Diners' Choice: Lively restaurants in Hampshire

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Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants that have the most vibrant bar scenes in Hampshire? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Edo Asia

4.8

4.8 (327)

£26 to £40

Japanese

Southampton

About the restaurant

The sister restaurant of Shanghai 1814
Serving Asian-inspired small plates, Robata grilled dishes, sushi and sashimi, designed to share and be devoured alongside an unforgettable selection of theatrical cocktails and fine wines.

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Louise

Dined 4 days ago

As always my favourite restaurant did not disappoint. Food is amazing. Staff and service are on point. Friendly but professional. Thank you for another amazing evening.

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Experience

Drink Table Only

The Kara Fleet

4.8

4.8 (782)

£26 to £40

Turkish

Fleet

About the restaurant

Welcome To The Kara Lounge Fleet! After our success in Grays, Essex, we've decided to bring you the hype and excitement to fleet.

With our amazing lunchtime offer, evening meals, and weekend entertainment, what's not to love.

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Claire

Dined 6 days ago

One of our number 1 choices for lunch Service is always first class and food it delicious

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Experience

Mid-Week Lunch Time Offer £15.95

Shanghai 1814

4.7

4.7 (914)

£41 and over

Shanghainese

Southampton

About the restaurant

Shanghai 1814 is an exceptional destination restaurant in an iconic listed building in the heart of Southampton. You won’t have experienced anything quite like it. This is where East meets West in a cacophony of flavour, style, colour and vibrancy. Shanghai 1814 is so-called as the owner’s ancestors opened their first restaurant in Shanghai in 1814 – the time of the Qing Dynasty, China’s final imperial dynasty.

This combination of traditional European architecture with exuberant Chinese interior design is dynamic and exciting. Welcome to Shanghai 1814 and enjoy the ultimate dining experience.

Wow-factor interiors are decadent and glamorous, draped in dazzling chandeliers and adorned with cherry blossom. The menus feature contemporary Chinese dishes that are fresh and flavoursome, created by a Chef who previously worked at Michelin-starred Hakkasan in London’s Mayfair.

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Lynn

Dined 4 days ago

Lovely experience and fabulous service. Highly recommend

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Experience

Sharing Menu

Natty's Jerk Portsmouth

4.7

4.7 (51)

£26 to £40

Caribbean

Portsmouth

About the restaurant

When we started out in 2017, we were cheffing up from the courtesy of our home in Portsmouth. It was all great fun and games until customers started showing up to our house for food collections… From there, we took a leap of faith, and a few box meals later, we had our very own market stall on Commercial Road. This was big for us. It was the first time we could connect with the community on a 1:1 basis and actually see customers fall in love after that first bite. Naturally, the food did it’s job, and as word spread, our small gazebo became a local sensation, bringing people together over plates of smoky and spicy delights.
Spicing Up the Community
Since 2017, our "fambily" has been serving up a modern twist on Jamaican cuisine and the community has been our rock.
Come down to our 'Shack' in Portsmouth to experience where it all began and feel the vybez!

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Maisie

Dined 6 days ago

10/10 Food Flavour and Service Highly recommend the jerk chicken Pon fries Mac & Cheese or Tacos

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Experience

Natty's Jerk Sunday Roast

Experience

Natty's Unlimited Wing Thursdays

Experience

Natty Hour: Buy One, Get One Free (or half price!)

The Ivy Winchester Brasserie

4.6

4.6 (12659)

£26 to £40

Contemporary British

Winchester

About the restaurant

The Ivy Winchester Brasserie offers a sophisticated yet relaxed atmosphere, holding back a number of tables for everyone wishing to drop in at their leisure

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ANNE

Dined 6 days ago

Very nice evening - service a tad slow but good was delicious and we really enjoyed our bottle of English sparkling wine 🥂

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Enzee Brockenhurst Limited

4.6

4.6 (515)

£25 and under

Italian

Brockenhurst

About the restaurant

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Family Run Italian in Brockenhurst, New Forest National Park.
Millie and Massimo welcome you to their restaurant in the wonderful New Forest village of Brockenhurst. As the business grows so do our customer base and we are proud to call many of our local customers friends
Under the watchful eye of Millie our chefs work tirelessly to provide you with delicious meals using fresh local ingredients.
Our restaurant menu has dishes to suit everyone, and we cater for gluten free and vegan diets.

