Hotels with Restaurants in Hampshire

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Hotel Restaurants

Most Hampshire and Isle of Wight hotels offer bed and breakfast accommodation, but a huge number of hotels in Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke and Andover and elsewhere in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight also have restaurants and serve lunch, dinner and light meals throughout the day. As well as traditional bed and breakfast accommodation, many Hampshire and Isle of Wight hotels offer dinner bed and breakfast deals, also known as DBB deals. This means that included in the hotel room price, you get a bed, breakfast and evening meal. This type of accommodation is usually known as half board accommodation when referring to half board holidays abroad. Whether your evening meal is included in the hotel rates or not, dining in hotel restaurants in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight can be a very convenient option, particularly if you are staying in a rural hotel, as it means that you can enjoy a bottle of wine with your meal and not have to drive back to the hotel. A choice of luxury large Hampshire hotels have acclaimed in-house chefs serving creative and fine menus, with food usually sourced locally from Hampshire and Isle of Wight farms.

Many Hampshire and Isle of Wight hotel restaurants offer set menus, but others also offer a la carte dining. Vegetarian food options are usually always available at Hampshire and Isle of Wight hotels, but it is worth checking about vegan, gluten free, halal food, food allergies or any other special dietary needs that you may have. For children, most family friendly hotels with restaurants in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have children's menus and in some Hampshire hotels, especially in the family friendly seaside resorts, kids eat free. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is well known for its local produce and many hotel restaurants serve traditional local dishes made with fresh organic ingredients. You are more likely to get good quality food and local specialities in New Forest and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Inns, B&Bs, guest houses and boutique hotels, rather than generic chain hotels.

AA Rosette Award Winning Restaurants Hampshire and Isle of Wight

The AA Rosette Awards are given to award winning hotels with restaurants for the quality of their food. Hampshire and Isle of Wight restaurants awarded one AA Rosette are described as excellent restaurants that stand out in their local area. The food is prepared with care, understanding and skill, using good-quality ingredients. AA Two Rosette award winning restaurants are described as the best local restaurants, offering higher standards and better consistency. Greater precision is apparent in the cooking, and there is obvious attention to the quality and selection of ingredients.

Three Rosettes are awarded to outstanding restaurants that demand recognition well beyond the local area. The highest quality ingredients receive sympathetic treatment, and there is consistent timing, seasoning, and judgement of flavour combinations. You can expect excellent and intelligent service, and a well-chosen wine list. Four Rosettes highlight cooking that demands national recognition. Dishes demonstrate intense ambition, a passion for excellence, superb technical skills and remarkable consistency. An appreciation of culinary traditions is combined with a desire for exploration and improvement. The food at a Five AA Rosette restaurant in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will stand comparison with the best in the world. It is highly individual, benefits from breathtaking culinary skills, and sets the standards to which others aspire. There will also be a knowledgeable and distinctive wine list.

Hotels in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are also eligible for AA breakfast and dinner awards, which are signified by egg cup logos and pie logos. These are awarded for meals that exceed the quality requirements of the hotels star rating, but are not of Rosette standard. The AA also award regional food awards, which is signified by a strawberry logo and are sponsored by Food From Britain. These awards recognise hotel restaurants which use local produce and who support this with clear menus and through the training of their staff.