The Westgate in Winchester - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

What a great pub?! Just opposite the pig and close to the bus stop, right on the corner. Outside seating, not vast at the front and not sure if there was any at the back. Big bar and plenty of places to sit for various size of group, great place for social gatherings. I noted that they hire out the entire pub and rooms of anybody wants. They are advertising the New Year 60's night already. I enjoyed a nice glass of white wine and my partner a local Flowers pint which he also enjoyed. Really great selection of ciders and beers, local and wider. I will certainly be going back when I'm next in Winchester.

Perfect for a few nights away, great atmosphere & service

A great little stay for the price. Good staff. Just need to ease up on the amount of emails sent out

We spent one night in room 8 which was very comfortable, spacious with a great view of the Westgate.The radio was a lovely surprise.We didn't eat at the pub as the kitchen was not open but we returned for a few drinks after eating elsewhere.We settled into a couple of chairs and relaxed.Check in and out was seamless .Pre check in information was really helpful and there is a multi storey car park very close by.

I didnt stay here. Oftern pop in for a few lemonades. Great place, great service

The next video is made 2 minutes after the two security gard tell me the parking was full when i come with my car. Actually i’m a daily client of the gim. Bad education. Bad training. The review don’t accept video but the parkin was half empty.

Had one night here. Its a lovely hotel. Room was really nice. Staff excellent made us feel welcome. Bar area was cosy inviting and really lovely decor. We will stay again when in area. Thanks

Stayed at the Westgate and really enjoyed our it,we was supposed to visit in December but a got COVID and couldn't go, the manager of the hotel phoned my husband and honored our nights stay again which was so kind of him and brilliant customer service,we didn't book it direct with the hotel so he didn't really have to Honor it, fantastic old building and cosy room will return 🤗

Perfect spot for a weekend stay. Staff were helpful. Probably the best pub we visited in Winchester

Just stayed for one night. Room was very comfortable. Nice bathroom/ shower. TV. Tea and coffee in the room.

Great location for exploring the city. Nice and cheap room which contains all you need- bed, bathroom, tea/coffee. The bar area is very nice with quick service and plenty of seats.

Nice pub, a decent Sunday roast.

The most expensive round that we have ever encountered in a bar - one cider and one medium rose spritzer cost £13! Nice bar, though, with a cosy atmosphere

One of the best pubs Winchester has to offer— if not THE best. Fantastic bar staff, an incredible manager. Special props to Joe, who gave us such a splendid welcome and charming entertainment. Highly recommend to all.

Recently stayed at this lovely pub/hotel. The rooms are superb, lovely spacious rooms, clean, comfy beds. The pub downstairs serve a great selection of beers and the food is fantastic. 5 minute walk to the centre of town. All in all a great experience!

Another great stay at the Winchester. Came with my husband and timed it just right for tapas night. Food was amazing and staff couldn't have been more welcoming. I believe they do quite a few themed nights and their next one is French cuisine. If we didn't live so far away we'd be back for that. Would definitely recommend The Westgate for a stay whilst visiting Winchester or to dine out. We are looking forward to coming back again soon .

Popped into the Westgate to cheer up a mate who has been really unwell recently, and left feeling rather upset and to be honest quite angry. Our food took almost an hour to arrive despite the place being empty (thinking back now that should’ve been a red flag given it was lunchtime!) and when it arrive it was somehow burnt but cold! The food was sent back and we expected a recook, however the same food was sent back out but just reheated! We asked to speak to the manager. The manager (gave his name as ‘Ben’) eventually came over after he had finished flirting with one of his female waitresses and couldn’t have cared less to be honest. Explained the situation and why we had come out for some lunch and started off his response, and it was a response rather than apology by saying that my friends illness wasn’t his problem and flat out lied to us that the food returned was a recook. We asked for a refund and said we’d go elsewhere and he flat out refused instead offering us 10% off next time. This was not good enough and we said we wouldn’t be back anytime soon at which point he got really angry and started to spit a little bit when he spoke angrily to say we were lucky to be getting the 10% off at all. Pretty sure he called us idiots as he returned to his female waitress ‘friend’ stationed at the end of the bar after we reluctantly paid our bill and were putting on our coats. I understand people have bad days in hospitality as I used to work in the industry myself but this was bad.

