Sant-Yago in Portsmouth

Usually a lovely place for small plates however Christmas menu was so disappointing and not worth the money at all. Went with friends over the weekend, mains were average - poorly presented. Sticky toffee was terrible as powdery; we were told this is due to it being the gluten free option which I think is a poor excuse. Service was okay, some of the staff appeared very young and inexperienced however the cocktails were fab as ever. Left feeling a little sad as we went out for good food which we didn't get on this occasion, will stick to small plates if there is a next time.

Visited for a bottomless brunch for my birthday. Had such a lovely time. It was exactly what I had hoped it would be. Beautiful, freshly made cocktails and amazing food! Would absolutely recommend. The service was fab and we were treated so well from start to finish. Thank you!

I think the good reviews may be for the cocktails, not the food. Apart from the chips (straight from the fryer), every dish came out cold. Including pulled pork, prawns, chorizo stew and curry. Our table agreed that the food seemed to be heated and then put into cold bowls and serving dishes. Not sure if it’s a different chef in the week vs the weekend, but we went on a Monday night. The service was great but the food was not.

Delicious food and plenty of vegan options. Portions were a perfect size.

We arrived early at 5pm to be welcomed warmly by the host. She guided us around the tapas menu and we settled on 4 dishes to start with. We enjoyed our drinks whilst waiting for the food which arrived hot and fresh with great presentation and we loved the combination of flavours. Fishcakes with lemon sauce, large meatballs with spicy tomato, tostados with chargrilled beef and another with mushrooms. All delicious 😋. We will be visiting again soon. Thank you for a great first experience here!

Parking is limited to available street parking. Best cocktails in the city.

My boyfriend and I went on a tuesday night it was quiet, and service was good. The food was good although I wish on the menu they had photos of how the food looked because the dish I ordered was not how I expected it to look. But the layout of the food was lovely and the atmosphere was very cosy.

Such a nice restaurant and the staff are lovely :) would definitely recommend anything from the fish menu or the pig cheeks, they literally fell apart from being so tender 💕

4 of us choose this resturant from recommendations and great reviews. The staff, wine and desserts were great but the tapas (we had a dozen) were very poor. We didn't complain as we actually had a good time but we all agreed how bad the tapas were. So really surprised at all the great reviews..😕

Amiable and lovely staff. I enjoyed the wide variety on the menu and the good wine. Will return next time we are in Portsmouth. We had intended a French meal at the Brassiere Blanc, but they were card only, so it was their loss and our gain at this lovely place.

The service here is excellent - so friendly. We had tapas with bread; 4 plates was enough for 2 if us. All were fantastic, but the coconut curry was stunning. We will be back next time we're in Southsea.

Spoiled by the service, warm, friendly and attentive. The food was great, vegan options and vegan desserts. I would come back.

Lovely food, great service. We were looked after, would recommend a visit

We had such amazing time! Staff are absolutely amazing! Honestly so helpful, accommodating and friendly, definitely went above and beyond! Food delicious and lots of variety! Great cocktail list! Great for birthday's and special events and for group bookings! Definitely worth a visit!

One of best places for a nice meal in Portsmouth. Food is great. Portion size is decent for tapas. Staff are friendly. Atmosphere is chilled.

We visited on a Sunday lunchtime and took advantage of the '3 tapas for £18' deal, sharing 6 delicious plates between the two of us, which was plenty. There was plenty of choice, and all the food was freshly cooked and piping hot. Particular highlights were the mushroom arancini and sweet potato stack. We also had two delicious mocktails (a creamy vegan passionfruit 'martini' and a zingy ginger nojito). Service was friendly and well-paced.

I hired the cocktail bar for my daughters 30th birthday. The communication and customer service was exemplary. The staff went above and beyond my expectations. Nothing was too much trouble. The food was delectable and the service proficient. The service provided by Jamie and Sam was outstanding. They were great hosts and so much fun. We all had a wonderful, memorable night celebrating. Thank you to all the staff for all your hard work.

Visited on saturday eve. Couldn't fault the service!! The lady behind the bar doing the cocktails was working so efficiently! The steak was the deal :D

Cool place, many vegan options!

