Carnicero Steakhouse in Southampton

The restaurant was empty on arrival and we chose to sit outside , Service was a little slow, and server went home half way through our meal and new member appointed Starters were ok , the steak tartar was the star of the show Mains were banging steaks seared and rested soft and juicy Fish was a farmed sea bass for the money and the quality of the mains on the whole would of liked to have seen a nicer piece of fish Had to place order inside for puddings Which were ok. On the whole was a good experience But could polish up on a few skills of service Service charge should be earned and not expected, when we booked we said we were coming from a graduation, and paid a requested deposit, but no congratulations or recognition, simple social service skill's

Absolutely superb, six out of five! Wonderful staff, lovely atmosphere, incredible edibles. Really can't compliment you all enough for an exceptional evening. Perfect.

I NEVER post negative reviews, but my experience with the owner was terrible here. As it was a nice warm day, I phoned in the morning to swap out 8pm table for an outdoor table. When we arrived, we were greeted by the owner. I explained we had booked an outside table and he advised it was impossible, only outdoor tables could be booked at 7pm and 7.30pm. He then went on to say irrelevant of whether I called, it was his rules, no one else's. He was extremely rude, implied I was lying. There was a note next to my name in the bookings book which clearly stated outside. Thankfully one of his waiting team came over and found us a table. If it wasn't so busy in other restaurants we would have gone elsewhere. The food was lovely, as were the waiting staff. However we will not be returning. Even business owners need to admit when they are wrong, and can do so without being so rude.

We came as a group of 8 and everything was 10/10. The staff were attentive, the food was delicious and the restaurant itself is lovely. Everything was reasonably priced too so we were able to enjoy exactly what we wanted. I would recommend this for couples, families and friends.

Having been to Carnicero several times before and enjoyed the experience, my wife and I ventured out mid week for a steak meal with positive expectation. This time we had starters and main course - steak and ribs. The steak was ok, not the best or the worst, but the ribs were truly awful. When you think of ribs you think juicy, falling-off the bone and flavoursome. These ribs (two large beef ribs) were greasy, overcooked and tough. Served with two dollops of coleslaw, and chips (which were also overcooked). Really disappointing. Food not great and certainly not up to the standard based on previous experience and not worth the relatively high prices. And here’s the main story….the waiter came over shortly after we received our main courses to ask if all was ok. We replied “yes” having only just started to eat the main course. After 10 mins or so of trying to persevere with the first of the two big ribs, I realised that they were just awful and returned the dish to the kitchen. Over half of the total food was still on the plate and clearly not touched. I didn’t ask for a replacement meal (realising by the time anything arrived my wife would have finished her steak) nor was one offered…just a meek apology. Then it was time for the bill which not only included the full price of the main ribs course which I had returned, but also contained a non-discretionary service charge. I then asked to speak with the manager to ask why we had been charged in full for the meal returned and he said “ he couldn't do anything because when he had asked “ was the food was ok” we had said yes and “I had eaten over half of the dish” . Essentially he was implying that the meal must have been ok because I ate some of it or that I was simply trying to get a free meal. He argued this with me and then agreed to remove the non-discretionary service fee but would not budge on the price of the ribs (£25). The moral of the story here is be very careful what you say in this restaurant when asked about your food because it may be used in evidence against you! I wasn't in the mood or had the time to stand at the bar and argue the toss with the manager …but I can tell you this…in over 40 years of travelling all around the world and eating out I have only twice ever returned food to the kitchen. This was one of those two occasions. Suffice to say my wife and I will never eat at this restaurant again and I told the manager this …….to which he seemed completely indifferent. There are plenty of good steak restaurant in Southampton …..go elsewhere!

Me and my family came here for a Sunday roast and it was amazing! The service was impeccable, they were so attentive and the atmosphere was brilliant! Could not fault this place, it felt like we were in someone’s home, just so relaxed and intimate! Thank you again!

Amazing the steak is the best i’ve ever had a the garlic butter is just beautiful ! our waiter was very nice and knowledgable

Lovely lunch over February half-term visiting my son at Uni. Meat was perfect and my other son had a burger. We all enjoyed it.