Popped in on a freezing cold Sunday afternoon and were served by a very welcoming barman and sat by a lovely warm fire. The pub is located and accessed on a corner and the bar stretches from left to right. The wood flooring gently slopes up to the left. Nicely decorated with character and I believe rooms are also available.

Good value stay at the Westgate I used the pubs booking tool which worked out cheaper than booking dot com and the breakfast was good quality I was on the 2nd floor overlooking the road and didn’t really notice any traffic noise at night. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Would stay again.

Called in with a number of friends just for a drink. We were made most welcome. Staff accommodated our music requests as well. Helped to make the night special for us. Strange to find an old well in one of the ladies loos but that added to the enjoyment of the evening!!!!!!

Five of us went to the Westgate for drinks. The service was prompt and friendly. The drinks etc, were good.

My husband and I plan a visit to Winchester for a little get away while we still can to see the market. It was not as big as we were expecting but we made the most of our time and walked around all that Winchester has to offer. We were keen to see the site of the round table by the great hall right at the top of the big hill in the centre and decided to pop in to the next closest place for some lunch and we went to the Westgate. We were met by some lovely smiles from the brilliant bar ladies, upgraded our plan of coffees to large gins instead! One lady (ponytail and glasses, sorry I don't remember her name) was kind enough to fix us a table right away and brought us some menus. The print is a little small for my eye so the landlady helped us through and we settled on some yummy fish finger sandwiches. It's such a beautiful old building bursting with history, I asked the landlady about the well in the ladies toilet and she stay with us a few minutes and told us the history of Westgate Castle and a few facts about the town. We are part of a heritage tour group so we love to learn about these things. Is was a little busy when we were there so the few minutes of undivided attention was greatly appreciated. I'm not one for online reviews usually but this time we had something to say! We are looking forward to booking to come back in May to come back and stay in one of the rooms Upstairs too.

On Saturday 23rd Oct I ordered a Korean chicken burger with fried chicken, gem lettuce, kimchi and jalapenos, but what I got in my burger instead of the kimchi was coleslaw with chili sauce, which is not kimchi at all. The lettuce was nowhere to be found either. My friends also got burgers, which came with a side of coleslaw and chips. After bringing us the dishes and just before shooting off, the waitress asked if we wanted cutlery. I wonder how else she thought we were going to eat the coleslaw? The chips were tasty, but overall it was a very disappointing experience, as I was really looking forward to having the kimchi, it really stood out for me on the menu. I hope that the other dishes correspond to the menu description but I won't be going there again to check.

Another view tonight for a quick dinner. The scotch egg was perfect and the pie was delicious. As every the girls delivered first class service. Brilliant pub!

When i was in the worker ben was fantastic he Made sure i had my food and went out of his way to Get me my dips, what a gentleman

Well worth the walk up the hill. Alex & Peter were very pleasant barmen indeed (and Alex threw in a couple of recommendations for our stay in Winchester - very much appreciated ). I had a veggie pie (leek and squash I think) which was excellent, whilst my partner had the fish & chips which was quite good also. Very pleased to have stopped in and had dinner & drinks here.

We popped in for a pint on Saturday night and ended up having a few. The beer was great, two from the Siren Brewery, and the staff helpful and friendly. We left to have a meal and then headed back for a last drink before getting the bus home. As we had our teenage daughter with us we checked if it was ok for her to come in. The pub also started doing cocktails, which were very good. All in all it is a fab pub.

We were cold and wet, so came in to the pub for lunch. We only had soup but it was very good. Service was friendly and prompt.

