The Churchillian Cosham in Portsmouth

Chicken was slightly overcooked but generous portion. Always welcoming

Great view. Good service but a bit of a wait for a Friday lunch. Overall good. Would definitely come back. 👍

Went with wife and 11 year old at 8.30pm on a Tuesday to meet a friend for a catch up. That was cut short as barman said child had to be out by 9. So my wife had to take him home. Won't be rushing back.

Went for my husband birthday. There was 6 of us. Stood for 5 minutes before anyone came to ask us for our name, the table was pointed out to us, after sitting for about 10 minutes we discovered that we had to order on the App, at this point we found out we couldn’t order the shared roast, daughter went to the bar to ask why? Got told they didn’t have enough meat for it, BUT they had enough to do 4 Trio meats🤷‍♀️if we had done this we would have had to order the extra sides that we wanted at extra cost to us these came as part of the shared meal. We had sat at the table for over half an hour without any staff asking if we were ok and needed help. We ended up walking out with out ordering. So guessing the only thing they are short of is customer service, I would not recommend this place to anyone.

Haven’t been in here for a long time then went in last week and actually really enjoyed it food was much better than it used to be and didn’t have to wait to long

Excellent food service and dog friendly 👌

Sadly the worst dry Fish Ive ever had there, also the chips were soggy and tasted of cooked oil that needed a clean. The fish had a lot more batter than fish , the best thing of the meal were the bar staff & the 🫛. it appears quality is slipping .

Fabulous views , but characterless venue !

A lovely meal and drinks the outlook over the harbour it out of this world

DONT BOOK THE FUNCTION ROOM. Sadly, the occasion was a Wake. This was held upstairs, and 2 elderly friends were unable to even find the energy to ask if there were a Lift for them to travel upstairs. That, I must admit, set me against the venue. It was very chilly. The chairs were so flimsy, I'm amazed nobody fell through them. But before I found one that was safe, I went to the coffee area. I wish I had taken a photo of the 2 spoons, a damp jar of unspecified coffee and some Tea bags, and a chrome bin with a felt tip statement to place rubbish here sat on the table. The food was absolutely awful. The worst. Dried bits of bread with unidentifiable and ungenerous fillings, a DISGUSTING cocktail sausage, cold chips. Just inedible. As I drank my coffee, someone swooped to the table and removed the saucer. The building itself looks shoddy, and I would be embarrassed to work there, let alone invite a friend to lunch. Simply terrible. I hope somebody can rescue this pub from its inevitable fate. With the astounding location, what a brilliant place to be, until you get inside.

Quite noisy. But that may be because a party was going on. One very loud woman in the group. Food ok. Just warm. Not much meat on the lamb shank.

Thought we would try here for a Sunday roast for my mum's birthday. Food was amazing, service amazing and a chilled atmosphere. Can't rate it enough.

A great venue on top of Portsdown Hill with views of Portsmouth. Plenty of free parking behind and to the left. A decent upstairs room to hire with own bar and balcony. The food supplied for a function I went to was tasty and appetising so can imagine their meals are as good.

Lovely pub serving delicious food with a great selection of beers and friendly staff. Steve was particularly helpful and poured a delightful pint of London Pride. The beer lines are clearly well looked after here. I will be back.

Sunday lunch for fifteen, they pulled that off with ease on an already busy lunchtime. Great food, great service.

Stodgy, almost solid, mash potato with sausages, and gloopy gravy. Freshly cleaned table was sticky and the noise level made it difficult to hold a conversation. They need some noise dampening features.

