Rising Sun 74 Shore Road, Warsash, Southampton SO31 9FT

"First time visiting with my fiancée. The atmosphere was great, staff helpful and attentive. Try to get an upstairs table if you can, fantastic views over the harbour."

"I had lunch here and the team are so welcoming! I have some weird food allergies and they were so accommodating without me having to explain why i needed some things left off the dish I ordered. The best gluten free menu in the area for sure! The view is great and such a relaxed atmosphere. Thank you for making our visit great!"

"Really impressed with the staff - who were helpful and attentive. Lovely setting over looking the sea. With the roast dinner - the carrots lacked flavour - pepper, salt and butter please! The mash was... Set? Like it wasn't fresh and had dried out? - roasties needed slightly longer to develop golden brown colour although tasted good. Beef was meant to be served pink, but was not - however was very pleasant with horseradish. It was nice to have a children's menu with more than just pizza on it - and the children's roast was incredible value. My wife's peas were so hard they were inedible. We enjoyed the experience (view and walk) and it was good value so may come back for another try."

"Had a wonderful time here recently Kelly was amazing she agreed to be photoed Food was excellent service was brilliant . And warsash is lovely Some fantastic walks The Howard's way walk ref the old 80,s TV series"

"Really cool pub. Vibrant downstairs, tranquil upstairs. Great views across Hamble Marina out to Southampton Water. Three Greene King cask ales, and the typical Greene King menu which is rather heavy on meat and stodge, but amongst the small print a reasonably healthy and environmentally friendly plant based meal can be extracted. I like Greene King beers, but I do tend to despair of their menus. From Hungry Horse up to Chef & Brewer, the focus on chips, cheese, and meat is not encouraging or exciting in this day and age. However, the menus are popular and bring in a profit, so why should Greene King care? That said, the food is generally as you'd expect from that sort of menu - comforting rather than connoisseur. Food that people are not going to complain about, as it is often what we get at home, but presented more attractively. Our food was presented attractively, tasted nice, and was satisfying. Our waitress, Sarah, was attentive, pleasant, and did everything required, even though the upstairs room was almost full. We didn't wait long for anything - drinks, food, confirmation that everything was OK, and the bill, arrived promptly and with the ghost of a smile. Decent lunch time meal for two with drinks came to less than £30 in well run, comfortable surroundings in a room with possibly the best views in the area. Anyone coming here, provided they accept the limitations of the menu (and I totally do - The Greene King name is clearly displayed outside, so you know what you're getting), are not going to be disappointed. Quibbles? Yes. Two. On arriving at the pub we had to pass two smokers by the porch. We were forced to breathe in the toxins from their cigarette smoke, and endure the smell on our clothes. Smokers should be encouraged to stand well away from entrances when smoking. We, along with another party who had booked, were directed upstairs where someone would show us to our tables. Sadly there was nobody upstairs, and we all had to stand aimlessly waiting for someone to turn up and tell us where our tables were. Do these quibbles really matter? Yes and no. Smokers seem to stand at the entrance to most pubs, and few pubs seem to have the will to insist that smokers stand away from the entrance. It matters, but the problem, to be fair, is not unique to the Rising Sun. And that the upstairs waitress was not available at that particular moment is not something the pub should be damned for. It happens. But perhaps a little thought, like having clearer table numbers so people can find their tables themselves at busy times, would be useful. OK. Quibbles aside, this is one of the best pubs in the Southampton area, and if you've not been is well worth seeking out. There is a public car park right in front of the pub."