Nothing beats a pub lunch on a work day….am I right? Luckily for me, this pub is a short walk from my office location when I work in Winchester and, at the top of the High Street, is also only a short walk from the medieval gateway after which it was named. The Westgate is a medium sized pub, and is busy at lunchtimes, but my dining companion (DC) and I didn’t have much trouble in getting a seat. We ordered from the lunch menu. You need to go up to the bar to order, which was busy when I tried and, with only one member of staff serving, took quite some time. DC and I both ordered the club sandwich, with chips, and a serving of hummus on the side. The food took a fair time to arrive, but as I mentioned, it was busy. As is now common with a lot of eateries, our food was served on a wooden platter topped with paper. As our food was something you would generally pick up to eat, I wasn’t as offended by this as I might otherwise have been as there was little chance of getting shredded paper in my food. The sandwiches are three slices of bread, as you would expect from a club but, due to the lack of filling to the edges, this seems too much and both DC ad I pulled a lot of it away. The filling, in the parts of the sandwich it exists, is a nice mixture of egg, bacon, lettuce, chicken and tomato, although the chicken could do with some more seasoning to make it stand out as a taste of its own, rather than a filler. The sandwich also comes with a serving of salad on top, which is a refreshing mix of undressed salad leaves. The hummus is in the section of the menu described as ‘small plates’, and was a very small serving. In my opinion, it did not have enough tahini in it to give it a full rounded flavour, and was somewhat less acidic that I would have expected. The bread it was served with, however, was absolutely delicious with a good chew and a nice flavour addition of cumin seeds. The chips were exactly what you would expect, nice and fluffy on the inside, with a well seasoned crispy outer crust. I would definitely return to the Westgate for lunch, but would perhaps try to go a little earlier or ring in an order in an attempt to save some time as I do not like the ‘dine and dash’ feeling of being rushed. I think I would try another menu item next time also, to save myself from having to pull it apart to find the best bits. Pricing is fair, with a large lunch costing just £24.70 for two people. Atmosphere is lovely, on the say we went the fires were lit and it was very cosy without feeling cramped or stuffy. Service was fine, but slow as they were busy.

I had Supper here last night with husband and son. We were quite early and it was a Wednesday so not very full. Small menu which I like as it generally indicates food cooked to order. The food was delicious, particularly my spicy and crunchy Bhaji and the best haddock fish and chips ever!! We were very well looked after by Issy, our very personable and charming waitress.

Fab breakfast on Christmas Eve for 10. Excellent value, great food and nice atmosphere. Recommended!

Excellent pub with very friendly team keeping the drinks flowing. Alex and Rebecca even managed a smile!

Positioned just outside the Westgate you get a great view through the arch down the High Street and across to the Great Hall. Beer is normally fairly good but the food is consistently good. Staff, on the whole, are normally quite helpful and friendly.

Went on a busy Sunday lunch. We had booked. They were very busy. Menu only had six items on it for main meals. Three of these were roasts. We tried to order only to find that two of the six items had sold out. One was the roast chicken. The other was a vegan option. Very disappointed as two of us don't eat meat and the only other option did not appeal. After ordering, our meal took ages and ages to arrive. To be fair the food was good and the staff were apologetic but we won't be going back.

I visited the Westgate with family for drinks on a Saturday night. The barman was friendly and recommended some gins for us to try. This is a lovely pub, we will be back for more drinks in the future.

I had not been in this pub for many a long year, I was surprised how nicely kept the place was with good efficient bar staff and a great selection of ales. I notice they are also open for breakfast which I will try out soon.

Overall, we enjoyed our stay. Our room was room 4 (on second floor). Positives were the large king size comfy bed; the tea & coffee making facilities; cleanliness; cupboard space. Negatives were the leaking shower head which meant that the flow out was much reduced; there was nowhere to hang drying towels in the bathroom (a hook & a towel rail used to be in there but had been removed and presumably are waiting repair; shelf over sink is also awaiting repair; there was some noise from the kitchen's extractor fan (from 07.00 until they closed down at night).

