The best restaurants serving British food in St Thomas Portsmouth South East

I really feel this could and should be a great boozer … but sadly it’s lacking any kind of friendly welcome / engagement / atmosphere from the staff who’ve served me when ive visited on recent occasions. When other local pubs within a few hundred metres of The Wellington are busy with a great atmosphere, sadly this pub is virtually empty. Given they have a great location at the bottom of the High Street next to The Square Tower I can’t help but think they are missing a major trick in not attracting more customers/ tourists / visitors to Old Pompey by offering a better experience.

Booked a table for lunch. The table behind us was so noisy that we couldn't hear each other. It would be nice if there was a restaurant side away from people who just want a drink. The mustard mac cheese was not very nice ! Far to much mustards seeds in it, it tasted awful

Lovely views of the Spinnaker Tower, easy parking and good food.

We went to Tiger Tiger for dinner with a few work colleagues. It was very nice and the food was good. The cocktails were really nice and the staff was friendly.

Only allowed 2 vegetables with your dinner, you have to choose between red cabbage, cauliflower, carrots or pancetta. I like a selection of veg as you get on most roasts. The Lamb was excellent as was the braised red cabbage. The cauliflower had barely seen hot water and was still very crunchy and the roast potatoes had been kept warm a little to long to make the skins a bit chewy. The venue is very cold feeling with none of the ambience of a restaurant. It’s clearly a young persons bar. There’s better out there at better prices.