We visited the Canteen for brunch and were shouted at upon arrival for not providing a number of…read moreguests straight away (we had 3 toddlers with us) and were made to feel unwelcome and belittled. The vibe was that they do no seem to want customers. Do not recommend.

The Canteen Classic Waffle with Nutella, fresh strawberries and banana was warm from the iron…read more It was Belgian style and served on an a nice earthen style ceramic plate along with a piping hot Americano. The service was youthful yet good and the music unoffensive and low which really pleased me. Best part is the setting inside a stone fortress with tables looking directly over the pebble beach towards the Isle of Wight. The interior has been made to feel less cold than a year ago. Now I would even consider it cozy.

There are not many times I write reviews about a hotel that are 1 star, but this hotel was awful!!!…read more The only reason for the single star is the proximity to shopping, other than that..... barf! Front desk staff was rude.... Room smelled bad.... Stains on carpet immediately upon entering room.... Bathroom was UTTERLY DISGUSTING! I am so glad I only had to stay here one night, because there was no way I would step foot in the moldy shower! This hotel really has work to do.... I will NEVER be back again!

My wife and I stayed here for almost a week for my classmate's wedding in Portsmouth. The entire…read morehotel is very nice, well maintained, and clean. The staff are all very friendly and helpful. We had the complimentary breakfast most mornings, scrambled eggs, baked beans, sausage, fresh fruit. So much better than the typical American Holiday Inn fare. The location is great, right on top of the Outlet mall. There are several great restaurants in the mall and great pubs nearby, to include the Dolphin, where Lord Nelson drank the night before he set sail for Trafalgar. Speaking of Lord Nelson, the historic docks at Portsmouth are within easy walking distance, and could easily fill an entire day of exploration. The train station is also adjacent to the outlet mall, and can get you to London in about 2 hours. If you are going to be staying in the Portsmouth/Southsea area, I highly recommend this excellent hotel.

A very nice hotel. The best thing with this hotel is that they even carry your luggage until night…read morewhen you leave the hotel. A very nice customer service.

Fantastic pub, great food and good prices. Traditional english food…read more I used to go to this pub every week before going on to a club, its a traditional pub located in old portsmouth (one of the nicest parts of pompey) the service is good. The pub is usually busy but you can still get a table most of the time and its fairly quick to get served. definitely worth a visit.

They didn't tell me that the mini bar was complimentary. I asked when going into breakfast. Nice…read moretouch though. Two cans of coke (diet and ordinary), two bottles of water (sparkling and still), mars bar, pack of crisps. They should charge the price display for drinks. Guinness price shown as £5.95, charged £6.55 (I thought that this illegal). In the case of bar prices I 'm sure it doesn't come under the category "invitation to buy" rule. Air conditioning was supposed to be on, but didn't feel any benefit. I didn't have enough details about the availability of the pool. The room was quite roomy, and I think I got a family room. The bathroom was clean, but not enough space to put toiletries out. I could quite get to grips with the coffee machine. Needs a lot of pressure to put the lid down. Chose the large coffee option but got what looked like an espresso. Three coffee cups each with a small packet of biscuits. The bed was comfortable. Shower wasn't fixed, which suits me. Power not bad considering on the 6th floor. The evening meal was just above average. Breakfast selection was great. Pricing. Room with Breakfast - £134.83 Car Parking (not mentioned on the website) £5 per night Small Pino Grigio - £3.95 250 ml Malbec - £8.95 Calamari - £6.95 10oz ribeye steak - £23.95 Gratuity (from bar) not mentioned until checkout - £4.33 Total Bill £186.46

So overall about average for hotels. I can't really base my stay on anything other than my US…read moreexperiences but here it goes. The goods: - I booked on Expedia. The price was approximately $144 USD. This price was below what I would consider the average price for other hotels comparable in the area. - This hotel was within walking distance to the Gunwharf Quay (apparently pronounced "key" in Britain) and the University or Portsmouth. The train station (Portsmouth Harbor) was approximately a mile from the hotel but after looking at the map there may have been a closer train station north of the University. - There was plenty of historical sights as well as local night life within walking distance. - The coleslaw was super delicious. The bads: - The food was ridiculously overpriced. My buddy and I each got a club sandwich and one beer, cost was about 37 pounds ($40 something USD). It was good but not that good. - My bathroom had a huge water stain on the ceiling. - There wasn't ceiling van for ventilation in the restroom. - Climate control was centrally located. Even though there was a thermostat on the wall I'm pretty sure it was there for looks. I like a cold room, I would say it was anything but cold. Overall: For the price and location I would stay there again.

