Winchester Eclipse Inn

This is one of my favorite bars in Winchester. It has a unique atmosphere and fantastic outdoor seating in the summer. Late night drinks here are always lively and enjoyable.

So we booked for Xmas Dinner set menu and believe me that the food is excellent. Seating arrangements were not great in a small, busy pub, but it didn't put us off. Really nice attentive staff that made for a really enjoyable night

On a rainy day, we stopped by this restaurant and had a delightful lunch. The service was top-notch, as was the food and drinks. We highly recommend this charming pub with its rich history and we will definitely be returning. We also noticed that it is dog-friendly, so we will be bringing our furry friend along next time! Ver carta

The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere with attentive staff, and they serve Doombar beer. I noticed several people walking in and leaving because the front was full, but there are tables available out the back and upstairs, so be sure to explore those options. I'll definitely try the food next time I visit as it looked delicious.

Visited on Saturday 2nd Dec, we were very disappointed they had run out of mulled wine, the coffee machine wasn’t working so no hot drinks, and worst of all the ladies were expected to use the gents toilets, which is totally unacceptable, you would think that being the start of the busiest weekends of the year, the pub would have been more prepared.

Very welcoming landlady....really made us feel welcome and has turned this place around since our last visit....fantastic atmosphere and great food. Whats a shame is all her hard work is seemingly undone by whomever owns the building. Noisy plumbing, blocked toilets and the beautiful smell of raw sewage. This pub would be a fairytale if the owners backed up the hard work of the staff. Ver carta

Wow, just WOW!!!!! We’ve just had the most amazing meal at the Eclipse. We’d asked if we could dine in the Lady Alice’s private dining room. As there was only 9 of us (and 2 dogs! we were very surprised and delighted to be granted that large room just for us and for free!!!! We never expected the table to be dressed so beautifully, everything was done to create a very peaceful and unique experience, and THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS!! The vegans and vegetarians amongst us also loved their meals. The staff was exceptionally professional, from Emma organising it all for us over the phone to everyone else on the night, who coped so well despite it being an incredibly busy night. Thank you Eclipse inn...

My friends and I were regular customers 50 years ago ! and we decided to meet here for a drink and a sandwich recently during a visit to Winchester. Only a short visit to the Eclipse but the atmosphere was still good. Since our original times, the dividing wall between the two tiny front bars has been removed, making one still tiny front bar but we found space to sit. The sandwiches were excellent and came with a few crunchy chips and salad. Service was friendly. A pleasant visit apart from one thing….I am sure the gents toilet is absolutely exactly as it was 50 years ago. I am all in favour of the smallness and quirkyness and really dont mind that they are antiquated, its part of the atmosp...

It is patently obvious from the attitude of a senior female staff member that this Inn Pub has no time for a casual drinker, when they are focussed solely on exploiting the lunchtime dining trade from the nearby Christmas Market. I get it that the pub is 'compact ', but arriving as a small group and having acquired our drinks, standing in the bar area (as you expect to do in an 'Inn ' we were asked in a voice higher than normal conversation to Move from the area. No reason, just an irritated tone. We asked where (as the space is very limited to where we should move, to be ignored with a blank, almost disinterested expression. We were not a horde of students lingering over half a fruit juice... Ver carta