Was stuck in an assignment in southern UK and found this place 2 days before we had to fly out…read morewhich was early last year (2010). Picked 3-course menu. Can't remember exactly mini starters we had which were served in sequence but they were delightful to our palates. Similarly with their desserts. As entree, I picked duck and my co-worker pork belly. The duck was juicy, tasty and tender. Just right. The pork belly was basically a block of fat. It was out of this world amazing. Served with a piece of fruity jelly (peach?) which sourness gave a very nice contrast to the pork belly. Easily the best dish I ever had. It was sooooo good, we came back on our last night there to get the 24-Hour Pork Belly again. This time I gotta have my own. We chat with the chef and he gave the recipe to my co-worker. Told us that pork belly is not a common French dish and probably something he was experimenting with. He was very friendly and service was great. I noticed that they change their menu and didn't see the 24-Hour Pork Belly anymore. This place is still 5 stars to me without it and 6 stars with it.

This is an incredible place to go for a special meal. I LOVE LOVE LOVE food and my girfriend and I…read morecan't get enough of good restaurants. I took her here for her birthday and our anniversary and it was perfect. The manager gave us some excellent advice on wine and the food was all incredibly well done. It doesn't look like much from the outside but I was so happy I chose this place. Pretty reasonable price for the quality of food and service.

Every time we are back in Portsmouth to visit the family…read more Lou Lou's is my go to place for a Great British Breakfast... Black pudding and all .... it's a must for breakfast y'all..

I can't say much against Lou Lou's as it's a lovely brunch spot with great food and coffee. There's…read morelittle more fun that good eggs, pancakes and people watching through their big front windows. On warm days there are seats outside, and inside you'll find a warm and welcoming bistro with dark wood finishes and a mosaic tile floor. The only bad thing I can say is, that from the three experiences I've had, two have had really slow service. 15 minutes for coffees, nearly 50 for food. The other time it was very fast and lovely. I will go back, but with the Sunday paper and less of a rumbling stomach.

Have dined here a few times with my wife and we have never been disappointed. Henri has been…read moreccooking his own style for many years in Worthing, (about 30!!), and is worth a visit. Mainly French cuisine but there are alternatives. They do an excellent 'shoppers' lunch and the evening selection is joyespecially the Magret of Duckling!!! Parking not too bad in the evening.

La Difference is a restaurant which is highly unassuming and the prices amazingly good value. It…read morereminds me a lot the type of French bistro in most small towns in France. There's no real atmosphere to talk of, the decor has not been updated for a while, but its part of its charm because the restaurant is not pretentious and it's about simplicity. Intimate and always busy on Saturday and Sunday evenings, I advise you will need to book or go in early to get a meal. Excellently priced lunch deals, the Normandy buckwheat crepe with mushroom filling and glass of cider was wonderful.

This is one of my favorite restaurants...ever :)…read more The thing I particularly loved (and I think they're famous for) was the Kasesuppe, or beer soup. It was so rich and flavorful and cheesy and delicious..unlike anything I've ever tried before or since. It's hard to describe exactly what it's like (since it's different from any other soup I've tried) but suffice it to say we both (my boyfriend and I) absolutely loved it. This was on a road trip my bf and I took to Portsmouth btw, and I want to come back to the city just to go to this restaurant again! :) We also got a Croque Reuben (sandwich for me, large portion), Pork Belly (for him), Manniere Moules et Frites (mussels dish - Classic moules with garlic butter, white wine and parsley, served with toasted sourdough), Brugse Zot Sport (beer for him), Kwak (Kwak amber beer, cream, orange and fennel for me) and Orangina. The main dishes of pork belly (Pork belly slowly roasted in Lindemans Apple beer, served with Stoemp and seasonal vegetables, finished with apple beer and mustard reduction) and Reuben sandwich (Grilled sourdough sandwich with Gruyère and Cheddar, sliced pastrami, sauerkraut, gherkins, Emmental and Russian dressing) tasted great, and portions were really generous! Staff were friendly also and it was just a great time :))

"Hoe gaat het?"…read more You'd be forgiven for thinking that a question like this would be greeted by a fond response in a Belgian bar, but, alas not. The Good: The beer is authentically Belgian/Dutch. The nibbles too. The bar staff are friendly. The couches are comfy. The Bad: The bar is a little bit Disneyland Antwerp. The staff aren't equipped with any Dutch. The French radio piped in is very annoying after an hour or so. The Ugly: There is a God awful high-pitched whine when the beer is being poured from tap. So if you're Dutch or Vlaams and you're missing some home comforts stop in, bud don't expect this be become a home away from home.

Lively restaurant next to our hotel in Portsmouth. Lots of nice French dishes. Tried the Fish Soup…read moreas a starter. The cheese comes on the side so you can proportion the amount you want. The soup was great. Not overly fishy at all. Light and tasty. Then had trout. Wonderfully prepared with water cress of all things. A unique and innovative recipe. This restaurant was a pleasant surprise.