This is our third visit to this restaurant and they never fail to impress. The food is excellent, well priced and the staff make the whole experience a pleasure. Looking forward to our next visit.

Enjoyed my meal. Didn't go for the steak as I thought it was very expensive. Good service and a nice meal,I would definitely come back.

Carnicero has quite possibly the worst booking system imaginable. Three times i have attempted to make bookings based on times that are advertised as available on their website and three times in a row they have then written to say they cannot honour the booking request for the date/time showing as available. Even after saying no via email, those times are still showing as available for other people to attempt to book. It just results in frustrated customers which is made even worse by the fact they do not even attempt to find a way to remotely accommodate your request. Once or twice i can understand, but three reservation requests in a row, all showing availability to then be refused is just unacceptable. It doesn't matter how good the food is, if you treat your customers this way they will not come back!!

I've been here about ten times now and the food has been fantastic every single time. I've had most of their steak cuts including the tomahawk and fillet and highly recommend both. The service is good and the atmosphere is good but above all, the food is excellent. I'd highly recommend this restaurant!

A fabulous restaurant with a nice cosy feel. The waiter was really attentive and the food was freshly cooked and really good. Would totally recommend this place.

Service was very good but the steak was not. We both had a medium fillet and 10 minutes after leaving the restaurant chucked it all up. Avoid.

Amazing! Service and food was top quality and good price. Highly recommend. In Oxford street Southampton. Nice little street with lots of night life bars and restaurants

I was super impressed with this restaurant! I booked a table of 10 online for my partners birthday and I have an email back very quickly to confirm. The food was great and the survive was alas very good!

Superb meal today for my husbands birthday. The mussels were the best I’ve ever had. Steaks were beautiful, so tender. Service was attentive and just the right pace. We will be returning!

The best and fresh food in Southampton! Being there with the family and was a great experience! Respectful and lovely staff!

The most delicious meal my friends and I have ever had eating out. The steaks were sublime! Evening enhanced by attentive, friendly staff. Planning to go back to try the Roast Dinners.

Stunning. Had my 70th birthday here. All I can say. 100% spot on. 9 of us, we're all looked after by staff. Nothing was too much. Will be going back. Thanks to all

We're in the area seeing family and chose to eat here as I fancied a steak. Great atmosphere, very friendly, engaging people working here and the steak was perfect. Plus, PLUS, there was marrow bone in the menu - joy, pure joy! A good Rioja...

The food was amazing. Loved the starters and the steak was tender, melt in you mouth deliciousness. The staff were friendly and did great the entire time.

Situated in Oxford Street this family run independent restaurant is the best in my humble opinion. Run expertly by Reza and his wife this is the standard that all restaurants should aim for. As you enter it has a homely friendly feel about the place....

Lively atmosphere for a Friday night dinner for son’s birthday. Staff were all amazing and so professional with every table looked after. Steaks were amazingly tender and that flamed grilled taste awesome. And for the triple cooked chip! Wow. Would recommend booking in advance as...

Amazing experience. We had lunch and i have to say that the goat cheese with beetroot was DELICIOUS, and the parfait with yogurt also !! Staff very friendly and ambient was very pleasing. Definitely recommend

Had to be one of the best places by far to eat in Southampton. Always a good sign when they are also the busiest! Great staff great food great place. Thank you.

Went for Sunday lunch. Ordered a trout and salmon caviar pate Also chicken stripes for starters all well prepared and tasty for main pork roast which was one of the best .thanks guys definitely recommend to visit.

Came as a group of 5 and all had different meals. Not a scrap left! Brilliant and as always delivers. If you want a reliable roast or steak you must try theirs!

Can't recommend highly enough. Steaks were cooked to perfection and the Sea Bass was superb. Took the waiters advice on dessert and had the scrummy apple cake. Staff were attentive, cheerful and friendly. Atmosphere was buzzing.

Table was too small for a group of 6. Apparently the lamb was cooked well and tender, but the beef needed some serious chewing and a sharper knife to cut. The vegetables were as though they had been cooked earlier and then microwaved. However the...