The fiancée and I came for the heroes and villains of sci fi concert here. It was a fun evening and…read morethe acoustics were good for the orchestra The staff were efficient at directing the crowds, perhaps verging on brusque at times

So it turns out we had to go on a compulsory trip to the guildhall for some 'Music Industry Day'…read more Due to the fact my college, who we won't name for anonymity purposes, made us go and expected us to pay for our own way to get there, let's start this review on 1 star. Anyway let's start the day off in the quiet town of Bidbury, I woke up feeling rough as fuck from the night before, I thought ho humb, I'm a trooper, so I got on with it. I had my breakfast, got changed and set off towards Bedhampton train station, then there was a shit storm. Let's roll back 4 months, I've just paid £35 for a 16-25 railcard. Flash forward. I go to buy my train ticket, it should be £2.90, it came up £12. I thought you're having a laugh. So let me say this to national rail, you make me sick. You are the scum and villainy of this country the mere Nazi's of our time. Much to my dislike I had to pay £4.50 for a train ticket. So its not a good start to the day. After arriving at the Portsmouth and Southsea station we thought fuck it, let's have a cheeky maccy fucking D's. We went, we are, we conquered. Unfortunately one staff member was really rude, the cheeky cow. She shouted in a rather rude tone "I've called you already, your foods ready". I thought right that's it, won't be visiting here again. Now off to the guildhall. My college tutor said be there for half 9, what time does he turn up?! 10 to fucking 10. But once again I thought ho humb, I'm a trooper and I carried on. £5 pound later, I'm in. I'm currently sat down waiting for this to start. I'll comment on the chairs, let's just say if an American came, they'd be fucked. Let's also say they make easy jet look like first class Emirates. Now there is a photographer taking photos of me, I know I'm a Yelp reviewer but I don't want the attention. Update. It's half past ten and it hasn't started. If I pay £5 I expect you to start on fucking time. 10:32 its started. It's now 11:04, the first speaker is still rambling on. She said "nothing is impossible" and I thought yeah and I'm the king of China. Try bring back Freddy Mercury love. What's that? Oh yeah its impossible.*Update* Fuck me, you can tell she had a history in politics #avodingthequestion. So we had a short break, me being the forget full child that I am, forgot to go to the toilet. I politely asked a member of staff where I could find the toilet, she rudely replied, ask reception. Sorry love, did I not mention I was a Yelp reviewer? Next up was a panel talk from a collection of venue owners, promoters and managers. Local promoter and night club owner Luke Betts, had a lot to say about recent bookings and Mutiny Festival, but I got one question for you, you booking me for Mutiny 2016? This other bloke who works for Island Records is just name dropping artists like he's their best mate. He now works for Live Nation and probably sells tickets to Viagogo for them to sell at extortion prices. Shame on you. There's also a drug dealer on the panel, turns out its for a pharmaceutical company though, what is this? Dave? #HomeOfWittyBanter. He also is name dropping artists yeah I've worked with x,y and z. Sorry hard. If you heard him you would think he's being paid to hype up Dan Smith, either that or he loves him. The Queen keyboard player promoting his own show, said he would get us on guestlist #Winning. Despite the majority of them having that standard monotone voice, this could pass off as quite witty and interesting. *Update* its 12:05 and my belly is making weirid noises, think i need to have lunch. But where to go? Think we ruled out the option of McDonald's due to the rude staff, how about whetherspoons (see last review)? *Update* 12:11 still rumbling. *Update* 12:13 the fire alarm has gone off, even though the lady said there was no planned fire alarms today. This day is a shambles. *Update* 12:22 everyone is back in the auditorium, ready to continue. So the whole event has been pushed back 15 minutes. Not happy. So lunch is now at 1 and we only get half an hour. Didn't realise child cruelty still existed. They keep mentioning about the 8 45 minute sets, its not quite a 6hour LA-TO DJ set though is it? Unfortunately my review was too long for Yelp so please find the rest of it here. http://bit.ly/1IoVch4

I have been to a few Wedding Receptions, Christening & Wake here…read more Clean, reasonably priced, good food, friendly staff.

Hi guys, just a brief word of thanks for stepping in at the…read morelast moment to save the day for my friends wedding last weekend. After they were let down badly just 10 days before their wedding it was a relief to find that you had a marquee available and so easily fitted in with all the plans that were already in place. Your guys were so efficient setting up the marquee on the day and that they deserved their cakes and coffee's! I'll be telling my customers about you from now on! Matt Benecci

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