A NEW restaurant has opened its doors in Winchester city centre.

Brunch restaurant Honey + Harvey opened on November 9 in the building formerly occupied by The Square. 

Speaking on the day it opened, executive chef David Shaw said: “The reaction has been really positive. We're using a lot of local suppliers from the local area.

“We also have a lot of cocktails including the Bloody Harvey, named after Honey + Harvey. We also have coffee-based cocktails.”

Honey + Harvey is a chain that has seen success in Suffolk, after it started there in 2011, before opening its first branch in Hampshire in Stockbridge earlier this year. 

The Winchester chain is being run by the same people behind the newly-opened nearby Winchester Bakery. 

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Hampshire Fare members feature on the menu, such as meat from Hoggett & Boar butchers in Broughton, free-range eggs from Vale Farm in Kings Worthy and fresh milk from family-run Cross Valley Farm. 

As well as a new menu, the restaurant will be serving for longer hours, with a new focus on alcohol, opening until 10pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights (last orders at 9pm). 

Honey + Harvey MD Joe Fellows said: "We are delighted with how our new store in the Square is looking.

"We're excited to welcome our first guests and to offer a taste of our award-winning menu in the heart of Winchester.

"We're pleased to be working alongside our other businesses to reimagine brunch in this vibrant and historic location in the city of Winchester."