First time visiting this venue for me and my partner and all I can say is I can't wait to come back. The whole experience was.amazing start to finish. The service was incredible from the two Gentlemen who was working (I feel bad I never got their names) we was well looked after and my partners Citrus allergy was handled professionally and with care. The food.was the highlight of the afternoon. All dishes which was recommended was amazing. We look forward to returning.

Service was friendly and prompt. Food was great, (fish cakes were huge for tapas), cocktails were fresh and tasty, mix of customers, lovely evening.

Great place for small plates and cocktails! Service was friendly, food was delicious and very ceoliac friendly!

Heard this place was good so we decided to see for ourselves the service was good the food was very good and they had a vast selection to chose from and it was good value as well all in all a good visit

Food was excellent. We had 7 plates between two (my husband can eat a lot) and everything was delicious! Cocktails were lovely and service was good. It’s a shame the dessert menu is very limited so we didn’t opt for dessert. Only moan is that after the bill came, we had to wait a good 20 minutes or so for someone to finally bring over a card machine so we could pay! Would return!

Tapas that you'd get in Madrid. The real deal. Pig cheeks in fennel sauce melted in mouth. Pineapple glaze pork belly. Mushroom arancini. Fish cakes and chicory salad. Prawns... Followed by homemade cheesecake. All delicious with great service and in a nice open space. Francisco in the kitchen. Keep up the good work 👍

Amazing place , food delicious and incredible. Very nice and attentive personal , excellent service .Definitely coming back

Really nice little pub. Great selection of beers and spirits.

Went for tapas after watching England beat Switzerland on penalties. We had booked in advance. A little busy so they recommended that we have some nibbles first to tide us over until our tapas arrived. In the end it wasn't a long wait. The food was very good as was the service.

Amazing tapas. Hands down, the best in Portsmouth. Everything is tasty & the cocktails & cocktails are lip-smackingly good.

Booked in for a quiet Monday night for our anniversary, our server was great, nice and friendly. The food was good, a large selection so there's something for everyone, deceptively filling, and all very tasty. Nice selection of drinks, including their own spin on some classic cocktails and a good range of non alcoholic alternatives.

The atmosphere in this restaurant was lovely and the staff were great. The food was a mixed bundle: some dishes (pork cheek) absolutely delicious as were the prawns and muscles and others not so tasty (the endive salad), the pulled pork. Perhaps one of our favourites was the pork crackling as a pre meal nibble. We were 3 people and ordered 3 dishes each and a bottle of Prosecco and the bill came it over £180 which we were thought was very expensive but we’re far from experts.

This use to be one of my favourite restaurants in Southsea, however they have messed around with the menu changing some of the great original dishes and the food is now bland and very boring. Sadly won’t be coming back soon as the food is now very average and overpriced for what it is.

Fabulous food and service. Tapas was excellent

Lovely food, three of us went and we had pretty much every item on the menu and it was all so tasty!

We didn't eat but had the most delicious mocktails and only £4.50 each. Barman was brilliant and the food smells amazing, definitely recommend

Good quality food, lots of paprika, some portions quite small. Could have done with a larger, green salad.

Absolutely perfect! Fab food and AMAZING staff.

Pork cheeks here were one of the best dishes I tried lately! All tapas were really great, nice cocktails as well! Helpful and nice staff

Absolutely blown away by the food; bread and dips (which were divine) for starter followed by 6 small plates and by god were the portion sizes perfect!! Wine is delicious and I left leaving full! The staff were attentive and helped make the evening a fantastic one! I looked forward to coming back again!!

The food here is some of the best I've had in Portsmouth! This is a seriously under rated restaurant. The cocktails and food are both amazing and I would highly recommend the pig cheeks. 6 tapas between 2 leaves you absolutely stuffed so I don't have to say anything more about the portions ! A must try if you like cocktails and Spanish style tapas .

Lovely meal and service was outstanding

We visited for a lunch snack. The quality of the food was excellent with really good portions. Five dishes between two was a challenge to finish! The chorizo in apple cider was particularly good. The staff were friendly and helpful and the drinks very good.

