Read Reviews About Hampshire Restaurants

Fish & Seafood Restaurants in Hampshire

1. Rick Stein Fish & seafood restaurant in Winchester 7 High Street - SO23

This “very busy” venture is both the most commented-on restaurant in the city and also the most popular spin-off from the Stein family’s original Padstow operation. Aside from the fact that it’s “a little expensive”, no-one has a bad word to say about the place: it has a “fantastic location” and “maintains a high quality of skillful fish cooking” with “frequent changes to the menu”; all delivered by “calm and attentive staff”. “Some say it’s overhyped – it’s actually brilliant!”

Price*

£69

£££

Food

Very Good

Service

Very Good

Ambience

Good

2. Shoal Fish & chips restaurant in Winchester Guildhall, The Broadway, - SO23

This “thoroughly modern take on fish ’n’ chips” in the ground floor of Winchester’s Guildhall is “a real local favourite” with a “great atmosphere”; and it’s much commented-on in our annual diners’ poll. The fish is “outstanding”, served with “homemade sauces and gelato to follow”. Chef-patron Lenny Carr-Roberts learned his trade at Le Gavroche and Claridges, as well as Chez Fred in Bournemouth. Top Menu Tip – “the lemon meringue pie ice cream is to die for”.

Price*

£37

Food

Good

Service

Good

Ambience

Good

3. Smoking Lobster Fish & seafood restaurant in Cowes 127 High Street - PO31

2023 Review: In July 2021, GC Giancovich – with the help of family and friends – opened this sibling to his Ventor original, with a similar pan-Asian, fish-heavy menu, plus sushi and cocktails. Fans say it’s “not perfect yet but well on the way to being a must-go place”.