Fine dining; pretty and tasty food. Beautifully presented. Attentive service. Nice modern ambiance…read more If you want to impress someone this is a good bet. Set lunch menu is affordable at £24.

The only 1 Michelin starred restaurant on the Isle of Wight. We went there 2 years ago and it was…read moreone of the most memorable meals ever. 2 years later, it has changed hands and was an altogether inferior experience. In my view it won't be long before there are once more no restaurants with a Michelin star on the Isle of Wight!

Lawrence and Julia Murphy's hideaway in Emsworth is an absolute gem. They use largely fresh…read morelocal produce for most of their dishes, but if the need arises they will reach out as far as France to satisfy their customers. I had a chicken terrine to commence proceedings which was wonderful and resembled a fine piece of mosaic before I had to spoil everything by eating it. This was followed by a delicious loin of veal cooked perfectly pink and accompanied by lightly cooked kale and suitably al dente broccolini. Desserts are mouth wateringly tempting, although I had sufficient will power to pass, but out of the corner of my eye, I did spot one of my companions devour a lemon posset with an individual lemon sponge cake and lemon ice cream. This was proclaimed a triumph. Fat Olive's is open Tuesday to Saturday and booking is essential. Make sure your name is on the list.

Really nice. Top quality food. Service is excellent. Not a cheap reastaurant but you get what you…read morepay for which makes it really good value - go for lunch.

I cannot praise this Restaurant enough, they have some B&B rooms above that are very nice. The menu…read morechanges to be seasonal, I have had Lobster / Beef / Pork / Chicken / Prawns all prepaired with seasonal veg and in fantastic sauce. Lee, the owner & head chef, together with front of house make an excellent evening, its casual going on formal, its excellent value. If this was in London he would make a fortune. A Good friend introduced us to this top top venue...thanks Pete. Many a good meal, special celebration or just trying out the new menu as its launched

Without a doubt, the best b&b in Chichester! Don't even…read morewaste your money looking anywhere else, everything you need is right here. Friendly owners, remarkably clean, lovely breakfast, and within walking distance of the town centre. Can thoroughly recommend!

Absolutely pants hotel frankly, they should lose a star or even two! I've stayed in a few four star…read morehotels in Spain, Mexico, and America and attended hotel and catering school, therefore, I know absolutely nothing about the hospitality industry. Upon check in, when asking for the safe to deposit my passports and extra cash they looked at me a bit funny and provided an antiquated sealed bag system; no big deal here, but we're just getting started. I booked a single room months in advance but since the hotel was full up I get a family room with bunks no extra charge but weird. There is an iron burn in the floor but no iron to be found anywhere. The trouser press works at least but what about my smart shirt: never mind. The décor looks like it has not been updated since Queen Victoria's day; although I do enjoy a touch of nostalgia, when I'm paying over 100 GBP a night for a room, I want it to be clean and smart to look at. I will say a kind word so you can see I'm not a monster troll who lives in the internet just to slag off poor unsuspecting lodgings. Shower was very nice and water pressure was good and the sheets were clean and smelled nice. Moving on to breakfast; day one we had to queue in order to be seated although there was another room that had tables and chairs in it not made up. Fair enough if there are not enough staff members and too many guests but there were several of them milling about trying to look busy until the queue started. Qualify of food was fair, but absolutely forgettable. Day two, I received a cheerful good morning but was made to wait twenty minutes before the girl came over to take my order. I was only having weatabix and juice so it was fine, but come on! Now for the reason I decided to write this review that will be lost in the annals of Qype/Yelp, but here goes. Checking out of the hotel there was a deluge in the street, a proper storm, and so I asked the front desk to ring me a cab. The manager informed me that there were only two cab companies in town, a boldface lie mind you, as I now know after some research that there are at least five! I will review a very nice bed and breakfast that I stayed at just to prove I'm not always a miserable bastard. If you managed to survive through this review, found it helpful (or hideous) please leave a comment. Thank you very much and all the best!

