Excellent pub on the way between the railway station and £chester city FC.

Plenty of choice beer wise and a pub well worth visiting when in Winchester.Really very pleasant but small old pub just off Winchester's main drag. Serves an ever changing collection of cask ales from microbreweries locally. In generally good order, I don't really recognise Chavez Man's criticisms other than to note it is a pub that isn't really geared to his market. Scores a very high (and rare for me) 9/10.A lot of other people agree with me - this pub is CRAP!! They just can't be bothered reviewing it on this website

Plenty of beers to choose from. I had Bowmans Swift one.

Lots of little nooks and crannies in the pub which was busy for a Saturday lunchtime.Excellent pub, with good outdoor seating area - for the Summer! Get a bit packed just inside the front door at the bar though. Still, beer is good.Interesting and very busy pub. Good selection of ales, I tried the 'Pots Stout', very good indeed. Watch out for the young barmaid trying to push Itchen Valley beer, she's apparently the girlfriend of the brewery's owner (no bias there then!!!) Still even with this I gotta give it 8/10. Very good pub.

Just a quick note:
Returned to The Bugle with My husband, had another fantastic meal and my husband says the Beer in the evening was really good. Flower pots brewery & bowman ales, both superb.
LadyMissHave just got back from the Bugle, having visited for the first time with our Christmas office party. I found this web-site and i just had to write a review.
WOW, i have been to some dodgy christmas parties in the past 30 years and this was by far the best. Absolutely excellent, woke my husband up to tell him too! And to tell him he is taking me back for dinner next week!!
Great service, hot mouthwatering food, perfect temperature wine, cosy log burner & staff that really wanted you there. Well done indeed!! Didn't have any beer I'm afraid, so can't comment, will ask husband when we return. LadymissFull Marks to this one. We initially thought quite expensive but agree with other reviewers that it was good value due to the high quality food that was delivered. Outstanding was my wife's exact words!! She had Scallops to start which were huge and cooked to perfection, Risotto which was the best she has ever had and a baked chocolate pudding! My meal was lovely too, and i couldn't fault it one bit. Flower pots bitter was excellent and not too cold, my wife's wine excellent too. Great atmosphere throughout this pub, very smart, initially thought a bit too modern! But was full of professional types around 40+ in with their partners. Have to mention how well the menu was presented, great descriptions and knowledge of where the food came from. Small menu but exceedingly good. Booked for Christmas on the spot. Amazing to see a full pub on a tuesday night!!

Hidden behind Winchester college on a back street.

Old school desks to sit at with a slot for coin donations which were to be given to the cathedral if so desired. A mobile phone free zone.

Excellent drop of Cheriton Pots.What a great pub! Walk through the Cathedral close and there it is on the corner. Open the weird doors and your into a bozzer that shows it's allegiance to the City's academical leanings, even the tables are old school desks with ink wells. Beers are Fullers/Gales in good nick. I understand it was recently awarded the Hampshire Dining pub of the year award, if that means anything and I've always found the food to be good. This is a pub where you can explore and find another little nook or cranny and it's a bit like you've wondered into an edition of the 'Antiques Roadshow'. Always packed, which says a lot about this fine establishment.' I must visit again as other reviewers seem to be seeing it through different 'goggles'.Recently moved to Winchester area, and finding our feet regarding good pubs with good food and good atmosphere, Sadly this is not one of them. We were disappointed with the beer, the food was cold and a bit of a let down. Description on menu was very appealing, need to show the chef i think. Won't be trying again. Dezrezza

Popped in for a pint with a few friends on Friday, very busy but well worth the visit, I like pubs with good beer and friendly staff, so I liked this one.
Nice interior as well.
A new beginning with new interior and splendid colour scheme, I ate there with two friends. Beer is Green King Lite but with Blue Moon on tap. Food was average and cock'd up by the bar staff. What was intollerable was being accused of not paying for our average meal on the way out of the pub - despite paying the meal by credit card and to an off duty bar man - by being shouted at across the bar! I would recommend the Queen's on Kingsgate Street as better value and friendlier bar staff.A much-changed incarnation of this once basic city boozer, the new landlords are attempting to encourage the 30+somethings, with a fairly eclectic choice of wines and beers. The lighting is moody and dim; unfortunately so are a number of the customers who have gravitated here from the Wykeham. That aside, the beers are well kept (although pricey) and the atmosphere is of quiet, subdued comfort. Unless you happen to be sitting next to a table of solicitors' company staff on an evening out with many of them trying to out-ego everyone else. The staff are very pleasant and courteous and it is a pleasure to see what was once a very underused pub back to a semblance of its glory days.

