The Rising Sun in Winchester

Fresh cooked food, amazing Sunday roast With great service

Nice tradition pub, great service and good food, but doesn't offer from what I can see any plant based food, which I would have liked.

The sunday pork belly roast was the toughest pork ever and fatty. Just needed a lot more slow cooking

Nice country pub with reasonably tasty food (the warm crackling was delicious), and good beers.

Stopping In the area for the weekend. Dropped in for food. Had the fajitas, 1 beef and 1 chicken which was really good and plenty of it. The wife had a desert which was also very good. Would recommend

Lovely traditional country pub, comfortable & cosy inside, lovely garden, friendly service & excellent food, would definitely recommend!

Amazing food. We all had completely different dishes and all were excellent.

Food quality was good and portion size was such that of our group of four, nobody cleared their plate and nobody ordered dessert.

The food has gone seriously downhill. It used to be decent but we all agreed the food we had was at best average but mostly pretty poor. A large lump of ground beef not even shaped in anyway was somehow both undercooked and dry, also completely unseasoned. Probably one of the worst burgers I've ever had. They're advertising for a chef so the current one has already mentally checked out or they don't actually have one. It also took over an hour for the food to arrive and the staff where pretty rubbish too. All very young, inexperienced and didn't seem to be co-ordinated at all. It will be a long time before we go back. All the other pubs in the area beat this hands down in all areas. Competition is fierce so they seriously need to up their game.

Brilliant rural pub. Delicious food and spacious garden with play equipment for kids.

Ah extensive menu, warn service and enjoyed it with a couple of friends

The Rising Sun, is a very lovely pub and the food was amazing. The staff are all very friendly and we felt very welcomed. However, i would assume it to be the chef that was talking to some of the bar staff as if he were in charge and seemed very rude to them. Not too sure on the ins and outs of the pub, but he didn’t seem to speak too them in the kindest of ways and at the time me and my family were at the bar, it was pretty rushed with people so we didn’t think it was very professional of him. Other than that, everything there was splendid and we had an amazing evening.

Good food at a reasonable price. We had steak and chips and enjoyed it so much that we decided to go back the next night for dinner. The menu choices were very good and the specials board didn’t disappoint with a great selection of food for all tastes. Decent car park and friendly staff. We will definitely be back when we are staying in the area.

Really lovely pub, we sat in the Pub garden for drinks in the beautiful sunshine. There was a great climbing frame in the beer garden which my kid loved playing on. The parking was a little strained with it being a hot day, but we found a spot (and there is a layby across the road) Pretty good choices for drinks, the staff were extremely nice and helpful. Also, the Warm Pork Scratchings were so delicious, I recommend them to everyone!

Very lovely atmosphere. Gorgeous food and staff were lovely

Wonderful helpful staff and delicious hot food. Shannon was an excellent server.

After a bad experience in a local pub we decided to try the Rising Sun and oh my what a good decision . The staff were lovely , the way we were greeted was obviously genuine. The menu is extensive , so much to choose from , I have the chefs ribs and chicken wings and my husband had the beef stroganoff, the portions with very generous and the food was delicious. The pub it self is really oldy worldly and dog friendly. We will certainly go back with family and friends.

Nice meal with family day in the beer garden in the sun

Great garden for kids and drinking Good selection of beers and spirits. Food is good value with lots of choice Roaring open fire greeted us on a frosty Friday evening, lovely!

Great service! Greater food, Greatest chef! Always welcoming, dog friendly, lovely garden. A great family pub in the countryside.

Weekday lunchtime visit with our grand children and their parents

Food was amazing, staff lovely, garden and marquee needs bit of a spruce up.

Welcoming pub. Good bar staff. Attended a buffet there and it was top notch.

Great pub in Swanmore with generous and tasty portions.

Come here twice a year with a friend and the food is always delightful. Staff attentive and welcoming

Fantastic place to eat family friendly Dog friendly such nice staff all in all would never use the hunters inn again if the Rising sun is open100%

Lovely atmosphere, great food and friendly staff

Great pub with a lovely open fire 😁

Just stopped for a couple but very friendly with a large covered area in the garden.

Caroline and Simon are the best pub landlords! Such a great local pub. Food is amazing too!

Really picturesque country pub. Welcoming staff, a good selection of beers with a huge garden and dog friendly Had a Sunday roast with the family here today It was really good, all properly home cook to perfection.

Great place, a large varied menu and the food was excellent and portions were more than plenty. Service from the young blonde waitress was very good and she had a great sense of humour. All in all a very good experience and would recommend this eatery and would go back.

Absolutely cracking meal here tonight. Veal chop with fries and Sticky Toffee Pudding with Custard. Everyone enjoyed their meal and the staff were great. We will be back!

