2 Best Restaurants in Winchester, The South

The timbered and gabled building may be venerable—it dates back to the mid-15th century—but the cuisine is contemporary British. The small but well-executed menu is particularly strong on dishes using local ingredients, like roast wood pigeon with white onion purée, roast lamb with wild garlic and spaetzle, and pan-seared chalk-stream trout with dill oil. Good service and the heritage charm of the surroundings further enhance the dining experience. There's also a good-value set lunch and early evening menu. 

Reasonably priced and healthy comfort food is served cafeteria-style at this established, family-run favorite. On the menu are dishes like a steak gyro, a quinoa salad with grilled tofu, and a Goan spiced fishcake with poached egg and crispy kale. Serving breakfast (including a great full English and a vegan version of same) and lunch, the place transforms into a busy cocktail bar (no full meals) in the evening.