We turned up as a party of 4. 2 had the roast beef and other 2 ordered the leak, squash and broccoli pie, there was only 1 pie left so had ravioli.

I came here with a group of friends for a lunch out. Everyone was hungry, service was quick.

Popped in for a couple of drinks after dinner in a Friday night whilst visiting the city. Nice choice of beers on tap (some locals) and a very pleasant environment. Not too busy. Good music.

For our 2 night stay, we had a nice big room (suite) and the bed was very comfortable. The drawers on the furnishings were more decorative than functual but there was a good shelf above above the clothes rail where I put my tall husband's sweaters, etc. I am short so used my case on the rack as storage.

We stayed at this hotel for the weekend and I honestly can’t say a bad word about it. The room was gorgeous and decorated to a high standard. There was lots of tea and coffee condiments in the room, as well as a coffee machine! The shower was powerful and the bed was heaven to sleep on! The staff were so helpful and went above their job roles to make sure we were happy. We also had a roast here, which was amazing. The roast potatoes in particular were incredible! The breakfast was lovely and the buffet had lots of choice. We also had the scrambled eggs and eggs florentine which were cooked to perfection. Overall, this hotel is lovely and so perfect for a weekend in Winchester! We would 100% stay here again!

First the positives: Good food, pleasant staff, nice atmosphere. But now the negative: the portions were a bit small for the price.

This is super conveniently located opposite my office and myself and colleagues like to pop in and have lunch. Recently the service and food has taken a nose dive. In particular, there is a member of staff that has the worst attitude! It would be funny if you weren’t trying to actually get things done like being served, having a knife and fork, getting any condiments!! People were eating salad with their fingers today presumably because they too were not getting anything resembling manners or service! Needless to say, think we’ll just walk a few steps further and head to the St James Tavern where all the staff are very helpful and the food is excellent. Lesson learnt- stop being lazy!

Four of us met for a light lunch before a meeting. One cauliflower soup (soup of the day), two tuna mayo sandwiches and a roast beef sandwich, all swiftly and beautifully presented. The roast beef sandwich was mine - a generous amount of tender, rare beef in fresh bread sliced from a loaf, some hot horseradish and a little side of fresh salad leaves. Perfect. Equally positive noises from around the table. Looks like this may be the new venue of choice when in Winchester. [Haven't been in here since studying at KAC in the 1970s!!]

Lovely friendly and welcoming staff, attractive surroundings, local business discount which is always a bonus, good mix of customers. So glad it is 2 mins walk from work for Friday drinks.

Lovely friendly pub , great decor , central to city centre and uni , Great music , Fish finger sandwich was superb !

Friendly staff but that’s where it starts and ends the roast lunches are abysmal. Flavourless cauliflower cheese is disgusting- only 2 roast potatoes and the bread pudding looked like someone had already chewed it. Do not eat here people!

Recently stayed at the Westgate for the night on an annual get together with university friends. This is a proper pub. Lovely bar area and friendly atmosphere. A great selection of beers and friendly staff. We are elsewhere but we’re lucky enough to stay for the night. The rooms were lovely and well appointed. The bed super comfy and all the bathroom fittings etc very high quality. Breakfast in the bar was a great selection with. There is a well stocked continental breakfast or you can order full breakfast etc from the menu. Food was tasty and well cooked. The best thing about the pub was the staff. They were so friendly and made us feel very welcome. A lovely stay and would definitely recommend.

4 Brits who live in France, having our first full English Breakfast for months on a trip back to Blighty. The full English was £8.95 so by our standards - mid to high priced. The thing is though, they charged us extra for toast! I'm not sure they made that clear when we ordered. A few slices of toast for an extra £4 on our total bill.

I ordered a cheese sandwich with chutney on brown bread. Very disappointing, hardly any cheese, too much chutney and bread that tasted as if it were Tesco's cheapest brown bread. All this for £7.50 and I had to remind them to bring the sandwich as I had been waiting 20 minutes, on a not very busy lunchtime. Won't bother to eat here again.