Really great steakhouse with a wide range of steaks, and not just beef! Had the beef rib steak - perfectly cooked and served with a range of 3 sides of our choice Ambience is nice and relaxed with good attentive service. They also have a...

Wow!! Cosy tables, fantastic ambience, personable staff but, best of all, the BEST steaks we’ve had in years. Steaks & chips were cooked to perfection, served with a peppercorn sauce as standard. Best of all is that it’s a Family run restaurant, but serves better...

Amazing Tomahawk steak special, best I've ever had. Truffle mac& cheese a great side, great texture and flavor.

Excellent choice tonight ! Service was speedy, efficient & personable. Pork ribs & fries were wonderful, the meat actually fell off the bone & fries were hot & crispy. Husband had the rib eye & it was deemed fantastic! Delicious black peppercorn/mushroom sauce. Cooked perfectly...

Wow! What great food! Great service. The specials are phenomenal. Super to share and fantastic to eat! Loved the Porterhouse sharing steak!

Went for lunch and what a good choice. Friendly staff and superb food. We'll worth a visit. Will definitely go back.

Great restaurant, popped in late on a Saturday night, they kindly let us order, food was amazing!! Staff so friendly even though they had been busy and wanted to go. We will be back!!

Had a great family lunchtime meal here. Food and service excellent. Highly recommend. Staff are welcoming, and very efficient.

The most spectacular food and service! Worth every penny! Been here multiple times and always blown away! Steak platter is insane!

I came here with a friend for a relaxed night out and we couldn’t of chosen better! The staff were so lovely and approachable; Plus the drinks and bites were amazing. It really was the perfect place to relax and unwind while enjoying quality food and service. Will definitely be going back and recommending to others as well!

What an evening. From the moment we walked in we had Chris seat us and make us feel like we were the only ones here! Service was seamless and nothing was too much. Would definitely recommend and if there’s only two of you, go for...

As always we had an amazing night out at Carnicero. A lovely and atmospheric experience and super busy for a Thursday evening. The team are amazing as is the food. Thank you!

Lively steakhouse. Enjoyed a great T-bone with a lovely glass of Primitivo! Compliments to the team for an incredibly smooth service even though the place was close to capacity.

Always great food. We had the roast today and highly recommend. Staff always so helpful and food always amazing.

The best steak I have ever tasted I really recommend to ANYONE all the the staff was VERY friendly thank you very much for a great experience!

Fabulous evening as ever at this stean house. First time we visited earlier in the week, to then book to treat our boys after a week of not seeing them much due to work. Staff friendly, helpful and great with the teens......after beautiful fillets each...

Do not go here!!! The manager was shockingly rude, the service was appalling, took 1hr for mains to come after we had starters. Terrible, I will never go back here. My friends travelled a long way to come here and it was rubbish. Never again.

A rather expensive dinner with my son, after a day helping him move flat. We shared a plate of calamari to start. The braised Lamb Shank was tender enough though it had that "freezer aroma" typical of bought-in, ready-prepared, foods. The pan-fried duck was better,...

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Great food, great service in a quiet pedestrianised area. Had fabulous lunch here before one of our party was getting on cruise ship. Would recommend highly and will use again when in the area.

First time visit for Sunday Lunch and thoroughly recommend a visit . Great food came out piping hot and did not have to wait although quite busy, attentive and friendly staff will definitely pay another visit .

Regular customers food superb ! Great atmosphere lovely staff. Owners really nice. Well worth a visit

Have visited more times than I can remember. However this was for my big 5 0 and there were 15 of us. A pre order was required and apart from a mix up on my part all the meals came out within a reasonable time...

Disappointing!!! Ordered garlic bread & after waiting an hour it arrived with our mains My husbands rib eye was lovely but unfortunately my seared duck breast was tepid It was taken back but by the time a new one arrived my husband had almost finished...

I had a nice dinner with my daughter.We ordered the salad with a chicken breast and I had a swordfish fillet on sauté potatoes with chili baby prawns sauce. Dish was very tasty! I finished my meal in 5 minutes 🤣🤣🤣 I would say that...

