British, Modern Restaurants in Southampton
1. Cambium
British, Modern restaurant in Brockenhurst
Lyndhurst Rd - SO42
2023 Review: ‘Dylan James’s dishes pay homage to the British countryside, and embrace the nature of the seasons’ – well that’s what the website says! – at this “lovely restaurant in a beautiful hotel”: a New Forest destination that started life as a royal hunting lodge and is nowadays a luxurious spa complex. Reports in our annual diners’ poll agree, all of them applauding its attractive, light interior and brasserie food from an all-day menu that’s “carefully cooked, and good value”.
2. The Terrace, Montagu Arms Hotel
British, Modern restaurant in Beaulieu
“A traditional, historic country inn that preserves its atmosphere and class” – the old-school dining room of this Arts & Crafts hotel in the New Forest inspired only limited feedback this year, but such as we had on its contemporary, ingredient-led menu was upbeat. Top Menu Tip – “especially liked the scallops starter with two large juicy scallops and a brown shrimp butter sauce, capers and samphire”.
3. The Pig
British, Modern restaurant in Brockenhurst
Beaulieu Road - SO42
The “idyllic New Forest location” is the big draw at the original Pig, where Robin & Judy Hutson set the template for their shabby-chic country-house hotel group that had grown to 11 branches by the time they stepped back into retirement at the end of 2024. The “food is perhaps not quite as adventurous as it used to be”, but its basic premise of “fresh local produce, cooked perfectly” still passes muster for most reporters. Black marks, though, for some “poorly trained staff” and “seriously overpriced wines”.
4. Album
British, Modern restaurant in Southampton
20-21 Oxford Street - SO14
On a site previously occupied by Cargo, Daniel Rogan’s new June 2025 newcomer opened after our annual diners’ poll had finished. Run by the son of star Lakeland chef, Simon Rogan, this new venue is a parallel project to Rogan Jr’s fancier, tasting menu-based ‘AO by Daniel Rogan’ (which closed in August 2024 and which is awaiting a re-launch). But while this latest venue is in a simpler small plates format to ‘AO’, it is claimed to be ‘grounded in the same principles of creativity, quality, and craft’.
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