I greatly regret bringing my family and my grandparents to stay at The Chatsworth. This hotel has a…read morefantastic location. That's essentially the nicest thing I can say. We took 4 rooms over 2 floors and stayed for two nights. A good night's sleep is next to impossible. The rooms are small and have little to no sound insulation whatsoever. My partner and I had a room on the 3rd floor, overlooking a coach station. Leaving the window open meant listening to engine noise late into the evening, using the air-con unit and closing the window meant waking up with dry throats and itching eye. We could hear the extractor fans from bathrooms on either side of us. The bedroom doors are heavy and have no closers, so we were disturbed regularly over both nights by doors slamming shut with irritating frequency. The building is old and the owners haven't/may not be allowed to do much structural work, meaning the floors and stairs are almost comically creaky and uneven. This further diminished any chance of sleep. On our first morning the maid knocked on our door at 8.45am to ask if we were ready for a room clean before requesting we use the do not disturb sign. That was not ideal but fine. She knocked again at 9.00am and 9.10am to see if we'd gone yet. This was less understandable. Lastly, and I'm going to say that the largest element of this was outside the hotel's control. Okay? My issue is with the hotel's response. On our second night we found that the hotel had (without knowing) booked an entire college basketball team to stay on our floor. The previously mentioned noise problems now got unbearable. From 11pm-1am the other guests slammed doors, palyed music in the corridor, sang, yelled and generally made our stay unbearable. When I complained about this to the staff, I found the night watchman playing cards on his phone, oblivious to a group of young men carrying crates of beer up to their rooms. This disruption began again at 4.00am when the groups returned, staggering along the corridor and slamming their doors. When I raised this again the next day, I was told that there was nothing that could be done to improve the sound insulation and that the night staff had done all they could. We were eventually offered 1 free upgrade if we returned. While I appreciate that the situation was worse than usual, I do not consider this to be fair compensation for what was a very disappointing stay for myself, my parents and my 90-year old grandparents.

If your idea of an Italian meal out is lukewarm, overcooked pasta covered in a bland sauce then you…read morewon't be disappointed by this restaurant in Lee on the Solent. Truly a shame of an eating establishment that has the audacity to claim it serves 'authentic italian cooking with the fresh ingredients'. After complaining about the quality of the food, I was told by the waitress that she would tell the chef. Clearly the chef didn't give two hoots about this and didn't bother coming out to offer an apology. If this restaurant has a manager they were in hiding also. I'm not the first person to give a negative review about this place and if they manage to stay in business I won't be the last. Do yourself a favour, if you're in the area and looking for 'authentic italian cooking' you're better off driving around and finding a Pizza Hut.

Authentic Italian food at reasonable prices. Quiet and cosy if you go midweek, and a real…read moreatmosphere on a Saturday night.

Chequers is a student restaurant situated within Fareham Collage. It's a silver service training…read morerestaurant and the students are generally very enthusiastic. The prices are brilliant but be prepared to be patient, as the chefs, maitre'd and waiter/esses are all in training. Much like getting a cheap haircut with a trainee hairdresser, it's fully supervised and the students are generally approaching exams. The restaurant has also recently had a big refurbishment.

The Hotel is Beautiful and super clean. Safe area, a lot of…read morerestaurants and shopping centers. Our check-in was smooth and the staff gave us early check-in without extra fees. The conceige staff was Great and helpful. Highly recommend it to anyone...

This will be a short review. We were in Southampton for one night before leaving on a cruise the…read morenext day. What we needed was a hotel that was convenient to the harbor, had restaurants and shopping within and easy walking distance, had comfortable beds and quiet rooms, offered a nice breakfast options, felt safe and was a reasonable price for this short and highly functional stopover. This hotel met every one of those needs. Exactly what you want before setting off on a voyage. Would I stay there for any other reason - no. Would I stay there again if leaving on another cruise out of Southampton - most definitely.