Another visit and the young grouse(boned) were worth the trip. All very french and will return Can not understand recent review re lobster! John McC

We have enjoyed the gastronomical delights of the Clos du Marquis for many years. They never disappoint us and always go the extra mile. We celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary in December with them , a full house and nothing but compliments from all our...guest's, some who had never been there before. September was my 67th birthday and we were a table of 7. Garth even pointed my husband in the direction of a local florist so there were individual pots of flowers in the middle of the table which each of the ladies took home at the end of the evening Thank you Garth and Miranda. You are pricelessMore

We were so excited to finally try this restaurant after seeing all the reviews. Only 4 tables were in use on a Saturday night & we were the last ones there at not even 9pm. There was no background music so you could hear the...other tables discussion & there was no atmosphere. The restaurant is run totally by one couple, the wife is the chef & the husband is front of house & neither of them are French. We had l’escargots as we always do anywhere we can and this was delicious so we were really hopeful about the rest of the meal. Sadly the mains didn’t live up to the expectation. The side dishes were basic & bland p a dish of plain roasted pumpkin with no flavourings or dressing whatsoever, plus re-heated bland potatoes dauphinois which was chewy & dry after being microwaved. I had lobster in a Thermidor sauce, expecting the traditional style of the lobster meat having been removed & mixed with the sauce before going back into the shell to be gratinated. However, the shell was just for show, spotlessly clean, & certainly wasn’t from the lobster on my plate as they claimed. I should have realised that by them only opening 2-3 days a week would mean that the lobster would be frozen but I was not prepared at all for it to be so hard that I could barely get my fork in. The maitre de saw me struggling to cut it so brought over a steak knife & when I finally broke through to the centre there was a rush of watery black liquid across my plate. The maitre de saw this but said it was just the roe. Eventually he could see I wasn’t happy and offered a replacement meal which came out really quickly. The chef came out and apologised saying that they always left the roe on as some people do like it but she was glad I had brought it to her attention that it wasn’t for everyone so they would leave it off in future. I tried to explain that I like the roe but that it is usually pink by the time it gets to me. This wasn’t even slightly underdone roe which would be a black gunge, this was very watery black liquid because the frozen lobster wasn’t even early cooked which also explained the firmness of the white meat. A little bit later the chef came through again and sheepishly admitted that it ‘might have been a little bit under’. This wasn’t a case of disliking something or being a bit disappointed in one element of the dish, this was a health hazard served alongside bland sides at huge expense. What a let down. We were absolutely gutted to finally find a proper French restaurant with an exciting menu & excellent reviews only for it to turn out so badly. I can only assume that this was an aberration as the rest of the reviews are very complimentary. Sadly it wasn’t to be for us.More

A fabulous meal with excellent personal service. The restaurant always has an interesting selection on the menu, including kidneys, skate wings and rabbit. Everything is beautifully cooked and presented and accompanied by very good, well priced wines. The crème brûlée came still ‘burning’ providing us...with entertainment too . A superb lunch, beautifully presented and excellent valueMore

Clos du Marquis is a classical French restaurant in the heart of the beautiful town of Stockbridge. Nowadays there are not many restaurants that serve French cuisine but we are lucky enough to have this restaurant in the historic Test Valley setting. The food is...truly excellent and the menus change frequently. The service is professional and friendly. The experience is fine dining and we feel privileged to have Clos du Marquis as our favourite local restaurant.More

This review is well overdue. We have been regulars at this restaurant since Covid but to be honest never felt it necessary to do a review. However, some recent bad experiences elsewhere together with the complete lack of solicitation by the owners to do a...Tripadvisor review (unlike the so-called No 1 restaurant in Stockbridge which used to have a sign up saying “meet the pushy waitress as per Tripadvisor” after someone made that comment or hotels who so frequently ask you to leave a Tripadvisor review), made me feel compelled to do so. Clos du Marquis is an authentic French fine dining restaurant, run by a lovely husband and wife team - Garth and Maranda. The food is truly delicious. The service is genuine and setting is charming. It feels like you are in France whilst in fact you are in the picturesque town of Stockbridge on the River Test. The 2 course table d’hote menu is exceptional value. Clos du Marquis is not about “gimmicky” food per Masterchef eg sou vide this with blow torched that etc - just good old fashioned French fine dining. Consistently excellent.More

We had a faultless meal with impeccable service. As good a French restaurant as we have ever dined at and that includes countless visits to France.

Had dinner here last night and it was excellent.Service and food were of the highest standard,to be honest I find it hard to find this quality when traveling in France . Many thanks for a lovely evening.

My first visit to this wonderful restaurant with a friend who has been before. Excellent food very reasonably priced as was the wine list. What was pleasant the restaurant did not have too many tables which meant you had plenty of space. Garth was an...excellent host and his wife an excellent chef. Will be making another visit from London.More

This is our favourite restaurant! We had a fabulous dinner last night: the food was excellent, the wine choice great and the service just right. They were also very accommodating to our friend’s dietary requirements with no fuss. We will certainly be back 😃.

Well worth the drive from Winsor, near Romsey. Had walked past and been immediately attracted by the menu - reality did not disappoint !! Excellent food, service and wine and we shall definitely be back - probably with friends !!!

Great ambience, wonderful food, reasonable not overpriced wine list. Made very welcome by Garth. A superb 2 course menu for £32 which included a delicious Amuse Bouche was excellent value. Delicious French priced between £6 and £8 for a large glass and champagne at £9...means you can’t go wrong. Our first time here and we shall be returning with chums.More