Visited with friends for a Christmas party and with such a lot of choice in Winchester you’re always worried if you made the right decision Crown & Anchor had the... read more best service I’ve experienced for a long, long time so safe to say we were...all very happy. All the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful and made you feel like a truly valuable customer. Tastiest mulled wine I’ve ever had, and the food was a very generous portion. Definitely recommend a visit here. More

  We have to travel to Winchester once a year for work and found this gem of a pub last time we were there. Looked on the menu outside, but there... read more didn't seem much of a vegetarian offering, but my guest was happy with the one dish available, so we went in about 6pm. Greeted by a lovely lady with amazing blue hair and a big smile. She was happy to recommend one of their gins (honey) which I'd never had before an she very promptly brought our drinks to the table. Then she stayed and chatted for a while, which is always nice when you're not from the area.
When I mentioned that my dining companion was a vegetarian, she brought out a completely different 'vegan and vegetarian menu', which they really should advertise outside as we nearly went elsewhere when we thought there wasn't much veggie stuff on offer.
I had the lamb shank with seasonal veg and my friend had the Mediterranean bean pie, with chips and veg. Both meals looked and tasted AMAZING! and they were huge!!! There was no way we could have eaten a pudding, we only just managed to eat the main course and we consider ourselves to have quite big appetites.
Chef came out and had a chat too, we told him how nice is was to have decent fresh veg and very nicely cooked they were too. What a nice chap.
Can't fault the place, will definitely be back next time we are in Winchester.

  Wow.. what a treat!! Yuuuuuuuumy !!!

My friend and I went for dinner and was so overwhelmed with the expansive vegan & GF menu . Usually you just... read more get one or two options but we were spoilt for choice and it was DELICIOUS!!!!!

We both had the bannna blossom “fish” & chips.. for pud the apple pie & crumble with icecream

Highly recommend!!

  Lasagne-mainly cheese and undercooked mince. Burger undercooked. In retrospect we should have complained but we just paid up and left

  Excellent food, nice Sunday roast and excellent chicken & cider pie, catered for one of us coeliac (gluten free diet) with gluten free roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding and chips. Nice... read more service

  In our quest for a truly great steak pie and ale we have just had the good fortune to try the Crown and Anchor in Winchester. This was the best... read more we’ve ever tasted, full of succulent meat with excellent mashed potato and side veg and complemented with very quaffable Crown and Anchor ale. The staff made us feel very welcome especially Emily; we really appreciated her good advice and high standard of service- she’s a star ! We’ll be back there tomorrow!,

  Wonderful couple of hours here today. Visiting beautiful Winchester. Came to this warm friendly pub. Ordered pie of the day. Beef and Guinness and ohhh wow wow wow..what... read more a gorgeous pie it was. The best pie we have eaten in a pub for a long...long time. Lovely friendly efficient staff our compliments to the chef. Beautifully presented too..and the gravy was such good quality. Lovely dinner that accompanied our bottle of red wine. Very reasonably priced too. Lots of people eating which is always a good sign. Great atmosphere. Thank you. We will be back More

  This is a proper pub ,visit was during covid restrictions no need for an app as helpful staff actually talk to you and take your order. Locals and tourists frequent... read more this pub . The homemade lasagne is to die for ,tasty and good portion size ,keep up the good work

  Amazing well priced lamb shank which was half the price and double the flavour of the restaurant down the road

  We dropped our son off to Univeristy and popped in to the Crown and Anchor for Sunday Lunch. Really friendly staff, great location and amazing food, best roast dinner we've... read more had in a long time. They were very busy but fitted us in at short notice. Definitely recommended. Proper Pub !

  Visited Winchester for the day Found the Crown & Anchor pub at the end of high street & went in for a drink & food. Had pie of... read more the day, lamb shank & chicken burger. All three meals were amazing, very good value & super...tasty all homemade too. Highly recommend this pub. Will definitely we back next time we are in Winchester. Staff also friendly. More

  Had a fantastic night. Excellent food and mine hosts were really great. Part of a large group all enjoying great food and company

  An unexpected find - Trawling through Winchester to find somewhere serving a decent gluten free lunch, we found this unassuming- looking pub, which had gluten free options clearly marked on its menu board -... read more always a good sign. We received a lovely friendly welcome and our hostess was very helpful. My generous portion of lasagne was very tasty and I was able to have 'safe' chunky chips too! The Crown and Anchor may not be the most glamorous pub in Winchester but we'll definitely be visiting again.

  My friend and I visited today and felt very welcomed by the staff. We both had the lasagne, for me it was the best, cheesiest, lasagne I've had. I will... read more be visiting with another friend soon as the Gluten free menu has a great range too. Thank you to the staff.

  We popped into this pub on our recent visit expecting a mediocre pub experience. We got a lot more than we bargained for. The food was exceptional. My partner had... read more the pie of the day - he loved it. My sausage and mash was delightful. Finished with a delicious syrup sponge and vanilla pod ice-cream. Yum! The chef is outstanding. Staff were super friendly. It has a local, friendly vibe and is located close to all the action of the city. Exceptionally good value and Covid 19 measures in place. Definitely recommend a visit.

  Wow what a fantastic Sunday lunch. Definitely a step above the usual Greenking Sunday lunches and we’ve tried many. Greenking is good but this was definitely rated the best. Very... read more tasty. The staff extremely friendly, mind you that’s what you would expect from Greenking. I was pleased to receive a drinks mat with my drink too. Simple things please me. No drips over my nice clean clothes. All in all a delightful experience. When we’re in Winchester this will be our port of call for lunch. Well done

  It is the greatest thing to find somewhere these days to find somewhere that sells great food but has the staff, characters and characteristics of a good old fashioned pub.... read more Today we found this. Amazing, friendly hard working staff, great food, met some great local characters. Can't wait to visit again

  Visited with friends for a Christmas party and with such a lot of choice in Winchester you’re always worried if you made the right decision Crown & Anchor had the... read more best service I’ve experienced for a long, long time so safe to say we were all very happy. All the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful and made you feel like a truly valuable customer.

Tastiest mulled wine I’ve ever had, and the food was a very generous portion. Definitely recommend a visit here.