My husband and myself were invited to spend the evening at this pub by my old employer and his wife. The beef stroganoff and the Thai curry were beautiful but my duck breast was uneatable, you could have soled a shoe with it. I felt I could not complain as I didn't want to embarrass the host. I think the chef definitely needs to learn how to cook it. It was expensive but inedible. Service was good and staff helpful. Would definitely go back but steer clear of the duck.

I love finding my new favourite places to eat! Doesn't happen as often as I'd like. I took an art class here this morning. Was given a complimentary glass of prosecco. Wonderfully friendly managers and staff. Stayed for lunch, it was amazing. I had the halloumi wrap, which came with chips and slaw. Extremely well presented and oh so delicious. I left stuffed and extremely satisfied. Can't wait to go back. Great atmosphere. The only thing missing was any ghost stories, considering the age of the building.

Came here last month, we had tried before but it was fully booked. The menu has a lot of variety and dishes from all around the world. I ordered noodles with duck, they were slightly overcooked and moushy but large quantity, worth what you are paying for. We will come again to try different dishes. Nice atmosphere and staff were Nice too.

1st time and was delighted. Will definitely go again

Had a beautiful lunch after a long, cold and wet walk (in August!). The staff were efficient and the food was delicious. Loads of dishes to choose from to suit all palates and purses. Oh and of course, dog friendly!

A lovely country pub, good selection of delicious dishes and friendly and helpful service.

Lovely pub, excellent food friendly and attentive staff

Lovely place for re union of ,20 people

Great beer, food and service. Can highly recommend the steak and ale pie and mash

Stumbled across this lovely relaxed character pub built in 1740’s menu had a great choice & the food was fresh & delicious staff very friendly & service was great We will definitely return next time we are in the area 😋

A lovely sunny evening, friendly staff, children loved the pub garden. What's not to like

We came here last Sunday around 2pm for a late lunch. Upon arrival I was a little worried as I didn't know if there would be any outside tables. I need not have worried. There was 6 of us and we got a large table in the marquee which was lovely. The food was ordered and came within a reasonable amount of time. The portions were huge and the food was absolutely delicious. The staff were all extremely polite and professional and I felt very comfortable at the pub. At first glance it may seem a little pricey, however once the food comes out you can clearly see that you do get extremely good value for your money. Not only were the meals delivered to the tables within a good time, they were all cooked to perfection and certainly very fresh. I would definitely recommend this pub and it's food.

Beautiful pub with a great menu, the hardest part is deciding what to eat.

Very much enjoyed the food, sat in garden. A old traditional pub. Loved it.

Great food. Big portions of tasty food. Well worth a visit.

Good food, lots of GF options. Big portions and a decent price. Kids enjoyed the garden and play area. Not bad prices.

The best cheesey chips.and a good cider.

What a great little pub. Great staff and the food was fantastic.

Had a fantastic home cooked meal here tonight. Staff were brilliant 👏

Friendly country pub with good beers and the food is always tasty and the portions are generous. Good garden that gets the sun with a small play frame for the kids and its dog friendly to.

Portion sizes are nuts! In a very good way! Slightly slightly on the expensive side, but you do get great portions and the food is amazing!

There was nothing we could fault. Duck spring rolls & brie wedges were lovely. For mains the pie of the day was incredible, the mash was creamy & veg cooked to perfection. Had a biscoff cheesecake with vanilla icecream for desert, yummy! The drinks and food all came out in good time. The waiting staff were very friendly and informative. We sat in an area which I belive was an old stable? The ambiance was great. Thank you guys for a beautiful meal! Your chef is a credit to you.

Great home cooked food, good local beers and friendly staff.

Excellent food, great service, friendly staff. Can't fault the place or the chef. Fab! 😊👍

Good country pub, decent beer, propper portions.

Amazing food. Can't fault it in any way. But be warned - portions are generous!!!

Beautiful country pub. We had roasts and they are plenty big enough. The beef was a little tough and the lamb a little fatty but still a good roast. A nice selection of beer too

Lovely roast lamb Sunday lunch, ver friendly staff

A really very nice pub with interesting, tasty food and friendly, prompt service. Beer is well served. Even has a decent car park and a large garden.

One of our fave dog friendly pubs in the area, always good food and friendly service

Friendly staff and delicious food

Very cosy pub that’s perfect for a quiet rendezvous. Literally, no matter the time of year, this place is always quiet! If you’re not in the mood for a rowdier kind of venue, you’ll enjoy the atmosphere that this pub has to offer. The owners (Caroline and Simon) are the friendliest pub owners I’ve ever met; they’re always so welcoming, cheery, and have good banter. If it’s quiet enough, they’ll even come sit and have a drink with you.

Can always guarantee getting a good meal at this pub and there's a good choice too

Table of 9. Not one complaint from anyone. Service was excellent as was the food. Had a lovely evening.