Lovely food, great service and very welcoming! Thank you

when here yesterday with my family the food was horrendous i had hunters chicken cause there was nothing left on the menu hardly but to my shock the chicken looked boiled and it had a burnt streak of bacon on it with hardly any bq sauce on it the chips with cold and never will i waste my money on this place again the table next to us complained and they got there money back i waited for a manager witch didn’t come out disappointed i will never go here again

One word, Shambolic, if you want to see how not to run a pub go here. When booking a table for Sunday lunch was told no dogs when we were seated there was dogs 🙄 told there was a hour wait for food even though not ideal we waited. Over a hour later we asked how much longer was told another 50 minutes yep 50 Minutes!! We got a refund I've never seen a pub so disorganised and I've never had to get a refund before crazy !! Won't be going back

Went on Sunday 6 of us ordered the roast dinners add said was unlimited potatoes veg gravy and Yorkshire asked for more gravy straight away as was only tiny bit on dinner carried on eating after asking twice more for it also then asked for more potatoes and bits had near enough finished our dinners when the waitress but jug of gravy in front of a 2 yr old and was then told run out of potatoes and bits so was offered a pudding which was told was salted caramel apple crumble waited 35 mins for if to come out and be rhubarb and ginger 🤢 so over all not good time

Poor Poor Poor! unedible .. Full refund issued that was the best thing! Food was disappointing. First time there and definitely the last! Worst Food ever

Really nice pub. Location perfect, for views and walks, and the staff are great. Very Helpful, if you're passing by it. Pop in it.

I booked the upstairs function room for a surprise party for my wife's birthday. The room comfortably held 40-50 guests, with room for the buffet, a DJ and the dance floor. Dedicated bar staff were on hand for the entirety of the event, with Lauren as our main server. Lauren deserves special mention, as she absolutely went above and beyond in looking after us, including helping my daughters with some of the setting up (they went a bit crazy on the balloons, so it took longer than they anticipated). Thank you Lauren! Setting up was a bit more stressful than perhaps it needed to be as between me signing the contract and being told that there was no prior booking that day so we could get in from 1530 for a 1830 start, and the actual day of the event, a prior booking was made and it was until 1700. Not complaining about that, but the Manager (Duty Manager?) got a bit shirty with my daughters (strangely not to me 🤔) and stated that we were told 1700... which is weird, as I'd never seen that individual before, and I was told 1530 to my face. I completely understand that another booking had come in, so merely point out that the management team, when "managing" the booking, perhaps could have communicated with the customer more clearly. To fair, after being asked if there was somewhere else that could be used for blowing up the balloons, a back room was offered. I paid for the Deluxe Buffet, and I liked it, though it didn't really cover some of the fussier eaters, and that's something I never thought about beforehand, to be honest. My youngest daughter was a bit miffed about the lack of the advertised "Mini King Prawn Cocktail". I also had to ask a few times, from the first enquiry in person, for the buffet options, then received them 3 days before the last opportunity to order, then an email the following day with a reminder... I work in an environment where I don't have access to personal electronic devices for the majority of the working day, and didn't actually look at any of my emails until just after the deadline had passed, but Heidi reopened the booking form when I pointed out my dilemma... very helpful. Overall, would I recommend The Churchillian as a venue for a party? Yes. Would I recommend without the ability for almost constant 2-way communications? No, absolutely not.

No complaints, the food was good, hot, and served quickly, thank you Kieran and Summer! They catered for our dietary needs, with ease, and the views were lovely.

Had the wake for partner’s mum, Joan Johnson, at lunchtime on 14th February. We booked the Sandwich menu from the Buffet Menu. Although it said “Sandwich” , we were amazed by what came out, all were filled baguettes, and plenty of chips and sausage rolls.All that attended commented on how good the food was. The staff were so helpful and polite, nothing was too much trouble for them. Would thoroughly recommend The Churchillian for its food, ambience and friendly staff.

Overall the meals that came out for others looked very good and were of good size. However, I had the ravioli which was underfilled and only 4x pieces of pasta served. I was left hungry afterwards.

Orderd 5 meals, 2 roast dinners were disgusting, meat was dried out and both had hairs in. This was probably because the waitress was playing with customers dogs in between serving. Nothing against dogs as we had ours under the table but do not think it is hygienic for waiting staff to be handling dogs and food. Roast potatoes looked frozen and of poor quality, and the cauliflower cheese looked like dried out babyfood. Pasta parcels were mostly empty and stuck together. I see this as a blessing now considering the quality of the food and the sauce resembled a non branded over sweet tomato soup. Pigs in blankets were burnt and served in a child's beaker. 2 kids meals were ok. 2 plates of food were left untouched and we left rapidly. Hoping not to feel ill over night. Avoid at all cost. Used to be a lovely place 15 years ago but went down hill a bit, thought we would try again and can honestly say the worsed meal we have had out and would never return.

