We are four women who live in Hampshire U.K. who decided to create a web site about our favourite occupation, lunching together.  O.K. we'd had a few glasses of wine!  We had also just had a nice meal spoilt by the terrible attitude of the staff.  This is the result, a true critique, of any restaurant, pub, wine bar, or any other type of eatery we visit, who ever we're with, & we'll include dinner as well.  We are neither gourmets nor wine experts, we just enjoy sensibly priced good food and service.  It doesn't matter what type of eatery we report on, be it a cafe or a top class restaurant, our marking criteria will be the same, we assess the food, service, ambiance & most important, did we have a good time!  

We have decided to remain incognito so that we can give honest & unbiased reports!  95% of the time the eateries we visit do not know it is us until we have paid the bill.  We then present them with our card  "You have been visited by Ladies who Lunch in Hampshire".   Some have heard of us, some not, so  please help to spread the word by telling any restaurants you visit that you tried them because of our recommendation.  

 

Obviously we get lots of letters disagreeing with our markings but we judge a place on how it was for us on our visit, so please help by contributing your eating experiences, good & bad, to our  Guest Book  this is the place to have your say!  Your reviews make for very interesting reading! We also have a small circle of close friends, including our lovely lads who lunch (RM & HC see left), with whom we eat regularly and, as we know that they have the same standards as ourselves, we trust them to do the occasional guest report for us.  Winter 05/06  As CV has decided to spend her winters in the sun JI from Romsey has come back into the fold!  She was one of the original LWL so we welcome her back!

PS. Jan 2005.  Since our success in The Hampshire Web awards & the resulting publicity, we find that we are now being invited to restaurants to do reviews, at last proprietors are appreciating how much free advertising they can receive from us.  As the site is non profit making & a hobby, we would be mad to turn down such opportunities, all this eating out on your behalf is very expensive!  Therefore we have decided to accept any invitations but we promise you we are not open to bribery & corruption!  Our reports will still be a true critique of our eating experiences & our unbiased opinions will not be compromised.

August 2007, As we now seem to be finding so many excellent venues we have found it more & more difficult to separate the top scorers.  From now on we will mark out of 5 for each of the following categories: 1. Food, 2. Variety of menu, 3.Staff & Service, 4. Ambience, setting and decor, 5. Value for money  thus making the total Yummy Factor out of 25 and thereby giving much more opportunity to split the good restaurants at the top of the league.  A venue will now need to achieve 21 or more out of 25 to receive a

Publicity

2003 Our fame is spreading click here  to read our press cutting in The Hampshire Society Magazine!   We had a fun interview on the Nick Girdler show on Radio Solent back in the Spring of 2003. The Winter '03 edition of New Forest Magazine features Ladies who Lunch in it's Internet Corner "A really fun site from four women who obviously enjoy their food & wine & who pull no punches when reviewing!  Be prepared for some very high & appallingly low grades on a range of local eateries ( it surprised me!)."

Contact: If you have any comments, suggestions,  criticisms, or just need to get in touch  then please email us at Reports@ladieswholunch-in-hampshire.co.uk  

Please remember to tell any restaurants you visit that you were  recommended by Ladies Who Lunch in Hampshire!

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