As if the experience of dining in a 1450s building wasn't enough, this pub serves a beautiful curated menu and is managed by a fabulous team that will make you feel comfortable and relaxed straightaway. A must of you are in Winchester.
Corrie Schalm
Historical (1440), typically English and delicious lunch
F JI
Lovely food and atmosphere but find it weird that they can’t be bothered to bring your bill when you’ve finished.It seemed that everyone in the area we were sat in had to get up and find someone to request the bill, surely the 12.5% service charge covers bringing the bill ?♀️
roger walters
Fantastic venison tartare....
Kath Richards
First time at the chesil but it certainly won't be our last. All the food was amazing, the staff were lovely and made us very welcome. Thank
Tad Hashi
This place is truly a gem of Whinchester! Amazing staff were friendly and attentive at all times. Went as a family of four and loved it. Highly recommended if you are in the city.
Mark Latham
Much improved. Lovely for quiet romantic dinner.
albero b.
Lovely charming restaurant. Jolly good value for set lunch menu. Relaxing ambience. Picturesque decor. Nice food and presentation. Dinning rooms and bar upstairs are delightful.
freed D.
My partner and I went to Chesil because we always thought dining in one of the oldest restaurants in the UK could be spectacular experience. The food was good but our experience of the following was way bellow average:1- Seats very closed to the next table We couldn't exchange a word without shouting at the same time leaning over the table.2- Seats were old, low, and very unpleasant to sit on.3-There were no table cloths,.Tabes were wiped and we could see the wipe marks.4-The worst part of our experience came at the end when leaving . We found all our clothes smelled of greasy spoon Cafe.It's not what we expected for fine dining.
***ALLERGY AVOID / SHOCKING FOLLOW UP***My partner and I had a wonderful evening and meal on her December 21st birthday. We enjoyed the staff, and atmosphere at the table and in the bar upstairs afterwards.Sadly my positivity ends there.My partner is Celiac - so cannot eat anything with Gluten without her being voilently sick for a week. For those with allergies, you will understand that even using the same utensils can mean the difference between you getting ill or not.Having not eaten since the am at home with no gluten ingredients, we had dinner at 6pm at the Chesil Rectory.Within a window of 2 hours from eating - 30 minutes from leaving (we had drinks upstairs after the food) - We were in Incognito having just ordered a drink and she had to go to the toilet where she was voilently throwing up multiple times. Luckily there were some nurses sat next to us who assisted in the ladies bathroom.The rest of the evening was horrible for her. Even once we got back to the hotel, the staff saw how poorly she was as well as crying. The Winchester Hotel and Spa were great, on hand to help, bought us multiple bottles of water and promised to take us to A&E as apparently quicker than an Ambulance given the distance.My partner remained very ill for the following 4 days, taking the magic out of Christmas Day for her.***SHOCKING FOLLOW UP***Once my partner settled that night I emailed the restaurant with my concern, the following day a response which talked of an investigation they would undertake and some questions around whether it was something she could have eaten earlier.I replied describing the above and with 30+ years of managing the condition, we have no issues when we cook at home.Later that day, my partner receives a phone call from Incognito asking if she was ok. This was pleasantly surprising and we asked how they knew, as we had only mentioned it in passing as we left swiftly (nor did we identify who we were).We were told that someone from The Chesil Rectory had been over to the bar to lay blame on Inognito for what had happened - they then looked us up from our booking and made the call out of concern for her.On the 3rd of January - I re-emailed the manager Gareth to ask if we were going to get a reply back from 'the investigation'.Today it is the 15th of January and we have had nothing back at all.This is the most shocking service I have seen from a restaurant.If you have an allergy, I would not trust this restaurant to keep you safe or make good when they make you ill.I'm going to now look into reporting them to Food Standards Agency - such a shame.
Rosemary Wright
Superb cocktails and food. A real gem in Winchester. The staff were friendly and attentive, we were made to feel very welcome. Most of the dishes could be made gluten-free. I would highly recommend a visit.
ade 20
Very rude staff especially the receptionist. I’ll never going to step in there
Alexander Barnsley
Really enjoyed our meal, would go
John Palmer
The food was excellent although the menu was a little limited. The wine list was comprehensive. The building is full of character, dating back to the 15th century. The service started as snooty and progressed to complete indifference by the end of the evening. After finishing our meal we could not have felt less welcome with staff busily folding table cloths and even turning off the music at 10PM. When we went to leave we had to ask for our coats and were treated like idiots for not knowing they were hung up at the entrance. The evening started off well with a lovely table but ultimately we felt rushed, ignored, looked down upon and quite unwelcome. A stark contrast to other venues we have recently visited in the town such as the Ivy.