Very nice food, I had the sausages and mash and they are nice butcher sausages and you get a dessert for 50p more using the set menu no service just a QR code would have liked someone to come over and ask how everything is No toilet paper in toilets even though they had only just opened at noon Dessert took a long time to come after main which made us rush to eat it as table was needed back at 2pm

My eldest son's birthday get together and it was a great night, staff were brilliant can't praise them enough.

Lovely place to go for a coffee and enjoy the view. Really good menu too. Friendly staff.

Lovely place and setting, staff very helpful and friendly. It was very busy and the staff looked overrun and our food took an hour to arrive. We were kindly offered a free round of drinks by a very helpful staff member. I had the Caesar salad which regrettably was below par, they must have run out of chicken as it had thin scraps of shredded chicken that they must have taken the last bits from a chicken carcass. It was over run with anchovies (probably to make up for the lack of chicken). At £13 I expected better. This is a nice place to have a drink but this is not the first time that we have been underwhelmed by the food, especially at the high cost. Maybe they could learn a lesson or two from Wetherspoons. Such a shame, I wish they would get the food right as this a great venue.

The food was absolutely incredible. Hands down one of the best roast dinners I have ever had. We came on a busy Sunday but that didn’t affect the quality of the food. I had the Trio of meats and it did not disappoint. Great portion size and great quality. Unlimited yorkies, roast potatoes and gravy is a huge bonus as well. Service was fantastic. Thank you to Kieron and all the staff working 26/1/25

We had a lovely afternoon tea, great staff and a good atmosphere, lovely views and good parking. We will be back.😁

Kieran the manager is really slick. They keep spectacles on the bar in case you forgot yours and the rest of the service is really impressive. Lovely pub.

Have been here 3 times in as many months, the food is always excellent and great value for money. The staff are friendly and polite, and the customer service is very good.. the views are amazing. Thoroughly recommend this pub.

Went in about a possible booking Helpful and friendly

Really friendly staff. Great food with amazing views. I would recommend the lamb shank roast. Delicious gravy too. The place is dog friendly aswell

A nice pub with good atmosphere but portions are small and we had a long wait. That said, the food was tasty and it all came at the same time. Staff are friendly.

We used the upstairs private hire function room for a Celebration of Life event for our father. The room has fabulous daytime views out over Portsmouth and its harbour, Hayling Island and in the distance the Isle of Wight. The facilities were excellent with a bar for hot, cold and alcoholic drinks, several round tables with high backed dining chairs, large side table for food , toilets and an overhead projector with silver screen for whatever you might want to show. Our buffet was excellent and generously portioned. Overall I would be very happy to recommend 👍

Came up the churchillian today for a steak and it was amazing couldn’t have asked for better service. I last came up here a year and a half ago and it was awful . Kieran the manager has really done a good job with turning this pub around and making it a must go location.

Food excellent when it arrived. Delay due to ordering delay by staff. The waitress was very helpful and although could not help us directly, she approached a staff member who could. He seemed put out that he was pulled away from a customer he was simply talking to for a long time. Its a shame because our previous experience here had been excellent on service.

Lovely pub beautiful outlook over the city food basic but not to bad

A lovely venue and the staff were really welcoming and helpful. A real improvement from when we were here last. The new management has really turned it around!! More vegan/plant bases options, which are really tasty. Definitely coming back 👌🏾

Have eaten here multiple times and had really good experiences. However tonight was a different experience we booked in and arrived for 1900, ordered drinks and starters whist deciding on our mains. Unfortunately (although sill available to order) my starter was unavailable and was replaced with another item. We then placed an order for mains only to be told that the kitchen had closed just after 1930. There was no point in the booking process or on arrival where we were informed about the kitchen closing before 2100 as stated online. After announcing our views on the situation they were then able to make our mains. To conclude, although the floor staff did try to rectify all issues at hand as quickly as possible and politely, it was rather disappointing to be told the kitchen was closed just half an hour after our booking started. I hope that this was a fluke and our next visit will run more smoothly.

