The Parade Tea Rooms in Portsmouth

Main meals good,but ordered banoffi pie.What a mistake!Thick hard dry pastry base,impossible to eat.Very little banana in filling,all toffee and cream.Very disappointed,as sweet shortcrust pastry is so easy to make.

The staff are nice and the breakfast was passable, but the coffee we ordered was completely burnt. You're absolutely paying a premium for the view rather than anything else. I wasn't impressed and won't be returning as there are much better places for coffee a stone's throw away that won't fleece you if you're hungry.

Absolutely love Parade Tea Rooms! Stopped by on a sunny day and had a fantastic experience. The atmosphere was bright and welcoming, perfect for a relaxing coffee break. They had a delicious vegan cake option, which was such a treat, alongside a great coffee.🌿☕🍰

Nice location and very lovely place. Cakes were yummy. However staff didn't express much interest after having questions about the afternoon tea. Forgot to offer cake and the actual tea (eventuallyI got it). The scone was tasty and sandwiches normal. After finishing the food the tray was never cleared. I would still recommend the place but just need a bit of improvement of service.

Visited this morning for my husband's birthday. He tried to order three different times and after initially paying they kept coming back saying they'd run out of that choice. His fourth choice was the eggs Benedict but we had paid for the third choice (already had some money back due to price difference) and ended up with a cheaper meal but no offer of money back to equal what we actually ate. To be fair the food was tasty. So we ordered cake to take away and unfortunately found all three cakes to be very dry. Very disappointed ☹️

Was very rude to me and my group of friends who got served frozen quiche that’s clearly just brought from some wholesalers and has had the price marked up

Excellent breakfast place, I take large groups here regularly, really easy just turning up and not needing to book

We had a recommendation to try the breakfast from a friend. I opted for the full English and my partner had the smoked salmon with poached eggs. You have to wait to be seated, but there’s plenty of space. There’s plenty of parking close by. We will have to return to try the high tea. The cakes looked wonderful.

Great experience. Very clean, welcoming and great food

I have been here a few times for the lovely cakes unfortunately it seems to have rapidly gone down hill The staff are very unfriendly seem more interested in there mobil phones (very unprofessional) especially has it was more the mature lady's on the phones . While the younger girls seem to be out off there comfort zone ! While the very orange fake eyelashes brigade (mature lady's) were uninterested in what was going on terrible will not return again

Takeaway cake was real disappointment. Victoria sponge was dry, minimum jam and too big a portion. For £5 I’d prefer a smaller slice that was much better quality. I’ll stick to 10th Hole in the future

I visited with friends for afternoon tea, which is usually a leisurely, indulgent experience. Upon ordering at the counter, we were given our tea and cake components to take to the table and advised we could collect cutlery and napkins! Multiple trips back and forth were needed as it was a bit confusing what would or would not be brought to the table. Our wait for the tiered cake stands of sandwiches and scones was not too long but long enough that it felt weird we had cake in front of us already whilst waiting. However, the BIGGEST disappointment was being asked for our cake stands back after barely eating one sandwich quarter. It disrupted our tea, confused us and was rather rude. I'm sad to say to staff didn't make up for it either as nobody looked happy to be there. Definitely not the service advertised on their website. Scones and sandwiches were tasty but not worth the price, especially considering the service. Cakes are okay if you like lots of cream. Won't be going back to dine In, would consider grabbing baked goods to takeaway.

Friendly staff, super quick and delicious items.

We arrived at 12, just after they stopped serving breakfast. The cake selection was amazing and we had cheery, polite service from Bonnie despite her being really busy. We left just after 1 and there was a big queue to get in. Worth a visit!

