The Hole In The Wall in Portsmouth

Proper lovely pub, great selection of beers & nice friendly atmosphere. Can't beat it.

One of the best pubs in Pompey! Lovely pint of hazy pale ale yesterday. We drank the barrel of Hop-Hearted dry and had to move on to empty the barrel of Goodens Gold.

My local for a while now. V. Good and friendly pub. Great beer, good rotation of guest ales and ciders. Warm atmosphere and fun. Check out the reviews in the good beer guide.

Great food, great people and great beer. However, make sure you bring a jumper as it don’t half get cold with that gaping hole in the wall.

Lovely little ambient pub with choice of beers and display of beer mats.

First time back in here in 25 years. Great little pub, great cask selection. It's very quirky and worth a visit.

Great pub. Good range of changing real ales, even a range of Belgian beers. Nice clientele.

Great selection of beers.Ideal pub to meet up and chat. Don’t think they serve meals!

Great 'old' boozer, fine quality ales (in the 2024 good beer guide).

This is a wonderful, small pub on a back street in Southsea. The interior is dark wood and a tiled floor with a good range of real ales and ciders. There looked to be bar snacks available too. On a warm day the interior was pleasantly cool. I was only passing by and in Portsmouth briefly and so am unlikely to be back which is a pity as this was a lovely place and certainly recommended.

Quite probably the best back street boozer in Portsmouth. Great beer selection on cask and keg. The foreign bottle selection is also good. Great atmosphere and fantastic staff.

Lovely old pub with ceilings covered in beer pump clips and walls with William Morris wallpaper, great beer too.

Great pub, get there early for a seat

Excellent traditional British pub with a ever changing range of quality real ales. Definitely worth seeking out this gem in Southsea. ☺️ ☺️

Cracking pub with an incredible beer selection. Heaving on Saturday, we visited with many contented ale drinkers.

Took my mates from Somerset on tour of some of Southsea's craft beer place, they were very impressed with this one.

Wow! What a fantastic original pub, really cosy atmosphere with really friendly staff and a really friendly landlord, highly recommended 😀

Good range of beers with appreciative customers

Nice little pub off the main strip in Portsmouth. It serves a selection of great craft beers in regular rotation and I've had zero issues with the quality of the beers. It does get packed so be prepared to stand if you go at a busy time

Lovely pub and people. Favourite pub in the area. Do not leave your bike outside as total scum from neighbouring estates will steal anything even if locked.

Amazing place, full of character and a great selection of ales

Always love visiting this small pub for real ale

Great little pub with some great real Ales. Check opening times because at the moment they close at 8pm some nights

Busy, warm and great beers (real ales)

The beer and the atmosphere were spot on. A decent pub and a decent pint.

Great ale & friendly landlord. Would recommend as this pub has some different ales to the norm. Will definitely return

Proper cosy English pub for a nice ale or craft beer

Yeah OK No red or brown beer. Brown arriving tomorrow. Had a nice flat Bowman that wasn't too happy but didn't bother to try the rest. Red and brown won't grow and might well be gone before this citrus hype evaporates. Good decor.

Great classic pub, my parents live nearby almost next to it and it’s a good place to eat and drink

This is a superb pub with an excellent range of well kept real and craft ales. Delightful, interesting interior with tons of old pump clips displayed; friendly too 👍

I discovered this pub by accident when looking for somewhere in the area for a pint. It has a great range of cask and keg beers and the lady serving was very knowledge about her beers. Unfortunately we had already eaten so couldn't try the bangers and mash! This felt very much like a local, with a good friendly atmosphere. It has no music or TV, just the buzz of conversation. I will definitely be back for the beer and hopefully the food as well.

Busy real ale pub in a side street. Lots of choice. Ceilings are adorned with beer labels. Friendly atmospere and a great Porter.

Brilliant little pub. Loved it. Highly recommended.

Traditional ales, Traditional pub, reasonably priced. Definitely worth a visit.

Great for some real ales and the variety is great and worth a regular visit to see what's changed. Real at home cosy atmosphere and whilst it's small have always been able.to.get.a.table to sit at.

Great pub! Quiet, no flashing gaming machines, conversation and a friendly welcome. Good beer. Loved it.

Amazing pub. Love going there for the Thursday quiz!

Great real ale pub nice atmosphere 👌 👍 and pint to

Excellent old fashioned bar with good beer and friendly service

Had a really good evening. Really good food, friendly staff. Great selection of beers. Recommended

Nice little pub in the back streets of Portsmouth. Very quirky inside and offers a good range of real ale. Well worth checking out.

Calm and quiet family atmosphere. Loved it!

Always good company, always good well kept beer.

Great beers, friendly staff & locals / regulars. Dog friendly too which suits us. 👍

Nice little pub with interesting interior, good ale, too bad it closes so early.

Great traditional pub, with a large selection of real ale. A must if you're in the area.

What a lovely place! A great place to have a quiet drink. Will definately be visiting again when in the area.

Great beer and always a good atmosphere.

If you like a good ale pub, then this is the place to be. Offering a fantastic choice of beers. It is a small pub but makes it more cosy. They offer a sample of the beers for you to taste before you buy. Service is friendly and always happy to advise on what they offer. Highly recommended.

Excellent, as always. I live many hours away but whenever I spend an evening in Pompey before or after a game, I always enjoy my visit to the HitW.

Great beers. And a ceiling to sit and stare at.

One of Portsmouths best pubs. Great beers, excellently kept and really decent prices.

