The Park Tavern in Chichester

A real pub, lots of character, but a real locala reputation for good food, but without the corporate brewary image. The Park Tavern nserves some excellent, and much appreciated wine (vioginer), and superb condition draught beers. All this with a comfortable, but not overblown bar room. Our meals were, quite simply, great - no big fuss, just excellent food, well served, and it made for a brilliant evening,on a very wet Thursday night.

I found my experience quite pleasent as staff were easy on the eye and the food was exquisite. However you could call middle class rigf raff or just mere pompous ignoramus conceited sub species who inhabit the establishment they didn't sspoil my day but they were ever so slightly grating on the earhole with their inexplicably annoying Chichester tone. Put it in laymen's pish pricks without a real inkling of the world outside their comfort zone. Hahahaha 🤣 e

On first visit to Chichester discovered this lovely traditional pub - welcomed in, table found for us in a very busy lunchtime, the food was delicious and the fact all sourced within 12 miles, with this explained on the menu was impressive. We were so pleased we booked for dinner that evening. Again the pub was busy with a buzzing, welcoming atmosphere. The food was delicious, piping hot, fresh complimented by a lovely pinot noir. And reasonably priced which is makes a change these days! The staff were a young, enthusiastic team and Emily really looked after us. They were enjoying themselves and so was everyone else! Well done to all.

Went here for pre-theatre dinner. Starters were okay, not great but came in reasonable amount of time. Then waited and waited for min course. Thought that our order might have been forgotten. Eventually asked where the mains were and told then told it would only "be a minute". When my food came our order had clearly been forgotten about as the pie I had ordered had clearly been in the oven about three times longer than it should have been - the pie was completely shrivelled up, pastry was like cardboard and the inside was completely dried out and over cooked. Hard to understand how a kitchen could send out this rubbish. Meal and special occasion spoiled - thanks very much Park Tavern.

Fantastic food, great atmosphere

Had luch here with friends & enjoyed very good meal at reasonable price. Unfortunately none of us had room left for the puddings!

One of the best Pubs in Chichester since we have lived here for the last 10 months. Great staff and lovely vibe. Their quiz night is legendary - so popular that it takes ages to get a table for your team.

Great local pub, we regularly get the 241 fish and chips on Friday, nice staff but it can get busy.

Love this pub - great vibes, always very lively. The food was also great. Only giving 4/5 because as a wine drinker I don't love the wine list here but can't complain about anything else!excellent atmosphere and lovely staff.

Best Guinness in Chichester, staff are very friendly. Great food and a very chilled out atmosphere. Would recommend to anyone visiting Chichester.

The calamari starter was a bit small (the thinnest calamari I've ever seen) but the venison main was outrageously good.

A fantastic Fullers pub. Just great. We walked past at 10 to 12 before it opened one Saturday, though it looked nice, and returned at 10 past to find it almost full. Local old boys with their pints and newspapers, couples, families ... busy, friendly, warm, and welcoming. Interesting beers and ciders and a very good menu. I had fish finger sandwiches (which I have whenever I can and these were the best I'd ever had) and Mr W6Travellers had kedgeree; a rather unusual dish for a pub menu but it was delicious. Not expensive either. It's positioned just off the main shopping streets, opposite Priory Park with the beautiful Chichester Guildhall. Highly recommended.

Friendly, helpful staff - always a winner. The food was delicious and served piping hot, which is so rare these days, sadly. It was a bitterly cold Wednesday lunch time but we braved the temperature to visit this establishment as we were passing through on a journey. We usually eat there before the theatre. At around £15 each for the main course, it was good value for money and real comfort food!

Lovely 2-4-1 fish & chips and great beer.

We made a booking for a Sunday’s NYE roast and we had an amazing meal. Food was delicious and the portions very generously served. Very reasonable prices and a gluten free menu too! Highly recommended!

Great atmosphere with friendly staff, good food and beer, what more do you need?

Warm welcome, good service, relaxed atmosphere and great ‘real’ food. Glad we booked for first visit. Will return and recommend.

Excellent Christmas meal, very tasty. Service was fast and attentive. Decor inside and out was amazing. Will definitely return.