This family owned restaurant work hard to please and never fail. Delicious, flavourful food cooked to perfection always. We were spoilt as always with attentive and friendly hospitality. Was the loveliest evening for our daughters 21st birthday, sat outside in the buzzy street and sunshine....

Outstanding friendly service Great wine list Goat cheese appetizer was very good. Excellent menu… Braised Lamb Shank was EXCELLENT Our server, Chris was knowledgeable and attentive 🫶🏼

Every mouthful was a joy. All four of us, with very different tastes and two of us coeliac, ate everything we were brought by some very charming and attentive staff

Absolutely excellent! Came here for our anniversary I'm veggie she's a meat eater. All staff said hello as we were shown to our table. The place was busy for at 7pm even though the rest of the street was quiet. A good sign. Flawless service....

Horrible customer service. The 'manager' is the rude/aggressive. Save your money and go elsewhere.

Great steak house for dinner before a gig, good, lively atmosphere with friendly service, good drinks and cocktail menu. Food came pretty quickly and was cooked really well, could have been a bit more generous with the 'garnish' but if you like steak and chips...

Customer service is impeccable. The staff is friendly, welcoming and caring. The foods is amazing. Definitely one of the restaurant is Southampton.

Terrible customer service. Very disappointed as the restaurant had been highly recommended and I had booked for my husbands birthday. Food was mediocre at best, my meal was cold, after informing staff of this, around 10 minutes later the manager approached me trying to justify...

Wonderful meal to celebrate our daughters birthday. Some of the best steak we’ve ate! Mac & cheese was also very tasty. A little noisy, but it was a bank holiday and the town was very busy. Would deffo recommend.

Delighted to say they managed to squeeze us in at rather short notice. Very accommodating. The food was simply stunning, as was the service. As well as great food, great location, fabulous staff there is the most wonderful vibe that makes your evening really special.

Amazing dinner. Customer service is outstanding! Laura was impeccable the whole time, always giving us the most welcoming smile! Celso kept checking back on us, making sure we had the most wonderful experience. Whoever works on the bar, congratulations to you too because the cocktails...

Great Food, Atmosphere and service! I would like to pass on my thanks to you all for a great evening celebrating my 50th, fantastic food and even better service, I have never been before, I will be returning on regular basis.

Amazing food perfectly cooked steak, friendly and chatty staff, relaxing atmosphere. We have been here a few times now and never felt rushed, and have recommended to friends

We visited Carnicero over the Easter bank holiday and it was perfect in every way. Very welcoming, friendly staff and lovely atmosphere. The food was delicious and the menu is great. Five ⭐️ from us , highly recommend and will definitely be visiting again

First visit and loved it. Extremely busy and I now know why…food was amazing! Lovely staff, friendly and attentive. Would highly recommend.

Really nice welcome as you enter. There wasn't much of a wait time after being seated before you're asked about anything to drink, which I liked. Nothing worse than being left sat at a table. We had a mix of starters, mussels. Scallops and calamari,...

Our first time at Carnicero and it was a great experience! Fantastic food, nice atmosphere and friendly tentative staff. Felt the food was 100% worth the price and will definitely be back!

Great food as always, everyone enjoyed what they had. Must try the roast dinners next time we come on a Sunday. Nice welcome when we arrived, although the server tried to take food order prior to drinks. Soon corrected and absolutely no complaints.

My daughter took me for a belated mothers day lunch on the Monday after mothering Sunday. Such a lovely first class service by very attentive waiters. The fillet steak was cooked to perfection and the whole meal was delicious. I would highly recommend and will...

First time here, what a great place, great food, excellent staff, nothing was too much trouble for them. Highly recommend them. Met the boss's boss (his wife of course ha ha ) a lovely lady cooking in the kitchen thanked her for the lovely food...

OMG, on one hand, I don't want anyone to know how good this place is so I can always get a table. However this food is outstanding, the steaks are to die for. The quality of the food and the value make this the best...

Fantastic experience. Brilliant staff, all of which made us feel welcome and valued without ever being over the top or pushy.

