The Old Gaolhouse - Winchester

Usual Wetherspoons, great beer at fair prices and acceptable food for the money. We visited en route to Southampton Cruise Terminal just before xmas. Although all of Winchester was rammed, we managed to find a parking place and a table here. It was very busy but our food arrived piping hot within the time stated when I ordered. We all know it's not haute cuisine but a reasonable meal for the money.

Busy as always, and staff just keeping on top of it. As things calmed down service did not improve! Very scruffy staff who didn’t seem very interested in their jobs. One chap had long hair that was not tied back at all and he kept playing with it and then delivering food and drinks. It took 10 mins to get mugs and then later it took 10 mins to get a Guinness and there were plenty of staff behind the bar, and they were not busy. It’s a shame because we love Wetherspoons and visit them all around the country. Not one of the best here sadly.

I had fried buttermilk chicken burger . Chicken taste was DISGUSTING!!! Taste was washing liquid, literally DISGUSTING!! Definitely won't go there again!! They offered me free drink(funny) I asked them give me the other meal they said I can't get the other one because the I have alread started eating..Of course otherwise how I gonna will knows the taste.. well done Winchester wetherspoon!

Once again, a J.D Witherspoons house has lived up to expectations staff friendly food great and very quick. Only criticism I have was one of the male staff went to the toilet the same time as me and didn't wash his hands properly good job he was just collecting dirty dishes

This is a Wetherspoons so the menu was the same as similar pub restaurants across the country. However, there was a good selection with many offers available that included drinks (some of these offers vary each day). My friend and I ordered mains, both of which were well cooked and, most importantly, hot. My friend then suggested we had desserts and, although we were given a 20 minute waiting time, both desserts arrived within five minutes. My only concern was the actions of other customers that went unchallenged by the staff who were present. At a nearby table, a couple with a two or three year old child were also having lunch. The child was refusing to sit on a chair, so the parents allowed her to sit on the table and eat her pizza. This is not only ignorant, but extremely unhygienic. I know the tables are cleaned after each customer, but there is a huge difference between wiping down tables and cleaning where a young child has sat ... or an adult for that matter. I really think the staff should have told the parents that sitting their child on a table was completely unacceptable and, if the child didn't comply, they should have asked the parents and child to leave. This is the only reason I am giving 4/5 which seems unfair on the venue overall, but I do feel very strongly that this was allowed to go unchallenged.