Watkins & Faux in Portsmouth

This is now "The Club House", so don't try calling the number for Watkins and Faux! Try 023 9200 2052.

A lovely cafe, great ambience, tasty good value food with quality ingredients, and friendly, helpful and attentive staff. Great for kids too. All day breakfast was lovely. We'll be back.

I have today visited for the first time with 8 other family members one of which being my 102 year old grandmother in a wheelchair. On arrival at about 1230 there were only 3 or 4 other tables in use and we had booked with plenty of notice. We had taken a small birthday cake to give to my grandmother as it was her birthday today and we had intended to give this to her after lunch. On handing this to a member of staff who we later found out was the manager ( NEL ) who was less than helpful stating " WE DON'T NORMALLY DO THIS " and then saying she couldn't help us as she didn't have a lighter. Her whole attitude and total lack of customer service and courtesy was the worst i think i have ever seen in a hospitality environment. We decided to ask for the cake back and thought we would enjoy this later in the day when back home. Some time later NEL came to our table and with the same total lack of interest asked if we were ordering when i enquired about the possibility of my elderly grandmother just being able to have a cheese sandwich again NELL stated " WE DONT DO THEM " and " YOU HAVE THE MENU THERE HAVE A LOOK AND CHOSE SOMETHING FROM IT " The rudeness displayed by NEL was such that I had to take a couple of seconds before I spoke to one of the other family members and asked if we really wanted to stay and eat in this venue to which they felt they didn't want to. At this point I asked "NEL" who held the licence as I had intended to speak to the owner/manager and I was amazed to find out that this same person "NEL" was in fact the licence holder. I explained to NEL that we would not be staying to order lunch and that her attitude had been disgusting and that she should know far better when communicating with customers. She told me that she had been stressed and that they had been busy which if this was the case and causes her to react in this way then perhaps she needs to consider if she is best suited to running this type of business . It is a shame that now following on from the pandemic and being able to welcome customers back to these sorts of venues that a manger/owner of a business would want to treat customers in such a poor way.

We got lunch, and all of our meals were delicious. The service was great, with really friendly staff. Dog friendly, and provided biscuits for our dogs. Lots of vegetarian and great vegan options! Overall great experience, 5/5

I went in here feeling very hungry after playing two hours of tennis. I ordered the all day vegan breakfast and an Americano coffee. The food was terrible, swimming in fat and overcooked, like it had all been cooked in a deep fat fryer. I was so hungry I ate it, my big mistake, as for the rest of the day and evening I had bad indigestion and nausea . I complained to the manager who was polite and listened and apologised before going to talk with the 'chef' . I was offerred no refund, no offer of a replacement meal cooked properly, nothing. It is expensive here , and at £12.95 you expect reasonable quality food, and at least to be cooked properly...I used to be a breakfast chef in a 4 star hotel so I think I know a little about cooking breakfast. To top it all was a piece of hard toast just plonked on top of the meal and oozing far too much margarine, added to this the coffee was really weak and tasteless. A really bad overall experience with no offer of recompense in any form.

We moved to Portsmouth 4 months ago, and have been trying out all coffee and breakfast places. This is our best so far.. what makes the difference is quality ingredients (I had a breakfast bap, my wife a veggie burrito) and both were spot on.. we so often get flat white coffees filled large like a latte but these were perfect. The waiter was very pleasant and staff friendly. Only niggle was the tinny radio sound from the kitchen.. our dogs also liked the free treats! Good job and keep up the standard 😃 we might also join the tennis club as a result

First time I’ve been here for breakfast and wowwww will definitely 100% be back. The service was absolutely amazing the staff were super friendly and awesome. Now onto the breakfast, has to be the best full English I’ve ever had. Everything was oozing yummy flavour, all local produce too. Did not want it to end. Had a Latte too and that was lovely & smooth too. The whole experience was top class. 100/100. Highly recommend :)

Having visited this venue many times and often saying I will not go back due to awful attitude of some staff. This weekend was the final straw when the manager for that day was aggressive, confrontational and extremely rude. One member of staff had told us we could move a table when we asked ( he was lovely and very polite) but she came storming over to us and grabbed the table and was so incredibly rude, not listening to us when we said we had asked permission and been told yes it was ok. Her aggression was alarming to say the least and quite honestly I have never seen such awful behaviour from someone in hospitality! Never again will we return

The worst service I have ever experienced. Admittedly we were a large group and we sat outside, however we waited 45 minutes for a takeaway cappuccino and a slice of shortbread which were at the counter. All that was required was to put it on a plate. We had to remind the staff over and over of our order before it finally came. The staff appeared disorganised, no structure to how they were delivering their orders and were quite rude when we were questioning where ours was after 40 minutes or so. I wouldn’t return.

