Ceno Bar & Restaurant

Maybe the previous reviewer should return to Ceno, as I can honestly say its the most creatively served food, that tasted amazing!
Go and try it for yourself, but we go back again and again as there is no where to match it in Southampton.
Brilliant, and friendly staff, good service, nice atmosphere and great for both lunch and dinner.

The modern glass, steel and plastic leathers of this pretentious bar cum restaurant are already wearing away. Walking in, it very much feels like the all show, puffing confidence of Blairite Middle England but it’s not actually quite that bad.
The food is okay, not good value for money, but a smidgen in quality above the freezer to microwave existance of your average gastropub meal. The wine was poor. The waiting staff acted with a faux French aloofness that jarred badly with their complete lack of training.
We came because we needed a pre-​theatre meal within walking distance of Southampton University’s Nuffield. Within those fairly narrow criteria you might still find that Ceno is your best option if you’ve forgotton to pre-​book at the Nuffield’s Tapas Bar. It’s about twelve minutes walk away.