Service was abrupt. We had a baby with us and were pointed to a table in the corner, away from the lovely park view, even though there were ample spaces in the conservatory part of the tea rooms. No offer of a high chair. I had vouchers and was told no change was given, nor the offer of a voucher for the remaining balance, so ended up paying cash for the remainder of our bill.( something I wasn't expecting) Soft drinks are expensive.. £2.95 for a can of coke and we were not informed of the availability of free tap water. Self serve for cutlery and additional condiments, which considering the venue, you would expect staff to bring with your meal. Food was average and expensive for the portion size. French fries, ordered as a substitute for crisps were cold. As I still have a voucher to use up, I shall probably just get cake to take out, rather than eat in, so the voucher isn't wasted. Overall a very disappointing experience.

Great service & food, always enjoy it here!!

Really nice breakfast, and the cakes and cookies are massive. Great quality and friendly staff. Overall a great experience. Will definitely be back.

Lovely restaurant food amazing had club sandwich and had to go back to have a cake just a shame the girl working on the till was chewing gum doesnt look very nice

Excellent afternoon tea, lots of choice, super good cake, soft sandwiches. I recommend!

Always a pleasant experience to meet friends here.

Ambient environment with lovely views. Clean. Good food.

Great place for a cuppa and cake! The cakes are MASSIVE and very reasonable pirzed. You have to pay to park outside, bit it's only a few £.

Great service and food. Good range of food for Coeliac's. My husband is a Coeliac and requires gluten free food. He suffered NO ill effects. We will definitely return when we visit Portsmouth again.

I had bubble and squeak mix with eggs best breakfast I've had in ages quite superb and my wife's fish finger sandwich top draw

Lovely tea room, had a veggie full English on Sunday morning, was super nice and pleasant views over the green!

Loved this place but having just been charged £6.25 for a slice of cheesecake to takeaway..it will be my last visit. A lot of the cakes are standard bookers with toppings!

Amazing food, especially the chorizo salad :) Mark, you are a lovely human! Thank you

Definitely recommend the full English was lovely and was the perfect hangover cure!!!

Great place for breakfast, really enjoyed the corn beef bubble

Visit to Southsea for the weekend. Back to one of my old favourites for weekend brunch. There were no queues when we arrived at 9.30. The breakfast stack is always a good choice as you literally do not need anything else for the rest of the day! Good value for money and a nice cappuccino to finish off! Great views of the common when seated out in the glass extension.

We found this wonderful place by chance on a recent visit to Portsmouth. Sadly we arrived just 10 minutes before closing but the lovely ladies welcomed us in and were very kind and helpful. Much need cups of tea and two massive pieces of cake - all served with a smile. Would definitely recommend and thank you to the ladies for looking after us :)

I’ve eaten here a few times.. however my last visit I was disappointed with the service. I requested a small deviation to an item on the breakfast menu and was immediately told no. I don’t consider this very friendly and accommodating.

I can’t help but be really disappointed by this place. I haven’t been before and had heard good things. Latte coffee’s were a single shot and just not as good as other coffee shops around Southsea. Corned beef hash was not pleasant, the food was strange in texture and flavour, bacon was cold and clearly precooked. My partner’s veggie bagel was ok if not a bit dull. I object for the price when you order at the bar, wait for your own coffees, collect your own cutlery and the prices are still very high for substandard food and drinks. Maybe just an off day? For my money, The Tenth Hole or The Canteen in Old Portsmouth is considerably better.

Queue up outside. Get in gat a table then queue up to order food. want another drink? go queue up again. Had a club sandwich and fries. The fries were thin hard and stone cold. The club sandwich was three slices drenched and sloppy with mayo and lettuce and not very much else. Two tiny bits of fat riddled bacon and two tiny slithers of chicken that was the cheap waterlogged variety. Two drinks, small cappuccino and a small black coffee £7.20. Asked for mine extra hot and it was luke warm. At no point did anyone come and check if we were happy with our order and its now plain to see why!!!!

Great place for a nice chilled breakfast/lunch. Food is great. Portion size is great. Staff are very friendly. Atmosphere is good.

Great food choices, lovely location on the edge of the common, if you eat in the conservatory, good views.

Treated ourselves to breakfast here, was very disappointed by the full English breakfast. average breakfast, nothing special, didn’t taste as though it had been cooked fresh. Lovely tea rooms though in a very pretty location.

