Junction Inn - Southampton

My wife and I visited 'Woodies at the Junction ' for a Valentines Day meal and The food was excellent as usual. But a special mention must be made of our waitress Bethany. She was really attentive, and nothing was too much trouble, making it a very enjoyable evening.

Great food, lovely interior space and vibe. Would definitely recommend for a family meal. The food was quick and delicious.

Out for the wife’s birthday. Ordered 2 sets off their Bites menu, 3 for £12 Absolutely gorgeous food. Attentive but not intrusive service, all in a beautifully redecorated pub setting. We’re coming down on Sunday for the roast… we CANNOT wait! Proper ten out of ten food and experience…

Forty five minute wait which turned out to be over an hour for a bacon and egg sandwich and a cheese board. The wait turned out to be much longer and the cheese board was pathetic. There was a mountain of greenery with an indiscriminate cheese plonked in it, what we presumed was Stilton and a cheddar but all so cold there was no flavour and the grapes were frozen. There was more rock hard butter than cheese. At £10 per person a total rip off. The bacon and egg sandwich at £5.50 was excellent value but when you ask for no ketchup you don’t expect to find it smothered in the last few bites. As a venue loved it and my other half was very impressed with the beer, but as somewhere to eat certainly not. They need to work on their food offering. Knowing they also have a place in Netley I know where to avoid.

Several attempts have been made at running The Junction since the legendary Dawn left and all have sadly failed. What was needed was a complete rethink and here it is. The pub has clearly been given a massive renovation and is now much more the foody winebar than the backstreet boozer. We visited for Sunday lunch and it was spot on. Friendly helpful staff, good choices, fair pricing, decent beer and a nice looking range of wines. It was a great meal and we'll be back. A couple of points for improvement perhaps? The cheese board is great (and maybe one for an afternoon with wine) but it would be good to get a better knife for slicing the blue cheese! Similarly speaking, the standard spoons dont quite reach the bottom of the Sundae glasses!!