The Liquorist Portsmouth Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "the food met my expectations."
• "Our breakfasts came down promptly and definitely readied us for the day!"
• "Food was great, drinks were flowing, fun music and perfect festive atmosphere."
• "I had the fish and chips and my husband the mixed grill both were cooked wonderfully."
• "Only ordered a starter of the chicken skewers, which tasted lovely and came swiftly."
• "The roast pork was so tender, the potatoes were crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle."
• "The food was tasty and nice and hot when it arrived."
• "The cocktails were some of the best we have ever had."

Cons:

• "Two hour wait for overcooked and inedible chicken burger."
• "Ordered the cheese sandwich on granary bloomer. I got brown, very cheap bread with no butter."
• "It wasn't busy but still waited over an hour for food to be served."
• "My burger was over done."
• "Ordered 3 x Chicken Tikka Masala... It arrived warm rather than hot, the portion size was tiny."
• "Scampi and chips and 2 bacon and cheese burgers chips were not cooked and cold."
• "the pizza was a bit tasteless, the sauce tasted like just a straight-up tomato puree."
• "My fish sandwich was cold, dry and greasy."

Service

Pros:

• "The service we received was top quality - super happy and chatty staff."
• "All of the staff went above and beyond to ensure it all ran smoothly."
• "Couldn’t have been more helpful, we had a table booked for the champions league games."
• "The service was quick and friendly and food tasted really nice!"
• "She also checked in to ensure everything was good and offered more drinks if we needed."
• "Service at the bar was really slow and food was very average and missing some of the side dishes."
• "Service was excellent especially Lauren who made us all feel very welcome."
• "Always had a great time here. Wide selection of drinks and staff are always helpful and friendly."

Cons:

• "Manager incredibly rude! 1 star because there is a zero option!"
• "Even jokingly not jokingly said it to the bar man. Response was oh it was a busy night last night."
• "Waited over a hour for our food and when it came chips were cold."
• "Stopped by for drinks/food and ordered through the app. Drinks came fairly quick. However, was advised that ordering through the app wasn't recommended."
• "Not a good start as it took ages to get a drink with people arriving after us being served at the bar first."
• "Lacking in atmosphere. The pub was quite empty, when after a while I was approached by a staff member and told I would have to leave shortly due to a private party."
• "I was very annoyed seeing 6 other people walk in and get served ahead of me, so I left and went somewhere else."
• "The bar upstairs was closed so you had to order your drinks and wait to bring them with you upstairs."