Fantastic cafe on the edge of Southsea Common. Excellent selection of meals, snacks , cakes and drinks with great views over the common.

Lovely venue for food and coffee, excellent staff and service

Came to Parade Tea Rooms as I had a voucher gift card. We had club sandwich and satay chicken and cheese toastie. They were both so good! The club sandwich was made using the freshest of bread and was enormous. Toastie was very tasty too. Thank you, we shall return for cake 😀

Nice breakfast place Beef lasagna was nice Self service for water, cutlery. Pay first

It is always a pleasure to visit the tearooms. We arrived for lunch. It was busy, but a table was available, clean and tidy, and the food is always to a good standard. If you have never been before, I highly recommend the cakes.... you won't be disappointed!!

Far too much food on the plate. Had cheese on toast. Two pieces of cheese on toast with half a ton of chopped bacon on top. Much too much and rather off putting. Hate food waste and I left most of the bacon and half a piece of the toast. A couple of rashes of bacon would have been much nicer. All over the restaurant food was left as far too much served. Lovely place to sit with the sun shining through the windows and service was brilliant!

Great cakes and good coffee, very pleasant staff. Clean and comfortable

Sometimes there's a little too much atmosphere, but very nice

The food was nice but a little expensive, I would not view it as a cafe. There was an astonishing lack of vegan food, and very little vegetarian food, especially if you go after they stop serving breakfast

We enjoyed a lovely brunch here. Service was friendly and efficient from start to finish. Breakfast was super tasty - hot, fresh and arrived in good time. We returned later for takeaway cakes which were also excellent. Clean, fresh and tastefully decorated interior with a nice atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Nice self-service tea house. I find the prices to be quite high.

Tucked away from busy shopping area's. Good service pleasant staff. Tuna toasted sandwich was very tasty.

Top draw. Called in for tea coffee and cake. Great stuff.

Vastly overpriced for what you get, not just with quantity but quality too. I'd expect table ordering at this price point but even with till ordering the staff are generally not very interested in you and make you feel as though you're interupting their day. I've been to far better places locally that provide good service, quality food and much, much better value. The location is nice, although this doesn't mitigate against the bad points.

Ideal location on the green not far from town or beach. Coronation chicken jacket potato was generous, tasted great and came with a well thought out side salad with dressing, it is noisy, they could do more to dampen the noise with soft fabrics or better sound absorbing products on the walls and ceilings.

Food was a little cold and Iwas spoken nicely too by management. The Southsea branch wasn’t very nice at all but Gunwharf was much better. Honestly, the staff didn’t look happy to work there. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Had a full English and coffee here. Food came out really soon after we ordered and was a great way to start the day.

Went for breakfast a few days back it felt a bit over priced for what you got. Didn't help it was all served on a very large plate so looked like even less. The actual place was really nice and clean and the staff were lovely just a bit let down by the food. I didn't have any but I have heard great things about the cakes there so I may have missed out.

Lovely spot with great food but strangely rude staff. Almost seems like some sort of nepotism is going on as half of the staff are unprofessional and rude while the other half are what you would expect. The welcome person is always on their phone and the till/bar staff have been consistently rude and unwelcoming. Staff is the only thing that lets it down. Food is fantastic and very well priced.

Had a lovely afternoon tea here, would definitely go again. Very nice food and friendly staff.

Disappointing visit. Went mid afternoon (around 2pm), good service however food was really not great. Ordered a club sandwich and both the chicken and the bacon were very dry, not fresh and succulent. Also ordered the all day breakfast stack, the bacon was chewy again, the eggs were completely overcooked (almost completely hard fried), and the breakfast was served with some random (not particularly fresh) bread as opposed to toast which would’ve been much better with a breakfast. Cakes were good, however VERY pricey, £19.80 for 4 slices of cake! I realise prices are going up across the board, but in other coffee shops cakes are closer to the £3.75-£4 mark. We used to love Parade Tea Rooms but don’t think we’ll bother coming back :(

Had an unplanned breakfast here with the family. Food was great. I'll be going again.

