Crispy Pork Belly
£19.50Burnt apple purée, charred apple, cider jus. Slow-cooked for eight hours, finished to order.
Bistro & Wine Bar · Ocean Village, Southampton
Seasonal British cooking, done properly.
A small independent bistro by the water. We write the menu each week around what Hampshire growers, cheesemakers and day boats actually bring us — then cook it simply.
- Independent & family-run
- Menus written weekly
- Open Tuesday to Sunday
Opening hours
Lunch 12–2.30pm · Dinner 5.30–10pm
Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Mondays.Find us
4 Wharf Lane, Ocean Village
Two minutes from Oxford Street, SouthamptonBook a table
Or send an enquiry — we reply the same dayFrom this season
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£8.50Brown butter pastry, crème fraîche, toasted hazelnuts. Honey from hives four miles up the Itchen.
Our story
A neighbourhood bistro, not a chain.
We opened in 2019 with sixteen covers, one chef and a blackboard. Not much has changed except the number of tables — the menu is still written by hand each week, and it still depends entirely on what turns up at the back door.
- Written weekly. If it is not good this week, it is not on.
- Made here. Bread, pasta, ice cream and pickles, all in-house.
- Hampshire first. Fourteen suppliers, all within an hour's drive.
Kind words
What our guests say.
Everything tasted like someone had actually thought about it. The pork belly was the best thing I have eaten this year, and they were lovely about my daughter's allergy.
We booked for a birthday and they remembered when we arrived. Small room, big flavours, and a wine list that does not punish you for ordering the second bottle.
Sunday lunch here has become a bit of a habit. Proper roast, proper gravy, and they never rush you out for the next sitting.
The room
Sixteen tables, one open kitchen.
Opening hours
When we are open.
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday – Thursday12–2.30pm · 5.30–10pm
- Friday – Saturday12pm–10.30pm
- Sunday12–4pm
Last orders thirty minutes before close. Sunday is roast only.
Find us
4 Wharf Lane, Ocean Village.
Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 3QT. Street parking on Wharf Lane after 6pm, and the Ocean Village car park is a three-minute walk.
Map goes here — a Google Maps embed is added when the site goes live.
Free on Friday?
We hold a few tables back each evening for walk-ins, but weekends book up early. Call us or send an enquiry and we will confirm the same day.