Amazing! The staff were friendly and inviting, gave us great recommendations - the primitivo red wine is gorgeous. Thank you all for great service, especially Alina and Jason! <3 !!!

Such a fantastic restaurant. Second time we’ve been and it lived up to expectations. Lovely service, delicious tapas and wine and well priced. Great atmosphere too

Great food, we had a party of 9 and the waitress was brilliant in helping us work out the most economical way to order our food without telling us how to do it which was great. Drinks were kept flowing throughout the night and the food was absolutely delicious. The pork cheek was my personal favourite

We needed a venue for a large party of people following a business meeting. We asked if they could do some cocktail classes which they did for us. We had an amazing time. Halina and her team were fantastic. The cocktail making was great fun. The food was amazing and so was teh service and the atmosphere. I would thoroughly recommend this as a venue. Great cocktails, great food and a great service. What's more to say!

We needed a venue for a large party of people following a business meeting. We asked if they could do some cocktail classes which they did for us. We had an amazing time. Halina and her team were fantastic. The cocktail making was great fun. The food was amazing and so was teh service and the atmosphere. I would thoroughly recommend this as a venue. Great cocktails, great food and a great service. What's more to say!

Really surprised to see such a huge range of naturally gluten free dishes on the menu. There were also a huge amount of dishes that had a gluten free alternative available. Food was really tasty and very reasonably priced for the portion sizes too. They service was really friendly and attentive. Can't believe I didn't realise this existed for great gluten free food, will definitely be going again!

Love the food here! Absolutely gorgeous food. Different from the norm, that goes for drinks too. Also ordered take out from here before, and it is just as divine and serving sizes are good. Welcoming staff

Amazing food and great service from the staff 10/10

Great place. And real fun for a Christmas work outing. Tapas is a good size and the cocktails were great

Always good, one of our favourites

Amazing restaurant ... staff are exceptional!

We visited here for a works night out, with a total of 16 people. The food was fantastic, all brought to the table promtly, were never left waiting for drinks or other service. Very friendly staff, and and overall a great experiance.

Always a great meal amd friendly staff.

Cannot recommend it highly enough. Very good tapas and first rate service

The restaurant smells of sewage. The food is tastless, worst tapas I've tasted, and not much selection The squid didn't taste fresh. Wkll not be going back

Awful place to eat. The restaurant smell of sewage and the food is tasteless

I cannot understand how this place is 4.7, the food was so bland we didn't eat more than a mouthful of the 6 tapas we order and the ones we did try and eat were average at best. I mentioned this to the waitress and she took them off the bill. After such a complaint I'm surprised the chef didn't make the effort to come out and understand the issues, I guess they don't care. On arrival we stood by the door for ages with no staff In sight, the staff where scruffy and the restaurant felt tired and gruby. Will not be coming back.

Delicious food, great atmosphere on a Saturday night, and friendly service from the staff. Nothing bad to say, look forward to going back!

Really great food, will come again. Would be nice to have Spanish music rather than UK pop.

Nice laid back atmosphere here and we enjoyed our meal. The waiting staff were attentive and helpful. Could possibly trim the wait time between courses but otherwise no complaints!

Been coming here for many years, always loved coming never had a bad meal, visited start of November was like a different restaurant, food was less than average, staff weren’t particularly friendly, will not be visiting again.

We went with friends, 3 of us had been before. We ordered 4 dishes each couple and a side if fries. All the food was delicious, piping hot & fresh although there was a little wait. The baked cheese was lovely as was the pig cheeks. Was really good to see the restaurant full to the brim with all tables taken. Would go back again and again.

Really disappointing, food just wasn’t tasty, totally under seasoned. It used to be great, not sure what has happened. Staff were nice but food was crap. Would definitely not recommend

A beautiful and relaxed restaurant with laid back yet attentive serving staff. The food was delicious and the cocktails were excellent. Worth making the trip to Southsea for and would undoubtedly return.

Lovely food, super friendly relaxed service. All round great evening! Some unique recipes and great cocktails !