Has unfortunately gone so downhill. Visited on a quiet early afternoon. Not a very friendly welcome, shown to a table and told to order at the counter. Ordered food and drinks. Drinks aren’t served to your table, you have to wait for them to be made and carry the tray back yourself. Food was tasty but so unbelievably overpriced. Only paid it because it was a birthday celebration. £19.50 for a salad, I was expecting better. Nobody ever came to check it was ok. Took 45 minutes after we’d finished eating for the table to be cleared. Cakes ordered and I was charged incorrectly. Most were just ok but the lemon meringue was absolutely vile. The sugar in the meringue topping wasn’t dissolved. It was fully gritty. The sizes of the cakes were very inconsistent too. All 5 were different sizes. This used to be the place to go for yummy cakes and great service but unfortunately I won’t return after being a customer for the last 8 - 10 years. I’ll pop down the road to the Tenth Hole in future.

Our first time visiting this venue having wanted to try it for some time. What a disappointment it was. We've never visited an establishment where one is required to wait to be seated, but then expected to queue at a till to place an order. That aside, the view across the green was beautiful while we waited for our food, which was promptly delivered. However, the quality and portions where abysmal. My wife's poached eggs on her benedict were overcooked and the cooked breakfast was frankly a pathetic excuse for a full english. The bacon and sausage were cheap quality and over-cooked in an oven. Accompanied by a solitary mushroom, a single egg and a frozen hashbrown for £12. Not recommended on this occasion.

Ordered a bacon and egg sandwich, smelt a bit strange, didn’t want to make a fuss in front of friends. Now have stomach ache and feel quite queasy!

Came into the Tea room on 31st May, staff were very friendly and helpful, ordered the club sandwiches that's where the rating falls down for me, the chicken was dry, bacon part way between crispy and pink and there was too much mustard it overpowered everything else in the sandwich. Overall a good place to go just needs a few tweaks to make it great.

Our experience today was mixed, we found the service quite frosty and the food expensive for what you get served. I paid £5.50 for a kids jacket potato and it was half of a small jacket potato that had clearly been reheated or sat in an oven all day because it was dry and had that overdone taste, this was for my 10 month old baby and I’d say it wasn’t even enough for him! It would have been a bit of a joke if I’d ordered it for my older children. I had the mac n cheese which was a big bowl however it was bland, not that cheesy and starchy, served with a cheap baguette. It was served piping hot though so can’t fault that but for just shy of £14 I’d expect better. Coffee was really nice, can’t speak for the cake as we didn’t have any but it all looked amazing. We are from out of the area visiting family so although I wouldn’t rush back, I would definitely visit again and try cake.

Always enjoyed visiting this place, it's in a perfect location not far from Southsea town centre and the seafront. The gluten free selection of cakes and sweet treats is great - there always seems to be a homemade millionaires slice or shortbread available and they are delicious, and more often than not there's a GF sponge cake too. Although, I would like to see some GF options in the refrigerated section (a fresh cream gâteau or cheesecake wouldn't go a miss - it would really set the apart from other cake shop/cafes).

I enjoyed a very nice English breakfast with tea here.

There's usually always a long wait for a table but it's because everybody loves them! Always worth the trip in my opinion, definitely recommend

Food is far too expensive for what you get. Absolutely no way is it worth what they charge. Do not recommend at all Exactly why you are charging almost £11 for cheese on toast is bonkers Don't get ripped off go elsewhere

Expensive bog standard breakfast. Very disappointed. Had full English. Plate was too big! Toast under done and had to ask for a side plate and had to pay extra for tea. Most places include tea. Nothing special. Would not recommend.

