Southampton
Sidewalk South

Sidewalk South

24 High Street, Southampton, United Kingdom

Salad • Coffee • Breakfast • Vegetarian


"I been coming to Sidewalk for two years and I'm embarrassed to say I never thought to leave a review! I only ever come for coffee but all of the food I see coming out looks and smells lovely. I also see a lot of cleared plates! The one thing I have eaten here (a few times) is the lemon honey cake. I have this when I am feeling in need of a treat. If you have never had it, give it a try... The honey cake is served in triangles and consists of several very fine layers of sponge sandwiched together with a kind of frosting. The cake is dusted with what tastes like caramel biscuit crumbs. When you put your fork in the cake, you see it is dense but somehow also light. It is sweet in a way that warms the soul. It is not overly sugary spicy almost. A perfect accompaniment to the delicious coffee!! So, the coffee. I am hard pressed to find another coffee in Southampton which fulfils my needs. I am a MASSIVE lover of coffee. I have mentioned this in a previous review for another coffee shop (which I also love but for different reasons). I drink my coffee black and without any faff. The coffee here is incredible and very reasonably priced. If you like your coffee dark, aromatic and full bodied, you won't be disappointed. It has almost a burnt caramel undertone which I think puts it in a different league. The final thing I want to say is the most important (maybe I should have done this round the other way). The place is impeccably clean, tidy and well run. The people are friendly and courteous, and I always have a little chat when I am ordering my coffee. Nothing is too much trouble and everyone is very kind. This is one of my favourite places to come and work, read a book or just stare into space and people watch. So I wanted to say thank you to everyone at Sidewalk"

Basmati Nepalese And Indian

Basmati Nepalese And Indian

4 Bedford Place, SO15 2BX, Southampton, United Kingdom

Sushi • Asian • Indian • Asiatic


"It was alright food but sadly not great food. The curry spices had a good balance but didn’t delight and the non meat portions were on the generous side especially the rice. The grilled peshwari bread was the biggest taste disappointment as it tasted only sugary but then it was only £3. The staff were very friendly and welcoming and the seating was ok; the decor is a bit 1970’s. I had a paneer main dish, which was fine but honestly, and I do keep referencing the fact that M&S curries are so much better flavoured and generously portioned. My wife had tandoor chicken shashlik main there was no tandoor used in cooking our food here) so the flavour was just sort of alright if you want to be kind when it could have been great. All the food arrived really piping hot. This was a first for us, in that where we come from, if one orders from the tandoori part of the main menu a curry sauce comes with the order but here it was a separate charge. The poppadoms too were extra when again we usually get them complimentary. The bill was £55 for two curry mains, a pilau rice, a way overcooked potato and cauliflower side, sweet nan, a pint of beer £5) and a 175ml glass of rosé. We added a tip ourselves. There were only two other diners at 7pm on a Thursday night. I doubt we’ll return not because it was bad but because it’s just not good enough. Here’s the thing, as eat out prices are rising folks who do dine out now rightly expect a full flavour darn good dine experience not oh well that was just ok. Summing up, although it’s a restaurant the food seemed more like what you’d cook at home as an amateur working from no skill or knowledge f Asian cooking or how to use spices to impress guests and from the cheapest ingredients you could find from an average supermarket."