Rancho Steak House & Lounge Bar in Southampton

My husband booked this as a surprise for my birthday meal and I couldn’t have been more happy. There were 10 of us in total including a child. The food was amazing as per usual, everyone raves about the stakes and burgers. The sides and sauces were amazing as always, soo much flavour and great portion sizes. The service was really quick and the servers were friendly enough. Considering the quality of the food, we were so impressed with the price, under £300 for 10 people to have a main, sides, and drinks. Can’t wait to come back!!

Wonderful steak and service. Great recommendations from the serving staff such as the nacho starter and the choice of beer. Homemade cheesecake dessert was delicious.

All round good quality, service and value for money. We were a table of 5, 3 adults and 2 kids. We went on a Tuesday as it was All You Can Eat Ribs. This is something that we go to quite a lot. 4 of us had ribs and my 14 year old Daughter had a burger. All of the food was of a good quality and the attentiveness of the staff (Faith) meant that our top ups kept on coming out to keep us fed and happy. I would highly recommend Argentos for all of it's food, but especially if you're up for a challenge.

Amazing food and customer service. Staff were friendly and welcoming! The salmon fillet and mash is gorgeous and would definitely recommend

Giovedì 25 aprile 2024 a cena in famiglia. Locale stranamente popolato italiani, buon servizio, buona carne. In tre spendiamo £ 66,72 Non male

A delayed anniversary meal for my wife and I, who doesn't normally enjoy steak or red meat but she loves the ribs here so we always come back. I had the Sin Marten (steak and ribs) which were cooked perfectly and the garlic chips were great. Never had a bad meal here.

Came for an early dinner on a Saturday night with my husband, lovely staff, not many in but soon filed up as the evening went on, we don’t go out as a couple that much so made the most of the evening, both had sirloins which although well cooked the steaks were cheap and grisly, as a gesture of goodwill they gave me a glass of wine and my husband a pudding, not sure we would rush back but I enjoyed our time together.

Good place for ribs. Ordered the rack and a half of BBQ ribs and the order came out reasonably quick and they were decent enough. Service was good. The staff were quite attentive and prompt. No complaints. Was a little quiet for a Saturday night I thought, which affected the mood/feel of the place I thought but had no complaints with the food and service

Great service and exceptional food. Very pleased to have chosen this restaurant to go to. Both steaks cooked exactly as we liked them and the table next to us also commented on the quality of the food. Would highly recommend.

Lovely food, bit flakey on service after main course was finished. I would have liked a dessert, but no one came after clearing our plates so ventually we decided to leave, and paid on the way out. And there was an added servicce charge, which I should have asked to be removed, my fault accepting it, but we were on our way out!

Picked this restaurant at random from several in the High St neighbourhood. Not busy but the food was superb. It might have been the best steak I ever had. The price for food and wine was reasonable.

Excellent food, service is ok but if your looking for a good steak in Southampton look no further. We have eaten here 3 times in a month and it’s always very good.

Amazing food and great service. We asked for a table for 2 last minute and the floor manager, although really busy, managed to squeeze us in. Our food was excellent and came in good time. I have read a review above saying the ribs were horrible and all I can say is that they must be either really fussy or lying because we had the ribs and they were the best I’ve ever tasted. I had the 14oz rump (also the best I’ve had in a long time) and my wife had the pollo chicken which she loved. Think I’ve found my new new favourite restaurant. Well done to the staff who were all working tirelessly to keep up with the huge orders and still providing an amazing meal for the two of us.

Our experience was horrible the food was poor and staff were not nice. I have already written my review before

Ribs were covered in a base sauce which was bitter. I tried a different sauce but this also used the base so was the same. When I finally got the staffs attention who were too busy smoking outside I complained. They tested and agreed it wasn't nice. No compensation or apology. Expensive, bad service and poor food - Avoid.

we went there about 7 last night which was very quiet. I like the cantina style decor and staff were welcoming. Hubby had a caiprihina and I had a glass of rose, white zinfandel, which was quite sweet but it was my choice. We ordered the Lamb duo argento and the churrasco Bife Agosto, and the meat was absolutely beautiful, tender succulent and brilliantly seasoned! I was a little disappointed as the duo part of my dish was Lamb chops and Lamb stew, and the stew was one scoop under the chops to the extent I had to ask the waitress where my stew was! But the chops more than made up for this as I got five good sized chops done to perfection. Lamb is so expensive I really thought this was a great portion size. I heard not a peep from my husband for 15 minutes which told me how good his churrasco steak was! Both came with a side salad in a creamy dressing, and husband had a baked potato thrown in for good measure. He asked for some sour cream and that was no problem. We ordered extra fried potatoes and corn on the cob and really enjoyed our meal.