We popped by for brunch on a Sunday, service was great, food was amazing. They catered really well for our 2 year old. Good quality ingredients, cooked fresh. Looking forward to going back. Highly recommend the cooked breakfasts 😋

Came here last Sunday for breakfast, food was good but the service was awful, the young girls just could not be bothered, did not bring cutlery with food when we asked it took another 5 mins to arrive , all the other tables were brought sauces etc in a table caddy when we asked for sauce this was greeted with a huff and another 5 min wait.Coffee was warm at best so asked for these to be changed. As already said food was good let down by some staff who clearly cannot be bothered

Some training required. We wanted sugar in our tea. The waitress brought a sugar container, (glass jar with metal funnel), and proceeded to attempt to put the sugar into the cups herself. Never come across this before. In any case, a) the funnel was bunged up and the sugar wouldn't come out and b) there were sugar sachets available which it obviously hadn't occurred to her would have been more sensible to offer us. Never mind. The food was excellent.

We go here quite often and have always enjoyed it. It is a lovely setting, especially in the summer when the roses are in full bloom. We thought it would be a great venue for our wedding reception and booked it 18 months in advance; pre-covid. With so much uncertainty about whether it would go ahead, how many people we could have, could we mingle etc, it was a nervous time but Nell was absolutely brilliant, patient and very flexible so that even with changes on the day before, everything went perfectly. We decorated the place and a hired marquee ourselves and the team were on hand to help with all of that to make it look really lovely. The food was excellent, fairly priced and cooked perfectly on the barbecue. It was impressive that everyone was served at the same time with really lovely meals. They also managed to accommodate a wide variety of specific dietary requirements. On the day itself, things could not have gone better. The attention to detail was spot on and the staff were always on hand to make sure everyone had what they needed. We are very grateful to Nell, Tilly and the team for making everything so perfect.

I meet friends for lunch. I had an older £20 note and had less than good customer service from the gentleman who served me and told me he would not take my £20 note. On the plus side the young lady that started that day was charming and she got a £20 tip.

Saw this little cafe and thought lets grab a coffee. People waiting outside but we went in and placed our order for 2 take away coffee's. We were told to wait outside and they would bring them out. After standing outside for 15 mins i went in as i presume they had forgotten us, they hadn't. Was asked to wait outside again. The people outside then started getting their coffees and food. One poor lady in front of us waited 30 mins for one cup of tea!! we had to wait 25 mins. It was laughable, if we weren't in a rush i would have got my money back. The place was totally disorganised. Never again...

I had visited the previous week and felt that the food wasn’t very good. However, my husband and I decided to give them a second try. We took a seat in the garden and were told by another couple seated on the next table that it was table service but that ‘they weren’t very quick’. We decided to be patient but waited at least 10 minutes just for a menu despite there being only a few customers as it was late morning not lunchtime as yet. Since no one even looked our way we gave up and had to shout over to a waitress at another table to ask for menus. We ordered, then waited an age for coffees which came with no sugar. We asked for sugar and the waitress simply forgot to bring it out to us. We then waited a further ridiculously long amount of time for the food to arrive (a bacon sandwich and a breakfast sandwich). When it arrived it was cold and the bread had clearly been stood for an age as it was dry. The bacon was rubbery as though it had been put in a microwave. Throughout all of this the person that we discovered later was the manager was talking on and off with friends and ignoring what was going on around her. We did complain to the manager who took the money for our sandwiches off the bill which was fair enough. However, we are unlikely to return and as we are locals this is a shame and we certainly won’t be recommending them to friends.

Encontramos su encantadora cafetería de camino a un viaje a la vida marina. Disfrutamos mucho de nuestra visita y nos sentimos muy seguros de Covid. Solo tuvimos una parada para tomar café por la mañana, pero tomamos bebidas deliciosas y algunas tostadas de masa fermentada, las mejores tostadas que he probado en un café. Personal muy acogedor servicio super rápido y definitivamente volvería si alguna vez en la zona o lo suficientemente cerca para una visita. Tostadas de buena calidad, excelente relación calidad-precio y una experiencia fabulosa.

Me gustaría comenzar esta revisión teniendo en cuenta el hecho de que estamos en tiempos locos en este momento y esto hace que la hospitalidad sea un verdadero desafío y, trabajando en la industria, comprendo las dificultades tan bien como cualquiera.Sin embargo, no hay excusa para el servicio que recibimos. No puedo revisar la comida porque ni siquiera pudimos llegar tan lejos. Estuve aquí anteriormente para sentarme afuera, caminé hasta el bar, hice nuestro pedido y me dijeron que volviera a sentarse afuera.Esta vez un miembro del personal me dijo que teníamos que dar la vuelta al edificio y hacer cola en la puerta, lo cual está bien si estas son las reglas, por supuesto. Sin embargo, me dijeron groseramente que hiciera cola allí, "como todos los demás" y el miembro del personal se alejó para continuar su conversación con un colega.Luego nos dirigimos a la cafetería y hicimos cola en la puerta, solo para ver a 6 o 7 personas entrar por la misma puerta por la que entré anteriormente, hacer cola exactamente donde me habían parado y ser atendido fácilmente en el bar, así que estaba dejó confundido por qué se nos negó el servicio.Luego nos paramos (con otros 2 o 3 clientes esperando detrás de nosotros en la cola en la entrada) y fuimos ignorados y decidimos irnos después de esperar más de 10 minutos, viendo a otras personas saltar al frente dentro del café y ser atendidos, mientras los clientes esperaban. en la entrada no se les prestó atención alguna. Estas personas luego se sentaron donde quisieron, adentro o afuera.Nunca he tenido un problema aquí antes y me gustaría volver, ya que el desayuno siempre ha sido increíble en el pasado. Simplemente parece haber una gran falta de organización o atención y eso parece reflejarse también en otras revisiones recientes.

