The best restaurants serving British food in Winchester South East

We visited on Good Friday early evening as a family of eight including a baby and two young boys. We were warmly greeted shown to our table and drinks order taken. Drinks arrived and food order taken just as needed with little ones in tow ... There was an impressive choice for children- one opted for steak with chips and raw carrots and cucumber the other for macaroni cheese with garlic bread. Cold milk also got their thumbs up. The food arrived and was well received by us all my pork belly was delicious! The grandchildren ate very well and throughly enjoyed their meals. Well done The Bridge team!

A super roast plenty of everything perfectly cooked. Very good quality meat. Good home baked puddings, with generous portions

After repeatedly being advised that the menu is often 'incomplete' we attended for evening dinner. Once being seated, drinks ordered and served, the menu was advised as 'full'... however after ordering the food and waiting some while for it to arrive we were advised that actually ...... "all cooking facilities were down..." and therefore NO dinner could be served..... Although the bar staff who were asked to convey the message were polite the kitchen staff were NOT... Another failed food visit at the Ship.

Group booking for the Sunday set menu. Staff were great help with the booking as we arent locals and it was all booked and confirmed with pre orders a few days before. Staff were very friendly and attentive. The private room is a great location in a very small Tudor building. If we didnt live so far away we would certainly go back for the roast again and the other menus. Thank you Chesil Rectory

Yes injoy my evening the staff was great The service great Food went down well There was good range of food The small fish chips was good ldeal

Having had our daughters wedding at this venue this weekend and after all the trials and stress that goes with planning a wedding I had to write this review while still reeling in the the overwhelming success that was largely due to the staff at Wickam Estates. Nothing was too much trouble and the whole day was marvellous. The setting is superb. Not the cheapest venue by far but worth ever penny. I would have no hesitation in recommending this venue to anyone. Thank you so much.

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

Our first visit to this Upham Inns pub. The food was good, albeit expensive, but there are too many niggles that let it down. I booked on-line and was surprised to find that I had to choose between the set menu and a la carte before the system allowed the booking!! That's really off-putting - never had that before; why put an unecessary blocker in the way?. Then on arriving we found that the car parking space is very small and was already full despite the pub being half empty. The parking issue should be added to their website. Might it be possible to buy some land? The ambience is a rather dated "typical local". Plain wood tables and paper napkins, not linen, albeit good quality ones. There are lots of photos on the website, but many go back to 2012; that’s 13 years ago!! Hardly good modern marketing or reassuring to potential customers. The welcome was warm and friendly. But ordering was somewhat chaotic as they seem to be having trouble with a new menu and with their ordering system. We were only offered the a la carte menu, not both. The menu itself is quite extensive with a good range of dishes. Also available on-line but some without prices there. As starters we chose the crab and shrimp muffin, tasty but a rather small portion and very expensive at £15.80, and the mussels (£11.90) which were good. But I had to ask for a bowl for the shells and a spoon for the broth, both came promptly and with a finger bowl of water - again good but those should have been provided from the start. For mains we chose haddock & chips (£20.50 and a good size) and the special of roast hake with mussel chowder, that was very good but again I had to ask for a spoon. I often choose a ribeye steak but the ribeye here is eye-wateringly expensive at £37 from memory, and that's for 8oz not the usual 10 oz which pro-rata would be £46. For comparison a 10 oz ribeye at a Beefeater is £18.99 and at Texas Steak House (Ropley) is £20.95; both are of good quality; further, the Texas has 100% 5-star TA reviews. We did consider wine but again found NV Prosecco at £37 and Merlot & Malbec at £43/44 a bottle, far too expensive, so stayed with a bottle of sparkling water. For dessert a Bakewell tart and a mini dessert with coffee. The ladies’ toilet was reported by my wife as very cramped. The Food Standards Agency Hygiene Rating is a 5, the top mark; excellent. The management seem to reply to all reviews which is excellent, few do, but it's also noticeable that of the 875 reviews on TA only 55% are at the top 5-star level so clearly room for improvement. So, overall, part very good but too many issues so 3 stars on balance. £98 in total including a 10% service charge automatically added to the bill. The day after our visit Uphams sent us a survey request. That’s good, but after four attempts the survey still wouldn’t load. For the fourth attempt I let it run for longer which resulted in this message from my top-rated Bitdefender Internet Security software:- “Dangerous page blocked for your protection.” Ouch. We won't be adding the Thomas Lord to our list of regular restaurants as it doesn’t really deliver value for money or a relaxed and stress-free overall experience.

Came here for a quick drink. Lovely place and staff were great 👍

We tried to find this place and think it is closed now. Lots of building work going on in what we thought have been it’s location.

We went for dinner yesterday, it’s fabulous, friendly staff , very clean , the food was excellent, the perfect pub. I had the sea trout my husband had a burger. No loud music , easy to park , wish we had a pub like this near us

My friend and I shared a day out on Easter Monday. The countryside was at its most glorious, flowers in abundance everywhere. We had booked tickets for the Watercress Line, but allowed time for lunch. Although I hadn't reserved a table, we were fortunate to be accommodated by friendly staff, who could not have been more polite and attentive. The setting is delightful, the food was excellent, accompanied by a pint of local ale. Highly recommended as a relaxing day out.

This comment is from ‘the poor wife’ you patronisingly refer to in your response to our previous feedback. Our ‘FairObservaions’ are joint opinions as I don’t normally feel the need for a separate platform. Let me clarify some of the inaccurate statements in your response to our feedback: At no time did my husband ignore me, on entering the premises, he did ‘wander round the bars’, mainly to see if there was another soul in the eerily empty building. At no time was I ‘in tear’ [sic] as you put it. I was however, extremely annoyed that despite advising us to leave, you would not refund me the cost of my meal or our drinks which were impossible to consume in the hostile atmosphere. I might however have shown signs of ‘in fear’, having just escaped the wrath of ‘Loony’ as my husband rightly calls him (I don’t know which one of you is Yates, maybe that’s you). As for your comment that we left the car park, nearly hitting a white car, I don’t understand, as we arrived and left on foot, our car being at Exton some three miles away. I think it’s probably that you’re confusing us with another disgruntled couple. I now await your characteristic badly written, rude response to this missive about our worse ever dining (or none dining) experience.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I recently visited The Roebuck Inn with my partner for a special occasion—my birthday—and it was absolutely fantastic from start to finish. We started with the Spiced Lamb Cutlet, which was perfectly cooked and bursting with flavor. For mains, we had the Specialty Lamb Madras and the Spiced Salmon, both of which were exquisite. Every bite was a delight! To make the evening even more memorable, the staff surprised us with a complimentary birthday cake, which was such a thoughtful touch. The wine selection was excellent, and the service was truly brilliant—attentive, friendly, and made us feel so welcome. The Roebuck is a gem, and I can’t recommend it enough. Whether for a special occasion or just a great meal out, this is the place to go.

Deeply disappointing. Staying here for a very special reason. The welcome bottle of Prosecco was nice but the glasses were filthy. Went for dinner - awful! Dirty table, bar covered in used glasses, staff lovely but completely rushed off their feet. There was nothing on the menu that I wanted, settled for the smallest tiny slice of salmon ever, the bread part arrived after I had finished. My husband’s soup was not as hot as the bowl it came in. Main course of plaice was ok but the accompanying vegetables were overcooked and just nasty. Lots of other people in the bar area are still waiting for their food over an hour after ordering. We are staying two nights and will find somewhere else to eat tomorrow. Such a shame