MIXA in Winchester offers exclusive venue hire for parties built around globally inspired sharing plates, carefully selected wines and experimental cocktails. Its relaxed atmosphere suits everything from birthday dinners, anniversaries and baby showers to gatherings with colleagues. With seating for around 20 guests, the restaurant is an intimate option for smaller celebrations, with children welcome and accessible facilities available.
The name reflects a mix of cultures and cooking techniques, with dishes drawing on influences from across the world. Groups can begin with snacks like beef fat hash browns, gunpowder potatoes or roast pepper hummus with charred flatbread.
Before moving on to a sharing selection of small plates like duck bao buns, chicken thigh with a black garlic, soy and honey glaze and sesame slaw, pork vindaloo and smoked ox cheek doughnuts. Roast squash with whipped feta and Korean fried cauliflower offer vegetable-led choices, with vegan options available and other dietary requirements accommodated where possible.
Sunday celebrations centre on roast dinners, including black garlic-glazed pork ribeye, lemon and thyme chicken, rosemary and garlic beef sirloin or mushroom, cranberry and brie Wellington. These come with roast potatoes, maple and harissa carrots, cabbage, Yorkshire puddings and black garlic and red wine jus. Cheeses from the Winchester Cheese Stall offer a savoury finish, while desserts include Embers, a chocolate fondant with sour cherry, ice cream and affogato.
Dark blue wooden panelling, neutral walls and wooden floors create a simple setting, with rattan details and industrial-style lighting. The open kitchen, which has a patterned-tile front, allows guests to watch the chefs at work. Wooden tables outside provide extra seating for guests.
The wine list sits alongside bottled beer, cider and cocktails like rose and cucumber coolers, Mojitos and Sangria. Negronis and Espresso Martinis are available after dinner, with hot drinks and alcohol-free choices also on offer.