The best restaurants in Winchester South East

Staff coped well on a busy Half Term day when their booking system had gone down. Salad bowls came quickly and fed two hungry children. Hot food order was slow but then it was packed. My Classic Burger was a little overcooked and dry so I. The rest of the family were very happy. Bizarrely, one frozen chip amongst 6 year old's lovely hot chips.

Trading on a name that is somewhat tainted. Visited this restaurant over the weekend with friends. So very disappointed by the place Poor service, poor food, no care. Had to ask and remind staff at every turn. Sides didn’t turn up with main course and when the did, they were cold. Had to remind staff about a drinks order. 45 minutes after our main course plates were cleared, I had to ask the waitress if the restaurant had stopped serving desserts.: Waitress: “No sir, why” me: “so why has no one bothered to offer us one” With So many great options in Winchester why would I ever choose this, or indeed any other Hotel du Vin again???

The staff were really friendly and helpful and the decor was lovely. Unfortunately the lunch menu was uninspiring and all a bit on the posh side, but didn't deliver. Ordered only item that vaguely appealed to me, which was avocado with poached eggs. When it arrived it was pureed avocado piped onto thin slice of sourdough bread, with two poached eggs on top, which were cold by the time they got to me. The whole combination didn't work, sourdough was soggy, pureed avocado was like baby food and obviously refrigerated, which made the eggs cold. I should mention that the waitress took my meal off the bill, so thank you for that. Bring back club sandwiches and homemade soup, simple things that satisfy hungry lunch clientele!

The bar staff was great and so friendly! Great service and Igor was the best bar man in Winchester. He is like top gun best of the best of the best Great drinks,shots. Music 😊😊😊😊

Exceptional value food served by excellent staff. The choice of dishes is astronomical. We have been to so called posh nosh places and only had the choice of 6 or 7 mains. Go to Hinton Arms and you get a choice 8 or 9 then a specials board with another 6 or 7 mains......Fantastic as usual.

Prezzo voucher won on their promotion when visiting Port Solent venue, free 3 course meal for 2 off the Gift of Prezzo menu. As expected limited choice, but great options, portion size on the larger size. Meatballs for starter (4 balls)was a big starter, the bruschetta was also of good size and tasty. Mains spag bowl and speciality pizza, again tasty and piping hot, finished off with a generous portion of tiramisu. Overall great option and even better being free off a promotion. Recommend seating upstairs.

Went hear for my sisters wedding reception. Upstairs in a room. There was no greeting from staff with champagne as guests arrived. The bride had to keep asking the staff when any food would be ready. Very poor and unprofessional service.

By far the best lunchtime pub experience we’ve enjoyed in ages. Fabulous food, excellent beers, v.sensible prices & the amazing open log fire really topped it off ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Called in after visiting earlier in the year, during first visit staff were friendly and informative, decided we would call back next time we stayed in Winchester for a meal. Never again, most miserable uncommunicative staff come across, apart from young barman who was full of beans. Had one drink then walked back into town for a meal

What a let down. My son loves this place, he went there for his birthday on 01/01/23. He wanted to go for his birthday again this birthday 2024, always awkward when a child's birthday is on New Year's Day. So when i booked, I was pleased to see Jurassic Grill open again, same as last year. My son had chicken pox on the lead up to Christmas, and was excited to go. On 29/12/23 I receive an email saying my reservation had successfully been cancelled. I didn't cancel it. When I called them, they said they were now closed on New Year's Day due to "unforeseen circumstances". I could book 31st dec or 2nd jan, so these "unforeseen circumstances" don't seem to matter either side of the 1st. If they weren't going to open on 1st, don't allow people to book it. Now I have an upset child, who has been left very disappointed. So, if you don't want to disappoint your child, don't book here. Don't worry Jurassic Gill, I won't try and give you money for food again.

Stale scone, dry/flavourless cake and weak coffee. Probably remains trading due to its location as otherwise, appalling. 1st and final visit for us.

Excellent service with friendly and welcoming staff. The foid was brilliant with a great range of choice and decently reasonable prices.

We were a group of 4. Our first booking had to be cancelled due to covid but we re-booked to the following week with no problems at all. On arrival we were sat at the front of the restaurant which was very loud due to the acoustics of the room and was playing havoc with my husband's hearing aids so we asked if we could move to the back room, which was quieter. Again this was no trouble at all and we were very grateful. Our meals were fantastic and we had a really nice evening. I would thoroughly recommend and hope to return in the future.

I was shocked when I returned home and read such bad reviews about this place. We went for a light lunch and coffee and thought it was great - especially being able to sit in the garden. I had the croque monsieur - it was very tasty and I also ordered an EXTRA HOT Latte. So many places don't make it hot even when you ask but full marks to this place - it was perfect. If you like your coffee extra hot - go here. I have no complaints and I am a very critical person. I would definitely return.

I see someone moaning about the food coming at different times. Our server warned us about this at the beginning it is made at different chef stations and comes at different times. This in my experience is common in Asian countries. Generally the food is...