The Powder Monkey Taphouse in Gosport

Thanks to the brilliant staff at The Powder Monkey who found and returned my lost card on Friday. As always they were helpful, friendly & courteous - Great service and fantastic ales. Thoroughly recommend 😊

Hi we went there for an anniversary for the pub. The place was clean and tidy. We had some of the barbeque which was ok. The service was good. Generally this place has a nice feel for it and is a great setting in these old military buildings.

Dropped in for a couple drinks with friends later in the evening. The atmosphere is friendly but not overbearing and the quality of the beer is excellent. I really valued the professionalism of the staff who were both knowledgeable and passionate about the massive range of beers they have on tap. In my opinion it’s well worth a visit at the end of a day… quality!

Being situated in the grounds of the Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower, the name of this business suddenly made total sense. We initially went there simply to sample one or two of their beers. However, once we had tasted their excellent ‘Hop & Hooker’ amber ale, we decided not to try anything else . . . . although I’m sure, they would’ve been as equally tasty. Everything about this business had clearly been thought about in advance and consequently the finished product was pretty much perfect in every way. Fantastic staff, wonderful beer, simple but well executed menu, and a really nice venue both inside and out. We will 100% come here again in the future.

Lovely spot for dinner with a view across the harbour. Great food at a reasonable price, and my husband tells me the beer was excellent. As visitors to Gosport we enjoyed watching boats large and small come into the harbour on a summers evening whilst enjoying dinner.

Found this gem after a stroll along the heritage way. Stopped for a coffee. Excellent late. Breakfast smelt just too good to miss and it didn’t disappoint. Great tasting sausages bacon cooked just the way I love it. Crisp not sloppy. If there’s a down side it’s the fact they need more staff. Long wait for breakfast but well worth it. If you need alcohol it’s a bar with an excellent choice of beers etc

Good taphouse , great beer. Seriously good customer service too. Very thankful to Nick hall for all the help when contacted with a query.

Excellent choice of beer Love the restoration of the old building Good community vibe and feel across both venues Will be back

Dropped in for a swift pint, been meaning to go in for a while. Not disappointed, great location with outside seating with views over the harbour. Warm welcome on arrival and beers explained. Wish I had had the tasting flight and try 3 different ales, next visit !. Will be returning to stay longer and enjoy a few more ales.

Waterside within modest sized refurbished heritage building inside grounds of Explosion Museum . Seating inside and out.Views across to the aircraft carrier berths. Limited menu. Reasonable coffee / soft drinks. Yes,lots of beers "on tap" but I do not drink beer and everyone was driving anyway!

Found this place whilst looking for a local pub in Gosport. Really friendly service a tasty food. The beer was exceptional, and worth a drive just for a pint. Staff were well educated about the ales. Had a small taster of the different ones, before choosing a favoured pint. Will definitely be going back there!

Awesome craft ales bar. Amazing location on the edge of the harbour. Indoor and outdoor space. The star however is the range of craft ales and ciders. Usually at least 12 most brewed in house. Paddles available to try a few! Food also available.

Popped in on a Saturday afternoon to sample the craft ales. Plenty of attentive and knowledgeable bar staff. Beers were really tasty and clearly well kept and went down a treat. Very tasteful décor in a lovely old building. Picked a table overlooking the harbour and listened to some pretty cool background music. We shall definitely return, especially in the summer, when I imagine it will be buzzing.

I have been waiting some time since moving locally to try the amazing ales I had been told about and seen promoted. This is a pub that brews and serves its own ales. It is not since the 1970s that I have been served a beer with gas, and certainly never an ale. Whoever it is responsible for the serving of the ale has no idea of how to do so. The whole point of ale is that it is served by natural pressure. Yes I saw it being dispensed but assumed it was through an electric pump and certainly never thought it was being dispensed by means of gas. I was told all their beers were served the same way. I was charged £5 for a product that I could not, and certainly didn’t want to drink. No discerning ale drinker would want anything to do with their product if it cannot be served properly. To sum up, a poorly served product which was overpriced.

The diverse drinks - and the customer service - were all top-notch (as per usual), and whereas we've previously had less-than-ideal food - hence our having planned to go elsewhere that day - we were staggered by the size, the look, and the sheer 'luxury' of the ploughman's that was delivered to a nearby table, as that prompted us to view the menu, and... they've updated it all, and it all looked classy, so... even though I can only comment upon my beer - which was superb - I will re-visit to try their food!

Stooped for a beer and sandwich lunch here on 23/8/2022. Both very good. We will come back. Excellent views of Portsmouth Harbour --- once the mid-morning mist had lifted.

