Banks Bar Bistro - Southampton

We tried to find this place and think it is closed now. Lots of building work going on in what we thought have been it’s location.

We went here for a meal for my husbands birthday. The food was really nice but we felt uncomfortable from the moment we sat down. Yes they had removed tables from the middle of the room but my husbands chair was touching the one behind so was not socially distanced, not a protective screen in sight either. The waitress did have a face shield on but we won't be returning until the pandemic is over.

This place reminds me of being sat somewhere in the med the food is excellently served the staff attentive Its relaxing feels a bit homely comfortable reminds me of dropping of somewhere when you on a cruise for a bite to eat Highly recommended

We had a meal here last week during our stay in Bishops Waltham. I prebooked a table just in case it was busy (covid restricting table numbers) and I am so glad I did. I must admit we probably would've walked on by had we not booked as it doesn't look that much from the outside, however dont walk on by go in! There was only one waitress on but the service was 100% spot on. Every part of our meal (full works of starter, main and dessert) was excellent with really good, quality ingredients and everything cooked to perfection. We had a really enjoyable meal. We wished we had booked another night as well really!

The food was absolute perfection, we had the cheese soufflé and the pâté to start which was great, perfect portion sizes, then the beef medallions and the pork belly followed by desserts. Everything was lovely coupled with friendly staff and a swift service 100% recommend!