Cedar Restaurant in Portsmouth

The food in this restaurant is fantastic. Always have the rice instead of chips because the waiter’s mum cooks it with spices you can only get in Lebanon and it’s fabulous. It’s cash only and very reasonably priced. Great little find

I went here with my wife before going to the theatre. The food here is unbelievably good quality and value. Attentive and friendly staff, this place is a gem and will definitely return at some point

Ali from Cedar helped me plan a catered event for a work do, and was very helpful with his suggestions for delicious dishes for the team. Delivered on time and it was a lovely spread, for a very affordable price. Great work overall! Would order again!

Great service,delicious food,fast service and very nice staff,and the design of the 😍😋restaurant is very beautiful

I visited this place with my friend in the evening during the weekend, and we really enjoyed the food. The portions were generous and the price is unmatched, very good. 👍🏻 The only thing that didn’t sit quite well with us was the atmosphere. The place was really quiet when we went, all the people in the restaurant were quiet too and there was barely any music playing. Would’ve preferred it to be more lively. Otherwise everything was excellent 🤗

A cozy little restaurant in Portsmouth with tasty food and nice staff. Definitely worth a visit.

Fantastic food! Fantastic service! We will definitely come back!❤️❤️❤️

One of the best restaurants in Portsmouth! The lamb kabsa is the best, and batata harra is my favourite side, hummus is really good, and shoqaf is good also.

Good tasty food! Chicken kabsa is very nice and is cooked in an authentic way!

Lovely service, fantastic food, nice atmosphere - absolute recommendation!

Nestled in the vibrant area of Southsea near Portsmouth, Cedar is a hidden gem that brings the authentic flavors of Lebanon to the heart of the coast. From the moment you step inside, the warm ambiance and friendly staff create an inviting atmosphere that sets the stage for a delightful dining experience. During my recent visit, I had the pleasure of indulging in their grilled chicken and lamb chops, and I can confidently say it was a culinary highlight that I won’t soon forget. The grilled chicken was perfectly seasoned, marinated in a harmonious blend of spices that allowed the natural flavors of the meat to shine through. Each bite was juicy and succulent, with a satisfying char that added depth to the dish. It was evident that the chefs at Cedar take great pride in their preparation, as the chicken was grilled to perfection—tender on the inside and delightfully crispy on the outside. The lamb chops were equally impressive, showcasing the rich, bold flavors that Lebanese cuisine is known for. Cooked to a perfect medium-rare, the lamb was incredibly tender and packed with flavor. The marinade infused the meat with aromatic spices that complemented the savory essence of the lamb beautifully. Each chop was a celebration of taste, and I couldn’t help but savor every bite. The dish was served with a side of fragrant rice and fresh vegetables, making for a well-rounded meal that left me feeling satisfied yet eager for more. The attentive service and cozy décor made the experience even more enjoyable. Whether you’re a fan of Middle Eastern cuisine or trying it for the first time, Cedar offers a welcoming environment where you can truly appreciate the flavors of Lebanon. In conclusion, if you find yourself in Southsea, do not miss the opportunity to dine at Cedar. The grilled chicken and lamb chops are not to be missed; they are a testament to the restaurant’s commitment to quality and authenticity. I left Cedar with a full belly and a happy heart, looking forward to my next visit!

Whoever cheats us is not of us Bad food 🤮

Im a foody and just moved to Portsmouth. Had this place recommended by a friend. Exceeded expectations. Delicious delicious food and warm attentive service. Really well priced too. The lamb, humus, baba ganush and chicken platter were out of this world. Will come back 👌🏽!

The restaurant is excellent, the service is beyond excellent, one of the best Arabic restaurants in Portsmouth, and the shisha is beyond description. I thank the professor for his elegant and respectful treatment. Thank you.

Delicious lebanese and arabic dishes, great portions.

Great place to eat and have a shisha

Amazing food, great customer service really recommend coming here if you want to have a unforgettable dinner the taste is amazing

Wonderful food and service. Remember to take cash as no card facility.

Shoot shawarma in it, Portsmouth

Feels like im back home. Best food and best vibes 👍🏻👍🏻

Great service , great food and quality and very friendly staff ( specially Ali).

I have been smoking shisha for the last 15 years, and this was the worst shisha I have ever smoked in my life. The flavor was off, and the smoke was harsh and unpleasant. I couldn't enjoy it at all and had to stop after just a few puffs. The ambiance was also not nice, which made the experience even worse. It's disappointing because I was really looking forward to a relaxing session at the shisha cafe. I won't be visiting this cafe again.

We were staying overnight close by and decided to try this restaurant. The host was extremely welcoming and although there was only one other table booked we felt there was a lovely friendly atmosphere. The food was absolutely delicious, and extremely good value. We would be delighted to go back, alas geographically, it probably seems very unlikely. We would heartily recommend this gem.

