The best restaurants in Winchester South East

Best whole meal bread - fresh and lovely flavour. The also make the best jam doughnuts on the planet / with a trip just for a doughnut. Been buying bread n cakes n having coffe n brunch there for past 40 years n just as good now as it was 40 yrs ago.

Even though breakfast and dinner was part of our plan for an extended business stay, after dinning a few times and trying numerous items, we chose to go into town and pay to dine elsewhere. We are very budget consequence, to not eat a free meal and purchase food elsewhere says a lot about how disappointed we were with the food. The quality of ingredients was poor and there was a holistic lack of flavor. At times the food at dinner was presented well, picture perfect; however, the meat would be over cooked, the food was poorly seasoned, the soups were literally the worst soups I have ever eaten in my life. That says a lot as I do not think I have ever had a soup I did not like before trying the soups here. Breakfast consisted of traditional English breakfast using poor quality ingredients, runny yogurt, fruit from tins and lots of processed breads and cheap baked items. They did have a few small containers of nuts that you could use as a topping for the yogurt or your cereal. Service was slow, our tea/coffee would come out after we had finished our meal. The one strong positive thing that I can write is that they genuinely seemed to care if people had allergies to any ingredients on their menu. The staff tried but they were mostly young and poorly trained.

We were intrigued to see what had been done to this building, but were slightly put off by a number of bad reviews. We shouldn't have worried though - the service was prompt and friendly, the only problem was a delay with the drinks meant that they arrived with the starters. The food was very good and made a welcome change from normal restaurant fare - on another occasion we might stick to meze dishes as these were fairly substantial, and would have left enough room for dessert, had we not had mains. A good range of non-alcoholic cocktails, and the coffee was flavoursome.

Ordered a prawn fried rice and they decided I should have noodles instead. 🙄 Check your order before you leave.

On entering, I asked the waitress if they could give us tea and cream scones. She replied yes enthusiastically, so I asked for tea and scones for two and we found a table. We waited a full 20 minutes and were just about to leave and go elsewhere when the waitress brought a tray with two teacups and saucers and a pot of tea. No milk or sugar. One of the teacups had not been washed and was dirty with the residue of the previous users tea. I pointed this out to the waitress and she replaced it with a clean cup - no apologies were offered. Ten minutes later she returned with a tray containing a plate with two brown savoury cakes. I objected that they were not what we had ordered, which was cream scones. She walked away with no explanation and that was the last we saw of her. We left the tea and savoury cakes untouched and went across the road to the hotel, where we were served real cream scones, jam and tea.

Lunchtime hunger saw us opt for this lovely little bakery, it was rammed with customers but service was very efficient.- superb selection of pasties and cakes for all requiremennts - excellent service from counter and serving staff. Lots of tea selection, but maybe a more comprehensive selection of teas ! Nevertheless a great place to go for lunch. Great tea-pot by the way !

Over priced microwave food. We ordered ‘oven’ warmed bread for the table, it came out served on a platter on top of a black paper serviette, because it had clearly been warmed in the microwave the moisture meant the serviette had actually stuck to the bread. The rest of the food that came out was more worthy of a weatherspoons rather than a hotel Restaurant. The prices they are charging for dessert you would expect something pretty special but for £9.50 my husband got a very soggy apple crumble tart clearly just warmed in the microwave. When we were asked if everything was ok and we commented it was alright for microwave food not one of the staff denied it. Would not eat here again.

I just can’t see how their prices are sustainable. Charging over £4 for a flat white with oat milk is outrageous, so I won’t be returning.

Chicken Satay…..no taste of peanuts just a white bland tasteless sauce Sweet & Sour Pork Balls like concrete. Horrible. Szechuan Chicken. Tasteless Chop Suey. Tasteless We’ve had good food from here in the past but this was a total waste of £34 and will not be back

A great location for a Tea Shop so close to the Cathedral and Winchester College. The tea room itself is quite quaint - just what you imagine it should be. A delightful place to catch up with an old friend for an Afternoon Tea. Service alas, on our visit, was somewhat haphazard. Afternoon Tea for two was duly ordered - unfortunately it appeared nothing like the photographs in their advertising. First the sandwich plate arrived - four thin finger sandwiches (two of which were egg, one salmon, one I can't remember), and a mound of dressed salad - way more than any garnish. Not quite what we expected. Then came the cake plate - two (smallish) fruit scones, cream and jam, along with a slice of Battenburg cake, and a square of carrot cake and a cake of chocolate and Guinness cake. Both squares of cake were tiny. Problem - how to share 2 small cakes between two hungry ladies. To be fair, the scones, cakes and jam were obviously home made and very delicious, but a taste is really all we got. I've given a rating of Average for this place. This is because TA jumps from Average to Very Good. I believe their should be a Good. Would I go again? Yes. I would like to try this place again even though I found it quite quirky. I probably wouldn't order Afternoon Tea though. Would I recommend it to others? Yes, if I think they understand quaint and quirky.

This is the second time I have visited with my daughter and both visits have been brilliant. We have selected the same menu options both times as they were so delicious - cheese and ham toastie for me and halloumi on avocado and sourdough toast for her. Very generous portions and freshly made. Lovely choice of drinks as well and very welcoming staff in a lovely, relaxed environment. Thank you

Nice little coffee shop in the heart of Solent Business Park. Nice menu with a good selection of breakfast, lunches & snacks…

Visited last night and had food for the first time. I chose the sweet chilli prawn rice bowl and it was delicious. Seasoned to perfection and juicy prawns. Big portions. Very impressed and look forward to trying other dishes on the menu. My friends tell me the hanging kebabs are also yummy. Staff also very friendly and welcoming.

Another visit and yet again nothing to complain about. You have to accept that the restaurant is compact and tables are close together but that does encourage some interaction with other dinners. I note some negative reviews and quite frankly can't believe them. Service is friendly and prompt. Food is hot, tasty and well presented. This visit had the Calzone which was light and filled with spicey meats and sausage. Made the mistake of having a starter so no room for dessert. Will be visiting again.

Do not know what meat is in the Lamb Shish but it isn't lamb. Texture awful. Flavour bland. Chilli sauce weak and watery. Salad was OK. This place was great but would not be recommending based on this meal. If you have to order... Stick to the salad or better still go elsewhere.