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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.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention local cask ales, two bars, back garden and karaoke and quiz nights.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention local cask ales, two bars, back garden and karaoke and quiz nights.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often describe a friendly backstreet local with a good choice of mostly local ales, and praise the service with a smile and how easy it is to get talking to the regulars. One reviewer calls a cask HSB the best pint they have had and says the cellar is kept well, while another enjoyed Alton's Pride on a busy match day. The front bar is described as small and intimate, the back bar as bigger and suited to groups, and there is a child friendly garden, though one reviewer says it could do with a mow. Karaoke and a Monday quiz come up, along with street dancers practising outside. One reviewer notes that food is not served. Not every visit went smoothly. A returning reviewer found a stout and then a second ale cloudy, with sediment and a hint of going off. Another reports slow, rude bar staff and coming back from the toilet to find a half-finished lager poured away.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often describe a friendly backstreet local with a good choice of mostly local ales, and praise the service with a smile and how easy it is to get talking to the regulars. One reviewer calls a cask HSB the best pint they have had and says the cellar is kept well, while another enjoyed Alton's Pride on a busy match day. The front bar is described as small and intimate, the back bar as bigger and suited to groups, and there is a child friendly garden, though one reviewer says it could do with a mow. Karaoke and a Monday quiz come up, along with street dancers practising outside. One reviewer notes that food is not served. Not every visit went smoothly. A returning reviewer found a stout and then a second ale cloudy, with sediment and a hint of going off. Another reports slow, rude bar staff and coming back from the toilet to find a half-finished lager poured away.
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. 😉”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Location
Bars near The Artillery Arms
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- Thatched House4.11,6030.6 miReservationsWheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Artillery ArmsWheelchair accessible | 4.5262 | — | local cask ales, two bars, back garden |
| Good CompanionWheelchair accessible | 4.21,468 | 0.5 mi | buffet, family-friendly children's food, live music |
| Thatched HouseReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.11,603 | 0.6 mi | mussels and fries, sunday lunch, fundraising for macmillan |
| The Eastney Tavern | 4.6888 | 0.6 mi | sunday roast, tomahawk steak, veggie roast |
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