You will find this restaurant in the outlet mall complex, just outside the main buildings. Bustling…read moreand lively dining room, even on a weekday evening. The waitstaff were quite accommodating and seated us at the only table that had an outlet for charging, per my request. It's one of those fancy open style kitchen places where you can see the chefs shouting at each other and dinging the little bell for service. My raspberry tonic mocktail was quite good, but the zest mocktail was much more refreshing. The Malabar fish curry was pretty good, a Thai red curry style of sauce with a cod piece in it. It tasted fresh, so so far I was happy. But the menu says prawns as well, as in plural, more than one. But there was only one prawn in my bowl. Should I have made a complaint about the semantic scam? Maybe, but they always make it seem like you're the idiot, is my experience. I liked their take on a fish curry, it comes with white rice and shaved crunchy coconut flakes. The dessert menu had nuts in every single dessert, which is not good if you rely on an epi-pen for such ingredients. I was offered the pleasure to have the cheese platter for the cost of a weekly grocery bill - Eeh, no thanks. The waitress agreed the dessert menu is crap and kindly offered a complimentary scoop of ice cream.

This bistro is mentioned in the Michelin guide and has a menu of innovative dishes made from…read morelocally-sourced ingredients. It has a relaxed and informal atmosphere and opens at 10am for coffee & cake and between 6& 7pm offer special early dining deals such as 2 courses for £13.95 or 3 courses for £16.95. After a glass of prosecco, we had the twice-baked cheddar souffle with mustard dressing and mackerel pate (see photo) followed by pork fillet with baby veg and madeira jus and the slow-cooked shoulder of lamb (which takes 12 hours to prepare!). We had 2 large glasses of italian red with our meal and for dessert the apricot panna cotta an an Irish coffee mousse with ice-cream. The whole meal was totally delicious, very light and bursting with freshness and flavour. Including the drinks and coffee it came to £56 for 2. A new favourite.

My mom booked a reservation via email, and the owner responded promptly. When we arrived, he even…read morecame out to introduce himself and remembered my mom by name from their correspondence. My mom had the calf liver, which she said was cooked perfectly. My dad had the chicken breast, which was succulent and moist. While my sister had the steak fillet special of the day, which was divine. The homemade desserts were extraordinary; we ordered the coconut creme brûlée and the French apple tart. The food is flavorful, yet unpretentious, and the bistro provides a warm, inviting environment, like the staff does as well. Highly recommend!

Stopped in here for coffees before harbor cruise and very pleasantly surprised with delicious hot…read morecoffees including one decaffeinated with fresh cream. Excellent service by the waitress.

Good french style food…read more good service, pretty reasonable prices (especially if you use tesco vouchers as you only have to pay for drinks!) the croque monsieur is gorgeous! Nice atmosphere.

Very enjoyable meal with some surprisingly great highlights. Food had a truly French flair. Started…read morewith the mussels, which came in an incredibly creamy garlic sauce. I don't eat bread but I am sure most other people would have liked some to get all the sauce. For me, it was perfect. For a main, had the roast salmon special. Perfectly prepared, on a bed of broccoli and peas. The real highlight, though, was a side of spinach. I am not into greens but, by far, best spinach I ever had. Drenched in a garlic sauce, the garlic really jumped out. The preparation was truly Parisienne. Great meal.

Cozy atmosphere and great service. The lamb shank was amazing, tender and the sauce sooo good! The…read moreportion of fish served for dinner was maybe 2 ounces at best. Good appitizer portion but not for a main entree. My waiter from Portugal was amazing and went out of his way.

First of all, 5 stars. The meal, the staff and ambience. Attention to detail on taste and…read morepresentation of food is incredible. It was really of the staff for preparing my man a written happy birthday card. He really enjoyed it. We went for the 5 course meal and regretted not doing the 7 course. If we do go back, we'll definitely try it with wine pairing. It's worth it. Highly recommended! The venue is lovely, there is a nice garden outside with a tiny waterfall if you'd like to a stroll too.

