We...

The last time we went to The Bridge we were so disappointed with the service we resolved never to visit again. Having heard about the refurbishment we thought we'd give it a go. Big mistake! They seem unable to cope with the lunchtime service. There...

They were not quite able to cope with the numbers at a summer lunch time. I think we will leave it until a wet November lunchtime before visiting again. Half of their starters were not available eg no humous, no terrine and no olives. This...

Read reviews about money being spent glass covered seating areas etc .Call in to look at 5.00 pm and what did we find 4 people sat in a non smoking area and the new covered which look excellent on first arrival to find the floor...

Had a good evening meeting with friends. I had smoothed chicken which was nice and tender. Then I had Bailey's liquor coffee. Don't forget to book as can get busy.

Fantastic food and service, highly recommend this pub to all. Got a dog bed for our pooch too, very nice touch.

Having had many an enjoyable visit for various family occasions in the past, we were really shocked at how poor our experience was yesterday. They gave my 5 year old the wrong order (chicken burger instead of crispy chicken strips), when we sent it back...

Great for get togethers lots of nooks & crannies so tables well located in different areas. Atmosphere very relaxing

Just visited this pub for lunch as our local Greene King pub has changed the menu and now it doesnt have a lunch menu. We had 1 scampi and chips and 2 steak and gravy ciabatta sandwiches with chips. The pub is cosy and very...

Very nice, service very good ( Claire Brohan ) food very good, quick service, well worth a visit, recommended

Spent a afternoon at the bridge patio area was lovely after a long walk with the dogs who are made very welcome there is beds for your dogs to sit on treat to help yourself nice touch service was friendly we ate the lamb flatbread...

Come in for a family lunch to have a catch. Was well worth the travel. Great atmosphere with very comfy seats! Thanks to the new refit. Staff and food were amazing as always!

Amazing service! Always a treat to visit The bridge. Refurb looks great staff are still as friendly and on the ball as ever. And the food wow the food is still amazing! Thankyou team bridge

Visited her with family warm welcome good service and food just one small problem tried ordering a couple of items and was told that they don’t have them.should have been told when we were sat down by the host but over all it was a...

The starters and main course were so poor. When people work hard it is difficult to leave a poor review but it was genuinely not good at all. Tinned Olives in a starter salad, dreadful roast meal and the service was so slow. They have...

Fantastic meal. Really welcoming, even gave us a bed for our dog! Excellent service and superb meal. We will definitely be going back!

Just enjoyed a lovely Sunday lunch at the bridge I had rib of beef and my friend had the trio roast great quality and Yorkshire pud were huge and roasties were really soft in the middle and crispy on the outside lovely service from the...

Nice garden area (with heaters!) .. friendly staff ..amazing chef’s sharing platter was the perfect snack after our walk from Winchester along the banks of the Itchen .. We’ll be back for lunch or .. dinner .. drinks..

Chose this pub for what should have been a nice relaxing Sunday lunch with my family and to celebrate my son having successfully passed his university degree - it turned out to be a very stressful occasion! We ordered Sunday lunch for everyone and a...

Absolutely lovely food. We had the stake ciabatta and smothered chicken. The man was lovely and came over and spoke to out dachshund and offered us treats and a dog bed. The server lady was lovely too with great service

Chilled out drinks in the sun on a Saturday afternoon. Good choice of beer and great service from Claire Brohan!

Beautiful outside area - dog friendly both inside and outside and a lovely, hearty menu! Sam, the chef, even did a sausage for the dog :-) and Claire, our waitress, was super friendly, too! Highly recommend!

Excellent customer service, went the extra mile and was very polite & attentive with our orders definitely recommend coming.

We had excellent service from Claire Brohan who was really helpful in helping us select a good drink. They do such an amazing selection of drinks too. and I thoroughly recommend the bee sting cider.

Don’t buy the no leaf salad. It’s tiny and certainly not worth the price. Adding chicken didn’t make it any better - 4 strips of cold, dry chicken breast weren’t worth the extra cost. Don’t add squash either. The 3 tiny pieces of squash worked...

That was one of the worst meals out we’ve had for years. The service was incredibly slow. We had to chase things up three times. The food was ok overall. Between the four of us we had five meals, one was very good, two were...

Very impressed with new decor looks much brighter, staff very friendly and food was hot and well presented. Had lunch today with friends to celebrate our wedding anniversary was given a bottle of Prosecco from the manager and staff brought out cake that friends had...

Don’t listen to people who say it’s too expensive, that simply is not the case, we visit a lot of pubs and restaurants in Hampshire and Dorset and this is one our favourites for a good meal with a good variety of choices on the...

I have no particular objections to the pub - it's fine. But what I do object to is the fact that they've allowed one of those aggressive car parking companies to take over their car park. I parked in the car park with their actual...

Great meal, great service. Nice friendly waiting staff. Food was excellent as usual. A popular pub and always busy which is a great sign.

Booked to have lunch to celebrate my daughters 30th Birthday. Made very welcome by landlord and staff. Food was very nice and presented to a lovely standard. Beautiful garden and very pretty location. Will definitely return.

Excellent food and charming service! Lovely setting, attractive decor and very clean. Good parking facilities (remember to log registration). Would highly recommend visiting.

Overpriced staff a bit arrogant and not friendly That’s the senior staff The table staff were fine Beer flat got it changed Squid ok bit overpriced Arancheli overpriced Chips as a side an embarrassment looked and tasted awful No chef should serve that sort of...

We arrived at the Bridge Inn after reading reviews that this was a dog friendly place. We were greeted by Claire Brohan, who provided information of where dogs were allowed. We sat inside as the weather was a bit unpredictable. It was easy to find...

What a fabulous pub! Great atmosphere, beautiful aesthetic and such friendly hosts. We hadn’t visited for a few months, and they’ve done a massive refurbishment. It now looks as good as feels, and is incredibly dog friendly.

The Bridge has undergone a fabulous refurbishment and the staff are really friendly. A great chilled venue for a couple of pints.

We booked a table for 5:30 on a Saturday and the restaurant was pretty empty when we arrived. Our waiter said there might be a delay with food as they were busy but we received our order of drinks, starters and mains in normal timing....

Lovely surroundings by the river. Mostly good food, but not if you're vegan. My vegan salad main course was starter-sized and at £15.99 was very poor value for a tiny portion of vegetables, compared with other dishes. No action taken when I complained at the...

Really enjoyed our meal at the newly refurbished Bridge. Lots of good options on the menu, and the food was really tasty with good presentation. Service was really good too, and our server (sorry, didn't get her name) was lovely! Couldn't fault it - will...

Really friendly, great food. Staff went above and beyond to make my dog happy as well and fed her :) Olivia was very helpful and accommodating, always smiling. Would recommend 👌❤️

Another lovely lunch at the bridge our waitress Claire was lovely as always a real credit to the pub we really love the new look always a warm welcome

No alcohol free lager..no bar snacks .. Very disappointing..considering they have just had a 'refurb'...and are reaching out to the public to come and visit their great,new look pub.

What a fabulous pub in the best location , took the train from Southsea to see how the makeover went. The building has been refreshed at great expense to give multiple pleasant areas , beautifully decorated , the garden now has a bar and terrace,...

Could not accommodate the two of us for food when the place was empty Drinks orders were taken And payed for at lunch time . Then we are told , no food available

Popped in for a Friday lunch treat, just what we needed, lovely steak ciabatta and my husband enjoyed traditional scampi and chips! Service was friendly and quick. Would have loved to stay for more drinks as the atmosphere was so nice but we had to...