Primera visita a la cafetería que se encuentra en el Southsea Tennis Club. Las primeras impresiones se ven bien. Mesas por dentro y por fuera más comida para llevar también, que es lo que elegimos. Fui por dos batidos de fresa, tiffin de panal y pastel de zanahoria. Los pasteles eran fabulosos, especialmente el tiffin con un buen chocolate espeso. Sin embargo, los batidos eran algo suaves y muy acuosos, lo cual fue una pena, ya que se veían bien, pero apenas tenían un grosor o sabor. Volvería por los pasteles e iría por diferentes bebidas, pero en esta ocasión los batidos significan que tengo que marcarlo a un puntaje promedio.

Had an excellent lunch here today. Table outside. Food was lovely and polite service. Thank you. Will be back

Went for lunch and sat outside as it was sunny. Easy ordering process at the till - no queue. Really happy with our meals and generous side chips. Would recommend the smoothies.

Reservé una mesa para el cumpleaños de mi madre. Cuando llegamos, pudimos ver que estaba ocupado, pero los servidores estaban parados en la caja registradora charlando. Esperamos 10 minutos para que nos mostraran nuestra mesa (ella no fue amable ni acogedora). Subí al bar para pedir que me dijeran que se sentara ya que era servicio de mesa (algo que ella no había dicho cuando nos sentó) y luego esperamos 15 minutos para que nos dijeran que fue una espera de 45 minutos (algo que podrían habernos dicho en el momento de sentarse.Todos parecían muy estresados y esto luego se convirtió en una mala educación. Decidimos irnos.Estoy de acuerdo con algunas de las otras revisiones que no parecen estar manejando bien debido a COVID. Me gustaba estar aquí pero, lamentablemente, probablemente no volveré a visitarlo.

Somos visitantes habituales (no frecuentes) de este lugar. Observo que la gente no está contenta con los niños y con el hecho de que es más costoso que en otros lugares.Dice que es un establecimiento apto para niños y que la calidad de los ingredientes que se utilizan aquí es mucho mejor que en los lugares más baratos a los que se puede ir.Hasta este fin de semana, todas nuestras visitas habían sido buenas experiencias. Tengo la impresión de que no se están adaptando bien a la forma actual en que funcionan los lugares.Tienes que esperar para sentarte. Esto está bien, pero vi varios casos en los que el personal estaba reunido alrededor del mostrador charlando mientras los clientes esperaban para sentarse.Las bebidas calientes se sirven en envases para llevar. Esto se establece como un requisito en otra revisión. Entonces, ¿por qué las bebidas frías se sirven en vasos y la comida en platos de porcelana?Lamentablemente, nuestras bebidas se sirvieron calientes en lugar de calientes y un cliente, al preguntar dónde estaba su café con leche, recibió su bebida. Parecía obvio que la bebida había estado parada hasta que el cliente la persiguió y luego la entregó.La calidad de la comida fue tan buena como siempre, pero la experiencia del cliente fue lamentablemente corta de lo que ha sido. Aprecio que estemos en tiempos extraños, pero en todas partes parece estar lidiando bien, pero esto no se puede decir aquí, según la evidencia de esta visita. Es una gran lástima porque siempre ha sido la opción: colocar en el paseo marítimo. Con otras opciones abiertas ahora a lo largo del baile de graduación, es necesario volver a los viejos estándares o la gente simplemente se irá a otra parte.Me duele marcar el lugar como pobre pero no puedo calificar más alto en esta ocasión.Por favor, vuelva a su mejor nivel superlativo. Su servicio debe coincidir con su comida.

Siempre he experimentado un servicio impredecible y la calidad de la comida aquí, pero como la ubicación es buena y se admiten perros y niños, también es conveniente.Pero ayer fue definitivamente mi última visita. Mi amigo y yo experimentamos tanta mala educación por parte de tres miembros distintos del personal, en cada etapa de nuestra visita.La chica que nos saludó por primera vez, literalmente, no se molestó en explicar el proceso de asientos y pedidos. La mujer que tomó el pedido trató activamente de disuadir a mi amiga de que hiciera un pedido y le dijo que el chef le cortaría la cabeza de un mordisco si pedía una enmienda a los componentes del desayuno vegetariano.Vimos a la camarera deambular un rato con nuestras bebidas, porque no podía molestarse en caminar hasta nuestra mesa en el área del jardín. Ella había derramado uno de los cafés y se ofreció a limpiarlo 'si queríamos'. Ella nunca lo hizo y todavía estaba esperando una servilleta de reemplazo mucho después de que terminé mi almuerzo (no puedes ayudarte en este momento).Mientras estábamos allí, nadie salió a limpiar las otras 5/6 mesas después de que los clientes terminaron sus comidas y se fueron, por lo que ni siquiera era un ambiente agradable para sentarse.Hay muchos otros lugares encantadores para comer, ¡ahórrese la decepción y vaya a otro lugar!