The Westgate has a great bar and a nice restaurant with tables that allow one to be part of the bar scene or quite away from it. The menu features the usual pub foods as well as a variety of interesting and more imaginative fare. We had two meals here (we were staying in a room above the pub) and found both meals well prepared and nicely served. Service was excellent - the staff at the Westgate are top notch.

Il locale è molto bello, caratteristico ed accogliente. Cibo ottimo ed abbondante. Servizio cortese e disponibile. Lo consiglio!!

Es gibt eine sehr große Auswahl an Getränken sowie eine sehr freundliche Bedienung. Dazu ist der Preis der Getränke erstaunlich günstig!

Great summer ale to wash down the lovely olives and the vegetarian ravioli. You cannot go wrong for the price.

It was a nice day, Saturday lunchtime we were a group of six adults who went to this pub.

Ate here on a wet evening in March where we had to cancel plans but ended up winners! Fantastic menu for all tastes & dietary requirements, decent wine list. Overall choices to suit most palates and pockets with fantastic wait-staff especially our waitress AJ who took care of our table with fun, humour yet 100% professional. Added greatly to our family's night out

We booked a table for late lunch and to catch the rugby - less said about that the better... The food was delicious, as were the beers, gins and wine. The staff were lovely - the young lady with dark curly hair in the England shirt was just delightful - I wish we had got her name as she is a credit to your team.

Staff were so lovely and helpful after we’d been stuck there because of the snow! They offered so much help to try and get up back home! Hotel is lovely, beautifully decorated and the room was perfect! Had everything we could of wanted/ needed whilst we were there! Very clean room other than some old damp stains on the floor but that didn’t/ hasn’t changed our view of the hotel. The pub downstairs had a brilliant atmosphere and was really welcoming. We only had breakfast in the hotel but that had plenty of choice and was very tasty!

Came here for Valentine's Day after liking the sound of the menu - it was the best food I've ever had. Thoroughly recommend to anyone looking for great food.

Friendly staff, local ales (Flower Pots) and a really clean comfortable, bright, airy, clean boozer serving freshly cooked high quality pub food.

A really warm welcome, great choice of beer and wine and the best club sandwich I have ever had. What more could one ask. An exceptional light lunch. Thanks to all at The Westgage.

Friendly and efficient service, good beer (I had a couple of pints of Tipster) and really, really good quality and value for money fish and chips. A good place to spend an evening.

We stayed here overnight before setting off to walk the 100 miles of the South Downs Way over six days. They serve a very good range of draft and keg ales, and although we dined elsewhere, breakfast the next morning was very good too.

Client meeting - just beer and a sandwich. We were warned the club sandwiches were large and they did not disappoint. Packed with yummy things and very fresh bread - and all with a range of ales too. The barmaid was very helpful and friendly and it was a first rate experience from beginning to end.

Cadre agréable, pub joliment décoré, propreté visible, service efficace quoique peu pressé (mais pourquoi être pressé quand on est en vacances ?), petit-déjeuner complet à l'anglaise, cela va sans dire, peu de monde en matinée donc calme. De quoi repartir du bon pied et l'estomac bien calé (après la traversée de la Manche et une arrivée à Portsmouth à l'aube) pour arpenter les rues de la vieille ville voisine (il suffit de sortir du pub pour se trouver sur la High Street de Winchester).

First off, I have 1* the Westgate before. Some of the staff can be shockingly bad. Gotta be fair though, on this occasion they nailed it.

Great for an informal lunch - order at the bar. Good chips and sandwiches, Staff always seem helpful and food out in good time

We were in Winchester for the day and having had a busy day walking etc. just popped in here for a Saturday evening meal before catching the train home.

Nice friendly, cosy pub, good selection of real ales, would recommend. Food looked very good although we did not eat here.

