Ceno — Restaurant in Southampton

I organised my companies Christmas get together at Ceno Lounge, which was our 3rd visit here.

I booked this back in August so as not to miss out, and they were very prompt in replying, with a nice touch of remembering us, and knew the menu/buffet we were looking for, and that some of the staff were Coeliac and required a GLUTEN FREE menu, offering to do all the food this way, so everyone could enjoy everything, which is amazing, as always a nightmare at other places. I appreciated how very helpful and professional they were, and took food intolerance seriously and wanted everyone to enjoy.

On arrival on the evening we were welcomed and the place was buzzing, the lighting was good, decorations fantastic, and wonderful atmosphere, and helpful and friendly staff and bar staff. I was met with the Manager who was very helpful and professional, making sure that everything was in place to make our evening easy, and the evening went with no issues.

We had 22 people attend and we had a buffet rather than a sit down meal, to allow the team to move around.

The food came out at 8.30 as requested and it just kept coming with Spiced potatoes, Spicy sticky lamb in Lettuce boats, Meatballs, Chicken skewers, platters of sandwiches and much much more, and all gluten free. The non coeliac instructors commented on how wonderful the food was and did not know it was gluten free, which is brilliant as everyone was happy. There was so much food we offered to some other patrons as to not waste, so make sure you go with an empty stomach.

The price was very reasonable and overall a fantastic 3rd visit here, and we will be booking for next year as so easy to deal with, no fuss, great food, great atmosphere. Definitely recommend to anyone for a get together and they take food intolerance seriously and aim to please.

Well done everyone and thank you for a memorable Christmas do.

Regards John - Lendrums Driving...

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...

Well I used Trip Advisor to find the best place for Sunday Dinner in Southampton for Mother’s Day & Ceno Restaurant came top of the list so promptly booked a table for five. Wowsers, not only did it live up to the recommendation but exceeded all our expectations! One of the best meals I have ever had said the mother in question, we all agreed that this was one of the very best dining experiences and will be booking again as opposed to, would go again. I gave them 29 out of 30 based on my three courses and fellow guests felt the same. My starter of battered prawns was sublime, big juicy prawns in a delicate hand battered coating that could only be chef prepared on a delightful bed of salad with a lovely sweet chilli dressing. Mains was traditional roast beef, quality & taste of the meat as good as it gets, gorgeous vegetables roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding with copious amounts of mouth-watering gravy (I had to user a teaspoon to make sure I finished off all the gravy, licking the plate in public would have been too crude but di consider lol). So, the right portion size with quality ingredients make a roast to salivate over. Went for the plum crumble in custard, felt like a real crumble too, perfect balance of stodginess and sweetness with a light custard. Guests also had the delight of the sticky lamb in a lettuce bowl of gorgeous salad, roast pork & crème Brule’s to a chocolate brownie all getting praise like my courses. Service was excellent as was the ambiance, reluctant in some ways to give such a recommendation as too many people will know and will have difficulty in getting in in future visits but credit where credit due – I salute Ceno as a memorable dining experience and just can’t remember or think of a...