Really wonderful food We chose Argento Steakhouse because we were in Southampton for a night before our cruise, and our hotel was close by. The interior of the establishment lacks charm, as it is a spacious room furnished with tables and chairs, which were somewhat sticky. Argento has an open kitchen, which means that the steaks are cooked on a real fire. This means that, most likely, a little grease-soaked smoke enters the restaurant, which makes the tables sticky. In this particular instance, it may be necessary to utilize a grease remover spray daily to effectively manage the situation. Our waitress appeared to be new and was still a bit shy, but she was very friendly and accommodating. The two guys who were waiting for us as well were nimble and really top-notch. Let's get to the main reason why Argento receives five stars from me. The food! It took a while for our food to come, but we had a big table with many different dishes. However, the wait turned out to be exceedingly worthwhile, as we have rarely encountered such delectable meat. The ribs were so tender and flavorful, and the entire dish was just perfect. The beef tenderloin was seared as per the request and was succulent and tender. Also, the avocado burger was top-notch, and the meat tasted really delicious, like good beef with a nice flavor from grilling over an open fire. What about the side dishes? Well, what can I say? We had garlic potato chips, regular fries, asparagus with garlic sauce, onion rings, mashed potatoes, and fresh spinach leaves. They're all excellent, and they're hot and delicious. Only the spinach was slightly sandy, but that's probably also a sign that it was really fresh and not frozen. Overall, it was a great evening, and the food and service were top-notch. I'm happy to give 5 stars without hesitation, even though the tables were sticky. Next time we're in Southampton, we'll be back.

would not eat there again, Ordered the crab starter and said no chilli, then had prawn paella which was chilli hot, !!!! I've never had chilli hot paella, the staff not once came over to ask how are meal was at all. The T.Bone steak was nice but over priced as it only comes with a tiny salad and that's it, we had to ask if there was another additional like chips etc, no that's it. They did give chips. But it very over priced. The Bar waitress was very nice and agreed about my paella. Won't go again.

We visited here in September, we had the prawns to start and rib eye steaks for our main. The steaks were cooked to perfection. The service wasn’t very efficient and we ended up getting our own drinks from the bar as we were sat in the corner but the bar man made up for the lack of service from the restaurant staff

Food was lovely and plentiful and a good choice of menu. Can work out quite expensive, but worth paying that extra for great food. Staff were very friendly and helpful too.

We visited last night (28.01.23) and had the best meal. The staff were very clearly rushed off their feet however this didn’t hinder the service they provided us and apologised for the wait every time they came to our table for orders or to bring drinks/ food. We both had cocktails at a reasonable price each (£8.50) and then ordered a steak each and a few sides to share between us! The food was absolutely incredible and every bowl/ plate was empty at the end! We will definitely be visiting again, thank you so much!

A fabulous steak restaurant. 4/5 of us had steak and it was served perfectly cooked and presented. Love that it doesn’t come with a plateful of extras that you don’t need. The steak takes centre stage and you can then order your favourite accompaniments. (Mushrooms were delicious). My daughter had chicken fajitas and they looked great, she devoured the lot so must have been good as she’s fussy!! The service was impeccable. Plenty of staff, drinks orders taken swiftly and nothing was too much trouble. We will return……thank you!

When they said Argentinian style I was expecting cooking on opened fire. It was cooked on grill. The steak with chimichurri sauce was tasteless and the starter of crayfish was very poor. Crayfish was smothered in mayonnaise. Sorry but I won’t be coming back to this restaurant.

Thought i would wait until my second visit before reviewing. Basically, as good a steak as i have ever eaten. Good quality meat. Cooked as ordered (medium rare). Fitness the staff to be friendly and helpful.

Quite frankly the worst meal we have eaten out in Southampton. The staff were rude, the food was awful. 7 of us went for a birthday meal. The fillet steak was so thin and definitely not 8oz and not cooked to any of our requests....

