"Well I used Trip Advisor to find the best place for Sunday Dinner in Southampton for Mother’s Day Ceno Restaurant came top of the list so promptly booked a table for five. Wowsers, not only did it live up to the recommendation but exceeded all our expectations! One of the best meals I have ever had said the mother in question, we all agreed that this was one of the very best dining experiences and will be booking again as opposed to, would go again. I gave them 29 out of 30 based on my three courses and fellow guests felt the same. My starter of battered prawns was sublime, big juicy prawns in a delicate hand battered coating that could only be chef prepared on a delightful bed of salad with a lovely sweet chilli dressing. Mains was traditional roast beef, quality taste of the meat as good as it gets, gorgeous vegetables roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding with copious amounts of mouth-watering gravy (I had to user a teaspoon to make sure I finished off all the gravy, licking the plate in public would have been too crude but di consider lol). So, the right portion size with quality ingredients make a roast to salivate over. Went for the plum crumble in custard, felt like a real crumble too, perfect balance of stodginess and sweetness with a light custard. Guests also had the delight of the sticky lamb in a lettuce bowl of gorgeous salad, roast pork crème Brule’s to a chocolate brownie all getting praise like my courses. Service was excellent as was the ambiance, reluctant in some ways to give such a recommendation as too many people will know and will have difficulty in getting in in future visits but credit where credit due – I salute Ceno as a memorable dining experience and just can’t remember or think of a better experience."
