Great place for a lunch/dinner. Decent service and good tasty food. Ample seating spaces, clean toilets. £50 for 2. Main course dishes are great, ask for availability before ordering. Sides/more than sides portion sizes are below average.
Our go to restaurant, the staff are brilliant. Food is interesting, tasty and made with good quality ingredients in plentiful quantities. Parking is a doddle in the hotel next door (free) and the opportunity to sit outside when its warm and dry is great.
Delicious food and waiting staff full of kindness. We went on a very quiet night but that didn't mean any compromise on food quality. We had a selection of starters for sharing and then one of the large sides. Everything is excellent, but I'd particularly recommend the sticky lamb. For dessert we shared the mini selection and it was a win, however next time I'll probably go for a full size sticky toffee pudding. The waiting staff were absolutely delightful. Conversation with one was particularly special as she made us feel extremely wanted. I'm told that it's similarly good when busy, so I look forward to returning on any day, and I'll be having a larger portion of the lamb.
Had a lovely Sunday roast at Cenos, we Googled best Sunday roast in Southampton when we couldn't get a table at the Toby. And boy glad this place popped up, much better in my opinion. The sticky lamb salad starter was incredible. And the roast was well up there too. The potatoes could have been slightly smaller and crispier, but other than that it was a mean meal. As it's only down the road from us we'll be sure to be back.
The food here was absolutely phenomenal! We did end up with a tab of over £100 for two of us, but we ordered a lot of food and wanted to try a lot. On a second visit, this would drop and I'd say you could eat well here for around £25-30 a head. For starters we shared 3, the sticky lamb salad, fried chicken with massala mayo and the cheesy garlic focaccia. I'd have all 3 again to be honest. The chicken with flavourful and the focaccia was fantastic. But the lamb was incredible. A wonderful little romaine lettuce wrap with a fresh salad sitting under a sticky, crispy, warm lamb serving. For mains I had the surf and turf and my wife had the tajin chicken skewer. Both wonderful. The surf and turf comes with tempura prawns which were everything a tempura prawn should be. Light, juicy, crispy and well seasoned. it also came with 3 ribs, sticky and meaty. And a sticky beef fillet which was cooked to a medium rare. Although interestingly, I wasn't asked how I wanted it cooked. The confit potatoes with this dish were stunning. Crispy, crunchy and delicious. My wife's skewer was delicious, paired with an avocado salsa and a portion of fries. The only complaint is the flatbread was too crispy. It was just cracking. But the chicken, salad and salsa were a fantastic combination. For dessert they offer a taster mmset for £12. Mini versions of all 6 makn desserts, so we had to try that. The creme brulee, Eton mess and ice cream were my favourite. I'm a big brownie fan, but it wasn't great here. Tasted like a dry cake. The sticky toffee pudding was delectable but I imagine it could become a little too sickly with a larger helping. And the warm lemon cake was also delicious. All in all, I would and will definitely come back here again! And I'm waiting for the weather to cheer up a bit so I can sit outside in what looks like a fantastic al fresco option.
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Portswood, Southampton, SO17