We hadn't been here for a while but had a brilliant breakfast, so much choice on the menu. Well spaced tables with good ventilation or seats outside. The cakes looked good too but another time.

Me gusta apoyar a las empresas locales cuando puedo. No he estado en Watkins & Faux en Southsea Tennis Club por algún tiempo. La última vez que estuve aquí, tomé un buen café y un pastel. Así que fue una buena experiencia.Esta vez visité a media tarde con un amigo. No servían bebidas calientes. Tenían poca comida.Así que decidimos tomar refrescos. Dos latas de gaseosas llegaron a 5. Creo que ambos estábamos en shock cuando pagamos. No volveremos.Ahorre su dinero y vaya al Coffee Cabin detrás del edificio del club de tenis en el lado de Southsea Common. Precios normales para un buen café y una buena selección de pasteles.

Ha pasado algún tiempo desde la última vez que visitamos Watkins & Faux, pero con un sábado gratis debido a cancelaciones deportivas, caminamos por el paseo marítimo y pedimos café. Razonablemente ocupado a pesar de la situación actual, el personal era acogedor y eficiente. Hay una buena variedad de asientos en el espacioso edificio del club de tenis, el menú es amplio y las comidas a nuestro alrededor estaban recibiendo reacciones positivas y ciertamente se veían muy bien. Los cafés blancos planos eran excelentes y volveremos pronto. ser

Full of noisy children which made conversation difficult. Food was quite good but expensive. They charge £2 for a can of coke which you have to buy over the counter.

The noise of screaming kids was deafening. One elderly person couldn't hear any of our conversation. Ordered two teas. Got one pot. Checked but apparently that's what you get. Enough for one small tea cup each. Has poached eggs on toast. Two very small eggs on one piece of toast. One was hard. Table very sticky. Would be OK if coming with young kids as places for them to runabout. Nice staff.

What a grim place to be! Prices would suggest a nice bistro type cafe when I’ve been to better greasy spoons and at nearly £40 for what we had I would suggest you avoid, least with a spoon you know what you’re getting.I’ll list the cons first....• all the tables are wobbly and sticky absolutely gross.• floor is sticky, reminds me of pubs I’ve been to late at night.• toilets are super grim not had a deep clean in forever, even the grout by the urinals has turned yellow! • children’s high chairs are covered in bean juice and other bits, clearly don’t get wiped off. Really made my skin crawl.• cupboard where they keep the sauces is covered in this sticky mess.• food is massively over priced for what you get! I would suggest taking your hard earned money and visiting one of the better places in south sea But disappointment. P.s no pros

Hemos tenido desayunos en todo Southsea, Old Portsmouth y Eastney y este es, con mucho, el más caro hasta ahora. No nos importaría si fuera algo especial, pero no lo es. Salchichas vegetarianas cocidas, al igual que los champiñones, solo la mitad de un tomate pequeño y 3. 50 por una pequeña tetera que se esperaba que fuera por 2.

La falta de higiene básica en este lugar es vil, ya que lamentablemente lo descubrí al final de mi reciente visita después de haber comido mi comida.Visité los baños antes de irme para ver a la camarera salir del cubículo, todavía con su delantal (debería haberse quitado antes de entrar a los baños). Ella pasó sus manos bajo el agua para todos 0. 5 segundos. Sin jabonAbsolutamente asqueroso.

A varied menu of my favourite foods....Spoilt for choice !!!... Quality produce...Friendly service...Recommended.

Ordered Full English and Eggs Royal with tea and latte food was good but the cups were chipped and one was dirty. The place could do with a deep clean as grubby in places especially around the counter and food areas and flooring.

Really good food.Beautifully seasoned and really tasty.will definitely come again My only suggestion is paper table clothes as the tables are stained and although they were clean the stains remained

Fantastic service! Couple of issues were fixed no problem once raised to staff. Staff are a very natural style of friendly which is rare these days.

Una mesa pegajosa y grasienta, muy por encima del huevo hecho en un plato, otro plato con huevo viscoso. Huevos benedictinos con jamón - terrible, el jamón en realidad está frito, no gracias. El café no se parece en nada a las fotos. Chocked sobre humo de carne quemada cuando no abren las ventanas de la cocina. DESAPARECIDO. EXCELENTE TIEMPO GRANDE

Reservé una mesa para ocho para comer un sábado a la hora del almuerzo. Todos tuvimos diferentes comidas y bebidas, sin embargo, el servicio fue increíblemente rápido y la comida era excelente y muy bien presentada. Fue una primera visita para todos nosotros y todos disfrutamos muchísimo. Sin duda volveré tan pronto como sea posible.

Cannot believe we never visited this place when we lived in Southsea! A hidden gem. We ordered English breakfast and was 1 of the BEST breakfasts we’ve had in a long time. Great service. Staff should be very proud.

Love love love it here and we keep coming back for more!

Menu & food were absolutely fantastic. Service was good maybe a tiny bit slow but it was busy. Really nice decoration and atmosphere.

