• Portsmouth
  • Bistro Montparnasse, Southsea

    blueberry cheesecake, Bistro Montparnasse, Southsea, Portsmouth, restaurant, Michelin Guide, petit fours, pork belly, poached pear, dauphinoise potatoes, spume, Buckwell's of southsea, European restaurant

    Bistro Montparnasse has been in Southsea, Portsmouth since 1999 and it’s always been somewhere I’ve meant to go to, but never quite made it. On Friday evening I finally paid them a visit along with my good friend, Catia. Read on to see what we thought of it… The restaurant has been in the Michelin Guide […]

  • Portsmouth
  • Yellow Kite Café, Southsea, Portsmouth

    The courtyard, Champagne Bar, Yellow Kite cafe, Southsea Castle, Southsea, Portsmouth, Restaurant 69, Orange and lavender cake, Southbourne Bakery, Emsworth, lighthouse, solent, IOW, King Henry VIII, BBQ, burger, hotdog, salad, Buckwell's of Southsea,

    **************************** UPDATE The Yellow Kite Café has new ownership and is now called The Courtyard. We may well review it in the near future but I can tell you that we have already eaten there and liked it. The Champagne Bar is still there every Friday throughout the summer. **************************** Last month my husband Geoff […]

  • Portsmouth
  • Restaurant 69, Southsea

    Restaurant 69, Southsea, Portsmouth, FB Pocket Orchestra, belly pork, ameretti mess

    My husband Geoff and I passed Restaurant 69 in Southsea back in May on a wonderfully hot sunny Sunday and heard music coming from the front of the restaurant. The music’s not normally our kind of thing, sort of 20’s ragtime/jazz perhaps, I’ve no idea what it’s called for sure but it sounded pretty good. The […]

  • Portsmouth
  • The Tenth Hole, Southsea

    Billy's breakfast burger, The Tenth Hole, Southsea, Eastney, hummus, houlumi, chocolate fudge cake, fruit cake, Cockleshell Heroes, The Rose Garden, coffee, roasted vegetables

    UPDATE: see bottom of post. Everyone who lives in Portsmouth knows of The Tenth Hole tearooms in Eastney and has more than likely been there at least once. For years I used to visit at least twice a week in it’s heyday and would have the same thing each time. Tuna & mayonnaise sandwiches on white […]