First time visiting this restaurant and I was sadly underwhelmed. Steak was very tasty but sides disappointing. Corn that was over cooked and mushy, jacket potato that was soggy (microwaved maybe rather than crispy from the oven). I would have fed this back at the...

We went to Argento Steak House last night and I can honestly say it was the best meal we have had in a while. Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to our waiter for the evening Takara Ahmed who was so...

After looking for ages for a steakhouse in Southampton, we booked a table at Argento, such a perfect decision! Food was brilliant and very attentive service! Definitely return when back in the area.

Went on a Tuesday for the all you can eat ribs. They come with salad and chips with a rack and a half to start and then you can top up with more ribs as and when you want. Ribs come with a nice glaze...

Absolutely lovely experience here. Upon entering we were greeted and shown to our table ... The waitress was a cheerful girl and made us feel comfortable and wanted. We skipped starters and I went for the trio of steak with chips and salad, and a...

Visiting from the states. This restaurant compares to a crappy Applebee's. Service terrible,food had no taste avoid at all cost

Last minute decision to eat dinner, walked past the restaurant and decided to give it a try. I am. So. Pleased we did and will certain ly visit again soon. The food was extremely tasty, the steak melted in your mouth and the staff were...

Came here for the first time in August 2021 and chose to return for my birthday with the family in November 2021. Absolutely delicious and reasonably priced. Had the Trio Argento both times and will definitely be returning. The only issue I had was the...

Had a dinner there with the family ordered tbone steak never again was tuff and over cooked to even be medium well. Neve again will ever eat at this resturant. I am a steak lover so I know good steak and this was the worst...

Tried this restaurant for the first time !! Poor quality over priced steak not cooked to my request.Whole restaurant experience sadly disappointing.Many more restaurants in Southampton that have far better quality steak and service which is so much better.

Just visited this restaurant which is sited near my hotel. After sampling a couple of weissbiers at the nearby Stein Garten I decided to give it a try. It far exceeded my expectations both in the quality of the wine and the excellent steak. I...

Just had a very nice meal with my girlfriend at Argento steak House and it was very nice I had the bife ancho and my girlfriend had a salmon fillet which she said was nice as well hope to back next time we are down...

Our first visit and probably the best steak I’ve had in years. The wife had ribs with a lovely sauce (so many that they kindly bagged them up for her). Would recommend and will be back.

My wife and I stayed in Southampton overnight just along the road from Argento and fancied a steak so reserved a table. The place was heaving, it was a Saturday night. The service was extremely proficient and the staff polite seeing how busy it was,...

First time visiting this restaurant, have been looking for a good Steak house for a very long time and found it last night. I went for Sirloin steak medium rare and it was perfect so juicy, other half went for Rib eye and he said...

Used this restaurant on 3 occasions when working at Southampton Boat Show. On each occasion it was very good with efficient service, pleasant and relaxed atmosphere and the best steaks beautifully cooked that I have eaten in years. Tender and succulent cooked to what was...

Came here with a group of friends on a Saturday night. The place was packed and they were clearly short-staffed. The “waitress” who served us our drinks bizarrely said to us after we asked for more drinks “sorry, but I don’t actually work here” and...

We had 2 nights in Southampton and have regularly visited this restaurant. The food is superb. As usual we ate here in the Fri night and the steaks and sides were delicious as were the rib starters. We then spent ages on the Sat night...

Sono stato due volte visto la buona esperienza che ho avuto!! Carne buonissima. Inoltre è in una zona con molti...

Myself and my partner came here on a date night. The steaks we ordered were cooked to the perfect temperature and we were approached very often by staff offering drinks/more service and left us feeling really appreciated Will definitely be coming back.

lovely food, friendly staff, really enjoyed our visit, being Saturday night it was very busy and noisy, but didn't stop us having a lovely time.

Delicious food, friendly staff, very busy with it being Saturday night. Very noisy. But the food was well worth it.

We arrived at 19.30 only 5 other tables taken, after ordering our drinks & receiving them we chatted for a while & 5 mins later we ordered our food. meanwhile the restaurant became busy. After an hour of waiting for our food and other tables...

We happened along this place whilst searching for a lunch venue that welcomes dogs. Our very well behaved was warmly welcomed and we sat in the warm midday sun enjoying the fixed lunch menu..... The ribs and accompanying sauce were beautiful and the steak was...