Beautiful restaurant, amazing food and service.
As if the experience of dining in a 1450s building wasn't enough, this pub serves a beautiful curated menu and is managed by a fabulous team that will make you feel comfortable and relaxed straightaway. A must of you are in Winchester.
Historical (1440), typically English and delicious lunch
Lovely food and atmosphere but find it weird that they can’t be bothered to bring your bill when you’ve finished.It seemed that everyone in the area we were sat in had to get up and find someone to request the bill, surely the 12.5% service charge covers bringing the bill ?♀️
Fantastic venison tartare....
First time at the chesil but it certainly won't be our last. All the food was amazing, the staff were lovely and made us very welcome. Thank
This place is truly a gem of Whinchester! Amazing staff were friendly and attentive at all times. Went as a family of four and loved it. Highly recommended if you are in the city.
Much improved. Lovely for quiet romantic dinner.
Lovely charming restaurant. Jolly good value for set lunch menu. Relaxing ambience. Picturesque decor. Nice food and presentation. Dinning rooms and bar upstairs are delightful.
My partner and I went to Chesil because we always thought dining in one of the oldest restaurants in the UK could be spectacular experience. The food was good but our experience of the following was way bellow average:1- Seats very closed to the next table We couldn't exchange a word without shouting at the same time leaning over the table.2- Seats were old, low, and very unpleasant to sit on.3-There were no table cloths,.Tabes were wiped and we could see the wipe marks.4-The worst part of our experience came at the end when leaving . We found all our clothes smelled of greasy spoon Cafe.It's not what we expected for fine dining.
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***ALLERGY AVOID / SHOCKING FOLLOW UP***My partner and I had a wonderful evening and meal on her December 21st birthday. We enjoyed the staff, and atmosphere at the table and in the bar upstairs afterwards.Sadly my positivity ends there.My partner is Celiac - so cannot eat anything with Gluten without her being voilently sick for a week. For those with allergies, you will understand that even using the same utensils can mean the difference between you getting ill or not.Having not eaten since the am at home with no gluten ingredients, we had dinner at 6pm at the Chesil Rectory.Within a window of 2 hours from eating - 30 minutes from leaving (we had drinks upstairs after the food) - We were in Incognito having just ordered a drink and she had to go to the toilet where she was voilently throwing up multiple times. Luckily there were some nurses sat next to us who assisted in the ladies bathroom.The rest of the evening was horrible for her. Even once we got back to the hotel, the staff saw how poorly she was as well as crying. The Winchester Hotel and Spa were great, on hand to help, bought us multiple bottles of water and promised to take us to A&E as apparently quicker than an Ambulance given the distance.My partner remained very ill for the following 4 days, taking the magic out of Christmas Day for her.***SHOCKING FOLLOW UP***Once my partner settled that night I emailed the restaurant with my concern, the following day a response which talked of an investigation they would undertake and some questions around whether it was something she could have eaten earlier.I replied describing the above and with 30+ years of managing the condition, we have no issues when we cook at home.Later that day, my partner receives a phone call from Incognito asking if she was ok. This was pleasantly surprising and we asked how they knew, as we had only mentioned it in passing as we left swiftly (nor did we identify who we were).We were told that someone from The Chesil Rectory had been over to the bar to lay blame on Inognito for what had happened - they then looked us up from our booking and made the call out of concern for her.On the 3rd of January - I re-emailed the manager Gareth to ask if we were going to get a reply back from 'the investigation'.Today it is the 15th of January and we have had nothing back at all.This is the most shocking service I have seen from a restaurant.If you have an allergy, I would not trust this restaurant to keep you safe or make good when they make you ill.I'm going to now look into reporting them to Food Standards Agency - such a shame.
Superb cocktails and food. A real gem in Winchester. The staff were friendly and attentive, we were made to feel very welcome. Most of the dishes could be made gluten-free. I would highly recommend a visit.
Very rude staff especially the receptionist. I’ll never going to step in there
Really enjoyed our meal, would go
The food was excellent although the menu was a little limited. The wine list was comprehensive. The building is full of character, dating back to the 15th century. The service started as snooty and progressed to complete indifference by the end of the evening. After finishing our meal we could not have felt less welcome with staff busily folding table cloths and even turning off the music at 10PM. When we went to leave we had to ask for our coats and were treated like idiots for not knowing they were hung up at the entrance. The evening started off well with a lovely table but ultimately we felt rushed, ignored, looked down upon and quite unwelcome. A stark contrast to other venues we have recently visited in the town such as the Ivy.