Homemade traditional Sicilian and Italian home cooking, delicious pasta, freshly baked pizza and daily specials. Visit- The New Forest - Explore-The National Park- Eat - At Enzee's

Thursday's are Live Music Nights in the Forest. Join us for dinner jazz sax from 7pm whilst you dine.

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Nicki

Dined on Jun 22, 2025

Fantastic food and service, lovely gem of a place in this beautiful new forest village

Bill's Restaurant & Bar - Southampton

4.5

4.5 (1432)

£25 and under

British

Southampton

About the restaurant

Southampton Docks is the perfect place to enjoy the sunshine (though we can't promise the sun will turn up) and coastal views. Once you've had your dose of Vitamin Sea, visit Bill's just up the road from the waterfront for a watertight menu of light bites, seasonal dishes and signature cocktails. With various mouth-watering options spanning breakfast, brunch and dinner, it's perfect if you're on a day out or stopping to refuel after a spot of retail therapy at Westquay Shopping Centre.

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Thokozile

Dined on Jun 15, 2025

Great food, nice ambience. Great for brunches. Highly recommend.

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Experience

Set Menu for Celebrations

4.5

4.5 (1169)

£26 to £40

Tapas / Small Plates

Rowland's Castle

About the restaurant

Food, like life, is best shared with friends and loved ones, and tapas are the embodiment of that.

The beauty of tapas is that you can share them so easily with friends and family. Eating from the same plate enhances conversations and brings us all closer together. Enjoying small plates of food with your drink means the proportion of food to alcohol is friendly!

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Matthew

Dined 3 days ago

Returned to the recently refurbished Four London Road tapas restaurant in Horndean, for dinner with friends. I have always liked this place and was pleasantly surprised by the upgrade, it really is quite stunning. The food and service was exceptional which I have come to expect, nothing is too much trouble. Great atmosphere, really positive vibe. Will definitely go back again soon. One final comment, LPR is available again and by the glass. Always a good sign.

Pho Portsmouth

4.4

4.4 (310)

£25 and under

Vietnamese

Portsmouth

About the restaurant

Situated overlooking the water in Gunwharf Quays, Pho is a healthy Vietnamese restaurant that specialise in pho noodle soup, the national dish of Vietnam. Aside from pho, you can also expect to find amazing sharing starters, healthy salads, hearty rice bowls and decadent curries. They have a range of freshly made juices and also Vietnamese beers and a large wine and cocktail list. Pho’s menu is 40% vegan and nearly entirely gluten-free too. They also have an accessible kids’ menu where children can get a meal and a drink for £5.50

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Veronica

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

Pho Portsmouth is one of mine and my sons favourite places to eat for special days. The food always tastes fresh and it's delicious,also presentedbeautifully. Good choices for both my son who is a meat eater and myself who is vegan.

Red Dog Saloon Southampton

3.7

3.7 (1754)

£25 and under

American

Southampton

About the restaurant

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR HEATED & COVERED TERRACE FOR GROUPS FROM MULTIPLE HOUSEHOLDS

Red Dog Saloon is an Austin, TX Barbecue restaurant, serving 18-hour roast ribs, brisket, aged chuck steak burgers and much more, all best enjoyed with tasty cocktails or milkshakes.
Barbecue grew up in the South of the USA where cooks learned to slow roast cuts of meat over fire pits to make them tender. Exposure to the smoke of the smoldering wood added a distinctive smoky and juicy taste to the meat. Our award-winning smokers have been imported from the USA and are built to recreate the cooking process of those original fire pits. We use the traditional American woods of hickory and mesquite to give a full smoke flavor, and the meat stays in the smoker for up to 18 hours.

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matt

Dined on Jun 14, 2025

Loved the whole experience and the food was insane

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