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Closed 30 September 2022.

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Summary

£72
  £££
4
Very Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This well-known modern British gastropub on the outskirts (whose owner, David Nicholson is behind several local ‘Black’ venues), lost its Michelin star in 2021. Our reports include the odd quibble, but mostly continue to acknowledge its “rustic elegance by candlelight and adventurous tasty food”.

Summary

£61
  £££
4
Very Good
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

After over a decade in action, this “atmospheric” gastropub just on the fringes of the town centre “continues to produce some of the most innovative food” in these parts: “interesting ingredients are used to create balanced and intriguing flavours in dishes clearly made with love and care”. Expansion may be afoot, as owner David Nicholson recently submitted plans for a new kitchen and two new dining areas.

For 33 years we've been curating reviews of the UK's most notable restaurant. In a typical year, diners submit over 50,000 reviews to create the most authoritative restaurant guide in the UK. Each year, the guide is re-written from scratch based on this survey (although for the 2021 edition, reviews are little changed from 2020 as no survey could run for that year).

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Restaurant details

Yes
14
No dress code
60
18+ except weekend L

Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
Dinner   £45.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £35.00
Filter Coffee £4.00
Extras  
Service 12.50%
88 Chesil St, Winchester, SO23 0HX
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday6 pm‑8:30 pm
Thursday6 pm‑8:30 pm
Friday6 pm‑8:30 pm
Saturday12 pm‑3 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm
Sunday12 pm‑3 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm

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