Good Shisha smoke outside corner, Beduin style

We recently visited Cedar restaurant again… we are always surprised how amazing food is! Pricing is very competitive compared to the other restaurants. From my experience you cannot eat better / healthier for same amount of money on any other place ! Very much recomended … and see you soon!

Recent visit with family. An amazing quite place with delicious food. Great prices and what is most important lovely service and food...food...food... just stunning! Much recommended!

Nice place with good shisha smoking cornwr

Very busy independent restaurant. Fantastic food , very helpful staff and so responsible for drinks and food. Definitely will be going back.

Cedar Restaurant's Lahem Mechwi is delicious! lamb bursting with flavour. Great atmosphere, friendly service. Highly recommend! CASH ONLY

Best Lebanese food ever in South East England!

Great food as always and lovely service, we always feel so welcomed here

the food is extremely good, the service is on point and the overall environment is cozy

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD !!!!

Freshly food we really enjoyed will be back soon with a group of friends. Lovely staff welcoming. Music with a good volume

Lovely place, great service, yummy food!

Really good restaurant Thanks Ali

Fantastic fresh food. Great service. Best meal I have had in ages. Great value for money. Good to go with a few people so you can order and try variety of their dishes Would certainly go back.

Flavourful and tasty, yet very affordable

Very good food well presented, and different

This is a lovely place,the service,atmosphere, and food is all top star,I absoloutely loved it,its definately a hidden gem! Thank you!

One off my favourite spot in town 10/10

Cedar Restaurant is a fantastic spot for delicious food and a welcoming atmosphere. From the cozy ambiance to the mouthwatering authentic Lebanese dishes (coming from a Syrian myself lol), it’s a must-visit for anyone looking for a great dining experience💯💯💯💯

Loved this place! 100/% recommend it a lot!

100% worth it,loved the service,food was amazing and everyone was so nice

The best food, the best service, very reasonable prices, many thanks to the restaurant owner and his staff

Essen war super wir waren mit den Kinden da toller Service frische Produkte Grosse Portion, wir werden wieder kommen Weiter si

This restaurant has great food and drinks service is amazing and by far one of the best if not the best restaurant I've been to, I highly recommend this restaurant it's a 10/10 for me and I will visit again if I'm in the area

I have been to Cedar too many times to count, and i'll never stop coming back. The owner is very kind and friendly and the place has a nice vibe. The food is always, always on point every single time - it's fresh, delicious, has so much flavour and is at a great price. Favourites are the shawarma, shish tawouk, batata hara and hummus 🤩 don't sleep on this hidden halal gem !

I've been in the UK for a year and Cedar is the only place where I can feel like home Lebanon when it comes to food, atmosphere and vibe. It's the olace I take all my guests to have a taste of authentic Lebanese food.

Food is divine. Literally makes your taste buds dance and brilliant value. Little bit more attention to toilet cleanliness only niggle

Great restaurant. Food consistently excellent. Love the Lamb arayes.

One of the best Arabic food in Portsmouth

I visit cedar restaurant during my holiday to portsmouth its an amazing experience we really enjoy our food very delicious and its really cheap and the decoration represent middle eastern theme and the people there is very friendly i woould give them 5 star they deserve it best of luck

Amazing palace , and Tasty food, thx for a yummy meal

The restaurant itself its cute inside and with atmosphere. We order tap of water 💧 they should bring a little mag with glasses not only couple of glass with water. The starter was ok we hummus and we enjoyed. 👍 The food arrive pretty quickly however the two main arrive separately 👎 normal portion We order a dessert the first option wasn’t available 👎so we picked something else internal was still frozen and cold for sure the microwave and serve. 👎 The tea we got was in tea bag not as original served as traditional👎 Overall we can’t say that the experience was really bad they should improve. We nicely eat started and main. They could improve all the rest just with a bit of attention and little effort regarding dessert and tea. Price ok, unless for dessert and tea but final bills kept average. Probably we will back we won’t take dessert and tea starter and main one for sure.

Thoroughly enjoyed the food and atmosphere. Will definitely be back if in the area. Food was so fresh 😋

The best labanese restutant in Portsmouth!! Amazing food and staff

Amazing food, warm service, loved it, just perfect

Delicious food, great service, and a lovely atmosphere. Highly recommended for authentic Lebanese cuisine!

The best arabica food in Portsmouth

Lebanese !!! U will love it !! After a long time taste buds reunited the real authentic cuisines as they named on the menu. Priced well. Cooked to perfection and succulence. Filled the tummy and soul at the same time. Fresh Lemonade.

The best service, best Lebanese food in Portsmouth. Must visit Cedar

Thanks to the reviewers for the chicken sharma platter suggestion. I really enjoyed it.

