• Portsmouth
  • Best British Street Food

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    We’re lucky to have the British Street Food Awards hosted in our home city of Portsmouth. The awards are split into regions where local food traders battle it out for a spot in the final. Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth is the location of the south heats and for the second year running, we went to […]

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  • Queens Hotel, Portsmouth

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    Restaurant 1865 new menu We first visited Restaurant 1865 at the Queens Hotel in 2021 and since then we’ve been back a few times, mainly for their Sunday roast which is exceptional. As I wrote in my review of their afternoon tea, the Queens Hotel has recently undergone a huge refurbishment to restore it to […]

  • Southsea
  • Crushed and Cured, Southsea

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    Introducing Crushed and Cured We do love a glass of wine so we were excited to try independent wine shop Crushed and Cured in Southsea. The shop is located next to Arepa 2GO on Victoria Road South and is run by George who kindly invited us in. The shop is a large space with plenty […]

  • Southsea
  • Arepa 2Go, Southsea

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    After years of trading at Outside In, Arepa 2Go have now opened a restaurant of their own on Victoria Road South. It’s still much very a family affair and you can really notice the love and passion that goes into their food and service. Nothing’s changed in terms of the food and menu but this […]