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South Downs, Waterlooville, Hampshire

South Downs

4.3 (51)
£25 and under
British
South Downs College, College Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 8AA

About this restaurant

  • Good for special occasions
  • Romantic
  • Innovative
Our fully-licensed fine dining restaurant is staffed by talented Catering & Hospitality students. Enjoy high-quality, freshly prepared food while supporting what we do here at the College. Every task is performed under the guidance of qualified and experienced Catering & Hospitality lecturers to ensure a first-class fine dining experience.

We have The Angela Hartnett Academy at the College. This provides strong partnerships with Angela and her chefs who work alongside our aspiring chefs creating culinary delights for our lucky customers. During Angela’s visits she supports the teaching team, inspiring them with new ideas and dishes and keeping them on top of the current trends in industry. We are grateful of the work experience Angela provides for our students in exquisite, well respected hotels and restaurants - Limewood – New Forest and Murano – London.
We’ve welcomed top chefs such as Heston Blumenthal, Marcus Wareing, Tom Kerridge, Nathan Outlaw and Philip Howard.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    British, Contemporary French
  • Hours of operation
    Tue, Thu, Fri 12:00 pm–12:45 pm Wed 6:00 pm–6:45 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Iain Baillie
  • Catering
    COVID policy o Bookings only policy with walk ins only for café lounge/ takeaway service. o Only two households are permitted per table. o Max of 6 guests per table. o Please do not visit if you or your household show symptoms of COVID- dry cough, high temperature and loss of taste or smell. o Enter college via main reception wearing a face mask, can be removed when entering the restaurant. o Hand sanitiser on arrival. o Bookings limited. o Lead guest to complete track and trace details (stored for 21 days and then safely disposed of). o Staff/waiters wear visors. o Please keep hold of your coats. o Entrance doors remain open to ventilate room. o Only two waiters to serve your table (these two waiters will be serving a maximum of three tables). o Service reduced to limit contact with your waiters. o Menus sanitised after every use. o One guest permitted in the restroom at a time. o Where possible, please pay by card. o Seating areas sanitised after use. .
  • Neighborhood
    Havant
  • Parking details
    As the restaurant is situated in a busy Further Education College parking may be restricted at times.
  • Public transit
    We have easy and accessible transport links with buses. By car- From the A3, come off junction 4 and turn left at the round about. At the traffic lights turn left onto College road and College will be on your left. From Portsdown hill, turn onto Crookhorn lane which will lead onto College road.Any questions contact travelandsupport@hsdc.ac.uk
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 51 people are saying

South Downs reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3
4.3 based on all time ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.1Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 2.5Value

NoiseEnergetic

51 Reviews
  1. JSPompey95

    Hampshire3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 6, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    As always we had a lovely meal in a great environment. The students are always friendly and attentive and a credit to the college and the food was wonderful.

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    Hampshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on October 3, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Mum and daughter date. Love it there

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  3. VernonE

    Hampshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on March 23, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Overall the food was excellent and delicious but the pork in pastry was quite dry, even overcooked.

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  4. VanessaP

    Hampshire7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 23, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our first visit, very impressed.Already booked another lunch. Nice atmosphere,no loud music or noisy children. Staff very helpful and charming,well supervised. Great food so definitely worth a visit.

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  5. Susan

    Hampshire2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on October 12, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Four of us meet regularly to catch up, and in term time we always eat at the South Downs College. The food is excellent, the choices terrific. The youngsters serving are very polite. Our waiter this time was only in his first year, but already has a good show of confidence, along with our waitress. They were both very good at the job in-hand.

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    Hampshire5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on October 10, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always excellent - we have been many times! Tuesday's visit was a little "different" in that the fire alarm was triggered part-way through our meal. Fortunately, we had eaten the hot, main course and were just waiting for our desserts. Staff and students alike coped with the potentially difficult and awkward situation calmly and efficiently. It didn't detract from our enjoyment one little bit. Our serving staff were excellent, with just the right balance of participating in a friendly way with the conversation and giving us space when appropriate. The food was excellent. All in all, another very enjoyable experience! Thank you so much to college students and staff!

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    Hampshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on September 29, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very well presented lovely tasty food. Friendly helpful staff

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  8. Bea11

    Hampshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on September 28, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    This was the first time I had eaten at South Downs and it will not be the last. The service was friendly but discreet and professional. The food was fantastic - fresh, perfectly cooked and presented. Hats off to the new and old students. A fantastic experience! I'm already organising the next outing there.

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    Hampshire5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 16, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This was a Guest Chef Event and a particularly excellent menu and tasting experience. We are never disappointed when coming to South Downs however - which is why we keep on going back! Well done to the students who prepare and serve - they have a bright future ahead of them!

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    Hampshire1 review

    4.0

    Dined on January 24, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    This is a very good dining option bearing in mind that it is a learning environment . We were not keen on the background music, it was slightly intrusive

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South Downs is rated 4.3 stars by 51 OpenTable diners.

  1. Home
  2. United Kingdom
  3. Hampshire
  4. Havant
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South Downs College, College Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 8AA

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Havant
  • Hours of operation
    Tue, Thu, Fri 12:00 pm–12:45 pm Wed 6:00 pm–6:45 pm
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    British, Contemporary French
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    As the restaurant is situated in a busy Further Education College parking may be restricted at times.
  • Public transit
    We have easy and accessible transport links with buses. By car- From the A3, come off junction 4 and turn left at the round about. At the traffic lights turn left onto College road and College will be on your left. From Portsdown hill, turn onto Crookhorn lane which will lead onto College road.Any questions contact travelandsupport@hsdc.ac.uk
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Iain Baillie
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Catering
    COVID policy o Bookings only policy with walk ins only for café lounge/ takeaway service. o Only two households are permitted per table. o Max of 6 guests per table. o Please do not visit if you or your household show symptoms of COVID- dry cough, high temperature and loss of taste or smell. o Enter college via main reception wearing a face mask, can be removed when entering the restaurant. o Hand sanitiser on arrival. o Bookings limited. o Lead guest to complete track and trace details (stored for 21 days and then safely disposed of). o Staff/waiters wear visors. o Please keep hold of your coats. o Entrance doors remain open to ventilate room. o Only two waiters to serve your table (these two waiters will be serving a maximum of three tables). o Service reduced to limit contact with your waiters. o Menus sanitised after every use. o One guest permitted in the restroom at a time. o Where possible, please pay by card. o Seating areas sanitised after use. .
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