This is a great pub.....Pertinacious? -YES, Up Its own Ass?- Yes, Good Beer? -Yes!!! They had on Ringwood (Marstons) Best, Timmy Taylor Landlord, Itchen Valley Father Christmas and Oakleaf Nuptu' Ale. The Ringwood was more than passable.

I can see why people find this joint to be more of a restaurant, but you must hand it to 'em, it's a 'cracking' place. Only downside is, imagine its run by a right ' OK Ya, Couple........ 7/10Poor beer - really no chance of decent beer with such an overambititous range in a wine-led pub. Very busy on a Monday lunchtime, so obviously doing something right !More of a restaurant than a pub - but a swift one in the bar area is quite acceptable. I didn't feel the ambience was such that you would settle doen to a drinking session.
But - hey - decent beer and very nicely looked after, perhaps I shouldn't be picky.

This place is a leaderless disaster. But it's got 'oodles' of potential. the staff have not been in the least trained. The bar is a mess and ordering is a nightmare. This really could be a little gem. Time for the landlord/licensee to move on. 3/10Took some Swedish friends to this pub last Saturday. Staff (vacant 18 year olds) were busy doing blatantly ignoring us. We waited what seemed like a long while at the bar while two staff went on about their business. In a complete absence of "I will be with you shortly" or "sorry to keep you waiting" finally one of them decided to take my order. I was mid-sentence when a third girl (vacant 19 year old 'managing' place) appeared and spoke to the one about to take my order, this caused her to leave without a word. I was left talking to myself. 'Manager' barely looked at us, just raised her hand so as to signal "wait". I complained and she said she had to send her stuff to lunch.
Shocking service. No wonder this pub is empty!We went here for a meal on a Saturday night and it was pretty busy, bordering on very noisy.

We did book a table but there wasn't a table reserved for us and we had to find our own.

We really enjoyed the food, the portion sizes were good and so were the staff and the drinks.

Definitely would go again, although perhaps on a quieter night.

I am amazed at some of the comments about this lovely pub. Three of us had lunch yesterday after a lovely walk in the area surrounding. The food was absolutely excellent and the portions were hearty. Despite the low amount of staff the young barman coped extremely well and provided service in a polite and proffesional manner, and was extremely helpful when asked about directions. The decor was very pleasant as were the locals. The feel of the place overall was very welcoming and i would recommend this area and pub to anyone... great day out.I wish i had found this web-site before my wife and i embarked on a visit to The Bell Inn. Looks a lovely pub from the road and surrounded by beautiful countryside.
If this pub had some decent staff & food that was half decent it would make a killing. We had a very below average lunch that was luke warm but then hot in other places, microwave i think was the cause and the waitress agreed!!
Great locationLovely pub - clean, well cared for, interesting meorabilia, very nice pint of St.Austells beer. Have to agree with previous comments that the bar service was rather amateurish.

A questionable pub I must admit. But, in its defence, the beer was good. They were offering Doom Bar & Pride (plus 1 other that I fail to remember). Tried the 'Pride' and happy to report 'All Good'. Not for everyone this place, but it is an honest 'boozer', pretty barmaid as well!!Having a pub this awful near the station is not a good advertisement for Winchester. Perhaps the council should consider closing it down in order to safeguard Winchesters good name should any visitor have the misfortune to wander in there on their way back to catch the train homeGiven that Winchester has some really pubs, it's hard to see who would want to drink here. Chavvy and charmless, but very close to the station - which probably answers my question as to why anyone drinks here.