Friendly service, neither too intrusive or inattentive - got the balance just right. Very impressed - trio of steak for me (fillet, rump and sirloin) and New York (steak and eggs) for my wife. Both accompanied with sauteed potatoes - in garlic. Delicious meal, potatoes...

No frills, just outstanding food with fantastic service. Despite a very busy evening for the restaurant we left Happy. Staff did an amazing job under pressure.

Dined with a friend and we had a fab time. The service was really attentive and drinks and starter arrived promptly. The main was excellent and the extra bits and bobs were very tasty. Considering all it was one of the better eating out experiences to be had in S'oton. Thank you for making our evening a success.

We were recommended to try here by the manager of the hotel we were staying at. All of us were agreed it was excellent advice. My steak was as good as any I've had, and everyone else thought theirs were wonderful too. The service was...

Welcomed on arrival shown to table, drinks ordered and arrived prompt. Place order and everything came together. All our steaks and ribs cooked to perfection. Table check was done we asked for more sauces.fast service and polite too. Had a lovely evening great food too....

So me and my partner were out having a lovely meal. The food was lovely (little long to wait but was happy too as food was lovely). We had just eaten our meal and then about 1 minute later the waiter came over and said...

probamos esto como parte del plan del gobierno para comer fuera y estaba ocupado cuando llegamos, el servicio fue bueno y no esperamos mucho para nuestras comidas, comí bistec con huevos, mi esposo comió el pescado, pensó que era un poco desagradable lado pequeño por el precio, pero disfruté el mío, buen calor y cómo me gusta cocinado y sin duda volveré pronto, buen distanciamiento social y profesional.

Great meal for my sons birthday. Lovely food and good service. Tables spaced out well good social distancing and very clean.

The best steak I’ve had. Amazing flavour great portions and good service. Great ribs and caramel cheesecake to die for. Nice surprise thankyou

Me and my partner popped in for some dinner before heading out to meet some friends, we thought we would treat ourselves to a starter and main.the mussles ... the most overcooked stringy tasteless thing i have ever eaten! I'm assuming the chef has never cooked them before!On to the mains, both os u ordered the fillet steak. It came out, i knew right away it wasnt fillet, as it was huge! blood all over the plate (not a good cut obviously!) we finished, what we could eat ... leaving half a plate of grisstle and fat. again .... not a fillet! (See photos)we complained after, via email, not to cause a scene. and nothing was said on done. we spent over £70 eating here, Never again will be go to a Ranchos

Recommended and booked for a night out with Friends.We were slow to be seated and it took ages for our orders to be taken. The food arrived in good time after that and was of good standard.It’s slipped down the list of my favourite places to eat.

Very disappointed with this place. Had heard good things but we sat down at 19.30 group of 4 and it was 30 mins before we managed to grab someone's attention just to order some drinks! We all ordered mains with sides and ended up waiting over a hour!! For them to arrive. The food was nice I had the rack and half of ribs lovely. But the service is terrible we did mention it to the waitress but she didn't care or apologise for anything .

I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. The steak was far below average too tough to finish and the prawns were overcooked. The service was not good. They didn't come and check if our meals were ok if they had we would have said no. The service took too long considering they weren't even busy. They didn't offer any sauces with the steaks and when we finished didn't offer a dessert menu eitherI will not be back and I would persuade other friends there are much nicer places to eat with much friendlier atmosphere and staff.

Igjen, så leverte Rancho en god biff med ett godt tilbehør. Ønsket biffen medium stekt, og igjen klarte de å steke etter ønske. Denne gang gikk jeg for potetmos som tilbehør. En vinner.

How very disappointed that this once reasonable steak house has deteriorated over the years into a complete shambles ! No atmosphere . Staff in it for the buck not the service. The steak choice is limited to the cut only, no regional choice and not great steaks at all .The Rump steak medium rare , was cooked ok , but plated before being rested at all . So was swimming in blood by mid way through . Not a great look !The burgers were full of gristle and so very dry . Unbelievable no relish or moisture adding condiments except for the smallPortion of ketchup offered only when requested . Dry bun , dry gristly with zero taste . Worst burger ever ! Might have well torched the £48 , surely would have been far more enjoyable and entertaining . Give this a miss ...

