Santo Lounge
WHERE
Southampton
What it’s like
An all-day café bar in Southampton with a full menu from breakfast to burgers, open 9am to 11pm and easy to just turn up to.
This is a walk-in café bar rather than a soft play or attraction, so the appeal is a relaxed table, decent wifi and a menu that doesn't change depending on what time you roll in. Fancy a full English at 9pm or a burger at 10am, nobody bats an eyelid here. That flexibility is handy if your day out has already gone sideways and lunch has slipped to mid-afternoon.
The food side is properly thought through: dedicated vegan and gluten-free menus rather than a token salad, and staff who ask about allergies as a matter of course. If someone in your group has a food issue, that's one less thing to worry about. Last orders land around an hour before the 11pm close, so a late-evening full English is possible if you time it right.
There's free wifi if anyone needs to get some work done while the rest of the table finishes their chips, and dogs are welcome too if you're passing with one on a lead. You can walk in for groups of six or under without booking, though bigger groups need to get in touch ahead of time. Opening hours run 9am to 11pm every day, so there's a lot of room to fit a visit around whatever else you've got planned.
It's also set up for hosting: some Lounges have quiet corners where tables can be pushed together, others have dedicated rooms, which makes it a reasonable shout for a birthday gathering or a casual get-together rather than a formal event space.
Facilities
Need to know
- Booking
- Walk-ins for groups of 6 or less
- Food
- Café bar with brunch, burgers, mains, salads, cocktails, coffee and soft drinks
- Dogs
- Welcome
- Menu doesn't change through the day, so brunch at 4pm or a burger at 10am both work.
- Free wifi with online ordering, handy if you want to work while you eat.
- Allergies get handled by a senior staff member with food prepped separately.
- Wheelchair accessible, though older buildings can have quirks worth mentioning when you get in touch.
Plan your visit
Do we need to book?
Not for groups of six or fewer, you can just walk in. Bigger groups should get in touch with the venue first.
What's on the menu?
Brunch, burgers, mains, salads, cocktails, coffee and soft drinks, with the same menu available all day. There are dedicated vegan and gluten-free menus too.
What are the opening hours?
9am to 11pm, every day of the week. Last orders are around an hour before closing.
Can we bring the dog?
Yes, dogs are welcome inside.
Can you host a birthday or group booking?
Some spaces have quiet corners for pushed-together tables and others have dedicated rooms. Best to get in touch directly to plan it.
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