For those familiar with Winchester I would presume to draw a certain parallel between the Wykeham Arms and Mr Thomas's Chop House. When Robert Walker invoked the first stirrings of Edwardian décor with the dying embers of Victorian splendour he bequeathed us premises that have come down to the present day to delight and console. The British lunchtime menu is sheer bliss. The wine list itself is exciting enough, but lean back and enjoy also the privilege of a wine waiter, emphasising the fact that as a customer you are appreciated and heard. The sort of place where it's all too easy to meet congenial company and let the hours slip by as you discuss the real issues of life at the expense of some of the things you had, until then, thought were important.