Quite happy to seat us in this restaurant, they have you there a customer to be served. Half an hour before our order was taken and nearly 2 hours later the food arrived on our table. This was not the way we had intended to start our holiday. People walked out, one family had 2 young boys and it was clear it was getting far to late to keep them out, hungry children. Wouldn't have minded if we had been warned that there was going to be a delay we would have gone elsewhere. One dish we wanted not available as they did not have enough chicken. however they thought they had sufficient for chicken faitjas. Oh no they didn't was large chunks of peppers and onions. Is this tactic a way of getting you to spend more on drinks whilst waiting for your food to arrive??

Great food average price service not great but the food makes up for that. My partner said best steak he.s ever tasted. Huge burgers. Only downside you order sides seperate chips onion rings wtc. Try the cheesy garlic bread deliciuos

Went to Ranchos last night for a quick main course before driving home . My husband had the fillet steak & chips which came with salad . I had the trio of steak fillet, sirloin, & rump with salad & jacket potato with sour cream . Friends had chicken tortilla & a chicken dish . Excellent presented & cooked just as we requested. Only food Criticism no béarnaise sauce which is a standard accomplishment with steak and I think should be offered like mustard is available. The other thing I was disappointed to see was that we were given plastic straws & other guests having cocktails had plastic cocktail sticks why can’t a chain like Ranchos start using paper straws & shy can’t manufactures stop producing plastic cocktail stirrers & make them out of disposable wood instead & still have them in the Jack Daniels containers ??The service was excellent. Next time I visit a Rancho Restraurant nearer home then I hope someone from Rancho has read this report & will do something about it???!

This was our second visit and it did not disappoint. The ribs are delicious and great portions. Service was quick, friendly and courteous. Will definitely be back soon.

As a South African finding a place that makes a great steak is not easy. For my birthday the hubby booked a table here (recommend as they are very popular at peak times). Proper meat, properly cooked. They even had South African wine on the menu. Loved it. Its a bit pricier than your average night out, but worth it. Cant wait for my next visit.

We chose to eat here for the all you can eat ribs night on tuesdays ! We were not left dissapointed , you are presented with a full rack first of all which is accompanied with chips and a side salad the ribs are delicious and fall off the bone if you want more they bring you another half rack at a time with no sides , the only floor for me is the ribs only come with 1 set flavour and no choice , apart from that was a great meal shall be returning !

We both had the trio of steaks with chips and shared a bowl of onion rings. We asked for our steaks well done and they were perfect. Juicy and tender with a lovely chargrill finish. They do a cracking Long Island Ice Tea too.

Food was ok when finally arrived. Service shocking our waiter had no charisma at all. Just dropped our plates on table on front of us. Wouldn’t rush to go back.

Me and my sisters and brother went there with a friend to eat some good food. It was really good but the costumer service was really horrible. The waitress was speaking with us in an harsh way and she walked and talked like she hated her job and every costumer there. We were even scared to ask her something to avoid a rough answer. Even the time before that we went there the service was really poor. Please do something cause the food is really good. The colombian guy was really delightful and funny.

On a busy Saturday night any good restaurant should be prepared, especially when large groups have booked tables. This restaurant seemed too big for it's kitchen and it's staff levels. It was 45 mins before we grabbed someone to take our order, 45 mins before starters came, another hour before the main course arrived. One of our group left before the order was even taken, another (who had not ordered a starter) wanted to leave before eating anything. Shockingly slow. However, I must say that my steak was the best I've ever eaten anywhere and others agreed that the food was excellent.

When myself and my partner arrived we were greeted with a friendly and warming staff member who seated us straight away. The food was fast to the table and piping hot. My partner who ordered the rump steak was absolutely delighted with the standard it was cooked at. I myself order one of their burgers which once again was brilliantly cooked.The lady who waited on us, ralli, was amazing! Extremely friendly checked on us frequently to ensure that we were happy. All in all I'd say the rancho is one of the best steakhouses we've been to in a long time. Brilliant staff as well!

