We have a great opportunity for an Assistant Manager to join our talented team at the Chesil Rectory. If you’re hardworking & passionate about food, we would like to hear from you!

Assisting in the day to day running of this historic restaurant & maintaining its high standards. It is essential you are able to demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills, with outstanding customer service skills and attention to detail. Working well in a small dedicated team & with excellent written & spoken English & basic IT knowledge.

The ideal candidate for this Assistant Restaurant Manager’s role will have previous restaurant supervisory experience within a quality environment ideally of rosette standard preferably with some wine knowledge. 

This could be an ideal opportunity for a Supervisor looking for progression or an Assistant Restaurant Manager looking to gain more experience. 

Salary and Benefits:

The Salary for this permanent role of Assistant Restaurant Manager is negotiable depending on experience.  You will also receive a generous share of gratuities and an array of company benefits.

Please apply with your CV to katie@chesilrectory.co.uk.

…with top Australian Wine producer, Michael Kerrigan.

Don’t miss our next wine tasting evening celebrating wines from Margaret River, Western Australia.

Taste your way through the high quality, complex range of wines matched with an exquisite menu by Head Chef, Damian Brown, created especially for the evening.

Call 01962 851 555  or email manager@chesilrectory.co.uk.

The Chesil Rectory held a special one -off fundraising dinner on Monday 18th May with BBC Masterchef finalist, Sven Hanson Britt .

A whopping £2169 was raised through ticket sales & the event was generously match funded by Basepoint Winchester , bringing the grand total for the night of £4338 for local charity Winchester Young Carers.

The talented MasterChef finalist from Bishops Waltham, attended Peter Symmonds College before becoming Sous Chef at The Ritz. He joined for one night only, the Chefs at Chesil Rectory to help raise money for Winchester Young Carers. A sumptuous 5 course local menu was served celebrating Hampshire in Springtime.

The popular city centre restaurant donated all ticket proceeds from the night to the local independent charity which provides a service for Young Carers aged 8-17 throughout the Winchester district.

Owner Mark Dodd added “We were delighted to have such a talented Chef join our team for the night. I would also like to thank all our staff & our wonderful regular customers who bought tickets & ate so generously!”

A big thank you to Sam Gavins Photography for our lovely event photographs.

These annual awards celebrate great food and good service at restaurants throughout the UK and we are inviting you, dear customer, to nominate The Chesil Rectory as your favourite independent dining establishment in Winchester. Please take 30 seconds & follow the link below.

We’re extremely proud to be featured in the Harden’s 2015 Restaurant Guide, with an outstanding rating of 4.5! Thank you to all our customers for recommending us & leaving fantastic reviews!

Mothering Sunday

Every mother deserves special treatment & what better way to treat your Mum than dinner at the Chesil Rectory? Although fully booked at lunch, we have availability for the evening at a special price for £19.95 for 3 courses. An absolute bargain.

Easter Weekend  

A four day weekend, seeing friends & family & savouring fresh, roasted lamb with a bottle of good wine are some of the great pleasures of Springtime. Come & indulge at the Chesil Rectory after all that good behaviour during Lent. Closed on the Bank Holiday Monday (Chef needs a day off !) but open the rest of the weekend.

Call 01962 851 555 or book now via our website!

We need bright, enthusiastic waiting staff to join our happy team ! Part time- days, evening & weekends.

If you are presentable, reliable & would like to work in one of Winchester’s best restaurants, please apply with CV to:  manager@chesilrectory.co.uk .

Experience preferred/ training will be given to the right person.

Next week is ‘Chocolate Week’ and to celebrate we’ve created a chocolate inspired tasting menu (using Chococo award winning luxury hand- made chocolate), available on Thursday 16th & Friday 17th October!

We are delighted to be a part of the Wine Festival Winchester (21-23 Nov Winchester Guildhall). Wine and cheese are two of life’s greatest pleasures & we’ll be showcasing our favourite Hampshire cheeses over the whole weekend.

Winchester Wine Festival is a chance for everyone to enjoy a feast of fabulous wines in the company of Susie & Peter, Masters of Wine from BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen. The festival will feature hundreds of delicious wines, which all visitors can sample for free.

Come & see us on our stand for a delicious nibble, some cheesy banter and a chance to win lunch for two! For further information and tickets visit the Winchester Wine Festival website.

We’ve been involved in a wonderful recipe book – the perfect gift for the foodie in your family !

“Meats, Eats, Drinks and Leaves” celebrates the chefs, eateries, producers and farmers of Hampshire.

The absolutely stunning hardback coffee- table book is brimming with delicious recipes; cool photos & stories of local chefs & food heroes.