Food was ok, but nothing to write home about. The adults crumble portion was also pretty tiny!

The view is the only thing worth it unfortunately. The food is a disappointment, which is a shame. As it used to be amazing.

Just a lovely, no-non sense place with a good selection of quality dishes. Clean, friendly and a surprising amount of parking space.

We were in a christmas dinner with work coleaged and was good fun and good time recommended!

Great views over Portsmouth. Good selection of well-kept local beers. Sunday lunch is recommended, but all the food here is tasty Pub grub. Good access to local walks around the forts found in the area. It's worth a visit, you won't be disappointed!

micro over priced portions, soup more like baby food, ciabatta more like old plywood. refused to pay in the end. We weren't the only ones to complain. Avoid

Another amazing roast dinner. Thanks to Lauren and Jack who made the experience perfect, and Ben (Chef) for serving a perfectly cooked roast dinner. See you all soon. Highly recommended.

Had a wonderful meal from the Festive Menu, Venison & Steak pie & the Belly Pork along with the Chessecake and Salted Caramel sponge. Great service, totally recommend & will go back.

Tried the new Christmas menu food was excellent as was the service from Jay & April highly recommended.

I was very disappointed in the service and won't be returning to that restaurant, the reason is that they didn't have what we ordered, the service was appauling, the waiting is far too long, but I will say they did give us a discount.

We were, sadly, here for a wake. Staff were polite and respectful.

Booked a table for 6 at 3pm Sunday the 10th. We arrived on time. Was shown to table which was perfect. Slightly animated younger group beside us, but not in any way an issue. Waiter came over after several minutes and took drinks orders, but we wouldn't let him go...as we'd all decided on a roast. This far. Everything perfect. 40 minutes later, my wife had enquired about an approximate time for service, as we had 2 young children under 8..and they were naturally hungry. 5 mins we was told. And slightly more than 5 mins out food had arrived. Perfect. The waiter asked us if we needed extra potatoes... Yorkshire puddings or carrots etc. Yes Yes Yes please. By the time our meal was more or less finished, the additions arrived. However. The carrots were hot, but very Very underdone. The potatoes too, were extremely hot, but very underdone indeed. Positives were, the Meals were nice, and the meat was delicious. But sadly, far too many negatives for me.

Waited ages and the pub wasn't busy. Tired decor, dirty tables. Nice view from upstairs

As of 22/12/2023 (Dinner) Taste：7️⃣ Environment：7️⃣ Seating：7️⃣ Service：6️⃣ Portion size：5️⃣ Value for money：6️⃣ *on a scale of ten Overall Score：63 / 100 Average cost per person：£14.24 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛 Joining the membership could earn you a free drink. 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 🤙🏻Rump Steak with Chunky Chips, Beer-Battered Onion Rings, Butter Mushrooms and Grilled Tomato (916 kcal) 🤙🏻Festive Beef Burger with Two Pig in Blankets, Fries and Cranberry Sauce (1345 kcal)

The food was awful! The prawn & calamari starter was just embarrassing

Just been for a light lunch with a friend. Friendly staff and food was excellent.

Summer was amazing! Super friendly and attentive without hovering. She gave great menu suggestions and made sure we had everything we needed throughout the meal. She really made our experience memorable. Highly recommend asking for her if you’re at The Churchillian she’ll take great care of you!

Had a lovely roast dinner, Steve managed to find us a table. Jay was so also lovely and made sure we were looked after too.

We had a super dining experience at the Churchillian in Cosham! The food was really scrumptious, with a great variety of options that were cooked just right and full of flavour. The view from the pub is unbeatable, adding to the fantastic atmosphere. Our server, Jay, was outstanding, attentive, friendly, and made sure we had everything we needed. Jay’s service truly elevated our experience. Highly recommend this pub for anyone looking for great food, a lovely setting, and top-notch service!

