The Phoenix in Portsmouth

Best LGBTQ pub in Southsea, staff are very friendly, customers also very friendly, made quite a few friends in there, can get packed out after a night at the local Kings Theatre oron a Friday or weekend.

Such a wonderful pub with an amazing memorabilia collection 😍

This is a great pub. Everyone is friendly, and the service is speedy and relaxed. The highlight for me is the pork scratchings, delicious. I highly recommend this pub.

Very aimable barman. Quirky but cool. Board games. Accepts cards. Interesting beers. Several instagrammable cubby holes

Weekend evenings a great atmosphere, but a little cramped. Wine not great

Finished the night here after visiting a few pubs in Portsmouth. All I can say is you need to pay a visit to experience it. Had a great time with some great people. The pub has brilliant decor making it feel nice and cosy. A real mix of customers, young and older. We will definitely be back on our next pub crawl in Portsmouth.

We didn't have food, just there to meet family, but what a great boozer.

Best vibe for a pub in Southsea

Brilliant little pub, I’ve started to pop in occasionally ,great for an after theatre drink at the Kings. The staff are incredibly welcoming. It has a very diverse but wonderfully inclusive and accepting friendly clientele. The garden area is wonderful. A great little place well worth a visit.

I guess the one star reviews are people looking for a sports bar 🤔 Happily, this is not that! Lovely friendly eclectic dog pub, Newky in the fridge, beautiful beer garden. What more could you want.

Ale and pork scratching. Wonderful atmosphere and a warm welcome. Fav pub in Southsea

Great little pub, try the snook through the garden!

Bustling pub next to the King's Theatre. Great atmosphere friendly service.

Amazing pub, amazing staff and the atmosphere is electric

This is a typical old school corner pub in Southsea. A good selection of beers and lagers. The place is full of memorabilia from the famous people who played at the kings theatre nearby. A great place. Just what a pub is supposed to be.

Great little pub, has Timothy Tailors on permanantly

Nice pub just off Albert road with a small beer garden and little summer house in the garden. Staff are polite and the drinks are reasonably priced. Worth a visit.

Great pub. Great atmosphere, not massively rowdy, seemed full of decent people, quite a wide age group. A proper (very packed) pub with a fantastic beer garden

Been there on recommendation of a friend. It's a very typical pub, very friendly service, great variety of beer and cider. They have clean bathrooms, a cute garden backyard and another room with comfy chairs. The whole atmosphere is VERY NICE! I can imagine you find something funny or at least new everytime you come here

I have grown to love the Phoenix over the past five or more years since I wrote my original review. It is now one of my favourite pubs in Portsmouth. Great local with consistently well-kept Landlord.

LOVE this pub, such a great atmosphere and drinks selection

Love The Phoenix. Always made very welcome by staff and customers. Meat raffle and open the box on a Sunday. Gents loos have been done up but some of the locals say it has ruined the atmosphere 😉 Two sides of the bar in the main building, smoking area outside, plus the games room beyond that. Lots of memorabilia and things to look at on the walls and ceiling. Highly recommended.

Always enjoy going to the Phoenix when visiting Portsmouth. Great atmosphere

Had a drink after work. Quaint place but not cheap

The hidden gem off of the main Albert Rd strip. This pearl of a backstreet boozer - frequented by stars of the entertainment world both past and present, is just top drawer. A local haunt during the day, followed by the nomadic trudge of boozy night time people as the sun gives way to night time. Full of memorabilia and a well kept urban pub garden, it's a must.

Lovely outdoor area. Like an oasis

Great place Good prices Comfortable Cosy Love it xx

Possibly the best boozer in Southsea. Good range of drinks and the pork scratchings are delicious. I love the quirkiness of the pub

Best pub ever! Such an eclectic mix of people. Always friendly and great beers!

This place is absolutely brilliant. Staff are great, the vibe is amazing. Happy fun place. Definitely worth a look, beer excellent and great jukebox.

Great vintage pub with so much cool decor. A regular for me and my mates!

Full of character … lots of people with typical Portsmouth friendliness. Great for a pint before or after a meal.