£20 for a breakfast an a coffee. Shameful. Burnt black pudding, a spoon full of beans. You will get better value for you money in a greasy spoon and you’d get better quality ingredients. Avoid this place

First time here. Food is great. However the service is mediocre. In fact what service am I talking about? The place is disguised as a cafe where infact it’s a takeaway. No table service what’s so ever! We were not even informed of that and made us wait for 10mins without knowing. Got our plates with no cutlery or napkins! I guess they don’t receive many ethnic people here!

Its a lovely place. I have been a couple of times before but this time I was very disappointed. I had a vegetarian breakfast which was not worth the money. A bit bland and a bit on the cold side. Maybe next time I will have a coffee and cake as the cakes look delicious.

We’ve been here before and had a lovely brunch but today was really average. Had menus thrown at us and not made to feel very welcome at all. Poached eggs not runny and hash browns over cooked. Sad to say we won’t return.

The tea rooms have a smart appearance and are set on the edge of a small park area overlooking greenery and beyond. It is very busy and we had to queue for about 20 minutes to get a table, but it was a Saturday afternoon, so understandably busy (you cannot book). The staff kept us informed of how long our wait might be and we didn't feel abandoned. We ordered a traditional English tea and could have probably shared one between two, but we were feeling flush! Needless to say, we had to take the cake home in a box! Their range of cakes was really interesting. This tea room offers plenty of savoury options, lunch menus, etc which looking around us, looked very good indeed. Only small downside is that there isn't table service so you have to go up to the counter area to order.

I visited this place on Saturday with my mum and dad. It was my mums birthday so we visited Southsea Pier and then this place for lunch. I had called a few places beforehand but no one seemed to take bookings and on a random we chose this pace. We were informed that they do get busy but we would get in. Luckily, we arrived at 2pm and only waited a few minutes before entering and being seated. My mum uses a scooter and she was able to gain access (I had asked if they were wheelchair accessible on the phone and they said they are). There is a wooden beam on the door floor around half an inch on entry but we were able to enter. There is space for wheelchairs here and a disabled toilet, which was very clean. This place is very busy and from the food we ate, I can see why. I had the cod sandwich and chips, my mum had the quiche and my dad had the mac & cheese with bacon. It arrived quickly after ordering and we thoroughly enjoyed it. I am very fussy so this was great for me as I usually find food disappointing. My parents eat almost anything and said the mains were very good. We then ordered a dessert each, tiramisu, lemon meringue and lemon meringue cheesecake. These desserts were absolutely divine. They looked fabulous and didn't disappoint. That made me happy as I love desserts and there is nothing worse than eating one and it being subpar. The staff are polite and helpful. Here a few negatives that didn't take away from how great this place is, but could be worked on, hence the 4 stars. My dad was overcharged the first time we went up for the mains and drinks by £18.95. Once sat down I looked at the receipt as I didn't think it sounded right. Once I noticed I went back up and they quickly issued an apology and refund. He was then shortchanged the second time when he paid for the desserts by £5.00. I queried this and again, they apologised and gave us the money. The young man said he is learning the tils and apologised. When the mains came, a young lady gave them to us but didn't tell us where to get the cutlery and had left before I could ask. I found them myself but I was walking around like a headless chicken until I found them. Overall we really liked this place and will be back the next time we visit Southsea.

Love it here Cakes are amazing menu is great

Really lovely tearoom, can only compliment the selection of cakes as we didn't try any (not on the Slimming World plan ). Jacket potato was great, coffee was good too. Only 3 stars for atmosphere cos it got very noisy, there's no sound absorbing materials in the space. Toilets were immaculate

Great location and despite it being busy we got a table and the breakfasts were delivered quickly. Lovely inside with a nice vibe. I think the queue at the counter speaks for itself when it comes to the popularity of the Parade Tea Rooms, have never been disappointed visiting here or the one in Gunwharf. Finally the Cakes are scrummy.

No terrace, too indoors, good cake if a bit over-decorated.