Recommended by friends to call in to sample the ales from an interesting range. My favourite was Mr Chubb's Lunchtime Bitter. The seating was comfortable and the Staff helpful

Lovely atmosphere ideal for a quick drink or meal or stay. Place is clean and chairs are comfy. Bar area is smart and very tidy.

A tempting menu with reasonable choice. A good range of starters easily supplemented with well prepared skin-on chips. Tasty food, well cooked.

Really disappointed. I booked lunch for 5 adults and 2 children online several days prior to our visit and received a confirmation email. I received a reminder email on the morning of the booking saying that the Westgate was looking forward to seeing us. When we got there the staff turned us away saying that 'they don't use the online booking system near Xmas'. I wasn't told this and it was extremely inconvenient as we then had to walk 2 prams around the city looking for an alternative place to eat which took a long time with crying children. Very disappointed and angry about this. In fairness the lady who talked to me did have the good grace to seem embarrassed and sorry but it doesn't make up for it.

My colleagues and I had our annual Christmas lunch here on Friday 16th December. It has recently been refurbished and is under new management, and this has made a huge difference to the place. The managers were fully involved in serving the food, and made sure we had exactly what we needed. There were plenty of staff, as well, all very cheerful and helpful. The food was really good, and I found myself wishing I'd chosen the ribeye steak, even though my turkey was excellent! It was clean, welcoming, and the Christmas décor was lovely.

We are locals to Winchester so we like to sample the Sunday roast in various places around the centre of town and went to the Westgate for the second time since it has been refurbished. The strange thing I couldn't understand today was how there was such a limited choice of roasts and indeed puddings by 1.15pm. We were very lucky and had the last roast pork and last three apple crumbles but the chocolate pot had already run out by that time...

Admittedly we did come in for a drink the same day as a power outage however that is no excuse for the service we experienced.

Went there for a quiet drink with two friends on a Saturday evening and arrive just before 11, asked what time they finish and confirmed that they where closing at 12. Ordered a drink each and took a seat, my friends cranberry and vodka tasted as though it was just cranberry juice so asked at the bar if he had put a 25ml serving of vodka in the drink. This is where the tall male bartender became very aggressive and started calling us liars and ordered us to leave the pub, he became threatening towards all three of us when we said we would finish our drink and leave and continued to come over to our table. The bartender confirmed her was the manager and said we needed to get out after just asking a simple question. I have never received such threatening and horrible service from an bar before and wish to know if the bar staff was in a position to ask us to leave the pub. DISGUSTING SERVICE. Much nicer warmer pubs all over Winchester!!!

Simply great! Good food (beyond expectation for a pub!!!) Great drinks and friendly staff! Always a pleasure to drop by this place😎

Sunday morning breakfast. Found this by accident when walking into town. Great choice of breakfast with continental option. Dogs welcome. Staff friendly and attentive.

I decided to visit this restaurant with colleagues for a working lunch. The menu looked interesting, if a little on the high side for a lunch. However we decided to give it a try. We wished we had not and will not be returning. To start with when we tried to order off the menu there were items that they did not have: this included a basic staple, cheese. The food when it arrived was very, very average and the fish and chips extremely poor quality and value for money. Drinks were fine. The service was functional and demonstrated no interest in customers. If you are looking for a good quality lunch walk up or down the hill.

My partner and I were in Winchester for history weekend and we had walked past The Westgate a couple of times. We were drawn in by the A board breakfast menu which sounded different from just the usual breakfast choices. We weren't disappointed!! My partner and i both had smashed avocado on sourdough toast with mild chillies, red onion, and a choice of added poached eggs or bacon. It was so delicious. I add that my partner usually has normal English breakfast but he loved this choice as much as me. While we were there we accessed their website which was very positive and reflective of what we were witnessing . all clean very friendly and great food too. we will definitely be back there again!!