The pub was the finish point for a Southsea treasure trail and what a lovely little boozer to finish with a pint. Very friendly welcome, a perfect pint of Landlord and a glass of Pinot for my wife. We sat in the garden snug and thoroughly enjoyed our 2 hours here. Very unassuming from the outside but definitely worth going in.

Great pub. Well kept beer, friendly staff. Lovely hidden garden. Loved it.

Awesome old pub full of character with pub memorabilia, theatre posters, an adorable snug, brilliant little garden and crazy bathrooms

Lovely pub and beer garden, they have Heniken here which is good as not many places have

Lovely little pub, great garden and friendly atmosphere

Such a quirky pub. It's so cool. Great atmosphere. Love it 🤘

Wonderful gem of a pub, great atmospehere & a beautifully characterful garden space

Top pub always a pleasure to have a pint in there, staff are always welcoming, plus loads of memorabilia, highly recommended

Just a fantastic proper back street boozer. Nuff said

Great back street pub good beers lovely beer garden.

Great weekday daytime for us oldies

The staff are very friendly and it’s got a really lovely atmosphere and got very quirky bits dotted around the pub and the garden is like you are in paradise

We popped in after a funeral to raise a glass for the deceased, and received a lovely friendly welcome. The garden really is a hidden gem, and the pub itself has lots of quirky features including lots of interesting pictures. The ladies toilets were good and incredibly clean. I can't recommend this pub enough.

Nice local with a very mixed clientele.

Can't comment on food - didn't have any - great staff and a whacky customer base. Loved it.

Amazing pub with an incredible beer garden, you have to visit!! Couldn’t recommend enough. Landlady and bar staff are incredibly friendly and hospitable

A great small traditional local pub which attracts a good crowd. The beer garden is heated and very attractive, I often find myself sitting outside despite the weather because of how comfortable it is. This place has heaps of character and is a must visit for anyone looking for something off the beaten track.

Marvelous pub full of interest inside. Really warm and welcoming feel, took me back a bit. Lovely little garden and a great outside room too. Beer superb, particularly the HSB. Can't wait to return.

Local friendly pub full of character

Night out with the lads. Good stop for a friendly atmosphere and good beer. Staff were efficient and welcoming. I'll stop here again.

Great local pub with excellent British Military memorabilia.

Fun pub with a great atmosphere. Good selection of beverages and a great location

Quirky. Good service. Great atmosphere. Lovely garden. Rugby was on TV.

One of Southsea's best pubs. Great little bar that gets very busy at weekends. Directly behind the Kings Theatre, it is perfect for pre show drinks. Bar snacks only for food, but this is a proper English historic pub. Plenty of snugs/ corners to relax. It is a small courtyard garden but a beautiful style and very eccentric with its theme, a hidden snug out the back, full of references to local history. This is also very popular as a local smoker's garden... along with cigar smokers. A perfect place to relax with friends.

Love this place. I feel comfortable coming on my own. Locals and staff are welcoming

Discovered this friendly pub last September. Staff welcoming excellent service. Just love this pub.

Wonderful traditional pub! Great atmosphere, best pork scratchings ever. Will be back. It's an absolute gem.

Friendly Pub with good selection of beers that are well kept.

As ever, a timeless Southsea institution.

Amazing little local pub not many left in the UK like this … friendly staff and always locals init , beer garden is like something from another world , worth a stop for a drink or 2

Terribly cliquey run by an old gal who just let's her acid queen bar boys swear at the punters. Shame because it could be a good pub but is run by a gaggle of friends of the management who don't like anyone outside their group.

Hot pork scratching and Tim Taylor on tap. So easy, but so rare.

This is a great pub. Loads of interesting photos and artefacts to look at on the walls, especially posters from the theatre nearby. Friendly bar staff and locals. Lovely garden when the weather is good. Our favourite pub in Southsea.

Bar staff always on top of things & friendly people

Local pub,bar split in pompey and navel, and Kings theatre land item,lots of photos of past and present stars. Beer garden and snug games room. Good staff team Can be stack at weekends

Best pub in the city....original decor,a proper English pub,lots of history.

