Eating out

Quality on a plate

Step into food heaven and choose from one of the district's award-winning eateries. To direct you to the very best of our local restaurants, cafes and pubs, three quality marques are awarded annually to eateries gaining Hampshire Hospitality Awards. Some eateries have been award a 'local produce award', showcasing the very best of Hampshire's local produce. Visit our food and drink pages or download a list of 2009/10 Hampshire Hospitality Award-winners.

More local choices for food-lovers with Winchester Guildhall's new cafe

Look out for Winchester's newest cafe opening in Winchester Guildhall. Tantalise your tastebuds with locally produced, great-tasting food, and throughout July, pick something from the “Daily Hampshire Produce Menu”.

The new cafe will open at Winchester Guidhall on Monday 28 June. Visit the Winchester Guildhall website for more details.

The Bell Inn, Alresford

Make sure you refuel at Winchester's Hampshire Hospitality Award-winning pub, The Bell Inn, with one of the special dishes made using local produce:

• Twice baked local Watercress & Spinach Souffle served with a parmesan cream sauce
• Local Trout & Watercress Terrine with a chilli infusion
• Local Watercress Soup with organic baguette
• Gold Medal winning local Watercress & Pork Sausages with watercress mash & onion gravy (sausages supplied by local butcher Evans of Alresford, exclusive to The Bell
• Hampshire Belly of Pork Confit with crispy crackling, fresh vegetables
• Local leg of Lamb from our butcher, Evans, on a Sunday Menu & Hampshire loin of pork
• Hampshire Cheeseboard from Mike Smales, Lyburn Cheeses, New Forest including Winchester cheddar, Barkham Blue & Tunworth soft cheese

To book a table call 01962 732 429, email info@bellalresford.com or visit The Bell Inn website

Lainston House Hotel

A charming 17th Century house standing elegantly in 63 acres of Hampshire parkland, Lainston House Hotel is Winchester's flagship 'green' hotel. It offers Fairtrade, environmentally and ethically sourced fine foods using locally sourced, quality ingredients. And as they have their very own kitchen garden, food miles are now kept to an absolute minimum. To book a table in the restaurant call 01962 776 088.