The Beach Club Bar and Restaurant Portsmouth Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Lovely relaxed atmosphere watching the boats sail by and lovely very friendly staff."
• "On such a glorious day my friend and I sat on the terrace overlooking the sea which twinkled merrily as we ate."
• "Great little bar overlooking the Solent."
• "The perfect location for a drink as you watch the boats go by."
• "Awesome location, especially the outside seating."
• "The view is beautiful and the atmosphere nice and relaxed."
• "By far my favourite place to go eat or have a few chilled jars in front of the panoramic sea view!"

Cons:

• "It was cold, they were setting up for something that evening as there were people moving tables and coming in and out."
• "the reality of the British weather, cold and rain in June 😢"
• "Don't expect quiet dining as very noisy and the tables are very close together."
• "It was so loud even at 7:30 when we arrived."
• "Very noisy from the DJ - couldn't hear my children let alone hear what my husband was saying."
• "The atmosphere was a little tacky. The decor was looking quite old, and some of the wall paper was coming off."
• "Visit was slightly spoilt by noisy group who didn’t know how to behave in public."

Service

Pros:

• "The young waitress, I think she was South African said they were short staffed, she was smashing it, so calm and got the job done, she needs a payrise or a fat cash bonus."
• "The service was excellent with the food & drink quickly produced."
• "The service was good with enthusiastic young staff."
• "All the staff were very helpful."
• "Helpful and friendly service."
• "The staff made a significant positive difference in the experience. They were exceptionally friendly and attentive."
• "Staff service was good."

Cons:

• "Their service were really weak."
• "service was appalling, forgotten about, had to chase for drinks and food to be ordered."
• "Waited well over an hour for food!! No communication from management what so ever."
• "Unfortunately 3 of us could not have our choice of drink as out of stock."
• "The staff all seem pretty miserable and the manager was just flat out discourteous when we enquired about a booking we had made."
• "The service was decidedly average, the food was even worse."
• "Service is not great, Took ages for orders and other peoples orders arriving at our table."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The Greek salad which was delicious."
• "The menu is seasonal, unusual and very creative."
• "Great drinks, great food. I would definitely come again."
• "The dishes, oh gosh...they were great, we tried the chicken🐔 sandwich club, the beach club Cocteil dish and the kids had fish 🐠🐋🐟 and chips🍟."
• "Food looked and tasted amazing."
• "Delicious food. Had the Scooby Doo Burger and it was amazing and the New York Pizza week after."
• "Food was delicious. Great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Overpriced for the quality of food!!"
• "The main was good but overpriced."
• "Poor experience - ordered the vegan pizza and it was inedible and tasted purely of coconut oil, couldn’t eat it."
• "Extremely overpriced, OK service, small portions and not really tasty or flavoured."
• "For the price the portions were small and served lukewarm at best."
• "Both meals were very over cooked and greasy!!!"
• "The steak was fine. However the calamari and the tempura tasted only of the oil they'd been cooked in."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Because the other half had her hands full with pizza, beer and chips, the owner offered to help and carried it to the car where I was waiting with a happy farthers day greeting."
• "The food was perfect."
• "Couldn't fault it. Absolutely delicious. Quick efficient friendly service and outstanding food."
• "The food is always delivered on-time and to exceptional standard."
• "We really enjoyed our meals. They were quite generous in size and well-prepared."
• "The food, wine - delicious and fairly priced."
• "The prices were reasonable and the staff smiley 😄, helpful and polite."

Cons:

• "5 coffees and two cakes for £33. Literally daylight robbery."
• "They are overpriced, maybe you’re paying for the view."
• "Considering the quality of the food was expensive at nearly £40 per head."
• "The dishes are delicious but ridiculously overpriced."
• "how dare to charge extra 2.5£ for an egg or another 2.50£ if you want an avocado slice."
• "The price was far too high. I ordered a side plate of octopus that was £9.95 but very disappointing."
• "Very slow service, had to wait 30 minutes to sit at our booked table."