Lovely place, the garden is lovely out the back.

Great side stree pub excellent staff will be back again

Excellent pub with cask ales. Squeeze your way past the friendly locals at the bar and enjoy a drink in the fabulously quirky beer garden. Not on the main drag but worth going out of your way to get to it.

Really unusual beer garden , must have taken ages to get the look , The secret garden loved it It was a nice place , worth a visit

One of the best pubs in Portsmouth!

Proper little pub this place, always aim to have a drink there when I'm in Portsmouth!

Great staff and friendly atmosphere with the punters

Quirky is a word often used to describe this pub and it sums it up well. There are several "nooks and crannies" plus an almost tropical garden. The walls are adorned with actors who have visited after performing at nearby Kings Theatre. Our visits may be years apart but its always busy and welcoming.

This pub situated just off Albert Road in Southsea is a little gem. It doesn't do food but I did have a bowl of hot pork scratchings . The outside area is something else. Just an oasis of plants , lanterns and quirky artefacts. The little covered area is divine. Pub mirrors and Chesterfields and old books. So friendly and welcoming.

One of the last true eccentric pubs around, absolutely unique in Southsea and always a friendly welcome.

My favourite place for a drink in Portsmouth. Down to earth feel about it, unique experience each time I go. I feel this is one of the last remaining pubs with a great atmosphere that doesn’t require slot machines or excessive amounts of sport screens. You feel greeted by the owners/staff and they treat you well, even if you’re not a weekly local. Loved coming here with family or good friends, especially liked what they did to light up the garden with a luminous glow of fairy lights and nature, to accompany the ubiquitous British pub.

Lively and vibrant, and very welcoming!

Brilliant little pub. Loved it. Great service and perfect for a quick drink after a show at the Kings theatre.

pubs like this are getting only too rare, a really great place for a pint, whatever your prefered pint

Did not order food. A Great pub with a wonderful atmosphere.

Popped into this lovely little pub after a venue at the theatre it was cosy friendly nice to see people playing board games, Jenga , lovely relaxed atmosphere

Nice pub with an eclectic cliental. Very welcoming. Lots of board games. Good tunes on juke box. Lovely garden area and nice toilets!!

If you think you'll find a bird flying from the flames you will be disappointed. But if a great local vibe burning with hospitality is your thing then yes!

Fab little local Southsea bar which is pet friendly with a cozy garden space and friendly staff and regulars

This place has got the perfect atmosphere. Even though I'm not much of a drinker, I swing by now and then since I live just around the corner. Let me tell you, it's always a good time. The folks there make me feel super welcome, and I've had a blast meeting new people and getting in on conversations and games. Seriously, this spot never disappoints, and I've made some sweet memories there.

What a great British pub !! Lovers of fine ales, fabulous atmosphere, antique and vintage decor will love this place hidden away just behind the King’s Theatre ….and it is hosted by the most wonderful landlady Kathy who does enormous amounts locally for the community and charities….. look out for the cow ( and soon to be sheep) on the roof !! 10/10

Well priced, friendly bar staff and a very nice garden to sit in that even has games. The only thing I dislike about this pub is the window that's looking straight from the garden in to the men's toilets.

Always a good vibe at the phoenix. I've never been when it's quiet,so it's standing room only.

Always a great atmosphere 😎 Brilliant staff and lovely garden ☀️

Nice little pub but has The rudest manager i have ever come across , can swear at the customers and no one does anything

The rudest manager i have ever come across , can call your customer a ignorant old C*@t and landlady wont do anything

A proper traditional pub that on most weekends will be a struggle for space. Could do with a better and more varied selection of ales.

Great selection of beers and lagers. Pompey Pluckers sing and play their ukuleles on a Monday night, you can listen to them in the garden.

The perfect pub. Absolutely nothing bad to say about it.

This pub had a lovely feel to it, just off the young persons' zone.

Great little proper pub. Lovely beers,Fantastic friendly staff. Highly recommend this place. 6 of us visited on trip from sheffield to watch football and were amazed by this diamond of a pub.

Good pint of John Smiths,friendly atmosphere.