What's better than having a top class meal at a famous Michelin starred restaurant? It's…read morediscovering an exciting fantastic new restaurant which you can then share with your fellow Yelpers! Though not exactly completely unknown, I don't think the Latymer restaurant is on most foodies' radars. Chef Michael Wignall was recruited from the Devonshire Arms Hotel in North Yorkshire where he won a Michelin star to head up the fine dining restaurant at Pennyhill Park, which is famous for hosting the England rugby team's training camps The Latymer won its first Michelin star this year and speaking to the staff, they're hungry for success and aiming even higher. I think they are well on their way with top class ingredients, innovative cooking methods and combinations, pretty presentation and most importantly, great flavour I took my sister and a friend here on Saturday for my sister's birthday. The 50 cover restaurant is housed in a lovely snug part of the country house hotel The service was very friendly and not overbearing. The staff were all well trained with all the servers able to answer questions about the dishes. There was also no hard sell on the alcohol, which can be annoying in some fine dining places We enjoyed some nice canapes with aperitifs - G&Ts for the ladies and a non alcoholic cocktail for me. It was nice to see a choice of gin offered and eventually, Bombay Sapphire and slow gin were chosen while the barman concocted me a drink with cranberry juice, strawberry and raspberry puree. It's nice for us teetotalers/drivers to feel as valued as the alcohol drinkers The canapes included tiny cigars filled with foie gras & truffle, mini prawn toasts, deep fried risotto balls, prawn sashimi and a variety of breadsticks with 2 dips. All moreish and we had to control ourselves with these and the variety of fresh baked bread Although there were some yummy looking dishes on the a la carte, we went with the 10 course tasting menu 1. Truffle ballotine of marinated foie gras, seared foie gras, carpaccio of duck, beetroot caviar, pickled pear puree with pear crisp, butternut squash sorbet Some of my favourite ingredients on the plate and it was fun to try and mix the different elements on the plate in different mouthfuls 2. Cannelloni of tuna, lime & soy sauce, octopus presse, ginger marshmallow, Oscietra caviar The tuna was divine and matched perfectly with the lime and soy film it was wrapped in 3. Loin & spicy boudin of Lakeland hare, Hereford snails, marjoram cabbage, blck eye peas, bitter chocolate scented jus Cooked sous-vide, the hare was tender and had a gamey flavour. I also loved the marjoram cabbage. My dining companions were surprised how much they enjoyed the boudin noir 4. Seared hand dived scallops, poached quail egg, apple, cider & walnuts, apple emulsion The quail egg yolk oozed out onto the sweet scallop. Yum 5. Warm sardine, Scottish langoustine, anchovy on toast, roast pepper, Bagna Cauda jus The oily sardine was offset perfectly by the sweet pepper 6. Poached & roast croise duck with Agen prunes, coriander gnocchi, shallots, parsley root puree, jasmine jus My favourite dish of the evening - perfectly cooked duck with some innovative and interesting companions. Yes, it did taste of lavender! 7. Fourme d'Ambert, Beaufort, poached quince, smoked paprika crisp, Pedro Ximenez jelly 8. Pear & almond tart, liquorice sabayon, pear sorbet Lovely light tart full of pear flavour 9. Pineapple baba, confit pineapple, coconut cream, coconut sorbet A nice fruity take on the rum baba but once again, very light 10. Warm chocolate moelleux, honey comb, lavender ice cream, honey jelly A rich chocolate dessert with liquid centre. The obligatory popping space dust made an appearance A top class menu. Michael Wignall demonstrated immaculate sourcing of top class ingredients, great knowledge and technique of classic and modern cooking techniques, introduced wow factor into his food and left us with a smile on our faces Only slight disappointment for me was that my dining companions vetoed my wish to ask for a kitchen visit to thank the chef personally. I've been very privileged to have eaten at some terrific 2 and 3 Michelin star etablishments this year - Fat Duck in Bray, Marcus Wareing in London, Aqua in SF and Momofuku Ko in New York. The Latymer is definitely up there with them. They should retain their Michelin star easily next year and be pushing for the next level

Another string to La Fourchette's bow, could it be that Pascals has finally grown out of its…read moreteething problems? It certainly isn't that the food or surroundings were bad, quite the contrary. It had more to do with poor service - sometimes long waits and seemingly aloof and supercilious waiters. Yet the last time I came we had a much more enjoyable and relaxed encounter altogether, a curteous attitude and efficiency in the kitchen. The food is worth a mention though. Firm favourites for me include the Oysters, Snails, and Monkfish Ragout with a side of Gratin Dauphinois. As you'd imagine, the wine list represents the best of France (push the boat out with a classic Chateauneuf du Pape perhaps) but the new world is equally represented. For the price though, there's still room for improvement.

Pascal is a lovely little bistro/cafe/bar just into Hove, and a great location to sit with a glass…read moreof quality wine and while the evening away. The food is expensive and great quality, but so is everything else here. It's part of the La Fourchette, and so the expectations are summarily high. There's nothing wrong with this kind of quality and prices, I'd say it was perfect for Hove, but it isn't good enough to be more than expensive and for special occasions only. The food is French and excellent: often more seafood-y than other French classics around town, which is better for the more open, bistro-y feeling of the place. The real draw here for me is the wine list: the bistro feel continues onto the expansive and qualitative wine list. Yes it's pricey, but there's little better than a lovely glass of wine in nice surroundings. Comparable to In Vino Veritas in town, Pascal is a nice play to sit with some vino, although it is a bit of a snip. Still, if that appeals to you, like me, once in a while, here's another place to go for tasty bistro nibbles and great wine.