I recently visited the Churchillian pub in Cosham and had a fantastic experience. The food was excellent, and my two elderly relatives thoroughly enjoyed their meals as I did too. The ambience was warm and welcoming, creating a perfect dining atmosphere. Our server, Jay, was particularly excellent, he provided detailed explanations of the menu and ensured everyone was happy throughout our visit. The staff seemed genuinely happy, which added to the positive vibe. We will definitely be back again soon!

Unfortunately the kitchen brigade let the rest of the staff down. Better training or management needed. Undercooked and poorly presented vegetables spoilt what was otherwise a nice meal.

Had a fantastic time here with our family & dog. Great food, great service from Scott & Will, amazing views aswell with plenty of window tables. Will definitely be booking to come back

Ran out of a lot of food on menu

I had a wonderful time at the Churchillian in Cosham with my family. The ribeye steak was absolutely delicious cooked just right, tender, and full of flavor. The food overall was excellent, and everyone enjoyed their meals. Our server, Jay, was attentive, friendly, and went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great experience. The pub was clean, tidy, and had a warm, inviting atmosphere. We left feeling very satisfied and will definitely be coming back again!

I recently visited the Churchillian in Cosham with my family, and we had a fantastic experience. The lamb shank was absolutely delicious, cooked to perfection with tender meat that fell off the bone. The food overall was excellent, with everyone enjoying their meals. Our server, Will, was attentive, friendly, and went above and beyond to ensure we had everything we needed. The pub itself was tidy, clean, and had a welcoming atmosphere. Definitely a place I’d recommend for a great dining experience!

We had a couple of drinks and a light lunch.The food was excellent, as was the service.

We asked if we could book for 10 ppl in 2 days time was told they probably wouldn't have enough food!!!

Good food great view overlooking the dockyard

went up the churchillian on monday for lunch with my nan, we had a lovely warm welcome into the pub, the atmosphere was good, the food was lovely, and the service was great. will definitely be back

Booked for my father’s birthday paid £45 deposit which was taken when booked. Had a nice big table as there were eight of us. Ordered mainly the triple roast dinners . Was really disappointed. With meal it’ was only warm and not much veg one sprout one parsnip one carrot and three roast pototoes. My sons were still hungry after the meal and my elderly father who is 87 who never eats all he’s food emptied he’s plate also. Didn’t want to make a fuss as didn’t want to spoil the day. But not sure we will return again. That’s for food any way.

One piece of carrot, parsnip and sprout I don't count as veg for my roast

Visiting the area for a family memorial event. Stunning location, views were amazing. Lovely place

Beautiful pub. Nice decoration in Churchillian style. 🎩 Excellent coffee and friendly waiter. 👏☕️The view from the terrace to the sea and Portsmouth is fantastic. 🔝🏙🌞👌🩵🛳

Amazing views of the city. Great selection of beers.

The ambience and the views 💘 ideal for cozy family dinners and date nights!!