Want to love this pub as it's local to home and work but the team are struggling to make a good impression. Visited for drinks and had difficulty ordering a very simple round not to mention a fellow customer who asked for a drink they were not aware of (the customer was very embarrassed and it was not picked up on or apologised for their lack of basic bar knowledge)

Went in today for a quick beer after shopping, but wish I hadn't. Although really nicely refurbished, it was clear the staff didn't want to be working and were quite clear we had disturbed them playing on their phones.

Me and a friend have just finished a lovely lunch at this pub. It was perfect for the Friday afternoon, a nice air conditioned escape from the sun with great food and wine. A very friendly young lad served us who was doing everything on his own but still managed to find time to chat to us and make us feel welcome. Would recommend this place for the food and attentive staff.

Visited for a liquid refreshment there was five of us . Not one of us could finish our drink sorry the person drinking a soft drink could . The lager was flat as a pancake , it didn't even improve when poured in to another glass . The real ale the Green jacket looked like mud , as we where in Winchester for the Green jackets reunion that's why we brought it . When explaining to the bar staff why we were not drinking we got rudely told not to moan .the other pubs where packed . And this establishment had a handful of customers in .when I say the town was busy I mean busy there where about a thousand people at the reunion . I wouldn't normally write a bad review but as I had no response of the email I sent I have

The new incarnation of the Westgate is great and people really should visit what has always been a great venue. Havent eaten here yet but good beer choice and local bottled Meon Valley cider.

Friday night dinner with a group of friends. Food was exceptional - original use of quality ingredients. From making the booking right through to settling the bill, the staff couldn't have done more for us. Atmosphere is relaxed but efficient. Well done James and the team - we'll be back

The staff was very nice, patient and helpful. The pub is nice, the food is medium and took a while until it was served. The chocolate tarte was not my taste - I expected something totally different, which would have been served under this name on the continent. (Photo = crispy tofu)

Clean and straightforward pub with good range of seating and good range of beers. (Also has bedrooms)

We have visited the Westgate for the first time for many years, following their recent refurb. Our first impression was positive, noting the transformation of the premises - very tastefully done.

The pub has just had a big referb and what a difference. Staff very good and very very helpful. Did not eat so cannot comment on the food. Very good selection of beers good atmosphere and good furnishings.

We came here rather late on a Friday night and were really pleasantly surprised. The menu wasn't vast, but the food was very good although I think the veggie option of crispy tofu could have had more flavour and thought put into it. The fish that my husband had was apparently excellent.

This pub has recently re-opened after refurbishment, and is very much now a gastro-pub (hence the 12.5% service charge automatically added to food orders).

The crispiest crackling ever. Very tasty meat, our group tried the pork and the beef, all delicious. The puds were delicious as well as super elegant.

We received a very warm and efficient welcome. Excellent room- beautifully furnished and spotlessly clean. Delicious breakfast served by extremely polite, helpful and congenial waiters.

The Westgate has just reopened after an extensive refurbishment. As we live just around the corner, we were keen to see what had been done with the place; and got the chance when family came down for lunch the Sunday it re-opened. The bar has been re-organised and is now lighter and more spacious, with smart grey paintwork, the ubiquitous mismatched dark brown chairs and tables, and 'quirky' pictures from pub central casting - all very pleasant, if not yet 'lived in'. The food service was settling down, with the roasts all very well done and good value (with the possible exception of the vegetarian main, which would have been rather a small salad without the 'addition' of a roast aubergine), but the puds a bit large and cold. Nice range of Belgian bottled beers and excellent local 'pots' on draught. Deserves to do well with visitors, local authority staff and about to be wedding guests (the register office is just across the road). May take a while to bed in as a local; but we'll be back (and already have been, for a drink).

The quirky layout of this pub is great, it seems to go on forever until you find the courtyard seating area. Pleasant decor, friendly staff and reasonable prices. This pub with rooms is across the road from The Great Hall, part of Winchester Castle and grounds and a few minutes from the station. We didn't eat when we stopped in but plenty of people did whilst we were there and it looked and smelt good.