One of the few traditional pubs left in Chichester

On behalf of my husband who had his works Christmas lunch here this week - great food and service

Lovely atmosphere, great food and service even though they were extremely busy

What a great experience - Booked our works Christmas do here, and we couldn't have been looked after better. There were 21 of us. The food was great, superb atmosphere and the staff were wonderful. Well done all from everyone at Bognor Motors

Sunday roast is excellent with live music playing creates a great atmosphere.

I was looking for a place to have a meal and drinks with friends when I saw this pub at the end of a side road. Freshly decorated, it stood out and a quick peek through the window confirmed a great selection of beers, whilst the menu posted on the wall had some interesting choices, not the usual repetitive bought in pub food. Three women walking by as I was looking said that it was the best pub in Chichester. They were not wrong, it's simply one of the best pubs I've been in lately and not just in Chichester. The food was truly fabulous; I had the whitebait, home made kedgeree, and home made ice cream, all truly delicious. The ale selection included Fuller's, Gales HSB & Dark Star and the staff were delightful & helpful. I'd give this place 6 stars if it were possible, it was fantastic; simply the gold standard of how to exit a pandemic at the top of your game. Update - Yes, it is really still that good! Update 2 - I've just been back with the same people and this continues to impress in a big way. The food is a quantum leap in standard above any other pub but still great value and the service is simply sublime. There's very little out there to compete with this pub.

A quick drink following a nice meal locally in Chichester. Seems like a really nice pub and very friendly staff next time. I’m in the neighbourhood I’ll be sure to come back.

Only four stars as I didn't have the opportunity to try food, but I see enough to want to visit again please.

Came across this pub by accident but so glad we did. Fabulous pub. Lots of memrobilia to look at on the walls. Great atmosphere friends meeting for a drink at the end of a working week.Food excellent quality. Staff interested in their customers & are professional & courteous while being friendly. Great place. Would definitely go again.

Beautiful little find on a trip to Chichester, walked in off the street and managed to find us a table for a delicious Sunday lunch

My wife and I visited the Park Tavern today for lunch and were very impressed. A traditionally decorated pub with a good choice of beer and food. With a warm welcome from the young lady behind the bar I ordered the French onion soup and my wife had the roast beef/ sauerkraut sandwich, both of which were delicious and great value for money. We will definitely visit again. Highly recommended

Traditional pub with reasonably priced good food.

The food was good and reasonably priced but they added items to our bill that we hadn't had. They removed them without a problem. Make sure you check your bill properly.

Great selection of spirits, lovely atmosphere, nice staff, great location BEST FISH AND CHIPS IN THE AREA and 2 4 1 on Friday lunchtimes 💙

A busy and friendly pub.The staff are helpful and attentive. The Park is just across the road and great for a walk after your meal.

Friendly city centre pub with good selection of beers and wines.

We popped in as the it was around the corner from the hotel we were staying in. Good beer, service and food.

A truly excellent boozer: great food; lovely building; great atmosphere; and most of all, the staff were excellent.

Fabulous food and great service

Had a great salmon sandwich here, good selection of beers. A few outside tables overlooking the park. Friendly staff, would recommend stopping for refreshments.

Great food. Even were offered tasty burgers from a party...we had the pork belly. Excellent, tasty, and a shot of Calvados too...great value for money. Good atmosphere too.

Good old traditional pub opposite Priory Park. We have been here many times for the Friday night Fish and Chips 2 for 1 deal. Unbeatable value. The Park Tavern is always popular on Friday night so pre booking is advisable. A healthy portion of battered fish and chips with mushy peas and tartare sauce hits the spot every time. There is a good selection of beers at the bar. The atmosphere is buzzing and the staff could not be more friendly and helpful! Definitely a go to pub/restaurant. The Park Tavern also has a full and tasty menu as well!

Super delicious Sunday roast with amazing service, in a lovely surrounding. Highly recommend.

Great traditional pub. Good atmosphere.

Friendly, attentive and efficient bar staff. Great beer and the freshest sandwich I have ever had in a pub. We’re thinking of changing our plans for tomorrow just so that we can visit again.