Booked this steakhouse for my dad’s birthday for a group of 7 around 6 days in advance for 1pm on a Sunday afternoon. Some of us arrived 20 mins early and not all of our party were there yet so we told the waitress we were happy to wait until the others had arrived to order anything. She came over 10 minutes later and took a drinks order but we figured she would come and take the other drinks order when our other party members arrived. It was around this time we noticed that this waitress was the only member of waiting staff working that shift and there was our table of 7, another pre-booked table of 8 and probably about 6 tables of walk-ins. We thought ‘surely it can’t just be her?’ but indeed it was, even though at least our booking had been made in advance so they knew to put more staff on. Our other party members arrived and it took around 15 minutes the waitress to come and take their drinks order at which point we were ready to order food. We told her we were ready to order food after placing the drinks order but she walked off. It then took another 20 mins to place our food order because she was rushing around serving every other table and at this point we’d been in the restaurant about 45 minutes. When our food order was eventually taken, my partner ordered a chicken dish to which about 20 minutes later we were told there was no chicken. Our food then didn’t arrive until around 2:45pm (remember our booking was for 1pm!) and it simply wasn’t good enough. Also, if bringing young kids, I wouldn’t recommend. Their kids menu is set at £9.95 per meal and with young kids who aren’t guaranteed to eat their whole meal, it’s a risk to spend a tenner on. There needs to be a much cheaper option.The Sunday Special ‘a sirloin with seasonal vegetables and roast potatoes’ was infact boiled potatoes tossed into a mix with peppers and onions, not the roast potatoes with broccoli and carrots we quite expected. Being the only vegetarian I ordered one of only 3 vegetable dishes on the large menu (I know it’s a steakhouse but also, it is 2018 and 3 dishes on a very large menu isn’t the best variety). My vegetable fajitas came out with toasted tortillas that snapped as soon I put the filling in and tried to fold them, so I asked for ungrilled ones which was met by some grievance by the waitress who I insisted I had them grilled but I firmly said no. These took around 10 minutes to arrive by which time the vegetables were cold so I just didn’t bother eating them. My sisters rare steak was medium at best and both hers and my fathers steaks were on the small side. My father also ordered a house bottle of wine that took around 30 minutes to arrive and even the waitress admitted she forgot about.All in all, unless you want to have a restaurant that takes about 3.5 hours, I really wouldn’t bother. We complained but we only got the bottle of wine taken off the bill which definitely wasn’t much of a compensation. We asked the waitress if she was the only one on shift, which she was because ‘they aren’t normally this busy’ which is possibly the worst answer she could of given. They had two large bookings and many walk-ins. They should be putting at least two people on shift and then sending people home if they really are quiet. Super disappointing and the waits are just ridiculous. Will never come again.

After arriving at 7.20pm it took till8pm for our order to be taken and another 45 minutes (it wasn't even busy!) for our meal to arrive! Which were fine... But nothing special. Had to constantly ask for vinegar... Sauces etc as not offered on arrival of food. No check back given. One member staff looked liked she forgot to get dressed before her shift and looked very unprofessional. Chefs appeared slow and in no rush to cook the food... One was particularly more interested in looking at his phone rather than catching up on ordered. I also personally feel £9.95 is ridiculous for a kids meals consisting of chicken nuggets, fries, one slice of cucumber and one slice of tomato.... No child's drink or pudding included. Disappointing visit as used to be so good. Won't be rushing back.

Come da titolo nulla da ecepire per la carne (gran parillada) e una Carlsberg. Totale 20,50 pounds.Ordinato alle 20:45 e servito alle 21:50. Ho fatto in tempo a vedere tutto il primo tempo (più intervallo) di Roma Benevento...C'era una tavolata grande ma sostanzialmente il locale era al 50%.Servizio al tavolo sufficiente, Nessuna domanda su come era il cibo (che di solito viene fatta giusto per "valorizzare" il cliente.Giustamente al momento del pagamento non mi è stato chiesto di digitare l'importo totale (di solito si fa per le mance dando la possibilità al cliente).Da tornarci ? forse, sicuramente la cucina non riesce a gestire bene le comande. oppure sono stato sfortunato....?Fatto sta che non puoi non accorgerti che un cliente è li che aspetta da oltre un'ora.

Booked up a table for 18 people, sent a pre order before arriving and still we waited 40mins to get served.Table booked at 7.45 and we finally got our meals at 9.45. Some stuff were okay but others with disgraceful!Another couple had also waited 50mins to get served!Honestly, would not recommend eating at this restaurant, especially on a weekend. Members of staff for our visit were rude, arrogant and extremely sarcastic...not something you expect when you’re paying for a service. As for the food....when it finally come out!!! It was satisfactory. However, it would have been delightful if it wasn’t for the smarky, underhanded comments that we received from the scantily dressed waitress.Once we complained, the rest of the waiting staff spent the remainder of the meal giving us filthy looks and throwing our sides down on to the table.WOULD NOT recommend visiting here if you wish to have a pleasant meal. Instead save your hard earned money and visit your local burger van. Though a small discount was applied on the bill and a free round of drinks, we don’t feel that this is good enough and it is clear from previous reviews that it is not a one off. Terrible restaurant. Terrible staff. Terrible experience. Will not be returning unfortunately.