The range and appearance of the food is good, but the initial appearance is not followed through with a good overall experience. I had the pancakes which had golden syrup rather than the advertised maple syrup. Also the staff looked bored and all service was done with similar gusto. Not a welcoming atmosphere or quality food

Why is this the second time I’m writing this review ?? And it’s not being shown the food was substandard for the price I paid ! The service was lots of young people staring into the air! Really saddened I came here when Ii first opened few years ago. Was visiting the area! The owner Mark is great but need to sort the food out…

Have been many times to the popular Parade in the past but this was our first visit for a while. The decor remains very stylish. The cakes are still eye-catching but the prices have gone up and portion sizes have gone down. The Jayne Salad at £16.95 was over-priced, small in comparison and lack-lustre. The cod fish finger sandwiches with crisps were not those lovely chunky 'proper' battered cod. Gone are the lovely bowls of side salad with coleslaw and a strawberry or blackberry, replaced instead with a few leaves. Lots of those little extras are missing. The staff were indifferent and a lot of 'service' is self-service ie collection of cutlery, glasses of water, carrying of loaded trays to table. Rick Stein is offering a 3 course lunch for under £18 pp and The Ivy, a 2 course for £19.10. For the price of our light lunch, we could have eaten 2 main courses with vegetables etc elsewhere which, sadly, in future we will.

First time eating here and was looking forward to trying somewhere new.. Didn't really feel that welcoming. Nobody asked if everything was satisfactory. Didnt even get acknowledged when I left. It's overpriced and very cramped. Given the plethora of eateries locally, I won't be returning. Disappointed.

Well disappointed is the word. My wife is a vegetarian and well we should checked the menu before hand as veggie choices are Al but nothing. Lunch is a salad that they remove the bacon from and baked potato with cheese and all food is made of site so you can’t request anything and weirdly the sweetener reacts with the milk so not pleasant to look at. Don’t think we will be going back. Oh if you’re a vegan forget it.

Omg the cake here is so good, vegan Salted caramel cake was fantastic loved soo much

Cakes to die for! Perfect spot for a break while walking strolling on Southsea Common.

My daughter took me for Mother’s Day breakfast this morning. I love this place and will be back again. We got there about 8.20am and had the full breakfast, it was only warm so quite disappointing. We will be back to give it another try. But bit of a let down. Jacqueline

My daughter treated us to a breakfast snack, and my husband had a club sandwich, both very tasty, perfection. Beautiful view, comfy and clean. Friendly, and fabulous service. Definitely recommend.

Had some American pancakes here. The food was quite good, but nothing spectacular (a bit overpriced for what it is) with tasteless bacon and golden syrup instead of actual maple syrup. The service is nice but a bit dry, would be nice to experience a bit more energy and warmth. Really beautiful location. Very nice on a sunny day.

I had Eggs Benedict & the wife went for a Full English. They were ok, nothing special really. If this tea room was a flavour - it would be vanilla. Fine for a lazy day out. Location is nice looking out over the recreation ground.

Always excellent food and service

Good pancakes 🥞 Good ☕️ Chilled place!!

Well worth a visit excellent food couldn't fault the place

We had a lovely time, we had delicious cheesecake, and a lovely coffee and tea. I put 4 stars due to the lack of vegetarian and gf options. My friend is veggie and she didn't have many options for lunch which was a shame, but the cakes were amazing.

Very nice restaurant but super busy during the weekend. The food is good and not expensive at all. It’s also very cosy! Would definitely come back again someday.

Yummy!!! As always food was really good. Service with swift. And I left with cake

Great cake selection. Options recommended are banoffee pie, cajun fries

Lovely place, really good food, was pricey and didn't accept card however it really was worth the money 👍

We visited the Parade Tea Rooms for breakfast, very pleasant surroundings, the staff were helpful and polite, always a smile. The breakfast was delicious. Highly recommended.

The food was ok but they should have in menu level of spice, for example chicken flatbread that my mum and sister had was very spicy and the menu didn’t have any indications of the spiciness of the dish. All will be good but we were disgusted of lady at the front door, she was rude, constantly on the phone and at the end she didn’t say bye or thank you even though we did say it to her. I think someone working on the front should at least smile so it makes you want to come back!!