The Auckland Arms in Portsmouth

Serves real ale and Helen sings on a tues afternoon so have a good old sing along

A proper pub. Friendly, inviting, great beer, great people. How a pub should be.

Cosy old school pub with live music

More like someone's frontroom than a pub. Great atmosphere gives a good vibe and regular live music.

Nice friendly atmosphere. Old style pub.

As a friend of mine once said, all the best things happen at least one street off the main drag 😀 It's usually quiet, but there's a blues jam every first Sunday of the month that transforms it into a bustling little gem with a changing rota of musicians with a great repertoire 😀. For sensitive folks like me, earplugs are a sensible choice 😀

How a pub should be, I miss these sorts of places. The Aukland Arms, a little treasure in Southsea. Food gets 5 stars as it's got Bacon Fries and Scampi Fries, my kind of surf and turf 😀

Just the most amazing pub in Southsea. Live music / wonderful hospitality and service. Great atmosphere and beautifully original.

Proper pub with proper ales and a lovely landlady. The exterior is amazing. Wish there were more places around like this. Wayne (Nottingham,)

Superb, musically orientated, very dog friendly, happy pub. Always a good evening or afternoon! ... and real ale too! Fair selection of crisps etc. instead of food! Only wish Helen (The Guv'nor), would bring it half a mile or so, closer to home; not so fleet of foot, these days😍😂! Lenny B 😎🎹🎷

Wow!! What a great little pub. We stumbled upon it on a boys night out, didn't even know the place existed prior to our visit. Ok prices , good atmosphere and a fantastic building in its own right.

Excellent local pub, 4☆ as wine not so good..... friendly

Excellent little local pub. Nice staff. Highly recommended.

A great locals pub, very friendly.

Great little pub with traditional glazed tile tile frontage which was very common on pubs in Portsmouth due to the architect A. E. Cogwell. We popped in for a drink on a Sunday afternoon. Great atmosphere and the bonus of some live music. It's nice to see a traditional pub like this thriving. Highly recommended.

The real ale was lovely definitely going there again

This is a round the corner pub (I haven't checked if it is really a pub or free house). I only spent an hour there and had a half pint of cider, and chatted bierfly with a few local people; I think they had curiosity of Asian people in this small pub that is escaped in the roads inside the living zone. I like the bar for a few things: intimacy (I imagine this is a social club for locals) . There is no loud music, though some background music is aired (I would prefer to a little bit more classic music; not necessarily classical music). The interior design. It's not that a lower ceiling wooden structure nor a grand design. It's tidy, clean, but shows the historical taste. Of course, I love the stint glass window. You can't see through to outside. Just like those found in churches. There is a corner that should be reserved for live music. It's a very small spot just for one or two people. Any downside? The choices of beer are limited, and most are known brands. Since there is no window so in hot days, I doubt they should keep the door open. By the way, they have a bench outside. Yes, it's a bench, not a table. Will I go there again? Definitely. Last weekend I just wanted to have a beer there, it was full house. I think this is why it's called a public house (if I'm correct, public may also denotes that they can sell any beer without restriction to those contracted or brewed)

Cool spot in Portsmouth for jazz A vibe that reminds me of The Bent Brief back in Southampton

Good catch up with freinds . Keep up the good work Helen.

Nice pub. Bit of a hidden gem 👍🏆

Great local friendly bar staff and dog friendly too. When I visit my friend its her closest pub and we always have a good time.

Friendly local. Good bands and other live music. Nice atmosphere with good choice of drinks at this lovely pub. Nice clientele and really lovely landlady. All good in this bar. 🤗

Lovely friendly place. On certain evenings live music.

Nice friendly pub with good local ale

Great Sunday afternoon music with The Dave Baker project

Beautiful local pub, in a great location.

Traditional boozer full of character, just how a pub should be!

It was great service and lovely little pub

Great little pub. Friendly staff and a nice pub garden.

This wonderful place was a regular haunt for me forty odd years ago. I decided to revisit on the occasion of my brother's birthday. All four bros together in a pub that I had history in. I loved the "vibe" of the place. I will definitely be back sooner rather than later. The lady behind the bar was lovely, thanks for the memories Auckland Arms 👌🏻👍🏻

A great little pub tucked away in Southsea. Friendly staff, live music and a good range of drinks. Well worth a visit.

Cosy and friendly atmosphere with great live music

Great traditional pub with friendly staff and charming atmosphere

Great old fashioned pub good looking barmaid

Very friendly Pub, service good, atmosphere first class.

Love love love,always a great night

Good traditional local pub in Southsea. Warm and friendly.

Live music of the highest order, The Dave Boyd Experience, friendly welcome and service. An excellent afternoon and great Craic. Thank you Helen.. 🤗⚓🤗

Lovely pub - old style with great character

Lovely nice old fashioned pub with a excellent singing landlady

Amazing to find such a great pub these days. Friendly bar staff and great service (he turned the music down without being asked as we approached the table under the speaker ! This really is a significant measure of good service and will ensure we go back there😊)

Very atmospheric. Had a great set of mates to share the experience: always makes it easier. Good service. Reasonable prices. Didn't have any but burgers looked good.

Nice friendly pub. Great real ale.

