Visited September 2007

Amazingly we have never visited the famous Wykeham Arms before so I used the excuse of a visiting American friend to take the opportunity to rectify this omission.  It is an ancient hostelry that has been in existence for some 250 years and is obviously a very popular venue for many people who work in the area, for example lawyers from the nearby courts, schoolmasters from the nearby college and most probably clergymen from the nearby Cathedral!

I love the atmosphere, lots of nooks and crannies encompassing many different dining areas and with so much "stuff" to look at!  It took us ages to make our choices from the varied menu and the daily specials board as we were so distracted studying the bric a brac. You can even choose to sit at old school desks which sadly I can actually remember using similar ones at school..... in fact they may even have come from my old school, Winchester County High for Girls!

In the end we chose from the specials board, a delicious Wykeham Cottage Pie £6.50 and the Panfried Salmon Supreme with Crushed New Potatoes, Wilted Spinach and Creamy Fish Velouté Sauce £8.95.  As we were about to start our sightseeing tour of Winchester this, along with a drink each upon arrival, was all we had on this visit but we will be back as it was an interesting menu.

The staff are young, enthusiastic and very polite, as it was very busy so I would recommend booking.

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