Saturday 13 August 12:15. Ordered a light lunch (Powder Monkey Dog and Smoked Trout) for two. No sign of the order by 12:45, asked at the bar why the delay, and was told order would be ready in 5-10 minutes. Still no order at 13:15. Went to the bar, demanded and received a full refund, then left. I don't recommend ever eating there.

Stopped for a quick drink whilst visiting the museum next door. Whilst the beer was ok, the customer service was non existent. After choosing a pint listed on the chalk board we were told it wasn’t available. The lady behind the bar was unable to offer an alternative, having no knowledge of the ales on offer (or not). The bar staff in general looked like they wanted to be elsewhere whilst a long queue of thirsty customers struggled to be served…

Local residents, our first visit. Great location, an excellent business idea, very clean premise, hard working staff - and an excellent selection of high-quality ales and gins. Good see staff stepping in to deal a large, noisy group who'd clearly had too much and who were causing people to look quieter locations to enjoy their evening. Arguably, it shouldn't have been permitted to get to that point and marred an otherwise TripAdvisor 5.

A superb way to spend a few hours on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Good beers, a nice tasty afternoon snack and a great view.

We called in for a drink having been walking nearby. There is a large range of craft beers, lagers, craft gins etc. Not really knowing what beers to order based on our usual tastes we asked one of the bar staff for recommendations which they were happy to provide. Their choices although not what we would have usually chosen were excellent and very tasty. We sat outside as it was a lovely day which made a pleasant early evening experience.

The place itself is in a nice location etc. deserves 4/5. However the beer my wife and I had, was put simply POOR… 1/5 would be too kind The beer in question “Vienna Pale” was Cloudy, not hazy. Hazy would imply you could see through to the other side of the glass, which in this case you could not. Bar maid confirmed the beer is served hazy as the brewer likes to retain a lot of the trub to improve the flavour characteristics. Clearly when dispensed the trub was not retained in the barrel and was deemed acceptable practice to go forward into the glass! I waited a while for this beer to perhaps settle, but it was never going to happen anytime soon. As someone who brews their own wheat beer I am more than familiar with this issue, which is down to insufficient stillage effectively not allowing the beer enough time to settle! The trub will have imparted all the flavour it needs to within the barrel and does need to go forward and be chewed when drinking the beer! Put simply £7.65 for one and a half pints of this garbage was daylight robbery, not even good home brew.

Visited after a walk on a sunny Friday lunchtime. The place was empty,and soul less. More staff than customers. We asked for a beer list as there were no prices displayed. The printed list had some beer descriptions but the beer we chose bore no...

It's a bit of a dark horse, but truly a real ale house. Definitely a unique location. And the beer was OK as well. I enjoyed it along with my partner. 👍

Visited Powder Monkey Tap House for a private function on Friday. Welcoming staff, excellent choice of beverages. We were using the seating area at the far end and there was plenty of space and lovely to be able to use the outside space. Food had...

What a wonderful place beautiful view of the harbour sitting outside in the sun lovely beers to try all brewed locally the food looks gorgeous

Stopped off here for a quick bite and a drink during our Saturday dog walk. The lunch was delicious and excellent value. Dog friendly so perfect for us! We will be back and can definitely recommend the Bratwurst!

Superb venue with beautiful views across Portsmouth Harbour. A brilliant array of beers to suit almost anyone, and very knowledgeable staff that are happy to make a recommendation based on your usual tastes. We had a couple of hotdogs which were perfect, with a side...

Have been here on multiple occasions and absolutely love it. Always treated fantastically by staff as well the wide selection of excellent craft beers. Thank you to jake for making all my experiences so enjoyable

We are local and visited initially for a drink and felt quite excited by the menu. We returned on our Friday afternoon although dissapointed to learn that the harbour view room was pre booked for a later function. The staff made us feel welcome and...

Great food and drinks the service was good and we will definitely visit again when on the south coast. The staff were so friendly and the place was spotless.

What a great place jake, Olivia and Madi looked after us brilliantly They do beer flights now, great idea Definitely will return

After a long walk, we were surprised to find this wonderful bar along the way. Stunning views, fantastic food and drink, and a knowledgeable and friendly bartender (I didnt catch his name but he was very tall) made for a great unplanned afternoon! Will definitely...

I'd heard a lot about The powder monkey bar in Gosport Explosion and all of it was good, the food, the beer and the setting. I can confirm it's a lovely bar there's a wide choice of real ale and cider as well as wine...

I’m always keen to visit somewhere when a new brewery pops up. In reality this was a bit of a confused visit. Firstly we popped to their brewery ‘tasting bar’ which has by far a more ‘taproom’ feel - unfortunately this is only open for...

We popped into our new local on Sunday evening for a drink and a snack. The staff are fantastic - so warm, friendly and accommodating. They allowed me to try one of their pale ales to see if I liked it. I did! My OH...