Lovely friendly pub. Good ales and food

Great old school pub with buzzing atmosphere and friendly staff, nice way to relax after walking the Chichester Ship Canal and some shopping

Another old style pub very nice well worth a visit good selection of drinks staff very helpful it's probably got a lot of history as near the old wall around Chichester

Just stopped in for a quick beer. Lots of atmosphere and nice to get a London Pride.

Great pub just off the shopping streets of Chichester. Over looking Priory Park, the Park Tavern has a great location, great selection of ales and a great atmosphere. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. Fellow patrons are friendly too. I recommend Butcombes Rare Bred and am planning to come back to try the Aperol Ice Cream! A great place to spend some time.

I'm so glad we stumbled on this pub as we were exploring Chichester. It has a lovely, homely and slightly quirky atmosphere for example, googly eyes on one pair of antlers on the wall. Service was good (the pub was half full when we visited. The man behind the bar took our order quickly and was friendly and helpful. The food took about half an hour to arrive but remember this is proper food being cooked to order. The menu is interesting and varied; definitely not your usual something-and-chips pub fare. Two of our party had cod loin with crab crushed potatoes and samphire with lobster sauce and the third had belly of pork with bacon mash and cabbage. It was all very delicious. If I was to be very picky, and I mean really, really picky, I thought the cod was slightly overcooked and the potatoes slightly over-peppered but you could really taste the crab and the whole meal came together well. There was an excellent selection of well-kept beers as well. If we were local this could quickly become a regular eating venue. If only we had pubs like this in Coventry.

Good beer. Good food. Reasonable prices.

Pretty good from what I remember after about 5 pints when I got there

We were looking for a dog friendly, reasonably priced place to eat in town. We found it. The food was delicious. Very busy but still good service. Highly recommend the fish and chips. Good selection of beers on tap. Will definitely be visiting again.

Lovely pub! Great atmosphere, amazing food in a brilliant location!

Recommended by one of our hotel staff members, we loved every minute at this pub. Issac was a wonderful person who made sure we felt welcome. The food was delicious. What a wonderful way to get to know people in the area. Thank you!

Great evening. Very tasty and good value fish & chips. Great service and dog friendly. What more could you want!

Great pub, that give you that proper pub vibe! Not loads of seating, but the pub isn't massive so can't really say that's their fault. I would add some big bench outside though and the little space in front is lovely to sit out and have a beer! All in all Bravo!

Best pint of HSB ever. Thanks Emily..xx Fantastic spot in the heart of a beautiful city. Of all the pubs which Chichester has the Park Tavern is up there with the best. Haven't tried the food for a while but have heard great reviews. Only a couple of places here I can find my favourite pint but the Park Tavern keeps it the best.

Good selection of ale nice food in an old style pub with a short walk away from the city centre very friendly will be back

Nice pub with a great choice of beers.

Stumbled across this place by chance. All very pleasant, but not enough outside seating. People sitting on the roadside kerb. Bar staff welcoming and pleasant. Ordered food, but disappointed as fish finger sandwich was in normal processed supermarket bread. Overall a nice pub in a very nice location.

Fine pub with excellently kept ales.

Our favourite pub in Chichester for food, service and beer of course 😋 There is a new menu and we just had to try it. We had mains and a sweet plus a cheese and biscuits. My baked Cod with Lobster sauce was delicious and my husband enjoyed his Cider Braised Belly of Pork with smoked bacon mash. Always a friendly welcome in this pub, which overlooks Priory Park.

We like the Park Tavern and always pop in when visiting Chichester however the pleasure of this visit was spoilt by a sloshed local trying loudly to hold fort with his 2 acquaintances. The barman allowed him to carry on so we left after 1 swift drink whereas, when he turned up in the next pub we visited, he was immediately evicted.

Welcoming and dog friendly pub.

