The Artillery Arms
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About The Artillery Arms
On Hester Rd in Milton, down a back street from the main road, The Artillery Arms is a pub built around two separate bars, a small front bar and a larger back bar that suits bigger groups. It pours local ales, including cask options, and does not serve food. A garden area sits at the back for outdoor drinking. The pub takes walk-ins rather than reservations, and it draws crowds on match days given its proximity to Fratton Park. A quiz night and karaoke both feature on the calendar, giving the back bar a regular use beyond ordinary drinking sessions.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention local cask ales, gale's hsb, back garden and karaoke nights.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention local cask ales, gale's hsb, back garden and karaoke nights.
Customer Review Summary
Friendly, down to earth service anchors most accounts of this backstreet local, with reviewers repeatedly returning for the atmosphere as much as the pint. Altons Pride comes up as a reasonably priced ale, and one reviewer calls a well kept cask beer the best they've had, praising how rare good cellar work has become elsewhere. Not every visit lands the same: one reviewer found a stout and a follow up ale on the turn, cloudy with sediment, and drank it only because the pub was too busy to complain. Another describes a bar worker as slow and rude, with a drink poured away while they stepped off, and one reviewer reports being kicked by a staff member after an argument over football. Several still return for the karaoke nights, the Monday quiz, and the two bars, a small front room for chatting with locals and a bigger back room for groups.
Customer Review Summary
Friendly, down to earth service anchors most accounts of this backstreet local, with reviewers repeatedly returning for the atmosphere as much as the pint. Altons Pride comes up as a reasonably priced ale, and one reviewer calls a well kept cask beer the best they've had, praising how rare good cellar work has become elsewhere. Not every visit lands the same: one reviewer found a stout and a follow up ale on the turn, cloudy with sediment, and drank it only because the pub was too busy to complain. Another describes a bar worker as slow and rude, with a drink poured away while they stepped off, and one reviewer reports being kicked by a staff member after an argument over football. Several still return for the karaoke nights, the Monday quiz, and the two bars, a small front room for chatting with locals and a bigger back room for groups.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“The bar staff Frank cregan was slow and rude to me and my friends and I went to toilet left half a pint of madri on the side when I came back the drink was poured out 😡”
- Google user
“Very friendly backstreet local pub with a good choice of mostly local ales.”
- Google user
“Thay don't serve food but still a good pub. Will definitely be back when in Portsmouth again.”
- Google user
“Absolutely the best pint of Gale's HSB I have ever had the pleasure of drinking. They know how to keep a cask here, and that is a dying art these days. Top marks.”
- Google user
“Arrived to the Mary Rose and Royal George Street Dancers practicing outside and Mon Quiz inside. The atmosphere was very friendly. Service friendly. A very quaint pub, which may be hidden in a back street of Milton, but not one to be missed. 😉”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Location
Bars near The Artillery Arms
- Thatched House4.11,6030.6 mi£10–20ReservationsWheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
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- O'Neill's Southsea4.41,9291.3 mi£10–20ReservationsOutdoor seatingWi-Fi
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- Farmhouse4.31,3231.6 mi£10–20ReservationsWheelchair accessibleGood for kids
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Artillery ArmsWheelchair accessible | 4.5262 | — | — | local cask ales, gale's hsb, back garden |
| Thatched HouseReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.11,603 | 0.6 mi | £10–20 | mussels and fries, sunday lunch, fundraising for macmillan |
| O'Neill's SouthseaReservations · Outdoor seating · Wi-Fi | 4.41,929 | 1.3 mi | £10–20 | 2 for 1 pizzas, chicken burger, karaoke night |
| FarmhouseReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Good for kids | 4.31,323 | 1.6 mi | £10–20 | kids play area, steak, friendly staff |
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