I visited Vatika a good while back for my mothers birthday treat. I personally had not head of the…read morecelebrity chef, but had heard that a new and trendy restaurant was opening up in Wickham. Located on the the Wickham Vineyard the restaurant has a clean and uncluttered feel to it. However not too clinical. Service was good not too eager but not too laid back. The menu was out of this world, witht he focus on fine dining with soem excitement. Some of the menu choices will not sound up peoples street and the portions may look a little on the small side. But let me assure you it all works out fabulously. If I was in the mood for another fine dining experience that is local to me I would certainly entertain this as a serious choice.

Love it!! Marked as closed today (Saturday) but it wasn't!…read more It's a quaint little pub in the marina side, porter potties, draft brews, and a sitting area outside consisting of hills and boulders (when the tables are full). It was a great way to spend a sunny day in Southampton. The crowd is diverse and super cool, there were families out on the hillside enjoying the sun and the marina view, there were a bunch of younger people enjoying the good weather as well. I hope I'm back soon :0)

This bar was bumping, so many people sitting outside and at the bar and the restaurant upstairs was…read morepacked the whole time we were there. Service here isn't that great. We walk up to the host stand and are immediately told it's reservation only. "Great! I have a reservation." "Oh sorry! Head upstairs and they will take care of you." We go up a gorgeous staircase and find ourselves just standing there for a while. Someone finally comes over, confirming we have a reservation and we sit. Our server comes right away, drops two empty glasses (for water) and menus and immediately asks if we are ready. Nope, you just gave me the menu right now, I am not ready. She leaves and never comes back. She forgot about us. She apologized but it never got better. It was half an hour before we got our pints. Our appetizer came 15 min after this and our food came in another 30 min. It took an hour and 15 minutes to get a burger and chicken. Thankfully, the food was good. Oh, and those empty glasses for water, stayed empty until they finally remembered to bring us water, about 1 hour in. And before you ask, yes, I hailed other servers and asked for the water and the status of our meals. They seemed annoyed they had to pick up her slack and maybe kind of took it out on us by doing things for their tables first before ours, which I understand but still kind of sucks. Would I come back? Absolutely not. However, it's so pretty and such a cool building and the beers and food were good so I do recommend checking it out.

This to me is the fish and chips experience I visualize when I think of England…read more Wonderful food. Great service. Friendly staff. It is well located just off thehigh street in Southampton...a tonic of reality before facing the cruise ship. That food is great, but this isn't their wheelhouse. Way to go. A lovely bright spot!! You have four new fans. Canadian cruisers

Mike's Fish & Chips is located in Southampton and we ordered some for our lunch. We had two fish,…read morecheese fries, and chicken pie with onion rings. Overall I think the fish was tasty but the onion rings were way too breaded for me. I did like the cheese fries though. So whatever cheese they used it was a little bit more savory-style.

Been going there for years, and never had a problem. Staff are always friendly and the food is…read morealways great. Would highly reccomend.

Dim sum is very nice from a Chinese view. Better go there during the week day instead of weekend!read more

We were here for our JUST-MARRIED/End of week long 1st-Week-of-Dates-Reminiscing…read more And AMAZING Service from Alree & the other Waitresses! Our "Grill Chef" was Nick who cooked our steaks to Absolute Perfection!! Thank you for the Personalised Touches for our Literal Just Married Greetings on the way in, and During, and in the way out too More than earned the 10 out of 10

The food was great, we all different kinds of steaks. A tiny bit overcooked, but the taste was very…read moregood. The onion cake/roll thing on the plate was very good. Happy to see ranch dressing available for salad. The service was very good, very kind young man. The only complaint was dress code. We were dressed appropriately for their dressing to impress, but so many people in tennis shoes and jeans and even in T-shirts. Don't advertise dress code if not going to enforce it at all.

We needed to find somewhere to eat close to the ferry terminal as we didn't have s great deal of…read moretime until we had to catch the ferry ! The Gatehouse grill is right outside the terminal which was a good start , we explained to the waiter that we were short on time and he found us a table straight away ,he took our order which was chicken stuffed with ricotta and spinach,roasted vegetables and a tomato based sauce. The restaurant has a welcoming and smart feel , the staff are very knowledgeable about the menu and extremely attentive. The food arrived and it did not disappoint ,it was delicious ! It was a great experience and I would highly recommend the Gatehouse Grill!

My boyfriend and I went here for an anniversary meal after lots of searching for a decent place to…read morego that was within our budget and I'm so glad we ended up at the Gatehouse Grill! It's situated about the Royal Thai restaurant so have to enter the Thai restaurant, turning left and go upstairs to get to the steakhouse. Its nicely decorated and the tables are well-spaced. There's also a nice bar area with a glass floor which is really interesting! There's a large outdoor area overlooking the bay which would be great in the summer. We ordered the deep fried brie to start (and share) and it was really well done. We obviously both ordered steaks for our mains - we got one sirloin and one fillet - both cooked rare. They were great steaks and cooked to perfection. It was also just the right size for one person and it was very filling. We also ordered some side dishes - we both particularly liked the Parmesan, black truffle oil fries which were absolutely delicious! I'd go back just for them! We had the cheese board for desert and it didn't disappoint though as always, i would have liked more cheese. We paired this with a nice glass of port from their selection of 3/4. The wine is reasonably priced and the service was brilliant. The staff were attentive and knowledgable and very courteous; they even ordered us a taxi for when we were ready to leave. I really liked this restuarnat and I can't wait to visit it again.

If you can understand Ming (owner) He's sound as a Pound.... or Yenread more

Great atmosphere and great food options for a family with picky kids. Food was great and we didn't…read morehave to wait long, even on a busy Saturday evening with a championship soccer game on. Very impressed with the service.

This is mine & my gf favourite local pub.all staff are really helpful & friendly especially Sarah…read morewho often serves my drinks she's a lovely girl / Megan & the young Hungarian lad he's really funny & helpful to us both .Good choice of seating & t.vs to watch from plus my gf sometimes eats here & always says food is good.music is good @ weekends .good job guys & girls great manager too

This has to be one of if not the best Thai restaurants I have ever been to!…read moreFreshly cooked to order amazing tasting food, it can be hard to get a table as it is so busy so do make sure you book unless it's a lunchtime. The 2 course lunch deal for £11 is great value and well worth it. The owners quinten and oy are lovely x