Lovely food though main course was enormous! Couldn't finish it and felt guilty about wasting food. Sticky toffee pud to die for

Sunday lunch for 3 of us. Very generous portions and really tasty food. High recommended

Superb Sunday roast, friendly staff, good beer.

Excellent home cooked comfort food. Huge portions. Would come again.

Great pub, massive food portions...

Over-all, poor. Please read to end. Long time customer, "final straw" reviewer. Pub buildings are nice, fire inviting, and comfortable seating inside and out. However, I have had many issues over the years, my last visit had the following: -Poor attitude from staff, not exactly rude, but verging on it. Definitely unwelcoming, despite the venue being near empty and with new local competition, it boggles the mind as to why. -Trying to pass off one menu item for another. Whilst it is normal to have run out of an item, or to discontinue something, not to tell the customer at the point of order, or even when the chef receives the order is very bad service. It does however reach another level when at the table side a server tries to "blag" it. Passing off the lemon chicken dish as schnitzel is laughable. It was refunded. -Chef visited loo with apron on. Let's start off with my credentials, I have worked in catering for 6 years, I own more than one catering business. I hold a Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate. Leaving a food prep area wearing an apron is an absolute no-no, lest visiting the facilities. The apron isn't to protect you from food, it's to protect the food from you and your clothes. Very, very poor. I

Absolutely rubbish bought meals in there for 4 years, went down hill a couple off years ago. Tried it tonight for old time sack people at the bar swearing there heads off. And if I go into a restaurant I don't want to eat with people's dogs.

Food was amazing, highly recommend!

Just had the fish platter at the rising sun. The dish was absolutely delicious and plenty for two. Would highly recommend. Pleasant friendly helpful staff. Wonderful surrounding

Would not bother booking at this pub as their bookings are unreliable and likely to be cancelled at the last minute

Food was excellent. Healthy servings. Staff were wonderful. Good experience all round.

Lovely garden, clean, safe play equipment for the kids, nice menu, plenty of choice & the food was really good. Only knocked one star off because it would have been nice if the kids sausages were better quality meat and we were over-charged for our drinks in error. (Didnt work it out until back out in the garden. No biggie, just a bit annoying! I'm sure they'd have sorted it if we bothered to flag it.) Otherwise everything was lovely, the team was really friendly & the surroundings were very nice. Would recommend as a family-friendly pub for drinks or food.

What a fantastic pub. The food is amazing and friendly atmosphere

Fast service, good beer, great food.

Great location, in the middle of the countryside. The employees were super friendly and helpful. Had a delicious light lunch and a bottle of wine... Definitely a pub to visit when browsing the local plant nurseries.

Food is always a high standard, with a decent variation of sides included. There's a excellent selection of drinks on offer, and staff are always very friendly and welcoming: it's a nice place to go for dinner with family, as much as it is for a catch up with friends for a drink. Would definitely recommend the pie.

Pub lovely but car park a little small. Nice gardens with an under cover area

Lovely pub garden. Friendly staff

Great food, great service great surroundings amazing pint highly recommend

Worst sunday beef ive ever had fatty with no taste the roast potatoes where deep fat fried not roasted complained to staff no refund offered was told by staff they have had issues with meat suppliers avoid the food even the vegetarian pie was well under cooked really soggy pie guess wont be back again

Really nice first time visit. The service and food was very good. When visiting again would appreciate some more vegie options but what was there was good.

Nice food and comes out quick after ordering

Friendly pet, Old, nice pub 😍 Recommended

We really enjoyed our visit to the Rising Sun for my dad's birthday. The menu selections was excellent, the bar staff were extremely friendly and attentive. The prices were also very reasonable. Highly recommend.

Big step in pub but that's cause its old. Food was good. Lamb shank was a bit tough. Rest was nice. Big portions

Great menu and great food quality, massive portions, lovely seating inside and out, and a nice friendly team. Love this pub!

if you fancy a nice drive to a country pub try the Rising Sun, the food is great & plentiful which will please people with big appetites plus the service is very pleasant

Lovely pub: attentive staff, great food (generous portions), good selection of drinks. Brill!

Food very good, more than I could eat!, and staff very friendly

So lovely to have a vegetarian roast that isn’t nut loaf. Was absolutely delicious 🤤

Just had the most delicious Sunday late lunch. The veg was perfect, no mush all tasted divine. Ample food but not frightening. Staff friendly and efficient but left us alone. Revisited as it’s a quirky shape, not disappointed at all. Thank you

Lovely pub serving lovely food. What more can you want.

My husband & our puppy Ted are regular visitors to this pub. They always receive such a warm welcome and the food is delicious. A warm welcome & good food is always guaranteed, and so so so dog friendly. Thank you for making Chris & Ted very welcome at your pub. Highly Recommend.