Bar Lento — Restaurant in Winchester

We've visited on a couple of occasions for coffee & cake. Sitting out in the delightful patio area on bright and sunny days. We found the staff agreeable, friendly and communicative The service was good and the Santiago cake excellent. Based on that experience, pand the agreeable and informative demeanour of the staff, we decided to book for an evening meal on a special occasion, for a dear friend. We anticipated good weather and the opportunity to eat al-fresco in the expansive outdoor areas, open or covered. We were sad to find that the weather was forecast as unsettled, and on the day we phoned and arrangements were agreed for either option. On the evening the weather was torrential rain so we were accommodated inside. What a delightful evening we had!!! We were made to feel thoroughly at-home and the staff were absolutely brilliant. Information was well delivered and impressive with advice on appropriate choices and background information. Staff were attentive and engaging and the whole atmosphere was delightful throughout the evening. Other friends have had already visited for coffee & Cake following our reccomdatiom based on our previous visits and we will be making...

Only open a few months in Winchester it’s has done incredibly well, the food is absolutely stunning, from the smoked nuts to the chorizo(definitely order some of the beautiful focaccia to dunk In that delicious sauce 🤤)

We had quite a bit of food, a couple of cocktails and some limoncello to finish the meal, I was shocked at how well priced it is! Especially in Winchester where chains rule the market, I think they need to watch out!

The restaurant itself is small but beautiful, but the real magic happens when you step into their garden, on a hot Sunny day your are literally in Costa del Winch, you do not feel like you are in Winchester at all, absolutely stunning. You could work from here in the morning with a coffee and stay all the way through till dinner time.

All of the team are super attentive and friendly, A huge shout out to owner Sarah and head chef Sam, you have done an incredible job, I will be...

My partner booked a table of 8 to celebrate my birthday with a group of friends. We were fortunately given a table in the yurt, where the atmosphere was lovely and the food we received was delicious. However the service let the whole meal down, it was extremely busy so the food took a while to come and when we informed them we where missing quiet a number of dishes. They told us the kitchen was closed and therefore could not provide us with the remaining dishes, which meant 5 guest only shared 5 dishes. They did not check in at any point to clarify we had received all our dishes or if we wanted deserts. They did offer us a 10% discount however it was a real shame as the food we did have was amazing, but a number of guests left still hungry.

I’m not sure we would visit again and if we did we would make sure it’s not a busy evening as they seemed to not be able to cope with...