Reviews in Southampton

We came for a pre theatre meal on Saturday evening. Being so close to the theatre every other diner was also attending the same show, giving the restaurant the challenge of having everyone arrive at the same time and everyone having to leave at the same time and having to feed everyone in a 2 hour slot. They managed this amazingly. We were 1 of the first tables in and were seated by a member of staff and given menus. The lady explained that due to everyone being pre theatre, they would be taking our drinks and food order together, to get our food order into the kitchen before the next guests arrived. She then left us to browse through the menu whilst she seated more guests. 5 minutes later she returned to take our full order. She explained that a number of orders go to the kitchen at the same time and there may be a wait for the food but we would have plenty of time for 3 courses before having to leave for the theatre. Our drinks were brought to our table by a male member of staff who was courteous and polite. During our visit, each time re ordered additional drinks, we only had to ask the lady and within minutes the male member of staff (barman) had them at the table. Our food took a little time to arrive but we were explained this on arrival. People need to understand that pre theatre dining is different to a normal dining experience, If 50 people arrive at a pre theatre restaurant at once, it is obvious that everyone is not going to be fed in 20 mins, we knew to expect this and had allowed 2 hours for our visit. Knowing we may have a little wait for our food, we relaxed and enjoyed the drinks and company. The restaurant was warm, vibrant and was playing Cher (we were heading to the Cher show at the Mayflower Theatre) After 40 minutes from arrival, 30 min after ordering, I noticed the food for the tables that had arrived the same time as us, started to have there meals delivered to the tables, the table next to me received there’s before us, even though we ordered moments before, but maybe our meals just took longer to prepare. Our meals were brought 2 at a time, the young man placed the first 2, then explained he was going back downstairs to get the other 2. After placing the 2nd lot of meals he asked if we needed anything else. On looking at our plates we could see why our food had took time. Each meal was homemade, our fish was freshly battered, our pasta freshly made, our burger freshly grilled. The food was fresh, tasty and exceeded our expectations. We leisurely ate our food safe in the knowledge that we had plenty of time until we needed to leave for the show. By the time we finished our meals the restaurant was full upstairs and down, we were not fussed that our plates were not taken straight away, a young man came and removed our plates within 10 minutes of us finishing our food and asked if we would like to see the desert menu, the lady brought us the menus and we ordered desserts and more drinks. The drinks were brought to the table almost instantly by the barman again. The desserts arrived within 15 minutes. We ate and drank with plenty of time to get to the theatre (which is a 2 minute walk) I asked the waitress how many people were in the restaurant, she told me 110 people all going to the theatre. So 110 people to be fed and watered in 120 minutes, that’s a huge task and this restaurant managed it amazingly. The staff remained polite and cheerful through the whole 2 hours and made our visit a great one. TIP- if you are going pre theatre, give yourself plenty of time. I would say 1.5-2 hours. Everyone will be wanting to eat and leave at the same time as you, so any less than 1 hour and 15 mins before your show starts would be cutting it fine to get a full service. Be prepared that the service may be slightly different to a normal restaurant service, the food may take longer to come, plates may take longer to clear but inevitably you will fed and watered before the show starts. We will be returning

Disappointed. Pre theatre lunch. Baltic prestaurant and our older waitress just as cold. Cramped seating. Waitress obviously didn't want to be there. We were welcomed by just the word "ready" when taking our food order and "drinks" when she took this. The table who arrived and ordered after us were served drinks before ours. Then 1 drink arrived first, then a couple more then the other order. We were told that as fish and chips batter was freshly made it would take at least 10 minutes, which was fine, but didn't realise the Waitress meant between two meals arriving and next two! Plates cold. I ordered salmon linguini with chill, unfortunately the chilli was so overpowering you couldn't taste anything else. We did complain, they refunded the salmon and gave complementary coffee. I have visited this restaurant many times before heading to the mayflower under different names both pre and post covid. I would not return

Had a lovely pre-theatre meal at The Quarter Lounge. Our party ordered tempura prawn starter & fish n chips main. All delicious. Service was prompt & friendly from our waitress. One of the only foodie places open during the week too. Would dine here again.

Excellent - I rarely give full marks in reviews as there's nearly always room to improve, but the Platform Tavern has got it spot on. I'll definitely be going back.

Pre panto family lunch Good food Well priced Great service

Took my booking online and were closed when we turned up! I was a but suspicious when their menu was a Summer menu. Can't give a review, other than to say it's probably better to phone them than assume your booking is confirmed!

Good food, friendly helpful and efficient service. Will happily visit again.

Sunday lunch was fab good attentive service friendly and had a great time recommend highly

Lovely and friendly place. Roast was very tasty. very attentive service. Would highly recommend a visit.

Always a great meal at The Platform. Food cooked beautifully and plenty of it! Staff are an absolute joy. Thank you x

Excellent. Food was so tasty & great portion sizes. Food & drink reasonably priced. Staff were really helpful and friendly, brilliant service. Will definitely be back.

Cozy little pub. Very friendly staff and steak &ale pie to die for! Good selection of beer, ipa and gin. Amazing atmosphere when the live music is on. It’s our favourite place. Must visit.

This place was prefect for a pre theatre bite. Staff were very friendly and knew we needed to be out in time for the theatre so made sure that happened. Very good food too!

I love the Platform Tavern. The Sunday Roast is excellent and plentiful- my only comment is it could have been a tad warmer. The sticky toffee pudding is the best I’ve ever had and. Highly recommended.

Visited for lunch with my friend on Saturday. Food was delicious and service and staff were great. Owners were there and were very friendly and chatty. Will definitely visit again.

Everything about you place is excellent. Location, ambiance, food, staff, service and the live music. Our must visit location when we’re In Southampton

Pre Theatre meal for three. Food was excellent, fresh and hot. The service was friendly, efficient and attentive. So easy to book online, with confirmation; always appreciated. Would definitely use this lovely restaurant again and thoroughly recommend it.

Very busy and food took a long time to arrive and very cold where we were sat . Had to ring the next day as deposit hadn’t been taken off of our bill and we didn’t realise till afterwards. Was refunded the next day by the manager after discussing bill total. Probably would not visit again.