Opening a new eatery is hard work at the best of times but in a pandemic? Yikes! Southsea’s new bistro, The Monarch certainly aren’t scared to put in the work and hats off to them! Taking over Restaurant 69, next to Farm Kitchen on Palmerston Road, The Monarch offers cocktails and food in what looks […]
Supporting Local Eateries in Lockdown: Portsmouth
How is everyone coping in lockdown? We know it’s been tough, especially for small businesses who have been unable to trade as normal. There is light at the end of the tunnel and we hope everyone’s effort in supporting local businesses in Portsmouth and beyond, has been enough for them to fully re-open when the […]
East Beach Cafe, Littlehampton, West Sussex
As some of you may know, my husband, Geoff and I love the little jazz band, FB Pocket Orchestra. Locally (for us anyway) they regularly play at Rosie’s Vineyard in Southsea and also at The Pavilion in Rowlands Castle (for afternoon tea), amongst lots of other places around the country. They were to be playing […]
Maya: Southsea
When Carlos suggested taking me to the latest Southsea opening, Maya, last Friday my first reaction was “we have a trail run early the next morning, we can’t drink much!” Did we wake up at 6:30am with a hangover? Yes we did! An unintentional hangover only means one thing – we had a jolly good evening! […]