The Italian Bar and Grill (Southsea) Reviews

The Italian Bar and Grill (Southsea) Restaurant / Cafe National

Newest Review: ... be. What surprised me was how quiet the place seemed. We spoke to Steve, the Landlord and Head Chef, over a few visits and finally booked our wedding reception. We had asked for a 3 course meal for 40 people, wine and champagne provided, an evening buffet for all the evening guests, a DJ in the evening, an extended licence and also for the bar to be for guests only from 3pm all day - all of which he granted at a very reasonable, affordable price. Over the months leading up to the wedding, we took friends there on numerous occasions, with tables of up to 10 people and we asked friends and relatives to go there without us and see how it wa... more

Customer The Italian Bar and Grill (Southsea) Reviews (2)

Julie
The Italian Bar and Grill (Southsea): Fantastic food, service & venue (660 words)
by Julie - written on 03/05/11
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My husband and I walked past shortly after we were engaged in Spring 2010, on our way to The Hole In The Wall. As a lover of Italian food, I had a look at the menu and found as a vegetarian, there were several dishes I would've struggled to choose from. Mike instantly wanted to try it as it is rare I find places I like as I am such a fussy eater! It was when we walked in we realised the potential this restaurant had as a function venue. I loved it; wooden floors throughout and neutral walls, it had large canvases in the restaurant that you could stare at all day, as well as some iconic movie pictures. With the bar dividing the venue into part pub, part restaurant ...  Read the complete review

Peter
Express Review on The Italian Bar and Grill (Southsea)
by Peter - written on 31/01/11
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To say this is a restaurant would be a lie, it is more a convoluted attempt at combining a pub and restaurant, which is ok, if the place could serve good food. We went on a monday, so yea it was obvioulsy quiet but man why was it so bad? Cant be that hard to make a pizza but it was burnt and there was some kind of problem in the kitchen I presume.Just save yourself some money and get a KFC over this sorry state of a place. Bring back the India Arms I say and some nice tables....

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