Such a lovely and cosy pub with so much character! Enjoy a pint and mingle 🍺

What a find, absolute gem! Huge range of ales super atmosphere amazing prices, beautiful William Morris wallpaper and a ceiling to bring Camra members to tears!

One of our favourite pubs in Southsea to come to, great selection of local beers and friendly, cosy atmosphere.

A great pub. Loads of really good beers and a quirky mix of bar snacks (jelly babies and chocolate peanuts and well as crisps!). Lovely and friendly with a sociable atmosphere without any pretentiousness.

A fantastic real pub, great friendly staff & well kept ales 👍

Our favourite little local. A proper pub with a great selection of beers from ales to stouts. Friendly staff and friendly locals

Local pub with real ales and friendly atmosphere.

Team are brilliant. Like a beer & cider mecca.

A real gem. Traditional pub. Best in Portsmouth.

Quality pub where you can still get an ale for £3.80 and jelly beans for £1

Wonderful "proper" pub with a great selection of reasonably priced ales. Will visit again

Been for the 2nd time in a couple of months at just after 9pm on a Saturday. Told that the pub was "closed" but it was still busy and people still actively ordering at the bar. This is the second time this has happened and gives you the feeling there is a bit a bit of an elitist 'lock-in' crowd there. Very sad as used to like to drop in for an occasional pint. Not a very friendly business model really. At least the Barleymow round the corner is happy to take my money, not question who I am and pour me a decent pint.

Popped in for a pint before eating next door. Service was good and the place is nice. The beer is well kept but my IPA tasted a bit like mouthwash to me. I am sure this was just my personal taste as I enjoy most middle-of-the-road ales.

Love the casks love the whiskey love the guys behind the bar 💕🍀🌻

We visited Sunday afternoon and having visited once before, great to see nothing has changed. A lovely locals pub, serving great ales with very welcoming staff. Well done during these difficult times….

Old school pub.. Exactly what we like and want 🤩 cool atmosphere and great local beers!!

Always good real ales in this pub. Well worth a visit.

You're in a conversation and a word surfaces, a vision of a place forms in your mind. A snug place of dark wood, conversational hum. Floor tiles and quiet reprieve from the world's nonsense. Ironically it is a place of talking nonsense. Talking silly stuff and big ideas. Opining and pining for when these places were all around. A place of humans, of humanity. People have been gathering like this for thousands of years. Experiments in chatter and brews. The word is"Pub". And you're now in one, and it's great. A proper, decent pub with good beers on.

Probably my favourite pub in Southsea! Proper old school pub with amazing beer (at a really good price) friendly staff and loads of interesting things to look at ♥️

Great pub, great staff, worth a visit

Lovely pub and selection of IPA. Recommended if you fancy a pint.

Proper pub with good beer. The staff were very friendly and happy to advise on the Beer. We sat outside on the benches and chatted to other visitors. We will definitely be back when visiting my daughter in Portsmouth.

Real pub Real beer what a nice change

Great old fashioned pub, good range of beer at reasonable prices, bar staff very helpful, will definitely use again.

Worst place ever been to staff incredibly rude and terrible service. Avoid that's all I can say

Very good beer, very nice of landlord to let us in group of 6 for a pint when he was closing up

If you just want a quiet pint or a friendly chat with locals without TVs, Pool tables etc then this is the pub for you. A fantastic and well kept range of cask real ales and competitively priced too. If I was to make a complaint, it's the keg beers are a little too cold. Imo the HITW is the best pub in the City.

Excellent back street pub, showcasing a large variety of real ales. Friendly, knowledgeable staff and very reasonable prices.

Nice, cozy, and well kept. A proper pub with lovely staff and great ales.

Nice quirky, old fashioned pub. Highly recommended.

Nice little pub, always seems full and generally with a more mature crowd. Interesting beers too

A great little hidden pub, We came across this after taking a wrong turn!! It's got so much character and barman made you feel welcome. Only small but had a good range of drinks x

Great place for a pint very good selection and friendly welcome what's not to like.

Great little pub, really popular. Not sold out to Budweiser or Heineken, unlike 90% of UK pubs.

Still classic. How they continue to discover outstanding ales is remarkable. Must visit in Southsea.

A relaxed, and friendly atmosphere and cracking beer.

Best pub in Portsmouth. Great atmosphere, great beer, extremely well run.

Lovely little pub, staff friendly and very welcoming, decent selection of beers makes this a great place to drop into with friends

we visited to sample the ales here, we had been 2 years ago on a recommendation. It was just as good this time, several ales on tap and pump. Not a lager drinkers pub! Well worth a visit.

Lovely pub, great selection of beer 🍺 😋

Superb beers, 4/5 cask. More on keg. I had 3 from small brewers. This is a proper landlord.

A fantastic pub which serves real ales second to none

Great pub- fantastic range of beers

Love this pub!! Excellent beer and friendly staff. The pub quiz on Thursdays is awesome too

Great boozer. Called time before we rly had a chance butnolacw was lovely

Great friendly pub with good selection of real ales.

Wonderful ale and proper cider! Friendly crew who always give us a warm welcome. Dog friendly and a great atmosphere. Proper pub!

Arranged to meet here after work for drinks. Busy pub with great friendly atmosphere. 3 real ales available even on a Tuesday, all from Flowerpots brewry and all well kept and priced. Highly recommended, wellworth the effort to get here. Great pub, highly recommended.