Find this place! Really good down to earth pub, with down to earth prices. Friendly bar staff that you can chat to.

Great pub, great staff and service

Very friendly staff in cute traditional pub

Just a lovely pub ,nice landlady and bar staff,friendly locals,good music , entertaining quiz

Cosy & comfy little back street pub, Friendly service & Thatcher's on draft !!! 30 second walk to the common or off the common, What more can you ask for !!!

Nice relaxing pub good choice of beers bit pricey and pleasant atmosphere.

Fantastic little back street pub. Not to everyone's liking I'm sure, but a great time. Thanks

Great atmosphere and beers !!! Friendly staff !

Cracking little pub, 3 ales and a very friendly landlady who does regular turns on the microphone for the punters. Friendly atmosphere to the place.

Friendly staff, fantastic music!

A typical back street pub with occasional live music.

Great Sunday afternoon blue's, nice friendly staff and crowd

Very good friendly pub, with very helpful barman.

Southsea Little gem lovely pub with great owner and entertainment xx

Lovely, friendly public house with a great landlady. Always made to feel welcome.

We happened across the Auckland Arms by accident. What a happy accident it turned out to be! Helen the landlady is probably the most welcoming, engaging and all round lovely landlady we’ve met. Very friendly, makes you feel at home right away and adept at walking you through all the gins on offer (there are plenty!) The Auckland Arms is a proper pub. No gaming machines, no gastro pretences, no darts or pool. Simply a pub where you can go and have a very nice drink or three in very pleasant company. There’s also regular music from a variety of musicians, and a small garden for when the sun shines nicely in Southsea. A happy weekend in a happy place with a decent selection of beer, some cider and plenty of different gins all at very reasonable prices.

Another really friendly and quirky Portsmouth pub with a few real ales available. This really is a public house in n every sense of the word where locals drop in for a pint and jamming session using the collection of instruments in the corner.

Lovely place landlady very friendly different varieties of regulars bar staff nice and warm I always feel welcome

Good local pub. Open late (certainly on a Saturday night).

Great little pub with lively music on. Fantastic appearance on the outside. Nice pint of real ale.

Jamming session on Sundays is nothing short of fantastic

Nice local pub with seating outside in a quiet residential area.

Excellent melo pub not for the masses.

Great local pub friendly and warm

This used to be a lovely pub, but now it's a bit grubby and run down with poor lighting and smells damp and doggy!

My idea of a proper pub, so different to one of a chain come theme. Perfect pint of Bombardier plus music plus conversation with locals on a lovely Sunday evening.

Brilliant pub lots of live music and always a warm welcome.

This is a great little pub with lovely friendly staff and an amazing landlady. There is live music on a regular basis. Such a great little find

Nice local pub. Great Sunday blues session.

A friendly pub with friendly staff.

Would have given more but owners dog left to roam pub and barking all the time. Sorry

We love the quaint jazzy feel here and the lovely owner. It’s such a small intimate and cozy place - I took my then girlfriend there fell in love with the street and actually liked it so much we purchased a house on the same street

Nice freindly back street pu b. Live music sessions at weekend and some weekdays

Great little pub. Very friendly. Decent beer. Dog friendly. Excellent

Superb little local pub with a lovely landlady and great team working for her.

Delightful pub especially on a Monday night when the brilliant Pompey Pluckers are playing.

This public house does not offer food but offers real ale and a good range of gins. The hostess is very friendly and makes you very welcome as does Mungo, the canine host. Several evenings there is live music on offer too.A gem of a pub - well worth a visit.

Not a great drinks selection, but a interesting little boozer

Good beer. Quite on an afternoon but good conversation.

A great pub that is very popular with the locals, very friendly service with reasonable range of drinks but cannot remember if they had any real ale on, On the first Sunday of the month there is accoustic music sessions with a sort of open mike policy where you can bring your own instruments and join in with the blues jam, sometimes the musicians outrank the customers in numbers and due to its popularity get there early in the afternoon for the music due to its popularity, outside decor is very pleasant with old fashioned multicolour tiling, depending on which way you arrive it looks like one pub entrance but the other bar is around the corner with its own entrance.

Great music. Drinks good prices. Good little pub.

Great live music, good beer and a friendly atmosphere. Recommended.

Fabulous friendly and very entertaining, music brilliant. A proper pub!

Everything you need from an english pub!

Right traditional pub. Olde worlde like stepping back in time how boozers use to be.

Lovely relaxed dog friendly pub.

Lovely, traditional, cosy pub . There's always something going on and lots of live music. Very friendly and welcoming, and a great selection of beers and spirits .

I just love this pub- Absolutely fantastic!!!!!

Strange local only looking place. Didn't feel comfortable there

Lovely relaxing pub with a great atmosphere 😁

Best landlady, best real ale, best atmosphere, especially if you are a uke player

Great intimate live music venue.

Cosy traditional English pub with no heirs or graces, genuine staff coupled with great service and tradition. PS I forgot to mention Mungo, the 11 year old star of the show with exception to to outstanding vocalist and landlady.

Brilliant pub. Loads of great live music.

A small pub with old school character. Friendly locals and staff make this place very welcoming.

Great little pub had great time here people very friendly will go again when in Southsea

Great sounds from Helene always a warm welcome and atmosphere