The Lord Palmerston

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  Mia O

  ·2 months ago

  “There is a staff member there using the cheaper stuff in the cocktails ,several times this has happend and they get quite arguementive when questioned about it ,my family member legit saw them use a diffrent liquor in my drink a couple of months a go,the staff member did make it again and said look i did use the right one same colour! Thats not the point though,it didnt taste the same! and thats because they put the wrong thing in my drink! I had a issue again recently where my cocktail just straight up tasted like they had used more lemonade then the syrup ,it didnt taste like the drink im used too at weatherspoons ,so i went up this time and spoke too someone about it and their attitude was very rude ,they then gaslight me and accused me of making accusations against their staff .I said not accusation it is the truth and they said if i want it stronger pay for another shot ,thats besides the point ,i always get a single and it never tastes just like lemonade! Its not about the alcohol,it was about the taste ,not tasting like it is meant too ,the colour was also a lot lighter also,which suggests one of the measurements was off by a bit or they used a cheaper syrup.The way they spoke too me was very unprofessional ,i think it was a manager aswell ,as they said my staff would not do that .Its not a accusation ,its the honest truth.Maybe the staff who made it needs more training,if they are not doing it by purpose and they do not know what too use in the drink then ask .I poliety asked the manager too make it again.I said you remake it so i can see it is done properly then please and they said why would i do that ,it will waste stock.No apology ,just straight up defensive and rude as soon as i mentioned the drink tasting like lemonade.I have made a complaint now ,will wait for the reply ,but too be fair i will not be going back too that weatherspoons in future.If anyone else has had this problem then i do apologize and make sure you also make a complaint.Apart from one staff member making the cocktails incorrect and one of the staff member (maybe manager) attitude being unprofessional (i think they are not always there though) the food is ok,the waiters are professional and the pub is nice layout ,spacious .”

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  Larysa Skorobahatko

  ·3 months ago

  “The atmosphere of the pub is great—it’s quiet and has a nice feel to it, and the food arrived quickly. Unfortunately, that’s where the positives end. The food was badly burnt and tasted awful, which was really disappointing. It’s frustrating to pay for a meal that clearly wasn’t prepared properly. I definitely wouldn’t recommend coming to this pub for food, as the quality was nowhere near acceptable. If you’re just stopping by for drinks, it’s a good place, but I’d avoid eating here.”

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  Melinda Köller

  ·3 months ago

  “I ordered two main courses each with a pint of Coke without ice. Guy brings it out the glass was 3/4. I said mate we ordered a pint not the 3/4 of it he rudely left so I had to shout at him to come back and get our drink back. Obviously he put water in it as I had a sip and it didn’t taste the usual taste. The only reason I didn’t complain as a nice girl brought us our food and she was very pleasant. I’d say this place is the worst Wetherspoons in town. Avoid”

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  Michelle

  ·5 months ago

  “Wetherspoon bar/restaurant by day, very busy Wetherspoon club by night… the switch is crazy. I didn’t know spoons were clubs. you will find this very long, narrow Wetherspoon in a very busy area of southsea, serving typical spoons food and drinks, it’s by far the cheapest bar around for food and drinks, kids are allowed in during the day until later in the evening when it gets busy, security are visible and ID needs to be shown, the toilets are located on the ground floor so no mountain to climb. There are a few seats outside mostly used by smokers. this place doesn’t have a car park so parking can be tricky, there are a few private car parks around.”

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  Simon Varney

  ·7 months ago

  “A decent Wetherspoons in the heart ❤️ of Southsea. Nice terrace and plenty of shops and other bars/restaurants nearby. A Wetherspoon’s breakfast 🍳 heals all problems, like hangovers, relationship problems, work related stress and hunger 👏”

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  Namtoei Srisawat (Anna)

  ·8 months ago

  “Went for Sunday lunch with my family, food was delicious and service was excellent. Highly recommended and I will definitely be back.”

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  paul brown

  ·9 months ago

  “Stayed for a couple of beers enjoying good ale in a smart interior. Plenty of places to chill on your own, or find a good sized space for larger groups. A Christmas office party was in flow on my visit and all seemed to be having a good time.”

