Harden's survey result
Summary
“Part of the Fuller’s group but a cut above the city’s other pubs”, this famous boozer with rooms (betwixt Cathedral and college) is a “wonderfully atmospheric” spot that’s “the spiritual heir to Orwell’s ‘Moon Under Water’, or ideal public house”. For non-literary types that means “a varied clientele, with some eccentrics”, “a series of cosy and pleasantly cluttered rooms… convivial rather than noisy; no music or TV; and staff who are amiable and helpful”. The food, helmed by 2022 Roux Scholarship semi-finalist Luke Emmess, was consistently well-rated this year.
Summary
Disused desks from the town’s famous boarding school nowadays support drinkers’ pints at this “very atmospheric” old inn near the cathedral – “an exceptional town pub” that’s in recent times become part of the Fuller’s chain. Food has been up and down in the past, but was nothing less than “competent” last year, if perhaps “rather expensive”.
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75 Kingsgate St, Winchester, SO23 9PE
Restaurant details
Wykeham Arms Restaurant Diner Reviews
"In many ways this is the spiritual heir to Orwell's 'Moon Under Water'. A varied clientele, with some eccentrics - human and canine - thrown in for added pleasure; a series of cosy and pleasantly cluttered rooms so that except at the busiest times, it's convivial rather than noisy; no music or TV; and staff who are amiable and helpful. The food is certainly a lot better than a 'cut off the joint', but at dinner doesn't always deliver on its ambitions. However breakfasts and lunchtime sandwiches are superb - and it's a rare pleasure to ask for crispy bacon and actually get it!"
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £21.50 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
75 Kingsgate St, Winchester, SO23 9PE
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
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