Had a lovely evening here, the staff were fantastic the foot was lovely would recommend this place in a heartbeat 💗

Three steaks for £17 with garlic chips, can't beat it. I have been here three times and mostly on quiet nights. Every time had excellent service and enjoyed the food.My friend had a rack of pork ribs with barbecue sauce and roasted new potatoes and loved them

I had heard about how good this place was, so thought I would try it for myself and au was not disappointed!!This place is simply THE BEST steakhouse I have been to.Great service, perfectly done steak and great parking directly outside restaurant.You’ve got to try this place!

Great place, lovely atmosphere with friendly staff and the food was absolutely amazing 😍 really wish I'd eaten there sooner, definitely recommending to friends and family

So first off. I was 40 mins late to my work do due to traffic and the staff were really understanding about that so that was a nice start to my evening! It was friendly and quick service. It had nice clean toilets. Reasonable priced. Everyone all had good things to say about their food and it looked really nice. I ordered calamari and a chicken dish just coz it was the first thing my eyes see on the menu. Calamari was delicious, salad was delicious, fries were also delicious but the chicken was dry. The rack of ribs though was sublime! Order that!

Came on a Friday night for dinner with work friends. Nachos to start we're delicious & a very big portion. Steak main was amazing, cooked to perfection. I will definitely be back!

4 of us ate at this restaurant on 23rd October. Chose it particularly for my Dad as we were in the area for just one night and he loves steak! Unfortunately, the steak (which was actually very nice) was served on cold plates. This meant that the steak was only luke warm when brought the table. We told the waitress and she flashed my Dad's steak under the grill - however it turned out that all the hot side dishes we ordered (chips, onion rings, green beans and baked potatoes)were also served on cold plates! Just cannot understand this practice as it means the whole meal has to be rushed to avoid eating cold food! Again mentioned this to the waitress who apologised but that was all. The baked potatoes were very wet and soggy inside suggesting they were either re-heated from chilled or frozen or perhaps microwaved? There was no crispy skin as would be expected from a baked potato so all in all it was rather disappointing. When it came to paying I spoke to the manager as I was unhappy with the bill. He was disinterested saying that nobody had ever before complained about the cold plates! He did however knock 10% off the bill which I accepted although I was less than impressed and told him that we would not be returning. However, just seen a previous review which says that the card machine automatically puts on 20% to the bill anyway! I would not recommend this restaurant.

Visited on Saturday 21st October, at no notice as the Hotel we stayed in "Doesn't do food at the weekends" - that is the subject of another review but we turned up - 4 of us, with no booking at 8pm on a Saturday night. The staff were great, found us a table - we were a bit squeezed in but as I say, we hadn't booked so can't complain. The food was served really quickly and was excellent; steaks were all cooked just was ordered, everyone in my party really enjoyed their meal. I'd definitely go there again but one tiny reflection; waiting staff were a bit thin on the ground so getting repeat drinks orders was maybe more difficult than it should have been. But this is really no problem - a thumbs up all round from a party of four.

Came her for a business dinner. The staff were friendly and helpful. Great service through out. Food was very tasty. Steak was fantastic and cooked perfectly. Would highly recommend.

Visited Rancho last year on the evening before picking up a cruise ship. Enjoyed it so much we returned this year for a second visit. The food is actually better than I remember. We visited early evening and the service was excellent, even though the restaurant was beginning to get busy. The staff are always ever so friendly. Food is wonderful and learnt from last year not to order a starter (unless very hungry) as the portions are really good. Steaks fantastic, house wine excellent and great value for money. Thoroughly recommended

Drinks service very rapid but food service APPALLING - a trait that we saw repeated over and over again during the evening at tables within our range of vision. There were only about eight diners already in the restaurant when we arrived one Thursday evening. We sat with our menus (and drinks) for 10 minutes before having to go to find a waiter to take our order. The starter took 20 minutes to arrive and the main course a further 45, during which time many groups of people (boat show patrons?) arrived and waiting staff were preoccupied with bar orders. When the food eventually arrived (pity about the cold plates) it was really excellent, my steak and chips being cooked to perfection.Each single item on the menu, including vegetables and steak sauces was priced separately and consisted of a generous portion - a practice which resulted in an overly-expensive meal and a lot of wasted food. My assessment is that the chefs are excellent, but that everything else about this place in terms of value, service and general management is so awful that it is permanently off my list of Southampton restaurants to visit.