Very nice place to eat in Portsmouth. Bacon was very nice and so was the bread. Crisps were okay and so were drinks. Have been here before and it was good. Good overall.

This cafe is situated within the Portsmouth Tennis Club buildings, close to the Seafront and the children’s splash pool. The decor and architecture has the feel of a much earlier era, and there are a variety of comfortable seats. There is a daily selection of healthy foods and excellent coffee and teas. A family friendly atmosphere in a bright ambience, with welcoming and efficient staff.

I used to love coming here with friends and family,it was a little gem but im sad to ssy that my last few visits over the last year or two have been just awful. I have been again recently in the hope of improvement but again it was just like a creche with screaming babies and unruly children so not at all relaxing yet again. The music has been loud also and makes chatting with the people you are dining with hard work.The toilets have been dirty and bins full of smelly nappies on each visit and the food has gone down hill in quality also,such a shame for Southsea and the people who enjoyed visiting in the good old days., I hope the owners take heed of the growing negative reviews and address the situation but luckily there are many other good cafes to chose from in Southsea nowadsys if not.

Hot and stuffy, a limited menu with expensive choices. Could do with air conditioning and a better choice of food. Closed without warning for private functions

Came here with our young lad and another couple with their daughter and coundn’t have felt more welcome. We were one of five familes in the restaurant, most with pushchairs. Plenty of room to move around and plenty of high chairs. Changing facility’s available. Children’s play area with toys/books to keep them entertained. Food was very good, nice for families to enjoy good food and good atmosphere. Staff are friendly and welcoming and food was served in a reasonable time. ‘Kids Plater’ was very good for our weaning son and allowed him to join us at the table. All in all a good all round restaurant and nice to have a family friendly place without being glaired at.

We have been to this place a few times. I must say that our recent visit in June was very disappointing. Food was ok n most of the staff were friendly but it was the owner lady who really put us all off. She was so not friendly, arrogant and rude. May be she shouldn’t be customer facing at as she seems to really stressed n miserable. Other customers noticed it too. We have been previously n it was pleasant. I don’t think we will be returning if that the kind of attitude and behaviour the owner is willing to display to their customers. It’s just so disappointing. They seem to have lost their care and enthusiasms. Even one of the staff agreed with us with the owner attitude and apologised on her behalf to us. This is just shocking.

Had been coming here regulalry for nearly 5 years, breakfast was always fantastic and best in the area. More recently it has taken a turn for the worse (not sure if new management) owner has a real attitude and is more of a profits rather than service person. Quality of breakfast has gone right down using sub standard ingredients and have changed the rules on items you can swap without declaring it to customers. It’s also grubby and run down and don’t even go near the toilets, best avoid now real shame, thank you for the memories Watkins and Faux

On my second trip to Watkins and faux. First visit was perfect. This time I was very let down. First my coffee was spilt by my waitress and they didn’t make any move to replace what was spilt and if lost about a third of the cup. Then they bring out the wrong food (the same plate was paraded around several times) we kept saying we had ordered pancakes not a bacon sandwich. They insisted it was our fault even though the girl at the counter read my order back to me at the time of ordering. They then made my boyfriend go inside to pay the £1 difference. Once they came they were just not good. The pancakes were too thick and dry in the middle. The bacon was undercooked. Also who serves back bacon with American style pancakes!?! Overall we didn’t even finish one portion between two hungry people and were sorely let down.

Went here with kids after a recommendation. Place was busy so always a good sign. However food was of poor quality. Nobody came to ask if everything was okay. Eventually someone came to clear our plates. The chips on my plate were untouched as they weren't cooked. The male waiter asked was everything okay. I informed him it wasn't and that the chips were uncooked. He said nothing; just gave me that look of "Do you really think I'm bothered." Unfortunately this is one of those places that you pay in advance and get served by people on minimum wage. Of course they aren't bothered. Never going to extract another penny from my pocket!

Stopped here for breakfast on our way to the rural and seaside show on Southsea castle fields. Lovely scrambled eggs that were so clearly free range from the colour! The lovely Italian lady that brought our tea was efficient and friendly. The other lady however thought that we were strange for just wanting scrambled egg and for not wanting it smothered in black pepper, personal preference or allergy who cares it's still a sale!

I love this place. Quick pit stop for lunch. Delicious Welsh rarebit and the best eggs benedict ever according to Mr L. Great coffee and soft drinks. Always busy. Great staff. Highly recommend.

Visited today with my wife. We both had the smashed avocado on toast with halloumi. My wife had had it before and told me how good it was. Its a lovely relaxed setting with really wholesome food. I'm sure its owner operated - it has the feel of a place where the owners are there making sure everything is just so. As it was a midweek lunchtime the place was full of small babies and children but surprisingly it was not 'manic' as places full of children often are.

Walking towards the entrance we saw the chalkboard welcoming dogs and it set the tone well for the warm welcome we got on entry. Quickly directed to the dog friendly area we scanned the full menu. Plenty of choice but we settled on a big...

Visited many times and always good. Can get full quickly, but worth a small wait. Excellent coffee as usual.

We have eaten breakfast here a few times now and have found the food to be very nice. There is a nice selection available on the menu and each option we have tried has been tasty. It is not cheap but so far we have...

