Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
BITE bites the dust???? with Quinno
on the Pub Forum

Image posted by Just a quick pint, then I'm off
Submitted on Saturday, 8th December 2018
With picture contributions to 7958 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (30 more images)
Detail Pages
The Old Vine, Winchester
Winchester
SO23 9HA
Served areas

Reviews of The Old Vine (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Old Vine
Attractive upmarket pub, restaurant and hotel right by the cathedral green. Comfortably furnished and traditionally decorated bar and smaller rear dining room. Four real ales on handpump: the regular Landlord plus Ringwood Razorback, Salopian Oracle and something local from Itchen Valley behind a stand-in paper 'clip'(£4.00, but in excellent shape).
On 2nd December 2018
- rating: 7
[User has posted 6943 recommendations about 6943 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Aqualung . left this review about The Old Vine
As noted below this is very much a food orientated pub.
The four beers available were Why Not Wally's Revenge, Alfred's Saxon Bronze, Long Man Long Blonde and Landlord. I went for the Long Blonde (£3.90) which although only a cooking beer was very tasty and refreshing but like the previous two pubs visited expensive.
Despite the emphasis on food here I preferred it to some of the other Winchester pubs visited.
On 17th October 2016
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2143 recommendations about 2143 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Malden man left this review about The Old Vine
A warm, comfortable and welcoming pub in the shadow of Winchester Cathedral, very busy on Saturday evening, I found a perch at the bar on a stool. Two main areas, the pub bit is slightly L-shaped and traditional but with a small more modern and unusual side room towards the rear, a much larger side room to the front of the pub is separated by a heavy curtain and seems to be the dining room. On looking in I got the "are you alright there?" crap from someone so I patted myself down and said "Yes, I think so". That shut her up.
The bar area has squares of material on the walls, an exposed brick fireplace, regular small tables, lots of people eating. On the bar, under glass, there were home made sausage rolls but at £3.95 a pop, hmmm.
Good beer, four on, Andwell Resolute, Alfred's Brewery Saxon Bronze, Butcombe Bitter, Taylor's Landlord. The TTL was sparlklered, the others not, to me, that shows an attention to detail. A good pub amongst good pubs in Winchester, very near the also excellent Eclipse. Accommodation available.
On 17th April 2016
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1693 recommendations about 1667 pubs]
View more reviews of The Old Vine (16)
Pubs Galore is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
- Official site of the Old Vine, contains menu and wine list - www.oldvinewinchester.com
- Facebook - The Old Vine
- Twitter - Old Vine Winchester
- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Old Vine - whatpub.com
Shawford, 3.36 miles, 1 hr 4 min walk (show)
Chandlers Ford, 6.92 miles, 2 hr 13 min walk (show)
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : Yes last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : No - Small Patio - last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Car Park : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Darts : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Function Room : Yes last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Karaoke : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Live Music : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Micropub : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Pool Table : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : No last updated 16 October 2016 by Aqualung .