Fabulous views over Portsmouth harbour

Lovely pub with a great atmosphere and very dog friendly

Can only imagine the 4 stars on here is for the view from the window ?! Everything inside was literally awful ! We had a table of 6 around 5:30pm on a Sunday. On arrival there were a few other tables seated, but not busy. Our table was filthy and not laid out with cutlery despite pre-booking. Then it just went from bad to worse. I’ll list a brief summary to save time reading ! - Menu had simple items unavailable eg; Hunters Chicken .. but they have no BBQ sauce. No seafood mains available - Starters were all microwaved and/or fried. Literally turned up looking like they’d been rescued from the bin of the last tables leftovers. “Side garnish” looked like grass. Asian slaw was .. I just don’t know. Chilli jam sausages are like dog food consistency jellied meat, again microwaved. - We ordered a selection of mains and nobody was spared except the person who ordered a burger ! - Pork roast was cold anyway and brought out whilst we were still eating starters, and nearly 15mins before anyone elses main, with no sides. We asked for a replacement to allow us to eat together and a warm meal for £14, which actually ended up being the same microwaved meal returned with gravy and red cabbage added to side as a “gesture” ?! (The plate was in fact boiling from microwave and we’d removed the crackling and marked the gravy from the original roast so we’d recognise its return) - Hunters chicken looked more like a slab of cheese with the same fries pictured in an earlier review on here. - 2 x pies were served with 4 carrots as a side and a huge space on the plate for maybe a potato ? .. but that never arrived. - Side of chips ordered to fill the plate space .. they never arrived, along with a coffee ordered at the same time .. both were on the bill. - Sweet potato & leek tortellini has the same chilli paste dog food sauce as the sausages we think ?! - Two sides of veg were so ‘microwavingly’ (my new word) dehydrated that we couldn’t tell what veg it actually was ?! This did actually become amusing in the end ?! First time I’ve ever refused to pay somewhere in my life, or anywhere in the world. The bill (no drinks) came to approx £125. I offered to pay £30 for the burger and tortellini but this was declined and we were made to pay £58 instead for our starters ?! Not sure on the logic here. Promised a call back to discuss our issues … have today chased and awaiting a call from head office apparently ?! Sept 2024 - fyi call back never received 😅 Either way, won’t be returning for even a drink. It’s such a shame as this pub has an incredible location and such an opportunity to thrive in that area.

Had a fantastic Sunday roast there today - definitely in my top ten in Portsmouth. The sticky toffee pudding was great also! The servers were friendly and accommodating to our dogs which made for a very positive atmosphere and great service. Thank you!

Great grub, great service, great views!

Food and service was excellent and the view from our table was fantastic.

What a lovely place plenty of parking dog friendly lovely food and drink friendly staff popped in here today Sunday was yummy lots of it definitely will be back well worth a visit.

Probably the best views of Portsmouth

Came in for a Sunday Roast and thoroughly enjoyed everything the pub and the food had to offer. Staff were efficient and Will was super attentive. Unlimited Spuds, yorkshires and gravy. Best idea!! Keep up the good work Churchillian!

Lovely setting and views of Portsmouth. Great value food and drinks. Friendly staff and great service.

Use the Churchillian on many occasions. Pub doesn't seem to change in all the years that we have been going there. Although turnover of management seems to change on regular basis? Went there on this occasion for a meet and eat session. Food we found to be expensive for what you got. Service was rapid and atmosphere was ok. Still will use pub if in area.

Beautiful food and family friendly pup will definitely visit again 😊

Went for afternoon tea for a friend's birthday who needed a bit of TLC after a difficult and sad year ,lovely staff they were polite and helpful nothing was to much trouble , food was good and cocktails were very good ! Great value for money .I would recommend the afternoon tea and cocktails for an afternoon in the sunshine 🌞

Ordered drink on the app. 25 mins later after asking was told they had no knowledge of order. Money had been taken though. They then brought the drinks and disappeared. 2 of the 3 drinks were as ordered! I guess if it’s good enough for Meat Loaf it’s good enough for the Churchillian

Attended a friend's party here and thoroughly enjoyed it

Friendly helpful staff. Great location

Nice pub in prime location. Only issue I really found was that soft drinks were incredibly expensive. Example £2.60 for half a pint madri but £3.30 something for a diet coke!!! There is no need for my kids drinks to be more expensive than a lager. If that could get this cost down I'd be encouraged to go there more often.

I had a great time up at the Churchillian. We had a couple of rounds of drinks and I cannot fault the service, it was excellent. Stephen made sure that we had everything that we needed and that all members of our party were comfortable, including accessibility needs. I'd really recommend this as a spot for a nice drink and a bit of food with an excellent view of Portsmouth.

Steve is the GOAT! He made us feel very welcome and made sure we had a great time-even spoilt my dogs too!

where do i start, this i had an incredible experience here last week. Steve was brilliant and extremely attentive. I had the Hunters Chicken it was hot well presented and was served quickly, had a range of different drinks from cocktails to ales which was great! Would 100% recommend to all my family and friends. Will be back soon!!

Came for dinner with friends, couldn’t believe how good the food and service was amazing our waitress Steve was so wonderful, will definitely be back :))