Winchester Restaurant Guide

Greyhound Inn at Stockbridge, The

Stockbridge, reputed to be the Holy Grail of those who fish on god's own river, the Test, harbours a number of other distractions amongst which The Greyhound is by no means the least. However, one has the distinct feeling that the level of gastronomy is pitched more towards the informal London weekend crowd than your humble disciples of Isaac Walton.

• Address: 31 High Street, Stockbridge, nr Winchester, SO20 6EY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, French, Modern British, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £23.00, Dinner: £40.00

La Place Bistro & Froggies Bar

If you are looking for an ideal venue in Winchester for socializing with friends or family then you might fancy La Place Bistro and Froggies Bar. The place is French in its appeal with a few international flavours added to the menu and the hosts, Gael and Seb, ensure an enjoyable time is had by all.

• Address: 9 Great Minster Street, Winchester, SO23 9HA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, French, Bar
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £35.00

Le Clos du Marquis

• Address: Leckford Hutt, London Road, Stockbridge, nr Winchester, SO20 6DE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £23.00, Dinner: £44.00

Loch Fyne - Winchester

The Loch Fyne Restaurant notion was a child of the crisis that struck the food supply industry towards the end of the 1990s, when seafood presented itself as a healthy and readily available alternative to other forms of food that were under pressure at the time.

• Address: 18 Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8RZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £31.00

Old Vine, The

Charming Grade II listed 18th century inn in the heart of historic England's ancient capital, opposite Winchester cathedral. It has been awarded four AA stars for an inn, and was the winner of a Hampshire Hospitality Award for the quality of food, drink and service.

• Address: 8 Great Minster Street, Winchester, SO23 9HA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £25.00

Pitcher & Piano - Winchester

P and P first started in Fulham in 1986, since when it has evolved into one of the UK's favourite bar groups, offering premium drinks, mingled with food that carries its own distinction against a background of different themes, many deriving from the locality, and from what is the whole being of contemporary life in modern bars.

• Address: 57 Colebrook Street, Winchester, SO23 9LH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern, Bar
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £25.00

Pizza Express - Winchester

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: 1 Bridge Street, Winchester, SO23 9BH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Plough Inn

An honest pub where the business of eating is not allowed to get in the way of a pub's primary function. That said the home cooking is much valued by locals and visitors alike who flock in appreciable numbers for what they clearly regard as a good deal.

• Address: Sparsholt, nr Winchester, SO21 2NW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Prezzo - Winchester

Prezzo has been delighting diners for over seven years, and this Italian restaurant chain has since been able to expand throughout large parts of England with well over a hundred outlets. Interestingly, the company seeks to restore either impressive buildings or ones of local interest.

• Address: 16 Jewery Street, Winchester, SO23 8RZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Restaurant at Wykeham Arms

The Wykeham Arms opened its doors in 1755 and they have never been closed since. It owes a good deal to its location but the real appeal is the informality, the equality and the good but unpretentious food which finds its way to your table by means of charming and friendly service.

• Address: 75 Kingsgate Street, Winchester, SO23 9PE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £22.00, Dinner: £36.00