The Art House Performance Venue and Social Centre

I hold my training there for my new starting volunteers. This place is full of good energy and great daily made food. Super tasty and gig portions. The staff are very friendly and helpful. I got a falafel wrap for lunch which I was challenged to eat the whole thing. Very tasty and the salad that comes with is fantastic too. They have a menu board with the food of the day and daily cakes which make life delicious ! It’s vegetarian and vegan friendly. I will definitely go back soon.

I’ve lived in Southampton for many years and I’ve just heard of the sad news about this place that is due to close down via the Echo.
It’s been a pillar of the community for years and offered food to the needy, a place to relax and enjoy all things art related. I hope there may be an opportunity for an alternative venue elsewhere in the future. Good luck.

Lovely atmosphere, delicious food, warm and welcoming people :) love this place. NO PANIC IT'S ORGANIC!

The Art House is one of those places that is both coffee house and entertainment venue. It offers high-quality food and drink, as well as regular music, arts, and games for those who want somewhere different.

Family friendly with amazing atmosphere. Best Sunday roast in my life.

The place is really creative and comfortable, it makes you feel right at home with all the furniture and the artistic decorations. The waiters are quite friendly and helpful. The food is quite okay and not expensive. They serve different dishes, vegetarian, vegan friendly and others. You don't have to book beforehand which is really cool. Just show up there and enjoy your time! The location of the cafe is ideal, which is close to the shops, buses and not too far from Southampton central station.

Great place buzzing with positive vibes.. food is excellent so is the staff ! A must visit place.

Lovely atmosphere, I always try to come to the Art House cafe when I'm in Southampton. It's run mainly by volunteers - good vegetarian/vegan food but limited selection. Wide selection of drinks and usually several delicious looking cakes. Lots of music/craft/community events.

Absolutely lovely place we had a smashing time.lovely food and music

I love this cafe it is a vegan cafe in Southampton with a lot of events. You see people here just before they become famous. The vegan cake is amazing it's my performance home away from home. They are extremelt helpful with spaces for quiet digital work or bringing the children on Sat afternoon for board games. The staff are super helpful.

Love it! Fresh local roasted coffee and it's dialled in well - I popped by for a takeaway coffee in October and really loved to see the amount of community based stuff going on, even without loads of people there like the community pantry. Great atmosphere too!

Cafe with a lot of vegan cakes. All of them delicious and fresh. Hight recommendations for vegans and vegetarians ;)

Great beer. Lovely veggie food. Really relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Also in the evenings they quite often have bloody excellent gigs - Rebeka ant the Kolin have both played here...

Brilliant place to go for a drink or vegan food. Always something interesting happening there. These guys are very supportive of the local community. The staff are all lovely. I wish there were more places like this in town.

A casual cafe. Run by volunteers with good choice of drinks and vegetarian food. Quite often they are short of food but people go there for events more than culinary experience. Everybody welcome and well looked after. There is a shop inside with hand made crafts.

Beautiful concept with 2nd hand books for sale for a pound right at the front. So you can pick one to go with your freshly brewed pot of french press which seemed bottomless. They sell clothes at the back along with knick-knacks but I found them quite pricey, but understandably so. Staff are extremely warm, friendly and polite! Coffee is good! Location perfect! Beautiful cosy seats and lots of interesting banners, posters and ads for you to engage in activities like book clubs, etc. They have additional seating space upstairs too and two protruding corners on each ends of the cafe where you can sit with your back against the right kind of sun in the right kind of weather. It turns al fresco in the summer months and is gorgeous to sit outside as it faces the green park in front.

This place is so beautiful and cozy! It makes you feel like in a smart artistic home, prople are so friendly and lovely, and the food...oh my god! The food was soooooo delicious! The bread they make is too soft and tasty, and the soup as well, si creamy and full of taste! As well the main courses, and the dessert! I had a chocolate cake that was the best of my life! If you're looking for a place to feel relaxed and eat really well, here's the place for you!!!!!! Loved it a thousands times! This is one thing I really miss from my life in the Uk! If I ever go back, i will go straight away here! Thanks for making a plant based place so cool!

The Art House provides a brilliant bolt hole for afternoons as well as great food. Don't miss out on the cakes and various sweets that can be found. Excellent vegetarian food at a very reasonable price combined with the lovely folks that hang out here and this little non-profit community project is the place to be in Southampton.

Amazing community oriented cafe and restaurant. Loads of great live acts in the evenings, and rotating art displays from local artists which you can purchase. Its a bit like sitting in a friends living room. Staffed by volunteers, all very friendly.

Highly entertaining evening.Sociable and relaxed atmosphere .Wine/ snacks on sale.Jason Buck entertained his "audience" with enthusiasm and energy, successfully holding everyone's attention whilst inviting audience participation.
Would certainly encourage others to buy a ticket for next event.