We have been to Carnicero before and had a fantastic experience. We decided we had to go back and try their Sunday roast. We are so glad we did! It is so delicious and filling. Not to mention the staff are lovely and attentive. We...

Fantastic steak house, went for a birthday and the service was great and food was really nice. Buzzing atmosphere, make sure you book cause it’s busy.

Four of us went here last Thursday, 23rd February, three non-steak meals were fine but my expensive rib eye steak was almost one huge piece of gristle. The waiter asked if our meal was ok and I said, not really and waggled my hand from...

Oxford street has a lot of places to visit but you cannot beat Carnicero. Not only is the food exceptional, the staff are second to none. They treat everyone like a friend. They genuinely care that you have an amazing experience with them. From their...

Myself and my husband found this little gem when looking for nice restaurants in Southampton! The reviews and picture’s definitely are not wrong as it was absolutely amazing! The dining set was lovely, food was incredible and the staff were so friendly and couldn’t do...

Wasn’t expecting live music so pleasantly surprised that alongside a tasty meal we also had a blooming brilliant piano player i think his name is john. Will come back and check john playing piano again there’s not enough venues that play live music and serve...

Valentines meal, so treated ourselves to a rare cooked Hampshire fillet steak and gazillion's of red wine. Great atmosphere created by super brilliant pianist.., who was he ?? Please book him again and let your customers know! Excellent service, really wished I could have stayed...

Food sublime, service excellent, had booked table and was seated early, service timely, very filling, steaks cooked to perfection.

I took my daughter here for an evening meal. The service was fantstic' and the food was excellent. I had upon seeing the menu thought it's abit pricey. But when the perfectly cooked steaks arrived with in 20 minutes. I quickly changed my mind. I...

I’ve always wanted to try a tomahawk steak and I’m so glad I tried it here! We had it medium rare and boy was it tasty and juicy!!!!! I’m getting hungry just thinking about it now 🤤. Staff were really nice and super attentive!

Our 4th visit to this gorgeous restaurant, the food served here is beyond perfection. They only use the best locally sourced meat and it is cooked with with love. Never question the cost, it is worth every penny. Warm, welcoming, and family run, it is...

We had a wonderful evening here celebrating my mums birthday. The food was outstanding, as was the service. When they realised it was my mums birthday the staff all sang and presented her with pudding. We will definitely return if in the area.

I have been to Carnicero few times, and it is always a great experience. Food is fresh and tasty, and service is fast. Definately will come back

Amazing food and service. Prawns for starter was lovely and had the Hampshire sirloin for main. My other half also enjoyed his meal. Great atmosphere too, will be back!

Had an incredible tomahawk steak here this week, cooked beautifully and so tasty, great selection of sides topped off with a brownie for pudding the brownie was beautifully soft and perfect!

Ich war mit meinem Sohn dort. Der Service war super, mega freundlich und aufmerksam, der Rotwein fantastisch, unser Chateaubriand nicht...

Excellent selection of food, and service. you come out full up and fully satisfied, but immediately start planning your next visit as it is so good..

Exceptional. They managed a 20 person sitting amazingly with rave reviews all round. For myself, the steak was cooked perfectly, the triple cooked chips had that great crunch to the outside and soft and fluffy inside, the Mai Tai was beautifully layered, and the cheesecake...

Booked for my partners birthday lunch (small family with baby) emailed ahead to ask for a birthday dessert chocolate brownie with a candle, the staff were so great , they came out singing and accommodated this request with no additional cost. The owner was very...

We have been to this restaurant quite a few times over the years and we always get a gorgeous steak meal. We can’t fault the steaks. Chris the manager is so lovely and welcoming as are the staff. Always busy, so that speaks for itself..lovely...

Fantastic food and atmosphere, friendly staff. Thoroughly enjoyed our evening, reasonable prices, no processed food, everything tasted freshly cooked.

Came here for a birthday steak meal, service was greta and the food even better. Would absolutely come again.

The staff were warm, the service was good, the fries were crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, and the steak was almost impeccable. （Unfortunately the oysters were out of stock when I arrived. But scallops are good