We just wanted to say a big thank you to all who helped us to raise £558 for Hampshire based charity, The Pelican Cancer Foundation.  We donated £1 when all 558 of you ordered our delicious starter of “Alresford Blackmoor Wood Pigeon”.

Don’t forget this and more recipes are featured in the stunning new limited edition recipe book, “Meats, Eats, Drinks & Leaves around Hampshire”   – available to purchase at the restaurant for £25.00 while stocks last!

The Good Food Guide 2015 has been released and we are delighted to retain our grade 4 rating… WOO-HOO!!

The Chesil Rectory is supporting Live Well 4 Longer’s campaign helping Hampshire – based charity, The Pelican Cancer Foundation.

When dining at the restaurant, if you order our delicious starter of “Alresford Blackmoor Wood Pigeon”, £1 will be donated.

This & more great recipes are featured in a new book published in July, Meats, Eats, Drinks & Leaves around Hampshire. 

For more info go to www.livewell4longer.com

The Hampshire Food Festival is now in it’s 13th year and is a month-long celebration of local food and farming. The Festival takes place from the 1st-31st of July and features a wide range of different events which take place across the county. Events in previous years have included: wine tasting, workshops, special menus and many more. Our  July menu is a special festival menu brimming with an abundance of local produce from our favourite local suppliers.

Great news! “Rathbone Estate” will be hosting our next wine tasting evening, showcasing six exceptional wines alongside a delicious five course seasonal menu.

Rathbone’s Ryan Morgan and our old friend, Joe Wadhams from Enotria Wines will be explaining why Australia is back at the cutting edge of Viticulture, tasting wines from Yering Station, Mount Langhi Ghiran and Xanadu.

And for the main course… Australian heavyweights from the Rathbone stable will be going to head as Ryan pitches two big hitting Shiraz’s against each other with the all important bragging rights up for grabs!

Canapés, 4 course dinner & all tasting wines £60 per head. Always a sell-out!  Booking essential.

MENU

Tuna Tartare, Vietnamese Dressing, Coriander Shoots

Poached Salmon Rillettes, Cucumber Mousse

Glazed Rosary Goat’s Cheese & Onion Confit Tartlet

2009 Cliff Edge Riesling Mount Langi Ghiran – Grampians

Pressé of Corn -Fed Chicken, Chargrilled Secrett’s Asparagus, Hollandaise

2010 Village Chardonnay, Yering Station – Yarra Valley

Sirloin of Hampshire Beef, Caponata, Smoked Onion Purée

2007 Village Shiraz Viognier, Yering Station – Yarra Valley

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2007 Cliff Edge Shiraz, Mount Langi Ghiran – Grampians

Twice Baked Barbers Cheddar Soufflé

2009 Cabernet, Xanadu – Margaret River

Crème Vanille, Confit Pineapple, Mango Sorbet

2010 Cane Cut’ Semillon Sauvignon, Xanadu – Margaret River

An intimate & convivial night & a great way to improve your wine credentials!

Great news ! “Rathbone Estate” will be hosting our next wine tasting evening,  show casing six exceptional wines alongside a delicious five course seasonal menu.

Canapés, 4 course dinner & all tasting wines £60 per head. Always a sell- out!  Booking essential.

(Canapés)

Tuna Tartare, Vietnamese Dressing, Coriander Shoots

Poached Salmon Rillettes, Cucumber Mousse

Glazed Rosary Goat’s Cheese & Onion Confit Tartlet

2009 Cliff Edge Riesling Mount Langi Ghiran – Grampians

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(Starter )

Pressé of Corn -Fed Chicken, Chargrilled Secrett’s Asparagus, Hollandaise

2010 Village Chardonnay, Yering Station – Yarra Valley

****

(Main )

Sirloin of Hampshire Beef, Caponata, Smoked Onion Purée

2007 Village Shiraz Viognier, Yering Station – Yarra Valley

                                                and

2007 Cliff Edge Shiraz, Mount Langi Ghiran – Grampians

****

(Cheese course )

Twice Baked Barbers Cheddar Soufflé

2009 Cabernet, Xanadu – Margaret River

****

(Dessert)

Crème Vanille, Confit Pineapple, Mango Sorbet

2010 Cane Cut’ Semillon Sauvignon, Xanadu – Margaret River

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An intimate & convivial night & an excellent opportunity to improve your wine credentials!

An absolute bargain, our special ‘du jour’ menu features delicious, seasonal favourites. Two courses £15.95 or three courses £19.95.

Available Monday – Saturday  from 12pm ’til 2.20pm and evenings from 6pm ’til 7pm. Now also available on Sundays 6pm ’til 9pm. Excludes Sunday lunch.

Please click here for the sample menu.