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  Brian Curtin

  ·11 months ago

  “Big Spoons in a good location in Southsea. Quiet when we visited but I think it's a place that would be buzzing at night. Quite a gloomy pub with dim lighting that made the menu difficult to read. Carpets & furniture were a little on the worn side. Typical Spoons establishment that was a few pennies dearer for food than the others we visited today around Portsmouth. Toilets are on the ground floor. Outside seating available at the front of the building & car parking available close by at £3.80 for 2 hours.”

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  zane cohen

  ·1 year ago

  “Always enjoy a breakfast at this chain. Clean and tidy. Very well priced, and you always know what you are going to get. Staff at this particular venue were very polite and generally helpful. Tables were clean and food was warm.”

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  john homer

  ·2 years ago

  “🛑 2 reviews 🛑 On the 8th of August 2024, me and a good friend, (who i hadn't seen for a year, because of a serious illness, he had been recovering from. We both attended this weatherspoons pub, for something to eat & a drink & a catch up in this weatherspoons pub in Southsea I wrote a review below, a year or so ago & i then gave this weatherspoons a 4 star then 🌟 On Thursday 8th of August 2024. Me & my friend ordered a meal with a drink.. The meal cost a little over £23 for the both of us, the over tattooed rude young girl, who survived us was in a rush to take our money, while ordering the staff loudly in front of us, her mannerisms & very poor attitude and attention to detail, was very unpleasant and unprofessional to say the least, we ordered "Fish & chips" that took about 25 minutes to turn up. When first seeing the size of the portions of food i was initially shocked to see two "child size portions" of micro fish and chips 🍟. The Garden pees were "Hard like Bullets" & cold, the Chips 🍟 were about 20 chips that were partly cold & the fish was just warm, small & quite tasteless, also unfortunately i found a "Human Grey Hair" in or on my battered fish, the "Tattooed girl, who we had seen & who had taken our order in the first place, at the bar, turned up at out table & i had spoken to her about the situation, to say how upset i was with food & the poor service, i asked why did she give us child portions, (especially as we are adults) "she said that is the correct size, of portions, i said i feel that a extra free portion of chips 🍟 should be given to us as the food is cold & really the size of a oap or child 🧒 portion. Anyway the girl Who served us & was asking if the food was ok, said their was nothing she could do for us both. As she walked off laughing.. After leaving the table, she proceeded to walk over to some young guy who fondolded her in front of a packed restaurant, with children in the pub restaurant and families & kissing her, then they proceeded to get her coat & leave the weatherspoons. A while latter, after me and my friend had drunk our drinks and eat the cold, tastless food we had purchased. I went to the bar to order 2 drinks & spoke to another lady, who said i should not be complaining about her staff member, unfortunately this girl was also tattooed up to the point i couldnt make out if she was speaking to me or the till. A very disappointing time, i will not be wasting my time or money in hear again. 🛑( (what a difference a year makes) ) 🛑 🛑🌟🛑🌟🛑🌟🛑🌟🛑🌟🛑🌟🛑🌟 BELOW IS A REVIEW & PICTURES I TOOK 1 YEAR OR SO A GO. The restaurant & pub area is not how it was when i wrote the pervious review below as i had given 5 stars then, but niw i only give two stars & that is only for the atmosphere in the pub itself ... PLEASE NOTE, thank you. 🛑 🛑🌟🛑🌟🛑🌟🛑🌟🛑🌟🛑🌟🛑 The Food Is excellent, menus are brilliantly prices, the staff are friendly and especially everything is clean, tidy & in ship shape order, you can eat, outside or inside, massive range of alcohol drinks and special beers, some for everyone if your over 21..... Lovely looking venue,, really really tasty food.... Everything is well presented, when there is s lot of people in there is quite a lot of noise, but mostly it's the regulars... Lovely looking flowers hang from the outside & as you woukd expect, there is lots of interesting pictures on the walls, especially as it's a Portsmouth Weather Spoons.... Pictures of famous people, such as Peter Sellers, who was born on the corner of castle Road, (above the Chinese takeaway..) less than 10 minutes walk... The pub, is well worth a visit.. It has Free cloud WiFi access, multi refill hot drinks, The only draw back is the toilets, mens are quite smelly, the Gents cubicles really need looking after better & sometimes the smell of toilets not being flushed, came make a person really feel sick, (so be careful, to breath through your slight open mouth.. Other than that it could do with toilet Brushes and a air fresheners... Through out.... Hope both reviews help”

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