The 20 Best British in Southampton

Fresh reviews:

Often meet my friend Peter here once a month or so for a coffee and a catch up as it’s a good half way stop from were we live. He is veggie so good veggie food I always have the Grilled halloumi salad fantastic.

Gregory S.

Santo Lounge

Loving the Empress of Blandings! We were travelling through the area and needed a place for some lunch, in no rush, we came across this pub and I’m very glad we did. Spacious and welcoming I felt instantly at home.It’s part of the Hall & Woodhouse chain so I was already familiar with the drinks on offer and…

Gary P.

The Empress Of Blandings

We went here while on holiday in Southampton. Started with the salmon and avocado, which was excellent, garnished with a lemon which was not needed at all as the dressing on the greens was outstanding without it. For mains I had salmon cakes over asparagus and she had the sirloin with tomatoes and chips. All…

Nicholas L.

The Vestry Restaurant & Bar

I’ve used Cargo as a sports bar a few times due to their tendency to show international rugby matches instead of Saints matches. While their rear of house projector is in their popular dining spot, it is well worth booking there for match days as the adhoc projector they use in the front is projected onto a…

Jack W.

Cargo

Went here for a Sunday lunch and what a delicious lunch it was too, a huge plateful of food, the beef was cooked perfectly still pink in the middle and everything was just delicious. It was £12 for the lunch which I think was reasonable, the vegetables let it down a tiny bit as they were a tad boring but it was…

Annabel O.

The Dancing Man

Went here for my father-in-law’s birthday celebration and the place is pretty good. The food was cooked well, and the service we received was quite pleasant. But, the starter I had was rather lacklustre — I had the crispy duck pancakes. The crispy duck was so overcooked that I couldn’t bite into it, it was that…