The service was Amazing, Jason was really welcoming and gave outstanding service. The Food was excellent, thanks to Math the Chef who did a brilliant Job, every bite of the food was amazing. I strongly recommend the pigs cheeks and calamari

Sant Yago served up good food and had a nice relaxed atmosphere. Staff were friendly and helped with options available. Quite a small menu but plenty of options for vegetarians and vegans.

Tapas was superb, Spanish mayo excellent, the fries were to die for! Pork scratching starter the best flavour ever.

Sant Yago tapas restaurant serves up delicious dishes, featuring a diverse array of flavorful tapas. Unfortunately, the recent update to the decor didn't meet my expectations, lacking the wow factor I had hoped for. Despite that, the quality of the food is definitely a redeeming factor.

Always great food and lovely service here - also excellent for coeliac/gluten free diets.

Good food. Poor service. Also slightly overpriced for the range of tapas they offer, steer clear of the sharing boards for example

Had a really lovely lunch here today, service was friendly and the tapas was great

Nice atmosphere. Rustic style seating. Pleasant staff. Food was very good and also different from your normal offerings in a tapas restaurant. Food was served in a bit of a disjointed manner and had to be reminded about one dish missing from the table. But it was enjoyed without exception. Some interesting cocktails and some good beers. Started off fairly quiet but soon got very busy and very loud. Not the place for an intimate meal.

By far the best place to eat in Southsea. Glowing reviews for good reason. A place to go where you feel like home with home-cooked meals and the friendliest staff anywhere in the world

Good food, and different but very tasty desserts. Friendly atmosphere with great service. Would definitely recommend !!

Been going here for the last 14 years or something and it's never failed me.

The most stunning venue ……. happy hour cocktails 🍹 🍸 and the most delicious tapas. Fresh, clean, flavoursome small plates 😁

Favourite Restaurant, best local independent by far. Food is always amazing! And cocktails are another level, lychee sours my fave! Really lovely atmosphere any day of the week, suitable for intimate and large group events, cannot recommend these guys enough

Easily one of the best cocktail bars in Southsea. Super relaxed, the staff are a great laugh and the food is unreal. If you want somewhere chilled with a strong sense of community, Sant Yago is the choice.

Always good, fantastic service and food, we've been coming here for years now and will be back again.

Gorgeous food, friendly service and a brilliant cocktail menu. There is no downside to this Southsea gem, we came on a date but it would be perfect t for a celebration too.

Dropped by for a cocktail and beers nice friendly service

the food was incrdible, cannot fault it at all and the service was brilliant. defintley the best tapas we have had. will defitnitley back

Very lively place, nice atmosphere. Waitress was super friendly and helpful and the food was really good. Thoroughly enjoyed it. The pork belly was the highlight of the meal but all the food was very good. Would come back for sure.

Brilliant atmosphere. Outstanding food and really friendly amazing staff. Not to be missed if you are visiting Portsmouth. Thank you Sant Yago team.

Down stairs is a great area for a private party. Food is exceptional.

Good selection of tasty tapas dishes. Nice cocktails too. Good atmosphere.

Great food lovely staff. Would recommend coconut curry.

Pretty good. Quite pricey. Cocktails are lovely

Very nice and tasty food. Staff very friendly x x

Great tapas restaurant. been coming here for years. Shame they changed the sweet potato stack the other one was much better

Noisy! Acoustics bad. No fabric to mask the sound. Food not so good as several years ago. Service ok.

Tasty food, nice staff, can't go wrong.

Came here on a busy Friday night, the food was incredible, the best tapas we’ve ever had. Really fast service, delicious cocktails and our waitress (I believe her name was Jamie) was so lovely. All in all a 10/10 experience!

Quick lunchtime meal. Ordered 5 tapas and Greek salad (from the specials). Sadly, only pork cheeks were outstanding, as the rest of the food wasnt to our liking. Greek salad was very sour, and vegetables weren't the best quality. Artichoke bland, sweet potato stack very, very sweet, calamari cut very thin but my little one ate all. On the positive note, the service was great, especially by polish girl(can't remember her name).

Only popped in for a cocktail which was absolutely lovely! The food menu looked great will have to go back and try it!

Great food and friendly service. Reasonably priced, High quality tapas with a good choice of drinks.

Delicious food, great service. Highly recommend.