BITE user comments - Ekohawk
Comments by Ekohawk
One of the most friendly pubs in Winchester and well worth the walk out to find.
Very comfortable since its referbishment, a great place to chat and enjoy a drink from the regulaly changing guest beers.
Well done.
31 Oct 2008 15:30
Had a meal in here this week. Yes, quiet slow service, the tables weren't cleared very quickly but the food was passable for the price and the pint of Ringwood 49ner was actually very good.
31 Oct 2008 15:23
This is a pub to visit if you're hungry!
On a busy Saturday when the rest of Southampton is jam packed with shoppers, take a moment to disapear into the Red Lion.
The beer is good, local too. The scenary is amazing (you have to see it to believe it) and the food, well, it'll set you up for the day and probably the next as well.
It can be quiet (sometimes a blessing), the barman can be surley, but the venue and food quite make up for this.
31 Oct 2008 15:18
A good place to take a larger group for a meal either in the evening or at lunch time.
The garden is perfect for those long summer evenings while indoors is welcoming and cosy for the winter.
The food is good, honest and reasonably priced. The fish specials board is particulaly welcome.
The new landlord has a much better balance between drinkers pub and place to eat. Whereas before, you were looked at oddly if you just wanted a pint while you waited for your train, now, you're made quite welcome (as long as you can find someone to serve you).
Not bad at all.
31 Oct 2008 15:05
Provided you can get served the beer here is good and one of the most reasonably priced in Winchester.
Try the sausages in the evening - great fun!
31 Oct 2008 14:59
If you want somewhere to go for a fantastic, home cooked lunch - The Bell Inn is the place.
The sarnies are to die for and the specials board it well worth an explore.
The real open fire in the public bar is lovely for these chilly evenings.
31 Oct 2008 14:56
Agreed, friendly pub, great people. Always good company and good beer.
31 Oct 2008 14:52
The perfect balance between a local's pub and a smashing place to eat.
31 Oct 2008 14:50
Bridge, Shawford
Hum.... yes, the pub has had a good makeover and despite the grime stains beginning to show through the white paint, there is an improvement.
However, a family meal was not enjoyed from the new chef and menu a couple of weeks ago. Following the very near disaster as the trainee waiter tried to follow orders and balance a tray of three and a half pints on one hand, there came 6 unsatisfactory meals which were over priced and really nowhere near the quality of the "old" Bridge.
It seems they are trying to take the food "up a notch" but are really nowhere near even the old notch. I could list the failings of the meals but that's for another time. For now, we do not plan to eat there again in the near future.
On a good note, the beer was well kept so there's always a silver lining.
16 Jul 2010 21:16