This is one of those lovely places that you're glad you found. It's on the busiest street in Southsea, and easily overlooked in the hubbub, but well worth a visit. My partner used to live in the Middle East, and speaks Arabic, so it's no surprise that she spotted it first, and wanted to give it a try. We've tried quite a few dishes, and haven't had a bad one yet. My partner loves that the food is authentic Lebanese, right down to the handful of fries that you find inside your chicken wrap 😀. Took my mum there, too, and she was impressed with her lamb chops. Cash only.

Food is amazing and great customers service Best Lebanese restaurant in the city Recommend 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you very much, had a wonderful time.

It was new year and shortage of staff, so I will not blame them but limited menu of food, different from website

Food here is amazing! Loved everything we had, especially the lamb shawarma and the kibbeh. Great service and atmosphere. Highly recommend!! 😋😀

Excellent Lebanese food. Tabouleh was fresh and tangy. Shish Tawook was excellent so was Chicken Kabsa. Huge helpings very good value for money. Friendly prompt service. Would love to go back again

The restaurant is very nice and the food is delicious

The receptionist is not a good man he has no manners to talk to with the people

Great food for a cheap price. We loved it!!

Blown away by how good my lamb was. Note that this place is cash only but the prices are very very good for generous portions. Cannot recommend this place enough. 2 mains. 2 large falafels each, 2 large flat breads and 2 drinks cost us £29.50. Genuinely some of the best food I've ever eaten as well

Excellent Lebanese food served with a smile.

Tp quality food woth the best staff and service highly recommend

One of my favourite places in town fresh and tasty food i would highilght recommended for all my family and friends

Service was non existent; it wasn't a busy night yet took almost 20 minutes for the server to take our order. Drinks and food order were taken at the same time. Throughout the meal, there was no check up to whether the food was to our satisfaction or if the group required any additional drinks. The starters were tasty but the mains were lackluster. The drinks section of the menu was unclear as to what certain drinks were. For example, a 'Lebanese Cocktail' which was actually a smoothie. A simple breakdown of ingredients would help inform a drinks choice. Or perhaps the server, if they were around, could have shed some light. The restaurant is cash only which I feel in this day and age is rather archaic. Our group concluded that they wouldn't return.

This restaurant exceeded my expectations with its delectable cuisine and impeccable service. The elegant ambiance and flavorful dishes made for a truly memorable dining experience.

Came for anniversary! Had an amazing time and definitely recommend their lamb sharwama, lamb chops, batata harra and kibbeh.

Amazing food ! Definitely we will back 🙂

Great food and price - cash only though. £30 for two people was great.

Visited at 8:40pm on a Friday night, restaurant was a quarter full. Was told it would be takeaway only after that point as they are closing (says it closes at 10 on google), sadly was a wasted 20 minute drive.

Visited here a few times now and always enjoy the simplicity of the food. Great Middle Eastern flavours and plenty on your plate. You can't leave here feeling hungry. Always nice to finish with a Lebanese coffee. They don't have an alcohol licence though, which some may think is a bad thing, personally it makes no difference to me.

I loved the place. Beautiful atmosphere, hospitality was perfect and as every time i visit this place i never been dispointed.👍😋

Ian lways go there when I crave for some Asian Halal food i-e chicken kabsa and kunafe

Great prices for great food, what more could you ask for?

An exquisite pleasure. Delightful food with attentive friendly staff.

Great food, amazing Shisha and homey environment

We visited again and found the food to be excellent. Decent value too. A unpretentious good quality restaurant. June 2023: On a rare night without children about, my wife and I decided to try "Cedar". We were not disappointed. Sides and mains were very good and reasonably priced. We ate our fill and the bill came to just over £40. Lavatory was spotlessly clean also! Recommended.

The food, generally the kabsa rice was dry and taste old but the chicken and lamb were good and juicy. The hummus and falafel were good as well though it’s a bit salty.

Delicious food, friendly staff, great atmosphere. 5 Stars!

Wonderful place and delecious food also service is fast and prices are affordable!

1st visit, really enjoyed this, food and service excellent!

Food is delicious served very quickly nice chilled out atmphosphere staff are lovely and polite I have been coming to this restaurant for 1 year I have never been disappointed

The food is very delicious. There is no comment on food and service. Everything is fine

We've eaten a few times here. Friendly staff and good food! The decor is great. The restaurant is clean and well laid out. Highly recommend a visit♡

One of the best resturants in portsmouth delicious food and nice atmosphere ..had such great experience i higly recommend it 👏🍔🍝

I really enjoyed food in this restaurant. Authentic food. Nice ambiance and good staff. I would come here again.

Very tasty and delicious food. Friendly staff

Nice restaurant very clean and neat would recommend to anybody