Food was average nothing special and service was not that amazing either, only eat here if you have to. Their other branches are much better.

We used to go to Ranchos in Southampton a lot but not been in town much since always got to pay to Park before 8pm??????This time it was 8 pm and boat show was on.Arrived and the manager greeted us like old friends and took us to our table. Drinks served in lovely cold beer glass. He took our Order straight away. Then our Waiter was young man with long dark hair. So professional and efficient.Filet Steaks cooked to Perfection.Steak chips so good....... salad great but needed more....After a long West Quay shop was perfect end to great day.Although guess because others waited for parking to be free it was quiet when we arrived. By 8.15 it was packed and on a Monday evening.Chefs are on show and look all you could wish for in a restaurant, busy, organised and kept the tables well served.Thanks Ranchos

Always wanted to try Rancho's and we weren't disappointed....well in the food anyway!There was a little confusion when we arrived as they thought there were 6 of us and we had booked for 4pm, so they said we were late....in fact it was 4 of us at 6pm and it was 5.30 so we were early.The decor is tastefully done and suits the surroundings. As it was a little quiet some background music would have been nice.....this came on at 6.45 just as we were leaving and as more tables were arriving so would be very hard to hear anyway!We were seated right next to the toilets so I asked to move as there were plenty of empty tables. There was a little resistance but we were moved never the less.Our waitress seemed more interested in what she looked like than explaining some of items on the menu....the Chorizo Rice & Spices is yellow and she doesn't know why or what the chef does to it!!!!!We ordered The Ribs with Fries, Bistro Burger with Fries, a T-Bone Steak with the Chorizo Rice and a Rump Steak with Fries and a side of Onion Rings.The food was well presented and cooked to perfection and very tasty.....The Ribs were the best value for money as you get 2 racks so not for the faint hearted.The choice of puddings was a little disappointing so we went elsewhere, saying that we will definitely be going back but may try the Fareham Restaurant next time.

Simply excellent, great food, well presented, sensibly priced with great staff, the chef's verbal choice/recommendation was spot on!

Place was very busy and we were lucky to get a table. Despite having a couple of very large groups, the staff were very attentive and kept their sense of humour! Food was excellent and no complaints from any of us. Would definitely go again and would recommend.

Booked a work night out (table for 16)Everyone in the party placed their meal requirement with me before the evening which I relayed to the Ranchos team. On the evening, the atmosphere was very good and the food arrived promptly and to a good standard, Well presented, tasty and plentiful. Everyone in the group enjoyed their meal, with not one complaint about anything.

I have never had a steak as good as the one here! Not an ounce of fat on the fillet steak and the taste was just amazing!! Service was good at the start but as it started to get busier they become less attentive and as soon as we had finished our mains we were kind of forgotten about. None the less, your couldn't beat the food so didn't dampen our evening at all. Highly recommend the food here!

Nos alojamos 2 noches en Southampton primera noche visitamos El Rancho de salida 8. 00:00 estaban ocupados 3 camareras 1 hombre flotante. Tomó el hombre de recepción un poco para reconocer y una vez sentado nos dejaron durante un rato. Finalmente después de que entráramos de camarera venir para tomar bebidas y a darnos menús. Pedimos nuestras carnes pero eran underdone cuando llegaron. La comida era estupenda, pero el servicio era apresurado pero simpático. Sólo atención al detalle lo que fallaba, velas no lite en mesas, pan de ajo sólo cocino de un lado (pan suave) - también si quieres usar el retrete no pide al hombre que se envía en una búsqueda inútil en la dirección equivocada!

Steak house qui sert du bon poisson = un sea bass grillé parfait, tout comme la viande excellente et les frites, ainsi que les vins : chenin blanc et vieux pinot

I can honestly say that i haven't had a meal like good in a long time! It will be a struggle to top it! The steal cuts like butter with everything just complimenting it perfectly. Well worth visiting!