Have been here a few times, never had a particularly good experience, but is fairly convenient if walking along the beach. Food is average at best, staff disinterested at best. Probably won’t go back.

We had Sunday breakfast here and found it to be very tasty but unfortunately it was Lukewarm once again, this...

Stopped here prior to my son running in the Great South Run. The restaurant had put on extra breakfasts with...

A lovely venue, polite staff, clean. Very nice menu but i do think the food has been slightly hit and...

Visited for lunch with a friend and their baby. Really lovely find. Extensive menu with a few standard dishes but...

Popped in for lunch and wasn't disappointed... good food served fast and resonably priced... staff were welcoming and quickly cleared...

A delicious brekkie....grilled halloumi and mushrooms were awesome. We were looking for any old greasy spoon- but found this place...

The 19th Aug. and it.s our wedding anniversary so we decided to breakfast at Watkins & Faux then take a...

Very disappointing, the table was sticky pointed out to waitress who said it had just been cleaned, she did do it again, but was still sticky, whole table, we had to put down napkins, and they stuck to table, we had ordered drinks, tea was insipid tasting, my cup was filthy, pointed this out new cup bought over, milk jug looked grimy inside, luckly I had ordered black tea, although milk bought, there was food on floor, door for entrance was grimy with dirt, toilets untidy,paper all over floor, didn't look like they are checked throughout day, handle sticky, gardens unkept, looks down at heal all over, menu's were easy to read which is a positive, staff pleasant, but wouldn't inspire me to return,i think it doesn't represent Portsmouth hospitality in a positive light at all,

There were six of us and there was plenty of space at a large table, the building was airy and light, it being a hot summer day in July there was a bit of a breeze which was nice. All orders placed and service was prompt and pleasant. Nice food with meat eaters, vegans and vegetarians catered for. (oh and the pescetarian).

We have visited Watkins and Faux for breakfast on a number of occasions now and are never disappointed.The menu has plenty of variety with a couple of twists without being weird. Staff are very helpful and service good - if the food is going to take a while ( when busy) they tell you.Food is very good ( The "Big Breakfast" is!) and the pleasant surroundings contribute to making the whole experience great - for kids and even dogs (bowls and free biscuits!!).Only minor observation - cutlery is very "cheap" and uncomfortable and doesn't match the rest of the experience.

A lovely, classy venue, in a superb location and serving excellent food. Breakfast is always a winner! For those who have found the presence of children a problem, this is a family cafe and there is a splash pool located right outside - that the place is family friendly really shouldn't come as a surprise. It's a lovely spot on a bright summer's day, highly recommended.

Went here Friday for a lunch with the family and it is always difficult finding a place that cater for Vegans for my wife and me. However this cafe were great in adjusting their menu for us and even offered to swap ingredients so we didn't miss out on portion sizes. Food was delicious and a great family atmosphere. Would be coming again and again.

I could imagine if the sun was out this would be popular. On a dark and miserable day it was a nice quiet shelter. Had a fairly good cappuccino and a bacon butty!The staff were friendly and smiling. There is a play area for children and outdoor seating. Worth a stop if you are tired and are passing by

Nanny and Grandad popped in here with our 9 month old grandson after a dip in the nearby Splash Pool. We were hungry, he was hungry, so once we had ordered, we gave him the beginning of his lunch, because, as you know, kids of this age do not tolerate slow service. Thirty-five minutes later, the grownups had still not received their meal. The lad's food was gone, and all he wanted to do was to move onto life's next adventure, and was consequently becoming extremely frustrated. Nine month old babies have a range of effective methods of conveying this. After questioning the staff, our food at last arrived, so we rapidly bolted it down, and got on our way. No apologies, no explanation. We have a case here of either simple incompetence, or the not uncommon error of prioritising takeaway orders over sit-in orders. The restaurant was scarcely one-quarter full, and other family customers were demanding to know when their food was coming. Wouldn't take kids in here until the management can assure Trip Advisors that today's delays will not happen again.

Fabulous high tea with sandwiches; crisps; scones with jam and cream;macaroons; Victoria sponge - and a dozen delicacies. All for £12 a head. Friendly service, top ups offered. Quiet, cool and spacious, ambient surroundings (dogs came too).

We were looking for a unique and beautiful venue for our wedding reception somewhere near the seafront in Southsea. From our first discussions with Nell we knew we had found the ideal place. Nell and team couldn't do more to help craft the perfect evening (despite our regular changes/updates) and put together a plan and a menu to suit the occasion. The food was absolutely spectacular, some of the guests said it was the best they have ever had! The venue looked beautiful and the team made sure everything came together perfectly. Thank you all so much for a wonderful night!

I think this place is the old tennis clubhouse. One of the tables is still sometimes reserved for the club. Very nice coffee and nice breakfasts but can be a bit of a wait at brunch-time at the weekend. There is a little row of school desks by one of the windows but you can't get your legs under them when seated. They either need to raise the desks or lower the chairs!

