The Eclipse Inn, Winchester

Great location, wonderful little building. Tried the Ringwood Best and the Flowers Original over lunch. The Ringwood was served a little cold for my liking but apart from that the beers were good. Lunch food was great. Toilets were fairly bad. Overall I will definitely head back there for lunch and a pint if I am in the area again.

30 Aug 2009 17:15

The Old Vine, Winchester

Not fantastic if what you are interested in is a quality pint in a traditional boozer, but this place is geared more towards the food. My wife and I picked this place out specifically for our evening meal on a visit to Winchester (with the Black Boy and the Eclipse for the serious ale-drinking) and were delighted with our food. The rib-eye steak I had was the best steak I have had in years. My advice would be to treat this place like a restaurant with a decent ale selection and you will not go far wrong. I would eat there again without a second thought.

30 Aug 2009 17:12

The Bishop On The Bridge, Winchester

A real waste. Overpriced food and overpriced beer served up in a pub which, from what I could tell in the light, is decorated some kind of sickly green. I will say that the ESB was fine in terms of quality. The reason this is a wasted opportunity is that it is in such a wonderful location, right on the river. A more varied beer selection (impossible while it is a Fuller's pub) and an intelligent redecoration and this place could be a real gem.

30 Aug 2009 17:07