The View And Bistro - Southampton

I have tried the Sunday carvery at this restaurant multiple times now, unfortunately the establishment is a bit run down. The food quality would be much better if it was served hot. Typically, only the roast potatoes are hot on the plate, while the meat is cooked decently but is often lukewarm at best. Additionally, the dishes are served on cold plates, which is a noticeable mistake. The location is nice, but there is definitely room for improvement.

Went for afternoon tea and sandwiches. Waited over an hour for tea or coffee. The bar maid was not informed. Will not be returning.

This is our local pub and we used to visit more often. Unfortunately, it seems to have gone downhill in recent years. I’m not sure whether this started before the pandemic or only since then, but these days we generally prefer to travel further to go elsewhere. The last two times we’ve visited were Friday/Saturday nights. Both times I thought it might be busy but in fact we had the main bar area almost to ourselves (although there seemed to be things going on in the private function room). To be honest, I’m usually glad of that, preferring a quiet drink to a packed pub. However, while there weren’t many people, there was loud music blaring both times. We haven’t eaten here for a while. Going by past experience, the food was fine but a little overpriced for what it was and vegetarians/vegans seem like an afterthought. The menu has some offerings, but doesn’t clearly label anything’s suitability. I understand from social media posts that there are actually more choices available (e.g. veggie sausages) that aren’t indicated on the menu. Whether the ‘buttery mash’ is suitable for vegans or not I can’t be sure, but I’m not filled with confidence. I’d like to give an updated verdict but I’m afraid I’m not able to. We intended to eat there last night, in front of the late football match (7:45pm). However, despite there being menus out on the bar and tables, my partner was told that the kitchen was closed. Rather annoying given that we’d already ordered drinks by then. Perhaps I could have checked first, but it hadn’t occurred to me that the kitchen would be closed already, especially given the menus being out. We gave up at halftime and went home, picking up some food on the way. I suspect it will be a while longer before we bother going back.

I popped in here, id heard it was looking good lately. BUT Dogs not allowed inside, it was to cold to sit ourside and eat, and dogs are not allowed inside and they serve food in plastic containers outside not a good look. Place needs a good tidy, fag butts and dog poop squashed in pub garden, it looks rough and in dire need of some tlc. Didnt eat there so cant comment on food.

I would like to thank all the bar staff and catering Staff and all those behind the scenes for a wonderful well organised day ..the roast is the best my family and i have tasted.everthing is always well organised and always clean despite of the amount of people there ..big thanx to Tom and everyone who works there ..its a pleasure to go any day or evening..well done the view