Very family friendly cafe, we had hot drinks and cake whilst we gave baby lunch. One of our group is gluten free and loved that there was another cake option other than a choc brownie. The only minor was that our table wasn't cleared but it was a big enough table that we placed them at one end.

Very enjoyable coffee break here today in pleasant surroundings with the family. Food and drink were both served quickly by warm and friendly staff. Very likely to return.

As a resident of many years I remember this place as just the tennis club. Taken over by the W and F team a few years back this has become one of the places to go in Southsea for brekkie and lunch - almost hip. Always packed the breakfast is wonderful and lunch is great too - wide choice, licenced for booze and probably more cordon blue than it looks - give it a go but book - it's always packed and perfect for young kids...

It was a sunny Sunday morning so we decided to sit outside and have our breakfast at Watkins & Faux. We were staying at the Queens hotel but I had seen this place and Tripadvisor so we thought we'd try it out. Only a 5 minute walk from the hotel we came across this lovely tennis club. We ordered a big breakfast, eggs royale, poached egg on toast and toast and jam. We also had 4 cups of tea. All together it came to about £33 which I thought was quite reasonable. The portions were a good size and we all came away very satisfied after a tasty breakfast. The menu was very varied and I would definitely recommend a stop here especially on a lovely sunny day.

I called in for some lunch to be greeted by a friendly face who was quick to pass me a menu and point out the 'Specials'. Dilemma time. What do I choose? I opted for a Breakfast Sandwich - So glad I opted for the Sourdough bread! The sandwich was so thick I chose a knife and fork to avoid dripping the orange egg yolk down my tie. As for taste it was sublime, everything was full of flavour - herby sausage, bacon that was well cured and not full of salt, an egg that as I mentioned previously had a yolk so orange if it wasn't free range I'd love to know what the chicken was fed on! Then the bread, oh the bread... Baked locally cut thick generously buttered with proper butter it tasted like bread tasted like when I visited my grandparents as a child. I've probably lost some readers by now but if you've lasted this long next time you visit Southsea / Pompey this is a MUST. It isn't cheap but I do think it's fairly priced given the quality of the food.

This café in the tennis courts at Southsea has a great menu and very good service. My wife had the fish finger sandwich, which was outstanding in sourdough bread. My son and I had the quesadillas which come in a range of flavours, and both of ours were excellent and very flavoursome. The smoothies, named after tennis stars, were also an interesting alternative to our usual Diet Cokes!The building is quirky and pleasant, and the service was great and friendly. The toilets, which are apparently run by the council (probably as this is a former tennis pavilion) are the only thing that lets the place down, but forewarned is forearmed, so you won't be surprised! We would definitely eat here again regardless.

After a long wait 2 children's breakfasts came out, and the kids made short work of them, they were a very good size and the bacon and sausages were a very good quality. After a little wait the rest of the food came out. The club sandwiches were huge although we all agreed that it would be better served without the third slice of bread, as there was so much. The quesadillas were unfortunately incredibly greasy, It took 2 thick napkins to soak it all up! I'm not really sure why they were so much more expensive than the normal sandwiches on the menu? They didn't have much filling in them and we're really the only thing that let the experience down.The kids loved the play area!

Recommended by a local as we queued to eat somewhere else! Changed our plan and arrived for lunch. Nice environment, friendly staff and good food. Wasn't quite sure of the set up but worked out you ordered food at the bar area. There's an area set aside for those who have brought well behaved dogs. We experience five dogs who were all very good, I wouldn't bring ours as no guarantee of good behaviour!Childrens play area and family seating area looked really good for those with younger children - mine is eight so had out grown it.Great service, food was fabulous and reasonably priced, Fantastic coffee the best Cortardo I've had for a long time! Will definitely be visiting again!

Met my friend here for lunch on 29th Dec. She is local, I'm from Surrey. Was my suggestion to try the tennis club. Oh how I regretted that the next day. We had totally different dishes but both had diarrhoea & nausea from hell - ruined my new year celebrations as I was too ill to go out. Someone clearly came to work infectious.PS The toilets (which do clearly state they are run by the council) were HORRIBLE.

Really friendly staff, lovely atmosphere, really light, airy and soft chilled music, excellent quality food, yummy! Looking forward to going back with the children to test out the toys!

I love this friendly cafe situated on the common next to the tennis courts. I would say we visit at least once a week when out walking the dogs. The staff are great and the cafe has a special doggie area where you can sit inside which is wonderful! The cooked breakfast is delicious and I recommend you try it out for sure! Its usually busy with lots of families with young children and I love bringing my grand daughters here. Only one teeny criticism...the tea needs work ....my friends and I have had afternoon pots of tea here on several occasions and the tea tends to be cold...are you warming the pot and using boiling water folks? Overall though I love this cafe and the staff. Thank you

Haven't been here for a while and always had breakfast in the past, which was also excellent. The service was friendly and laid back. The meal was excellent and very good value. The place was full of toddlers but that is probably a timing thing and OK for me, although the noise would not be every Ines preference. I would go as far as saying this is the best meal I have had in Southsea for a while.