Plenty of drink options, friendly staff. If its busy inside pop outside for a roadie on the curb

A lovely meal and beer off the main part of town

We have visited the park tavern a number of times over the last year or so. The food is always of a very high standard, with a good but not overwhelming choice, it is always reasonably priced. The service is always good. I would recommend

Had a great lunch here, warm welcome and excellent service. Friday is famous for it’s fish and chips, but when we saw the generosity of the portions we opted for pastrami sandwiches and they were delicious. Washed down with a pint of Fuller’s.

Really cosy yet spacious pub, with excellent food, beer and good choice of wine. Speedy service and super friendly team - think this is our fave pub in Chichester (and the bar is high)

We stumbled across the The Park Tavern whilst exploring Chichester. We only popped in for a pint but ended up staying all evening as the menu was v tempting. Great food, attentive service and really welcoming staff. Wish we had a local like this at home - it's a gem of a pub!

We found this place during our ‘Wall Walk” of Chichester, popped in for one drink but ended up staying, sitting outside in the sun, inside to watch Six Nations and having THE best fish finger sandwich ever!! And the fat chips………out of this world! Friendly...

First time I've been in this pub. Has a great vibe. Order a Roast and it was delicious plenty of food on the plate and was full after. Definitely recommended!! Staff was very friendly and helpful. Will be back again soon 😊

The landlady (Emily) is about as changeable as a pair of socks and is rude with a capital ""R My friend and I popped in for a lunchtime drink and were made to feel totally unwelcome. Why on earth she is in a customer facing...

Very friendly staff, and excellent food. We both had beef pie, and it was made properly. A big pie cut into segments. Very tasty, with very light pastry. Nice selection of vegetables as well. Had a nice pint of Dark Star.

Great customer service and atmosphere

Great pub great atmosphere good selection of beers

The food absolutely exquisite however it is the cu next Tuesdays who are deluded into thinking that their Tom fit don't stink when in fact it reeks that bring the tone down if they were in a pub in East London they would murdered in...

Nice friendly pub in good location

Unfortunately the customer service is very hit or miss. My recent personal experience here was not good. As I work in retail you have to convey to the customer the idea that their trade and their presence is welcome (even they are ‘challenging’ ) Not...

Squeezed us in last minute for pre theatre food. We went for the fish and chip special. It was exceptional. My new go to next time I visit the city.

Excellent value, nice atmospher, central

Just what you want your local to be like. Really welcoming, friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating staff, who serve a good selection of drinks in a clean and comfortable setting with a little quirkiness thrown in. We always have fun here after our dance class on Wednesdays.

We had lunch here with family and the food was very good with generous helpings. Staff were effecient and friendly. The only down side was that it was rather noisy but that was due to the amount of customers which was good from their point...

Great pub with welcoming staff!

A gem of a pub,couldn't find fault.

Been there a while back but had forgotten its name so when I asked locals to recommend the nicest pub in Chichester it led me back. Great bar staff and a warm welcome with great food.

This is a brilliant pub with excellent food. Ideal for eating out when visiting Chichester Festival Theatre and very reasonable prices. Friendly and caring staff. Would definitely recommend.

Always welcoming and friendly. Staff friendly professional and work hard. Toilets always clean. A definite little gem

We have known this Pub for 25 years many happy times some sadder. We met the Chef a couple of months ago and a Brisket Bahji was mentioned but not by him! He is a modest man. Yesterday five of us met there for lunch...

Lovely old Pub, great atmosphere and service.

Really nice little pub, excellent food, the girl serving us was very attentive and nice, vedy reasonably prived, will definitely be going back there next time we're in Chichester

Fantastic evening had by all Freindly staff wonderful ambiance definitely recommend !! Regards Grahame Tree Rangers Tree Surgeons

Staff were really helpful. Reserved us a table for a large group. Very attentive. Food was very good too.

This is what I call a proper pub. Lovely atmosphere. Good music on a Sunday late afternoon. Will be back for sure.

Always good beer and friendly staff.

Always a fantastic pub, with friendly staff.

No better place for a pint and tasty snack before Theatre, shopping or Goodwood. Such a helpful host with hospitality in abundance.

Good beer, atmosphere and live music. Polite and friendly staff.

This is a 'real' pub, great beer and atmosphere and good pub grub

Lovely pub next to the park. Outside seating. Perfect local.