We went for breakfast with our 4 day old and we're served fantastic quality food. I had the 'big breakfast' which came with top quality meat and nothing that could be classed as greasy. The wife had the fluffiest pancakes I've ever seen accompanied by caramelised bananas which were to die for.The place was quiet when we arrived around 10am but was soon bustling with kids and adults alike. This suits us and we would have no worries taking our other 2, older kids.

We came with 2 dogs, a baby and 4 adults. One who is gluten free and 2 who are veggies. The staff were really pleasant and friendly. They were helpful and chatty. We had burgers and chips or sandwiches. Even though we ordered and paid separately all of our food arrived at the same time. The food was delicious and good sized portions. We were not rush and were able to linger over our teas and coffee after our meal. However it was a quiet Friday afternoon after the lunch rush. All in all a fab meal.

I joined some friends to celebrate a birthday. I have been here before and was disappointed at the size of the smoked salmon and scrambled egg breakfast. I decided to have the veggie breakfast asking for scrambled eggs. This was repeated back to me and I heard the person taking the order again repeat the order whilst putting it into the till. We were advised there would be a 20 minute wait. This wasn't a problem as we were all chatting. When my meal arrived it was with fried eggs, not scrambled. I said mine was with scrambled eggs and the server disappeared. She reappeared with the same plate of food and said the chef was too busy to rectify the error. She said it was an error between till and kitchen. I appreciate they were very busy, but I would have liked an apology. I felt that it was like it or lump it, hardly the way to get repeat business. i could see the server was very busy, but the offer of a free cup of tea wouldn't have gone amiss and I probably wouldn't be writing this review. Other members of our group were also disappointed with their meals eg avocado on sour dough no chilli oil as advertised.

Had pancakes with bacon and syrup. 2 pancakes were completely burnt and they tried to hide it by presenting them stacked good side up. I would normally politely complain but on this occasion I couldn't because I would have 'lost it' . Fact they tried to hide it made me see red. For sake of a quids worth of ingredients! I left them on plate for all to see as I left.....i won't go back, shame because the coffee is good.

Had brunch a bacon and egg sarnie. Was very tasty. Friendly and helpful staff. Really light and airy quaint building. Able to sit in or outside.

Have been here a few times and have never had anything to worry about. The staff are always friendly and quick to serve drinks before the food which is always cooked fresh, the menu is varied and always have changing specials which is a shame as my partner loved the pulled lamb burger. It's a quirky place to look at but we like it so much that we chosen to have our wedding reception here due to the location, food, staff and general look of the building and grounds.Come along way since the farmers market where I believe they started and can only see them getting bigger and better in the long run.

We had taken our granddaughter to the Splash-park on Southsea Common, and we were a little peckish, so popped into the Watkins & Faux, Pavilion Cafe in The Southsea Tennis Club.The food was fantastic, and so reasonable too.We will be back!

We popped in today for our lunch and it was lovely. The staff are very friendly and helpful. It was very busy but the staff was on the ball. We ordered 3 adult meals and a kiddy ham sandwich for a very fussy little girl. The sandwich that came looked really good, but she did not like the ham as it had mustard on it, so my daughter asked if we could change it for a poached egg on toast. I was quite prepared to pay extra as it was our grand daughter who did not like the food and nothing wrong with the dish. The staff insisted that there was no extra cost as they had used the mustard ham rather then the childrens ham. Our food was excellent very tasty and nicely presented and the food was served really quickly considering how busy they were. Full marks for the polite staff and tasty food.

Me & my boyfriend love coming here for breakfast, coffee and lovely orange juice.Always a good way to start the day, the team is looking after you really well, always smiling! Test yourself you wont regret :)

Hangover, needed a breakfast and wow. Menu is nice size and promoting all locally sourced products.I had in my head a full English, when I saw the menu I opted for the Breakfast Quesadilla, different but fantastic. My friend opted for the full English and again full of praise, proper sausages and the bread is home made.A picture of this attached, however I ate mine as quickly as it came!Will defiantly come back as food and service was top notch.Well done all

What a lovely café we stumbled on after a very long walk. It was clean , airy, spacious and the staff were great and friendly. Lovely food and drink and went again the day after.

Heard great things but very disappointed. Was told there was a twenty minute wait for food which turned into nearly an hour. Luke warm tea, massacred mushrooms and glutinous eggs. Don't get me started on the vege sausages. Bits of vegetables squished together, coated and then deep fried to within an inch of their life do not sausages make. Tables were decidedly sticky. Doubtful of a return visit.

Located right next to the Southsea Commons, it is the perfect place to grab a bite or a cuppa. The soup is my favorite, but I have yet to be disappointed in anything the cafe serves. The staff is friendly.

What I love about this place is that you can take your kid there and if they are having a meltdown, no one cares. Because everyone's kid is having a meltdown. But somehow when everyone's kids are whining in harmony you kind of stop hearing it. No one casts an agitated look your way, so you get to eat in relative peace. The food is good, I'm one of those vegan types and I never struggle to find something tasty. Good beer on tap, lovely location...tennis courts and a sweet little kids water park thing. We basically go every Sunday and have a gay old time. I dropped a star rating because of the ventilation....can get a bit smoky if it's busy, but it's not like you're there for hours on end, you can stifle through the food fog.